US Supporting India’s NSG bid part of ‘Greater Design’: Pak NSA

TIL Desk/World/Islamabad-Pakistan’s National Security Adviser Nasser Janjua has alleged that America’s efforts to include India in the Nuclear Suppliers Group was part of a “greater design” to contain China and prevent the resurgence of Russia. “It’s (part of) a greater design,” Janjua said at a seminar on ‘Pakistan’s case for NSG membership’ on Tuesday. Janjua said the current move by the United States to induct India into the 48-nation exclusive nuclear club should be seen in the context of “global power politics trends”.

He then listed “contain China, prevent the resurgence of Russia and keep the Muslim world in a controlled chaos” as some of the leading trends in the current global power politics, a newspaper reported. The paper reported that it is unprecedented that a top Pakistani official publicly made such a candid statement about a sensitive issue. Talking about the implications of these developments, Janjua cautioned that American policies would ultimately bring Pakistan even closer to China.

Pakistan is upset at the US decision to aggressively campaign for India while ignoring Islamabad’s aspirations to become an NSG member, the paper said. Last month, Pakistan formally applied for NSG membership, setting the stage for a showdown with India at the elite grouping’s plenary session Seoul. The campaign for India’s membership into the group is seen as carrying the risk of antagonising Pakistan as well as China, which could veto any India’s application, the paper said.