In the absence of a viable and Democratic alternative in Pakistan, the fact that the military is losing control and the terrorist forces/hard liners are gaining ground, it is reasonable that Pakistan’s and India‘s Military talk to each other as to how to handle a situation in the event of the Nuclear Weapons falling into the hands of Terrorists, though it is a tough call for India ,considering the fact that the Military Establishment in Pakistan has been nurtured with Anti Indian attitude and that it has been one of the key instigators of Wars against India.
However, this path seems to be the lesser evil, for you at least know who you are talking to!
The United States and India should begin classified exchanges on multiple Pakistan contingencies, including the collapse of the Pakistan state and the spectre of the Pakistani military losing
control of its nuclear arsenal, says a joint US-India study.
The 53-page report, co-sponsored by the US Council on Foreign Relations and the Aspen Institute India, urges New Delhi to open channels of communication with the Pakistan military while advising the United States to do everything possible to assist Pakistan in protecting its nuclear arsenal….
“We developed … possible contingencies regarding developments in Pakistan,” the group’s co-chair, Ambassador Blackwill told the Foreign Policy magazine. “The report says the US strategy (of) using military and civilian assistance to try to persuade the Pakistan military to cease its support for terrorist groups that kill Indians and kill Americans in Afghanistan has failed.”
The report recommends that the United States “heavily condition, from now forward, military aid to Pakistan on the basis of Pakistan moving against these terrorist groups that target Americans and Indians.”
The study claims that Pakistan faces a systemic decline and that makes it very hard for either the United States or India to have an effective policy.
The report says that while the Pakistani military assures the world that its nuclear weapons are in safe hand, there are concerns that cannot be ignored.
“If the society at large becomes more chaotic, more violent, if Islamic extremists have more influence inside the country, then one has to worry whether at some point in which the Pakistan nuclear complex has been penetrated by terrorists or Islamic extremists of other persuasion,” says Mr Blackwill.”
http://www.dawn.com/2011/09/19/india-us-urged-to-prepare-for-worst-case-pakistan-scenarios.html
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