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India's N-submarine undermines strategic stability: Qureshi
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday said that the recent launch of a nuclear-powered submarine by India has undermined strategic stability in the region.
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday said that the recent launch of a nuclear-powered submarine by India has undermined strategic stability in the region.
"We are opposed to nuclear proliferation as well as an arms race in the region," he said, adding that Pakistan believes the launch of the Indian nuclear-powered submarine will affect strategic stability.
Pakistan has proposed a "strategic restraint regime" to India with the three inter-locking principles of dispute settlement, conventional balance and nuclear and missile restraint, Qureshi said in his address at the Los Angeles World Affairs Congress.
"Our friends should encourage India to sign on to the proposed strategic restraint regime to guarantee strategic stability in our region," he said. Peace and security are inextricably linked and strategic stability in South Asia is critical for sustainable peace, he added.
India launched its first nuclear-powered submarine named Arihant in July. Built with Russian cooperation, the submarine will form the crucial third leg of India's triad of land, air and sea platforms capable of delivering nuclear weapons. India already has warplanes and missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads.
