Trump, the US and India don’t have the moral high ground to point their fingers towards Pakistan’s nuclear programme
GUJRAT: The presidential race in the US has been bogged down by Donald Trump’s divisive statements. Despite an array of criticism against Trump, he has gained enormous popularity. The international media is giving widespread coverage to him. Without having any experience or knowledge of the dynamics of global politics and state craft, he has started criticising Pakistan’s nuclear security. He has declared Pakistan a “semi-unstable nuclear state”. He says the US may seek India’s help on Pakistan’s ‘unstable’ nukes. His imprudent statement is akin to trying to kill a fly with a hand that is resting on your own cheek because the superpower of the world has massive flaws in its own nuclear security.
According to the Wall Street Journal, in 2014, the US lost its Hell Fire missile. The missile was sent to Europe for the purpose of training, but ended up in Cuba. The investigators have been left wondering how the US could mistakenly send its lethal Hell Fire missile to Cuba, which has fatal capabilities and can be fired from the air to the surface through helicopters and predator drones. In the past, it was also used as an anti-tank weapon. This incident revealed loopholes in America’s nuclear and weapons security system. This report by the Wall Street Journal reveals American and Trump’s hypocrisy. Meanwhile, India is also building up anti-Pakistan hysteria after Trump’s ignorant rhetoric. However, no one should ignore that India itself has a very shameful reputation when it comes to supporting terrorism, especially against Pakistan. The puzzle of the Islamic State (IS) support network is pretty complex but India has a very visible corner in this complex web. According to the Hindustan Times, seven Indian companies are leading sources of IED explosives to the IS. According to study conducted by the European Union, 20 countries are supplying parts to the IS and India is a prominent one because seven Indian companies are taking part in this. The situation depicts ignorance on Trump’s part and hypocrisy on India’s. Trump, the US and India don’t have the moral high ground to point their fingers towards Pakistan’s nuclear programme.
Muhammad Saad Saghir
Published in The Express Tribune, May 30th, 2016.
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