The US–India Nuclear Agreement
Diplomacy and Domestic Politics

This book examines the US–India nuclear deal that marked a watershed moment in the relations between the two democracies.

Dinshaw Mistry (Author)

9781107073418, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 14 July 2014

300 pages
23.7 x 16 x 2 cm, 0.6 kg

'By focusing attention on domestic politics and international security concerns in both Washington and New Delhi, Dinshaw Mistry has produced the first thorough and compelling analysis of the US–India Nuclear Agreement. This is an important book!' Scott D. Sagan, Senior Fellow, Center for International Security and Cooperation, Stanford University

From 2005 to 2008, the United States and India negotiated a pathbreaking nuclear agreement that recognised India's nuclear status and lifted longstanding embargoes on civilian nuclear cooperation with India. This book offers the most comprehensive account of the diplomacy and domestic politics behind this nuclear agreement. Domestic politics considerably impeded - and may have entirely prevented - US nuclear accommodation with India; when domestic obstacles were overcome, US–India negotiations advanced; and even after negotiations advanced, domestic factors placed conditions on and affected the scope of US–India nuclear cooperation. Such a study provides new insights into this major event in international politics, and it offers a valuable framework for analysing additional US strategic and nuclear dialogues with India and with other countries.

List of figures and tables
Abbreviations
Preface
1. The argument
2. Diplomacy and domestic politics
3. Getting to July 2005
4. Separating India's nuclear facilities
5. Persuading Congress
6. Negotiating the Section 123 Agreement
7. India's domestic politics
8. Negotiating IAEA safeguards
9. Convincing nuclear supplier countries
10. Persuading Congress, again
11. Reprocessing and liability
12. Conclusions
Appendix: energy, military, and non-proliferation issues in the nuclear agreement
References.

Subject Areas: Other warfare & defence issues [JWX], Weapons & equipment [JWM], War & defence operations [JWL], Defence strategy, planning & research [JWK], International relations [JPS], Central government [JPQ], Comparative politics [JPB]