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To: Mohan Marette who wrote (2297)	8/11/1998 7:36:00 PM
From: Mohan Marette	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 12475

Foreign Policy [on redemption of Indo-US relations-BY Prof.James Clad,George Washington University] Excerpts: Clever compromises hold the key to redeeming Indo-US relations. James Clad ....... Nevertheless, the important broadening of bilateral relations over the past decade has not gone into reverse. The truth is -- unlike US relations with China, Japan, or South Korea -- the State Department still retains the predominant role in setting India policy. But the relationship has changed irrevocably since even a decade ago, as the steadily more influential pro-India business lobby on Capitol Hill attests. It will pay to be realistic. Although Clinton remains personally keen to visit India, a November timing now looks improbable. India should welcome a visit not as a "reward" for good behaviour, but as a device to signal parity treatment vis-a-vis China. One, India's economic woes impel rapid resolution of the nuclear problem. India's policy makers do not have the luxury of dawdling. ...... .....With this in mind, we may reach a solution comprising some or most of the following elements. Without formal CTBT accession, India will embrace a test ban regime via specific declaratory language which reflects consensus by scientific advisers that testing can cease. India's de facto refusal to sanction fissile material exports will be formalised via entry into global fissile materials' export negotiations. In turn, the US will acquiesce in new, India-generated items. The US will assent to measures indicating renewed emphasis on the NPT's provision for efforts toward disarmament. India will seize the initiative in south Asia via announcements on cross-border normalisation. Strategic decisions facilitating the use of energy sources from India's neighbours -- Bangladesh, Nepal, even Pakistan -- will build on the Vajpayee heritage of the late '70s. That was when India's relations with the rest of south Asia were at their best. Private assurances about non-hostile positioning and equipping of nuclear capable weaponry will become explicit. India must also intensify Indo-Pakistani foreign secretaries' meetings. A cross-border normalisation may result, without quite zeroing in on Kashmir. These elements constitute a road map for the coming weeks as the US and India deal with life post-Pokhran. For America's part, we can't dismiss Indian security concerns as fabrications. The worry about China is a prime example. Nor need we always put the word "Pakistan" into every sentence dealing with India's security goals. For India's part, recognition of American political realities will both hasten a solution and help regain the initiative. But time, really, is of the essence. India's economic as well as traditional security demands that we both, to borrow a memorable phrase, "get to 'yes'". The author is professor of Asian Studies at Georgetown University, Washington D.C., USA india-today.com