The CTBT Debate in Pakistan
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CTBT is one of the most ambitious international treaties after the UN Charter and the NPT. International lawyers who are familiar in routine with the international multilateral treaties, their format and their structuring can truly appreciate the extraordinary all encompassing nature of this treaty. Its outstanding feature is the universal consensus accorded to it, which very few treaties have ever enjoyed. It is a high point in the development of international Law to see that states have voluntarily allowed an international organization (CTBT) to make in roads in their domestic affairs and with uniform willingness. At present, the nuclear debate in South Asia is hovering around the singing of the CTBT. The debate seems to be divided between the hawks and the doves. The former are against the singing of the CTBT, believing it to be a tool of Western diplomacy while the latter are in favour of singing the treaty. They argue from the viewpoint of human security and the fact that the development needs of the people should be accorded top priority. It is argued here that a comprehensive view of the positive and negative fall out of this debate can be easily assessed if the economic aspect is taken into account. Then only can we derive an answer to the larger question of whether ‘military’ security or ‘economic’ security should take priority in the South Asian context.
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