New Delhi:
India is watching anxiously as the 46 countries of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) meet in New Zealand on June 24, where they may discuss China-Pakistan nuclear deal.
Beijing has proposed to build two nuclear power reactors in Pakistan. NDTV has learnt that a worried India is planning to take up the issue with China at a high level, very soon.
Why is India so worried about two nuclear reactors for Pakistan?
Government sources say they are concerned that this will free up Pakistan's resources for two plutonium reactors they have built at Khusab in Punjab. Plutonium is what is to used to make bombs. Infact, even the Americans have serious concerns that the technology could be diverted for weapons, given Islamabad's poor proliferation record.
China has argued that the proposal pre-dates their entry to the NSG in 2004, something they have conveyed to India in the past. But officials here are not convinced. So, with one eye on the NSG, the government sources say they will raise the issue with China at a high level very soon.
India has also sounded out various NSG members on its concerns. It's not clear what the NSG will do. India is hoping that they don't buckle under the pressure of Beijing's clout.