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Let me go through some of the facts that allowed me to state that Pakistan got a better deal than India. Here is an article from Rediff that outlines some of the points that I made earlier.
Pakistan gets nuclear deal by proxy: Rediff.com India News
Here is another article that outlines the pros and cons of the deal involved, it is very clear in stating that measures have to be taken as this deal is very expensive and could bound India by the rules set by USA.
Pros and Cons of Indo-US Nuclear deal | General | Articles contributed by users | www.karmayog.org
Similarly this article explains the reason why this deal was concluded. I quote some of the myths debunked in this article.
Seventeen myths about the Indian nuclear deal
First of all, there is no waiver or deal (so to say) that Pakistan is getting. Its China who is powering ahead and supplying the 2 reactors taking the grandfathering route . That is the deal with Pakistan was signed before 2004 (before China jojined NSG) and hence it does not need to follow the NSG's non proliferation rules. Based on this no other country gets a green light to do nuclear trade with Pakistan
IN case of India, its a blanket waiver that gives India the same access to Nuclear technology and trade that a NPT signatory has, without signing the NPT. It also gives a green light to every country in NSG to enter into nuclear trade with India.
Now I dont want to get into the debate on strategic importance of Pakistan vis a vis India. If being more important strategically mean you have to do what Pakistan is doing and go thru the turmoil that it is going thru, then I am fine with Pakistan being most important strategically to USA. Enjoy the importance
India is happy to be able to pay for what ever it wants in hard cash instead of giving concessions that border on breach of our sovreignity.
But we are getting way too off topic now..