Vajpayee Rejects Pakistan's Suggestion for De-nuclearization

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Vajpayee Rejects Pakistan's Suggestion for De-nuclearization

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Rejecting Pakistan's suggestion for de-nuclearization of South Asia, Indian Prime Minister A.B. Vajpayee asserted that India's nuclear program was not Pakistan-specific, while the reverse was the case with Islamabad's.

Intervening in a debate on Indo-Pak ties in the Lok Sabha ( thelower house), Vajpayee said "Pakistan's atomic program is India-specific. But India's nuclear program is not Pakistan-specific. Wehave to keep in mind developments in other neighboring countries as well."

"I have told our Pakistani friends that friends can be changed but not neighbors. we have to live here. We either live as friendsor we keep fighting, making ourselves a butt of ridicule before the world," said Vajpayee.

Asserting that internal peace depends on external peace, Vajpayee said, "We should maintain friendship with Pakistan to theextent possible."

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