Dear Shri Bhadrakumar, Thanks for quite an analytical article a kind of which is hard to come by in these sensation seeking trash journalism.
But there is one point, I may seek an elaboration or clarification with one of your conclusions. To my knowledge, Pakistan always wanted a friendly Iran for strategic reasons. It has two countries on its western borders; Afghanistan and Iran. Afghanistan is a seasonal friend or foe depending on the regime of the day. That's why Pakistan nurtured Taliban till it was overthrown mercilessly by the US. The current regime in Afghanistan is anti-pak and pro-India. Pakistan can never take on two countries simultanwously in case of a war; India on the eatern front and an Afghanistan or an Iran on its western frontier. In 65 and 71 wars it got an assurance from Iran that Pakistan has nothing to fear about Iran and on the contrary Iran assured Pak that Iran would take care of Afghanistan if Afgans misbehave at a time of a war with India. Pakistan desperately needs Iran's support AT ALL TIMES. Only a traitor ruler of Pak will antagonise Iran and lose sovereignity from attacks on both flanks. Iran has a natural interest in a friendly Pak. Balochistan is part in Pak and part in Iran. Any Balochi indedendence movement will find its echoes in Iran as well and Iran is not prepared to lose part of its Balochi province. That is why Iran always was unhappy with Indian meddling in Balochistan.
For this support, Iran is getting Nuke tech from Pak.
