Atomic Buddha - fuelling New Delhi

In October 2003, a ship carrying centrifuge parts (from Dubai) bound for Libya, proudly sporting motifs of Khan's operation, was intercepted by the United States soon after it entered the Mediterranean after passing through Suez. Subsequent to that, the good doctor was placed under house arrest in Islamabad.

Incarcerating Dr Khan in his sumptuous castle, according to Langewiesche, did nothing to diminish the nasty network he established. It had the same behaviour modification effects one would expect if Paris Hilton was confined to her Beverly Hills palace. Zippo. Dr Khan’s organisation remains as it has always been: free flowing, amorphous, technically savvy, mutable and fundamentally amoral.

Honestly, such features are not the trademarks of democratic giants like India. Rather, they are the hallmarks of successful Islamoterror groups like Hezbollah, Jemaah Islamiya, Hamas and al-Qaida. And their Koran thumping sponsors, such as Iran.

Every once in a while, when deciding on foreign policy, and weighing up all significant issues, Federal Cabinet gets it so very right. This has been one such instance.

Let the shipments begin.