Countries with agenda blocking India's NSG membership bid: S Jaishankar
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
India's membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group requires a
consensus and there are countries that genuinely have concerns,
while there are others that seem to have another agenda and are
blocking it, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on
Wednesday.
Responding to a discussion in Lok Sabha on the Weapons of Mass
Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful
Activities) Amendment Bill, Mr Jaishankar noted that many members
expressed interest in where India is on the Nuclear Suppliers Group
membership bid.
'The Nuclear Suppliers Group requires a consensus. There is a
reason, and many of you are aware of why that consensus is not
there. There are countries which genuinely have concerns which they
are willing to debate; there are countries which seem to have
another agenda and are creating blocks to the consensus,' Mr
Jaishankar said.
'So, it is something that we are working on. But again, the
House will appreciate that since 2014, we have become a Member of
the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), Wassenaar Arrangement
and Australia Group. So, our role in global arms control,
disarmament, proliferation regimes, and initiatives is very strong
today. Our reputation is very good,' he said.
The 48-member NSG is an elite club of countries that deals with
the trade in nuclear technology and fissile materials besides
contributing to the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons.
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