India for Nuclear Suppliers Group

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After the United States , France has strongly backed India's membership bid for the Nuclear Suppliers Group and has asked member nations to take a "positive decision".

"France considers that India's entry into the four multilateral export control regimes (NSG, MTCR, The Australia Group, The Wassenaar Arrangement) will bolster international efforts for combating proliferation.

A key member of the 48-nation grouping, France also asserted that India's participation in nuclear control regimes will help better regulate the export of sensitive goods, whether they are nuclear, chemical, biological, ballistic or conventional materials and technologies.

"In line with its active and long-standing support to India's entry to the NSG as a full-fledged member, France calls on its members, who are meeting on 23 June in Seoul, to take a positive decision," the French foreign ministry said in a statement.

The ministry also mentioned that strategic partners since 1998, France and India share common goals regarding the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems.

These goals were reaffirmed during the visit of the President of the French Republic to India, from 24 to 26 January 2016, it added. The French President was the Chief Guest at the Republic Day celebrations here.

On Tuesday, the United States had made an appeal to the members of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) to consider and support India's application to join the grouping during their plenary meeting in Seoul.

China, which has been talking about procedures on India's entry, on Wednesday said it will play a "constructive" role in the discussions on India's bid for membership of the 48-member NSG.

 

 

 

However, Beijing reiterated that the issue was not on the agenda of the NSG meeting in Seoul.

 

 

 

Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said that NSG members had three rounds of unofficial discussions on the entry of India and Pakistan into the grouping.

Top Comment

thank you France, for understanding India''s cause. nothing can be more positive and better than this timely gestureSeham Renganathan

 

 

"China hopes to discuss further this issue and will play a constructive role in the discussions," she said.

 

 

 

"Although parties are yet to see eye-to-eye on this issue, such discussions help them better understand each other," she said.

 

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china chala worst ga oppose chesthundhi...entha pakka desham ayina asalu back off avatledhu...USA france mexico and soem countries support chesina veelu asalu tahagatledhu....Non npt lo sign cheyali anta...Mana vallu adhi sign cheyatledhu ...maximum get on kadhu antunaru ....chinki gallani ....

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Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar on Wednesday headed for Seoul ahead of the crucial NSG Plenary from tomorrow, where India is hoping to clinch membership which is strongly opposed by China and some other countries.

Jaishankhar, who was closely monitoring the goings-on during the officials' level meet of the 48-nation grouping which started on Monday, left for the South Korean capital to lobby with members to boost India's prospects of getting membership.

Senior External Affairs Ministry Official Amandeep Singh Gill, in-charge of 'Disarmament & International Security' division, is already in Seoul to "garner" support as well as "explain" India's case, sources said.

However, China continues to stonewall India's bid for NSG membership with the members divided over the entry of a non-NPT signatory country like India.

The NSG works under the principle of unanimity and even one country's vote against India will scuttle its bid.

While majority of the elite group members backed India's membership, it is understood that apart from China, countries like Turkey, South Africa, Ireland and New Zealand were not in favour of India's entry into the NSG.

China maintains opposition to India's entry, arguing that it has not signed Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).

However, it has been batting for its close ally Pakistan's entry if NSG extends any exemption for India.

 

India has asserted that being a signatory to the NPT was not essential for joining the NSG as there has been a precedent in this regard, citing the case of France.

 

 

 

India is seeking membership of NSG to enable it to trade in and export nuclear technology.

 

 

Top Comment

I will avoid visiting Turkey and Ireland during coming summer vacations. If we Indians unite, no other country will dare to become roadblock in our progress.Secular Indian

The access to the NSG, which regulates the global trade of nuclear technology, is expected to open up the international market for energy-starved India, which has an ambitious energy generation programme. India is looking at 63,000 MW energy requirement through nuclear programme by 2030.

 

 

 

The NSG looks after critical issues relating to nuclear sector and its members are allowed to trade in and export nuclear technology. Membership of the grouping will help India significantly expand its atomic energy sector.

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modi repu china president tho meeting undhi dantlo manodi foreign affairs bayata paduthayi....NSG lo enter avuthay Power genertaion and arms develop chesukovachu...

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Not blocking India’s entry?

China also sought to reject the impression that it was blocking India’s entry into the NSG. “The NSG has never put the entry application of non-NPT countries on its agenda, so it makes no sense to say that discussions are blocked.”

The Foreign Ministry stressed that only membership of countries that had signed the NPT was on the agenda of talks in Seoul. “Deliberation on the entry of specific countries is on the agenda of the Seoul Plenary Meeting. However, it is worth noting that the meeting is only to deliberate on the entry application of countries that are state parties to the NPT.”