India rejects China’s condition for joining NSG

Q.  India has rejected which condition for membership into the NSG, by China?
- Published on 23 May 16

a. Sign the NPT
b. Respect safeguards
c. Export controls
d. All of the above

ANSWER: Sign the NPT
 
India on 20th May rejected the Chinese contention that it must sign the NPT to get membership of the Nuclear Supplier’s group. India also said that France was included in the elite group without signing the Non-Proliferation treaty.
  • Even NPT allows civil nuclear cooperation with non NPT countries
  • The only connection between NSG and IAEA safeguards is with respect to export controls
  • China has opposed Indian bid to get NSG membership on the ground that it was yet to sign the NPT- Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang has said multilateral non proliferation export control regime including the NSG have regarded NPT as an important standard for expansion of NSG

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