When did India become a member of the group Australia?

Arms Control Today India became the Australia Group’s 43rd member on Jan. 19, following a consensus decision at the group’s June 19 plenary. The Australia Group is dedicated to preventing the proliferation of biological and chemical weapons through voluntary export controls.

Why have India and Pakistan not signed the NPT?

India and Pakistan possess around 300 nuclear warheads between them, but yet are not recognised as official nuclear weapons states by the international community. This is because they developed their respective nuclear weapons programmes after the entry into force of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) in 1970.

Why is India not a member of NSG?

The nuclear powers were convinced that the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) alone would not halt the spread of nuclear weapons. Consequently, NSG was formed in 1974. The current guidelines of NSG state that a non-NPT state cannot become a member of NSG which keeps India out of the group.

Why Pakistan is not member of NPT?

Since it did not conduct a nuclear test before January 1967, Pakistan (like Israel and India), is not allowed to join the NPT as a nuclear weapon state. The country is known to have acquired nuclear wea- pons capability in the late eighties, but only tested weapons in 1998 in response to the In- dian nuclear tests.

Why has India not signed the CTBT?

India has refused to sign the Treaty on the grounds that the CTBT, like the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), is discriminatory. Even before coming into force, the CTBT has helped the cause of test-ban and nuclear disarmament by discouraging member-states from testing for and developing nuclear weapons.

What is India’s stand on NPT?

India’s stated position on the NPT is that it “cannot accept externally prescribed norms or standards on matters within the jurisdiction of its Parliament or which are not consistent with India’s constitutional provisions and procedures, or are contrary to India’s national interests or infringe on its sovereignty.”

Is India an NSG?

India and Pakistan are not signatories to the NPT. After India requested to be included, Pakistan too applied for the NSG membership in 2016.

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