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NPT(nuclearnonproliferationtreaty)wassignedin1968topreventspread
ofnuclearmaterials,technologyandweaponsandtodevelopcooperation
amongthenations.Thistreatywassignedbyatotalof191countriesexceptforIndia,
SouthSudan,IsraelandPakistan.Thistreatyrecognisedtwogroupsofcountriesnamely
theNWS(nuclearweaponStates)comprisingUS,UK,China,FranceandRussiaandthe
otherbeingNNWS(nonnuclearweaponStates).AsperthistreatytheNWShave
committedtocompletenucleardisarmamentwhiletheNNWShaveagreedtoletgoof
developingoracquiringnuclearweapons.Indiaandtherestofthecountriesdintsignthis
astheymustdismantleallnuclearweaponsandplacethemunderinternational
safeguardstobecomeaNNWSmember.Indianforeignpolicywasagainstthiskeepingin
mindsecurityconcerns,fordismantlingallournuclearweaponswillmakesusmore
vulnerableifanyuntowardlythingshappeninthefuture.

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Thistreatywassignedamong48nuclearsupplyingcountriestoensurenucleartradefor
peacefulpurposesandnonproliferationonresponsetoIndia'snucleartestin1974at
Pokhran.
Pokhrantest,1974.

Thistreatylaidnormsfornuclearmaterialsandtechnologywhichcouldexportedand
importedanditalsopreventsproliferationbybanningthesaleoffewmaterialsusedfor
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AllnuclearbasedprogrammesofIndiaisbeingrunonindigenoustechnogoly.By
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OriginallyAnswered:WhyisChina'sgovernmenttryingtoblockIndia'sentryintotheNSG?

CANINDIAJOINNSG?
In2008,theNSGexemptedIndiafromtherequirementadoptedbytheNSGin1992
banningnuclearcooperationwithanystatethathadnotacceptedIAEAcomprehensive
safeguards.ThatmoveallowedIndiatoengageinnucleartradewithNSGmembers.India
gotitsexemptiononthebasisofcertainnonproliferationcommitmentstowhichitagreed
undertheIndiaUSCivilianNuclearAgreement.Theyinclude:
Separatingitscivilianandmilitarynuclearfacilitiesinaphasedmanner
PlacingcivilnuclearfacilitiesunderIAEAsafeguards
SigningandadheringtotheIAEAsAdditionalProtocol
Continuingitsunilateralmoratoriumonnucleartesting
WorkingwiththeUSfortheconclusionoftheFissileMaterialCutoffTreaty(FMCT)
Refrainingfromthetransferofenrichmentandreprocessingtechnologytostatesthat
donothavethemandsupportinginternationaleffortstolimittheirspread
Introducingcomprehensiveexportcontrollegislationtosecurenuclearmaterialand
AdheringtotheMissileTechnologyControlRegime(MTCR)andNSGguidelines.
NSGmembersweredividedinto3groups,accordingtotheirnationalpoliciestowardsthe
waiver.
1.Thefirstgroupofcountries,motivatedbymercantileinterests,stronglysupportedthe
exemption.
2.Thesecondgroupwaslikemindedcountries,smallstateswithastrong
nonproliferationstance.Thelikemindedcountrieswantedtoincludeconditionsinthe
waiversuchasaclausethatwouldrestatethedesireoftheGroupforuniversal
membershipintheNPT.
3.Thethirdgroupofcountries,whichcameoutinfavoroftheexemptionwerenot
enthusiastic.
IndiadeservesNSGmembership
BydeclaringavoluntarymoratoriumonfurtherundergroundnucleartestsIndiahas
effectivelyactedinsenseandspiritofNPT/CTBTby steeringitsprogramonlyasa
minimumdeterrenceandpledgingNFU(NoFirstUse)unlessfacedwithanattackof
weaponsofmassdestruction(WMD),Indiahasestablisheditselfasaresponsible
nuclearstate.
Indiasnucleardoctrineisunique.Itisnonoffensive,nonproliferativeandonlyfor
deterrenceunlikethatofmanyWesternpowers.
Ithasacquiredhighlevelexpertiseinsafeutilizationofnucleartechnologies
masteredeffectivecontroloftheassociatedconsequencesofitscivilianusageand
preparedtoacceptfullscaleIAEAsafeguards.
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TheissueofIndia'smembershipoftheNuclearSuppliersGroup(NSG)hasbeenthefocus
ofsignificantpublicandmediaattentionoverthepastfewweeks.Itappearstohave
emergedasthesinglemostcriticalforeignpolicypriorityfortheModigovernment.
ThegovernmentisaccordingsomuchimportancetotheissuethatPrimeMinister
NarendraModihurriedlydecidedtoincludevisitstoSwitzerlandandMexicoduringhis
tourtotheUStoobtaincategoricalsupportforIndia'smembershipattheNSGplenary
inSeoulonJune2324.ItisareflectiononModithathewasabletogetunequivocal
supportfromthetwocountries,althoughtheyhadinitiallyopposedIndia'sentryintoNSG
in2008.
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Undernormalcircumstancestheissuewouldnothaveassumedsuchimportance.What
appearstohavebroughtitinthespotlightistheblatantoppositionbyChinatoIndia's
entryintotheelitenuclearclub.OverthepastfewweeksBeijinghasissuedseveral
statementsmaintainingthatnosinglecountrywaivershouldbegrantedtoIndia.Itstated
thatIndia,inanycase,isnoteligibletobecomeamemberofNSGasitisnotamemberof
thenuclearnonproliferationtreaty(NPT),adherencetowhichisnecessaryfortheentry.
AtothertimesBeijingstatedthatPakistantoohassimilarcredentialstojointheNSG.
ChinahassaidinnouncertaintermsthatIndia'smembershipwill"'jeopardise"China's
nationalinterestsandtoucha"rawnerve"inPakistan.
NoneofChina'scontentionsappearstoholdmuchwater.Yet,itwillbeusefulto
understandwhatthepurposeandmandateofNSGis.ItisdoubtlesstruethatNSGwas
establishedinthewakeofIndia'sPokharantestsin1974.TheintentandpurposeofNSG,
however,aredifferentfromthatofNPT.NSGisnotaninternationaltreaty.Itisagroupof
"nuclearsuppliercountriesthatseekstocontributetononproliferationofnuclear
weaponsthroughimplementationoftwosetsofGuidelinesfornuclearexportsand
nuclearrelatedexports".Aftermorethan25yearsofitsestablishment,somesuggested
guidelineswereevolvedin2001atAspenforadmittingnewmemberstotheorganisation.
Amongstthem,membershipofNPTisonlyaguideline,aconsideration,andnota
mandatoryrequirementwhiledecidingonacountry'sapplication.
IndiaiskeentobecomeamemberofNSGandotherexportcontrolregimesasitseeksto
significantlyexpanditsnuclearpowergenerationandalsoentertheexportmarketin
comingyears.
Althoughthe2008waiverbyNSGdoesprovidesignificantpossibilitiestoIndiatoengage
inciviliannucleartradewithothercountries(andindeed,Indiahasenteredintosuch
agreementswithseveralcountrieslikeRussia,France,UK,US,Kazakhstan,Australiaand
others),membershipofNSGwillprovidegreatercertaintyandlegalfoundationtoIndia's
nuclearregime.Thiswouldalsoprovidegreaterconfidencetocountrieswhoinvestbillions
ofdollarsforsettingupambitiousnuclearpowerprojectsinIndia.
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onpoliticalconsiderationsratherthanonmerit.UsuallyChinahasbeenseentostayinthe
backgroundandputupsmallercountriesintheforefronttoarticulateoppositiontoany
issuethatitdoesnotconcurwith.Thistime,inadditiontoinstigatingsmallercountriesto
raiseobjections,ChinahasitselfcomeoutopenlyinoppositiontoIndia'smembership.
SincealldecisionsatNSGaretakenbyconsensus,anycountrysmallorbigcanstandin
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Diplomacy
Indiahas,however,launchedablitzkriegofhecticdiplomaticactivitytoexplainits
positionandovercomeoppositionofafewcountries.IthasalsoreachedouttoChinato
explainthatitsinterestinNSGmembershipisnotguidedbyanypoliticalorstrategic
considerationsbutonlytofacilitateexpansionofitscleanandgreennuclearenergy
programme.
IndiatooktheunusualstepofdispatchingitsforeignsecretarySJaishankartoBeijingto
holddiscussionsonthisandotherimportantissues.Iftheissuegoestothewire,PMModi
isexpectedtotakeuptheissuewithPresidentXiJinpinginTashkentwherebothleaders
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NSGstandsforNuclearSuppliersGroup.
ItcameintoexistencewhenIndiaperformeditsnucleartestin1974.Followingthis
incidenceUSpushedforsettingupaclubofnuclearequipmentandfissilematerial
suppliers.Nowthegroupof48nationswasformedwiththeaimofcontrollingthespread
ofnuclearweaponsbyframingandimplementingrulesforexportingnuclearequipment.
NowthisistheplacewheretherulesofnuclearcommerceareframedandthereforeIndia
hasbeentryinghardsince2008tobepartofthisgroupwhichwillalsoallowhertosell
equipment.

BenefitsinjoiningthisGroup:
1.CleanEnergyPush:Indiaisagrowingnationwhoseneedforenergyismassive.Its
aferociousnationwhichhassetgoalforitselfaboutsourcing40%ofpower
fromnonfossilsources.Nowinordertofulfilthisgoal,Nuclearenergycan
playveryimportantroleasIndianowwantslatesttechnologyinthisfieldand
membershipofNSGmeansaccesstoallthesetechnologies.
2.HelptoDomesticfirms:ThemomentIndiagetsplaceinthisgroup,itisdefinitely
goingtohelpindigeneousIndiancompanieslikeWalchandnerIndustries
Limited(WIL)andL&TwhohavealwaysworkedinisolationaseverytimeIndia
conductsnucleartests,itisslappedwithinternationalsanctions.onceIndiagetsinto
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3.MakeinIndia:IndiasModigovernmentisveryseriousonthismuchappreciated
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andcriticizedprogramme.RussiaandIndiahavemadeadealinwhichtheyare
goingtomakenuclearreactorsinIndiatoselltoothercountries.OnceIndiaenters
intoNSG,thisinitiativewillbeimplementedbetter,creatingnotonlyemployment
buttechnologydevelopmentaswell.
4.AccesstoMissileandrelatedtechnologies:In2008,USandIndiawentonto
signnucleardealwhoseoneoftheobjectivewasthatUSwouldhelpIndiagetinto
exportcontrolregimessuchastheNSG,theMTCR(missiletechnologycontrol
regime),AustraliaGroupandWassenarArrangement.MTCRhappenedandnowthe
mostcriticalNSGisleft.OnceIndiabecomesmemberofthesecrucialgroupings,it
willaccesstolatestandcriticaldefense,nuclear,spaceandmissile
technologies.AdmissiontotheMTCRwillopenthewayforIndiatobuyhighend
missiletechnologyandsurveillancedronessuchasPredator.
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NowthereweremanyhurdlesinIndiaswayinjoiningthisgroup.Australiainitially
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benormbasedwhichmeansthenormswhichwillallowIndiashouldalso
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IhavetriedandcoveredthiswiththebackgroundofNPTandimplicationsonvarious
countries..
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NPT(NuclearNonProliferationTreaty)BackgroundInfo
1.NPTwassignedin1968topreventspreadofnuclearmaterials,techandweaponsand
todevpcoopamongthenations.
2.Signedbyatotalof191countriesexceptforIndia,SouthSudan,Israel&Pakistan.
3.Thistreatyrecognisedtwogroupsofcountriesnamely:
(a)NWS(NuclearWeaponStates)comprisingUS,UK,China,France&Russia(b)
NNWS(NonNuclearWeaponStates).
4.Asperthistreaty:
(a)NWShavecommittedtocompletenucleardisarmament
(b)NNWShaveagreedtoletgoofdevelopingoracquiringnuclearweapons.
5.Indiaandtherestofthecountriesdidnotsignthisas:(1stJan1967)
(a)Theymustdismantleallnuclearweapons
(b)PlacethemunderinternationalsafeguardstobecomeaNNWSmember.
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2.FoundedinresponsetotheIndiannucleartestinMay1974&firstmetinNov1975.3.
Thetestdemonstratedthatcertainnonweaponsspecificnucleartechnologycouldbe
readilyturnedtoweaponsdevelopment.
4.TotalMembers.48memberstates.
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10.Becomeaplayerinthisinternationalarenawherenuccommercenormsarelaid.
11.Betterinternationalmarketforexportaswellasforimportofnuclearrelatedmtrls.
12.CleanEnergy.
(a)Indiacommittedtoreducingdependenceonfossilfuels
(b)Ensuring40%ofitsenergyissourcedfromrenewableandcleansources
(c)Direneedtoscaleupnuclearpowerproduction.
13.NucMtrl.
(a)Forbuildingnuclearreactors&forprovidingenergy
(b)Betteraccessofnuclearmaterials.
14.TechAdv.
(a)Allnuclearbasedprogramsbeingrunonindigenoustechnology.
(b)Willhaveaccesstosophisticatedforeigntechnologies.
15.CanalsosellitsIndigenoustechnologytherebygivingMakeInIndiaafacelift.
16.ShouldIndiagetmembershiptotheNSG,itcanblockPakistanfromitsmembershipas
entryintothegroupingisbyconsensusonly.
CurrentStatus
17.IndiapresenteditsapplicationtojointheNSGon12May16
18.Takenupforconsiderationon910JuneinVienna.
19.Outcome.
(a)Meetingremainedinconclusive,withChinaopposing.
(b)IndiaisnotasignatorytotheNuclearNonProliferationTreaty.
WhyarecertaincountriesopposingIndia'sentryintoNSG?
20.IndiahasbeentryingtogetintoNSGsince2008.
21.BeingopposedbyChina,NewZealand,SouthAfrica&Pakistanonthebasisthat:
(a)AcountrywhichisanonsignatoryofNPT,CTBTetcshouldntbegivenaNSG
membership.
(b)China.
(i)Entrytobenormbased(ForPakistan)
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WhyChinaopposesIndia'sNSGmembership?

(b)Itgottheexemptiononthebasisofcertainnonproliferationcommitmentstowhichit
agreedundertheIndiaUSCivilianNuclearAgreement.Theyinclude:
(i)Separatingitscivandmilnucfacilitiesinaphasedmanner.
(ii)PlacingcivilnuclearfacilitiesunderIAEAsafeguards.
(iii)SigningandadheringtotheIAEAsAdditionalProtocol.
(iv)Continuingitsunilateralmoratoriumonnucleartesting.
(v)WorkingwiththeUSfortheconclusionofFMCT.
(vi)Refrainingfromthetfrofenrichmentandreprocessingtechtostatesthatdonothave
them&supportinginternationaleffortstolimittheirspread.
(vii)Introcomprehensiveexportcontrollegislationtosecurenucmtrl.
(viii)AdheringtotheMTCRandNSGguidelines.
(c)IndiadeservesNSGmembershipduetofollowing:
(i)Indiahasestablisheditselfasaresponsiblenuclearstate
(aa)Declaredavoluntarymoratoriumonfurtherundergroundnucleartests
(ab)EffectivelyactedinsenseandspiritofNPT/CTBT
(ac)Onlyasaminimumdeterrence&pledgingNFU(NoFirstUse)
(ad)Unlessfacedwithanattackofweaponsofmassdestruction
(ii)Indiasnucleardoctrineisunique.Itisnonoffensive,nonproliferativeandonly
fordeterrence.
(iii)PreparedtoacceptfullscaleIAEAsafeguards.
(iv)Alreadyacquiredhighlevelexpertiseinthepeacefuluseofnuclearenergyinindustry,
power,agricultureandhealthcare.
(v)Indiasmembershipshallnotonlybenefititbutalsoencouragecivilnucleartrade
globallywithoutcompromisingonworldpeaceandharmony.
23.WayAhead.
(a)IndiamayhaveonemorechancetopersuadeChinatogiveupitsoppositiontoIndias
candidature.
(b)ThisisexpectedtobeattheupcomingShanghaiCooperationOrganisation(SCO)
meetinginTashkentwherebothPrimeMinisterNarendraModiandChinesepresidentXi
Jinpingareexpectedtobepresent.
(c)CanbargainwithChinaforNSGmembership.AsChinaisseekingmembershipof
MTCRofwhichIndiaisnowamemberof.
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AstheofficialsitesumitupasTheNuclearSuppliersGroup(NSG)isagroupofnuclear
suppliercountriesthatseekstocontributetothenonproliferationofnuclearweapons
throughtheimplementationoftwosetsofGuidelinesfornuclearexportsandnuclear
relatedexports.
Iwillnotproliferatemyanswerbywritingstereotypedinformationlikehow,whenand
whythisgroupwasstartedbecausewikipediadoesthatverybeautifully.Ratheriwillstick
tothecoreofthequestionthatwhatIndiawillgainfromitandwhysomeofthecountries
areopposing.
Indiawillgainnothing:
Althoughtherearebenefitsofbeinginthisgroup,butstilliamarguingthatIndiawill
nothingbecauseThecostbenefitanalysisproducesresultswhichheavilytiltstowardscost
ratherthanbenefit.Forexample:
(1)IndiahasreceivedaNSGwaiverforcarryingoutnuclearcommercewiththerestofthe
worldin2008.Itisauniquestatus.ThereforeIndianeednottodogmembership.

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(2)Secondly,NSGisnotagoodforumtoseekadmissionfor.Chinagavenuclearreactors
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(3)Afterallthisrush,ifwegreencard,wewillgainnothingadditional.Moreoveritwillbe
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perspectivethatChinaisnotstoppingus,ratheritispavingwayforPakistantogetNSG
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