non-proliferation treaty
NPT at 50: Past imperfect, future uncertain
In exchange for countries’ pledges not to develop nukes, the US in exchange would hand over its own nuclear weapons.
China rules out India's NSG entry without talks on NPT
India and Pakistan are not signatories of the NPT. After India's application, Pakistan too applied for the NSG membership in 2016.
What if N Korea didn’t have nuclear weapons?
North Korea’s quest for nuclear weapons capability started in the mid-1960s.
Forced to test nukes in 1998 due to 'hostile posturing' by India: Pakistan
India conducted a series of five nuclear bomb test explosions at the Pokhran in May, 1998, which was soon followed by Pakistan’s tests.
India takes non-proliferation seriously unlike some neighbours: Sitharaman
Sitharaman said infiltration bids from across the border with Pakistan have not come down.
China downplays India’s entry into Wassenaar Arrangement
India's entry into the export control regime was believed to enhance its credentials in the field of non-proliferation.
It’s time to treat India as a N-weapons state
On August 6, 1945, Hiroshima was devastated and three days later, on August 9, Nagasaki was decimated.
UN: India skips, 122 countries adopt global treaty banning nuclear weapons
A substantive session was held in March 2017 to negotiate the legally binding instrument aimed at prohibiting nuclear weapons.
China blocks India’s NSG membership even after body’s meeting in Switzerland
The meeting also discussed technical, legal and political aspects of the participation of non-NPT States in the NSG.
China refuses to change stand on India’s entry into NSG
India, not a signatory to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), says it will not sign the NPT as it regards it discriminatory.