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India Won't Sign Nuke Treaty As Non-Nuclear Weapon State
India has ruled out the possibility of joining the Non-Proliferation Treaty or NPT as a non-nuclear weapon state, but said it remains \"committed\" to a unilateral voluntary moratorium on nuclear explosive testing. \"The question of India joining the NPT as NNWS (non-nuclear weapon states) does not arise,\" Permanent Representative of India to the Conference on Disarmament Amandeep Singh Gill told the
India has ruled out the possibility of joining the Non-Proliferation Treaty or NPT as a non-nuclear weapon state, but said it remains "committed" to a unilateral voluntary moratorium on nuclear explosive testing. "The question of India joining the NPT as NNWS (non-nuclear weapon states) does not arise," Permanent Representative of India to the Conference on Disarmament Amandeep Singh Gill told the UN General Assembly yesterday.
At a debate on nuclear weapons, he said India's position on the NPT is well-known and should require no reiteration.
At the same time, India supports upholding and strengthening global non-proliferation objectives, in particular the full and effective implementation by states of their obligations arising from the relevant agreements and treaties, including the NPT, Mr Gill said.
Despite being a non-party, India abides by the principles and objectives of the NPT, including its nuclear disarmament aspirations, he said, adding that India is committed to making its contribution to strengthening non-proliferation.
The NPT is an international treaty whose objective is to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and weapons technology, to foster the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, and to further the goal of disarmament.
Nuclear weapon states that have signed the NPT are defined as those that manufactured and exploded a nuclear weapon or other nuclear explosive device before January 1, 1967.
"We have updated our agenda, and hope our friends will renew theirs and focus on the real implementation deficits on non-proliferation and disarmament," Mr Gill said, alluding to Pakistan.
He said that as a responsible nuclear power, India has a policy of credible minimum deterrence based on a no-first use posture and not using nuclear weapons against non-nuclear weapon states.
"We remain committed to maintaining a unilateral voluntary moratorium on nuclear explosive testing," he said.
Observing that India did not participate in the negotiations leading to the adoption of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, Mr Gill said as a result New Delhi cannot be a party to the treaty, and will not be bound by any of the obligations that may arise from it.
He also asked North Korea to refrain from taking actions that may destabilise the Korean peninsula.
