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India will become the 35th member of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) this week. The development is not only be a diplomatic victory for Prime Minister Narendra Modi but also burnish India's credentials for the membership of the Nuclear Suppliers (NSG).
According to Reuters, the members of the MTCR have agreed to admit India to the 34 member anti-proliferation grouping. Modi will be meeting US President Barack Obama in Washington later today and the two are set to discuss prospects of India's membership to the NSG.
Ever since securing an India specific waiver from the NSGin 2008, New Delhi has been keen to become a member of multi-later export control regimes like the NSG, MTCR, the Wassenaar Arrangement and Australia Group. Nearly all the major suppliers of high technology or militarily sensitive dual use technology are members of these regimes. Membership to these groups will help India in participating in the global commerce in advanced technology.
Reuters reported that the deadline for the MTCR members to object to India's admission to the group expired on Monday, and India's admission followed automatically under this 'silent procedure'.
On Sunday, India had found support from Switzerland for its bid to become a member of the 48-member NSG. China is opposed to India's membership of the NSG, while the US has been New Delhi's principal backer. Modi will also try securing Mexico's support for India's NSG membership when he lands there later this week. The NSG could take a decision on the issue at its plenary in South Korea later this month.
Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Vikas Swarup today termed the PM's Switzerland visit "a meeting of mind on the issue of black money and tax evasion" and opens doors for further cooperation between the two. The PM landed in Washington today. His meeting with the US President will be two hour long over a working lunch. Modi today met prominent US think tanks, including Brookings Institute, Council on Foreign Relations, Center for American Progress, Atlantic Council, Hudson Institute, Center for National Interest, Global Energy Capital, Carnegie Endowment, Asia Group, Pew Research Center, the US Institute of Peace and Foundation for Defence of Democracies.
http://www.business-standard.com/ar...f-nsg-membership-brighten-116060700990_1.html
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According to Reuters, the members of the MTCR have agreed to admit India to the 34 member anti-proliferation grouping. Modi will be meeting US President Barack Obama in Washington later today and the two are set to discuss prospects of India's membership to the NSG.
Ever since securing an India specific waiver from the NSGin 2008, New Delhi has been keen to become a member of multi-later export control regimes like the NSG, MTCR, the Wassenaar Arrangement and Australia Group. Nearly all the major suppliers of high technology or militarily sensitive dual use technology are members of these regimes. Membership to these groups will help India in participating in the global commerce in advanced technology.
Reuters reported that the deadline for the MTCR members to object to India's admission to the group expired on Monday, and India's admission followed automatically under this 'silent procedure'.
On Sunday, India had found support from Switzerland for its bid to become a member of the 48-member NSG. China is opposed to India's membership of the NSG, while the US has been New Delhi's principal backer. Modi will also try securing Mexico's support for India's NSG membership when he lands there later this week. The NSG could take a decision on the issue at its plenary in South Korea later this month.
Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Vikas Swarup today termed the PM's Switzerland visit "a meeting of mind on the issue of black money and tax evasion" and opens doors for further cooperation between the two. The PM landed in Washington today. His meeting with the US President will be two hour long over a working lunch. Modi today met prominent US think tanks, including Brookings Institute, Council on Foreign Relations, Center for American Progress, Atlantic Council, Hudson Institute, Center for National Interest, Global Energy Capital, Carnegie Endowment, Asia Group, Pew Research Center, the US Institute of Peace and Foundation for Defence of Democracies.
http://www.business-standard.com/ar...f-nsg-membership-brighten-116060700990_1.html
@Abingdonboy @MilSpec @Joe Shearer
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