US supports India's membership to MTCR

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Washington, Sep 23: The US has supported India’s entry into the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) that would enable it to share sensitive missile technologies like armed drone with New Delhi.”The US side affirms its support for India’s membership in the Missile Technology Control Regime at its upcoming plenary, the Nuclear Suppliers Group, and in the other global nonproliferation export control regimes,” said a joint statement issued at the conclusion of the India-US Strategic and Commercial Dialogue at the State Department yesterday.

Early this year,?India had formally applied for the membership of MTCR, a club of 34 countries that controls trade in missile and space technology.A membership of MTCR would bring India closer to technology control regimes that it had fought and worked around for decades to build its missile and space programmes. The next plenary of MTCR is schedule to held now.
Building on the conclusion of their 10-year Defense Framework Agreement, both sides expressed satisfaction with progress on Defense Technology and Trade Initiative pathfinder projects, including the establishment of the Working Groups on Aircraft Carrier Technology and Jet Engine, and the growing cooperation between US and Indian defense industries through the ‘Make in India’ initiative.

Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar is expected to visit the US this fall.Honoring the memory of victims of terrorism from around the globe, including citizens of India and the US on 26/11 and on 9/11, the two sides resolved to deepen cooperation to prevent terrorism, endorsing a Joint Declaration on Combating Terrorism to expand their partnership, it said.US supports India's membership to Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) | Latest News & Gossip on Popular Trends at India.com

 

[Indika]

First NSG now MTCR. Will break every shackles imposed up on us, it is just a matter of time.

Nuclear Suppliers Group - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The NSG was founded in response to the Indiannuclear test in May 1974 and first met in November 1975.

 

[Ind4Ever]

India already posses capacity to produce any kind missiles. Other than importing long range drones with weapons other aspects are irrelevant to us. We are already a global space super power. But more advanced technology will improve our missiles accuracy and efficiency too

 

[Oracle 33]

They been supporting it since Obama's visit but when will India actually obtain membership?

 

[Hindustani78]

India already posses capacity to produce any kind missiles. Other than importing long range drones with weapons other aspects are irrelevant to us. We are already a global space super power. But more advanced technology will improve our missiles accuracy and efficiency too

A membership of MTCR would bring India closer to technology control regimes that it had fought and worked around for decades to build its missile and space programmes.

Building on the conclusion of their 10-year Defense Framework Agreement, both sides expressed satisfaction with progress on Defense Technology and Trade Initiative pathfinder projects, including the establishment of the Working Groups on Aircraft Carrier Technology and Jet Engine, and the growing
cooperation between US and Indian defense industries through the ‘Make in India’ initiative.