MODI HAILS INDIA’S ENTRY INTO AUSTRALIA GROUP
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday lauded India’s entry into an elite nuclear group, saying it reaffirmed the country’s strict non- proliferation commitments.
His remarks come in the backdrop of India becoming a member of the Australia Group, a move that is expected to raise New Delhi’s stature in the field of non- proliferation and also help it acquire critical technologies. “I thank Australia and other members of the Australia Group for export control for supporting India’s entry in it,” he tweeted.
The Australia Group is an informal group of countries established in 1985 to help control exports that may spread chemical weapons.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday lauded India’s entry into an elite nuclear group, saying it reaffirmed the country’s strict non- proliferation commitments.
His remarks come in the backdrop of India becoming a member of the ‘ Australia Group’ ( AG), a move that is expected to raise New Delhi’s stature in the field of non- proliferation and also help it acquire critical technologies.
“I thank Australia and other members of the Australia Group for export control for supporting India’s entry in it,” he tweeted.
He said over the last two years, India’s membership of the MTCR, Wassenaar Arrangement and Australia Group reaffirmed the country’s “strong nonproliferation credentials also our commitment to global peace and security”.
India is now a member of the Missile Technology Control Regime ( MTCR), the Wassenaar Arrangement ( WA) as well as AG, three of four non-proliferation regimes. The only one remaining is the Nuclear Suppliers Group ( NSG).