US, India in arms talks

INDIA and the US have reaffirmed their commitment to work together to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems and to deny access to such weapons by terrorists and non-state actors.

The two countries exchanged views on a wide range of global security and non-proliferation challenges during the ninth round of the India-us Strategic Security Dialogue held in Washington on Wednesday.

The Indian delegation was led by Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale, while the US delegation was led by Andrea Thompson, Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security.

“The two sides reaffirmed their commitment to work together to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems and to deny access to such weapons by terrorists and non-state actors,” the India External Affairs Ministry said.

The US reaffirmed its strong support of India’s early membership in the Nuclear Suppliers Group.

On Tuesday, Indra Mani

Pandey, Additional Secretary for Disarmament and International Security Affairs and Yleem Poblete, US Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control, Verification and Compliance, co-chaired the third round of the India-us Space Dialogue, where they discussed trends in space threats.