Nuclear Suppliers Group

Will have to see how implementation rolls out: Verma on Brexit

"It is a democratic process and we now have to see how the implementation rolls out in the weeks and months to come. This is something for the people of Great Britain to judge now how best to take this forward," Verma said on the sidelines of 'The Future is Now: From COP21 to Reality' conference.

Jun 24, 2016, 15:09 PM IST

India’s bid for NSG membership blocked as member countries fail to arrive at a consensus

China opposes India's entry to Nuclear Suppliers Group, saying the global non-proliferation order would collapse if New Delhi was allowed exception.

Jun 24, 2016, 05:28 AM IST

PM Narendra Modi meets Chinese President Xi Jinping, seeks support for India's NSG bid

Seeking China's support for India's membership of NSG, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday urged Chinese President Xi Jinping to make a "fair and objective" assessment of India's application which is before the plenary of the 48-nation grouping that is currently meeting in Seoul.

Jun 23, 2016, 23:42 PM IST

'NSG applications of Pakistan, India should be considered together'

Pakistan Thursday said its application for membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group should be considered "simultaneously" with that of India on the basis of "uniform and non-discriminatory" criteria.

Jun 23, 2016, 20:34 PM IST

Deadlock persists as China leads opposition to India's NSG membership bid

NSG looks after critical issues relating to nuclear sector and its members are allowed to trade in and export nuclear technology.

Jun 23, 2016, 19:23 PM IST

SCO summit: PM Modi meets Xi Jinping in Tashkent - As it happened

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit.

Jun 23, 2016, 18:07 PM IST

India's NSG membership to be discussed at special session in Seoul tonight

According to ANI news agency, the membership issue was raised during the plenary session of the NSG held today in the South Korean capital.

Jun 23, 2016, 15:39 PM IST

France reiterates support for India's NSG membership bid, asks members to take 'positive decision'

Beijing is keen on blocking India's bid for membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group, while saying exception should not be made for India.

Jun 22, 2016, 18:54 PM IST

SCO summit: Ahead of NSG plenary, PM Narendra Modi to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in Tashkent

The NSG looks after critical issues relating to nuclear sector and its members are allowed to trade in and export nuclear technology.

Jun 22, 2016, 18:35 PM IST

Will play constructive role in talks on India's NSG entry: China

China on Wednesday said that it will play a "constructive" role in the discussions on India's bid for joining the 48-member Nuclear Suppliers group.

Jun 22, 2016, 14:53 PM IST

Indian Foreign Secretary flies to Seoul ahead of NSG meet

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to leave for Tashkent for a two-day summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) -- a Eurasian political and economic bloc.
 

Jun 22, 2016, 14:52 PM IST

Not lobbying against Pakistan's interests, says ex-envoy after Aziz's remarks

Reacting strongly to the comments made by Sartaj Aziz, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif`s advisor on foreign affairs, the country`s ex-envoy to the United States, Husain Haqqani, said that he was not lobbying against Islamabad`s interests as claimed by the former.

Jun 22, 2016, 14:32 PM IST

US support for India's NSG bid part of greater design: Pakistan's NSA

Pakistan is upset at the US decision to aggressively campaign for India while ignoring Islamabad's aspirations to become an NSG member.

Jun 22, 2016, 13:51 PM IST

Pakistan claims 'successfully' thwarting India's NSG membership bid

Pakistan has "successfully" blocked India's bid to gain membership of the NSG, prime minister's advisor on foreign affairs Sartaj Aziz told Parliament on Tuesday.

Jun 21, 2016, 21:03 PM IST

Not targeting India, only concerned about NPT regime: China

China on Tuesday called for detailed discussions on whether “India and other countries” who have not signed the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) can join the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), amid new diplomatic push by influential members of the 48-member grouping to admit New Delhi.

Jun 21, 2016, 14:51 PM IST

Pakistan only hurdle to Indian ''hegemony'' in South Asia: Sartaj Aziz

In its case against India`s bid in the NSG, Pakistan has claimed that adding India in the elite group could `affect the strategic stability of South Asia`.

Jun 21, 2016, 10:53 AM IST

Any exemption to India for NSG entry must also apply to Pakistan: China

 China's state media on Tuesday defended Pakistan's nuclear record, saying it was AQ Khan who was responsible for atomic proliferation.

Jun 21, 2016, 10:43 AM IST

China not opposing membership of India in NSG, only talking of procedure: Sushma Swaraj

Swaraj said on Sunday China was not opposing India's entry to NSG even as Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar made an unannounced visit to Beijing on June 16-17 to secure its support.

Jun 19, 2016, 23:50 PM IST

39 Indians, Judith D'Souza kidnapped in Iraq by ISIS are alive: Sushma Swaraj

 The 39 Indians, kidnapped by the dreaded ISIS in Iraq in June 2014, are still alive, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said, dismissing reports about their killing and insisting that efforts to trace them are on.

Jun 19, 2016, 22:51 PM IST

India will not oppose entry of any other country into NSG: Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar to China

India has been reaching out to NSG member countries seeking support to its membership.

Jun 19, 2016, 22:49 PM IST