India and the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)

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Australia commits NSG support for India

May 03, 2012
by IANS

New Delhi : Citing India's "very good" non-proliferation track record, Australia Thursday committed to support its membership in international atomic export control regimes, including the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG).

"In principle, we would look at India's application (for the NSG) very favourably," Australian High Commissioner Peter Varghese said here. "India has a very good track record of non-proliferation. We are entirely comfortable with NSG exemption to India."

Varghese was replying to questions after delivering a talk on "Australia-India Strategic Partnership in an Asian Century" at Observer Research Foundation, a New Delhi-based think tank.

"If India is able to demonstrate that it can comply with rules and regulations of the systems in place to manage effective systems of export control "¦ If India is able to do that, I don't see any reason why India ought not be admitted to all of those groups," Varghese said about the four blocs - the NSG, the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), Wassenaar Arrangement and Australia Group.

The envoy said Australia has not taken any decision about it yet because India has not made a formal application to join any of these groups, but has only signalled its interest in joining it.

He said India's nuclear capacity was now a fact of life and Australia accepted that India now occupied a unique position in relation to non-proliferation regime. He said Australia would like to see India as a part of the non-proliferation treaty (NPT).

He pointed out that the Australian government has also agreed to supply uranium to India. Varghese said Australia and India relations have the capacity to develop into a "real" strategic partnership as interests of the two countries were converging in the evolving geostrategic environment of Asia.

Discussing Australia-India relations in the broader regional geostrategic framework of the Indo-Pacific region, he noted that India has been increasingly playing an important role in the security of Asia and its growing "strategic influence" in the region has seen its return to Asia's "strategic matrix".

The challenges of the Indo-Pacific region "reinforces India's role as a strategic partner" for Australia, he said. "Over this century we can expect India to become a more important player in the security of Asia. Today, it makes more sense to think of the Indo Pacific, rather than the Asia Pacific, as the crucible of Australian security." He said the future of Asia will be shaped by two key issues - the strong economic growth and the strategic stability.

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A positive development

NEW DELHI: As India inches towards a membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), the China-Pakistan nuclear transfer is a sign of the growing impotence of the high priesthood of nuclear affairs.

The US circulated a "non-paper" on India's membership at the NSG plenary meeting held in Seattle on June 22. The most controversial part of the paper is that NPT membership not be seen as a "condition" for being in the NSG. The "food-for-thought" paper took forward its recommendation for India's membership that the US had circulated at the last plenary in Noordwijk last year.

With the US at the helm of NSG this year, India feels its chances of securing a membership of the non-proliferation quartet — NSG, Wassenaar Arrangement, Australia Group and MTCR — are better than ever before. A statement issued at the end of the plenary said they "continued to consider all aspects of the implementation of the 2008 Statement on Civil Nuclear Cooperation with India and discussed the NSG relationship with India." But a consensus continues to elude the group.
India inches closer to NSG membership - Times Of India
 

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How can Pakistan block India's entry into NSG. They are not members. They have to use NSG member like China to block it.

The heading read that China helped Pakistan to block India's NSG bid.

There is a way out. Freeze China's exports to India at less than $50 billion. They will get the message.
 

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NSG does not matter.

1. India has developed new uranium mines.
2. India has decided to focus on solar power more than nuclear.

The reduction in nuclear power has freed uranium for military use.
 

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Australian PM Turnbull assures Modi of his country's support to India's NSG bid
Hangzhou: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday met his Australian counterpart Malcolm Turnbull who assured his country's support to India's bid for the NSG membership. The two leaders agreed to deepen the bilateral defence and security cooperation.


Prime Minister Modi thanked Turnbull for Australia's pro-active support to India's membership of the elite nuclear trading club when the two leaders met on the sidelines of the G20 Summit, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup told reporters in Hangzhou.

"Prime Minister Turnbull assured that Australia will continue to support India's inclusion in the NSG," he said.

India's efforts to join the grouping suffered a setback in June when the NSG plenary held in South Korea decided against accepting its membership application after China and some other nations opposed entry of a non-NPT signatory.

"The two leaders discussed defence and security cooperation. In this context, both the sides positively accessed the recent Naval exercises held between the two sides and agreed to remain in touch," Swaup said after their talks.

"The issue of terrorism was also discussed during the meeting and Prime Minister Modi said that it is important for all the democratic forces to come together to counter this challenge," the spokesperson said.

Swarup said the Prime Minister told Turnbull that India's neighbourhood, in particular, is suffering from the destabilising effects of terrorism.

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"Even Russia, China, Afghanistan were all facing terrorism threat emanating from our region and it was important for us to identify the suppliers, exporters and financiers of terrorism. Otherwise, the world is going to face a huge challenge in coming weeks and months," Modi said, apparently referring to Pakistan from where terror groups such as Haqqani network, Lashkar-e-Taiba and the Taliban operates.

"Prime Minister Modi's overall message was that we need a unified approach on countering terrorism," Swarup said.

Modi said India-Australia relations are full of energy and the implementation of the mutually agreed projects and programmes have been considerably speeded up under Turnbull's guidance.

The two leaders also discussed the possibilities of trade and investment ties between India and Australia.

In the context of trade, both the sides felt that much more can be done and if the comprehensive economic cooperation agreements between Australia and India could be speeded up that would certainly provide much more momentum to their ties.

Modi also sought the support of Turnbull in encouraging the Australian pension funds to invest in India. He also sought Turnbull's support for clean coal technology.

"Because of India's clean energy targets, it is important for us to adopt as much clean coal technology as possible and this is an area in which Australia has proven expertise. Whether it is underground mining or other form of mining, Australian companies can provide us those technologies," he added.

http://www.firstpost.com/world/aust...untrys-support-to-indias-nsg-bid-2990104.html
 

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Need India in NSG to promote non-proliferation: Japan


KYO: As China refuses to let go of its opposition to India's Nuclear Suppliers Group+ (NSG) membership bid, Japan has reiterated support+ for India saying its presence in NSG will help promote non-proliferation.

In its first official comments over the issue after the Indian bid collapsed in the face of Chinese resistance+ in the Seoul NSG meeting earlier this year, top Japanese foreign ministry told TOI in an exclusive interaction that they continued to work with India to make its membership possible.

"We intend to continue working with India on the issue as we believe its membership of NSG will help strengthen the non-proliferation regime+ ," said Yasuhisa Kawamura, the Director-General of Press and Public Diplomacy in Japan's ministry of foreign affairs, adding that Japan will continue to discuss the issue with other member states.

While Kawamura said China's conduct in blocking India's membership was obvious to all, he added Japan did not want to make any comment on consultations within NSG over the issue. "The fundamental issue is to ensure consensus building and we are working for it," said Kawamura, who served as Japan's deputy chief of mission in Delhi until a few years ago.

Another old India hand in in Japan's ministry of foreign affairs and senior regional coordinator in southwest Asia division, Masayuki Taga, said India's membership will help Japan promote non-proliferation.

While supporting India's bid, Japan remains unwavering in its commitment to the nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT) and Kawamura, in fact, said Japan as a "general sentiment" will continue to ask India to sign the Treaty. Tokyo, however, has not allowed India's NPT non-signatory status to come in the way of its cooperation with New Delhi for the latter's presence in NSG.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...-proliferation-Japan/articleshow/54008002.cms
 

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New Zealand assures support for India's UNSC, NSG membership appeal



New Delhi: Acknowledging the importance of India joining the Nuclear Suppliers' Group (NSG), New Zealand on Wednesday affirmed its constructive contribution towards New Delhi's quest for the membership of the elite club.



Addressing a joint press conference in New Delhi with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, New Zealand Prime Minister John Key also assured of his country's continued support to India's bid to become a member of the reformed UN Security Council.

"I and Prime Minister Modi had a conversation about India's application to become a member of the Nuclear Suppliers' Group (NSG). I acknowledged the importance of India joining the NSG.

"I also stated that New Zealand will continue to contribute constructively to the process currently underway in the NSG to consider India's membership. New Zealand is committed to working with the NSG members to reach a decision and as soon as possible," said Key.


The visiting Prime Minister further said: "I reiterated to Prime Minister Modi about New Zealand's consistent support for India to become a member of the reformed UN Security Council, including if this means expansion of the UNSC," said Key, adding that both leaders underlined their strong interest in advancing nuclear disarmament and nuclear nonproliferation.

Speaking on mutually beneficial ties with India, Key said both countries agreed on working closely in areas such as "food safety, cyber security, education and customs".

"We also agreed for close coordination on a range of issues, including international terrorism," said Key.


Observing that there is potential for the bilateral trade to grow, Key said both leaders are committed towards creating business environment in the respective countries conducive to creating jobs and prosperity for the people.

"High quality trade agreements will encourage that and Prime Minister Modi and I agreed to work towards that goal thorough our bilateral free trade agreement negotiations and regional comprehensive economic partnership talks," added Key.


http://www.firstpost.com/india/new-...ndias-unsc-nsg-membership-appeal-3074268.html
 

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I'm sorry if it's been addressed already in this thread but can anyone explain to me what are the pros and benefits of being an NSG member with a little detail?

I read nuclear fuel/material cost would decrease a fair but not huge margain and India would get access to better reactor/plant designs ( not the the best the west uses still much better though)

India would be allowed to sell thorium to more customers?

sorry if it's been adressed
 

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