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India seeks Full membership of Nuclear Export Control Regimes
India's full membership is next logical step, says Mathai

Published:April 2012

New Delhi. India said today that it has enforced effective nuclear and strategic export control regimes against nuclear and missile proliferation, and that it is time for India now to be a “full member” of the various international strategic export control regimes.

In a major policy statement, Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai said that India had an impeccable non-proliferation record and that the country had institutionalized checks against export of strategic and dual use materials.

Mr Mathai pointed out that India has consistent record of implementation of its voluntary commitments and has made progress since September 2008 in the implementation of the Civil Nuclear Initiative and that "India's impeccable non-proliferation record has been widely recognized and was reflected in the milestone NSG decision of September 2008 on Civil Nuclear Cooperation with India."

There were strict export regulations and as well as a keen watch by intelligence agencies to ensure that even dual use materials were not sold to any country or entity without procedural verification.

Addressing the one day National Seminar here on Strategic Export Control held jointly by the Ministry of External Affairs and the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), India’s premier think tank, the Indian Foreign Secretary advocated full membership for India in the four export control regimes. "While we wish to move forward in tandem on all the four regimes, our engagement with NSG is seen by observers as the most important. The logical conclusion of partnership with India is its full membership of the four multilateral regimes", he reiterated.

India has expressed interest in joining the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), Australia Group (AG), Wassenaar Arrangement (WA) and the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR).

Explaining the rationale for export control, Mr Mathai said that India would increasingly become an important hub of manufacturing and export of high technology items, and it was important to adhere to the various international practices which India has so far voluntarily adopted.

Notably, he said, India has “a law based export system, covering about nine different legislations,” and that “the nation's export controls are in line with the highest international standards.”