Tag: NSG
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Russia backs India’s NSG membership
India has already become a member of three other export control regimes like the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), Wassenaar Arrangement and the Australia Group with the firm support of countries like Russia and the United States.
April 2, 2019 -
New Delhi, US agree to build 6 American nuclear power plants in India
India and US also reaffirmed their commitment to work together to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
March 14, 2019 -
Daniel Chuburu: We support India’s inclusion in NSG
In an e-mail interview with Rakesh Kumar, the ambassador spoke about India-Argentina relations, economic ties and Argentina’s proposal to introduce direct flights to enhance people to people contact.
December 10, 2018 -
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Perilous polls?
It is a poor reflection on the prevailing standards of India’s democratic functioning that apprehending trouble ahead of the 2019 polls the National Security Guard has opted for a comprehensive upgrade of the personal security cover it provides to dozens of political figures ~ including the union home minister. The NSG hopes that after the …
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October 6, 2018 -
Put 2+2 Together
After the cancellation of US-India 2+2 Dialogue twice in the last 14 months, the external affairs minister, Sushma Swaraj, and Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman held the first highlevel 2+2 talks on September 6 with their US counterparts, Mike Pompeo and Jim Mattis. The objective was to boost cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region and finalise a …
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September 21, 2018 -
Not an NSG member yet, India gets STA-1 status from US
Traditionally, the US has placed only NATO allies in the STA-1 list who are members of the four export control regimes: Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), Wassenaar Arrangement (WA), Australia Group (AG) and the NSG.
August 4, 2018 -
Man calls up NSG, warns of ‘chemical attack’ on PM; arrested
Kashinath Mandal, 22, who worked as a security guard, was arrested by the D B Marg Police in central Mumbai on July 27
July 30, 2018 -
NSG entry: India-China disarmament officials meet amid stalemate
India and China on Tuesday held the fifth round of Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Dialogue here, a key platform to discuss international security and disarmament issues amid Beijing’s continued efforts to block New Delhi’s entry into the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG). China has been blocking India’s entry into the elite nuclear club in the last two …
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April 10, 2018 -
Strategy to modernise NSG being developed: Government
The Central government has developed a strategy to modernise National Security Guard (NSG) and also acquired state of the art equipment and weapons to bolster its operational capacity, Parliament was told on Tuesday. “Government has developed a strategy to modernize NSG and has adequately empowered it to continually scout for modern state of the art …
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March 27, 2018 -
Tributes pour in for Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan on his birth anniversary
India paid tribute to Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan on his birth anniversary on Thursday, 15 March. The Major, who attained martyrdom in the counter-offensive during 26/11 Mumbai terror attack of 2008, was posthumously honoured with the Ashok Chakra – India’s highest peacetime gallantry award. Union cabinet ministers and other leaders from the world of business and …
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March 15, 2018 -
Dealings with China~II
Despite the positive signals from other countries, China is opposing India’s membership to the NSG. It has argued that India in any case is not eligible to become a member of NSG as it is not a member of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT) adherence to which, is necessary for the entry. At other times …
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January 19, 2018 -
India’s Wassenaar’s membership won’t change our stand on NSG: China
China on Wednesday hinted that India’s entry into the Wassenaar Arrangement will not necessarily pave the way for its membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG). The Foreign Ministry said that different multilateral export control regimes had different standards of admissions. “We have noticed the report. As I understand it, different multilateral mechanisms have different …
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December 13, 2017 -
Only NSG, CISF to handle VVIP security: Home Ministry
The Union Home Ministry has relieved the paramilitary forces CRPF and ITBP from VVIP protection and given the responsibility to their sister agencies CISF and NSG that are already in the job for long, an official said. The ministry order, issued on November 23, said the decision was taken after a review of personal protection …
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December 8, 2017 -
NSG: China defiant despite Russian support for India
Even as Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said that Moscow was trying to persuade China to let India enter the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), Beijing said its stance on the issue remained unchanged. Ryabkov on Wednesday said Russia was in touch with China over India’s application for New Delhi’s entry into the NSG. Beijing, …
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December 7, 2017 -
UN’s reform logjam
At a recent event organised in Washington by the US-India Friendship Council, the US Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, said that the key to India becoming a permanent member of the Security Council is “not to touch the veto”. She could not have been more spot-on in terms of reality. Her statement that the …
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November 1, 2017 -
Special police ops team to assist UP ATS in handling terror attacks
To give more teeth to the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) in dealing with any possible terror attack or any other kind of eventuality, a Special Police Operations Team (SPOT) has been constituted. The team will help in expediting cases and investigation, besides assisting in cyber monitoring of people involved in terror activities. It will …
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October 11, 2017