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The moment is now
It may not be wholly inappropriate, after close to a decade, to recall Barack Obama’s victory chant ~ “Yes we can”. Yet the acronym, ICAN (International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons) assumes profound significance and across the world in the context of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. There are at least three facets to the …
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October 11, 2017 -
A mission to ensure a nuclear-free South Asia
Title: Neighbours in Arms: An American Senator’s Quest for Disarmament in a Nuclear Subcontinent Author: Larry Pressler Publisher: Penguin Random House India Pages: 304 Price: Rs 699 Could the North Korean nuclear issue, which is giving the world an anxious time due to the presence of hotheads on either side, the invasion of Iraq and …
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September 27, 2017 -
Iran points at US and warns of new nuclear arms race
Iran’s deputy foreign minister pointed at the United States in warning that a new nuclear arms race and new competition to modernise nuclear weapons are starting. Abbas Araghchi made the comments during a high-level meeting of the UN General Assembly yesterday to promote International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, calling that goal …
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September 27, 2017 -
50 nations ink UN nuclear ban treaty opposed by big powers
Fifty countries have signed a treaty to ban nuclear weapons, a pact that the world’s nuclear powers spurned but supporters hailed as a historic agreement nonetheless. “You are the states that are showing moral leadership in a world that desperately needs such moral leadership today,” Beatrice Fihn, executive director of the International Campaign to Abolish …
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September 21, 2017 -
Short-range nuclear weapons to counter India’s cold start: Pakistan PM Abbasi
Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said today his country has developed short-range nuclear weapons to counter the ‘cold start doctrine’ adopted by the Indian Army. Abbasi was also assertive of Pakistan’s nuclear arsenals being safe and secure. “We have a very robust and secure command-and-control system over our strategic nuclear assets. Time has …
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September 21, 2017 -
Trump wants elimination of nuclear weapons from world
Nuclear weapons pose greatest threat to the world, US President Donald Trump has said as he favoured a complete elimination of atomic arms by all countries possessing it including Pakistan, China and Russia. "I would like to de-nuke the world. I know that President Obama said global warming is the biggest threat. I totally disagree. …
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August 11, 2017 -
Pakistan says not bound by treaty on prohibition of nuclear weapons
Pakistan on Monday said that it was not bound by the recently concluded treaty on the prohibition of nuclear weapons as it failed to take into account the interests of all stakeholders. Foreign Office (FO) said in a statement that the Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, adopted by a vote on July 7 did not …
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August 7, 2017 -
Geneva-based CD right place for nuke disarmament talks: India
India has said its decision to stay away from a UN conference on negotiations for a total ban on nuclear weapons “has not been easy” but it feels the Geneva-based Conference on Disarmament (CD) is the “right place” for pursuing such agenda. “CD is the right place for pursuing nuclear disarmament in all its essential …
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March 29, 2017 -
Can’t allow ‘bad actors’ to have nuclear weapons, says Nikki Haley
American envoy to the UN Nikki Haley on Monday opposed a conference convened by the General Assembly to negotiate a legally-binding instrument to prohibit nuclear weapons, saying "bad actors" cannot be allowed to have the weapons as other nations try to maintain peace and safety. "We would love to have a ban on nuclear weapons …
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March 27, 2017 -
UN to kick off talks on global nuclear weapons ban
More than 100 countries are set to launch the first UN talks on a global nuclear weapons ban on Monday over objections from the major nuclear powers. Some 123 UN members announced in October that they would launch the UN conference to negotiate a legally binding nuclear ban treaty, even as most of the world's …
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March 27, 2017 -
India, Pak extend pact reducing risk of N-accidents
Despite heightened tension, India and Pakistan on Monday extended their agreement on reducing the risk of accidents related to nuclear weapons by five years. The validity of the agreement was to end Monday. "In accordance with Article 8 of the Agreement between India and Pakistan on Reducing the Risk of Accidents Relating to Nuclear Weapons, both …
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February 20, 2017 -
US warns N Korea against using nuclear weapons
US Defence Secretary James Mattis on Friday reiterated Washington's security commitment to Seoul and vowed to overwhelmingly respond to any use of nuclear weapons by North Korea. "America's commitments to defending our allies and to upholding our extended deterrence guarantees remain ironclad: any attack on the United States, or our allies, will be defeated, and …
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February 3, 2017 -
No-first-use doctrine best option for India
India had always advocated a ‘no first use’ (NFU) nuclear doctrine based on credible minimum deterrence. Thus India’s nuclear weapons are solely for deterrence and we pursue a policy of ‘retaliation only’.
November 14, 2016 -
‘No-first-use’ is cornerstone of India’s nuclear policy: Omar
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah the “no-first-use” of nuclear weapons has been the corner stone of the country’s nuclear policy which has allowed it to lay claim to being a responsible power. “No first use has been the corner stone of our nuclear policy & allowed India to lay claim to being …
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November 10, 2016 -
Pak official visiting Belarus, Kazakhstan over NSG membership
A top Pakistani official on Tuesday began a five-day visit to Belarus and Kazakhstan for their support for Islamabad’s membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), officials said. Special Assistant on Foreign Affairs, Syed Tariq Fatemi, is visiting as the special envoy of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from August 23 to 27, Xinhua news agency …
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August 23, 2016 -
Pakistan offers India pact on non-testing of N-weapons
Pakistan on Tuesday offered India a bilateral arrangement on "non-testing of nuclear weapons". "In the larger interest of peace and stability in the region, as also in the global context, Pakistan has indicated the possibility that the two countries may consider a bilateral arrangement," the Foreign Office said. "The bilateral non-testing arrangement, if mutually agreed, …
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August 16, 2016 -
S Korea’s Park tells North to abandon nuclear weapons
South Korean President Park Geun-Hye on Monday urged North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapon programme and defended the deployment of a US anti-missile system in the face of repeated "provocations" by Pyongyang. Tensions have been running high on the divided Korean peninsula ever since the North carried out its fourth nuclear test in January, …
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August 15, 2016