::India’s Nuclear Diplomacy::

Question : What is mean by reciprocal commitments and how was it met?

Answer :

• Separation of military and civilian nuclear programmes.
• Placing civilian facilities under IAEA.
• Signing of an additional protocol.
• Support to a number of non-proliferation and disarmament initiatives at the global level.

Question : What are the reasons that India was given nuclear waiver?

Answer :

• India’s status as a responsible country with advanced nuclear capabilities.
• NSG and India are acting on the basis of reciprocity.

Question : What are the Indian expectations?

Answer:

• Special states in NSG should be reciprocal commitments on both the sides.
• Granted a special states knowing full’s well that it is not signatory to NPT.

Question : Why we are pursuing for nuclear co-operation?

Answer :

• Access to the best international components and equipments for the new reprocessing plant it has committed to build.

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