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Keep your word, we will keep ours, India tells NSG NEW DELHI: India wants nuclear suppliers to honour their commitments on transfer of nuclear technology. In the clearest signal yet to the NSG, post its controversial June decision to tighten ENR technology exports, India indicated it would strictly follow the reciprocity principle in implementing legal obligations by countries who have signed nuclear agreements with India. Making a suo motu statement in Parliament, foreign minister S M Krishna said, The agreements reached for permitting international civil nuclear cooperation with India contain commitments on both sides. We expect all NSG members to honour their commitments as reflected in the 2008 NSG Statement and our bilateral cooperation agreements. Without saying it in as many words, India has indicated it could rescind its obligations if the NSG failed to implement theirs. Krishna said, The Statement on Civil Nuclear Cooperation with India issued on September 6, 2008 after an Extraordinary Plenary Meeting of the NSG spells out the scope of our cooperation. That statement contains reciprocal commitments and actions by both sides relating to international civil nuclear cooperation. India is saying that since its waiver predated the ENR decision by NSG, the new decision would not apply to India. It is still not clear whether this position is accepted by supplier countries but its clear India will exert a lot of diplomatic pressure to ensure its access to ENR remains unfettered. India is seeking membership to the top four non-proliferation bodies -- NSG, MTCR, Wassenaar and Australia groups. According to diplomatic sources, India, because of its developed nuclear sector, is a prize catch for all these international arrangements which gives India a unique leverage as it navigates through the nuclear maze. Back |
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