Regarding India’s engagement with global nuclear regimes, which of the following statement(s) is/are true?
Regarding India's engagement with global nuclear regimes, which of the following statement(s) is/are true?
- AOnly 1
- BOnly 2
- CBoth 1 and 2
- DNeither 1 nor 2
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B
Statement 1 is false because India has never signed the Non-Proliferation Treaty or the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, calling both discriminatory. Statement 2 is correct: India joined the Missile Technology Control Regime in 2016, the Wassenaar Arrangement in 2017 and the Australia Group in 2018, making it a member of all three.