Regarding India’s engagement with global nuclear regimes, which of the following statement(s) is/are true?
- India is a signatory to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT).
- India is a member of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), the Wassenaar Arrangement and the Australia Group.
Choose the correct option from the following.
Correct answer: B
Explanation
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.