NSG membership

Procedural delay and not failure, says MEA on India's NSG membership issue

It expressed hope that a special plenary session of the NSG can be called by the year-end to discuss the issue again.

Jun 26, 2016, 15:09 PM IST

US Senator praises NSG after India failed to get membership

A US Senator has praised the NSG for deciding against granting India membership of the grouping immediately, hours after the elite group's plenary meeting ended in Seoul with no decision on India's membership in face of strong China-led opposition.

Jun 25, 2016, 07:19 AM IST

DNA: Why China stalled India's NSG membership?

Watch this special segment and get to know the reason for the failure of India's bid to join NSG.

Jun 24, 2016, 23:42 PM IST

Applications of Pak, India for NSG membership cannot be considered in isolation: Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said the applications of Pakistan and India for the membership of the Nuclear Suppliers' Group (NSG) could not be considered in isolation from the goal of maintaining strategic stability in South Asia.

Jun 24, 2016, 06:39 AM IST

Deadlock persists as China leads opposition to India's NSG membership bid

NSG looks after critical issues relating to nuclear sector and its members are allowed to trade in and export nuclear technology.

Jun 23, 2016, 19:23 PM IST

India's NSG membership to be discussed at special session in Seoul tonight

According to ANI news agency, the membership issue was raised during the plenary session of the NSG held today in the South Korean capital.

Jun 23, 2016, 15:39 PM IST

SCO summit: Ahead of NSG plenary, PM Narendra Modi to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in Tashkent

The NSG looks after critical issues relating to nuclear sector and its members are allowed to trade in and export nuclear technology.

Jun 22, 2016, 18:35 PM IST

NSG membership won't give India tangible gains: Expert

The plenary meeting of the NSG is expected to be held in Seoul, South Korea on June 24.

Jun 17, 2016, 17:59 PM IST

'Pakistan's credentials stronger than India for NSG membership'

Pakistan's top Foreign Affairs Advisor Sartaj Aziz said Islamabad's credentials for the membership of Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) are stronger than India's if the 48-nation cartel agrees to form a uniform criteria for non-Non Proliferation Treaty (NPT) states.

Jun 13, 2016, 09:16 AM IST

Pakistan reaches out to Mexico, Italy seeking support for NSG bid

Pakistan has reached out to Mexico and Italy seeking support for its NSG membership bid, stepping up diplomatic efforts for its inclusion in the elite 48-nation bloc whose membership India is also eyeing.

Jun 11, 2016, 09:50 AM IST

Pakistan ups efforts for NSG membership

Pakistan on Wednesday asked NSG member states to be "objective and non-discriminatory" while deciding on expanding the grouping's membership as Islamabad stepped up diplomatic efforts to raise support for its inclusion in the elite 48-nation bloc whose membership India is also eyeing.

Jun 08, 2016, 20:26 PM IST

Divisions still persist in NSG over India's entry: China

Sticking to its stand that new members should sign the NPT, the Ministry said, "the NSG is part and parcel of the international non-proliferation regime".

Jun 04, 2016, 22:25 PM IST

India's NSG membership is not about arms, US tells Pakistan

In an apparent dissatisfaction over Pakistan's opposition to India becoming a member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), the US has said it is not about an arms race, but about civilian use of nuclear energy.

May 28, 2016, 09:11 AM IST

India rejects China's contention on signing NPT, says France was included in NSG without signing it

China has opposed India's bid to get NSG membership on the ground that it was yet to sign the NPT. 

May 20, 2016, 22:35 PM IST