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Wassenaar Arrangement admits India as member: A diplomatic win, but getting NSG membership remains the real battle
Fp Editors •Wassenaar Arrangement admitting India as a member is a win, but the road to NSG membership is a long one; New Delhi should dig in deep and not give up.
Wassenaar Arrangement plenary begins: After MTCR, regime one of three other export control regimes India hopes to enter
Fp Staff •The plenary session of the Wassenaar Agreement commenced in Vienna on Thursday. The group is one of the four export-control groups India is looking to be a member of.
Sukhoi-BrahMos test completes India's cruise missile triad: A look at military and geopolitical significance
Fp Staff •When the IAF successfully launched a BrahMos missile, it became the first air force in the world to successfully launch a surface attack missile of this category.
US, South Korea agree to boost Seoul's missile capabilities amid growing threat from North Korea
•The US and S Korea agreed to strengthen Seoul's defences and Washington gave a nod to billions in arms sales to the country, days after North Korea fired a missile over Japan
Pakistan pitches for MTCR membership, says doesn't want to join arms race in South Asia
•Notably, India was successful in joining MTCR, ahead of Pakistan's all-weather ally China, whose application is pending since 2004.
Pakistan offers India bilateral agreement on non-testing of nuclear weapons
•For the second time within a week, Pakistan today offered India a bilateral arrangement for not conducting a nuclear test, saying it will send a positive signal to the NSG where both the countries have applied for membership.
As Narendra Modi expands his Cabinet, here's a glance at his take on pressing issues
Fp Staff •Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s jingoistic statements have often made the headlines. Lets's look at some of the issues he touched upon:
Unravelling MTCR: What lies ahead for India in the elite club
Rajivn •Now comes the questions: what are the real gains from the membership of the MTCR? There are several short-term and long-term gains.
India deserves to be included in NSG, says US
Ians •The US makes it clear that it will not let go of India's membership in the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG).
India's MTCR membership will boost space, missile technology: BJP
•Under opposition flak over the government's high-pitched but unsuccessful NSG bid, BJP on Wednesday cited the country's entry into Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) to hit back, saying it is a "big diplomatic victory" and the NDA dispensation succeeded where the UPA "failed".