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China says it never recognised India and Pakistan as nuclear powers, rules out extending such a status to North Korea
• 6 years agoChinese foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang made the statement at a media briefing.
Britain reiterates support for India's bid to join NSG even as China remains opposed: A look at where P5 countries stand
Fp Staff • 6 years agoIndia has been seeking entry into the 48-member elite nuclear club, which controls nuclear trade, but China has repeatedly stonewalled its bid.
India meets criteria for inclusion in Nuclear Supplier Group, says US; claims continued support in spite of China's veto
• 6 years agoIndia has not been able to secure membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group because of China's veto, a senior Trump administration official said on Thursday.
Donald Trump-Kim Jong-un meet: North Korea agrees to denuclearisation but has history of breaking promises
Fp Staff • 7 years agoThere has been a litany of promises made and broken by North Korea over the decades going all the way back to 1985. Here's a brief look at these
UN warns of growing nuclear weapons threat, urges major powers to continue negotiations on disarmament
• 7 years agoA top UN official denounced growing rhetoric claiming that nuclear arms are necessary and warned that the risk of such weapons being used was on the rise
India's admission into Wassenaar Arrangement may be ticket to NSG, key to decreasing world's nuclear stockpile
Kamlendra Kanwar • 7 years agoIndia’s entry into the Wassenaar Arrangement as its 42nd member last week on the heels of its joining the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) in June 2016, is doubtlessly a feather in the cap of Indian diplomacy and a recognition of our growing international clout.
Wassenaar Arrangement admits India as member: A diplomatic win, but getting NSG membership remains the real battle
Fp Editors • 7 years agoWassenaar 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.
North Korea launches ICBM: Pyongyang's nuclear push is testing US Treaty system in Far East Asia
Tara Kartha • 7 years agoPyongyang's push to attain ICBM shows that old "cornerstones" of security are threatening to fall apart, and the fault is not entirely that of North Korea.
India, Japan civil nuclear cooperation deal comes into force after six years of negotiation
Fp Staff • 8 years agoA landmark civil nuclear cooperation deal between India and Japan that provides for collaboration between their industries in the field came into force on Thursday, eight months after it was sealed
Issue of entry of India, other non-NPT states into NSG discussed in body's plenary session
• 8 years agoNSG said that it discussed the technical, legal and political aspects of India and other non-NPT states' application and decided to hold another meeting.