Nuclear Disarmament

Helsinki Summit: Ahead of Trump-Putin meet, global media is clear on who will walk away with upper hand

The stage is set for a meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Finnish capital of Helsinki on Monday. The two leaders are expected to discuss a range of issues including Syria, Ukraine and nuclear disarmament.

Even as Russia and US reduce warheads, 'worrying' new focus on nuclear deterrence, notes SIPRI report

The world's nuclear powers are reducing their arsenals but they are also modernising, putting a fresh and "worrying" focus on strategic deterrence, a Stockholm-based think tank said Monday

UN warns of growing nuclear weapons threat, urges major powers to continue negotiations on disarmament

A 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 rules out joining NPT as non-nuclear weapon state at UNGA, says committed to voluntary prohibition

India has ruled out the possibility of joining the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) as a non-nuclear weapon state

ICAN wins Nobel Peace Prize 2017: Staunch anti-nuclear campaigners work with 468 NGOs in over 100 countries

The Geneva-based organisation, ICAN, has for the past decade been sounding the alarm over the massive dangers posed by nuclear weapons and campaigning for a global ban.

Nuclear disarmament can be achieved through 'universal commitment,' says India in report to UNGA

India has said the goal of nuclear disarmament can be achieved through a step-by-step process underwritten by a "universal commitment" and an agreed multilateral framework that is global and non-discriminatory

Pakistan says 'not bound' by UN treaty on nuclear weapons, claims pact doesn't take nation's interests into account

Pakistan said that it was not bound by the recently concluded treaty on the prohibition of nuclear weapons as it failed to take into account the interests of all stakeholders.

Neighbours in Arms: The time India and Pakistan almost came to a nuclear exchange

In a new book, Neighbours in Arms, Senator Larry Pressler reveals how India and Pakistan nearly came to a nuclear exchange

Pakistan criticises US, says expansion of its nuclear capabilities will hinder disarmament

In a veiled criticism of the US, Pakistan has said the declared plans by one of the P-5 nations to expand its nuclear capabilities would renew an arms race and seriously retard global disarmament efforts

India abstains from voting on nuclear weapons ban at UN; reaffirms stand against NPT

A UN General Assembly committee has adopted a resolution to launch negotiations next year on a new treaty outlawing nuclear weapons, even as India abstained saying it is not convinced the move can lead to a comprehensive instrument on nuclear disarmament