Political Science · India's Foreign Policy
UGC NET Jun 2019 Political Science
Which of the following statements is true with regard to NPT and CTBT?
AIndia has signed but not ratified the NPT
BIndia has signed the CTBT
CIndia has signed the NPT
DIndia has neither signed nor ratified either NPT or CTBT ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) India has neither signed nor ratified either NPT or CTBT — India has neither signed nor ratified the NPT or CTBT, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★India has neither signed nor ratified the NPT or CTBT, so that is the answer.
★The NPT, in force from 1970, seeks to stop the spread of nuclear weapons and technology.
★The CTBT, opened for signature in 1996, would ban all nuclear test explosions.
★India has refused to sign both, calling them discriminatory.
★It argues the NPT freezes an unfair divide between nuclear haves and have-nots.
★It also faults the treaties for not mandating complete, verifiable global disarmament.
★India backs universal disarmament but not treaties it sees as one-sided.
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