The agony and ecstasy of being a member of the exclusive Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) was brought home to India on Friday afternoon when China and other notable countries of Europe raised their concerns on India’s application to get the membership of nuclear elite group “Nuclear Supplier Group”.
A huge diplomatic campaign was run by Delhi to get into NSG butt could made so. Delhi was very hopeful for that matter but it cannot materialized its hopes. In the plenary meeting of NSG in South Korean capital Seoul no consensus was built about the Indian application for NSG membership. The announcement was that no decision is made about the inclusion of an non NPT state in NSG but talks will carry on.
What an irony is that NSG was built as a reaction to Indian nuclear explosions in 1974 to limit the nuclear trade and transfer of nuclear technology up to some particular countries. After those Indian explosions Canada itself ended its nuclear collaborations with India and now India is applying for the membership of that organization which was built to keep countries like India out of all nuclear business.
The story starts from 2008 when India made a huge success during the visit of American President George Bush. At that India made a civil nuclear deal with U.S and also got the waiver from NSG as well as from IAEA which allowed it to do nuclear trade with other countries. At that time U.S had had convinced China to not oppose India’s way. That was a big success for India from every aspect. Now India wants to become a full member of NSG. India wants to become a decision maker and wants to play its part in that world order. India had started its efforts many years ago and even in 2008 India was promised by U.S that after sometime they will be the member of NSG. In 2010 Obama promised that to India. So India was struggling for that.
India applied for the membership in May 2016, seeing this Pakistan played its card and it also applied for the membership of NSG week after India’s application by confirming China on its side. It was very surprising step for U.S.So it become a diplomatic confrontation. India on one side was lobbying strongly for its support. Indian application was strong with majority world powers on its side which include U.S, Russia, France, Britain, Germany, japan etc.
U.S on India’s side lobbied for India very aggressively for India which was a setback for Pakistan. The major hurdle for India was China which was stopping its way to NSG. So they also tried to convince China. For the secretary of foreign affairs of India made an unannounced visit to China, where he met his counterpart to discuss that topic and tried to make a deal with China(which was that if India is allowed to enter in NSG India will not oppose the entry of any other country pointed towards Pakistan). Also Indian Prime minister Narender Modi met Chinese President XI jinping in Tashkent and talked to him in that matter.
The main narrative of China during all that drama was that India is a non NPT state and the signing of NPT(Non Proliferation Treaty) is the one of the major criteria to become member of NSG also that it will be a major setback to non proliferation regime .If even then you try then also make Pakistan a member of NSG which is also not a signatory of NPT.
Indian Prime minister visited many countries like Switzerland, Mexico to convince them to not oppose India’s bid to NSG also Indian foreign minister contacted with 25 NSG states out of 48 to make their way clear.
On the other hand Pakistan which had also applied for NSG membership was of the view that it met all the credentials which are required to become a member of NSG except NPT. If India is given the membership of NSG then Pakistan should be that membership. Giving membership alone to India will be discriminatory and will be very dangerous for peace stability in South East Asia and also that their nuclear program is safer than that of India.
In his comments, Mr Wang clarified that there was “broad-based support” for adhering to the NPT condition.
However, in an attempt to hide its diplomatic embarrassment, the Indian side tried to portray that it was China alone that had been blocking its application. Different accounts confirmed that some of the countries that originally pledged support to India reneged during the meeting in Seoul. But the Indian External Affairs Ministry, in a statement without naming China, accused “one country” of “persistently raising procedural hurdles”.
In view of the differences, NSG members could not agree on consideration of individual applications and instead remained focused on discussing issues in general terms, according to the insider. The need for adopting non-discriminatory and criteria-based approach tying Pakistan and India together, gradually gained acceptance with NSG participants.
So the Pakistan’s role in all that is like a spoiler for India which Impact India’s application negatively. So this India could not get its aim which has given Pakistan a new lifeline to improve itself from different aspects like diplomatic aspect which include heavy reforms in foreign office. Foreign office should play an active role in protecting international interests. Make its own credentials of its application and do not rely on China . All is not over for India as it has done a strenuous effort but could not get over the “Great Wall of China” and also India’s application is not rejected and it could be discussed later at the end of this year and also now India is set to go to MTCR(Missile Technology Control Regime).
So Pakistan has to do many things in diplomatic front which include
1) Improve strained ties with U.S.
2) Make reforms in its foreign office.
3) Make a huge diplomatic effort to put this matter with other countries.
4) Try to remove the strains of selling nuclear secrets to Iran and North Korea over its collars.
5) Improve its overall image.
6) Increase diplomatic ties with other nations and especially with neighbours esp Iran and Afghanistan.
A huge diplomatic campaign was run by Delhi to get into NSG butt could made so. Delhi was very hopeful for that matter but it cannot materialized its hopes. In the plenary meeting of NSG in South Korean capital Seoul no consensus was built about the Indian application for NSG membership. The announcement was that no decision is made about the inclusion of an non NPT state in NSG but talks will carry on.
What an irony is that NSG was built as a reaction to Indian nuclear explosions in 1974 to limit the nuclear trade and transfer of nuclear technology up to some particular countries. After those Indian explosions Canada itself ended its nuclear collaborations with India and now India is applying for the membership of that organization which was built to keep countries like India out of all nuclear business.
The story starts from 2008 when India made a huge success during the visit of American President George Bush. At that India made a civil nuclear deal with U.S and also got the waiver from NSG as well as from IAEA which allowed it to do nuclear trade with other countries. At that time U.S had had convinced China to not oppose India’s way. That was a big success for India from every aspect. Now India wants to become a full member of NSG. India wants to become a decision maker and wants to play its part in that world order. India had started its efforts many years ago and even in 2008 India was promised by U.S that after sometime they will be the member of NSG. In 2010 Obama promised that to India. So India was struggling for that.
India applied for the membership in May 2016, seeing this Pakistan played its card and it also applied for the membership of NSG week after India’s application by confirming China on its side. It was very surprising step for U.S.So it become a diplomatic confrontation. India on one side was lobbying strongly for its support. Indian application was strong with majority world powers on its side which include U.S, Russia, France, Britain, Germany, japan etc.
U.S on India’s side lobbied for India very aggressively for India which was a setback for Pakistan. The major hurdle for India was China which was stopping its way to NSG. So they also tried to convince China. For the secretary of foreign affairs of India made an unannounced visit to China, where he met his counterpart to discuss that topic and tried to make a deal with China(which was that if India is allowed to enter in NSG India will not oppose the entry of any other country pointed towards Pakistan). Also Indian Prime minister Narender Modi met Chinese President XI jinping in Tashkent and talked to him in that matter.
The main narrative of China during all that drama was that India is a non NPT state and the signing of NPT(Non Proliferation Treaty) is the one of the major criteria to become member of NSG also that it will be a major setback to non proliferation regime .If even then you try then also make Pakistan a member of NSG which is also not a signatory of NPT.
Indian Prime minister visited many countries like Switzerland, Mexico to convince them to not oppose India’s bid to NSG also Indian foreign minister contacted with 25 NSG states out of 48 to make their way clear.
On the other hand Pakistan which had also applied for NSG membership was of the view that it met all the credentials which are required to become a member of NSG except NPT. If India is given the membership of NSG then Pakistan should be that membership. Giving membership alone to India will be discriminatory and will be very dangerous for peace stability in South East Asia and also that their nuclear program is safer than that of India.
On June 23-24 planetary meeting of NSG held in Seoul. Indian and Pakistani foreign secretaries were there in order to communicate with representatives of different states. During the session a 3 hours long debate held about India’s application to become a member of NSG.According to sources that 38 countries had no objection while 10 countries raised their objections. Brazil, Russia, Mexico, Italy, Romania, Belarus, Turkey, China, Austria, Ireland, Belgium and New Zealand were strong critics of extending concessions to India.
Media quoted China’s top negotiator at the NSG, Ambassador Wang Qun, as having said there were “many differences on admitting non-NPT members”. He described the differences as “a matter of principle”.In his comments, Mr Wang clarified that there was “broad-based support” for adhering to the NPT condition.
However, in an attempt to hide its diplomatic embarrassment, the Indian side tried to portray that it was China alone that had been blocking its application. Different accounts confirmed that some of the countries that originally pledged support to India reneged during the meeting in Seoul. But the Indian External Affairs Ministry, in a statement without naming China, accused “one country” of “persistently raising procedural hurdles”.
In view of the differences, NSG members could not agree on consideration of individual applications and instead remained focused on discussing issues in general terms, according to the insider. The need for adopting non-discriminatory and criteria-based approach tying Pakistan and India together, gradually gained acceptance with NSG participants.
So the Pakistan’s role in all that is like a spoiler for India which Impact India’s application negatively. So this India could not get its aim which has given Pakistan a new lifeline to improve itself from different aspects like diplomatic aspect which include heavy reforms in foreign office. Foreign office should play an active role in protecting international interests. Make its own credentials of its application and do not rely on China . All is not over for India as it has done a strenuous effort but could not get over the “Great Wall of China” and also India’s application is not rejected and it could be discussed later at the end of this year and also now India is set to go to MTCR(Missile Technology Control Regime).
So Pakistan has to do many things in diplomatic front which include
1) Improve strained ties with U.S.
2) Make reforms in its foreign office.
3) Make a huge diplomatic effort to put this matter with other countries.
4) Try to remove the strains of selling nuclear secrets to Iran and North Korea over its collars.
5) Improve its overall image.
6) Increase diplomatic ties with other nations and especially with neighbours esp Iran and Afghanistan.
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