India is committed to goal of nuclear weapons-free world & complete elimination of nuclear weapons: Harsh Vardhan Shringla

Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla has said that India is committed to the goal of a nuclear weapons-free world and complete elimination of nuclear weapons, consistent with the highest priority accorded by the Final Document of the First Special Session of the UN General Assembly on Disarmament.

India is committed to goal of nuclear weapons-free world & complete elimination of nuclear weapons: Harsh Vardhan Shringla

Speaking at the UN Security Council meeting on Non-proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction- Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, Mr. Shringla said India has played a leading role in global efforts towards nuclear disarmament. He said, India was the first country to call for a ban on nuclear testing in 1954 and a non-discriminatory treaty on the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, as distinct from non-dissemination, in 1965. 

India believes that this goal can be achieved through a step-by-step process underwritten by a universal commitment and an agreed global and non-discriminatory multilateral framework, as outlined in India’s Working Paper on Nuclear Disarmament submitted to the UN General Assembly in 2006. 

India is a key partner in the global non-proliferation efforts. One of the important steps undertaken by India in this context is the piloting of an annual UN General Assembly Resolution on- Measures to Prevent Terrorists from Acquiring Weapons of Mass Destruction since 2002, which is adopted by consensus.

Published date : 28 Sep 2021 05:38PM