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No NSG waiver for India, says New Zealand Deputy PM
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- The path ahead for the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) is yet “unknown”, said New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters, who raised the issue with the government during his visit to Delhi this week.
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- Recent visit: Mr. Peter’s visit coincided with that of U.S. President Donald Trump and came during the violence over the CAA in the capital, which left 42 people dead.
- No change in stand: Asked about India’s entry as a member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), which New Zealand blocked along with China and others in 2016, Mr. Peters said his government’s stand had not changed on the issue.
- Fixed norms and criteria: New Zealand continued to ask the NSG to develop “fixed norms and criteria” for all non-signatories to the Non-Proliferation Treaty.
- Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)
(1) NSG is a group of nuclear supplier countries that seeks to contribute to the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons through the implementation of guidelines for nuclear exports and nuclear-related exports.
(2) Set up in 1974
(3) Aim: To ensure that nuclear trade for peaceful purposes does not contribute to the proliferation of nuclear weapons.
- Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)
(1) The NPT is an international treaty whose objective is to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and weapons technology, to foster the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, and to further the goal of disarmament.
(2) India did not sign it as the treaty was discriminatory.
(3) Reason for not signing NPT: Treaties like NPT were selectively applicable to only non-nuclear powers and legitimized the monopoly of nuclear power by a few.
Source
The Hindu