Just days after its bid to join the Nuclear Suppliers Group was put on hold, Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar signed onto the Missile Technology Control Regime aimed at preventing the unchecked proliferation of missiles and their delivery systems. India became the 35th member of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR). A consensus decision taken by all the group’s members resulted in India’s admission to MTCR. China is not a member of this group.
The United States welcomed India’s entry into the MTCR. At a press conference on Monday, June 27 State Department press office director Elizabeth Trudeau said India was admitted because it “demonstrated to all MTCR partners a sustained commitment to non-proliferation and it has a legally-based, effective exports control system.”
To the extent that New Delhi’s accession sees it strengthening its own export controls and is viewed as an enhanced commitment to non-proliferation, it may make it easier for its fellow MTCR members to transfer technologies to India, reports The Diplomat.
India’s will now participate in the groups upcoming activities, including the annual plenary meeting to be held in South Korea in October.
