Sushma on India`s NSG bid |
India`s Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj said that India is engaged with NSG and individual members thereof at appropriate levels to seek membership of Group. In a written statement in the Parliament, Swaraj said, “Merits of India`s candidature recognised by a majority of NSG members. India received support from a diverse and large number of members.” In the past, Beijing and New Delhi have been engaged in numerous discussions but failed to break the deadlock over two key issues: India`s NSG membership and listing of Jaish-e-Muhammad`s chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist. While China has previously said it was open to India`s application for NSG membership, it has cited `procedures and processes` as the reason for its opposition to India`s NSG bid. In a veiled reference to China, Swaraj said, ”While no member of NSG explicitly opposed India`s membership, certain procedural and process related issues have been raised by a few.”
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