MEXICO CITY, June 9: After Switzerland and the US, Mexico has also joined to extend its “positive and constructive” support to India’s bid for the membership of Nuclear Suppliers’ Group (NSG).
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived here in the last leg of his five-nation tour, thanked Mexican President Pena Nieto for lending his country’s backing for India’s entry into the 48-member nuclear cartel. “President and I recognise the opportunities and challenges of this century. We both feel that our growing convergence on international issues allow us to join our capacities for strengthening international regimes of strategic importance,” Mr Modi said in his press statement after holding bilateral talks with the Mexican leader.
The support of countries like Mexico and Switzerland is important for India, as both of these nations had traditionally been opposed to the entry of new member into the NSG who was not a signatory of the Non Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
China had scuttled India’s bid in the last meeting of the NSG citing the precondition of the NPT, to which India was not a signatory as New Delhi calls it a ‘discriminatory regime.’
A solid boost from Mexico for India’s bid for the NSG membership came close on its entry into another important grouping Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR).
Calling Mexico an important partner for India’s energy security, Mr Modi said that he is aiming to move beyond a buyer-seller relationship, turning it into a long-term partnership.”Information technology, energy, pharmaceuticals and automotive industries are among key growth areas of our commercial linkages. But, there is a potential to expand our commercial and investment and science and technology partnerships in new areas,” he said. (UNI)
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