WASHINGTON: Supporting India’s membership bid to the Nuclear Suppliers Group, the Trump administration has urged all the members of the elite club to support New Delhi’s long-pending application.
India has applied for the membership of the 48-member Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) which controls the nuclear trade.
“The United States welcomed India’s application to join the NSG and it continues to re-affirm that India is ready for the membership. The United States has called on NSG members to support India’s application,” the Department of Defence and Department of State said in a joint report.
In the report submitted to Congress as required under National Defence Authorisation Act (NDAA) 2017, the Trump administration also re-affirmed its support for India’s membership in the Australia Group and Wassenaar Arrangement as soon as India meets each group’s membership criteria.
The US and India share a commitment to preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery, the report said. (AGENCIES)
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