The breakthrough understanding that President Obama and Prime Minister Modi achieved last January on his Republic Day visit was with respect to this particular issue of liability.
Admitting India would undermine [the objectives of the Nuclear Suppliers Group].
Are you going to revise the rules for their membership, or are you just going to set them aside? Which is the administration going to do?
I do not think any clear reading of the NPT or the NSG rules can lead to that logical conclusion, I will be honest with you.
I think it is a dangerous policy. It is an unnecessary policy.
I just think it is a very dangerous long-term trend.
The NSG Guidelines fully allow for membership for non-NPT states, and the Administration does not believe that India needs to fulfill any ad...
We are not only granting India exemptions from global nonproliferation rules, but we are actually proposing to include India in the body tha...
Yes, but they are not in compliance. I understand. They are not in compliance with the rules.
it should also require some specific new nonproliferation commitments from India such as signature of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.
Making these exemptions only infuriates Pakistan and leads them to further increase their own nuclear capacities.