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In 1998, India declared itself as a nuclear weapon state. India refuses to sign NPT and CTBT. What would be the implications for India’s nuclear policy in case it signs both the treaties?

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  • 15 marks
  • India and the Nuclear Question

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After the Pokhran-II tests of May 1998, Atal Bihari Vajpayee's government declared India a nuclear weapon state. India rejects the NPT as discriminatory and the CTBT as non-comprehensive and coercive. The effects would differ sharply. NPT accession would end India's nuclear policy as it stands, while CTBT signature would largely formalise current practice.

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  • Signing the NPT
  • Signing the CTBT
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