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India to Seek US Support for Its Nuclear Suppliers Group Membership

© Sputnik / Vladimir Astapkovich / Go to the mediabankIndia's Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivers a speech during a session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), Russia, June 2, 2017.
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivers a speech during a session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), Russia, June 2, 2017. - Sputnik International
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will try to win support for his country's bid for the membership of Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) during his upcoming visit to Portugal, the US and the Netherlands.

New Delhi (Sputnik) — India's quest for NSG membership will be of prime concern when the Indian Prime Minister will be in the US for bilateral talks. In fact, India wants to ensure same support from the Trump administration which Obama administration gave for India's membership for the NSG. Further, India will also persuade the present US administration to use its influence to seek support for India's membership for the NSG.

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Similarly, during his visit to Portugal and Netherlands, Prime Minister Modi will try to garner support for India's bid for NSG membership.
India is very concerned after China toughened its stand just ahead of the NSG plenary meeting in the Bern, Switzerland.

"On the issue of Nuclear Suppliers Group, I can tell you China's stance on the accession of new members into NSG has not changed," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang had told earlier.

"Modi's visit to the US will be crucial as he will have bilateral talks with US President Donald Trump for the first time. Definitely, NSG will be one of the key agenda of discussion as India wants to get into the elite nuclear club. But China hasn't softened its stand and will hardly give space for India. Apart from China, Mexico, New Zealand and Switzerland are also not supporting India's accession to the NSG. Therefore, India's chances are slim," Anuradha Chenoy, professor, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, told Sputnik.

 

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