Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) is a group of nuclear supplier countries that seek to prevent nuclear proliferation by controlling the export of materials, equipment, and technology that can be used to manufacture nuclear weapons….Conclusion:

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Established in 1975, the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) is comprised of 48 states that have voluntarily agreed to coordinate their export controls to non-nuclear-weapon states. The NSG governs the transfers of civilian nuclear material and nuclear-related equipment and technology.

Membership Criteria. Factors taken into account for membership include the following: The ability to supply items (including items in transit) covered by the annexes to Parts 1 and 2 of the NSG Guidelines. Adherence to the Guidelines and action in accordance with them.

Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. The NSG was founded in response to the Indian nuclear test in May 1974 and first met in November 1975. Nations already signatories of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) saw the need to further limit the export of nuclear equipment, materials or technology.

India has abided by both NPT and Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) even though it is a non-signatory. This along with its commitments on nuclear non-proliferation under NSG waiver in 2008 provides India with a strong basis for membership in NSG.

“NSG members have to respect safeguards and export controls, nuclear supplies have to be in accordance with the NSG Guidelines,”said Swarup.

Four UN member states have never accepted the NPT, three of which possess or are thought to possess nuclear weapons: India, Israel, and Pakistan….

If a country wants to join the NSG it must sign the NPT to become a member of the NSG. It is worth to mention that India did not sign the NPT yet. So out of 48 countries just 4 countries are opposing India’s entry into the NSG….Hemant Singh.

No. The NSG is a voluntary, non-legally binding association of major supplier governments. Taking a supply side approach, the NSG supports international nuclear non-proliferation efforts and in particular Article III. 2 of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT).

India and Pakistan are not signatories to the NPT. After India requested to be included, Pakistan too applied for the NSG membership in 2016.

The 1996 Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) has yet to enter into force because of the unwillingness of a number of states—including India—to ratify it. Although India initially participated in negotiating the CTBT, it subsequently walked out of the negotiations and has never signed the treaty.

There are a total of 48 countries that are members of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG). India is not one of them. The NSG guidelines require that importing states provide assurances to NSG members that proposed deals will not contribute to the creation of nuclear weapons.

All existing members must approve an applicant for admittance to the regime. There are several countries with nuclear programs outside the NSG, most notably India, Israel, Pakistan, and North Korea. In recent years, India has advanced its bid to join the NSG.

In 1992, the NSG decided to establish Guidelines for transfers of nuclear-related dual-use equipment, material and technology (items which have both nuclear and non-nuclear applications), which could make a significant contribution to an unsafeguarded nuclear fuel cycle or nuclear explosive activity.