This Article is From Mar 31, 2016

In Washington For Nuclear Security Summit, PM Modi Meets Expat Indians

In Washington For Nuclear Security Summit, PM Modi Meets Expat Indians

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with expat Indians in Washington.

Highlights

  • Threat of ISIS eventually targeting nuclear plants to be discussed
  • US also concerned over Pakistan deploying battlefield nuclear weapons
  • Russia to skip the two-day summit to be attended by over 50 world leaders
Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the members of the Indian community in Washington today, where he reached late in the night from Brussels. During his two-day visit, PM Modi will attend the 4th Nuclear Security Summit, in which leaders of more than 50 countries will assess the threats of nuclear terrorism.

Here are the Ten Developments in the story:

  1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend a dinner for the leaders hosted by US President Barack Obama at the White House on Thursday night, which will mark the beginning of the two-day summit.

  2. With US Secretary of State John Kerry saying that India has a "very important role to play" a lot of focus will be on what New Delhi has to say.

  3. Prime Minister Modi is expected to make some specific announcements and proposals during his interventions at the summit.

  4. A key topic of discussion at the summit this time could be the threat perception generated by the recent terror attacks in Brussels. It has fuelled concern that Islamic State could eventually target nuclear plants and develop radioactive "dirty bombs".

  5. The US has also expressed concern over Pakistan's continuing deployment of battlefield nuclear weapons and said this increases nuclear risks.

  6. But Russia has skipped the summit, which could detract from decisions reached.

  7. During his address to the expat Indians in Brussels, PM Modi said India will never bow down to terrorism and called upon the United Nations to delink terror from religion.

  8. PM Modi was in Brussels to attend the 13th India-EU summit a week after the city was hit by two suicide attacks that killed more than 80 people.

  9. The Nuclear Security Summit was inaugurated by President Obama nearly six years ago, after outlining a goal of ridding the world of nuclear weapons during a landmark speech in Prague in 2009.

  10. There is no guarantee that once President Obama, the driving force behind the initiative, leaves office in January, his successor will keep the issue a high priority.



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