Washington: The US has welcomed India joining as the 35th member of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), saying New Delhi has demonstrated "a sustained commitment to nonproliferation".
Elizabeth Trudeau, director, Press Office, at the US State Department, to a question also said that all the MTCR members, including the US, agreed that India's membership "would strengthen international nonproliferation".
She said: "India has demonstrated to all MTCR partners a sustained commitment to nonproliferation and it has a legally based effective export control system that puts into effect the MTCR guidelines and procedures and administers and enforces such controls effectively.
On Monday, India became the 35th member of the global anti-proliferation bloc which would not only ensure transfer of high-end missile technology to the country but also give it a license to export arms.
The MTCR membership is seen as a step forward in India's recognition as a legitimate nuclear power after New Delhi conducted its atomic tests in 1998.
India's long wait to join the MTCR actually ended in Washington earlier in June during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's US trip when a deadline for members of the grouping to object to India's admission expired on June 6.
China along with other nations like South Africa, Norway, Brazil, Austria, New Zealand, Ireland and Turkey last week blocked India's entry into the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) -- one of the four multilateral export control regimes.
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Elizabeth Trudeau, director, Press Office, at the US State Department, to a question also said that all the MTCR members, including the US, agreed that India's membership "would strengthen international nonproliferation".
She said: "India has demonstrated to all MTCR partners a sustained commitment to nonproliferation and it has a legally based effective export control system that puts into effect the MTCR guidelines and procedures and administers and enforces such controls effectively.
On Monday, India became the 35th member of the global anti-proliferation bloc which would not only ensure transfer of high-end missile technology to the country but also give it a license to export arms.
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The MTCR membership is seen as a step forward in India's recognition as a legitimate nuclear power after New Delhi conducted its atomic tests in 1998.
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India's long wait to join the MTCR actually ended in Washington earlier in June during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's US trip when a deadline for members of the grouping to object to India's admission expired on June 6.
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China along with other nations like South Africa, Norway, Brazil, Austria, New Zealand, Ireland and Turkey last week blocked India's entry into the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) -- one of the four multilateral export control regimes.
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(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
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