International Relations

Choose the Correct Answer

Correct Answer : Option b

Explanation
Statement 1 is correct: India agreed to place 14 of its 22 civilian nuclear reactors under permanent IAEA safeguards, allowing international monitoring of these facilities.India agrees to allow inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Association (IAEA), the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog group, access to its civilian nuclear program. By March 2006, India promised to place fourteen of its twenty-two power reactors under IAEA safeguards permanently.

Statement 2 is correct: India committed to signing the IAEA Additional Protocol, which facilitates more intrusive inspections of its civilian nuclear facilities.

Statement 3 is not correct: The agreement explicitly excludes military nuclear facilities from international monitoring; only civilian facilities are subject to safeguards.