Consider the following statements with reference to India being a permanent member of Nuclear Supplier Group (NSG):
1. Access to state of the art technology that countries within the NSG.
2. Accede to the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) that puts curbs on any further nuclear tests.
3. Less dependence on renewable resources for nuclear power production.

Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1 and 3 only

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Consider the following statements with reference to India being a permanent member of Nuclear Supplier Group (NSG):
1. Access to state of the art technology that countries within the NSG.
2. Accede to the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) that puts curbs on any further nuclear tests.
3. Less dependence on renewable resources for nuclear power production.

Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1 and 3 only

ONLiNE UPSC · Accepted Answer

Statement 1 is correct: Access to technology for a range of uses from medicine to building nuclear power plants for India from the NSG which is essentially a traders&rsquo; cartel. India has its own indigenously developed technology but to get its hands on state of the art technology that countries within the NSG possess, it has to become part of the group.

Statement 2 is not correct: NSG membership is not conditional upon signing the CTBT. While the CTBT is a global treaty, India has not signed or ratified it, and NSG membership does not require a country to be a CTBT signatory. In fact, India has resisted signing the CTBT citing discriminatory provisions.

Statement 3 is correct: With India committed to reducing dependence on fossil fuels and ensuring that 40% of its energy is sourced from renewable and clean sources, there is a pressing need to scale up nuclear power production. This can only happen if India gains access to the NSG. Even if India today can buy power plants from the global market thanks to the one time NSG waiver in 2008, there are still many types of technologies India can be denied as it is outside the NSG.

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Consider the following statements with reference to India being a permanent member of Nuclear Supplier Group (NSG): 1. Access to state of the art technology that countries within the NSG. 2. Accede to the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) that puts curbs on any further nuclear tests. 3. Less dependence on renewable resources for nuclear power production. Which of the statements given above are correct? (a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 2 only (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1 and 3 only