The controversy regarding Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) refuses to die down. The External Affairs Minister SM Krishna in a clear cut view stated that the country has taken a “principled “ stand on the CTBT and hardly there is any scope on the CTBT unless there is tangible scope where other countries can also gig significant changes in their stances on this contentious issue nothing is going to happen.
This is announced in the backdrop of a high level conference on disarmament on Thursday, addressed by UN General Secretary Ban Ki Moon, asked India and some eight other countries to ratify the agreement so that it comes into force. But India likely does not endorse unless it universally addresses the main concerns. “India has taken a position and we don’t look any reason for changing our stand,” Krishna told the media persons. He added, “We have taken a principled stand and so the question of India revsisiting it stands depends on a number of other developments that would address our concerns”.
Before the press conferences, Ban-Ki-Moon said, “the CTBT is a frequency building block for a free world of nuclear weapons.” He added, “By establishing a global norm against testing, the CTBT has made a significant contribution to the world community’s attempts to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons and to promote nuclear disarmament"
This is announced in the backdrop of a high level conference on disarmament on Thursday, addressed by UN General Secretary Ban Ki Moon, asked India and some eight other countries to ratify the agreement so that it comes into force. But India likely does not endorse unless it universally addresses the main concerns. “India has taken a position and we don’t look any reason for changing our stand,” Krishna told the media persons. He added, “We have taken a principled stand and so the question of India revsisiting it stands depends on a number of other developments that would address our concerns”.
Before the press conferences, Ban-Ki-Moon said, “the CTBT is a frequency building block for a free world of nuclear weapons.” He added, “By establishing a global norm against testing, the CTBT has made a significant contribution to the world community’s attempts to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons and to promote nuclear disarmament"
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