Month of June was a sine-wave ride for Indian Diplomacy lost at NSG bid win at MTCR.
India on Monday joined the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) as a full member and said its entry would be mutually beneficial to enhance global non-proliferation norms.
Marking India’s first entry into any multilateral export control regime, foreign secretary S Jaishankar signed the historic instrument of accession to MTCR while France’s Ambassador-designate Alexandre Ziegler, The Netherlands’ Ambassador Alphonsus Stoelinga and Luxembourg’s Chargé d’Affaires Laure Huberty were also present in that historic moment.
“India has joined the MTCR this morning…India’s entry into the regime as its thirty-fifth member would be mutually beneficial in the furtherance of international non-proliferation objectives,” external affairs ministry said in a statement.
What we lost at NSG on last Friday international repute in diplomatic arena we gained a lot in terms of MTCR on Monday. Congrats to Mr. Modi and team.
“India would like to thank each of the thirty-four MTCR Partners for their support for India’s membership. We would also like to thank Ambassador Pieter de Klerk of The Netherlands and Mr Robert Steinmetz of Luxembourg, co-Chairs of the MTCR,” the statement said.
India formally joins #MTCR https://t.co/o2ZY4jRyf2
— Times of India (@timesofindia) June 27, 2016
#BREAKING In a signal move, India joins the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) today: @MEAIndia pic.twitter.com/D5r2f7sady
— TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) June 27, 2016
India becomes the 35th member of Missile Technology Control Regimehttps://t.co/TNvr6rBAnH pic.twitter.com/tZ9CoRgly3
— IBTimes India (@ibtimes_india) June 27, 2016
India becomes part of Missile Technology Control Regime; boost to missile export potential#MTCR #TransformingIndia pic.twitter.com/wOcsMLalur
— Vijay Goel (@VijayGoelBJP) June 27, 2016
India joins #MTCR: 7 things that it stands to gain from this https://t.co/3G2vPlCrGy pic.twitter.com/cnsYMl7W7c
— EconomicTimes (@EconomicTimes) June 27, 2016
