As of January 2018, India has become member of Wassenaar Arrangement, Australia Group and Missile Technology Control Regime.
(meta data) TITLE: NSG membership: Boost for NSG membership, as India gains entry into 'Australia Group' | India News - Times of India Englishहिन्दीमराठीবাংলা ગુજરાતીಕನ್ನಡதமிழ்తెలుగుമലയാളം|Epaper|GadgetsNowTOITOI Australia Group'This story is from January 19, 2018 # Boost for NSG membership, as India gains entry into 'Australia Group' TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Updated: Jan 19, 2018, 16:48 IST #### Highlights India is now a member of the Missile Technology Control Regime, the Wassenaar Arrangement as well as Australia GroupIndia has managed entry into all three groups despite not being a signatory to the Non-Proliferation TreatyChina has made attempts to stonewall India's bid to enter these groups(Representative image)NEW DELHI: India today become a member of the 'Australia Group' (AG), a move that is expected to raise New Delhi's stature in the field of non-proliferation and also help it acquire critical technologies. India is now a member of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), the Wassenaar Arrangement (WA) as well as AG, three of four non-proliferation regimes. The only one remaining is the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG). India has managed entry into all three groups despite not being a signatory to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), and despite China's attempts to stonewall its bid to enter the NSG. Read this story in BengaliAG is a cooperative and voluntary group of countries working to counter the spread of materials, equipment and technologies that could contribute to the development or acquisition of chemical and biological weapons by states or terrorist groups. In December, India gained entry into WA. In June last year, India joined the MTCR, another key export control regime, as a full member. Significantly, China, which stonewalled India's entry into the 48-nation NSG is not a member of the WA or the MTCR, both of which play a significant role in promoting transparency and greater responsibility in transfers of conventional arms and dual-use goods and technologies. Since its civil nuclear deal with the US, India has been trying to get into export control regimes such as the NSG, the MTCR, the Australia Group and the Wassenaar Arrangement that regulate the conventional, nuclear, biological and chemicals weapons and technologies. more from times of india newsLatest NewsBreaking newsUS NewsPakistan NewsEurope NewsChina NewsSouth Asia NewsWorld NewsNarendra Modi ## Trending Topics Virat KohliRaj ThackerayVirender SehwagNarendra ModiRaj Thackeray newsDonald TrumpRavidas MandirP ## LATEST VIDEOS ### Top Videos Chidambaram sent to CBI custody till Aug 26 Sara Ali Khan snapped blushing as she receives Kartik Aaryan at the airport ### Trending Videos Kriti Kharbanda posts this adorable photograph to celebrate 4 million followers on Instagram Varun Tej and family vacation in Macau Ravikanth Perepu all set to make a splash with Krishna and his Leela Aladdin completes a year; Siddharth Nigam and team celebrate ## More from TOI This is the healthiest way to cook eggsExcess salt intake may cause bloating: Study10 fresh kurti designs to add to your ethnic wardrobeSAT Test: Why should you apply for it? ## Navbharat Times ## Featured Today in Travel Quick LinksAugust 15RTI BillGujarat ElectionKarnataka ElectionMP Lok Sabha electionMaharashtra election 2019West Bengal Lok SabhaTamil Nadu election 2019UP Election 2019Bihar election 2019UP Election DateAndhra Election DateBihar Election DateAndhra Assembly ElectionLok SabhaMP Election DateMaharashtra Election DateShiv SenaYSRCPTDPWB Election DateJDUCongressBJP newsGujarat Election DateSC ST ActUIDAIIndian ArmyISRO newsSupreme CourtRajasthan Election DateTelangana Election DateTamilrockers 2018Uttarakhand newsSikkim newsOrrisa newsKarnataka Election DateNagaland newsSatta KingManipur newsMeghalaya newsGet the app
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Foreign relations of India
Overview.
India's extensive contribution to the War on Terror, coupled with a surge in its economy, has helped India's diplomatic relations with several countries. Over the past three years, India has held numerous joint military exercises with US and European nations that have resulted in a strengthened US-India and EU-India bilateral relationship. India's bilateral trade with Europe and United States had more than doubled in the five years since 2003. 
 India has been pushing for reforms in the UN and WTO with mixed results. India's candidature for a permanent seat at the UN Security Council is currently backed by several countries including France, Russia, the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, Brazil, Australia and UAE. In 2004, the United States signed a nuclear co-operation agreement with India even though the latter is not a part of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. The US argued that India's strong nuclear non-proliferation record made it an exception, however this has not persuaded other Nuclear Suppliers Group members to sign similar deals with India. During a state visit to India in November 2010, US president Barack Obama announced US support for India's bid for permanent membership to UN Security Council as well as India's entry to Nuclear Suppliers Group, Wassenaar Arrangement, Australia Group and Missile Technology Control Regime.