(a) whether the Government have formulated any Atomic policy after Pokhran nuclear test;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) if not, the reasons therefor?
(a) whether the Government have formulated any Atomic policy after Pokhran nuclear test;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) if not, the reasons therefor?
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PLANNING, STATISTICS & PROGRAMME
IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS & PUBLIC
GRIEVANCES
(SHRI ARUN SHOURIE)
(a) & (b) Government`s nuclear policy has been clearly enunciated
following the May 1998 tests. Detailed statements have
been made in Parliament from 27 May 1998 onwards by the
Prime Minister in this connection. Our nuclear policy has
been marked by restraint and openness. India has not violated
any international agreements either in 1974 when we first
demonstrated our capability or in 1998. The series of
tests undertaken by India in May 1998. was intended to
respond to our deteriorating security environment and
conducted in the supreme national interest. Subsequent
to the tests, which have provided an adequate scientific
data base for designing the types devices needed by us
for a credible minimum nuclear deterrent Government has
declared a voluntary moratorium on further nuclear test
explosions. The priority of our meeting the country`s
national security concerns having been addressed, the
Government desires to develop a national consensus on
our position vis-a-vis on the Comprehensive Test Ban
Treaty (CTBT).