(a) the names of the countries which are yet to sign Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT);
(b) the reaction of the Government over the achievements and the failures of the Nuclear NPT Review Conference 2010 in creation of tangible provisions for universal nuclear design to discourage non-compliance, defection and discrimination; and
(c) the position of the Government over the NPT, and the post NPT Review Conference 2010?
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (SHRI S.M. KRISHNA)
(a): Three countries, namely India, Israel and Pakistan have not signed the Nuclear Non-
Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
(b) & (c): India is not a party to the NPT and did not attend the NPT Review Conference
held in New York from 3-28 May 2010. India has a longstanding and consistent position on the
NPT that it is a discriminatory treaty. India’s position remains unchanged. Even though India
is not a party to the NPT, it remains committed to global, non-discriminatory and verifiable
nuclear disarmament and the complete elimination of nuclear weapons in a specified framework
of time.