Question

Which of the following treaty was rejected by India as discriminatory as it prevented only non-nuclear countries from acquiring nuclear weapons?

• A. Intermediate Range Nuclear Force Treaty
• B. Non-Proliferation Treaty
• C. Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty
• D. Strategic Offensive Reduction Treaty

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

India rejected the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) as discriminatory because it exclusively prohibited non-nuclear nations from acquiring nuclear weapons. This international agreement aims to curb the spread of nuclear weapons and technology, encourage disarmament, and enable peaceful nuclear energy utilization. Nonetheless, India viewed the NPT as inherently biased, creating a distinction between nuclear and non-nuclear states by denying the latter the capacity to develop nuclear weapons while permitting the five original nuclear-armed states (the United States, Soviet Union, United Kingdom, France, and China) to maintain their arsenals in perpetuity.