India remains committed to strive for global nuclear disarmament and on Friday welcomed a joint statement by five nuclear weapon states earlier this week on preventing a nuclear war.
Making this assertion, the Ministry of External Affairs said here India will continue to contribute further to the global nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation agenda.
India remains committed to the goal of universal, non-discriminatory and verifiable nuclear disarmament. India’s annual resolution at the United Nations General Assembly on ‘Reducing Nuclear Danger’ calls for steps to reduce the risk of unintentional or accidental use of nuclear weapons, it said.
“We welcome Joint Statement (on Preventing Nuclear War and Avoiding Arms Races), which reaffirms the importance of addressing nuclear threats and underscores desire to work towards creating a security environment more conducive,” ministry spokesperspon Arindam Bagchi said.
This reiteration came after leaders of China, France, Russia, UK and the US for the first time on Monday issued a joint statement on preventing nuclear war and avoiding an arms race while not aiming nuclear devices at each other or at any other state. Bagchi said, “As a responsible nuclear weapon state, India has a doctrine of maintaining a credible minimum deterrence based on a No First Use posture and non-use of nuclear weapons against non-nuclear-weapon states. India remains committed to the goal of universal, non-discriminatory, and verifiable nuclear disarmament.”