______ treaty opposed by India was extended indefinitely in year 1995.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → NPT - Non-Proliferation Treaty
India always considered the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) of 1968 as discriminatory and refused to sign it, and it opposed the indefinite extension of the NPT in 1995.
NCERT (2026-27): “India’s nuclear policy … When Communist China conducted nuclear tests in October 1964, the five nuclear weapon powers, the US, USSR, UK, France, and China (Taiwan then represented China) – also the five Permanent Members of the UN Security Council – tried to impose the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) of 1968 on the rest of the world. India always considered the NPT as discriminatory and had refused to sign it.… India’s Nuclear Programme India has opposed the international treaties aimed at non-proliferation since they were selectively applicable to the non-nuclear powers and legitimised the monopoly of the five nuclear weapons powers. Thus, India opposed the indefinite extension of the NPT in 1995 and also refused to sign the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT).…” |