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Politics in India Since Independence: India's External Relations
India opposed the indefinite extension of the NPT in 1995 and also refused to sign the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) due to which of the following reasons? |
India wanted to become a Nuclear power as it wanted to influence Asian countries India wanted to use Nuclear weapons for defense purposes only India did not want to give up its Nuclear weapons as it planned to become a superpower India considered it discriminatory |
India considered it discriminatory |
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). |