As Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi began his three-day India visit from Goa, a commentary in the state-run Xinhua news agency stated on Friday that the door is not shut on India’s entry into the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG).
The write-appointed out that “so far, there is no precedent for a nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) signatory to become an NSG member”.
“However, New Delhi should not be downhearted as the door to the NSG is not tightly closed. But any future discussions need to be based on safeguarding an international nuclear non-proliferation mechanism, in which India itself has a huge stake.”
Without stating that a quid pro quo could be in the offing, the article followed its observations on India’s stalled bid for the NSG with an elaboration of the South China Sea issue - especially, highlighting New Delhi’s support for a dialogue “between the parties concerned.”
Direct dialogue
“In a joint communiqué issued by the foreign ministers of China, India and Russia after they met in Moscow earlier this year, India agreed that the South China Sea issue should be addressed through talks between the parties concerned,” the commentary observed.
China insists on a direct dialogue among the disputants on the South China Sea issue.
The write-appointed out that “so far, there is no precedent for a nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) signatory to become an NSG member”.
“However, New Delhi should not be downhearted as the door to the NSG is not tightly closed. But any future discussions need to be based on safeguarding an international nuclear non-proliferation mechanism, in which India itself has a huge stake.”
Without stating that a quid pro quo could be in the offing, the article followed its observations on India’s stalled bid for the NSG with an elaboration of the South China Sea issue - especially, highlighting New Delhi’s support for a dialogue “between the parties concerned.”
Direct dialogue
“In a joint communiqué issued by the foreign ministers of China, India and Russia after they met in Moscow earlier this year, India agreed that the South China Sea issue should be addressed through talks between the parties concerned,” the commentary observed.
China insists on a direct dialogue among the disputants on the South China Sea issue.