India cannot be exception

At the meeting of the Nuclear Suppliers Group in Seoul last week, at least 10 members, including China, opposed India's membership, as it is not a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

Prior to the meeting in Seoul, Indian media claimed that all the 48 members of the NSG had agreed on India's accession except China.

But since its founding in 1975, all NSG members have been signatories to the treaty on the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, and this is a basic principle for NSG membership.