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Nuclear Ban Treaty And The Southern Asian ‘Nuclear Troika’, Sitakanta Mishra
Nuclear Ban Treaty And The Southern Asian ‘Nuclear Troika’, Sitakanta Mishra
International Journal of Nuclear Security
Of late, nuclear weapons have been multilaterally outlawed similar to the other weapons of mass destruction. But the nuclear weapon states, barring North Korea, and the sole victim of nuclear weapons Japan, have remained outside the treaty process. This does expose the usual clarion call of the nuclear weapon states for nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation. This study attempts to enquire the policy approach of the three nuclear weapon states in Southern Asia – China, India and Pakistan who proclaim themselves as ‘responsible’ nuclear states – regarding the ban treaty comparatively. While China’s stated position seem to be based more on …