US-India Civil Nuclear
Relations
ITRN 603 International Trade
Relations
Kristin Isabelli
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Slide 1
Overview/Legislation:
S United States-India Nuclear Cooperation Approval and
Nonproliferation Enhancement Act signed on September 28,
2008-First introduced by Former President Bush and Indian Prime
Minister Singh in 2005.
S Agreement: India agreed to separate military and civilian nuclear
facilities and put civil nuclear facilities under International Atomic
Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguard measures. The U.S. agreed to
work toward full civil nuclear cooperation.
S International Atomic Energy Act (IAEA)-Accepted India’s
safeguard measures-inspections. India is not a part of the IAEA
S Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)-Granted a waiver to India to start
civilian Nuclear Trade-India is not a member
S Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)-India is not a member
Slide 2
Problems:
S Critics say that it was too beneficial to India and lacks strong
safeguard Measures-difficult to track if the nuclear matter is being
used for civilian facilities or military. No way to determine if nuclear
exports being used for civilian or military capabilities
S India has also been reluctant to comply with the NSG in letting
inspectors see their reactors.
S The agreements safeguard Measures apply to material manufactured
when the agreement was reached
S India is not required to cap or limit its fissile material production nor
is India restricted in the number of nuclear weapons they can produce
S China’s growing relationship with India
S The international precedent it sets for North Korea, Iran, Pakistan,
Russia-the exception helping other countries proliferate?
Slide 3
Proposal:
S Examining President Obama’s response to a stronger US-India
strategic and Civil Nuclear alliance-sanctions, safeguard measures,
export controls and liabilities and re-evaluating the United StatesIndia Nuclear Cooperation Approval and Nonproliferation
Enhancement
S Embrace cutting nuclear weapon arsenals and creating consistent
legislation and agreements
S Continual push for regional restraint in South Asia through
endorsing India-Pakistan Peace Initiative
S Strengthening the Non-Proliferation Treaty, the IAEA and NSG
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