{"id":3151,"date":"2019-05-16T12:15:55","date_gmt":"2019-05-16T06:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/?p=3151"},"modified":"2019-05-16T12:19:14","modified_gmt":"2019-05-16T06:49:14","slug":"ctbt-offers-observer-status-to-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/ctbt-offers-observer-status-to-india\/","title":{"rendered":"CTBT OFFERS OBSERVER STATUS TO INDIA"},"content":{"rendered":"

Relevant for prelims and GS paper 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

The\u00a0Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty\u00a0<\/a>Organisation (CTBTO) has offered\u00a0India\u00a0<\/a>an “Observer” status and access to International Monitoring System (IMS) data.<\/p>\n

Addressing a group of Indian journalists at\u00a0CTBTO headquarters\u00a0<\/a>in\u00a0Vienna\u00a0<\/a>Austria,\u00a0Executive Secretary\u00a0<\/a>Lassina Zerbo\u00a0<\/a>said, “I’m not asking\u00a0India\u00a0<\/a>to ratify (the treaty)…I know that is not possible now…but I think giving\u00a0India\u00a0<\/a>the opportunity to join as an observer could be a good starting point.”<\/p>\n

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CTBTO runs International Monitoring System (IMS) that constantly monitors the planet for nuclear explosions and shares findings with its member states. At present, IMS has 337 facilities, located in 89\u00a0<\/span>countries.<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

“I think India will gain a lot with data that you don’t have access to now…Nowhere can you get this quality of data necessary for earthquake monitoring and following the radioisotope dispersion,” added Zerbo.<\/p>\n

CTBT is a global treaty with the objective of banning all nuclear explosions across the world. In 1996, it was opened for signature after being adopted by the\u00a0UN General Assembly.<\/a>However, the treaty has yet to come into force as it is considered “discriminatory” by several\u00a0countries\u00a0<\/a>including India.<\/p>\n

India has not signed the treaty yet as it favours five nuclear weapon states — China, US, Russia,\u00a0France\u00a0<\/a>and UK. India wants the treaty to have a clause on complete nuclear disarmament.<\/p>\n

Although US and\u00a0China\u00a0<\/a>have signed the treaty but they are yet to ratify it.\u00a0Pakistan\u00a0<\/a>has also not signed the treaty as yet.<\/p>\n

Zerbo pointed out that\u00a0China\u00a0<\/a>has agreed to set up five IMS stations on its soil. Pakistan, he said, has joined the organisation as an observer.<\/p>\n

He has invited India to attend a science and\u00a0technology conference\u00a0<\/a>scheduled between June 24 and 28 in\u00a0Vienna.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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