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Committed to no first use of nukes, support negotiations on FMCT: India
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Committed to no first use of nukes, support negotiations on FMCT: India

During a high-level segment conference on Disarmament under the Presidency of Brazil on Monday, Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Shiringla said that India is committed to the goal of universal, non-discriminatory and verifiable nuclear disarmament, and it has reiterated its position of no first use of nuclear weaponsShiringla also said that the country is committed as per its nuclear doctrine to maintain credible minimum deterrence with the posture of no-first-use and non-use against non-nuclear-weapon states.“Our call for the complete elimination of nuclear weapons through a step-by-step process, as also outlined in our Working Paper on Nuclear Disarmament submitted to the Conference of Disarmament in 2007 (CD) has enduring relevance,” he said.“India reiterates its call to undertake the ste