Indian Defence Review Online

China & The 123 Agreement

By B Raman
Issue: Executive Summary

Between July, 2005, when India and the US agreed in principle on civilian nuclear co-operation, and June, 2006, Beijing’s reaction was unmistakably unenthusiastic. It sought to justify its lack of enthusiasm on the ground that such a special waiver to India, when it has not signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and not given [...]

August 1st, 2007.