nuclear technology.

♤ India is against discriminatory nature of current regimes such as the NPT and CTBT.

♤ India also seeks to become member of technology export control regimes such as the NSG.

3.2. MECR

♤ A Multilateral Export Control Regime (MECR) is an international body that states use to organize their national export control systems.

♤ It includes:

o The Wassenaar Arrangement on Export Controls for Conventional Arms and Dual-Use Goods and Technologies

o The Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), for the control of nuclear related technology

o The Australia Group (AG) for control of chemical and biological technology that could be weaponized

o The Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) for the control of rockets and other aerial vehicles capable of delivering weapons of mass destruction

3.2.1. Wassenaar Arrangement

♤ It is the successor to the Cold War-era Coordinating Committee for Multilateral Export Controls, and was established on 12 July 1996, in Wassenaar, the Netherlands, which is near The Hague.

♤ A Secretariat for administering the agreement is located in Vienna, Austria

♤ 42 participating states including many former Comecon (Warsaw Pact) countries.

♤ Participating States apply export controls to all items set forth in the List of Dual-Use Goods and Technologies and the Munitions List, with the objective of preventing unauthorized transfers or re-transfers of those items.

♤ Every six months member countries exchange information on deliveries of conventional arms to non-Wassenaar members that fall under eight broad weapons categories: battle tanks, armoured fighting vehicles (AFVs), large-caliber artillery, military aircraft, military helicopters, warships, missiles or missile systems, and small arms and light weapons.