NSG

Since its civil nuclear deal with the US, India has been trying to get into export control regimes like NSG, MTCR, the Australia Group and the Wassenaar Arrangement that regulate the conventional, nuclear, biological and chemicals weapons and technologies.

The Hindu Sena staged a protest burning posters of Chinese President Xi Jinping China and Chinese Manufactured products after India lost out on NSG membership

At the suggestion of Mexico, it has now been decided that another meeting of NSG should be held before the end of the year to consider the criteria for allowing non -NPT signatories like India into the group.

Considering India already has uranium buying agreement with multiple countries, including Kazakhstan, Canada and Australia, it was an 'unwarranted and
ill-advised initiative'

India’s membership application for NSG to join 48-nation grouping was rejected amid strong China-led opposition

China's stand that India's membership application cannot be considered because it has not signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) was backed by nearly 10 other countries 

Despite hectic diplomatic parleys between India and China, China's stand on India's membership to NSG remain unchanged 

Several countries have questioned as to how India, which has not signed the Nuclear non-Proliferation Treaty(NPT), can be admitted to the grouping

China has been unrelenting in its opposition, harping on the need to have a criteria for non-NPT countries like India ​

The eighth round of talks have been upgraded to ministerial level talks for the first time. Earlier talks were held between secretary level 

Here’s all you need to know about NSG and how the membership could make India a nuclear power to reckon with

The visit is important as the Prime Minister will have a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the summit during which he is expected to seek China's support for India's bid for Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) membership, which Beijing is opposed to.
  

While confirming that the two leaders will meet on the sidelines of SCO meet, a Chinese Foreign Ministry official refuted the perception that China is blocking India's entry into the NSG.

The NSG works under the principle of unanimity and even one country's vote against India can scuttle its bid

A crucial meet of NSG members is scheduled in Seoul tomorrow and it is expected that the members might discuss India's entry to NSG