Goal of nuclear disarmament can be achieved through step-by-step process: India at UNGA

Speaking at a high-level plenary meeting of the UN General Assembly, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said nuclear disarmament can be achieved through a step-by-step process and a "non-discriminatory" framework.

India on Tuesday reaffirmed its nuclear doctrine of no-first-use and non-use against non-nuclear-weapon States, telling the UN that the goal of nuclear disarmament can be achieved through a step-by-step process underwritten by a universal commitment and an agreed multilateral framework that is “global and non-discriminatory.”

Speaking at the high-level plenary meeting of the UN General Assembly to commemorate the ‘International Day for The Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons’, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said India welcomes the convening of the High-Level Plenary meeting to commemorate the International Day for Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons.