India's upper house of parliament Friday passed legislation banning the proliferation of nuclear technology, seven years after the South Asian giant shocked the world with a series of nuclear tests. Foreign Minister Natwar Singh assured lawmakers that the proposed legislation "would not hinder" India's development of its defence capabilities and atomic power industry. "India is committed to safeguarding its security as a nuclear weapon state and to deepen its autonomous scientific and technical capability for meeting our security imperatives as well as our developmental goals," Singh said before lawmakers passed the bill.
The bill was passed by the lower house of parliament on Thursday and will become law as soon as it is signed by Indian President Abdul Kalam.
The Weapons of Mass Destruction and Their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Bill, outlaws the transfer of biological and chemical weapons and their delivery systems.
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