In the Indian context, what is the implication of ratifying the ‘Additional Protocol’ with the ‘International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)’ ?
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Answer: A. India's Additional Protocol with the IAEA (in force 2014) adds to its India-specific safeguards agreement, which covers civilian nuclear facilities India has separated from its military programme. So civilian reactors come under IAEA safeguards. Military sites stay outside.
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Why the other options are wrong
- B. Wrong because India's military facilities are kept outside IAEA inspection.
- C. Wrong because buying uranium depends on the 2008 NSG waiver, not the protocol.
- D. Wrong because NSG membership is decided by NSG members by consensus.
Source to check: IAEA INFCIRC/754 (India-specific Safeguards Agreement, 2009) and its Additional Protocol (2014); Ministry of External Affairs press release, June 2014
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