The NSG door was “not tightly closed” for India, China said, adding the entry would depend on safeguarding the global non-proliferation regime. China’s stand has been that India’s membership could not be considered because it is not a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). The commentary also referred to the South China Sea and said it is part of Beijing’s core interests and that India should appreciate China’s concerns. “What should be noted above all else is that India has wrongly blamed China for blocking its entry into the NSG,” the commentary said. The door to the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) hasn’t been slammed shut for India, China said on Friday as it pointed out that New Delhi had wrongly blamed Beijing for being kept out of the elite club in June.

Source: Hindustan Times August 12, 2016 12:56 UTC