 "US says India ready for NSG membership")
The United States has said that India meets the missile technology control regime requirements and is ready for entry into the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG). State Department Spokesman John Kirby said in Washington on Friday that US President Barack Obama, during his visit to India in 2015, had said same thing about India fulfilling the membership requirements.
Kirby's remarks came in as response to a question on reports that China and Pakistan have joined hands to oppose India in becoming a member of the NSG.
Defending its move to block India's entry into the NSG, China on Friday claimed that several members of the 48-nation bloc shared its view that signing of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) is an important standard for the NSG's expansion.