INDIA DECLINES INVITATION TO EXPORT CONTROL

C O N F I D E N T I A L NEW DELHI 007194

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/15/2015
TAGS: PARM PREL KSTC MASS ETTC IN
SUBJECT: INDIA DECLINES INVITATION TO EXPORT CONTROL
CONFERENCE

REF: STATE 132303

Classified By: A/DCM Geoff Pyatt for Reasons 1.4 (B, D)


1. (U) Indian export control officials will not attend the
international export control conference in Stockholm, Sweden,
Sept. 20-22, because of other commitments at that time, MEA
Under Secretary for Disarmament and International Security
Nutan Kapoor told PolMilOff on Sept. 14.


2. (C) Comment: The GOI generally does not attend
international export control events, in part because the
Ministry of External Affairs wants to maintain a high level
of control over India's export control policy, but does not
have sufficient staff for both policy development and
implementation. It does, however, regularly engage with the
US on EXBS programs as part of an agreed schedule of annual
events. In the future, it might be helpful for similar
US-sponsored or co-sponsored events to be included for GOI
consideration as part of the larger EXBS program.


3. (U) Visit New Delhi's Classified Website:
(http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/sa/newdelhi/)
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