CHINA WANTS PAKISTAN TO RECEIVE THE SAME TREATMENT China has also been insisting that if any concession is given to India, a non-signatory to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), the

same should apply to Pakistan- a country which has been caught allegedly selling atomic weapons technology to Libya. China’s argument has saddled India’s NSG bid with Pakistan’s bad track

record. Analysts say that this has put India’s application in a precarious situation because its entry into the group depends on consensus. New member are allowed only if all existing

members agree. New members are admitted largely if they agree to be part of the NPT or Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT). India has signed neither, on the grounds that they are