Articles and Analysis – Page 54

Dear Japan, please don’t give up your unique and inspiring experiment in peace!

The unique status of Japan, as a country with no active military, stands to be diluted today as the right-wing PM Shinzo Abe is going to bring security laws in the parliament undermining the Article-9 of the Japanese constitution that prohibits it from keeping an army and resorting to belligerence in international affairs.

CNDP Statement on the dangerous war-mongering in India over the military action in Manipur

We are shocked at the level of jingoism being peddled by the ministers of the Modi government, members of the ruling BJP and sections of the mainstream media in India over the recent action by the Indian army in Manipur.

NPT Review Conference 2015: The Real Outcome [Beatrice Fihn, ICAN]

As the 2015 NPT Review Conference ended, over 100 states had endorsed the humanitarian pledge, committing to work for a new legally binding instrument for the prohibition and elimination of nuclear weapons. The pledge reflects a fundamental shift in the international discourse on nuclear disarmament over the past five years. It is the latest indication that a majority of governments are preparing for diplomatic action after the Review Conference.

Nuclear Framework Agreement between Iran and P-5+1: A Cursory Exploration and the Fourfold Task before Peace Movements

The peace movements must put all their efforts to ensure that the 2015 NPT Review Conference, scheduled from April 27 – May 22 in New York, takes up the issue with all seriousness and lays out a time-bound and workable programme towards that end.

Insuring nuclear suppliers using Indian tax payers’ money – how nationalist is diluting liability, Mr. PM?

On the eve of India’s Republic Day, the Modi government has announced that it will arm-twist the public-owned General Insurance Company(GIC) to provide insurance cover for the nuclear suppliers. Though the exact details are still not clear, the media reports suggest that the Indian government has found a roundabout way for the US nuclear suppliers’ like Westinghouse and General Electric (GE) which have been lobbying to affect an amendment in the Nuclear Liability Act of 2010 ever since its inception. Touted as a big breakthrough during President Obama’s ongoing visit, this move is clearly a capitulation to the long-standing demand on the issue.