North Korea’s sixth nuclear test yesterday sent shockwaves through the international community, adding to pressure on China at a time when President Xi Jinping is getting ready to rule the country for at least another five years.
India issued a sharply worded condemnation of the nuclear test, which, at a yield of 50 kilotonnes, is substantially larger than the bomb that levelled Nagasaki in 1945. Deploring the nuclear test, the foreign ministry “called upon DPR Korea to refrain from such actions which adversely impact peace and stability in the region and beyond”.
Reminding the international community of the web of nuclear proliferation, that stretches from countries like China and Pakistan to others in the region, India said it “remains concerned about the proliferation of nuclear and missile technologies which has adversely impacted India’s national security”.
India has consistently tried to draw the line between North Korea’s nuclear and missile capability and the proliferation activities by Pakistan.
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