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In 1977, negotiations started for the CTBT. The CTBT imposes restrictions on non-nuclear states but does not impose restrictions on nuclear states. It even bans the right of states to conduct peaceful nuclear explosions. The treaty was approved in 1996 but India has not signed this treaty since it is tided in favour of the nuclear states and does not answer Indians two basic concerns: (i) Freedom to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, and (ii) India?s national security concerns.
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