A surface-to-surface Agni V missile is displayed during the Republic Day parade in New Delhi, India, in this January 26, 2013 file photo. To match INDIA-NUCLEAR. REUTERS/B Mathur/Files
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Diplomats have quietly launched a new push to induct India into a club of nuclear trading nations, but rather than increasing stability in South Asia, the move could escalate strains with rival Pakistan.
The chairman of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) visited New Delhi recently to meet Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj as part of a diplomatic "outreach" that seeks to build a consensus to admit India at its annual meeting next June.
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