India is making every desperate attempt to get China’s backing for NSG bid

India is doing anything and everything to get China’s nod for its membership bid for Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG).

In a bid to coax the Dragon, India has relaxed key security conditions and in last one month it also removed most of the visa categories for the Chinese nationals from the Prior Referral Category (PRC) list.

The PRC list is like a blacklist of many countries including Pakistan, Iraq, Sudan, North Korea and Iran.

Apart from this, India has also fast-tracked clearances for two Chinese industrial parks that are expected to come up in Maharashtra and Gujarat.

Also, the Ministry of Home Affairs allowed Chinese sailors to leave their ships and visit port cities where they are docked, just like any other sailor.

Reportedly, 21 Chinese companies have been granted security clearances.

The latest to join the list are TBEA Energy and Beijing Automotive Industry Corporation. Security clearances were earlier granted to Huawei, China Shougang International Trade & Engineering Corporation, ZTE and FiberHome Technologies Group.

The two countries have also drawn up plans to sign an agreement on cooperation in security matters that will include better coordination among security agencies and anti-trafficking units.