India joined the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR)

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India joined the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR)
Question: Recently India joined the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) as a
full member. India joined as the-
(a) 34th Member
(b) 35th Member
(c) 40th Member
(d) 42nd Member
Ans: (b)
Related facts:
 On 27 June 2016 India joined the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) as a full
member at a ceremony in South Block, attended by Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar and
diplomats from the Netherlands, France and Luxembourg missions.
 India become the 35th member of the Regime.
 The membership will strengthen the international efforts to prevent proliferation of
delivery systems (ballistic missiles or unmanned aircraft) capable of delivering weapons
of mass destruction.
 MTCR membership will now enable India to buy high-end missile technology and also
enhance its joint ventures with Russia.
 The aim of the MTCR is to restrict the proliferation of missiles, complete rocket systems,
unmanned air vehicles and related technology for those systems capable of carrying a
500 kilogramme payload for at least 300 kilometres, as well as systems intended for the
delivery of weapons of mass destruction.
 The annual plenary meeting of the MTCR will be held in the Republic of Korea in
October 2016.
 The MTCR was originally established in 1987 by Canada, France, Germany, Italy,
Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States.
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