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K.V. Prasad
PLANE FOR THE ROCKET MAN: President Abdul Kalam with a model of the latest Sukhoi aircraft presented to him while on a visit to the Sukhoi Design Bureau in Moscow on Monday.
MOSCOW: President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam on Monday said India was a responsible nuclear state. It would never be a proliferator of weapons of mass destruction even though it was not a signatory to the Nuclear Proliferation Treaty. "When we are surrounded by nuclear armed countries, we didn't have any alternative but to become a nuclear weapon state". The Weapons of Mass Destruction and their delivery systems (prohibition of unlawful activities) Bill 2005 confirmed that India would never be a proliferator, Mr. Kalam told a group of leaders at Duma, Russia's Lower House. At an interaction with teachers and students at Moscow State University, established in 1755. Mr. Kalam said proliferation was not a good thing. The biggest challenge before youth in both countries was to ensure a nuclear weapons-free world. India consciously adopted the `no-first use' policy, the President said. It was committed to complete disarmament. To a question on terrorism, he said it could be tackled by promoting value-based education, attacking poverty and raising spiritual content against theology in religion. The university expressed concern over Sunday's bomb attacks in New Delhi and said Russia knew what it was to face the terrorist threat. Speaker Boris Gryzlov said a strategic partnership was developing. It was being helped by the geopolitical positions of both nations. The third session of the Indo-Russian Inter-Parliamentary Commission would be held in Delhi in September. Mr. Kalam said the developed world realised how responsible India was on international issues. All nations wanted it to be their friend. He mentioned the progress in relations between India and Pakistan and the Sino-Indian talks.
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