India and the Arms Trade Treaty

Anuradha M. Chenoy
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Anuradha M. Chenoy: Anuradha M. Chenoy is Professor and Chairperson of the Centre for Russian and Central Asian Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. E-mail: chenoy@gmail.com

International Studies, 2009, vol. 46, issue 3, 349-356

Abstract: The Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) seeks to regulate the transfer of conventional arms on the principle that arms exporters and importers have a responsibility to ensure that weapons are not used in violations of international law. India wants the ATT to be limited to illicit trade. It believes that the United Nations has various mechanisms to deal with human rights violations and that this issue should not be linked to arms trade. Indian citizens have spoken against gun vio-lence. Whether it is against the guns that killed Jessica Lall in Delhi or people in the conflict zones of Manipur, Kashmir or the Maoist-affected regions, Indians are fighting against the menace of the gun culture. The ATT is a just cause and India needs to support it.

Keywords: Arms trade; proliferation; paramilitary; civil society; disarmament (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1177/002088171004600304

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