India, Pakistan conduct annual exchange of list of nuclear installation.
The exchange of the list took place in compliance with an agreement that prohibits assaults on nuclear installations and infrastructure, according to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
In compliance with a bilateral agreement prohibiting them from attacking each other’s nuclear installations, India and Pakistan provided a list of their nuclear stations on Monday, according to a tradition that goes back more than thirty years.
The exchange of the list took place in compliance with an agreement that prohibits assaults on nuclear installations and infrastructure, according to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). Through diplomatic channels, it was done concurrently in Islamabad and New Delhi.
As reported by the MEA, “India and Pakistan exchanged the list of nuclear installations and facilities covered under the agreement on the prohibition of attack against nuclear installations and facilities between India and Pakistan today, through diplomatic channels simultaneously at New Delhi and Islamabad.”
The agreement was signed on December 31, 1988, and it went into effect on January 27, 1991. It mandates that the two countries notify each other of any nuclear installations and facilities that are covered by the agreement on January 1st of every year.
The Kashmir issue and cross-border terrorism were the main causes of the hostile ties between the two countries at the time of the list exchange. According to the MEA, “This is the 33rd consecutive exchange of such lists between the two countries, the first having taken place on January 1, 1992.”