US embassy cable - 05NEWDELHI7194

C O N F I D E N T I A L NEW DELHI 007194 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/15/2015 
TAGS: PARM, PREL, KSTC, MASS, ETTC, IN, Export Control Initiatives 
SUBJECT: INDIA DECLINES INVITATION TO EXPORT CONTROL 
CONFERENCE 
 
REF: STATE 132303 
 
Classified By: A/DCM Geoff Pyatt for Reasons 1.4 (B, D) 
 
1.  (U) Indian export control officials will not attend the 
international export control conference in Stockholm, Sweden, 
Sept. 20-22, because of other commitments at that time, MEA 
Under Secretary for Disarmament and International Security 
Nutan Kapoor told PolMilOff on Sept. 14. 
 
2.  (C) Comment:  The GOI generally does not attend 
international export control events, in part because the 
Ministry of External Affairs wants to maintain a high level 
of control over India's export control policy, but does not 
have sufficient staff for both policy development and 
implementation.  It does, however, regularly engage with the 
US on EXBS programs as part of an agreed schedule of annual 
events.  In the future, it might be helpful for similar 
US-sponsored or co-sponsored events to be included for GOI 
consideration as part of the larger EXBS program. 
 
3.  (U) Visit New Delhi's Classified Website: 
(http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/sa/newdelhi/) 
PYATT