US embassy cable - 05NEWDELHI8772

C O N F I D E N T I A L NEW DELHI 008772 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/26/2015 
TAGS: PREL, PARM, KNNP, ETRD, ETTC, IN, NSSP, Export Control Initiatives 
SUBJECT: GOI WORKING ON EXPORT CONTROLS IN ADVANCE OF HTCG 
MEETING 
 
REF: A. STATE 210348 
     B. NEW DELHI 5444 
 
Classified By: Charge Robert Blake, Jr. for Reasons 1.4 (B, D) 
 
1.  (C) Charge Blake delivered points from Reftel A to MEA 
Joint Secretary (Americas) Jaishankar on November 18th, 
emphasizing the importance of India harmonizing its control 
lists with international standards.  Jaishankar responded 
that he would follow up with issue experts in MEA.  Charge 
noted that it would be important to have a substantive 
discussion on the export control list issue at the December 1 
HTCG meetings in Delhi and Bangalore, as the U.S. delegation 
is interested in the results. 
 
2.  (C)  Jaishankar observed the reference to harmonization 
of India's control list with the Australia Group and 
Wassenaar Arrangement, commenting that neither was included 
as a requisite of the NSSP process.  PolCouns concurred that 
these were not conditions of the NSSP, but noted that the USG 
would like India to comply voluntarily with these regimes as 
part of our expanding non-proliferation partnership. 
PolCouns also shared a copy of the India export control 
nonpaper (Reftel B), stating that we hope the GOI could 
expand on that document at the HTCG meetings, to which 
Jaishankar responded, "We will work on it." 
BLAKE