India joins Australia Group (AG), becomes 43rd member

India on Friday became the 43rd member of the Australia Group (AG), a key export control regime, which could bolster the country's effort to become a member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG).

The NSG is an elite club of countries that deals with the trade in fissile materials and technologies, consistently blocked by China.

The AG is a group of nations working to counter the spread of equipment, materials, and technologies that could contribute to the development or acquisition of chemical and biological weapons by states or terrorist groups.