NEW DELHI, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- India received a waiver from the Nuclear Suppliers Group.
The fast-developing country will now be permitted to develop its own nuclear industry and technology, the Hindustan Times reported.
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The waiver is also part of India's plans to develop energy independence, Arundhati Ghose told the Hindustan Times. Ghose is an Indian diplomat who led a battle against the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.
The waiver made India one of six nations that can buy nuclear merchandise and retain a nuclear arsenal.
India's democracy, non-proliferation record and indigenous nuclear program led to the waiver, and the country can now build further ties with other member nations, including the United States.
