India and the Ottawa Treaty

Abstract

The article will be looking at India’s participation in International arms control and disarmament treaties. What are the reasons for India’s participation in some of such treaties and not others? How has India’s participation and non-participation affected India’s national security vis-a-vis human security of people directly harmed and negatively affected by such weapons. The focus will be specifically on the Ottawa Treaty on the ban on landmines signed in 1997.