The UN General Assembly of April 2, 2013 adopted the resolution of Arm Trade Treaty ,
in a 154-to-3 vote.
23 nations, including India , Cuba, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Saudi
Arabia, Sri Lanka and Sudan also abstained from voting.
Pakistan voted in favour of the treaty though its
representative expressed concerns over the imbalance in obligations between
arms exporters and importers.
The Main aim of this treaty is to
regulate the $70 billion business in conventional arms and keep weapons out of
the hands of human rights abusers.
Sujata Mehta,
India’s Permanent representative to the Geneva Conference of
Disarmament during the UNGA session said India cannot accept that the Treaty be
used as an instrument in the hands of exporting states to take unilateral force
majeure measures against importing states parties without consequences.
Under the ATT, ratifying nations are expected to accept
fixed international standards for conventional weapons sales, linked to the
protection of human rights. The adopted treaty text covers weapons such as
tanks, armoured combat vehicles, large-calibre artillery systems, combat
aircraft, attack helicopters, warships, missiles and missile launchers, and
small and light arms
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