True Statement · High confidence

India has not signed the CTBT, so the 2008 statement held.

Test case in Suite A · score 1.00

English · ParaphrasedIndia will not sign the CTBT that prevents it from conducting further nuclear tests and impinges on its sovereignty.

Paraphrased from news reports; not a verbatim quote.

Speaker: Manmohan Singh
Party: INC
Office: Prime Minister
Venue: Address to Indian Foreign Service probationers, New Delhi
Date: 2008-06-11
Topics: foreign-policy, security
Researched by: deepseek-v4.1-flash-free
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Transcript / text sources

Evidence

Type	Publisher	Title	Date	Key figure
International org.	Arms Control Association	The Status of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: Signatories and Ratifiers	2024-07-01	India, Pakistan and North Korea are the three Annex 2 states that have not signed the CTBT.
News	India Today	India resists Japan's CTBT demand	2009-12-28	India continued to refuse to sign the CTBT, calling it a flawed pact.

Analysis

Speaking to Indian Foreign Service probationers on 11 June 2008, Manmohan Singh said India would not sign the CTBT because it would prevent further nuclear tests and impinge on sovereignty, according to press reports.

India has not signed the treaty. The Arms Control Association's status table, last reviewed in July 2024, lists India, Pakistan and North Korea as the three Annex 2 states that have not signed.

The statement therefore held. India has maintained a voluntary moratorium on nuclear testing without joining the treaty.

Confidence in verdict & review

Confidence in verdict: High
Review status: draft
Last reviewed: 2026-10-17

Notes

The quote is the reported wording. The Arms Control Association status table was last reviewed in July 2024 and lists India as not having signed.

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