There has been a lively debate, for the last three years, on the question whether or nor India should sign the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty [CTBT]. In spite of great importance of the subject for national security, the full text of CTBT is not easily available. The present book fulfills this gap. This will enable the experts and the common man to have better understanding of the on-going debate on the subject. The Editor contends that India should not sign such a discriminatory and inequitable treaty. Signing of such a treaty would hinder India’s efforts to safeguard its security. It is hoped that the book would be of great value to the researchers and students of defence studies, parliamentarians, senior executives concerned with defence and the common readers.

Table of Contents:
Preamble; Article I—Basic Obligations; Article II—The Organization; A. General Provisions; B. The Conference of the States Parties; C. The Executive Council; D. The Technical Secretariat; E. Privileges and Immunities; Article III—National Implementation Measures; Article IV—Verification; A. General Provisions; B. The International Monitoring System; C. Consultation and Clarification; D. On-Site Inspections; E. Confidence-Building Measures; Article V—Measures to Redress a Situation and to Ensure Compliance, Including Sanctions; Article VI—Settlement of Disputes; Article VII—Amendments; Article VIII—Review of the Treaty; Article IX—Duration and Withdrawal; Article X—Status of the Protocol and the Annexes; Article XI—Signature; Article XII—Ratification; Article XIII—Accession; Article XIV—Entry Into Force; Article XV—Reservations; Article XVI—Depositary; Article XVII—Authentic Texts; Annex 1—To the Treaty—List of States Pursuant to Article II, Paragraph 28; Annex 2—To the Treaty—List of States Pursuant to Article XIV; Protocol to the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty—Part I : The International Monitoring System and International Data Centre Functions; A. General Provisions; B. Seismological Monitoring; C. Radionuclide Monitoring; D. Hydroacoustic Monitoring; E. Infrasound Monitoring; F. International Data Centre Functions—Part II : On-Site Inspections—A. General Provisions; B. Standing Arrangements; C. On-Site Inspection Request, Inspection Mandate and Notification of Inspection; D. Pre-Inspection Activities; E. Conduct of Inspections—Part III : Confidence-Building Measures—Annex 1 to the Protocol; Table 1-A List of Seismological Stations Comprising the Primary Network; Table 1-B List of Seismological Stations Comprising the Auxiliary Network; Table 2-A List of Radionuclide Stations; Table 2-B List of Radionuclide Laboratories; Table 3 List of Hydroacoustic Stations; Table 4 List of Infrasound Stations; Annex 2 to the Protocol; List of Characterization Parameters for International Data Centre Standard Event Screening