India in the Missile Technology Control Regime: Prospects and Implications

India formally applied for membership to the Missile Technology Control Regime in June 2015 as part of efforts to integrate itself with the global non-proliferation architecture. This paper identifies key objectives of the regime and makes an assessment of whether India meets the technical requirements to join the MTCR. It then analyses the political understandings which India has established with the leading members of the MTCR on its membership in order to assess the prospects of its inclusion. The paper also examines the implications of India's entry into the MTCR on both India and the global nonproliferation architecture.