Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention                                                                                                            

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Context: Russia called for a Security Council meeting on the issue of biological laboratories in Ukraine.

India’s stand:

• India said any matters relating to obligations under the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention should be addressed through consultation and cooperation between the parties concerned.
• All parties must ensure full and effective implementation of the BTWC in letter and spirit.

Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC)

• It is a disarmament treaty that effectively bans biological and toxin weapons by prohibiting their development, production, acquisition, transfer, stockpiling and use.
• Having entered into force on 26 March 1975, the BWC was the first multilateral disarmament treaty to ban the production of an entire category of weapons of mass destruction.
• The convention is of unlimited duration.
• Membership: As of January 2022, 183 states have become party to the treaty. India has signed and ratified this treaty.
• Convention's effectiveness has been limited due to insufficient institutional support and the absence of any formal verification regime to monitor compliance.

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