UN General Assembly
1961

Cross being used as a cover for other purposes is more than can be accepted as an excuse. There has been no question of Indian troops firing on Red Cross officials—except where the Red Cross has been used by others in this way, a crime has been committed. 149. I now come to a mere important aspect of the items we are to consider. The first of these, which disturbs my Government greatly, is the resumption of nuclear tests. We are a country that is normally known as "uncommitted". We do not take our instructions from either of the war blocs. Nor do we, in spite of differences that may arise in regard to either of them, always fail to express our opinions in a matter of importance. With regard to these nuclear tests, it is necessary, however, not to take this thing at a particular stage but to look at the thing as a whole.