We got no response from any nuclear weapon states. Even in its present form that is highly unsatisfactory, the CTBT remains to be ratified by the U.S. Senate and the Russian Duma. Presently, the nuclear weapon powers are talking about a treaty that will cut off fissile material in possession of the nuclear powers. India will join the negotiations for the treaty, but, once again, success will depend upon how the nuclear powers approach the treaty, whether they are really willing to dispose off their stockpiles and help others to do the same. More than a decade ago, the United Nations General Assembly had adopted by a big majority an Indian proposal for the phased elimination of all nuclear weapons.
Nobody expects that to happen at one go, in a short space of time.
What the world needs and what we ask, however, is a firm commitment by the nuclear powers to total nuclear disarmament within a reasonable time frame, as I have said just now, and incremental action towards that goal. You will permit me to say a few words about sanctions against countries making nuclear tests. The U.S. Congress has enacted mandatory sanctions, and the President of the United States uses the law to slap sanctions on any country that Americans suspect of pursuing a nuclear weapons program and undertakes a test. The sanctions are economic - suspension of aid and credits and of sensitive technologies. In the case of India and Pakistan, Japan, Canada, Germany, Australia and Sweden are the countries that have joined the United States in running a regime of sanctions.