Australia intends to purchase at least eight nuclear-powered submarines through the AUKUS alliance. China’s increasingly aggressive and confrontational actions in the Indo-Pacific led the three countries to form the alliance.
China fought with the three countries in the AUKUS alliance at the UN’s nuclear watchdog over the plan to give Australia nuclear-powered submarines. This happened after Beijing railed against the plan for a week after it was announced last year.
According to people familiar with the situation, China withdrew a draught resolution against the AUKUS alliance at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) general meeting in Vienna on Friday after determining that the measure would not obtain majority support.
The Indian government worked extensively with numerous IAEA member nations to ensure that the draught resolution, which contended that the AUKUS initiative breached Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States’ obligations under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), did not receive a majority approval.
China fought with the three countries in the AUKUS alliance at the UN’s nuclear watchdog over the plan to give Australia nuclear-powered submarines. This happened after Beijing railed against the plan for a week after it was announced last year.
The proposed resolution criticized AUKUS’s plan to provide Australia with nuclear-powered submarines armed with conventional weapons. According to the people, the draught resolution, in addition to saying that the proposal violated the commitments of the three countries under the NPT, also criticized the IAEA’s role in this respect.
India took an “objective perspective” on the AUKUS plan while acknowledging the IAEA’s technical appraisal as sound. Sources say that the Indian office at the IAEA in Vienna worked closely with a lot of other IAEA member states on this issue.
One of those cited above stated that “India’s thoughtful role aided several smaller countries in taking a firm stance on the Chinese plan.” “IAEA member states, especially the AUKUS partners, praised India’s smart diplomacy,” the person said. After determining that the resolution would not receive majority support, China withdrew it on Friday, the final day of the IAEA’s general meeting, which began on September 26.
Australia intends to purchase at least eight nuclear-powered submarines through the AUKUS alliance. The three countries formed the alliance in response to China’s growing aggressive and confrontational behavior in the Indo-Pacific. All three AUKUS members have close defense and strategic connections with India.
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