Major concern of India’s foreign policy in the post cold war period is disarmament and arms race in the world. As a leader of NAM, India established beyond doubt that arms race is at the expense of human development. Expenditure on arms and ammunitions depletes and distorts economic progress, programs for removal of poverty, eradiction of diseases, spread of education and easy availability of basic needs.

India is not a signatory to the NPT (Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty) CTBT(Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty) and also to other nuclear or war treaties. India conducted nuclear tests at Pokran in 1974 (Smiling Buddha) and 1998 (Sakti-I and Sakti-II). Though India is one among the major nuclear powers in the world, it is only for civil use and development, not for armed or nuclear race.

The ultimate goal is comprehensive and complete disarmament of all forms of nuclear, chemical and conventional weapons. India established Indira Gandhi Prize . for Peace, Disarmament and Development, to recognize the persons, who work for the promotion of disarmament and peace in the world.

In 2013, German Chancellor Angela Merkel won this award for her commitment to universal peace and disarmament. Millions of people all over the world are aware that a nuclear war will turn our earth into a graveyard of human race and wipe out its achievements.

As a result, 2013 Noble Prize for Peace was awarded to the Organisation for Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), the international group in which India is one of the founder members, for its continuous efforts towards disarmament.