India sanctions

India has historically and largely not supported sanctions imposed by individual countries.[1][2] The Government of India has largely supported United Nations sanctions.[1] India has also been warned with sanctions, imposed with them, and has also imposed and threatened its own.[1]

Sanctions imposed by India

Countries
Country Period Summary
South Africa South Africa 1946–1993 India was the first country to sanction South Africa for the apartheid.[3]
Fiji Fiji 1989–1999 Following deterioration of diplomatic ties India imposed a trade embargo.[4]


Sanctions against India
Sanctioning Country/Entity (s) Period Summary
Canada Canada 1974 Following 1974 nuclear tests Canada sanctioned nuclear expertise and equipment support.[5]
Multiple countries United States United States 1998–1999 United States imposed sanctions as required by law following 1998 nuclear tests.[6] Sanctions imposed by the United States were weakened through exceptions and lifted within a year.[7]
Japan Japan 1998–2001 Sanctions including the stoppage of loan aid.[8][9][10]
~12 countries – Around 14 countries adopted some form of individual sanction or another following the 1998 nuclear tests with marginal effect.[11][7] Collective sanctions could not gather the required support.[12]
United States United States 1992–2011 Indian Space Research Organisation was sanctioned for sections of its space program.[13][14]
Pakistan Pakistan 2019 Sanctions such as closure of airspace for all Indians following 2019 Balakot airstrike.[15]

References
  1. Chauhan, Rishika (15 December 2014). "Decoding India's Stand on International Sanctions". Center for the Advanced Study of India (CASI). Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  2. "Global Sanctions Guide - India". Eversheds Sutherland.
  3. "India-South Africa Relations" (PDF). Ministry of External Affairs.
  4. Group, Taylor & Francis (29 July 2004). Europa World Year. Taylor & Francis. p. 1628. ISBN 978-1-85743-254-1.
  5. Perkovich, George (2001). India's Nuclear Bomb: The Impact on Global Proliferation. University of California Press. p. 186. ISBN 978-0-520-23210-5.
  6. Wagner, Alex. "Bush Waives Nuclear-Related Sanctions on India, Pakistan". Arms Control Association. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  7. Morrow, Daniel; Carriere, Michael (Fall 1999). "The Economic Impacts of the 1998 Sanctions on India and Pakistan" (PDF). The Nonproliferation Review.
  8. Burns, John F. (14 May 1998). "India Sets Off 2 More Nuclear Blasts; U.S. and Japan Impose Sanctions". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  9. "Japan lifts India, Pakistan sanctions". CNN. 26 October 2001. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  10. "Japan lifts sanctions on India, Pak". PTI. The Tribune India. 26 October 2001. Retrieved 25 February 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  11. Synnott, Hilary (2020). The Causes and Consequences of South Asia's Nuclear Tests. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-06308-4.
  12. Nayar, Baldev Raj (2001). India and the Major Powers After Pokharan II. Har-Anand Publications. pp. 24–25. ISBN 978-81-241-0799-7.
  13. Laxman, Srinivas (6 January 2014). "US sanctions on India: India overcame US sanctions to develop cryogenic engine". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  14. "Sanctions off; NASA lab asks ISRO to partner for moon mission". The Economic Times. PTI. 13 February 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  15. Khanna, Ambika (30 April 2020). "Devising an Indian policy on Sanctions for Pakistan". Gateway House. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
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