In an apparent reference to China, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Sunday that there was only one country which persistently raised procedural hurdles as a result of which no result could be arrived over the issue on Indias Nuclear Suppliers Group membership, adding that India will continue discussions with China on the issue.   

There are some processes which take longer, Id evaluate the NSG membership process in that category, MEA spokesperson Vikas Swarup said.

India will continue discussions with China on the NSG issue. There is a possibility of Indias inclusion, he said.

Some countries did raise procedure-related issues but not a single country apart from that one country opposed Indias membership of NSG, the MEA spokesperson said in an obvious reference to China.

Asserting that India has already implemented all Non-Proliferation Treaty provisions, Swarup said, Our position on the NPT is very well known. As far as the NSG is concerned, it said the implementation of NPT is important to the extent that goal post remains implementation of the NPT, we believe we have met the criteria and have all credentials to be an NSG member.

Claiming that Indias case on NSG membership cant be equated with that of Pakistan, Our credentials on non-proliferation are very well known, our track record speaks for itself. As far as other countries are concerned, their track record speaks for themselves. I dont think anyone in global community can ever equate India with Pakistan on Nuclear non-proliferation issue.

Swarup said that not getting NSG membership in Seoul was not a failure but certainly we did not get the expected results.

But these are continuing processes and we will continue to work very actively on this. Today, the Indian diplomacy doesnt have fear of failure. If we dont get desired results it only means that we redouble our efforts, he said.