New Delhi, May 2 -- The 11th Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), taking place from April 27 to May 22, 2026 at the UN headquarters in New York, represents one of the most consequential multilateral diplomatic engagements of the decade. At a time when global security is increasingly fragile, arms control frameworks are eroding, and geopolitical rivalries are intensifying, the conference is not merely a routine institutional exercise. It is a critical test of whether the international community can sustain the credibility of the global nuclear order.

The NPT, which entered into force in 1970, has long served as the cornerstone of international efforts to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons, ...