CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -New Delhi: India and Pakistan exchanged lists of nuclear installations through their representatives in each other’s capitals, for the 32nd time as part of an annual ritual that has been in practice for more than three decades. They also shared a list of prisoners held in each other’s custody.

Detailed explanation-2: -India and Pakistan today exchanged the list of nuclear installations and facilities, covered under the Agreement on the Prohibition of Attack against Nuclear Installations and Facilities between the two countries.

Detailed explanation-3: -It said lists are exchanged annually on January 1. The practice has been in place since 1992. The neighbours have fought three wars and have had a number of military skirmishes in recent years.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Non-nuclear aggression agreement is a bilateral and nuclear weapons control treaty between the two South Asian states, India and Pakistan, on the reduction (or limitation) of nuclear arms and pledged not to attack or assist foreign powers to attack on each’s nuclear installations and facilities.

Detailed explanation-5: -India became a nuclear power in 1974, and Pakistan became a nuclear power in 1998.