Morarji Desai was Prime Minister of India from 1977-1979. In the interview he describes Indias commitment to nuclear disarmament. He explains that India refuses to sign non-proliferation agreements because the countries proposing them possess nuclear weapons. He compares the situation with being asked by robbers to agree not to steal. Asked if enough is being done to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons, he implies that the answer is no with respect to the two superpowers. He adds that the independence of all peoples is important, not just that of large countries. Indias 1974 nuclear test, in his view, was not part of an effort to develop nuclear weapons, but was in fact something then-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi did just to show off. He describes his amiable relations with President Carter; however he reiterates his refusal to sign non-proliferation agreements with countries that possess nuclear weapons.
