India should get thinking on drones (Observer Research Foundation)

A global regime to manage the use of drones is slowly being put in place. The United States of America, along with over 40 other states, issued a declaration earlier this month outlining the principles that, in their view, should govern the export and use of armed drones to ensure that they do not cause instability or help terrorism and organised crime. This declaration to establish a set of standards for the use and sale of drones has set the stage for a meeting next year to hammer out the details. While many of the allies of the US such as Britain, Germany and Australia signed the declaration, other states like France, Russia, Brazil and China did not do so. This makes it certain that the participants in next year’s meeting will find it very difficult to achieve a consensus, which will be needed to set up a global regime.

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