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Biological Weapons Convention (BWC)

At the 50-year commemoration of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) held in New Delhi, India’s External Affairs Minister highlighted that the world remains ill-prepared to deal with bioterrorism. He warned of rising threats from non-state actors and called for stronger global biosecurity frameworks, underscoring serious gaps in existing international mechanisms. What is the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC)? The Biological Weapons Convention (BWC), formally titled “The Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction”, is the primary global treaty banning biological weapons. The BWC prohibits the development, production, acquisition,…

04 January, 2026 Chemical weapons

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