External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar attended the conference on ‘50 Years of the Biological Weapons at Sushma Swaraj Bhawan, New Delhi. Photo: X/@DrSJaishankar
India on Monday (December 1, 2025) pitched for a global mechanism to check any possible misuse of biological weapons in view of the uncertain international security environment.
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said “misuse” of biological weapons by non-State actors is no longer a distant possibility and international cooperation is needed to combat such a challenge.
Mr. Jaishankar was speaking at a conference on 50 years of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC).
Attended the conference on ’50 Years of the Biological Weapons Convention: Strengthening Bio-security for the Global South’, in New Delhi today.
Spoke to experts and representatives from 80+ countries about modernising the Convention, the critical role of India and the Global… pic.twitter.com/1ALbaAl63N
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) December 1, 2025
“Bioterrorism is a serious concern that the international community has to be adequately prepared for. Yet the BWC still lacks basic institutional structures,” he said. “It has no compliance system, it has no permanent technical body and no mechanism to track new scientific developments. These gaps must be bridged in order to strengthen confidence,” Mr. Jaishankar added.
India, Mr. Jaishankar said, has consistently called for stronger compliance measures within BWC, including verification designed for today’s world. “India supports international cooperation and assistance enabling exchange of materials and equipment for peaceful use,” Mr. Jaishankar said.
“We have further called for systematic review of scientific and technological developments so that Governance does indeed keep pace with innovation,” he added.
Published – December 01, 2025 02:05 pm IST
