India urges UN to prevent space arms race through a binding international treaty

India told the UN General Assembly First Committee on Tuesday that space should be for cooperation, not conflict.
It called for a legally binding international instrument to prevent an arms race in outer space.
MP Sudha Murty delivered the statement, saying India is a major space-faring nation.
She said any outcome must not discourage scientific exchange for peaceful purposes.

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