India, Pakistan exchange list of nuke installations

• Continuing with an over three-decade practice, India and Pakistan recently, exchanged a list of their nuclear installations under a bilateral pact
• It prohibits the two sides from attacking each other's atomic facilities.

Background

• The exchange of the list took place under the provisions of an agreement on the prohibition of attack against nuclear installations and facilities,
• It was done simultaneously through diplomatic channels in New Delhi and Islamabad.
• The agreement was signed on December 31, 1988 and entered into force on January 27, 1991.
• It mandates the two countries to inform each other of nuclear installations and facilities to be covered under the agreement on the first of January of every calendar year.
• This is the 33rd consecutive exchange of such lists between the two countries, the first one having taken place on January 1, 1992.

Prelims Takeaway

• Nuclear power plant
• Nuclear energy