India's NSG bid has become 'more complicated': China

China on Monday said India's membership bid in the NSG has become "more complicated" under the "new circumstances" as it again ruled out backing New Delhi's entry in the grouping, saying there should be non- discriminatory solution applicable to all non-NPT signatory countries.

China has been blocking India's membership in the 48- nation grouping which controls the nuclear commerce even though India has the backing of the majority of the members.

The group goes by consensus approach on the admission of new members.

"About the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) it is a new issue under the new circumstances and it is more complicated than the previously imagined," China's Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Li Huilai told a media briefing here.

He, however, did not elaborate what are the new circumstances and complications.

"China supports the NSG to have a consultation for reaching a non-discriminatory and universally applicable solution, applicable to all members of the NSG," he said.

Pakistan has also applied for the NSG membership. While China has not openly supported Pakistan's membership, it came with a two-step approach which stipulates that the NSG members first need to arrive at a set of principles for the admission of non-NPT states into the NSG and then move forward discussions of specific cases.

Modi is also likely to meet Xi on the sidelines of the summit though officials say the meeting has not been confirmed.

"We will overcome hurdles and succeed," said External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj vis-a-vis the Modi government's determined bid to enter the elite Nuclear Supplier Group (NSG) and added that in order to ensure the same India was continuously engaging with China as well as other friendly countries.

She said India has been "engaging" China and will continue to do so. "More importantly, besides engaging with China, we have also engaged with other countries who are globally important in convincing China," she asserted.