The plenary meeting of the 48-member Nuclear Suppliers Group, NSG ended today with no decision on India's membership bid. Agencies report, divisions persisted over admitting non-NPT members, with China leading the opposition. <br/><br/>The external Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup said New Delhi understands that despite procedural hurdles persistently raised by one country, a three hour long discussion took place last night on the issue of India's future participation in the NSG. <br/><br/>An overwhelming number of members who took the floor supported India's membership and appraised India's application positively.<br/><br/>He said, India believes it is an early decision on its application and it remains in larger global interest. India's participation in the NSG will further strengthen nuclear non- proliferation treaty and make global nuclear commerce more secure.<br/><br/>China's stand that India's membership application cannot be considered because it has not signed the Nuclear Non- Proliferation Treaty, NPT, was backed by nearly 10 other countries which effectively torpedoed India's bid, although India had the strong backing of the US, the UK, France and a majority of countries in the nuclear trading group.