New Delhi, Nov. 25 -- In line with its strong commitment to disarmament and non-proliferation, India is organising an international conference next week to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Biological Weapons Convention, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.

Experts from over 80 countries of the Global South and representatives of regional and international organisations will take part in the conference on December 1-2 at the Sushma Swaraj Bhawan, New Delhi, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in a post on X on Monday night.

"India is one of the 189 States Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC), a majority of them being developing countries. In line with its strong commitment to disarmament and non-proliferati...