India, the country famous for non-violent civil disobedience, is getting into this subject! Of love, laws, and LAWS!
Are international agreements about LAWS progressing to slowly given the actual development and active use of such weapons?
"... India is a High Contracting Party to the CCW and has actively participated in the global discourse on LAWS at the GGE. As the chair of the GGE in 2017, India played an instrumental role in leading the group toward affirming the eleven guiding principles on the use and development of LAWS. This was despite the hold-up in defining these systems and reaching a consensus on their technical aspects.
In recent years, the GGE has faced criticism for its slow progress in establishing a binding norm to regulate LAWS—a shortcoming often attributed to its consensus-driven process where a single member’s dissent is enough to reject a proposal. ...
Owing to the slow pace of discussions at the GGE, concerns have also been raised regarding the rapidly narrowing window to establish an effective regulatory framework for such weapons. ...
India was one of the five countries that voted against the December 2023 UNGA resolution on LAWS. At various sessions of the GGE and the UNGA, India maintained that the GGE was the appropriate forum to discuss LAWS. It posited that the GGE’s existing body of work must be expanded upon to build a common understanding of LAWS and expressed concerns that simultaneous processes may lead to a duplication of efforts or parallel sets of rules. ...
India believes that the discussions on LAWS should not contribute to the fragmentation of the normative sphere but rather should focus on finding common ground, taking into account the views and concerns of all. While it has expressed interest in developing legally binding instruments in arms control and disarmament as a matter of principle, India notes that much work needs to be done before meaningful negotiations can begin for a legally binding instrument on LAWS. ...
Developing autonomous weapons systems is a crucial military priority for India. Its defense industry already has some autonomous weapon systems, like the Counter Measure Dispensing Systems and the Adaptive Intelligent Front Towing Solution for Artillery Gun. Autonomous weapons systems can be useful for India along its borders, characterized by rough terrains and remote locations, for surveillance and reconnaissance and to avert cross-border terrorism. LAWS can continue to operate autonomously in information-denied environments, where operators could be subject to attacks by adversaries. In the Indian Ocean region, autonomous systems have proven particularly useful in anti-piracy operations, securing trade routes, and consolidating India’s place as a net security provider in the region. For example, India recently deployed an uncrewed MQ-9B SeaGuardian to assess and respond to a hijacked vessel in the Arabian Sea. ..."
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