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and Berlin was New Delhi's largest trading partner in the European Economic Community.
Nevertheless, India and the developed countries had differences over security and nuclear
issues and the attachment of political criteria to developmental assistance.
Relations with Australia suffered in 1990 and 1991 as India expressed its displeasure with
Australia's sale of Mirage fighters to Pakistan. In 1991 the German government announced
it was cutting official aid to India because of "excessive armament," while the British,
Canadian, and Japanese governments warned India that future assistance would be cut back
if India did not curtail its high levels of military spending, which the developed countries
contend suppressed economic development. In addition, Britain, France, and Germany also
increased pressure on India to sign the nonproliferation treaty, and France cautioned India
that any future agreements to supply India with nuclear material and technology must
adhere to "full-scope safeguards" to prevent diversion to nuclear weapons production.
Finally, India remained concerned that developed countries would impose human rights
conditions as criteria for economic aid.