Should or should not india ban cloning

1. India remained totally opposed to reproductive cloning owing to the doubtful nature of its safety, success, utility and ethical acceptability.  

2. However, the merits of therapeutic cloning were considered on a case-by-case basis within the bioethical guidelines laid down with the approval of the National Bioethical Committee.  

3. India’s approach to therapeutic cloning, thus, remained unchanged.

4. The United Nations Declaration on Human Cloning (document A/59/516/Add.1) was adopted by a recorded vote of 84 in favour to 34 against, with 37 abstention.

5. India have enacted laws supporting embryo cloning for medical research (sometimes called therapeutic cloning, as opposed to reproductive cloning intended to recreate an entire human being).

6. Genetically modified crops are grown in India.

7. Therapeutic cloning in particular jibes well with the Buddhist and Hindu ideas of reincarnation.
8. In 1997, congregation of Hindu spiritual leaders offered their faith's unique voice to the ethical debate on human cloning to the then President of United States (Mr. Bill Clinton) citing cloned body might be useful. They even further went on to justify their ancient Eastern beliefs by stressing, instructions exist in ancient Indian texts, explaining how to conceive a child of a passionless and poised nature, all based on the thoughts and yogic practices of the parents during coitus. They also gave illustration by stating 100 Kauravas were infact world's first artificial reproductive cloning. Chapter 'Adiparva' that of our greatest epic Mahabharata  (3000 B.C.) actually describes how the Kauravas were created from a single embryo from Gandhari. If Hindu's have reposed faith in Gita from centuries till date then Gita is by product from Mahabharata and then Hindu's ought will have faith in illustration of 100 Kauravas reproductive birth! 

Take:-
In my opinion if enough checks and balances, ethical guidelines are in place then we can approach Legislatures to Amend Indian Constitution to allow selective genetical, therapeutic and reproductive clonings. Reason is best described in words and wisdom of Prof. Granville Austin, scholar of Indian Constitution who passed away today, he remarked Indian Constitution as "first and foremost a social document". 

Tajobsindia  Sir, you have rightly pointed out the dilemma of this issues. Yes, despite the the above declaration of 2005, United Kingdom with more than thirty three other members nations have already given permission  to clone human embryos for therapeutic but not reproductive purpose. If this is allowed it may also promote Bio terrorism and there is a need for consultations from National level. Once again thank you for your responds.