India’s nuclear doctrine

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India’s nuclear doctrine is the strategic policy framework that outlines the country’s principles and posture on the development, deployment, and potential use of its nuclear weapons, including its declared no-first-use stance and emphasis on credible minimum deterrence.

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Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	national security doctrine ⓘ nuclear weapons policy ⓘ
aimsTo	avoid nuclear arms race ⓘ deter nuclear attack ⓘ deter nuclear coercion ⓘ maintain strategic stability in South Asia ⓘ
announcedBy	Cabinet Committee on Security NERFINISHED ⓘ Government of India NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
declares	India retains the option of nuclear retaliation to chemical or biological weapons attacks ⓘ India will maintain a credible minimum nuclear deterrent ⓘ India will not be the first to use nuclear weapons ⓘ India will not use nuclear weapons against non-nuclear-weapon states ⓘ India will respond with massive retaliation to a nuclear attack ⓘ nuclear weapons are solely for deterrence ⓘ
emphasizes	command and control robustness ⓘ minimum but credible nuclear arsenal ⓘ second-strike capability ⓘ strategic restraint ⓘ survivability of nuclear forces ⓘ
formalizedIn	Draft Nuclear Doctrine of 1999 NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Nuclear Doctrine of 2003 NERFINISHED ⓘ
guidedBy	India’s relations with China ⓘ India’s relations with Pakistan ⓘ India’s security environment in South Asia ⓘ
hasCorePrinciple	civilian political control of nuclear weapons ⓘ credible minimum deterrence ⓘ massive retaliation ⓘ no first use of nuclear weapons ⓘ non-use of nuclear weapons against non-nuclear-weapon states ⓘ restraint and responsibility in nuclear posture ⓘ survivable nuclear forces ⓘ
implementedThrough	Strategic Forces Command NERFINISHED ⓘ
influences	India’s deployment patterns of nuclear-capable delivery systems ⓘ India’s missile development programs ⓘ India’s nuclear force structure ⓘ
linkedTo	India’s 1998 nuclear tests ⓘ Pokhran-II tests NERFINISHED ⓘ
overseenBy	Nuclear Command Authority of India NERFINISHED ⓘ
publiclyArticulatedBy	National Security Advisory Board of India NERFINISHED ⓘ
recognizedAs	key element of India’s national security policy ⓘ
relatedTo	India’s broader strategic doctrine NERFINISHED ⓘ India’s policy of non-use of nuclear weapons against non-nuclear states ⓘ
subjectOfDebate	interpretation of massive retaliation ⓘ possible future doctrinal review ⓘ scope and credibility of no-first-use pledge ⓘ size and composition of credible minimum deterrent ⓘ
supports	civilian supremacy over nuclear decision-making ⓘ
yearOfKeyArticulation	1999 ⓘ
yearOfOfficialDoctrine	2003 ⓘ

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