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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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
Government of India
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
Indian Nuclear Doctrine of 2003
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
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
overseenBy Nuclear Command Authority of India
publiclyArticulatedBy National Security Advisory Board of India
recognizedAs key element of India’s national security policy
relatedTo India’s broader strategic doctrine
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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Indian ballistic missile programme relatedDoctrine India’s nuclear doctrine
India’s nuclear doctrine formalizedIn Draft Nuclear Doctrine of 1999
linked to: India’s nuclear doctrine
India’s nuclear doctrine formalizedIn Indian Nuclear Doctrine of 2003
linked to: India’s nuclear doctrine
India’s nuclear doctrine relatedTo India’s broader strategic doctrine
linked to: India’s nuclear doctrine