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TopicNuclear stockpile

Topic: Nuclear stockpile

Strikes on nuclear infra, disinfo nearly sparked nuclear crisis—latest SIPRI report on Op Sindoor

New Delhi: Referring to the hostilities between India and Pakistan earlier last month during Operation Sindoor, the latest report of the Stockholm International Peace...

India’s nuclear stockpile overtakes Pakistan’s with 2 extra warheads, China far ahead — SIPRI

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute report says there are indications India 'mating' warheads with launchers during peacetime & China arsenal has gone up to 500 warheads.

Pakistan could become fifth largest nuclear weapons state by 2025, says report

The country's current stockpile of 140-150 nuclear weapons far exceeds US's 1999 prediction of Pakistan having 60-80 warheads by 2020. 

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Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.