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Monday, November 4, 2024
TopicNuclear weapons

Topic: Nuclear weapons

India’s No First Use is badass enough. Modi govt needn’t change it to be more muscular

It is absurd to believe that a pre-emptive first nuclear strike by India can destroy Pakistan’s ability to hit back.

India committed to No First Use nuke policy, but ‘future depends on circumstances’: Rajnath

Rajnath Singh’s comment comes on a day UNSC is holding closed-door meeting on the Kashmir issue.

Modi should know India’s status as a nuclear weapon state demands responsible leadership

India is better served if we remain focused on building our capabilities and let them speak for themselves.

Threat of nuclear weapon being used is higher than it has been in generations: Top UN official

The current international environment is defined by competition over cooperation and the acquisition of arms is prioritised over the pursuit of diplomacy, he said.

India and Pakistan at the brink, foreign policy heads into the unknown in South Asia

Countries that wish for peace must press Pakistan to make better choices and uphold its obligations as a UN member state.

Why India is developing nuclear capability beyond what is required for retaliation

Eliminating Pakistan’s nuclear weapons would be tempting for India, but flirting with nuclear counterforce carries significant risks.

India & Pakistan nuclear programmes increasing security risks in South Asia: US spymaster

The remarks of National Intelligence Director Daniel Coats is part of US intelligence community's assessment of worldwide threats in the year 2019.

PM Modi has spoken. With INS Arihant, India is no longer a reluctant nuclear power

Modi’s statement on INS Arihant is a marked departure from India’s past stance on nuclear weapons.

India’s planning for future wars almost completely ignores the nuclear threat

After INS Arihant, India needs to seriously reevaluate its nuclear deterrence policy.

This is what China is doing to protect its nuclear weapons

China is working on the development of super-hardened silo technology for its Dong Feng missiles at Taiyuan Space Launch Centre in Shanxi province.

On Camera

Trudeau is nursing snakes in his own backyard. Misguided Sikhs in Canada are losing the plot

By turning a blind eye to the snakes in his own backyard, Trudeau is setting the stage for a disaster of epic proportions for his country, his people, and the world at large.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

India carries out 1st patrol in Depsang since disengagement with China, to take things ‘slow’

While there are patrolling points (PP) 10, 11, 12, 12A and 13 in the Depsang Plains, the patrol in the region Monday was carried out to only one point as decided by India and China.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.