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Indian nuclear doctrine
![If India Rethinks Nuclear No First Use, It Won't Surprise Pakistan or China If India Rethinks Nuclear No First Use, It Won't Surprise Pakistan or China](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ece8iaiu4aqwjcu.jpg)
If India Rethinks Nuclear No First Use, It Won't Surprise Pakistan or China
By Ankit Panda
Islamabad and Beijing have long doubted India's stated nuclear no first use policy.
![Perceptions of India’s Nuclear Capability Buildup: Ghost Hunting and a Reality Check Perceptions of India’s Nuclear Capability Buildup: Ghost Hunting and a Reality Check](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-screen-shot-2018-06-03-at-7.53.36-pm.jpg)
Perceptions of India’s Nuclear Capability Buildup: Ghost Hunting and a Reality Check
By Manpreet Sethi
The basic philosophy of nuclear deterrence in India has not changed, despite recent arguments.
![Book Review: Indian Nuclear Policy Book Review: Indian Nuclear Policy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-screen-shot-2018-06-03-at-7.53.36-pm.jpg)
Book Review: Indian Nuclear Policy
By Ankit Panda
How did India emerge as a nuclear weapons power?
![Why the Debate Over India's Nuclear Doctrine Matters Why the Debate Over India's Nuclear Doctrine Matters](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-04-04_23-28-46.jpg)
Why the Debate Over India's Nuclear Doctrine Matters
By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
Is South Asian strategic stability about to go topsy turvy or is the reality more mundane?
![Nuclear South Asia and Coming to Terms With 'No First-Use' With Indian Characteristics Nuclear South Asia and Coming to Terms With 'No First-Use' With Indian Characteristics](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-03-27_23-27-59.jpg)
Nuclear South Asia and Coming to Terms With 'No First-Use' With Indian Characteristics
By Ankit Panda
Let's make one thing clear: India can explore a pre-emptive first strike without changing its 2003 nuclear doctrine.
![Rattled By Pakistan? India to Test Fire Nuclear-Capable Ballistic Missile Rattled By Pakistan? India to Test Fire Nuclear-Capable Ballistic Missile](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-01-25_15-57-18.jpg)
Rattled By Pakistan? India to Test Fire Nuclear-Capable Ballistic Missile
By Franz-Stefan Gady
India is slated to test launch an intermediate-range nuclear-capable ballistic missile at the end of the month.
![India Quietly Commissions Deadliest Sub India Quietly Commissions Deadliest Sub](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-10-14_15-37-00.jpg)
India Quietly Commissions Deadliest Sub
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The first-ever indigenously built nuclear armed submarine was reportedly quietly commissioned in August.
![India Successfully Tests New Ballistic Missile India Successfully Tests New Ballistic Missile](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-03-07_17-42-50.jpg)
India Successfully Tests New Ballistic Missile
By Franz-Stefan Gady
India successfully test-fired the K-4 submarine-launched ballistic missile earlier this month.
![India to Test-Fire Secret Undersea Weapon India to Test-Fire Secret Undersea Weapon](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-03-07_17-42-50.jpg)
India to Test-Fire Secret Undersea Weapon
By Franz-Stefan Gady
India is set to test-fire the K-4 submarine-launched ballistic missile this week.
![India's Deadliest Sub Is Ready for Operations India's Deadliest Sub Is Ready for Operations](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-12-15_13-17-12.jpg)
India's Deadliest Sub Is Ready for Operations
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The Indian Navy’s INS Arihant could already be commissioned next month.
![Revealed: India’s Deadly New Missile Fails Flight-Test Revealed: India’s Deadly New Missile Fails Flight-Test](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-10-19_16-15-36.jpg)
Revealed: India’s Deadly New Missile Fails Flight-Test
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The nuclear-capable Nirbhay missile had to be destroyed midair.
![India’s Deadliest Sub to Test-Fire Missiles India’s Deadliest Sub to Test-Fire Missiles](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-10-14_15-37-00.jpg)
India’s Deadliest Sub to Test-Fire Missiles
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The Indian Navy’s INS Arihant will undergo missile tests this month.
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