Political Science · India's Foreign Policy
Which among the following is NOT a principle of India's nuclear doctrine today?
ANo first use
BCredible minimum deterrent
CCivilian control
DFirst use ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) First use — First use is not a principle of India's nuclear doctrine, so the answer is first use.
Explanation
★First use is not a principle of India's nuclear doctrine, so the answer is first use.
★India follows a policy of no first use of nuclear weapons.
★It maintains a credible minimum deterrent.
★Its nuclear weapons are under firm civilian political control.
★It pledges to use them only in retaliation.
★So first use directly contradicts India's no-first-use doctrine.
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