Dr Rajiv Nayan is Senior Research Associate at the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi. Click here for detailed profile.
Senior Research Associate, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Rajiv Nayan’s article ‘Nuclear India@25’ has been published in October 2023 issue of Defence and Security Alert.
India has adopted the policy or doctrine of no first use and no use against non-nuclear weapons countries, and more significantly, its policy/doctrine is nuclear deterrence, not nuclear warfighting, says Dr Nayan.
Oppenheimer was admired by a section of the Indian intelligentsia for his familiarity with Indian philosophical traditions and his advocacy of peaceful nuclear uses.
Senior Research Associate, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Rajiv Nayan's article ‘India and Korea: A Promising Future Ahead’ was published in ‘Korea on Point’, a publication/forum of the Korean Association of International Studies, on 07 September, 2023.
Humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons use, dreadfully experienced in the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, has had little policy impact on concluding a genuine nuclear disarmament convention.
On 27 October 2022, the much-awaited Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) of the United States (US) was released in a declassified form, but not as an independent document as it had been issued in the past. It was part of the National Defense Review (NDR) of 2022, as it formed part of a single document comprising the NPR, NDR and The Missile Defense Review (MDR). The NDR of 2022 had assigned four priorities to strengthen America’s deterrence prowess.
Drones are increasingly proving their relevance in a number of areas, including military. These unmanned systems could also have utility for different missions relating to nuclear science and technology. Although drones have demonstrated their usefulness in radiation monitoring in 1940s, yet their role as delivery vehicles is being debated. The weight, range, speed and endurance factors make a nuclear weapon country to prefer missiles and bombers. Technology is progressing very fast, and drones are taking advantage of the rapid developments in new technologies.
Nuclear Issues and the G-20 Leaders’ Declaration
The G20 New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration asserts that the ‘use or threat of use of nuclear weapons is inadmissible’.