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That is because India follows the Sundarji's Doctrine.If you think India has come to terms with the fact (especially in the last year or so) that there is a extreme possiblity of a two front war, with two nuclear powers!
What do decisions do you think our Strategic Planners would have taken?
This is what he had to say back then.
Sundarji was a great thinker and strategist. He was way ahead in his thought process than others.In war-fighting, whether conventional or nuclear, whilst calculating relative strengths, more is always better. But for deterrence, more is not better if less is adequate.
Dreams of 'disarming first strikes' leading to the temptation to 'go first' and the consequent instability of Small Nuclear Power equations are think-tank myths.
I strongly suspect that the genie has already escaped from the bottle, and proliferation has already occurred, making it too late to keep the area nuclear weapon-free. I believe that the emphasis must now shift to keeping the area nuclear weapon-safe.
If a minimum nuclear deterrent is in place, it will act as a stabilizing factor"¦ Why all this fuss about India and Pakistan, while not much is heard about the Israeli nuclear arsenal?
Many arguments"¦ are used to harangue India and Pakistan, pointing out that they are foolish (children) to believe that by going nuclear they are augmenting their national security, when by Western reckoning they are only increasing their vulnerability to nuclear chastisement (by the legitimately nuclear adults of the world, the
For a sober, mature status quo power like India, a unilateral declaration of no first use should be axiomatic.
Possession of nuclear weapons would give Pakistan the confidence to face a larger neighbour with security and honor"¦ This confidence on the part of Pakistan is to be welcomed as it is a positive asset for national sobriety and regional stability.
Why would the Chinese want to fire nuclear weapons at us – just because we are supposed to have deployed some nuclear weapons that have the range to reach China?
India has to maintain a minimum deterrence in respect of both China and Pakistan; the result of this might lead to some apparent imbalance in nuclear weapons and delivery means between Pakistan and India. The fears that this might engender in Pakistan are natural, and India must handle the issue sensibly and with sensitivity.