o Maintaining Credible Minimum Deterrence

o No first use

o No use against non nuclear states

o Not engaging in nuclear armed race

o Deter nuclear blackmail and aggression

o Civilian command and control of nuclear weapons

o Universal global nuclear disarmament under international verification

♤ India reserves the right to nuclear retaliation “in the event of a major attack against India, or Indian forces anywhere, by biological or chemical weapons”

♤ These elements have developed through the various phases of India’s engagement with