Deterrence or declaration? The case for revisiting India’s Cold Start doctrineFollowing "Operation Sindoor," India's Army plans to enhance its Cold Start Doctrine into 'Cold Strike.' This doctrine, born from the unful...
21 Feb, 2026, 11.29 PM IST
View: India, revise the nuclear doctrineIndia's 22-year-old nuclear doctrine, based on 'no first use' and 'credible minimum deterrence', faces urgent re-evaluation. With aggressiv...
07 Dec, 2025, 07.53 AM IST
Rudra brigade revolution: How this new formation could transform the way Indian Army fights its enemiesIndia's military is transitioning from 'Cold Start' to a faster 'Cold Strike' doctrine, validated by the successful testing of the integrat...
17 Nov, 2025, 05.45 PM IST
India's drone drill is a hot signal to Pakistan: Cold StartIndian armed forces will conduct 'Cold Start', a drone warfare exercise in October. The exercise aims to test unmanned systems and counter-...
24 Sep, 2025, 06.56 PM IST
Cold Start: India's answer to Pakistan's nuclear threatsTensions escalate between India and Pakistan after the Pahalgam attack. India considers a response beyond surgical strikes. Pakistan antici...
29 Apr, 2025, 06.08 PM IST
Is World War III inevitable? This is a simulation of how nuclear war would unfold over 12 days by the PentagonWhat happens when global tensions spiral out of control and nuclear weapons come into play? The Proud Prophet simulation of 1983, one of th...
02 Dec, 2024, 08.57 PM IST
Vladimir Putin issues warning to United States with new nuclear doctrineRussia has updated its nuclear doctrine, broadening the circumstances under which it would consider using nuclear weapons. The move comes a...
20 Nov, 2024, 06.39 AM IST
Emmanuel Macron spurs nuclear doctrine debate after Ukraine commentsFrancois Heisbourg, a veteran security analyst at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, wrote on Twitter: "The burden of guess...
13 Oct, 2022, 10.11 PM IST
5,000 troops to be part of new Integrated Battle GroupsThe Indian Army plans to soon begin raising new integrated battle groups (IBGs) that can mobilize fast and strike hard across the borders w...
20 Jun, 2019, 10.50 AM IST
Cold Start: India's answer to Pakistan's nuclear bullyingCold Start is Indian military doctrine aimed at punishing Pakistan without a full-blown nuclear clash.
04 Mar, 2019, 07.08 PM IST
Eye on Pakistan: India prepares to conduct massive military drill on western frontThe exercise, which will peak towards end-November, will also include a major airdrop of paratroopers behind (simulated) enemy lines.
14 Jul, 2018, 10.07 AM IST
Good idea for India to review nuclear doctrine, it should do it every 5 yearsThere is no conceivable operational contingency in which India might need to use nuclear weapons first. This is so because the adversaries ...
13 Jul, 2018, 12.21 PM IST
Cold Start: India's clever plan to punish a nuclear-powered PakistanThe name 'cold start' suggests the wish to avoid a full-scale 'hot' war. It means Indian forces making swift and hard inroads into Pakistan.
13 Jul, 2018, 11.02 AM IST
Pakistan's mini nuclear weapons easy targets for terrorists: US President Barack ObamaBarack Obama on Friday counselled India and Pakistan to contain aggressive military doctrines and nuclear arsenals as he wrapped up the fou...
12 Jul, 2018, 06.30 PM IST
India's sensational raid in Myanmar: A message to Pakistan?The government will also be under pressure to retaliate similarly if another Mumbai-like attack takes place anywhere in India.
12 Jul, 2018, 04.04 PM IST
Need to revisit India’s nuclear doctrine as a lot has changed since 2003The fact that both China and India avoided the cold war traps has led to a more relaxed nuclear environment in Asia, as compared to Europe ...
09 Apr, 2014, 09.43 AM IST
- Army reworks war doctrine for Pakistan, China
The Army is now revising its five-year-old doctrine to effectively meet the challenges of a possible `two-front war' with China and Pakista...
30 Dec, 2009, 09.30 AM IST