India’s Op Sindoor shows why clear war aims matter in modern conflictsIndia's Op Sindoor offers a model for modern warfare. Unlike protracted conflicts, it used calibrated force with clear objectives. The oper...
07 May, 2026, 12.00 AM IST
Iran pulling Hormuz 'lever' to maximum in US standoffIran has blocked the Strait of Hormuz, a vital global energy route. This move is Iran's main bargaining chip in potential peace talks with ...
20 Apr, 2026, 09.49 PM IST
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
How India 'rewrote' Pakistan's nuclear doctrine in 2025Pakistan used nuclear ambiguity to deter even limited Indian action and shield sub-conventional warfare. Operation Sindoor altered this bal...
27 Dec, 2025, 04.40 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
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
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
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
Pakistan's growing nuclear stockpile, doctrine pose risk: PentagonA Congressional report in January had estimated Pakistan's nuclear warheads to be between 110-130 and that they are aimed at deterring Indi...
13 Jul, 2018, 11.34 AM 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
Pakistan to avoid talks on nukes during army chief General Raheel Sharif's US visitGen Sharif will discuss several important issues during his trip from November 15-20, which follows Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's US visit ...
12 Jul, 2018, 05.20 PM IST
We have nuclear weapons to ward off India's war threat: PakistanIt also is a rare confession of Pakistan's decision to make tactical nuclear weapons to deal with the possible threat of an Indian aggressi...
12 Jul, 2018, 05.06 PM IST
Pakistan's short-range nuclear weapons to counter India's 'Cold Start' doctrine: AbbasiThe Nuclear Command Authority of Pakistan is the authority responsible for command, control and operational decisions regarding the country...
12 Jul, 2018, 11.40 AM IST
Pakistan's growing nuclear stockpile, doctrine pose risk: PentagonPakistan's growing nuclear arsenal and its evolving "tactical nuclear weapons" doctrine pose increasing risk of an "incident", Pentagon's t...
11 Feb, 2016, 12.46 AM 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
- India rejects Pakistan's proposal to move heavy artillery from LoC
India has rejected Pakistan's proposal to move heavy artillery and mortars away from the Line of Control citing frequent ceasefire violatio...
29 Dec, 2011, 07.04 PM IST