INS Aridhaman: India gets third nuclear submarine with 3,500 km missile range; here's what makes this underwater war machine specialIndia's naval strength is boosted with INS Aridhaman, a new nuclear-powered submarine. Commissioned on April 3, 2026, it enhances India's s...
07 Apr, 2026, 12.16 PM IST
Pakistan's PM Shehbaz Sharif says 1998 nuclear tests ensured 'credible minimum deterrence'Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif commemorated the 26th anniversary of Pakistan's first successful nuclear tests, highlighting the nation's jou...
28 May, 2024, 11.32 AM IST
Pakistan successfully conducts flight test of Ababeel Weapon System: ArmyPakistan on Wednesday said that it successfully conducted the flight test of Ababeel Weapon System to further strengthen its deterrence. Ac...
18 Oct, 2023, 06.47 PM IST
INS Arihant carries out successful launch of submarine launched ballistic missile"The successful user training launch of the SLBM (submarine launched ballistic missile) by INS Arihant is significant to prove crew compete...
14 Oct, 2022, 06.44 PM IST
India successfully test-fires surface-to-surface ballistic missile Agni-5The launch took place at 7:50 pm today. The successful test of Agni-5 is in line with India’s stated policy to have ‘credible minimum deter...
27 Oct, 2021, 11.25 PM IST
View: Can’t drop guard as China has soaring ambitionWhat we are witnessing along Indo-Tibetan border in Ladakh is a repeat of 2013, with a renewed aggression by the Chinese. India’s response ...
28 May, 2020, 04.05 PM IST
Pakistan's nuclear arsenal not against anyone: Nawaz SharifSharif today said Pakistan's nuclear weapons were "not against anyone" and asserted that his country would maintain minimum credible deterr...
13 Jul, 2018, 11.09 AM IST
Pakistan ahead in nuclear warheads but India confident of its deterrence capabilityPakistan now has 140-150 nuclear warheads compared to India’s 130-140, with China hovering around 280, as per the latest assessment of the ...
19 Jun, 2018, 11.16 AM IST
Pakistan thwarting creation of "necessary environment" for talks: V K SinghIndia is willing to address all outstanding issues with Pakistan bilaterally and through peaceful means but Islamabad has continued to supp...
03 Dec, 2015, 05.46 PM IST
BJP govt will maintain 'no-first-use' nuclear policy: Rajnath SinghOn the reference in the manifesto that a BJP-led govt would 'revise and update' the doctrine, Singh said there should be no misgivings on t...
21 Apr, 2014, 08.22 PM IST
Nuclear doctrine will be revised: BJP manifesto"BJP will study in detail India's nuclear doctrine, and revise it and update it, to make it relevant to the challenges of current times.
07 Apr, 2014, 06.38 PM IST
BJP pledges to revise, update India's nuke doctrineBJP has promised to strengthen the DRDO along with enhancing private participation and investment including FDI in selected defence industr...
07 Apr, 2014, 04.56 PM IST
India ready to negotiate global No-First-Use nuclear treaty"We refuse to participate in an arms race and our proposal for a convention banning use of nuclear weapons remains on the table," Foreign M...
27 Sep, 2013, 05.00 PM IST
Decisive action against any Pakistani misadventure is best way to establish nuclear credibilityThe establishment of a "credible minimum deterrent" is a central principle underlying the Indian nuclear doctrine.
20 Sep, 2013, 10.14 AM IST
- Agni V test: Important decisions about the country's deterrence doctrine must be made
Agni V missile test throws up challenging questions about the direction in which the country wants to take its nuclear weapons programme.
23 Apr, 2012, 12.15 PM IST
- Pakistan to maintain balance in conventional forces: Yousuf Raza Gilani
Gilani today said Pak will maintain a balance in conventional forces "suitably backed by minimum credible deterrence" to defend its territo...
30 Mar, 2012, 04.32 PM IST
- N-power must be a credible deterrent: BJP
Credible minimum deterrent and not energy, according to the BJP, should be the central concern while considering the Indo-US nuclear deal.
08 Nov, 2007, 03.47 AM IST