TY  - GEN
AV  - public
KW  - India
KW  -  nuclear policy
KW  -  deterrence
KW  -  transformation
KW  -  INC
KW  -  BJP
T3  - Heidelberg Papers in South Asian and Comparative Politics
TI  - Rethinking India?s Nuclear Policy:Credible Minimum Nuclear Deterrence as a Dynamic Transformation of Nuclear Option Open

ID  - heidok14507
N2  - After its 1998 nuclear test, India?s nuclear doctrine was described as ?credible minimum nuclear deterrence?. India?s nuclear doctrine and policy are often characterized, in the academic discourse, as if the country pursues an assertive military doctrine and policy. Has the Indian National Congress (INC)-led government that has been in place since 2004 altered the nuclear policy formulated by the former Bharatiya Jhanata Party (BJP)-led government? Although the BJP-led government led India towards nuclearization in 1998, in practice, it appears to have maintained a posture of restraint. To clarify India?s nuclear policy under the INC-led government that has been in power since 2004, this paper analyzes continuities and discontinuities between the two governments. It argues that the present government has endorsed a nuclear policy that resembles the 1999 Draft on Nuclear Doctrine, reflecting a traditional policy called ?nuclear option open?
SP  - 1
A1  - Nakanishi, Hiroaki
SN  - 1617-5069
UR  - https://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/volltextserver/14507/
Y1  - 2013/01//
PB  - Department of Political Science, South Asia Institute, Heidelberg University
EP  - 17
CY  - University Library of Heidelberg, http://hpsacp.uni-hd.de
ER  -