The Big Picture: India's Nuclear Doctrine

India has said that it is committed to no first use of strategic weapons under its nuclear doctrine. Speaking at the Conference on Disarmament, at 75th Session of the First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly, India said that its nuclear weapons are meant to maintain a posture of minimum deterrence. Earlier this month, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said nuclear disarmament can be achieved through an agreed multilateral framework. In this edition of The Big Picture we will analyse India’s Nuclear Doctrine. Guests: 1. Arvind Gupta, Director, Vivekananda India Foundation 2. Sheel Kant Sharma, Former Ambassador 3. Prof. Harsh V. Pat, Head, Strategic Studies, Observer Research Foundation Anchor: Frank Rausan Pereira Producer: Sagheer Ahmad