India's 'No First Use Policy' on Nuclear Weapons has always been a relevant topic for UPSC Civil Service Exams General Studies paper. It was asked directly in GS Paper-2 in 2002. To add up, in almost all years, questions regarding India's nuclear policy have been figured out in the UPSC question papers. So it is above doubt that no IAS aspirant can neglect this topic if he really wish to succeed.
'No First Use Policy' refers to 'a declaration by a nuclear weapon holding nation to not to use the weapons unless first attacked by an enemy with nuclear weapons.' This policy has gained importance in the present scenario as around a dozen countries in the world are known to have been possessing nuclear weapons.
India, though is not a signatory to the Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty (NPT), has assured 'not to use first' after its Operation Shakti in 1998. Since independence, India has been a strong campaigner for nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation. It was because of its peculiar Geo-security concerns India had to develop nuclear weapons, to protect its people and territory and to ensure its sovereignity.
Even though India possesses nuclear weapons, it has taken many steps towards a nuclear free world. Our former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi had envisaged an 'Action Plan' for 'Universal Disarmament'. We have been campaigning widely for a nuclear free world and we have our own policy of 'Universal Disarmament'. India along with China and North Korea is one among the three countries to have declared its 'No First Use Policy'. We have been able to get a clean waiver from NSG partly because of a strong 'No First Use Policy'. This fact bears testimony for the credibility of India's nuclear policies.
'No First Use Policy' refers to 'a declaration by a nuclear weapon holding nation to not to use the weapons unless first attacked by an enemy with nuclear weapons.' This policy has gained importance in the present scenario as around a dozen countries in the world are known to have been possessing nuclear weapons.
India, though is not a signatory to the Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty (NPT), has assured 'not to use first' after its Operation Shakti in 1998. Since independence, India has been a strong campaigner for nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation. It was because of its peculiar Geo-security concerns India had to develop nuclear weapons, to protect its people and territory and to ensure its sovereignity.
Even though India possesses nuclear weapons, it has taken many steps towards a nuclear free world. Our former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi had envisaged an 'Action Plan' for 'Universal Disarmament'. We have been campaigning widely for a nuclear free world and we have our own policy of 'Universal Disarmament'. India along with China and North Korea is one among the three countries to have declared its 'No First Use Policy'. We have been able to get a clean waiver from NSG partly because of a strong 'No First Use Policy'. This fact bears testimony for the credibility of India's nuclear policies.
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