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Former military ruler says he had decided not to because he feared retaliation
American experts believe New Delhi is constantly modernising its nuclear arsenal to counter Chinese influence
Move comes despite strong opposition from global nuclear powers including Pakistan
PrepCom only exposed deep fissures among the Arab league states
McMaster says US and allies studying all actions short of a military option
Adoption of a first use, or first strike, nuclear policy is highly unlikely
A mutually agreed nuclear disarmament treaty between India and Pakistan has never been on the cards
Spokesperson says Pakistan has long maintained that India’s ambiguous policy was not verifiable
It is a tad difficult to understand how Pakistan could afford to commit itself to “no first use” of nuclear weapons
Former CJCSC says move to shed doctrine comes at time when Hindutva ideology dominant in India