(i) India’s first component is the strengthening of military capabilities. India has been involved in conflicts with its neighbours–Pakistan in 1947-48,1965,1971 and 1999; and China in 1962. India is surrounded by nuclear armed countries in the South Asian region.
(ii) The second component of India’s security has been to strengthen international norms and international institutions to protect its security interests.
(iii) The third component has been to preserve national unity by adopting a democratic political system which allows different communities and groups of people to freely articulate their grievances and share political power.
(iv) The fourth component of India’s security has been to develop its economy in a way that vast mass of citizens are lifted out of poverty and misery and huge economics qualities are not allowed to exist.
(i) How do the big powers react when new countries claim nuclear status ?
(ii) On what basis can we say that some countries can be trusted with nuclear weapons while others can’t be ?
