India's Nuclear Policy | Tests, Deals, Agreements, Doctrines | All Details in 20 minutes

India's Journey from non-nuclear state to nuclear state was challenging enough for which India was made to pay a heavy price. Acquisition of nuclear technology could help alleviate the country’s energy needs, sustain its economic development and provide a deterrent against the negative intentions of neighbours and others. At the same time, there was an awareness among India's leaders that Nuclear weapons could become a means to protect Indian territory from external forces However, India remained pro-nuclear disarmament. Foreign Policy Experts see a paradox in India’s Foreign Policy i.e., on one hand, India wanted to develop nuclear weapons and on another hand, India called for global disarmament We will trace India’s Nuclear Policy into the following four phases of time: 1. Phase-1: 1947-1974 2. Phase-2: 1974-1998 3. Phase-3: 1998-2009 4. Phase-4: 2009- Present Enroll in our All India Test Series: https://bit.ly/3mbpmwA Enroll in our International Course: https://bit.ly/3e1NnBm Get Revision Booster E-Book: https://bit.ly/3kYgJTJ Support this channel by joining its membership:    / @eduseekers   **** Our Crash Course Series Notes*** International Relations with MCQs E-Books (PDF): https://bit.ly/3BBHcyb Famous Commentators of Indian Politics E-Book (PDF): https://bit.ly/3EmC4zq Indian Political Thought All Thinkers E-Book (PDF): https://bit.ly/3CzegX9 Indian Political Thought MCQs Booklet (PDF): https://bit.ly/3nTBwv1 Western Political Thought Crash Course Notes (PDF): https://bit.ly/3ksrTkQ Public Administration Crash Course Notes (PDF): https://bit.ly/3lOGsi8 Download Free PDF Notes on India's Nuclear Policy: https://www.instamojo.com/eduseeker/i... #eduseeker #Indianuclearpolicy Have any questions? Instagram:   / eduseeker   Facebook:   / theeduseeker   ************************************************ Chapters 00:00 Introduction 01:08 Phase 1 (1947-1974) 07:02 Phase 2 (1974-1998) 10:51 Phase 3 (1998-2009) 16:00 Phase 4 (2009-2020) ************************************************* References This video would have been impossible to make if the following would not have shared their great insights on India’s Nuclear Policy: Chris, Odgen, ‘India and Nuclear Weapons’ in Scott, David (ed) ‘Handbook of India’s International Relations’. By Routledge, 2011. Sikri Rajive, ‘Challenge and Strategy: Rethinking India’s Foreign Policy’. By Sage, 2019. Khanna, V.N., ‘India’s Foreign Policy’. By Vikas, 2012. Website Articles: https://www.nti.org/learn/countries/i... https://thewire.in/security-security/... https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/colu... https://www.mea.gov.in/press-releases... https://www.orfonline.org/research/is...