Study Focus

This study, focusing on the nuclear-politics interface, examines which political party should be given credit, and how much in shaping India’s nuclear weapons policy.

Political Parties and Conclusions

Taking into account the views of the Congress, BJP and CPI (M), the study concludes that there is no single mother of India’s nuclear bomb. In the process, it approves the assumption that national political leadership, not the political parties, is paramount in India’s nuclear weapons decision making.

Policy Stability and Political Changes

Furthermore, nuclear policy does not change with the change of government, and changes despite the same party forming the government again.

Historical Perspective

The study highlights how the issue of nuclear weapon has an awesome appearance on the Indian political scene during the last six decades.

Thematic Analysis

Thematically, the book attempts to identify the trends in the policies of the three parties, especially on the role of nuclear weapons in national security, domestic politics, and non-proliferation regime to speculate on the contours of India’s future nuclear weapons policy.