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100			_aRoka, Dipmala _954634
245			_aThe Rise of India as a Responsible Nuclear Power
260			_aIndian Journal of Political Science
300			_a85(3), Jul-Sept, 2024: p.633-638
520			_aIndia's nuclearization process has progressed steadily if not dramatically. In the early years of independence, India pursued " a peaceful nuclear programme" meaning that the programme was not to developed or produce nuclear weapons but for peaceful and development use. India stood firm in its moral and ethical opposition to the acquisition of nuclear weapons. However, during the 1980s, this aversion began to wane gradually, and by the late 1990s, it had shifted to a pro- bomb stance. Nuclear weapons are now seen as an essential part of India's national identity. India pursued the policy of keeping the 'nuclear option open' by not being a party to the NPT. The overt nuclearization of India in 1998 does not mark a shift in India's nuclear ambitions: it merely led to the exercise of the reserved option. It is laudable that India's nuclear identity has changed from nuclear abstainer to bystander and that of a ' de facto nuclear weapon state today. With a brief discussion on the notion of nuclear responsibility, the study examines NPT norms and India's nuclear behaviours and how does it commensurate with NPT norms despite being a non- member. It further analyses the recognition of India as a responsible nuclear power by others.- Reproduced
650			_aIndia, nuclearisation, NPT, compliance, nuclear power, responsible power _954629
773			_0Indian Journal of Political Science
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