INDIA modernising nuclear arsenal with eye on China: US experts
PTI | Jul 13, 2017, 08:55AM
India's nuclear strategy is now focused on China, 2 US experts have claimed.
India is estimated to have produced plutonium for 150-200 nukes.
India currently operates seven nuclear-capable systems.
WASHINGTON: India continues to modernise its atomic arsenal with an eye on China and the country's nuclear strategy which traditionally focused on Pakistan now appears to place increased emphasis on the Communist giant, two top American nuclear experts have said.
An article published in the July-August issue of the digital journal- After Midnight - has also claimed that India is now developing a missile which can target all of China from its bases in South India.
India is estimated to have produced enough plutonium for 150-200 nuclear warheads but has likely produced only 120-130, wrote Hans M Kristensen and Robert S Norris in the article- "Indian nuclear forces 2017".
India's nuclear strategy, which has traditionally focused on Pakistan, now appears to place increased emphasis on China, the two experts claimed.
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"While India has traditionally been focused on deterring Pakistan, its nuclear modernisation indicates that it is putting increased emphasis on its 
future strategic relationship with China," they wrote.
India needs to expand their naval forces as China looks to increase their naval presence in the Indian Ocean. Currently, China has four times the number of ships in comparison to India.
Also, how will India respond if China gets their wish and acquires a large naval base in Pakistan? I can't imagine India will be happy about that.
It seems that China is determined to make the Indian Ocean their very own. It would be wise for India to pursue a closer working relationship with the US Navy.
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