Hiroshima Report 20246. India ■Non-Party to the NPT
| Nuclear Disarmament | 3.8 Points | Full Points 106 | 3.6% |
| Change compared to the Hiroshima Report 2023 0.6 | |||
| India is estimated to possess approximately 164 nuclear warheads and continues to increase its numbers incrementally. It also continues to actively develop various types of nuclear delivery vehicles. India has not signed the TPNW. India maintains a moratorium on nuclear test explosions, but refuses to sign the CTBT, and abstained the UNGA Resolution calling for the treaty’s earlier entry into force. India maintains its NFU policy despite reserving an option of nuclear retaliation vis-à-vis a major biological or chemical attack against it. | |||
| Nuclear Non-Proliferation | 15 Points | Full Points 43 | 34.9 % |
| Change compared to the Hiroshima Report 2023 0 | |||
| India acceded to the IAEA Additional Protocol, in which no provision for complementary access visits is stipulated. India’s quest for membership in the NSG is supported by some member states, but the group has not yet made a decision. Actual nuclear cooperation with India by the NPT states parties has not necessarily been conducted, except India’s import of uranium. | |||
| Nuclear Security | 10 Points | Full Points 38 | 26.3 % |
| Change compared to the Hiroshima Report 2023 0 | |||
| India has ratified all nuclear security-related conventions except the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management. There is room for improvement in national legislation for A/CPPNM. Its separated plutonium for military use has continued to slightly increase. India has never utilized an IPPAS mission. Efforts to prevent the illicit trafficking of nuclear materials and to strengthen cyber security measures will continue to receive attention. In 1988, an agreement was concluded with Pakistan prohibiting attacks against nuclear facilities. There is room for improvement in enhancing measures against insider threats. | |||
