BANKING AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -In line with India’s decades-long pursuit of a world free of nuclear weapons, the ‘Action Plan for a Nuclear Weapon Free and Non-Violent World Order’ sought a universal, comprehensive, and legally-binding commitment to the staged elimination of nuclear weapons within a defined time-frame.

Detailed explanation-2: -India signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in 1968.

Detailed explanation-3: -Building and maintaining a credible minimum deterrent; A posture of “No First Use” nuclear weapons will only be used in retaliation against a nuclear attack on Indian territory or on Indian forces anywhere; Nuclear retaliation to a first strike will be massive and designed to inflict unacceptable damage.

Detailed explanation-4: -India emerged as a free and democratic country in 1947, and entered into the nuclear age in 1948 by establishing the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), with Homi Bhabha as the chairman. Later on the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) was created under the Office of the Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru.