The Effect of China’s Increase in Nuclear Warheads on India

The Effect of China’s Increase in Nuclear Warheads on India
China's DF-41 nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missiles are seen during a military parade at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Oct. 1, 2019. Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images
Venus Upadhayaya
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NEW DELHI—The Chinese regime’s strategic competition with the United States and the strengthening of its strategic nuclear arsenal will have a direct impact on India, which has been contending with heightened border tensions with China since the bloody Galwan conflict in 2020.

Venus Upadhayaya
Venus Upadhayaya
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Venus Upadhayaya reports on India, China, and the Global South. Her traditional area of expertise is in Indian and South Asian geopolitics. Community media, sustainable development, and leadership remain her other areas of interest.
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