By: Vivek Raghuvanshi
NEW DELHI — India is likely to revisit the Cold Start doctrine, which foresees short, intense and quick wars with neighboring Pakistan and China against the backdrop of terrorism and nuclear threats.
The Cold Start doctrine would prepare the Indian military for rapid mobility of armor and troops across the border and complete a mission before the nuclear threshold is reached, a senior Indian Army official said.
"The Cold Start strategy will be discussed in the near future between the top military leadership as part of a new war doctrine," the senior Army official added.
No Ministry of Defence official would confirm whether the Cold Start doctrine is under consideration.
"The [Cold Start] strategy was not shelved; only different names were given to the same, such as preemptive offensive or preemptive limited operations and so on," said Rahul Bhonsle, a retired Indian Army brigadier and defense analyst.
However, the Cold Start doctrine is likely to heighten military tension between Indian and Pakistan, analysts say.
"Essential risk [of the Cold Start doctrine] is that of triggering a nuclear exchange," Bhonsle said.
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