The Third Nuclear Age: Why India's 2003 Doctrine is Facing a Silent Audit
Summary Glossary
**Summary Glossary**
• **Strategic Obsolescence**: The 2003 doctrine addressed a bipolar South Asian theater; it now faces a fused Sino-Pak threat.
• **Technological Compression**: AI and hypersonics have slashed decision-making windows from hours to seconds.
• **The Tactical Gap**: Pakistan’s Tactical Nuclear Weapons (TNWs) challenge India’s "massive retaliation&