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NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India prime ministerial frontrunner Narendra Modi said he was committed to a policy of no first use of nuclear weapons, seeking to assuage concern after his Hindu nationalist BJP party vowed to revise the nuclear doctrine if elected to power.
India declared itself a nuclear weapons state after carrying out tests in the summer of 1998, which were followed by tests by Pakistan. Since then both have been developing nuclear weapons and testing longer range missiles.
"It is necessary to be powerful - not to suppress anyone, but for our own protection," Modi said in an interview with the ANI television service.
But he said he would pursue a policy of continuity based on the approach of former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee who declared a policy of no first use of nuclear weapons after ordering the tests.
"No first use was a great initiative of Atal Bihari Vajpayee - there is no compromise on that. We are very clear. No first use is a reflection of our cultural inheritance," Modi told ANI.
Read more: India's Modi says committed to no first use of nuclear weapons - Business Insider
Gandhinagar (Gujarat), Apr.16 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Wednesday struck a statesman like tone, when he said he wanted to bury a thorny personal relationship with the United States (U.S.) and build on a future that will keep New Delhi's interest at the top.
Modi wants to bury hatchet with U.S., seeks to build on future(ANI Exclusive Interview) - Yahoo News India
India declared itself a nuclear weapons state after carrying out tests in the summer of 1998, which were followed by tests by Pakistan. Since then both have been developing nuclear weapons and testing longer range missiles.
"It is necessary to be powerful - not to suppress anyone, but for our own protection," Modi said in an interview with the ANI television service.
But he said he would pursue a policy of continuity based on the approach of former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee who declared a policy of no first use of nuclear weapons after ordering the tests.
"No first use was a great initiative of Atal Bihari Vajpayee - there is no compromise on that. We are very clear. No first use is a reflection of our cultural inheritance," Modi told ANI.
Read more: India's Modi says committed to no first use of nuclear weapons - Business Insider
Gandhinagar (Gujarat), Apr.16 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Wednesday struck a statesman like tone, when he said he wanted to bury a thorny personal relationship with the United States (U.S.) and build on a future that will keep New Delhi's interest at the top.
Modi wants to bury hatchet with U.S., seeks to build on future(ANI Exclusive Interview) - Yahoo News India