Country-Specific Instructions: India
The changes to your GPR are updated based on the following rules:
- +1: if China increases its NW Count.
- +1: if Pakistan has a higher NW Count than you.
- +1: if the sum of Pakistan’s and China’s NW Counts exceeds Russia’s NW Count.
- +4: if you suffer a terrorist attack.
Note that each increase is considered separately, e.g. if the first two conditions are fulfilled for a given round, your GPR increases by two. Once the GPR table has been updated and any sanctions have been imposed, the next round begins with negotiations about NW Counts. The specific rules for changing your GPR are not known to any other country, but you are free to share part or all of them with other countries during the diplomacy stage.
Policy Brief and Strategic Considerations:
You are one of the three countries participating in this simulation that has not signed the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (along with Pakistan and North Korea). After conducting nuclear tests in 1998 (which the US imposed sanctions on you for; these were lifted in 2001), you declared a “no first use” policy. You have also been working on building a credible minimum deterrent policy (maintaining the fewest number of nuclear weapons that will discourage a nuclear strike against you). You signed the Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative with the U.S. in 2008, which promises the sale of U.S. nuclear technology to India in return for India’s advocacy of nonproliferation and maintenance of strict controls over India’s nuclear technology. Russia has also contributed significantly to your nuclear, defense, and industry sectors even when no other country was willing to provide aid. Pakistan is your chief military rival and maintains a comparable nuclear arsenal.
Look over the rules carefully and think about your goals before beginning talks. One concern is keeping pace with Pakistan’s arsenal; if Pakistan does proliferate, you should consider following suit. Another key goal is preventing China, a chief economic rival, from becoming the singular dominant force in Asia. Russia is your ally, so keeping the balance of weapons in Russia’s favor is in your interest. You are starting with the lowest NW Count (tied with Pakistan at 1) but keep in mind the possibility of a terrorist attack if global stockpiles do not decrease. Your goals need to be accomplished through both negotiation and careful managing of your weapons stockpile. Remember when negotiating that you can try to get a third party to put pressure on a target country.