India definitely needs to review it's nuclear doctrine as 'no first use' is no longer relevant. Militarily this doctrine puts India in a disadvantageous position. Even when there is no nuclear restraint, we will continue to wield clout. No nation can sideline India. All strategical manoeuvres need periodical thinking to come to a logical conclusion. Over the years, we had brilliant world class scientists who were part of the nuclear weaponisation and power development projects. We must give special mention to Indira Gandhi for the nuclear experiment in 1974 and Atal Bihari for the nuclear tests at Pokhran in 1988. Credit should also go to Manmohan Singh for the civil nuclear initiative that established India as a responsible nuclear power. With enhanced capacity to make war heads and delivery missiles, India has to match the capabilities of China as the main enemy after Pakistan for successful deterrence against a nuclear war. It is important to make use of our nuclear capabilities to build more power plants to reduce the dependence on fossil fuels.
