Which of the following statements regarding India's stance on nuclear treaties and actions is accurate?

A) India wholeheartedly supported the indefinite extension of the NPT in 1995.
B) India conducted its first nuclear test in 1995.
C) India opposed the indefinite extension of the NPT in 1995 and did not sign the CTBT.
D) India's nuclear doctrine advocates for using nuclear weapons as a first-strike option.

Choose the correct answer from the given options:

Only C

The correct answer is Option 3 - Only C

A) India wholeheartedly supported the indefinite extension of the NPT in 1995.
CORRECTION: India opposed the indefinite extension of the NPT in 1995

B) India conducted its first nuclear test in 1995.
CORRECTION: India conducted its first nuclear test in 1974.

C) India opposed the indefinite extension of the NPT in 1995 and did not sign the CTBT. (CORRECT)

D) India's nuclear doctrine advocates for using nuclear weapons as a first-strike option.
CORRECTION: India’s nuclear doctrine of credible minimum nuclear deterrence professes “no first use”

India has opposed the international treaties aimed at non-proliferation since they were selectively applicable to the non-nuclear powers and legitimised the monopoly of the five nuclear weapons powers. Thus, India opposed the indefinite extension of the NPT in 1995 and also refused to sign the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT). India conducted a series of nuclear tests in May 1998, demonstrating its capacity to use nuclear energy for military purposes. Pakistan soon followed, thereby increasing the vulnerability of the region to a nuclear exchange. The international community was extremely critical of the nuclear tests in the subcontinent and sanctions were imposed on both India and Pakistan, which were subsequently waived. India’s nuclear doctrine of credible minimum nuclear deterrence professes “no first use” and reiterates India’s commitment to global, verifiable and non-discriminatory nuclear disarmament leading to a nuclear weapons free world.