This is the 32nd consecutive exchange of such lists between the two countries

In continuance with their more than three-decade old practice, India and Pakistan on Sunday exchanged, through diplomatic channels simultaneously at New Delhi and Islamabad, the list of nuclear installations and facilities.

This is covered under the Agreement on the Prohibition of Attack against Nuclear Installations and Facilities between India and Pakistan, the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement.

The Agreement signed on December 31, 1988, had entered into force on January 27, 1991.

The Agreement mandates India and Pakistan to inform each other of the nuclear installations and facilities covered under the Agreement on the first of January of every calendar year, the MEA said.

This is the 32nd consecutive exchange of such lists between the two countries, the first one having taken place on January1, 1992.

India’s nuclear policies are motivated by regional threats.

In summary:

India has a policy of credible minimum deterrence and no first use

India has pursued a consistent and principled policy on nuclear disarmament

India’s policy is rooted in the conviction that nuclear weapons are weapons of mass destruction and the elimination of nuclear weapons will enhance the security of all people and all nations