India, June 9 -- A new report has revealed that all nine nuclear-armed states, including India, continued efforts to modernise and expand their nuclear arsenals in 2025, with most deploying new nuclear-capable or nuclear-armed weapon systems during the year.

The SIPRI report showed India has approximately 190 nuclear warheads as of January 2026, compared to Pakistan's estimated stockpile of 170.

According to the latest report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), the global inventory of nuclear warheads stood at an estimated 12,187 in January 2026. Of these, around 9,745 warheads were held in military stockpiles for potential use.

An estimated 4,012 warheads were deployed with missiles and aircraft, while the...