India’s nuclear warhead stockpile rises to 190 as of January 2026, according to a SIPRI (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute) yearbook report cited by multiple outlets. The figures indicate that India has 12 nuclear warheads deployed during peacetime, marking a shift from its earlier practice of keeping warheads stored separately from delivery systems such as ballistic missiles.
The same SIPRI-based reporting places Pakistan’s nuclear warhead inventory at 170 as of January 2026, putting India ahead in total warheads. The NDTV report also notes that this level surpasses other countries including Pakistan, Israel, and North Korea, while the Mint (India) outlet focuses on the India–Pakistan comparison.
Both sources attribute the assessment to SIPRI and describe the update as part of a wider country-by-country tracking of nuclear arsenals, including estimates of total inventory and the number of warheads reportedly deployed during peacetime.
