For the third year in a row, India did not display any of its nuclear missiles during the Republic Day parade. In 2013, India had displayed the Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile Agni V. The chief guest at that time was Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck.
However, when Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe came in as the Chief Guest in 2014, no ballistic missile was displayed. India at that time was negotiating a civil nuclear deal with Japan, the only country to have suffered an atom bomb attack.
The nuclear missiles were also missing during the Republic Day Parade last year when US President Barack Obama was the chief guest.
Asked why ballistic missiles are not being displayed, Maj Gen Rajesh Sahai, Chief of Staff Delhi Area of Indian Army said deterrence is not about showcasing everything we have.