Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved the constitution of the panel that has been given six months to submit its report of recommendations.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar are expected to attend the meeting.
Pakistan on Saturday said the "substance and timing" of Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's statement on the possible change in India's "no first use" policy of nuclear weapons is "highly unfortunate" and "reflective of India's irresponsible and belligerent behaviour".
"Make no mistake: this is by far the highest official statement - from the Raksha Mantri's (Defence Minister) mouth directly - that India may not be forever bound by No First Use", Vipin Narang, who has worked extensively on nuclear strategy, said on Twitter. His comment was seen by many as a warning to Pakistan amid bilateral tensions over the centre's move to end the special status to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370.
Unlike Pakistan, India's other neighbour and rival China has also declared a no-first-use policy on nuclear weapons.
July 2019 hottest month on record for planet: United States agency
This year has also set records in the Arctic, where sea ice hit the lowest point ever seen for the month of July. Meteorologists expect 2019 won't beat the current record for warmest year, set in 2016.
"It is a coincidence that today I came for International Army Scout Masters Competition in Jaisalmer and today it is the first death anniversary of Atal Bihari Vajpayee". The Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) was made in 1974 to prevent India from doing so again.
Yesterday, the UN Security Council took up the issue of Kashmir in closed-door informal consultations. The second test was carried in 1998 when Vajpayee was the country's PM.
'India has stopped getting scared of Pakistan's threats.
Intriguingly, this year, the Ministry of External Affairs, changed the text of Menon's 2010 speech on its website, citing India's emphasis on "minimal deterrence, no first use and non use against non-nuclear weapon states and its direct linkage to nuclear disarmament". Leading into the 2014 elections, Modi's manifesto promised to "revise and update [India's nuclear doctrine] to make it relevant to the challenges of current times".
NFU, Foreign Minister Qureshi said, "is non-verifiable and can not be taken at face value, particularly when development of offensive capabilities and force postures belie such claims".
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