India’s Deterrence and Disarmament: The Impact of Pokhran-II

Jayant Prasad

Jayant Prasad was Director General, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi. He was India’s Ambassador to Afghanistan, Algeria, Nepal, and the UN Conference on Disarmament, Geneva. At headquarters,… Continue reading read more

Volume:42

Issue:3

Strategic Essay

After the nuclear weapons tests of May 11, 1998, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee made a matter-of-fact statement:

“I have an announcement to make: today at 3:45 p.m., India conducted three underground nuclear tests in the Pokhran range…. These were contained explosions like the experiment conducted in May 1974….”

Keywords: Nuclear

May 2018
Strategic Analysis