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TopicPokhran nuclear test

Topic: Pokhran nuclear test

Amit Shah opposed 1998 nuclear tests as a young MLA. It made Vajpayee curious

Rajdeep Sardesai’s ‘2024: The Election That Surprised India’ brings to life the inside story of a dramatic period in Indian politics and society.

SC verdict on Maharashtra shows it’s willing to wound yet afraid to strike

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

Indian army personnel held for allegedly passing on confidential documents to Pakistan’s ISI

The Delhi Police said the army man was arrested, along with a vegetable vendor, under Officials Secrets Act for their alleged involvement in sending sensitive information to Pakistan.

SubscriberWrites: India must revive its nuclear testing programme if it is to offer China a credible deterrent

India should not stop nuclear tests but carry on with Pokhran like tests till the point of a reliable, proven, safe thermonuclear arsenal is attained, writes Jay Desai.

Two IAF pilots were privy to India’s top secret when Buddha smiled on 18 May 1974

Before the Pokhran nuclear test, only a few scientists and some Army top brass knew about it.

Jaswant Singh — communicator, crisis manager, man of letters and a student of history

Jaswant Singh, a former Army officer, served as external affairs, defence and finance minister in Atal Bihari Vajpayee's governments from 1998 to 2004.

Morning after Ahmedabad: How Modi & Trump have taken India-US ties to the next level

Trump realises that it is only India, despite its weakening economy, which can even think of taking on the dragon next door.

How Pokhran nuclear tests kicked off a year that changed India-Pakistan ties forever

On 11 May 1998, India conducted 3 nuclear tests in Pokhran, Rajasthan, which began a 12-month cycle of tension, peace overtures and the Kargil conflict.

The lesser-known events in India and Pakistan leading up to the Kargil war of 1999

The conflict brought the two volatile neighbours to the brink of nuclear war. the brink of nuclear war.

Pakistan sends a ‘message’ to Modi, test-fires nuclear missile on day of his poll sweep

Pakistan tested ballistic missile Shaheen-II, which has a range of 1,500 km. Indian security experts say timing of the test clear signal to new govt.

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India will absorb Trump tariff impact due to its Achilles’ heel

Like China, India remains a big domestic market, which will continue to attract investment, but the US tariffs will make India unattractive for future investments.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

‘Peace without power Utopian, lessons from Op Sindoor being implemented’—CDS inaugurates Ran Samvad

India’s 1st tri-service seminar, on the lines of Shangri-La Dialogue, kicks off in Mhow, with top military officers & defence attaches from several countries in attendance.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.