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Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi inspecting the nuclear test site a day after the underground explosion at Pokhran in Rajasthan, on May 18, 1974.

Pokhran‑II at 25: The Anniversary We Should Not Celebrate

14 May 2026

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The 1974 test had already established India’s nuclear capability, the 1998 test was a miscalculation that gifted Pakistan the legitimacy for parity and pushed the region into greater danger

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