Why India's Pokhran-II nuclear tests rattled Pakistan and how Islamabad responded

Two more tests followed on May 13, formally declaring India a nuclear weapons state and signalling that New Delhi was ...
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How India is becoming a nuclear weapons powerhouse

India’s nuclear arsenal has always been modest—large enough to deter China and Pakistan from a first strike, and not ...
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India fires a nuclear missile that splits into multiple warheads in mid-flight — each one hitting a different target 5,000 km away

On a March morning in 2024, a long-range ballistic missile roared off its launcher on Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Island, a narrow ...

Pokhran-II And India’s Strategic Rise: How The 1998 Nuclear Tests Redefined India’s Global Standing

The Pokhran-II nuclear tests, conducted on May 11 and 13, 1998, marked India’s formal entry into the league of declared ...

PM Modi recalls Pokhran-II tests, says India showed world it ‘cannot be bent’

In a post on social media platform X marking the anniversary of the nuclear tests, Modi said, “On this very day in 1998, the nuclear tests conducted by India showed the world how unwavering our nation ...

National Technology Day: How India became a full nuclear triad power after Pokhran

National Technology Day in India is a tribute to the groundbreaking 1998 Pokhran nuclear tests, symbolizing the nation's ...

India tests Agni-5 missile capable of multiple nuclear strikes

India successfully tested the Agni-5 MIRV missile from Odisha, boosting its ability to strike multiple targets with a single ...
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India Successfully Tests Agni-5 MIRV Missile Capable Of Hitting Multiple Nuclear Targets Over 5,000 Km

India successfully conducted a fresh flight test of the Agni-5 missile equipped with MIRV technology from Odisha, ...

The story behind Pokhran: How one 'peaceful explosion' in 1974 made India a nuclear power by 1998

India's nuclear journey began with the 1974 'Peaceful Nuclear Explosion' at Pokhran, making it the sixth nation to harness ...

PM Modi Recalls 1998 Pokhran Tests on National Technology Day; Says 'Tech Key Pillar of Self-Reliant India'

The day, celebrated since 1999, honors those who contributed to the successful tests, led by PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee and key ...

PM Modi recalls 1998 Pokhran Nuclear test — says ‘no power can make India bow or yield to pressure’

Prime Minister Modi emphasised India's resilience against global pressure during a speech at the Somnath Amrut Mahotsav, ...