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The truth explodes

THE TELEGRAPH, CALCUTTA, 16 MAY 1998 What caused India to test five nuclear devices and why at this time? The government and its spokesmen have made three claims. One, that

By Kanti Bajpai

/ 1 Jul 1998

Critical mass

The heat wave had the country in its grip. The usual problems of no water and no electricity were attendant. Fifty years into independence and every Indian knows that even

By The Editors

/ 1 Jul 1998

The Indo-Pak Bomb

Funnily enough, the India/Pakistan nuclear tests of May 1998 were triggered by a Tamil lady from India's south. Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, humiliated by a mere

By The Editors

/ 1 Jul 1998

China does not threaten India

Former Prime Minister of India Inder Kumar Gujral was late with his criticism of the Indian nuclear tests. But when he did, he blew a hole in the theory being

By Batuk Vora

/ 1 Jun 1998

The Middle Kingdom and the Subcontinent

How should South Asia deal with a China which believes in its destiny to be the predominant Asian power. The dramatic event of India's conducting nuclear tests on

By J.N. Dixit

/ 1 Jun 1998

Countervailing power

China opposes Indian hegemony in South Asia, but realises its own limits. Two basic facts stand out when looking at the perceptions South Asian countries have about China. The first

By Giri Deshingkar

/ 1 Jun 1998

Let Them Eat Grass

As the atom bomb exploded it created a fireball that was as hot as the centre of the sun. On the ground it created a firestorm which burned uncontrollably for

By Zia Mian

/ 1 Jun 1998

Doomsday clock

India's tests were devoid of strategic rationale. Even before 11 May, India was militarily more secure than it had been a decade previously, owing to improved relations with

By Praful Bidwai

/ 1 Jun 1998

Dead on Arrival

Testing Times: The Global Stake in a Nuclear Test Ban by Praful Bidwai and Achin Vanaik Dag Hammarskjold Foundation Uppsala, Sweden, 1996

By T.T.Paulose

/ 1 Jul 1996