Operation Smiling Buddha: The story of India's first nuclear test at Pokhran in 1974
A nuclear device was detonated, with a yield of 12-13 kiloton of TNT, on May 18, 1974. Pokhran, an army test range located in the desert of western Rajasthan, was chosen. Here's what happened in the quest for India's first nuclear test.
Source: indianexpress.com