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Operation Smiling Buddha was touted as a "peaceful nuclear explosion" with "few military implications," possibly in an attempt to allay the uneasiness of the international community.
India is observing the 49th anniversary of its first nuclear test in Rajasthan's Pokhran this year.
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India had upped its nuclear programme since its defeat to China in 1962, and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) provided further impetus to the same. The Indira government had refused to be a signatory to NPT in 1968, terming it “nuclear apartheid”
Ridge Valley School celebrated ‘National Technology Day’ on May 11, 2022, to recognise the achievements and outstanding contributions of scientists and engineers in the field of science and technology. This day also marks the anniversary of the Pokhr