Day 42 – Q 4. The nuclear tests conducted in Pokhran gave India a strategic upper hand and a stronger voice at global forums? Examine.
4. The nuclear tests conducted in Pokhran gave India a strategic upper hand and a stronger voice at global forums? Examine.
पोखरण में किए गए परमाणु परीक्षणों ने भारत को एक रणनीतिक ऊपरी हाथ और वैश्विक मंचों पर एक मजबूत आवाज दी? जांच करें।
Introduction:
On May 11, 1998, India conducted a series of five nuclear bomb test explosions known as Pokhran II under the code name Operation Shakti. The tests gave India a strategic upper hand and a stronger voice at global forums.
Body:
Global impact:
- India entered the club of elite nuclear powers.
- Opened up the global nuclear market for development of nuclear power without signing the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) or the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test Ban Treaty (CTBT).
- India secured rights to receive uninterrupted nuclear fuel supplies as a trade-off against safeguards on its civilian nuclear facilities.
- India occupied a special position as a responsible state with advanced nuclear technology due to its no-first use policy and commitment to disarmament with advanced nuclear technology.
- After the tests, there has been a growing engagement of India with global players on the high-tech sectors of defence, space and atomic energy.
- India became full partner in the mega ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor) project and other mega-science projects like LIGO, and Thirty Metre Telescope.
Domestic impact:
- Raised national pride
- It has helped in commerce and economy.
- The nuclear tests played a big role in technology integration, which can help us take advantage of our demographic dividend.
Fallouts:
- U.S. imposed sanctions on India.
- The tests were criticized by almost all global players.
- Pakistan too entered the nuclear race.
Conclusion:
India did suffer international repercussions for a while, but at the end the impact on Indian economy was positive. Technological barriers were brought down; India got established as a responsible nuclear power and raised its stature in the world.
Best answer: Gargi Gupta
