TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ The Pokhran-II nuclear tests were hailed by President Ram Nath Kovind on its 20th anniversary yesterday as a “bold decision” that re-positioned India on the global stage. Prime Minister Narendra Modi too said that it reflected the courage of then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s leadership.
India had carried out five underground nuclear tests in Pokhran in the Thar desert in Rajasthan on May 11 and 13, 1998. President Kovind said the 1998 Pokhran nuclear tests demonstrated the country’s scientific capacity and political will and had a far-reaching impact on how the world saw India.
He recalled the contribution of his predecessor APJ Abdul Kalam, who had led the scientific team that made preparations for the tests. President Kovind also applauded Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who was the prime minister at that time, for his “courage” to go ahead with the tests.
“In 1998, the government of the day took the bold decision to go ahead with the tests and re-positioned India on the global stage. The Pokhran tests of May 1998 were a demonstration of both scientific capacity and political will,” the President said.
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