The international system has been passing through a phase of profound turbulence and flux since the end of the cold war. The inescapable reality of globalization has induced consequences hard to explain or predict. India has also borne the burnt of these global changes. The international systemic determinants of the Indian foreign policy prevailing until the 1980s stand altered today. India is faced with momentous challenges and opportunities at the dawn of the ...
Pokharan Vs. Chhagai Hills: The Nuclear Dilemma for India and Pakistan
On May 11 and 13 1998, India conducted a total of five underground nuclear tests in the Pokharan range of Rajasthan, breaking 24 years of self imposed moratorium on nuclear testing. Pakistan followed with five tests on 28 May 1998 in Chhagai Hills of Baluchistan, and an additional test on 30 May. The Indian tests surprised the world and particularly the US intelligence and policy community. Although the Indian Government claimed concern about the deteriorating ...
