This happened weeks before Pokhran-II nuclear test was conducted successfully on May 11 and 13, 1998. The venue was a hall in Mumbai where Dr. Chidambaram's second daughter was getting married.

Vajpayee mainstreamed the BJP in Indian politics, ushered South Asia into the nuclear age, and charted a bold course for India. Why relations between New Delhi and Tokyo have warmed and stand to ...

Recognized for his significant contributions to India's nuclear program, Chidambaram's work led to the success of the 1998 nuclear ... nuclear weapons test on May 18,1974, at Pokhran, he and ...

Eminent physicist Rajagopala Chidambaram, pivotal in India’s 1974 and 1998 nuclear tests, passed away at 88. He held significant roles, including principal scientific adviser and director of ...