The 1998 nuclear tests are remembered as one of the defining moments in the nation’s history to highlight India’s rise as a global power under the leadership of former Prime Minister late Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Forget US and China, Pakistan next door forces their hand every 5 years lol.
Which is an insult considering its a military regime state built on IMF loans and an economy that has been kaput for nearly 2 decades.
India actually has serious geopolitical leverage but Modi doesn’t use it like former PMs have because he traded it all away in exchange to be a suck up to foreign powers, especially the US, despite India historically being a close Russian ally.
Forget US and China, Pakistan next door forces their hand every 5 years lol.
Which is an insult considering its a military regime state built on IMF loans and an economy that has been kaput for nearly 2 decades.
India actually has serious geopolitical leverage but Modi doesn’t use it like former PMs have because he traded it all away in exchange to be a suck up to foreign powers, especially the US, despite India historically being a close Russian ally.
US and Russia are two cheeks of the same ass now.
India always had been close to Russia, even former USSR.