In our last episode (BE 5: India’s Nuclear Journey – From Quiet Progress to Bold Triumph), we saw how India quietly built a full nuclear programme after the 1974 Smiling Buddha test. For 24 long years, our scientists worked in silence, facing sanctions. They finished everything – designs, fuel, safety systems – but didn’t test it out loud. Then came… … Continue reading BE 6: Operation Shakti – India’s Daring Leap into Nuclear Power (Pokhran II)