Prime Minister Narendra Modi revisited India’s 1998 Pokhran nuclear tests, framing them as proof of India’s talent and efficiency for the world. He credited Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s leadership for demonstrating national strength and highlighted “Operation Shakti” as a symbol of growing self-belief. Modi said the tests marked India’s entry into the club of nuclear-armed states.
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