| ID | 072676 |
| Title Proper | India's quest for nuclear legitimacy |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Raghavan, V R |
| Publication | 2006. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | India first tested a nuclear device in 1974. It waited until May 1998, when it conducted a series of underground nuclear tests and declared itself a nuclear weapons state. The global response to both was widespread and hostile. Since then, successive Indian governments have worked hard to obtain a measure of nuclear legitimacy for the country's possession of nuclear weapons. Against heavy odds and opposition from many states, India is on the threshold of attaining a substantial measure of de facto legitimacy, even if a formal recognition of its status as a nuclear weapons state is unlikely to come about in the foreseeable future. This article examines the manner in which the search for nuclear legitimacy has been brought forward by India. |
| `In' analytical Note | Asia Pacific Review Vol. 13, No. 1; May 2006: p60-67 |
| Journal Source | Asia Pacific Review Vol: 13 No 1 |
| Key Words | India ; Nuclear |