Did Indira Gandhi ask for somebody's permission to carry out the test in 1974?

India has no dearth of brave young men and women and if they get the opportunity and help then we can compete with other nations in space exploration and one of them will fulfil her dreams.

I have a vision of India-an India free of hunger and fear, an India free of illiteracy and want.

We do not believe that a nuclear war should be fought, and we do not believe that a nuclear war can be won.

Global interdependence today means that economic disasters in developing countries could create a backlash on developed countries.

The reality is that international institutions like the UN can only be as effective as its members allow it to be.

Our nuclear weapons are meant purely as a deterrent against nuclear adventure by an adversary.