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The First Nuclear explosion was undertaken by India in 1974, our first PM had always put faith in science and technology for rapidly building a modern India. A significant component India's industrialisation plans was the nuclear programme initiated in the late 1940s under the guidance of Homi J. Bhabha

When communist China conducted nuclear test in 1964 the permanent members of the UN Security Council-tried to impose the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) of 1968. India always considered the NPT as discriminatory and had refused to sign it, and also further refused to sign the CTBT.

When India conducted its first nuclear test, it was termed as peaceful explosion. Later India conducted a series of tests, Pakistan soon followed. India Nuclear doctrine of credible minimum nuclear deterrence professes "No first use."

The second Nuclear test series of India was conducted in:

May 1998

The correct answer is Option 3 - May 1998

The second Nuclear test series of India was conducted in May 1998

In May 1998, India conducted a series of nuclear tests, showcasing its ability to harness nuclear energy for military purposes. This move was mirrored by Pakistan shortly thereafter, escalating the potential risk of a nuclear conflict in the region. The global community strongly criticized these nuclear tests in South Asia, leading to sanctions imposed on both India and Pakistan. However, these sanctions were later lifted.

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India conducted its first Nuclear test in May 1974 which was called 'Smiling Buddha'. In May 1998 India conducted Nuclear tests called "Pokhran-II", a series of 5 Nuclear Bomb tests in the Pokhran region of Rajasthan, thus becoming a nuclear power state. This demonstrated India's capacity to use nuclear energy for military purposes.