Rearrange the following segments to make a meaningful sentence:

(A) at the progress India has made in the field of nuclear research
(B) the prime minister looked back with satisfaction
(C) will have to accept India as a nuclear power
(D) and asserted that sooner or later the big powers

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(B), (A), (D), (C)

The correct answer is Option (1) → (B), (A), (D), (C)

(B) the prime minister looked back with satisfaction

(A) at the progress India has made in the field of nuclear research

(D) and asserted that sooner or later the big powers

(C) will have to accept India as a nuclear power