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On 11 and 13 May 1998, India conducted declared nuclear weapons tests in Pokhran, Rajasthan. In response to India’s tests on 11 and 13 May, Pakistan also conducted atomic test explosions on 28 May 1998. On the 24th anniversary of these tests, we will be hosting a conversation with acclaimed documentary film maker, Anand Patwardhan, director of ‘War and Peace’ (2002) that captured in vivid detail the frenzy unleashed by the atomic tests on either side.

This day, on 11 May 1998, India conducted declared nuclear weapons tests in Pokhran, Rajasthan. In response to India’s tests on 11 and 13 May, Pakistan also conducted atomic test explosions on 28 May 1998.