Explain the following with reasons.

India decided to conduct nuclear tests.

In 1974, India sucessfully conduct its first nuclear test in Pokharan, Rajasthan with the objective to using nuclear energy for peaceful purposes and self-sufficiency. The aggravating nuclear policy of China & Pakistan also played a role in India’s decision to test the nuclear weapon. It put India in the league of USA, USSR, France, China and Germany who had their own missile programmes.