We [India in 70s] certainly were capable of producing eight to ten bombs, at a cost of about $250,000 each; and we had Boeing 707s to deliver them if….

My main contribution was to demolish the myths that India couldn't economically afford nuclear weapons. Of course I made these political arguments to….

India was not a pacifist country at all. India placed great emphasis on the higher value on... on violence. But it was never a substitute for not doi….

I think there is a misunderstanding about Indians' traditional views. India did send army into Goa, India did send an army into and fought a war in K….

I think Pakistan was not a factor in terms of decision India to obtain nuclear weapon. Because there was no talk of Pakistan having any capability. T….

I certainly think the antagonism came out of a mistaken notion amongst the Indian people that the Chinese aggressed on us, and they thought, Indian p….

The traditional Indian view was to protect our independence; it was therefore quite consistent with the requirements of the time and the feeling of t….