Exploring India’s Peaceful Nuclear Explosion: A Conversation with Historian Jayita Sarkar

On this day, May 18, 2024, the world commemorates the fiftieth anniversary of India’s peaceful nuclear explosion in Pokhran, Rajasthan. To delve deeper into the significance of this event, the Toynbee Prize Foundation organized a conversation between historian Jayita Sarkar and Marc Reyes of the University of Connecticut. Dr. Sarkar shed light on the historical and nuclear implications of the peaceful nuclear explosion, as well as discussed her acclaimed book, “Ploughshares and Swords: India’s Nuclear …

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