Barely months after India attained Independence, the fledgling nations first Prime Minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, was already dreaming about building a nuclear power plant as one of the 'modern temples to boost the countrys future .
Both Nehru and Bhabha were intellectual giants, with a scientific temperament, who understood and held each other in high esteem, guided or advised each other, at times admitted or ignored slights, and worked towards the common goals for India s future.
Current patterns of nuclearization in South Asia amply confirm the conclusion that although India and Pakistan have, at various points historically, supported the idea of abolishing nuclear weapons with various degrees of enthusiasm, that position has now been consigned to the dust heap of history.
With Russian President Putin threatening to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, it is more urgent than ever to get rid of these weapons of mass destruction.
With Russian President Putin threatening to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, it is more urgent than ever to get rid of these weapons of mass destruction.