As a key figure, he played a vital role in the successful execution of India's first nuclear test in 1974, known as "Smiling Buddha." This momentous event marked India’s entry into the list of ...

Rajagopala Chidambaram, India's leading nuclear weapons ... During the Smiling Buddha project—the nation’s first nuclear weapons test on May 18,1974, at Pokhran, he and his colleague carried ...

Recent revelations shed light on nine declassified operations conducted by India's Research and Analysis Wing ... RAW's operation aimed at infiltrating Pakistan's nuclear program faced setbacks ...