The launch of the first nuclear submarine made a lot of waves. We are one of the six nations to do so. However, let’s have a look at the other indices like per capita income, literacy levels, quality of life index, poverty levels etc of the other five.
One of the biggest strategic mistakes we made was going nuclear. In retaliation, Pakistan also did so and the 3:1 conventional warfare advantage we had was immediately lost. That’s why Kargil took place and we will always be under the shadow of nuclear first attack as one does not even know who is controlling the nuclear weapons in Pakistan.
TR Ramaswami, on email