JOURNAL ARTICLE

Assam CM blames Cong regime for missed chance to stop Pak from becoming nuclear state.

  • Published In: India Together, 2025. P. N.PAG 1 of 2

  • Database: Sociology Source Ultimate 2 of 2

Abstract

The article focuses on Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's critique of the Congress party regarding India's historical failure to prevent Pakistan from acquiring nuclear weapons in the 1980s. Sarma argues that India had a missed opportunity to neutralize Pakistan's Kahuta enrichment facility, supported by intelligence evidence from the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) and a proposed collaboration with Israel for a pre-emptive strike. He accuses former Prime Ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi of indecision and diplomatic caution, which he believes led to Pakistan's eventual nuclear tests in 1998 and subsequent destabilization in the region. Sarma emphasizes the ongoing consequences of this hesitation, linking it to current security challenges and criticizing opposition proposals to dismantle India's nuclear deterrence. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:India Together. 2025/06, pN.PAG
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:History
  • Publication Date:2025
  • Accession Number:185969371
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