Question

Explain the following with reason.

USA imposed economic sanctions on India.

Answer 1

1. On 11th May 1998, India carried out its second nuclear test to prove its nuclear preparedness. Three tests were done on this day.
2. One of them was of the Hydrogen Bomb; Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee assured that there would be no first use of nuclear weapons by India.
3. However, the USA imposed economic sanctions on India immediately.