May 1998 was a fateful month in the history of South Asia. On the 28th and 30th of May of that year, Pakistan conducted six nuclear explosions, following five tests by India about two weeks earlier. In the background of more than fifty years of hostile relations, starting from a violent Partition to three brutal wars, Pakistan had no recourse but to conduct its own nuclear tests when India did so. Since that momentous episode, the regional strategic dynamics of South Asia changed forever. This year marks twenty years since the May tests. Every year on May 28, Pakistan celebrates its Youm-e-Takbeer or “Day of Greatness” to remember this significant landmark in Pakistan’s history.
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CISS Insight Special Issue May 28, 2018
