India signed a civilian nuclear agreement with Namibia this week, which will provide it access to the "world's best uranium" as it was described by the African nation's visiting President.

Around the same time, an Australian minister reiterated her government's stand to deny uranium sales to India as it is not a signatory to the nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT).

However, the scope and subject of my article is beyond what the Namibian President offered us and what Canberra refused, yet again.

The country was engaged in a heated debate over the success of Pokhran II during the NDA regime.
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It was kicked up by one of the best scientific minds in the country, while Pakistan was busy modifying its ballistic missiles to reportedly attack India.

While a former atomic scientist claimed that Pokhran II was only a half success, eminent scientist and former president APJ Abdul Kalam stepped in and said India's nuclear tests were a complete success.