Originally Posted by Tronic

If we test a nuclear bomb; not getting the 200 planes will not be the disaster. Economic sanctions will be the disaster! That is why, the nukes will not be tested in the near future. Growing economically and feeding the impoverished child is far more important then conducting a nuke test. And no, there is no need to conduct nuke tests to build a nuclear triad; which India is already doing right now. Merely having a nuclear deterrent is a huge thing itself. Secondly, India has all its potential enemies adequately checked; what makes you think that China will risk an Indian nuke landing in Shangai or Beijing? Testing a nuke right now will put the brakes on the country's progress; something which the Indian communists desire to do (they benefit from keeping the people poor; as that is where their votebank and power lies; among the poor).