The Smiling Buddha nuclear tests have a complicated legacy in India

More than 50 years after India’s first nuclear bomb tests, health issues persist in blast areas.

By Anuj Behal
December 14, 2025
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Anuj Behal

Anuj Behal is an independent journalist whose reporting traces the links between religious exclusion, migration and labour in South Asia. His work has appeared in platforms such as The Guardian, Al Jazeera, Thomson Reuters and Nikkei Asia.

 
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