BrahMos Joint Venture
A. Sivathanu Pillai helps establish BrahMos Aerospace to develop a supersonic cruise missile through an India-Russia joint venture.
Permanent historical records · Updated 2026-11-03
1998 in India
Explore 16 historical events and records for India in 1998.
Historical records for India in 1998
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February
March
Prime Minister of India
Atal Bihari Vajpayee becomes Prime Minister following the 1998 general election.
Leader of Opposition
Serves as Leader of the Opposition in the Upper house, when the Bharatiya Janata Dal (United) Party led coalition Government was in office
May
Nuclear Power
Vajpayee's government conducts the first three Pokhran-II nuclear tests, followed by two further tests on 13 May.
Pokhran II First Test Series
India conducts three underground nuclear tests at Pokhran and publicly declares the tests successful.
Pokhran-II Nuclear Tests
India conducts a series of nuclear tests at Pokhran and openly declares itself a nuclear-weapon state.
Pokhran II Second Test Series
India conducts two additional underground nuclear tests and announces completion of its 1998 test series.
Nuclear Test Sanctions
The United States and other countries impose sanctions on India after the Pokhran-II nuclear tests.
Other events (month unknown)
1998 General Election
The Bharatiya Janata Party emerges as the largest party in the 1998 general election.
Bharatiya Janata Dal (United) Party
The BJP, in alliance with several other parties, led the Government of India between 1998 and 2004, under Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Deputy Prime Minister Lal Krishna Advani
Bharatiya Janata Dal (United) Party
The BJP, in alliance with several other parties, led the Government of India between 1998 and 2004, under Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Deputy Prime Minister Lal Krishna Advani
Coalition Government
Atal Bihari Vajpayee forms a coalition government led by the Bharatiya Janata Party.
PARAM 10000
Vijay Bhatkar leads development of PARAM 10000, substantially increasing the performance of India's indigenous supercomputing programme.
President of India
Officially takes charge of the Congress Party as its President, becoming the fifth member of the Nehru-Gandhi family
Stable Non-BPS States
Ashoke Sen demonstrates how duality can identify stable non-BPS states in string theory and determine their properties.
Tachyon Condensation
Ashoke Sen develops influential ideas about tachyon condensation in unstable D-brane systems within string theory.
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