The nuclear tests were a way to shore up our flagging self-… - Arundhati Roy

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The nuclear tests were a way to shore up our flagging self-esteem. India is still flinching from a cultural insult, still looking for its identity. It's about all that.

Arundhati Roy

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Arundhati Roy (born 24 November 1961) is an Indian writer and social activist

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