Operation Shakti
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Operation Shakti was the codename for India’s series of underground nuclear tests conducted in May 1998 at Pokhran, which marked the country’s emergence as a declared nuclear weapons state.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Shakti canonical | 3 |
| 1998 Indian nuclear tests Operation Shakti | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Operation Shakti Context triple: [Pokhran-II nuclear tests, codeName, Operation Shakti]
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A.
Operation Safed Sagar
Operation Safed Sagar was the Indian Air Force’s aerial combat campaign during the 1999 Kargil War, providing crucial air support to recapture infiltrated positions in Jammu and Kashmir.
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B.
Operation Talwar
Operation Talwar was the Indian Navy’s maritime campaign during the 1999 Kargil War, aimed at blockading Pakistani ports and exerting naval pressure to support India’s military objectives.
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C.
Operation Pawan
Operation Pawan was the Indian Peace Keeping Force’s major 1987 military campaign in Sri Lanka aimed at disarming the LTTE and enforcing the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord.
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D.
Operation Green Hunt
Operation Green Hunt was a large-scale Indian government counterinsurgency campaign targeting Maoist (Naxalite) rebels across central and eastern India.
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E.
Operation Rahat
Operation Rahat was a major Indian humanitarian airlift conducted by the Indian Air Force to rescue and evacuate people stranded during the 2013 Uttarakhand floods.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Operation Shakti Target entity description: Operation Shakti was the codename for India’s series of underground nuclear tests conducted in May 1998 at Pokhran, which marked the country’s emergence as a declared nuclear weapons state.
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A.
Operation Safed Sagar
Operation Safed Sagar was the Indian Air Force’s aerial combat campaign during the 1999 Kargil War, providing crucial air support to recapture infiltrated positions in Jammu and Kashmir.
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B.
Operation Talwar
Operation Talwar was the Indian Navy’s maritime campaign during the 1999 Kargil War, aimed at blockading Pakistani ports and exerting naval pressure to support India’s military objectives.
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C.
Operation Pawan
Operation Pawan was the Indian Peace Keeping Force’s major 1987 military campaign in Sri Lanka aimed at disarming the LTTE and enforcing the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord.
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D.
Operation Green Hunt
Operation Green Hunt was a large-scale Indian government counterinsurgency campaign targeting Maoist (Naxalite) rebels across central and eastern India.
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E.
Operation Rahat
Operation Rahat was a major Indian humanitarian airlift conducted by the Indian Air Force to rescue and evacuate people stranded during the 2013 Uttarakhand floods.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian military operation
ⓘ
nuclear test series ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Pokhran-II
ⓘ
linked to:
Pokhran-II nuclear tests
|
| codename | Shakti ⓘ |
| conductedBy |
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
ⓘ
Defence Research and Development Organisation ⓘ Government of India ⓘ Indian Army ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| countryOfLocation | India ⓘ |
| date | May 1998 ⓘ |
| domain | nuclear weapons ⓘ |
| endDate | 1998-05-13 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Chagai-I
ⓘ
linked to:
Chagai-I nuclear test series
Chagai-II ⓘ
linked to:
Chagai-I nuclear test series
|
| impact |
accelerated Pakistan’s nuclear tests in 1998
ⓘ
altered South Asian strategic balance ⓘ |
| involvedTechnology |
boosted fission device
ⓘ
plutonium implosion device ⓘ thermonuclear design ⓘ |
| location |
Pokhran
ⓘ
linked to:
Pokhran Test Range
Pokhran Test Range ⓘ |
| militaryBranchInvolved | Indian Army Corps of Engineers ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
provoked global diplomatic reactions
ⓘ
triggered international sanctions against India ⓘ |
| numberOfTests | 5 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Indian nuclear weapons programme
ⓘ
linked to:
Indian nuclear programme
|
| precededBy |
Pokhran-I
ⓘ
linked to:
Pokhran-I nuclear test
Smiling Buddha ⓘ |
| purpose |
demonstration of nuclear capability
ⓘ
nuclear weapons development ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
ⓘ
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty ⓘ |
| result | India became a declared nuclear weapons state ⓘ |
| startDate | 1998-05-11 ⓘ |
| state | Rajasthan ⓘ |
| supervisedBy |
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
ⓘ
Atal Bihari Vajpayee ⓘ R. Chidambaram ⓘ |
| testDevice |
Shakti I
ⓘ
linked to:
Shakti
Shakti II ⓘ
linked to:
Shakti
Shakti III ⓘ
linked to:
Shakti
Shakti IV ⓘ
linked to:
Shakti
Shakti V ⓘ
linked to:
Shakti
|
| testEnvironment | desert region ⓘ |
| testType |
subsurface test
ⓘ
underground nuclear test ⓘ |
| yieldClassification |
fission test
ⓘ
thermonuclear test ⓘ |
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Subject: Operation Shakti Description of subject: Operation Shakti was the codename for India’s series of underground nuclear tests conducted in May 1998 at Pokhran, which marked the country’s emergence as a declared nuclear weapons state.
Referenced by (4)
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linked to: Operation Shakti