India was subject to international sanctions after its May 1998 nuclear tests . However , due to the size of the Indian economy and its relatively large domestic sector , these sanctions had little impact on India , with Indian GDP growth increasing from 4.8 % in 1997 – 1998 ( prior to sanctions ) to 6.6 % ( during sanctions ) in 1998 – 1999 . Consequently , at the end of 2001 , the Bush Administration decided to drop all sanctions on India . Although India achieved its strategic objectives from the Pokhran nuclear tests in 1998 , it continued to find its civil nuclear program isolated internationally
Pokhran nuclear tests
Pokhran-II
India–United States Civil Nuclear Agreement