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Which Indian premier was responsible for hampering the R&AW's operations on Pakistan's covert nuclear weapons program?

  1. Smt Indira Gandhi

  2. Shri Chowdhary Charan Singh

  3. Shri Rajiv Gandhi

  4. Shri Morarji desai
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Explanation

Morarji Desai, as Prime Minister (1977-1979), hampered RAW's operations on Pakistan's nuclear program because he sought better relations with Pakistan and believed in transparency. He ordered RAW to stop covert operations against Pakistan's nuclear weapons program, which intelligence experts believe severely compromised India's ability to track Pakistan's nuclear developments. This allowed Pakistan to make significant progress on its nuclear program largely undetected until the 1998 tests.

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