<P> Overall, the effect of international sanctions on Indian economy was minimal; the technological progress was marginal . Most nations did not call for embargoes against India as the exports and imports together constituted only 4.0% of its GDP, with United States trade accounting for only 10.0% of this total . Far more significant were the restrictions on lending imposed by the United States and its representatives on international finance bodies . Most of the sanctions were lifted within five years . </P> <P> The Indian government has officially declared the 11 May as National Technology Day in India to commemorate the first of the five nuclear tests that were carried out on 11 May 1998 . </P> <P> It was officially signed by then - Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 1998 and the day is celebrated by giving awards to various individuals and industries in the field of science and technology . </P> <Ul> <Li> Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran is a 2018 Bollywood movie based on India's underground Pokhran - II nuclear test . </Li> </Ul>

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