India, Dec. 2 -- Of the many things Donald Trump has brought about, is the world witnessing a resumption of nuclear tests too? The US President's assertions ever since he began his current term early this year have drawn a response from the other global powers, such as Russia, heightening fears of a new nukes race.

In short, with the US and Russia both threatening to resume nuclear testing, the global norms against such tests face a mega-ton challenge.

But the ramifications go way beyond, even drawing in South Asian nuclear powers such as India and Pakistan, the far-from-friendly neighbours who were engaged in military hostilities as recently as mid-2025.

Trump said in a post on his Truth Social social network at the end of October: "B...