This Tuesday, the deputies reaffirmed India’s commitment to a world free of weapons of mass destruction, while Om Birla, Speaker for the Lok Sabha, pointed out that even decades later, people are still suffering the consequences.

Foreign Ministry Spokesman Randhir Jaiswal shared on X a video of the tribute showing a solemn moment, in which members of the House stood up and kept a minute of silence.

“Today, the Lok Sabha, the Lower House of India’s Parliament, paid tribute to the victims of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The House reaffirmed our commitment to a world free of weapons of mass destruction,” Jaiswal posted.

On August 6th, 1945, the United States Army dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima; three days later, it repeated the attack on Nagasaki.

The two atomic weapons, the only ones used to this day, left more than 200,000 dead due to radiation. Deaths increased by 400,000 more in subsequent decades due to related health problems, according to UN data.

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