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For thermonuclear design, I doubt we have a working bomb. We certainly have a boosted bomb which will be three to four times heavier than a thermo nuclear bomb for identical yield.
Can make the Li-6 secondary as big or as small as you want during testing. The key thing tested in Pokhran II would be the energy transfer part between primary and secondary (so called interstage). For the claimed yield (45 - 60kt compared to assumed 20kt - 30kt primary), we have little idea if it was the result of a faulty interstage and/or secondary being reduced in size to begin with. Li-6 production has happened in India since the 80s:
https://books.google.ca/books?id=UDA9dUryS8EC&pg=PA427&lpg=PA427&dq=lithium+6+india&source=bl&ots=bOwjUdk3BJ&sig=mHYnscCKMI0hjqnFixS4NmQe_9U&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjt0t2_ks7UAhVG7YMKHWEECFQQ6AEIKTAB#v=onepage&q=lithium 6 india&f=false
Worth reading that book in its entirety if you have the chance.