Atal Vajpayee
Atal Vajpayee
Atal Bihari Vajpayeeis an Indian statesman who was the 10th Prime Minister of India, first for 13 days in 1996 and then from 1998 to 2004. A leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party, he is the first Prime Minister from outside the Indian National Congress party to serve a full five-year term...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth25 December 1924
CityGwalior, India
acceptable concerned countries nuclear program proposal situation worried
This proposal is not acceptable to us, ... Pakistan's nuclear program is India-specific, but we are not just worried about Pakistan. We are also concerned about the situation in countries around us.
against claims double fight global neighbor standards
Our neighbor claims to be in the global fight against terrorism, but it has double standards in this respect, ... It could not take Kashmir with war, so it started aiding cross-border terrorism.
beginning efforts extended friendship hand happy hope pakistan
We hope that the efforts with Pakistan will be the beginning of a new chapter, ... I had extended a hand of friendship to Pakistan, and I am happy it has been accepted.
caused regret
I regret the inconvenience caused to the house,
factor happened operate
In Madhya Pradesh we thought the incumbency factor would operate in our favor. But that has not happened so far,
exercise infuse mainly vigor
In all, it will be a big reshuffle in the cabinet, ... The exercise is mainly to infuse vigor and rejuvenate.
attacks continues revenge somewhere taken violence violent
Before there were many violent attacks and then the revenge for that is taken somewhere else and this violence continues -- this will have to be stopped.
acts afraid bow india
India will not bow to such barbaric acts and won't be afraid
aggression based culture neighbors peace respect sacrifice
India's culture is not one of aggression or violence. It is based on peace and sacrifice .... We want to live in peace with our neighbors and respect their culture,
acceptable agenda call came freedom terrorists
He came with a one-point agenda of Kashmir and ... (to) call terrorists 'freedom fighters', ... All this was not acceptable to us.
stop violence
How long will this bloodbath and violence continue? This should stop now,
against decades india lonely struggle virtually waged
for over two decades now India has waged a virtually lonely struggle against terrorism.
game
I don't think that the game is over.
bold change historic initiative management water
It's a bold and historic initiative that will change the country's water management paradigm.