Jaswant Singh

Jaswant Singh
Jaswant Singhis an Indian politician. He earlier belonged to the Bharatiya Janata Party and has held many portfolios in the national cabinet including Finance, External Affairs and Defence during the NDA regime. He was also the Leader of Opposition from 2004 to 2009 in the Rajya Sabha and the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission of India. He is known for his rigid political views...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth3 January 1938
attacks central direct economic hurt lies responsibility seriously standing state
This kind of attacks seriously hurt the internal, international and economic standing of the country. The direct responsibility lies on the state and central governments.
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This summit has set the tone for future relations with Pakistan, ... The caravan of peace has continued its march and on some auspicious day it will reach its destination.
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We will revert shortly to the government of Pakistan with alternative dates,
response send
We will send an appropriate response through our negotiating team,
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We will pick up the threads from the visit of the president of Pakistan. We will increasingly endeavor to revise the vision of the relationship of peace, friendship and cooperation with Pakistan,
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When you journey by bus, you are attempting to relate to the common man and woman,
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We want to find out exactly what they want directly, ... Our primary concern is the early termination of the hijacking, the safety and welfare of the passengers and crew, and above all, the interest of the nation.
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The government shares the anguish expressed in the motion, ... we should pass the motion unanimously and work together to meet the challenges.
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The government's priority remains the earliest termination of this hijacking and the earliest return of the passengers, crew and aircraft,
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We hope that such actions against terrorist activities targeting India, including Jammu and Kashmir, would be pursued vigorously until cross-border terrorism in our country is completely eliminated,
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We have appealed to the hijackers to at least let the children, along with their mothers come out of the aircraft. They have not acceded to our demand,
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There is no arms race in South Asia.
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this was not a matter for any international initiative or intervention.
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When the need arises, the two militaries can engage in dialogue through existing established channels so that the de-escalation process is properly handled,