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
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When the blood dries, the stains will remain and there will be a challenge to us, that we have to fight and defeat terrorism and we will take everyone's cooperation for this.
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We will build on this to further increase the areas of agreement. Obviously, India's concerns in vital areas such as cross-border terrorism will have to find place in any document that future negotiations endeavor to conclude,
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We welcome every move towards lightening the shadow of the nuclear terror under which we live today,
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Pakistan couldn't take Kashmir through wars. There should be no illusion that it could get it through supporting terrorism
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Whatever I have seen, I will never be able to forget it. This is a temple, a sacred spot, no terrorist should be allowed here,
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The international community has agreed that no country will allow its soil to be used actively or passively to finance, shelter, arm, or train terrorist groups.
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He came with a one-point agenda of Kashmir and ... (to) call terrorists 'freedom fighters', ... All this was not acceptable to us.
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We mourn with you in this moment of grief. Our hearts go out to the bright young men and women who were on that spacecraft. For us in India, we felt that since one of them was an Indian-born woman it adds a special poignancy to the tragedy,
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it would contribute greatly to the friendship and cooperation between the two countries.
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The world community should understand that there is a limit to India's patience,
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fertile breeding ground for political unrest, economic chaos, and social fractures.
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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.
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I'm sure after visiting this part of the world the president will come to the conclusion that the situation is not so bad as it is made out to be,
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I extend my hand of alliance to them,