Premiership of Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Atal Bihari Vajpayee | |
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I. K. Gujral | |
In office 13 October 1999 – 22 May 2004 | |
Succeeded by | Manmohan Singh |
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Born | British India | 25 December 1924
Died | 16 August 2018 New Delhi, India | (aged 93)
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Occupation | Politician , Poet |
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee was an Indian politician who served twice as Prime Minister of India, first from 16 May to 1 June 1996, and then from 19 March 1998 to 22 May 2004. A member of the
Formation of government
After the
The United Front was only able to sustain a majority in Parliament until 1998, resigning after the
By early 1999, the NDA government lost its majority after the AIADMK leader J. Jayalalithaa withdrew its support.[1] President K. R. Narayanan dissolved the Parliament and called fresh elections – the third in two years. Public anger against smaller parties that jeopardised the NDA coalition and the wave of support for the Vajpayee government in the aftermath of the Kargil War gave the BJP a larger presence in the Lok Sabha. The NDA won a decisive majority with the support of new constituents such as the Janata Dal (United) and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.
Economic policy
The Vajpayee government expanded the process of
Foreign policy
The Vajpayee government improved India's ties with the People's Republic of China, boosting trade and seeking the resolution of territorial disputes through dialogue. India also established strategic and military cooperation with
In 1999, Vajpayee personally travelled to Pakistan on the inaugural
National Security
Pokhran-II nuclear tests
In May, 1998 India conducted five underground nuclear tests –
Kargil War
In 1999, two months after the bilateral summit in Lahore, India discovered that Pakistani army disguised as terrorists had infiltrated through the
Terrorism
The terrorist attack on the Indian Parliament building on 13 December 2001, conducted by
Gujarat violence
On 27 February 2002, the Sabarmati Express train was attacked at Godhra by a Muslim mob.[6][7][8][9] 59 Hindu pilgrims returning from Ayodhya were killed in the attack.[10] Lasting for over a month, the riots claimed the lives of more than 1,000 people, mostly Muslims.[11][12][13] The state government, led by Narendra Modi of the BJP, was severely criticised for being unable or unwilling to stop the violence.[14]
Vajpayee officially condemned the violence.
Vajpayee was accused of doing nothing to stop the violence. He later admitted his mistake in underestimating the violence and not doing enough to stop it.[20]
See also
- First Vajpayee ministry
- Second Vajpayee ministry
- Third Vajpayee ministry
- Awards And Honours of Vajpayee.[22]
References
- ^ "South Asia Vajpayee's thirteen months". BBC News. 17 April 1999. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Govt blames LeT for Parliament attack"
- ^ "Terrorist Attack on the Parliament of India - December 13, 2001". Archived from the original on 11 June 2010. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
- ^ "Terrorists attack Parliament; five intruders, six cops killed". 2006. Rediff.com. Rediff India. 13 December 2001
- ^ a b Sudha Ramachandran (27 March 2002). "New Indian terror law strikes fear". Asia Times. Archived from the original on 14 April 2002. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ India Godhra train blaze verdict: 31 convicted BBC News, 22 February 2011.
- ^ It was not a random attack on S-6 but kar sevaks were targeted, says judge The Hindu — 6 March 2011
- ^ The Godhra conspiracy as Justice Nanavati saw it Archived 2 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine The Times of India, 28 September 2008. Retrieved 2012-02-19. Archived 21 February 2012.
- ^ Godhra case: 31 guilty; court confirms conspiracy Rediff.com, 22 February 2011 19:26 IST. Sheela Bhatt, Ahmedabad.
- ^ Sabarmati Express set ablaze, 57 dead,The Tribune
- ^ These figures were reported to the Rajya Sabha by the Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Sriprakash Jaiswal in May, 2005. "Gujarat riot death toll revealed". BBC News. 11 May 2005.
- ^ "BJP cites govt statistics to defend Modi". ExpressIndia. Press Trust of India. 12 May 2005. Archived from the original on 26 February 2009. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
- ^ "254 Hindus, 790 Muslims killed in post-Godhra riots". Indiainfo.com. Press Trust of India. 11 May 2005. Archived from the original on 26 February 2009. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
- ^ "Court orders Gujarat riot review". BBC News. 17 August 2004.
- ^ "Vajpayee condemns Godhra carnage, Gujarat communal violence".
- JSTOR 20434000.
- ^ Ornit Shani (2007). Communalism, Caste and Hindu Nationalism: The Violence in Gujarat. Cambridge University Press. p. 172.
- ^ "Vajpayee equates Islam with terrorism".
- ^ a b Rafiq Dossani (2008). India Arriving: How This Economic Powerhouse Is Redefining Global Business. AMACOM Div American Mgmt Assn. p. 154.
- ^ "Vajpayee admits mistake over Gujarat". CNN. 13 April 2002. Archived from the original on 7 March 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
- ^ "Narayanan Blames BJP for Gujarat Riots". 3 March 2005.
- ^ "Atal Bihari Vajpayee Awards - Late Prime Minister of india"". Indore [M.P.] India. 6 February 2020.