Three days after the 9/11 attacks, PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee addressed the nation, strongly condemning the terrorist attacks and expressing solidarity with the people of the US.
On 15 August 1998, PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee delivered his Independence Day speech from the Red Fort, touching upon defence, economic reforms, secularism, corruption, and employment.
In August 1999, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee addressed an election rally in Kanpur, reflecting on the Kargil War and dedicating India's victory to the soldiers who laid down their lives.
A pioneer of orchestration and choral effects, Biswas, born on 7 July 1914, blended Western symphonic form with Indian classical traditions in films such as Roti.
On 16 July 2003, PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee addressed the Bengal Chamber of Commerce & Industry on its 150th anniversary in Kolkata, underlining West Bengal’s industrial decline while urging the state govt to create a business-friendly environment.
On 27 January 2001, PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee delivered a speech at the inauguration of the International Press Institute Congress in New Delhi, underlining the press' responsibilities while emphasising the need to keep it free.
In April 2001, Atal Bihari Vajpayee delivered an address to the Majlis of the Islamic Republic of Iran, highlighting commonalities between India and Iran, while calling for stronger ties.
Vajpayee's foster daughter Namita Bhattacharya among those who paid floral tributes to the late prime minister at Sadaiv Atal memorial on his birth anniversary.
Repeated changes in cotton import duty have prioritised textile competitiveness when mills face high input costs. But policy can also put pressure on farmgate prices.
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