Topic: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Why 2019 may not turn out to be like 2004
Like Modi’s opponents, Modi is also aware of the 2004 risk and has taken care to address it.
NDA govt took measures, including keeping prices under check, to help the middle class: PM Modi
The prime minister said that it was his government after Atal Bihari Vajpayee's that had brought prices under control unlike the erstwhile Congress government.
Unlike Vajpayee & Advani, gen next BJP leaders groomed by Modi-Shah don’t look promising
Vajpayee and Advani proved themselves great leaders who spotted talent, honed future leaders. The leaders Modi and Shah are grooming fail to inspire confidence.
When Vajpayee took a bus ride and it seemed peace with Pakistan was possible
At a time when India’s ties with Pakistan have reached its lowest in backdrop of Pulwama attack, ThePrint recalls A.B. Vajpayee’s bus diplomacy of 1999.
How Modi speaks a different language with Pakistan than what Vajpayee did
PM Modi’s ‘munh tod jawab’ stance over Pulwama attack is more abrasive than Vajpayee’s vow of ‘pratikar’ post-Kaluchak in 2002.
George Fernandes always said Nitish Kumar was one person whose mind he could never fathom
The final nail in the coffin for George Fernandes was perhaps the humiliation of being rejected for his Muzaffarpur constituency by his party colleagues.
George Fernandes, firebrand socialist leader who rose above identity politics
George Fernandes entered active politics in 1967 by defeating seasoned Congress leader S.K. Patila in the Bombay South constituency election.
Vajpayee’s defence minister George Fernandes dies at 88
George Fernandes, who was suffering from Alzheimer's, was the defence minister during the Kargil war.
Bogibeel bridge is finally ready and law minister sees the light
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The ‘greatest envoy’ of Hindu-Muslim unity who later ensured a separate Muslim nation
ThePrint remembers Pakistan’s founder and ‘Quaid-e-Azam’ (father of the nation) Muhammad Ali Jinnah on his 142nd birth anniversary.
How, and why, we learned to stop worrying and love the electoral bonds
Modi government’s electoral bonds scheme has several benefits that its critics ignore. But even their criticisms are without merit.
Google, Apple stop TikTok downloads: Is HC order quashing small town India’s creative joy?
Google and Apple have blocked downloads of the video-sharing app TikTok in India in compliance with the Madras High Court order.
Defence
China is now testing laser ASAT weapons from its naval ships
China has already tested missile & EMP anti-satellite weapons from the ground. Now it’s using icebreaker ships in the Yellow Sea/Bohai Sea area.
Imran Khan’s ‘support’ for Modi shows BJP has walked into its own Pakistan trap
Modi & the BJP hope to return to power by exploiting the fear of Pakistan. Imran Khan has turned the tables and become a factor dividing Indian public opinion.