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Vajpayee

British  
/ ˌvædʒpaɪˈjiː /

noun

  1. A ( tal ) B ( ihari ). born 1924, Indian politician; prime minister of India (1996, 1998–2004)

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Vajpayee offered a perfunctory admission of regret for the carnage, only to ask rhetorically, “Lekin aag lagayi kisne?”

From Salon Dec. 6, 2023

In 2003, India toured Pakistan for the first time in nearly 15 years after a peace initiative by the former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

From BBC Oct. 12, 2023

In 1998, the government under the BJP Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee banned a Mumbai theater production that featured Gandhi’s killer as the protagonist.

From Washington Post Aug. 12, 2022

He said such violence did not affect India’s standing because the country’s prime minister at the time, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, made clear that the episodes were both unacceptable and isolated.

From New York Times Nov. 6, 2021

Since winning election as prime minister in 1998, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, leader of the Hindu nationalist party, has ruled over a vibrant but often unstable nation.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2012

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