Vajpayee

British

/ ˌvædʒpaɪˈjiː /

noun

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

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Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the B.J.P. prime minister at the time, expressed “shame” at the wanton violence.

From New York Times • Jan. 22, 2024

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 2001, he met with Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in Agra, but just as they were nearing a peace accord, the summit collapsed.

From Washington Post • Feb. 5, 2023

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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