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...most controversial name raised in the report is that of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, a moderate on the BJP spectrum who, while not directly implicated in the attack, was found by Liberhan to have been aware of the demolition and to have done little to stop it. The almost 1,000-page report comes at a particularly inopportune time for the BJP, whose leadership is increasingly fractured and subject to internal power struggles. As it seeks to rebrand itself for a younger electorate that sees communal politics as a thing of the past, the BJP is struggling...
...after overseeing successful nuclear tests in 1998 and riding high on nationalist euphoria over breaching international non-proliferation norms, the right-wing, BJP-led National Democratic Alliance government agreed to an ambitious moon program. Then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who approved Chandrayaan-I at the Independence Day function on August 15, 2003, said he wanted India's space program to become one of the best in the world. Supporters of the program argued that a lunar mission would provide untold technological spin-offs. Many of those same enthusiasts now say they have been vindicated. Operating a satellite...
...dire though India's poverty may be, there is one thing that distinguishes the Indian poor from those in many other nations: they live in a democracy. And as India discovered last year, even its poorest can vote. At the general election, the ruling coalition led by Atal Bihari Vajpayee, lauded for its bold economic reforms, suffered a shocking defeat at the polls, partly because of resentment from the poor that they were missing out on the boom. Into office came a government that needed the support of the Communists, and which had promised not to forget those...
...prince to a faraway land, finding love, tragedy and heartbreak before finally triumphing as a leader of her adopted people. Last week the story came true. TV pundits who for months had predicted Sonia Gandhi's disastrous election defeat found themselves explaining a sensational victory instead. Outgoing Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee grudgingly praised the "strong and diverse" democracy that rejected him. But most dazed of all, it seemed, was Sonia...
...about your selection was the omission of Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf. He represents 145 million people on the subcontinent, and his actions can affect more than a billion people in South Asia. His efforts to bring about peace in the region surpass those of his counterpart in India, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who was on TIME's list. Musharraf has vigorously pursued negotiated settlements of outstanding issues. He has taken great risks to eradicate terrorism and extremism within his country as well as in Afghanistan. He has worked to alleviate poverty and bring about educational reforms and economic stability...