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...India is a modern democracy - with the world's largest electorate - not a tribal society in the thrall of some famous chieftain and his progeny. As powerful as the Gandhi name may be in the symbolic language of Indian political advertising, the defeat of the Hindu-nationalist government of Atal Behari Vajpayee's BJP had a lot more to do with the economy. By many measures, that's a rising star, with growth rates and a booming tech sector that make it the toast of Wall Street and Silicon Valley. Hence Vajpayee's decision to call an early election, advised...
...ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE by Alex Perry...
...business agenda appeals to India's middle class, currently numbering 300 million out of a population of 1 billion, and increasing. And it can legitimately claim to be more tech-savvy than Congress. During this election campaign, the BJP even sent recorded voice messages from Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to all 110 million landlines and mobile phones in the country?an appealing display of technological prowess to the 53% of eligible Indian voters (355 million people) under 25 years...
...People killed in a stampede in Lucknow, India, when women rushed to collect free saris handed out to celebrate the birthday of Lalji Tandon, a close associate of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee...
...Nevertheless, like the Likud in Israel, the BJP embraces a wide spectrum of right-wing opinion, ranging from mildly conservative free marketeers to raving ultra-nationalists and religious radicals. For now, the moderates?led by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Finance Minister Jaswant Singh?are firmly in the driving seat, and the clear popularity of their policies has strengthened their hand. But far more extreme figures are waiting for their moment...