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Former Prime Minister of India

Atal Bihari Vajpayee served as the 10th Prime Minister of India, holding office from 1996 to 1997 and again from 1998 to 2004. As a leading figure of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), he is recognized for his eloquence and his role in advancing India's nuclear program. Vajpayee was also a prolific writer and poet, deeply engaged with Indian history and culture.

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Famous Atal Bihari Vajpayee Quotes

“You can change friends but not neighbours.”

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Book:March 1998 to March 1999

Source: March 1998 to March 1999

“People who ask us when we will hold talks with Pakistan are perhaps not aware that over the last 55 years, every initiative for a dialogue with Pakistan has invariably come from India.”

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Author:Atal Bihari Vajpayee

“Poverty is multidimensional. It extends beyond money incomes to education, health care, political participation and advancement of one's own culture and social organisation.”

Source: Towards a new world: defining moments

“Our nuclear weapons are meant purely as a deterrent against nuclear adventure by an adversary.”

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“Global interdependence today means that economic disasters in developing countries could create a backlash on developed countries.”

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Book:Towards a new world: defining moments

Source: Towards a new world: defining moments

“We hope the world will act in the spirit of enlightened self-interest.”

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Author:Atal Bihari Vajpayee

“The overwhelming public sentiment in India was that no meaningful dialogue can be held with Pakistan until it abandons the use of terrorism as an instrument of its foreign policy.”

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“No state should be allowed to profess partnership with the global coalition against terror, while continuing to aid, abet and sponsor terrorism.”

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Book:Towards a new world: defining moments

Source: Towards a new world: defining moments

“The reality is that international institutions like the UN can only be as effective as its members allow it to be.”

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Book:Towards a new world: defining moments

Source: Towards a new world: defining moments

“The UN's unique legitimacy flows from a universal perception that it pursues a larger purpose than the interests of one country or a small group of countries.”

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Book:Towards a new world: defining moments

Source: Towards a new world: defining moments

“We believe that the United States and the rest of the international community can play a useful role by exerting influence on Pakistan to put a permanent and visible end to cross-border terrorism against India.”

“In the euphoria after the Cold War, there was a misplaced notion that the UN could solve every problem anywhere.”

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Book:Towards a new world: defining moments

Source: Towards a new world: defining moments

“There was an implicit conviction that the UN would be stronger than the sum of its constituent member-states.”

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Book:Towards a new world: defining moments

Source: Towards a new world: defining moments

“The Bio-diversity Convention has not yielded any tangible benefits to the world's poor.”

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Book:Towards a new world: defining moments

Source: Towards a new world: defining moments

About the Author

Born: December 25, 1924
Known for: Former Prime Minister of India
Quotes: 24

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