Atal Bihari Vajpayee

8 May 2006

Party has lost the only figure with true mass appeal

4:55PM

15 May 2004

After more than a decade of market-oriented reforms, there are two sides to India. One is characterised by the new information technology parks of Bangalore and Hyderabad, populated by clean-cut...

8:51PM

Muslims allege India poll irregularities

22 Apr 2004

Claims come as Hindu party takes clear early lead

India's Muslim voters, including one of the stars of India's cricket series victory over Pakistan, have reported widespread...

5:36PM

Just the first innings of the peace process

18 Apr 2004

It was only a few years ago that India and Pakistan had a million soldiers facing off at their shared border and nuclear weapons aimed at each other. This makes the cordiality of the just...

5:02PM

BJP plan to woo Islamic vote could pay dividends

1 Mar 2004

Muslims keen to be on the winning side contemplate the unthinkable: backing the Hindu party in next month's poll

9:10AM

BJP makes bid for middle-class vote

10 Jan 2004

Indian government slashes duties on consumer goods, a sign the ruling party wants an early election

2:03AM

Opinion

Ferry companies shouldn't be subsidised while they burn dirty fuel

2:53AM

Shirley Yam

What were our top officials doing to let HKMEx fail?

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3:37AM

Rivals should focus on areas of mutual interest

The early signs were not encouraging as the South Asian regional summit began in Islamabad this week.

1:49AM

Hong Kong Indians left out in the cold

There are thousands of people of Indian origin in Hong Kong but none are eligible for the gift of dual citizenship being showered by Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee's government on ethnic...

7:22PM

India's right to build a fence

I refer to 'India's monument to distrust' (Sunday Morning Post, August 17), by Asad Riaz Ahmed, which contains some inaccuracies in both tone and content.

6:46AM

Let's work together on technology, Indian PM tells Chinese firms

Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee yesterday pushed for closer business ties on the final stop of his mainland visit, calling for an 'effective alliance' with China in the field of...

11:23PM

India's water sell-off enrages activists

The decision by Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee's government to throw open the drinking water sector to multinational companies has outraged activists, non-governmental organisations...

8:05PM

Vajpayee's five years in power show coalitions can rule India

THERE USED TO be a jinx in Indian politics, a jinx on any party other than the Congress staying in power for more than a couple of years at the most. The Congress party's domination was...

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