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Nuclear confusion
Many questions surround dilution of no first use
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Pres, PM pay tributes to Vajpayee on his first death anniversary
Vajpayee died last year on August 16 at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) after a prolonged illness.
'Hell broke loose': Yashwant Sinha recalls time of India's nuclear test
Sinha recollects this incident in his autobiography Relentless, which is scheduled to be launched on Monday
 "'Hell broke loose': Yashwant Sinha recalls time of India's nuclear test")
Parliament's premier
How should history judge Atal Bihari Vajpayee?
President Kovind unveils Vajpayee's portrait in Parliament's Central Hall
Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad recalled Vajpayee's words that if India is not secular, it is not India
 "President Kovind unveils Vajpayee's portrait in Parliament's Central Hall")
Vajpayee memorial to be inaugurated Tuesday; PM Modi, President to attend
The memorial is enclosed by nine bas-relief walls that have inscriptions of Atal Bihari Vajpayee's poetry
 "Vajpayee memorial to be inaugurated Tuesday; PM Modi, President to attend")
Congress should have given Bharat Ratna to Vajpayee, says Farooq Abdullah
Vajpayee was presented the country's highest civilian award at his residence in 2015
 "Congress should have given Bharat Ratna to Vajpayee, says Farooq Abdullah")
The high point of the Vajpayee era
The singular contribution of the Vajpayee government to the Indian economic reform process was the privatisation of public sector enterprises, says the author in the concluding part of the series
 "The high point of the Vajpayee era")
Fiscal reforms during the Vajpayee era
In part 2 of the series, the author speaks of the steps taken by the Vajpayee government towards simplification of a very complex excise tax structure
 "Fiscal reforms during the Vajpayee era")
A record of salutary economic reforms
Former PM Vajpayee's large heartedness and ability to transcend ideological barriers enabled him to implement far-reaching economic reforms, says the author in the first of a three-part series
 "A record of salutary economic reforms")
Vajpayee didn't want to advance 2004 polls, sensed BJP's defeat: Shiv Kumar
Shiv Kumar Pareek rejected suggestions that Vajpayee kept himself away from active politics due to the shock defeat in 2004
 "Vajpayee didn't want to advance 2004 polls, sensed BJP's defeat: Shiv Kumar")
How BJP will interpret and disseminate Vajpayee's political legacy
In an era in which political communication is characterised by grand gestures and mega-events, the BJP did not allow people to forget Vajpayee for a minute after his death through Modi's persona
 "How BJP will interpret and disseminate Vajpayee's political legacy")
BJP members fall into river as boat tilts while immersing Vajpayee's ashes
The incidents happened in Uttar Pradesh's Kuano river in Basti
 "BJP members fall into river as boat tilts while immersing Vajpayee's ashes")
Chatterbox: Chronicles of a death foretold
Vajpayee's greatest coup was his trip to Moscow: A visit that bestowed the Soviet stamp of approval on the Janata government
 "Chatterbox: Chronicles of a death foretold")
Lucknow bids final adieu to Vajpayee as former PM's ashes immersed in Gomti
Atal Bihari Vajpayee's ashes were carried in a grand procession from the airport to the ceremony spot, passing through the main intersections of the city
Vajpayee's ashes handed over to BJP state heads for immersion in 100 rivers
The yatra was being organised as party workers and people in the country wanted to pay tribute to the late prime minister
 "Vajpayee's ashes handed over to BJP state heads for immersion in 100 rivers")
Chhattisgarh's upcoming capital to be named after Atal Bihari Vajpayee
The Bilaspur University and the express highway in the existing capital city will also be named after Vajpayee
 "Chhattisgarh's upcoming capital to be named after Atal Bihari Vajpayee")
'Vajpayee govt's reforms helped in strong GDP growth in UPA regime'
The growth momentum was unsustainable and indeed the economy had slowed sharply by 2012-14
 "'Vajpayee govt's reforms helped in strong GDP growth in UPA regime'")
Opposition leaders give lessons in governance at Vajpayee's condolence meet
Opposition leaders said Vajpayee was a unifier, a democrat and believed in secular values
 "Opposition leaders give lessons in governance at Vajpayee's condolence meet")
Did the Congress make a mistake by disowning former PM Narasimha Rao?
Should the Congress leadership have buried its differences with Rao and claimed his legacy just like Modi has done with Vajpayee?
