FILE - In this May 2, 2004 file photo, Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee greets the audience as he arrives for a ceremony at the Presidential Palace in New Delhi, India. Former prime minister ...

Vajpayee set off India's nuclear race but later reached out to Pakistan in peace (NEW DELHI) — Former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, a Hindu nationalist who set off a nuclear arms race ...

Former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who presided over clandestine nuclear tests that confirmed India as a nuclear power but soured relations with rival Pakistan, died Thursday at the ...

Other Facts: Vajpayee's family is of the Brahmin caste in India. He is a critically acclaimed poet and speaker. He is considered a champion of women's rights and favors the eradication of the caste ...

In the upcoming film Main Atal Hoon, Pankaj Tripathi steps into the shoes of former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The movie is gearing up to offer an intriguing portrayal of Vajpayee’s ...

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Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's 101st birth anniversary was observed in India on Thursday (December 25). A veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, Vajpayee had served as India's ...

Atal Bihari Vajpayee, India's tenth prime minister, died Thursday in New Delhi at the age of 93. A statement released by the hospital treating him said "his condition deteriorated over the last 36 ...

Atal Bihari Vajpayee, India’s 10th prime minister, died Thursday in New Delhi at the age of 93. A statement released by the hospital treating him said “his condition deteriorated over the last 36 ...

Reporting from New Delhi — It was South Asia’s version of Nixon going to China: the ardent Hindu nationalist leader of India riding a golden-colored bus across the border into Pakistan, less than a ...

Aug. 16 (UPI) --Former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the country's tenth, died Thursday in New Delhi. He was 93. Vajpayee was admitted to the hospital in June for a urinary tract ...