India´s most respected right-wing prime minister is no more
(WorldNews India)

Former Indian prime minister and statesman, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, passed away today (Aug. 16) in New Delhi following a prolonged illness. He was 93. He breathed his last at a little after 5pm at the capital´s All India Institute of Medical Sciences. The veteran politician had been admitted there on June 11 following urinary and chest complications. A long-standing parliamentarian and deeply respected leader across the political spectrum, Vajpayee served as the head of the Indian government three times. He is best known for reinforcing India´s credentials as a nuclear power before the world. He had announced his retirement in December 2009 after over six decades in public life. His first shot...