Republic of India
Prime Minister Atal Bihari VajpayeeIndia became a member of the United Nations on October 30, 1945, a self-governing British Commonwealth state in 1947, and an independent democratic republic on January 26, 1950. Atal Bihari Vajpayee was sworn in as prime minister on March 19, 1998. He held office until May 22, 2004, when his party lost control of the Indian Parliament. The following is excerpted from Prime Minister Vajpayee’s address to the United Nations General Assembly on September 25, 2003.Yesterday, the President of Pakistan chose this august assembly to make a public admission for the first time that Pakistan is…
