Uttam Sinha’s Opinion Piece ‘Atal Bihari Vajpayee at 101: The making of a Parliamentarian’ Published in The Pioneer
December 25, 2025
Senior Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Uttam Sinha’s opinion piece ‘Atal Bihari Vajpayee at 101: The making of a Parliamentarian’ was published in ‘The Pioneer’ on 25 December 2025.
Revisiting Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s early parliamentary years offers instructive insights. Long before he became a consensual prime minister, he was shaped by debate, dissent, and dialogue. At a time when Parliament often appears diminished, his example affirms an enduring truth. Democracy is strengthened not by power alone, but by persuasion exercised through words, writes Dr Sinha.
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