Jaswant Singh
Sign in to saveAlso known as Jaswant Singh Jasol, Thakur Jaswant Singh, Major Jaswant Singh, Jaswant Singh Rathore, Major Jaswant Singh Jasol, Thakur Jaswant Singh Rathore
Indian politician and retired army officer (1938–2020)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1919
- Died
- .
- Works
- 46
Top works
- Mūmala
- Sacca num phamsi
- Ahesas
- Gawaachi pagg
- Rup dhara
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Rajasthan
- Active from
- 1938-01-03
- Active to
- 2020-09-27
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 714
- Total plays
- 4,886
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- The Relational View: Cooperative Strategy and Sources of Interorganizational Competitive Advantage
· 1998 · cited 25,219x
- Atoms, molecules, solids, and surfaces: Applications of the generalized gradient approximation for exchange and correlation
· 1992 · cited 21,700x
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,955x
- Accurate structure prediction of biomolecular interactions with AlphaFold 3
· 2024 · cited 15,192x
- Simple Combinations of Lineage-Determining Transcription Factors Prime cis-Regulatory Elements Required for Macrophage and B Cell Identities
· 2010 · cited 13,367x
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Quotes
- “We do not believe that bilateral relations between India and Pakistan ought to or can be held hostage by any single issue.”
- “We will pick up the threads from the visit of the president of Pakistan. We will increasingly endeavor to revise the vision of the relationship of peace, friendship and cooperation with Pakistan.”
- “This summit has set the tone for future relations with Pakistan, ... The caravan of peace has continued its march and on some auspicious day it will reach its destination.”
- “The government's priority remains the earliest termination of this hijacking and the earliest return of the passengers, crew and aircraft.”
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Key facts
- Prime minister
- Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- Preceded by
- Yashwant Sinha
- Succeeded by
- P. Chidambaram
- Rajya sabha chairperson
- Krishan Kant Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
- Constituency
- Darjeeling
- Born
- ( 1938-01-03 ) 3 January 1938 , Jasol , Rajputana Agency , British India (present-day Rajasthan , India)
- Died
- 27 September 2020 (2020-09-27) (aged 82) , New Delhi , India
- Party
- Bharatiya Janata Party (until 2014)
- Other political affiliations
- Independent (2014 – 2020)
- Spouse
- Sheetal Kanwar ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1963 – 2020 )
- Children
- 2 (including Manvendra Singh )
- Alma mater
- National Defence Academy Indian Military Academy Mayo College
- Awards
- Outstanding Parliamentarian Award , 2001
- Website
- jaswantsingh.com (defunct)
- Allegiance
- India
- Branch service
- Indian Army
- Years of service
- 1957 – 1966
- Rank
- Major
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Major Jaswant Singh (3 January 1938 – 27 September 2020) was an Indian Army officer and politician. He was one of the founding members of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and was one of India's longest serving parliamentarians, having been a member of the Lok Sabha or the Rajya Sabha almost continuously between 1980 and 2014. He was NDA's Vice-presidential candidate in the 2012 Indian vice-presidential election. Singh was the only leader from Rajasthan who became Minister Of External Affairs, Finance and Defence.
He was elected on a BJP ticket to the Rajya Sabha five times (1980, 1986, 1998, 1999, 2004) and to the Lok Sabha four times (1990, 1991, 1996, 2009). During the Vajpayee administration between 1998 and 2004, he held multiple cabinet portfolios including Finance, External Affairs and Defence. He also served as the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission between 1998 and 1999. In the aftermath of India's nuclear tests of 1998, he was deputed by Prime Minister Vajpayee to act as India's representative to hold repeated, long-term dialogue with the United States (represented by Strobe Talbott) on matters related to nuclear policy and strategy; the outcome of the sustained engagement was positive for both countries. After his party lost power in 2004, he served as Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha from 2004 to 2009.
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