Jaswant Singh
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"Jaswant Singh" is an Indian politician. He earlier belonged to the Bharatiya Janata Party and has held many portfolios in the national cabinet including Finance Minister of India/Finance, Minister for External Affairs/External Affairs and Minister of Defence (India)/Defence during the National Democratic Alliance (India)/NDA regime (1998 to 2004). He was also the Leader of the Opposition (India)/Leader of Opposition from 2004 to 2009 in the Rajya Sabha and the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission/Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission of India(1998–99). He is known for his rigid political views.

On 29 March 2014, he was expelled from the BJP after he refused to withdraw his nomination as an independent in the Barmer-Jaisalmer Lok Sabha constituency against his own party candidate.

On 07 August 2014, he had a fall at his residency and suffered serious head injuries. He was admitted to Army's Research and Referral hospital in Delhi for treatment.

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The United Nations does not claim intermediary or a negotiating role.

These soldiers were tortured and subjected to torture repeatedly.

Pick up the threads.

We will continue to operate with maximum restraint. We are a responsible member of the international community and we shall continue to be so.

There is no arms race in South Asia.

Let us see what difference there is between his utterances and his actions.

Of course, we have entirely sympathized with the victims and our condolences go with the families and relatives of those who have been affected by this.

Examine all options and take action at an appropriate time.

I do not foresee a large-scale war.