| Born / Place | Dec. 25, 1924, in Gwalior, India |
| Education | University of Kanpur, India |
| Family | Single, with two adopted children |
| Power Points | If a diplomatic humbling of Pakistan counts for anything - and it does - this was a year to savor for Vajpayee. During a visit to South Asia, President Bill Clinton made it clear he was drawing down the curtain on the U.S.'s special relationship with old Cold War ally Pakistan and tilting toward the emerging might and wealth of democratic India. For Vajpayee, the geopolitical swing came on the heels of India's successful neutralizing of a Pakistani-backed invasion of disputed Kashmir, the taming of hardliners in his coalition government and the routing of the Congress party in a general election. The Indian PM seems more firmly established than ever - a situation clouded only by his medical condition. He has only one kidney, and his health is thought to be not good.
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