Jaswant Singh

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Jaswant Singh

Indian politician

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Hijacking of IC-814
Landing in Kandahār
On December 31 Jaswant Singh, India’s external affairs minister, arrived in Kandahār with the three prisoners. Two special flights were arranged by the Indian government to bring back the freed hostages. All the remaining hostages were released on the same day, and the hijackers, along with the freed…
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On December 31 Jaswant Singh, India’s external affairs minister, arrived in Kandahār with the three prisoners. Two special flights were arranged by the Indian government to bring back the freed hostages. All the remaining hostages were released on the same day, and the hijackers, along with the freed…
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Kargil War
Course of the war
…with Indian External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh failed to produce results. Meetings of military leaders from both countries followed, and in the weeks ahead the international community asserted the need for Pakistan to return to the line of control. Eventually, on July 11, Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif announced that…
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…with Indian External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh failed to produce results. Meetings of military leaders from both countries followed, and in the weeks ahead the international community asserted the need for Pakistan to return to the line of control. Eventually, on July 11, Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif announced that…
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