Achivements

Major Achievements of Atal jee as Prime Minister, He took a courageous and strategically vital decision in May 1998 to make India a nuclear power and conducted Nuclear Tests despite the opposition of several world powers. Under his leadership, India successfully overcame sanctions imposed by certain super powers.He made earnest efforts to normalise relations with Pakistan, beginning with his historic Bus Yatra to Lahore in February 1999. However, when Pakistan betrayed his trust. India’s Armed Forces, under his resolute leadership, defeated Pakistan in the Kargil War in 1999.His government undertook the most comprehensive review of the system of managing India’s national security (both external security and internal security) and initiated corrective measures. This included firm measures to combat cross-border terrorism sponsored by Pakistan. The combination of his strong security policy and farsighted foreign policy forced Islamabad’s rulers to commit for the first time (in January 2004) that Pakistan would not allow its soil (or territory controlled by it) to be used for terrorist activities in India. Under the NDA regime, for the first time, a separate Border Management Department was established and a Defence Intelligence Unit created.He made sincere and successful efforts to marginalise militancy and separatism in Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) and bring peace and normalcy in the state. Under his leadership of the central government, free and fair elections were held in J&K for the first time after many decades.