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India · 2001Bookended by catastrophe: the Bhuj earthquake and the Parliament attack

India opened 2001 with the catastrophic Bhuj earthquake and closed it with the 13 December attack on Parliament, triggering a tense military standoff with Pakistan. Between them came the collapsed Agra Summit, the Tehelka defence scandal, and a Census recording over a billion Indians.

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Key figures

Atal Bihari Vajpayee — Prime Minister; hosted the Agra Summit and led the response to the Parliament attack.K.R. Narayanan — President of India through 2001.Pervez Musharraf — Pakistan's President and counterpart at the failed Agra Summit.George Fernandes — Defence Minister who resigned over the Tehelka defence-deals exposé and later returned to office.Yashwant Sinha — Union Finance Minister; presented the 2001-02 Budget and drove disinvestment.VVS Laxman — cricketer whose 281 at Eden Gardens defined India's win over Australia.

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