They stayed where they were. This was a subtle message that Indians are neither occupying Kashmir. He told The Earth Times that his speech was in direct response to the Muslim protestors gathered outside, calling for Vajpayee to get out of Kashmir. Vajpayee also addressed India's role as a nuclear power. In May 1998, India conducted a series of underground nuclear tests that drew the world's attention.
Nuclear power can help India grow on a larger scale.
Today we are growing, and gaining the world's attention and admiration, he added. He called the Millennium Summit a beautiful gathering, where leaders from all parts of the world sat down to solve their problems. Yet, there are no talks scheduled between Vajpayee and General Pervaiz Musharraf of Pakistan. Vajpayee previously said there will be no dialogue between the nations until Pakistan ceases, what he called, its cross border terrorism. Comments about this story.