For other uses, see Jaswant Singh (disambiguation).
Major
Jaswant Singh
Singh c. 2001
Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission
In office 25 March 1998 – 4 February 1999
Prime Minister
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Preceded by
Madhu Dandavate
Succeeded by
K. C. Pant
Minister of Finance
In office 1 July 2002 – 21 May 2004
Prime Minister
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Preceded by
Yashwant Sinha
Succeeded by
P. Chidambaram
In office 16 May 1996 – 1 June 1996
Prime Minister
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Preceded by
Manmohan Singh
Succeeded by
P Chidambaram
Minister of Defence
In office 16 March 2001 – 18 October 2001
Prime Minister
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Preceded by
George Fernandes
Succeeded by
George Fernandes
Minister of External Affairs
In office 25 March 1998 – 1 July 2002
Prime Minister
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Preceded by
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Succeeded by
Yashwant Sinha
Personal details
Born
(1938-01-03)3 January 1938[1] Jasol, Rajputana Agency, British India (present-day Rajasthan, India)
Died
27 September 2020(2020-09-27) (aged 82)[2] New Delhi, India
Political party
Bharatiya Janata Party (until 2014)[3]
Other political affiliations
Independent (2014 – 2020)
Spouse
Sheetal Kanwar
(m. 1963–2020)
Children
2 (including Manvendra Singh)[4]
Alma mater
Indian Military Academy Mayo College
Awards
Outstanding Parliamentarian Award, 2001[5]
Signature
Website
Official Website
Military service
Allegiance
India
Branch/service
Indian Army[6]
Years of service
1957 – 1966
Rank
Major
Unit
The Central India Horse[7]
Battles/wars
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Sino-Indian War
Major Jaswant Singh (pronunciationⓘ; 3 January 1938 – 27 September 2020)[8][A] was an officer of the Indian Army and an Indian Cabinet Minister. He was one of the founding members of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP),[9] and was one of India's longest serving parliamentarians, having been a member of the Lok Sabha or the Rajya Sabha almost continuously between 1980 and 2014.[10] He was NDA's Vice-presidential candidate in the 2012 Indian vice-presidential election. Singh was the only leader from Rajasthan who had the distinction of becoming the Minister Of External Affairs, Finance and Defense.[11]
He was elected on a BJP ticket to the Rajya Sabha five times (1980, 1986, 1998, 1999, 2004) and to the Lok Sabha four times (1990, 1991, 1996, 2009). During the Vajpayee administration between 1998 and 2004, he held multiple cabinet portfolios including Finance, External Affairs and Defence.[12] He also served as the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission between 1998 and 1999.[13] In the aftermath of India's nuclear tests of 1998, he was deputed by Prime Minister Vajpayee to act as India's representative to hold repeated, long-term dialogue with the United States (represented by Strobe Talbott) on matters related to nuclear policy and strategy; the outcome of the sustained engagement was positive for both countries.[14][15] After his party lost power in 2004, Jaswant Singh served as Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha from 2004 to 2009.[16]
Singh incurred the displeasure of his party colleagues when, after the party suffered its second successive defeat in 2009, he circulated a note demanding a thorough discussion on the debacle.[17] Weeks later, a book authored by him was released, in which he was found to have written sympathetically about Jinnah. Post the event, Singh found himself marginalised within the party. In the elections of 2014, his party decided not to field him from any constituency. He decided to contest anyway as an independent from his native constituency of Barmer (against Col. Sonaram Chaudhary) in Rajasthan.[18] He was expelled from the BJP on 29 March 2014 when he did not withdraw his independent candidature, and went on to lose the election.[19][20]
On 7 August 2014, Jaswant Singh suffered a fall in the bathroom of residence and suffered a serious head injury.[21] In June 2020 he was admitted to Army's Research and Referral hospital in Delhi for treatment. He remained in a state of coma for six years till his death in 2020.[22][23]
^"Jaswant Singh Biography". Election.in. 23 June 2020. Archived from the original on 11 August 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
^Vardhan, Anand (28 September 2020). "Jaswant Singh: The realist who reshaped India's foreign policy discourse". Newslaundry.in. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
^"Former BJP leader Jaswant Singh passes away". The Times of India. 27 September 2020. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
^Rana and Singh, p. 390.
^"Outstanding award to Jaswant Singh". The New Indian Express. 27 September 2020. Archived from the original on 25 October 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
^Talbott 2010, p. 45-46.
^Rana and Singh, p. 76.
^"Ex-Union Minister Jaswant Singh Dies At 82. "Saddened By Demise," Says PM". NDTV. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
^"Jaswant's expulsion is the BJP's gift to the RSS". Rediff. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
^"The Dates That Defined the Life and Times of Jaswant Singh (1938-2020)". The Wire. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
^"Ex-Union Minister Jaswant Singh No More". Pratidin Time. 27 September 2020. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
^Hebbar, Nistula (27 September 2020). "Jaswant Singh: End of a long journey for the Army man-turned-parliamentarian". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
^"From the archives: Jaswant Singh through the lens of Express photographers". The Indian Express. 27 September 2020. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
^Singh, Manvendra (11 May 2018). "When the US envoy protested about the nuclear test, my father Jaswant Singh gifted a toy for his son". ThePrint. Archived from the original on 16 May 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
^"Benign Fallout of India's Nuclear Tests". Economic Times Blog. 11 May 2018. Archived from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
^Varma, Gyan (27 September 2020). "Jaswant Singh, key BJP face during Vajpayee era, passes away". mint. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
^"BJP expels Jaswant Singh over Jinnah book - Livemint". www.livemint.com. 19 August 2009. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
^"Jaswant Singh rules out withdrawal from Barmer Lok Sabha seat". The Indian Express. 29 March 2014. Archived from the original on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
^"BJP expels defiant Jaswant Singh for 6 years". Hindustan Times. 29 March 2014. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
^"Jaswant Singh loses in Barmer". Business Standard India. 16 May 2014. Archived from the original on 23 September 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
^"Jaswant Singh in coma after severe head injury, condition 'highly critical'". Zee News. 8 August 2014. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
^"Jaswant Singh death news: Former BJP leader Jaswant Singh passes away | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. 27 September 2020. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
^"Former Union minister Jaswant Singh passes away at 82". The Indian Express. 27 September 2020. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
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