Turning Points (21 page)
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Fontelles, Josep Borrell,
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Fukushima crisis,
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G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology,
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Gandhi, Indira,
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Gatton College of Business and Economics,
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Global Competitiveness Index,
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Global Innovation Index,
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grade system,
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Guiding Soul
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Harvard University,
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Hindustan Times, The,
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International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA),
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Internet Courts,
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Jainulabdeen, Janab Avul Pakir,
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Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research,
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Jayakumar, I.,
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mission orientation,
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role as president,
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Kalanidhi, Prof. A.,
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Kathrada, Ahmed,
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Kore, Tatya Saheb,
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Kumar, Nitish,
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Lal, Sunil, and Gitanjali and Nitika,
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Left parties,
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Leonard, Rev. A.G.,
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Light Combat Aircraft, naval variant,
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Lincoln, Abraham,
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Long Walk to Freedom
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Loni PURA,
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Malayala Manorama
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Manekshaw, Field Marshal S.H.F.J. ‘Sam’,
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Manoharan, Vinod,
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Mbeki, Thabo,
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Mediratta, Dr Gopinath,
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Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR),
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Modi, Narendra,
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Moon Impact Probe,
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Moradabad Institute of Technology,
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Nag missile,
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Naidu, N. Chandrababu,
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Naik,
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Nair, P.M.,
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Nalanda International University,
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nanotechnology,
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Narasimhan, E.S.L.,
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Narasimhaswamy, D.,
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Narayanan, Usha,
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National Cooperative Development Corporation,
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National Litigation Pendency Clearance Mission,
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Prakash, Admiral Arun,
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Prasad, Dr Rajendra,
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Rumi,
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Sabarmati Ashram,
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Salim,
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Salwan, Dr S.K.,
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Samajwadi Party,
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Saraf,
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Sardesai, Rajdeep,
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Satish Dhawan Space Centre,
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Scindia, Madhav Rao,
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seminar on judicial reforms,
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Sharma, Pandit Shiv Kumar,
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Shekhawat, Bhairon Singh,
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Swamiji Maharaj, Pramukh,
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Swaminathan, Major General R.,
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tactile garden,
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Tata Institute of Fundamental Research,
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ten pillars of development,
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TIFAC (Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council),
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Tipnis, Air Chief Marshal A.Y.,
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Trishul missile,
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Ukraine visit,
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videoconferencing,
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virtual conferences,
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visionary leaders,
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Williams,
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World Knowledge Platform,
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Yadav, Akhilesh,
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Yadav, Lalu Prasad,
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D
ear Friends, I am eighty years of age, and have just completed my twenty-first book –
Turning Points
. It all started one winter morning at my residence at 10 Rajaji Marg, New Delhi. I and H. Sheridon, my personal secretary, were going through my diaries and we found that there were seven turning points or challenges – eight if you include life after demitting the office of president – navigating which made me succeed in life.
I am full of gratitude to the people who have poured out their love and affection to me throughout my life. As also to those who have shared their challenges and happiness with me. I would add to this number the readers of my books, two of which have reached more than a million readers, and five others have found more than a 100,000 readers. I am deeply grateful to all. Particularly, one person whom I would like to convey my heartiest gratitude to is Major General R. Swaminathan, who has been with me for more than thirty years, during all the phases of my life in many successes and a few failures. He is a friend, philosopher and guide. He played a very important role in bringing out
Turning Points
making sure to maintain the utmost accuracy in the details.
The book would not have taken shape without the untiring and dedicated efforts of Dhan Shyam Sharma and Vishal Rastogi in the preparation of the manuscript. I value the fine inputs given by Narayana Moorthy and V. Ponraj. I am deeply indebted to Krishan Chopra of HarperCollins for his great contribution in reviewing the manuscript and structuring the book through his constant interaction with me and carrying out meticulous editing. I also thank Rajinder Ganju, who went out of his way in typesetting the whole manuscript in a very short time to help take the book through to press.