Six days into power, Vajpayee made a call that changed India forever

Watch More Six days into power, Vajpayee made a call that changed India forever On 19 March 1998, Atal Bihari Vajpayee was sworn in as India's Prime Minister. He had barely unpacked his office when, just six days later, he summoned two of the country's most trusted scientists — Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam and Dr R. Chidambaram. The question he put to them was short and direct: "Are you both ready for a…