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Reforms, Rights & Growth

India · 2000Three new states — Chhattisgarh, Uttaranchal and Jharkhand redraw India's map

India redrew its internal map in November as Chhattisgarh, Uttaranchal and Jharkhand became new states, while the population was estimated to cross one billion in May. President Clinton's visit marked a thaw in ties with Washington after Pokhran-II, and FEMA, the IRDA and the IT Act advanced economic and digital reform.

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Key figures

Atal Bihari Vajpayee — Prime Minister; the NDA government oversaw the creation of three new states and India-US rapprochK. R. Narayanan — President of India during 2000M. N. Venkatachaliah — former CJI who chaired the National Commission to Review the Working of the ConstitutionBill Clinton — US President whose March 2000 visit marked a thaw in India-US relationsKarnam Malleswari — first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal (Sydney 2000)Viswanathan Anand — first Indian FIDE World Chess Champion (December 2000)

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