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# K. Natwar Singh

(1929–2024)   Politician

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K. Natwar Singh was a politician.

## Quick Facts About K. Natwar Singh

Born May 16, 1929

Died August 10, 2024

Profession Politician

## About K. Natwar Singh

Indian politician (1929–2024)... \| Natwar Singh was an Indian politician and diplomat of the Indian Foreign Service who later served as India's Minister of External Affairs from May 2004 to December 2005. Having been suspended by the Indian National Congress (INC) in 2006, he joined the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) in 2008 but was remov

##  Quotes by K. Natwar Singh

> [“When necessary bend like a willow, when necessary stand unbending like an oak.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-natwar-singh/when-necessary-bend-like-a-willow-when-necessary-stand-unbending-like/)

[K. Natwar Singh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-natwar-singh/)

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> [“On his return, Pandit Nehru stopped in Calcutta. The first letter he wrote on his China experience was to Edwina Mountbatten, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-natwar-singh/on-his-return-pandit-nehru-stopped-in-calcutta-the-first-letter-he/)

[K. Natwar Singh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-natwar-singh/)

[Leadership](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/leadership/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e13/k-natwar-singh-83694_leadership_on-his-return-pandit-nehru-stopped-in-ca_2048275.jpg)

> [“On his return, Pandit Nehru stopped in Calcutta. The first letter he wrote on his China experience was to Edwina Mountbatten, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-natwar-singh/on-his-return-pandit-nehru-stopped-in-calcutta-the-first-letter-he-2/)

[K. Natwar Singh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-natwar-singh/)

[Leadership](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/leadership/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de2/k-natwar-singh-83694_leadership_on-his-return-pandit-nehru-stopped-in-ca_3045078.jpg)

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