The Prime Minister Shri Atal Behari Vajpayee inaugurating the Indian Culture Centre in Colombo, Sri Lanka on July 30, 1998.

The Prime Minister Shri Atal Behari Vajpayee witnessing the class of Bharatnatyam at the Indian Culture Centre in Colombo, Sri Lanka on July 30, 1998.

The Heads of State/Govt. of SAARC Nations at the Retreat near Colombo on July 30, 1998. Photo shows (from right) the Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Wajed, the Chair of Council of Ministers of Bhutan Mr. Jigme Tinley, the Prime Minister of Nepal Mr. G.P. Koirala, the Prime Minister of India Shri Atal Behari Vajpayee, the President of Sri Lanka Ms. Chandrika Kumaratunga, the President of Maldives Mr. Maumoon Abdul Gayoom and the Prime Minister of Pakistan Mr. Nawaz Sharief.