Ever since August 20 when Mr. Charan Singh failed to appear in the Lok Sabha to seek and secure a vote of confidence we have held that he was a caretaker prime minister and his government a caretaker government. We have also held that while he and his council of … Read More
The Janata Party’s central leadership, such as it is, has taken a wholly contradictory stand on the current trouble in the UP ministry. It has, on the one hand, asked the chief minister, Mr. Ram Naresh Yadav, to convene a meeting of the state Janata legislature party on February 15 … Read More
The Union cabinet appears to have given Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee a brief which is flexible enough to permit him to engage in wide-ranging discussions with his Chinese hosts in Peking and not tie himself down to topics of direct mutual interest, especially the border. This is as it should … Read More
While it is neither possible nor desirable to try to predict the outcome of Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s visit to China next week, it is reasonable to take the view that this may be a little more propitious time for him to open a dialogue with Chinese leaders than last … Read More
It is now reasonably clear that the UP chief minister, Mr. Ram Naresh Yadav, has lost the support of a majority of Janata party legislators in the state. Out of 383 legislators, 221 are said to have signed the memorandum asking for his replacement. Even if it is assumed that … Read More
It is by no means clear whether or not the UP chief minister, Mr. Ram Naresh Yadav, has lost the confidence of the state Janata legislature party. For, while the dissidents claim the support of 253 members out of a total of 383, they have submitted to the party’s central … Read More
Contrary to earlier fears, the US administration has displayed considerable good sense, realism and maturity in connection with the Chinese vice-premier, Mr. Deng Xiaoping’s (Teng Hsiao-ping under the previous spelling) visit. It has refused to buy his thesis that the Soviet Union poses a great threat to world peace, that … Read More
