President Nixon deliberately cultivated the reputation of being unpredictable, rash and even slightly mad to ‘persuade’ the Soviet leaders to act with restraint lest he went over the brink and plunged the world in a nuclear holocaust. It is doubtful that President Carter was in search of a similar image … Read More
The cold-blooded murder of Baba Gurbachan Singh, head of the Nirankari religious sect, is an extremely ominous development. It has sent a wave of shock among millions of people, especially among his followers in Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and elsewhere in the country and they cannot be blamed if they are … Read More
The law will undoubtedly take its own course in connection with Monday’s incident involving the Prime Minister. On the face of it, the matter is fairly simple. A young man threw a spring knife towards Mrs. Gandhi when she was walking to her car at the end of a public … Read More
Interesting developments are taking place in the field of ideology in China. Some weeks ago some ‘intellectuals’ in Beijing (Peking) were allowed to express the view that despite some ‘distortions’ since Stalin’s death in 1953, the character of the Soviet Union had not changed and that it remained a socialist … Read More
It is obvious that the Vietnamese Prime Minister, Mr. Pham Van Dong, has visited New Delhi for the specific purpose of persuading Mrs. Gandhi to accord immediate recognition to the Heng Samrin regime in Kampuchea and to sell the Soviet line on Afghanistan which the Cubans have been canvassing in … Read More
If there is one decision by Mr. Charan Singh in recent years which even those who do not normally support him can cheerfully endorse, it is the expulsion of Mr. Raj Narain from the Lok Dal. Indeed, Mr. Charan Singh is open to the criticism that he suffered Mr. Raj … Read More
