It is reasonably clear that Mr. Kamlapati Tripathi will not press his resignation as railway minister. Mrs. Gandhi has got it conveyed to him that her criticism of the functioning of the railways at her press conference last week was not directed at him and he is quoted as having … Read More
Not many people are likely to be sorry over Mr. Prabhudas Patwari’s dismissal as governor of Tamil Nadu. He had brought the office into contempt with his antediluvian ways. He had had the temerity to insult President Sanjiva Reddy himself during the latter’s visit to Madras. It is difficult to … Read More
In its issue dated October 19-26, Radiance, official organ of the Jamaat-e-Islami, has carried an editorial on the Iraq-Iran war which deserves wider attention. As was only to be expected, it expresses unhappiness over the fact that two Muslim countries are engaged in armed hostilities against each other.
It never made much sense for Iran to hold American diplomats as hostages. The results speak for themselves. Teheran has failed to secure the return of the Shah (now dead) and his fortunes and to extract an apology from Washington for alleged misdeeds in Iran. On the contrary, by disrupting … Read More
An External Affairs Ministry spokesman has been quoted as having said that while India is in touch with other countries it does not propose to take the initiative in bringing about a ceasefire between Iraq and Iran. In view of New Delhi’s friendly relations with both, this equivocation might have … Read More
It is difficult to assess the importance of the 20-year friendship treaty the Soviet Union and Syria have just concluded. The Kremlin is known to have been interested in such a treaty as part of its drive to acquire influence in West Asia. But the context has greatly changed with … Read More
The U.S. administration has been the loudest in its protestations of neutrality in the Iraq-Iran war. Yet it has been the first great power to give up neutrality, though of course indirectly. It has made three significant moves so far. All these are understandable in view of the stakes the … Read More
It is difficult to recall another visit by an Indian president to any country that has caused so much controversy as Mr Sanjiva Reddy’s to the Soviet Union. Public attention has been focused on President Brezhnev’s absence from a return banquet which President Reddy was to host, but did not … Read More
The outcome of the general election in West Germany was not in doubt at any stage of the campaign. It was obvious from the very start that the leader of the opposition Christian Democrat-Christian Social Union alliance, Herr Strauss, was no match for Herr Schmidt. The right-wing mercurial Bavarian leader … Read More
Once again the nation celebrates Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary today. Once again leaders all over the country will pay homage to his memory. This has become an annual ritual which must shock not only the few genuine Gandhians who are still around but all sensitive Indians. Lack of sincerity and … Read More
