In a well-researched TV programme the public broadcasting service system in Washington has said that Pakistan took the decision to go in for nuclear weapons in January 1972. If this information regarding the date is accurate, as it perhaps is, it is an important disclosure. It gives the lie to … Read More
The circumstances in which Mr. Kamlapati Tripathi’s resignation from the Union cabinet has been accepted are far from clear. Since her press conference on October 21 when she singled out the railway ministry for criticism, it has been obvious that the Prime Minister has been positively unhappy with his performance … Read More
During her recent visit to Srinagar, Mrs. Gandhi said that she had not expected much from the recent meeting of non-aligned countries, including India, in Belgrade. This is an unexceptionable statement provided it is not an expression of hopelessness and a desire to let Iraq and Iran slug it out … Read More
