Weak-minded moralism, on the one hand, and incapacity to grasp the implications of the limitations of US power and Saddam Hussein’s ambitions, on the other, alone can account for much of the writing on the Gulf war in the Indian print media. It is difficult to explain it in other … Read More
Saddam Hussein has proved wrong friends and foes alike. Contrary to the hopes and calculations of both, he has brought on his country a war which can only prove disastrous for it. Indeed, even in retrospect, it is difficult to find a rational explanation for his behaviour in terms of … Read More
Pakistan is not likely to be impressed either by Chandra Shekhar’s search for better relations with it, or by his warning against ‘nuclear adventurism’. Pakistan does not, indeed cannot, care for friendly relations with this country and it does not need to engage in any kind of military adventure. Its … Read More
