It is a tribute to President Ayub Khan’s public relations that his ten-year rule has generally come to be regarded as a great success story, both at home and abroad. In fact, it has been nothing of the kind. At best his performance has been mediocre, as in the fields … Read More
In spite of the thin attendance at the Chinese national day celebrations in New Delhi last week there is little room for doubt that there now exists in India a fairly widespread desire for a dialogue with Peking. This radical change in the popular Indian attitude does not represent a … Read More
It need not surprise anyone if in spite of the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia President Johnson has not given up the ambition of crowning his political career with a visit to Moscow and face-to-face discussions with Russian leaders. On all accounts he remains as anxious as ever to pave the … Read More
Soviet writers and historians often utilise discussions of past events to support the current party line and to provide guidance to friendly organisations abroad. The article on the late Mr MN Roy which the Kommunist has carried recently clearly falls in this category. Mr. Roy has been an “unperson” in … Read More
It is a somewhat odd time to begin a serious and wide-ranging dialogue between India and the United States. Neither side is in a position just now to define precisely its long-term policy on the key issue of dealing with China. This is not just a normal election year in … Read More
Mrs. Indira Gandhi’s recent visit to Malaysia, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand has once again focussed attention on a seeming contradiction in India’s China policy. While it regards China as an expansionist power and spends over Rs. 1,000 crores to protect its own territorial integrity, it advises other South-East Asian … Read More
Mrs. Indira Gandhi’s recent visit to Singapore, Australia, New Zealand and Malaysia has served a useful purpose inasmuch as it has helped to arouse interest in India’s potential role in South-East Asia both at home and abroad. New Delhi is showing signs that it is genuinely interested in making whatever … Read More
In a country where it is possible to order bazookas by mail and where the psychology of violence is fostered through the use of every conceivable means of mass communication the assassination of Senator Robert Kennedy cannot come as a complete surprise. The original nationality of the killer and his … Read More
It would have been highly surprising if Mrs. Gandhi’s visit to Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia and Singapore had not by itself raised doubts in certain quarters regarding the Government’s continued adherence to the policy of non-alignment. Some of the Prime Minister’s utterances have added fuel to the fire. These are … Read More
Mrs. Indira Gandhi’s forthcoming visit to Malaysia, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand is an indication of growing Indian interest in South-East Asia. But it would be idle to speculate whether this will lead in course of time to a more active Indian role in the region. All that can be … Read More
