Regardless of whether the Rama Swamp espionage case is sub-judice or not, it raises certain important political issues which need to be brought into the open so that people are aware of what is happening. To begin with, it should be plain to anyone who knows anything about the goings … Read More
The circumstances in which two Union ministers of State, Mr. K.P. Singh Deo and Mr. Chandrakar, and chairman of the electronics commission, Mr. Sanjeevi Rao, have had to resign remain obscure. All that can be said is that the resignations have something to do with an espionage case. As in … Read More
The inevitable failure of the Union government to implement the basically flawed Punjab accord has been overtaken by a renewed struggle for leadership of the Sikh community. This is a momentous development comparable in recent years only with the installation of Bhindranwale and his gang of assassins in the Akal … Read More
It is a sheer coincidence that the reconstruction of the Akal Takht in Amritsar begins on the same day (January 26) on which Chandigarh is to be handed over to Punjab. But it is an interesting coincidence. It demonstrates that Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s efforts to please the Akalis and … Read More
It is not for us to say how good or bad is President Reagan’s evidence in respect of Libya’s alleged involvement in the recent terrorist acts in Rome and Athens by some Palestinians. It is also not for us to say whether or not he should have secured the concurrence … Read More
The contradictions implicit in the Punjab accord have come into the open as the time for implementation of the first part has come uncomfortably close. According to the Rajiv-Longowal agreement, the capital project area of Chandigarh is to be handed over to Punjab on January 26; simultaneously “some Hindi-speaking territories … Read More
Nineteen eighty-five has truly been the year of Mr. Rajiv Gandhi in India. The year opened with his installation as Prime Minister following an unprecedented electoral victory in independent India’s history and it closed with the Congress centenary celebrations in Bombay over which he presided. In between, he took a … Read More
The Indian business community is once again facing a crisis of confidence – in itself and the government. The spate of raids and arrests have shaken the tallest in it as similar actions by the state had shaken them during the emergency. As they see the situation, it is emergency … Read More
It is not quite clear when exactly the concept of “politics of consensus” in relation to Jawaharlal Nehru was first formulated, or when it found widespread acceptance. But there can be little doubt that the intention of those who sought to popularise it in the seventies was to contrast Nehru’s … Read More
A discussion of the country’s foreign policy in terms of the personal predilections and traits of the Prime Minister in office is not a new phenomenon. It has certainly not started with Rajiv Gandhi’s accession to that office. Indeed, it did not begin even with Indira Gandhi’s prime ministership. It … Read More
