The cold-blooded murder of Baba Gurbachan Singh, head of the Nirankari religious sect, is an extremely ominous development. It has sent a wave of shock among millions of people, especially among his followers in Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and elsewhere in the country and they cannot be blamed if they are … Read More
The law will undoubtedly take its own course in connection with Monday’s incident involving the Prime Minister. On the face of it, the matter is fairly simple. A young man threw a spring knife towards Mrs. Gandhi when she was walking to her car at the end of a public … Read More
Interesting developments are taking place in the field of ideology in China. Some weeks ago some ‘intellectuals’ in Beijing (Peking) were allowed to express the view that despite some ‘distortions’ since Stalin’s death in 1953, the character of the Soviet Union had not changed and that it remained a socialist … Read More
It is obvious that the Vietnamese Prime Minister, Mr. Pham Van Dong, has visited New Delhi for the specific purpose of persuading Mrs. Gandhi to accord immediate recognition to the Heng Samrin regime in Kampuchea and to sell the Soviet line on Afghanistan which the Cubans have been canvassing in … Read More
If there is one decision by Mr. Charan Singh in recent years which even those who do not normally support him can cheerfully endorse, it is the expulsion of Mr. Raj Narain from the Lok Dal. Indeed, Mr. Charan Singh is open to the criticism that he suffered Mr. Raj … Read More
It is not quite clear why New Delhi has chosen this time to accord full diplomatic recognition to the PLO and invite its chief, Mr. Yasser Arafat, to visit this country. But the decision is unexceptional in terms of principle as well as the stand India has consistently taken on … Read More
The RSS leadership could have taken the Janata party off the hook if it was so inclined. At its Nagpur session last week-end the Pratinidhi Sabha could have adopted a resolution barring legislators or individuals holding offices from participating in the day-to-day activities of the organisation. Such a resolution would … Read More
It is somewhat premature to speculate on the consequences of the Janata parliamentary board’s decision to bar party legislators and office-bearers from participating in the day-to-day activities of the RSS. It is only after the RSS pratinidhi sabha due to begin its three-day session in Nagpur today (March 21) has … Read More
It is not particularly difficult to decipher the signals from Moscow on Afghanistan. Indeed, the Soviet position is so obvious that it is rather surprising that there should be any confusion about it in Western capitals. Mr. Brezhnev said in a speech on February 22: “We will be ready to … Read More
The bloody upheaval in Kabul has settled several debatable points. It has proved that the Afghan people hate the Soviet occupation forces almost to a man, that thousands of them are prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice in their desperate bid to regain their freedom, that the Russians have failed … Read More
