It may or may not be a mere coincidence that the very day the Janata chief announced his party’s decision to publish on its own the Gupta Commission’s report into the affairs of the Maruti firm headed by Mr. Sanjay Gandhi, Mr. CM Stephen said on Mrs. Gandhi’s behalf that … Read More
The United States claims to have caught North Korea building another tunnel under the demilitarized zone. Pyongyang is bound to deny this charge as it has denied similar charges in the past. But the three tunnels it had dug earlier are there for anyone to inspect. In fact, the third … Read More
President Sanjiva Reddy has been quoted as having said that he has not acted “under pressure from anybody” and that whatever he has done is “based on the dictates of his conscience”. The reference is clearly to his recent decisions to deny Mr. Jagjivan Ram an opportunity to form a … Read More
It is reasonably clear that a channel of communication exists between the Janata leaders in New Delhi and the Karnataka Chief Minister, Mr Devraj Urs, in Bangalore and that they will come to his rescue if he faces defeat in the state legislature due to meet later this month. On … Read More
The days of gentlemanly politics are over. It is no longer possible to take the stand that the President of the republic should be kept out of political controversies. He has been fully drawn into one. Janata party leadership may not be justified in accusing Mr. Sanjiva Reddy of “pre-planned … Read More
The case for the President’s decision to dissolve the Lok Sabha is clear. On the basis of the discussions he has held with the leaders of various parties he is convinced that none of them is in a position to provide the country a reasonably stable government. Since he signed … Read More
Most Egyptians and foreign observers take it for granted that the most important challenge President Sadat faces as a result of the Arab sanctions and boycott is in the economic field. Hardly anyone is paying attention to the psychological aspect of the problem. This is not particularly surprising on several … Read More
The evidence of Indian Muslims winning their freedom from the emotional stranglehold of Pakistan is so impressive that it is difficult for a discerning observer of the country’s political scene to miss it. The move away from Pakistan among Indian Muslims in fact began, though imperceptibly, in the early ’fifties. … Read More
Though the Congress High Command under both Mr. Nehru and Mrs. Gandhi was in a position to make its writ run, it is difficult to recall an instance of its having served a show cause notice to any one of its chief ministers and state party bosses. It recognised that … Read More
The chief justice of India has done well to refuse to look into charges of corruption against some family members of Mr. Morarji Desai and Mr. Charan Singh. The issue is highly contentious and continues to arouse considerable passion. For a couple of months the situation has not been as … Read More
