Despite Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee’s far from elegant denial, it is clear beyond doubt that the pro-Moscow communist coup in Afghanistan figured prominently in his recent talks with the Shah of Iran in Teheran. The Shah must now be a very different person from the one the world has known … Read More
It is clear from all that has been said and written by those who demand and support Mrs. Gandhi’s prosecution that even they have been compelled to recognise that under the existing laws of the land, it is just not possible to try Mrs. Indira Gandhi on the gravest charge … Read More
It is difficult to be sure whether or not the Chinese are back at the old game of trying to mobilize Indian public opinion in their favour without conceding anything in return. The statement made by the vice-president of the Chinese National People’s Congress, Mr. Ulan Fu, to the visiting … Read More
Mr. Charan Singh’s far from minor ailment and hospitalization for more than a month have not diminished his will to retain his position in the Janata party hierarchy. This much has been obvious from his and his principal lieutenant, Mr. Raj Narain’s earlier actions – his resignation on April 29 … Read More
India should be grateful to Mr. Joseph Nye, the Carter administration’s spokesman on nuclear issues, and Mr. Robert Goheen, the US ambassador in New Delhi, for having spelled out Washington’s strategy for extracting concessions from this country. Since in his letter to Representative Richard Ottinger, leader of American Congressmen who … Read More
For once it is not easy to disagree wholly with Mr. Raj Narain. Even if the Janata Central Parliamentary Board has not been deliberately partisan in asking the UP chief minister to seek a vote of confidence from the state legislature party, it has given that impression by ignoring the … Read More
The second Press Commission, which the Janata Government has set up with remarkable speed, would have been widely welcomed if the first had helped promote in some way the health and independence of the press. But however regrettable, the fact has to be faced that that august body only added … Read More
The hardliners in the Congress headed by Mr. Y.B. Chavan cannot be surprised either by the exit of 15 Rajasthan MLAs (out of 30) within 24 hours of the adoption of the go-it-alone resolution by the two-day political convention in New Delhi or by the interpretation the Maharashtra chief minister, … Read More
It is impossible to disagree with the Shah Commission’s central finding that Mrs. Gandhi imposed the emergency on June 25, 1975, “in a desperate endeavour to save herself from the legitimate compulsion of a judicial verdict against her.” This fact was obvious on June 26, 1975, when the country woke … Read More
Even a cursory reading of Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee’s speech at Jawaharlal Nehru University last Saturday is enough to show that he is pleased with his conduct of foreign policy. He has good reasons to be. Mr Vajpayee’s handling of India’s relations with other countries, especially with its neighbours who … Read More
