So finally Mrs. Maneka Gandhi has put her cards on the table. She has announced her decision to form a new political party by October 15. This should put an end to the sedulously propagated myth that she has had no political ambitions, that, apart from her love for animals, … Read More
The Bihar chief minister, Dr. Jagannath Mishra, has declared war on the press in the state, if also not on other newspapers which circulate in his domain. His actions can admit of no other interpretation. It was bad enough that he should have pushed through the state legislature a press … Read More
It is hardly necessary to make the point that the Maharashtra government has been as lackadaisical in redressing the genuine grievances of its police force as any other state government. Indeed, in Maharashtra the problem has been compounded by what may legitimately be called the Antulay factor. The former chief … Read More
So the unthinkable (a nuclear war) has become win-able. Under orders of the Reagan White House, the Pentagon has performed this miracle. Or so at least it has been reported in the respected The Los Angeles Times and The Times, London. If these reports are accurate, the Pentagon has prepared … Read More
In a compromise solution it is not always possible to say which side made greater concessions. This is certainly true in respect of the Sino-US agreement on the question of American arms supply to Taiwan. Under it both sides have resiled from their original positions. While the Chinese have reconciled … Read More
It is well known that Japanese on the left of the political spectrum do not favour their country’s present close alignment with the United States. But they are a small minority who are not likely to prevail in the foreseeable future. As far as we can see into the future, … Read More
Independent India is 35 today. This is not much of an age, for a nation. Even so, 35 years of existence as a free self-governing entity is long enough to enable us to make at least a tentative judgment whether we are likely to take an honoured place in the … Read More
While Israel has stepped up the pressure on West Beirut, it has not yet launched the threatened final assault. It is being restrained above all by the Reagan administration. The Israeli forces will, of course, suffer heavy casualties if they attempt to take the city by force. But the strength … Read More
Mrs. Gandhi’s visit to the United States has been far more successful than anyone in India had expected. Indeed, her key advisers were keen that the trip should not be built up into a momentous event lest it aroused too many expectations which it could not possibly fulfil. Events have … Read More
So Mr Antulay has gone back on his promise to “take the nation into confidence” on his money collection activities as Maharashtra’s chief minister. This was not wholly unanticipated. The day after his announcement on July 30 we, for instance, expressed doubt, though discreetly, that he would in fact go … Read More
