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Manekshaw's Moves
Captain Gohar Ayub Khan’s revelation
(or allegation as many Indians would
prefer to call it) about Sam Manekshaw
having sold India’s military plans as
they existed when he was Director of
Military Operations has understandably
evoked great outrage . . . .
Wife Of July 7 Bombings Mastermind
Arrested
Hasina Patel, widow of Siddique Khan
who allegedly masterminded the London
bombings of July 7, 2005, was on
Wednesday arrested with three others
on suspicion of commissioning,
preparing or instigating acts of
terrorism.
How They Slipped Through The Net
There are allegations that a year
before the July 7 attacks, MI5 had at
least two of the prospective bombers
in its sights but did not follow
through as it did not think they posed
a serious threat.
Right Awaits Its Moment
In a recent interview to Tehelka on
his new book on post-Independence
Indian politics, Ram Guha mentioned in
passing that whereas liberals and the
Left play a meaningful role in the
country's intellectual and political
discourse . . . .
Hard Choices
Banners emblazoned with the
Lashkar-e-Taiba's crossed
scimitars-and-Quran logo fluttered
outside the Bihisht-e-Shauda-e-Kashmir,
the Srinagar graveyard where many of
those who gave their lives fighting
the Indian state these past two
decades are buried.
Bits Of Consensus
The working group reports made to the
third Round Table Conference on
Kashmir contain the seeds of forward
movement.
China Battles Internet Addiction
The number of Internet users rose from
virtually zero in the 1990s to 137
million by the end of 2006. Of these
at least 15 per cent are under the age
of 18; and 2.3 million minors could be
classified as addicts.
N. Ireland Returns To Self-Rule
Defying sceptics, leaders from the two
extreme ends of Northern Ireland's
sectarian divide on Tuesday set aside
their long history of mutual hostility
and joined a power-sharing
administration that would, for the
first time, see the hardline . . . .
Great Power Tragedies
The bigger your footprint, the greater
the risk. China was recently reminded
of the many tragedies that come with
being a great power when insurgent
gunmen in a raid on an oil field in
Southern Ethiopia, killed 65
Ethiopians and nine Chinese workers.
World Bank's Problem Paul
When Mr Paul Wolfowitz was appointed
President of the World Bank,
developing countries were dismayed.
Heroes, Not Wimps, Make Nations
A controversy being played out in
Britain may offer lessons for India's
war on terror.
All In The Family?
From all accounts, the ongoing
Assembly poll in India’s largest state
is not going to be remembered as a
landmark election.
Gods are respectable when BSP, not BJP,
revers them!
“Hathi
nahin, Ganesh hai. Bramha-Vishnu-
Mahesh hai.” This slogan
reverberates in west, central and east
UP as the war cry of Bahujan Samaj
Party (BSP) in the ongoing campaign
for elections to the State Assembly.
Time For Saarc To Combat Global
Warming
The news is that India spent more than
Rs 44,000 crores on weapons in the
last three years, but not a single
paisa on combating global warming.
Even the Rs 3,500 crores meant for
afforestation have been lying unspent
since 2004.
Vain, Insensitive, Pompous
The anti-politician mood that began to
build in our country in the wake of
the Jain hawala scandal has become one
of the most durable phenomena in our
public opinion.
Swift Move
Last week, this column warned that an
internal committee appointed by the
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to suggest
ways to migrate from paper-based fund
transfers to electronic transfers had,
in a burst of zealousness, recommended
creating . . . .
Left In The Past
When I was young and impressionable
and growing up in Delhi in the
seventies everyone I knew was a
leftist of some kind or other.
Pm’s Predicament
Day in and day out Dr Manmohan Singh
is charged by various sections of our
political establishment, academia and
media with subordinating India's
foreign policy and security interests
to US hegemony.
Many Lost Letters And One Bad Bill
The Indian Post Office (Amendment)
Bill 2007 is one of the UPA’s
regressive actions that is bound to
trigger needless protests before the
government pays attention to those who
will be worst affected by its
actions—the people.
Terror's Latest Recruits
Al Qaeda is determined to repeat 9/11
in the US, but knows it cannot use
Arab terrorists for this purpose
because of strict security.
Katara Only A Symptom
When there is good news all around, it
is churlish to draw attention to
disturbing tit-bits. That, at least,
would seem to be the prevailing wisdom
in the BJP.
Vain, Insensitive, Pompous
The anti-politician mood that began to
build in our country in the wake of
the Jain hawala scandal has become one
of the most durable phenomena in our
public opinion.
Labour Suffers Reverses
As expected, the Labour Party was
headed for bruising losses in
Thursday's "mini'' general elections
with initial results on Friday
throwing up heavy reverses for the
party, especially in England and
Wales.
Dilemma Facing Benazir
I am not surprised at Benazir Bhutto’s
inclination for an understanding with
President Musharraf.
India Comfortable With Iran Price
Offer
Iran keen on clinching agreement $4.93
per mmBtu being seen as realistic
price Russian giant Gazprom may be
involved in pipeline.
Three Faces Of The Right
For an obsessive election-watcher, May
is calculated to be a gripping month.
By the afternoon of May 11, the
outcome of the interminably long Uttar
Pradesh election will be known.
May Day Blasts
What explains the three intriguing
timed explosions of very low intensity
at the railway stations of Dhaka,
Sylhet and Chittagong in Bangladesh
early in the morning of May 1, 2007?
Qualifying Nuclear Test Moratorium May
Offer Way Out
`India should not be penalised if
others with "advanced nuclear
technology" test first' Differences on
123 agreement persist "Right of
return" clause a major obstacle.
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