Events have moved fast in India in the six brief years since Mr Nehru’s death on May 27, 1964. The country has witnessed a war with Pakistan, two major droughts, an economic recession, two succession crises, the break-up of the Congress party, the fragmentation of other political organisations, a general … Read More
The Indian political and intellectual elite has generally played the ostrich whenever it came up against the Hindu-Muslim problem in the past two decades. That is why it is taken by surprise every time communal violence breaks out. That is also why it is able to suggest only minor palliatives … Read More
The Chinese satellite has given an edge to the demand that India too must go in for nuclear weapons. The argument briefly is that if New Delhi shirks a decision, it will expose the country to Chinese blackmail and condemn it to technological backwardness. This viewpoint is still being pressed … Read More
It is impossible for anyone to be wholly objective about the tragic developments in Indo-China. Inevitably everyone’s views are coloured to some extent by his ideological predisposition. If, for instance, one is allergic to communism in any shape or form, one is inclined to have a sneaking sympathy with the … Read More
