What looked like developing into a triumphal procession for Mrs. Gandhi has been halted at least for the time being. It has been halted in Samastipur by Mr. Karpoori Thakur. Thus whatever the outcome of the by election to the Lok Sabha in Fatehpur in U.P. next Sunday, the Janata victory … Read More
Two explanations are possible for the timing of Mrs. Gandhi’s appeal for unity of the two Congress parties. First, she could have been waiting to get elected to the Lok Sabha because she could have been keen to avoid creating the impression that her desire for unity was in any … Read More
If there was any scope for doubt that the Janata leaders are caught in a trap partly of their own making, the four-day political conference in Ujjain should remove it. They are aware that the party has been losing support and that the prospect of Mrs. Gandhi’s return to office … Read More
Mr Chandra Shekhar is the first Janata leader, indeed the first leading politician in the country, to make a favourable reference to the Congress split in 1969 in a long time. He has spoken in the context of the current efforts in his own party for a patch-up between Mr … Read More
Mrs. Gandhi has seized the first possible opportunity after her election to the Lok Sabha to make a specific commitment which the Janata leadership should take note of. Since she has done it in her own peculiar style, the point is perhaps not as obvious as it might have been. … Read More
No one can be blamed for being confused by reports regarding the Egyptian-Israeli negotiations on the proposed peace treaty. If one day it appears that the treaty has been more or less finalized, the next day it is said that the talks are deadlocked. Hope gives way to despair which … Read More
