By heaping lies upon lies President Reagan has disgraced the United States. It was a lie that so grave a threat had arisen to the lives of American citizens in Grenada as to justify an invasion of that little island. It is a lie that the Soviet Union and Cuba … Read More
No one can possibly be impressed by the explanation the US administration has offered for its invasion of the tiny island republic of Grenada in the Caribbeans (population 115,000). No American there was known to have been killed before the marines landed. If there was a breakdown of law and … Read More
President Reagan faces the moment of truth in Lebanon. This is the plain implication of the massacre of at least 140 marines in Beirut on Sunday. The US defence secretary, Mr. Weinberger, has been quick to point an accusing finger towards Iran and even the Soviet Union. A hitherto unknown … Read More
As the fourth round of border talks open between India and China in New Delhi today (October 24), it is possible to perceive a certain movement in Beijing’s foreign policy which may in the long run help the two countries reach a settlement on the border issue, and indeed, to … Read More
To begin with, we must confess that we might not be adequately informed about developments in Jammu and Kashmir. So it is possible that the Congress (I) leadership might be justified in taking a grim view of them. But from the outside the situation in the state looks to us … Read More
A Colombo journal has speculated that President Jayewardene might attend the forthcoming Commonwealth prime minister’s conference next month and avail himself of this opportunity to have discussions with Mrs. Gandhi on the Tamil issue. It is difficult to be sure whether or not this speculation is based on official briefing. … Read More
Opposition parties represented at the recent Srinagar conclave will find it hard to shrug off the charges Mrs. Gandhi has hurled at them, at her press conference in New Delhi on Saturday. She overdrew the picture, as she tends to do in such matters, when she accused opposition parties of … Read More
The US defence secretary, Mr. Weinberger, did not need to visit Islamabad to discuss military supplies for Pakistan. At least as far as is publicly known, no problem in this regard has arisen between the two governments. Only recently the US administration agreed to provide Pakistan the deadly Harpoon missiles. … Read More
It is difficult to say whether President Mitterrand has been courageous or reckless in providing five Super Etendard warplanes to Iraq. The answer to this question will depend on what President Saddam Hussein finally does with them. If he uses these planes to attack Iran’s oil facilities on the Kharg … Read More
It is open to question whether, despite their best efforts, opposition parties will succeed in putting Centre-state relations among the top items on the country’s political agenda. For one thing, the issue appears to be too abstract to arouse popular passions. For another, it is not easy to offer a … Read More
