Leaders of the abortive coup in Moscow have rendered a singular service. They have helped establish it beyond any doubt that the old order is crippled to a point where it cannot possibly be restored. It is rhetoric to go beyond that and proclaim that their remarkably quick collapse represents … Read More
Many of the BJP MPs are new to Parliament and, indeed, to the rough and tumble of ‘democratic’ politics. As such, it is possible that they are not yet attuned to the fact that charges and counter-charges, often not only unsubstantiated but also unsubstantiable, have come to constitute the very … Read More
In most discussions of a possible power struggle in the Congress, the spotlight has been focused solely on Sonia Gandhi as a potential challenger to Narasimha Rao. It is now obvious that it should have been turned on Madhavrao Scindia as well. Indeed, he may well pose a more serious … Read More
The political scene in both India and Pakistan is too turbulent to permit any projection of their likely defence-foreign policy orientations. It is evident enough, however, that the end of the Cold War must force a significant change in their approaches. India and Pakistan are not independent actors on the … Read More
