The Indian Express

Monday, June 2 1997

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UP alliance is just a trial: Sushma
Brushing aside charges that the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) alliance with the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) in Uttar Pradesh was an act of political opportunism, party leader Sushma Swaraj has claimed that the BJP told voters that the tie-up was an experiment which would be reviewed in case it didn't work.

Iraq suggests new axis with Iran, Syria
In a strategic move, Iraq has suggested formation of a new axis in the Middle-East with its arch rivals, Iran and Syria, saying it will shift the balance of power in favour of Arabs and Iranians.

Arjun holds sway over Cong polls at Satna
Those who had written off Congress leader Arjun Singh in the politics of Satna after his humiliating defeat in the 1996 Lok Sabha elections couldn't have been proved more wrong. All the new Pradesh Congress Committee delegates from the district are his loyalists.

Turkey's first Islamic govt on brink of collapse

Chirac risks a lame duck presidency

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