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Drumbeat: Ad Buzzaar
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Thursday, May 28, 1998
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Grit with conciliation
Cogitations on whether India should have conducted the recent nuclear tests are irrelevant to the changed realities of regional politics and international strategic equations. The points to be considered are: the implications of India acquiring nuclear-weapon status, the nuances of international reactions, how to cope with negative international reactions, what India has achieved and where it should proceed.
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Comrades with a Chinese accent
After keeping the nuclear option open for over two decades, India has at long last had the courage to free itself from the shackles of this self-defeating stance. Within two days of the conduct of five crucial nuclear tests at Pokharan, India has been in a position to declare itself a nuclear weapons power. This is a resounding assertion of India's freedom of action at an important turning point in the era of nuclear politics.
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Power of the lady
Sanctions or no sanctions, Jayalalitha is bent on making life difficult for the Vajpayee government. Or so it would seem from her latest objections to the Power Regulatory Commissions ordinance. But pause a moment. This time the BJP's major ally is not claiming its bete noir, the DMK, is behind the mischief or demanding its provisions be scrapped.
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Beg pardon, Massa
The reticence of the European Union (EU) on India's nuclear tests was too good to last. And when it came, the official response was bound to be strong, despite the Indian government's faith in the dissenting voice of France. Britain happens to hold the presidency of the Union -- a rotating office -- right now. It is in a position to steer policy-making and, going by its decision on the tests, it is determined to use time-tested routes -- some dating from the days of resurgent Labour, some from fifty years ago.
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