Thursday, November 12, 1998
Thanks, but no thanks
Since pots never have been deterred from calling kettles black in Indian politics, should Jyoti Basu and his party be forgiven their diatribe against L.K. Advani apropos his status as an accused person in the Babri Masjid demolition case? Those who missed the story may need reminding that the West Bengal CPI(M) is being hoity-toity about attending a human-rights meeting to be chaired by none other than the Union home minister.
End result: tragedy
For many in this country, the much coveted "university education'' only turns out to be a long and painful lesson in frustration. When Nishant Bhardwaj, the Rajasthan University undergraduate, set himself on fire on Monday because of the long delay in the announcement of examination results, he signalled the abject hopelessness of an entire generation.
A sharp, unblinking eye
At the end of his two-day visit to Bangalore on November 1, Vajpayee said that "the present situation was not conducive to signing the CTBT". He was responding to queries from journalists. This contrasts with the general interpretation of his statement at the UN General Assembly in September. That was seen as a fairly clear signal that India was willing to sign the CTBT.
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