Friday, April 2, 1999
Home to India
By launching the People of Indian Origin (PIO) scheme, the Central government has extended a grand emotive gesture to the Indian diaspora. It, no doubt, intends to tap the expatriates' financial power and lobbying clout.
Unify, don't divide
A woman, as president of the SGPC, was long overdue. The unbecoming intrigues which unseated Bibi Jagir Kaur's predecessor cannot in fairness be attributed to her. She had little to do with them.
Scoring a 1000 runs
Just three months ago, when Bal Thackeray decided that Pakistan's cricketers would not be allowed to play in India and his Shiv Sainiks were leaving their ugly mark on Delhi's Ferozeshah Kotla grounds, it would have been difficult to envisage that a special train full of Pakistani cricket fans would soon cross the border and steam into Chandigarh to cheer their side playing on Indian soil.
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