A forcefield of grace
Whoever honours his own sect and disparages that of another man, whether from blind loyalty or with the intention of showing his sect in a favourable light, does his own sect the greatest possible harm.



Vajpayee belies fears
Conventional wisdom was that, with the advent of the BJP government, India's relations with the Islamic countries would go into a negative spin.



A right rebuff for Pakistan
On August 10 last, India shot down Pakistan's maritime reconnaissance aircraft Atlantique over the Kutch area. Having failed in its efforts to create an international diplomatic storm by taking advantage of its own wrong act.



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