Rendezvous with Russia
Comparisons are odious, yet inevitable. Russian President Vladimir Putin and his team have had to constantly contend with the shadow of William Jefferson Clinton during their four-day Indian sojourn, since a bare six months separated this high-powered visit from that of the US president's.



Speedy justice
Justice came a few months too late for the victim. She had lost her mental equilibrium in the traumatic aftermath of rape. But there is reason still to welcome the sentencing of Captain Ravinder Singh Tewatia to seven years rigorous imprisonment and his dismissal from service after a court martial.



The changing winds
Once the dust settles on the Putin visit, North and South Blocks will have to put their heads together on the implications of London's Acton Town Hall meeting held on Sep 17.



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