The Babri boomerang
NDA govt's first ever defeat in the Rajya Sabha, on the Ayodhya issue, although a foregone conclusion given the disadvantage of numbers in the Upper House, nevertheless came as a major embarrassment.



Clipped wings
When India's indigenously designed Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) does eventually make a successful first test flight, it will be met with a muted cheer in the Indian airforce.



The Ramzan thaw
Kashmiris are worriedly relishing the days before Eid. This is not because they want to fast indefinitely, but because the end of Ramzan could signal the conclusion of the peace initiative -- the unilateral cessation of hostilities by the armed forces -- launched by Prime Minister A B Vajpayee.



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