The Indian Express -- Expressions

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Tuesday, June 24 1997

Letters to the Editor

Presidential promulgation undermines the judiciary

More than a decade ago, the Supreme Court had pulled up the Bihar Government for promulgating one ordinance too many. At that time, the court had been concerned about the undermining of the legislature, because promulgations were being revalidated every six months instead of being moved as Bills in the legislature.

It is time to put Indo-Pak relations on an even keel

What emerged from the four-day foreign secretary-level talks between India and Pakistan that concluded in Islamabad on Sunday night may not be dramatic but they certainly mark a major stride towards normalising bilateral relations.

Emergency revisited -- No reason to be complacent

I wonder how many people will recall this week that on the 25th June night, Indira Gandhi had pushed India into an abyss of darkness and despair. In the name of emergency, she suspended fundamental rights, gagged the press and detained one lakh people without trial.

Population breeds no poverty

Africa by dead reckoning