The Indian Express -- Expressions

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Thursday, November 06 1997

Letters to the Editor

Reading men and minds in Kashmir

Kashmir's history for the last 50 years has been one long chain of errors of judgment on the part of decision makers. At every turning point, they chose the wrong direction. Most of their lapses are fairly well known. But what has gone largely unnoticed is the grave failure to judge men and moments.

All politics, no play

The larger issue may be whether and to what extent the Board for Control of Cricket (BCCI) in India has lived up to its name. The question that is being raised now and raging furiously among aficionados of the game, however, is not really how the board has controlled Indian cricket. It is: Who will control the board?

No one is untouchable, any longer

Without reducing the significance of President K.R. Narayanan's decision to send back the Union Cabinet's recommendation to impose President's rule in Uttar Pradesh, which has been termed as `historic' and `landmark', one has to realise that what the President did was what was expected of him as the guardian of the Constitution.

All politics, no play

No one is untouchable, any longer

Letting off steam is okay

Lying in State

Reading men and minds in Kashmir

Opening old wounds