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Drumbeat: Ad Buzzaar
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Saturday, May 23, 1998
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"There's no need to terrorise neighbouring countries"
After his exit from the Congress' top post, Sitaram Kesri spent almost two months quietly, away from the crowds, cameras and journalists. However, last week he was the chief guest at a function organised by the Periyar International Institute at Erode, Tamil Nadu. Kesri also used the occasion to visit Coimbatore where a series of explosions on the eve of elections left more than 60 people dead.
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The secular Mussalman
On September 24, 1948, after the demise of Quaid-e-Azam Mohamed Ali Jinnah, his sister Fatima Jinnah and Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan submitted a joint petition at the Karachi High Court describing Jinnah as a `Shia Khoja Mohamedan' and praying that his will be disposed of under Shia inheritance law.
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Suharto's last sigh
The old order ends in Indonesia with President Suharto stepping down after 32 years in power in the wake of economic crisis and political chaos. A new order is still to be born. Suharto's nominated successor, the widely disliked vice president, Jusuf Habibie, does not look like being the midwife at its birth even though his appointment runs to the year 2003.
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Reason after rhetoric
Finally, after a week of Babel, the government has chosen to speak in an official voice. And it has taken a responsible stand worthy of a nation that aspires to superpower status. Now that India has displayed adequate levels of political maturity and confidence, it must concentrate on consolidating its new position. It is time to talk.
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