Monday, August 17, 1998
Round 4: US looks to clinch test ban deal
President Clinton's suspended visit to the Indian subcontinent and the future of US ties in the region hinges on the outcome of the crucial fourth round of talks between the United States and India & Pakistan respectively, parleys at which Washington expects to seal a deal that would significantly advance American non-proliferation goals of outlawing nuclear tests and halting fissile material production.
US sends back more scientists, blocks equipment
Despite all the upbeat pronouncements on the Indo-US diplomatic front, the Clinton administration is not only sending back more Indian scientists in the US but is also holding back defence and scientific equipment India had sent here for testing purpose under a memorandum of understanding. The latest victims are scientists on short-term assignments to Chicago's Enrico Fermi Institute and Argonne National Laboratory.
Contrite Clinton likely to confess
It now appears almost certain that President Clinton will adopt what is being called the mea culpa approach to salvage his deeply stained presidency from the sex scandal that is threatening to unseat him. He will change the story about his relationship with Monica Lewinsky and acknowledge that they indulged in sexual activity and soon after he will possibly go before the American people and contritely and cleverly seek to explain his transgressions while obliquely seeking their forgiveness.
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