Saturday, January 2, 1999
Enough is enough
The Vishnu Bhagwat affair is getting murkier by the hour thanks to official attempts to justify the sacking of the admiral. It was to be expected that the government would thrash around for explanations for a decision that is hard to support on any rational grounds.
The human menace
At one of the routine morning meetings, where we reporters decide to dissect who and what for the day, our editor narrated an incident about a pig ramming into a scooterist.
The unipolar fantasy
An African proverb says that the proper way to conduct foreign affairs is `to speak softly and carry a big stick'. The United States is one country that is not only not accustomed to speaking softly but takes pride in carrying the big stick with impunity.
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