Saturday, March 20, 1999
Irresponsible behaviour
The manner in which the Rajya Sabha dealt with the Central Vigilance Commission Bill does not redound to the credit of its members. They knew that if the Bill was not passed before April 4, the commission would cease to exist from that date.
Lahore legacy
Much to the dismay of purists, two sets of bilateral differences overshadowed the regional agenda at the meeting of SAARC foreign ministers in Sri Lanka. The Lahore Declaration, hailed by all the delegations, fell foul as usual of political-bureaucratic wrangles.
Passions of a liberal
I spent a couple of sleepless nights last week wondering whether Shekhar Gupta would expect me to review the performance of the BJP-led government or examine the implications of the murky developments in Bihar. Why, I finally said to myself, would he want me to do so?
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