Thursday, June 24, 1999
ULFA returns
The remote-controlled bomb that killed three soldiers on the platform at the New Jalpaiguri railway station may be an indication that Pakistan, fighting a rearguard action both in Kashmir and on the diplomatic front, is falling back on its core strategy -- destabilising India from within.
The knot loosens, a little
Foreign Minister Jaswant Singh's recent visit to Beijing signals a significant orientation in China's foreign policy. The signal is that despite China's close political and security relationship with Pakistan, China wishes to structure its relations with Pakistan and India in separate compartments.
Om Haryana
In the best of times, the political marriage between the Haryana Vikas Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party in Haryana was a shaky one, especially after it became something of a menage a trois, with the BJP flirting openly with the Indian National Lok Dal.
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