India - Himal Southasian (Page 89)

Critical mass

The heat wave had the country in its grip. The usual problems of no water and no electricity were attendant. Fifty years into independence and every Indian knows that even

By The Editors

/ 1 Jul 1998

Waiting for the bite

Sanctions could have an impact on many levels of the Indian economy. Soon after the 11 May nuclear tests, the US, Japan, Germany and a number of other countries announced

By Prabhu Ghate

/ 1 Jul 1998

Enemy of a friend=Enemy

China and Pakistan are comrades in arms thanks to India and the US. Pakistan formally recognised the Peoples Republic of China on 4 January 1950, and it was not guns

By J.A. Naqvi

/ 1 Jun 1998

China does not threaten India

Former Prime Minister of India Inder Kumar Gujral was late with his criticism of the Indian nuclear tests. But when he did, he blew a hole in the theory being

By Batuk Vora

/ 1 Jun 1998

Cry Dragon!

Sino-Indian differences, one would have thought till just a few moments ago, were being successfully managed, and the Chinese dragon was said to have been virtually dormant as far as

By Rita Manchanda

/ 1 Jun 1998

Let Them Eat Grass

As the atom bomb exploded it created a fireball that was as hot as the centre of the sun. On the ground it created a firestorm which burned uncontrollably for

By Zia Mian

/ 1 Jun 1998

Doomsday clock

India's tests were devoid of strategic rationale. Even before 11 May, India was militarily more secure than it had been a decade previously, owing to improved relations with

By Praful Bidwai

/ 1 Jun 1998

Protecting journalists by committee Oppressive governments and terrorist organisations have a propensity to confuse the truth with bad news and to further confuse the news with the messenger. They labour

By The Editors

/ 1 May 1998

Cardboard Swadeshi

How "swadeshi" is the BJP? A checklist suggests maybe not very much.

By Vandana Shiva and Claude Alvares

/ 1 May 1998

Silicon tectonics

Bangalore's loss is Hyderabad's gain. Bangalore developed rapidly through the early 1990s as the software and computer capital of India. It is now equally quickly losing

By J. Srinivasan

/ 1 May 1998

By George!

Surprise is what George Fernandes is all about. The maverick socialist, with several causes to uphold, was expected to remain outside the Bharatiya Janata party-led coalition ministry when Atal Behari

By Subir Bhaumik

/ 1 May 1998

Hindutva & the un-Hindu

Hindutva advocates writing in the Indian media are always striking an oddly two-faced pose. On the one hand, they are eager to impress upon their readers that Hindutva is the

By Dilip D’Souza

/ 1 Apr 1998