
2 PMs give friendship a chance
The most substantial gains of Prime Minister A. B. Vajpayee8217;s visit to Lahore seems to have been in the area of augmenting confidence building measures CBMs between the two countries to prevent a possible nuclear war and reduce the risk of accidental or unauthorised use of nuclear weapons. Vajpayee and Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had two rounds of one-to-one talks within a duration of 24 hours.
Budget session starts today
The BJP-led coalition government will face its severest test yet during the three-month Budget session of Parliament starting tomorrow. It faces an assault not only from the Opposition but also from parties friendly to it.
Curfew in Rajouri
The indefinite curfew in three communally sensitive towns of the border district of Rajouri continued for the second day today. The curfew was imposed after 20 Hindus were massacred.