The writer is Contributing Editor, The Indian Express

July 17, 1999 00:00 IST
New Delhi, July 17: President K R Narayanan has written to Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, urging him to put on hold certain modific...
Sat, Jul 17, 1999
July 15, 1999 00:00 IST
NEW DELHI, JULY 14: There are indications that the Government is inclined to resume negotiations with Pakistan only after the elections t...
Thu, Jul 15, 1999
July 10, 1999 00:00 IST
NEW DELHI, JULY 9: The President today summoned Jagmohan to Rashtrapati Bhavan to get a first-hand account of the Government's controvers...
Sat, Jul 10, 1999
July 10, 1999 00:00 IST
NEW DELHI, JULY 9: The President today summoned Jagmohan to Rashtrapati Bhavan to get a first-hand account of the Government's controvers...
Sat, Jul 10, 1999
July 09, 1999 00:00 IST
Don't ask if the government will call a special session of the Rajya Sabha. The relevant question is: when? Though the Prime Minister tol...
Fri, Jul 09, 1999
July 05, 1999 00:00 IST
The Kargil war is not just about preserving the sanctity of the LOC on snowy mountains. It is also about the future of those who lost the...
Mon, Jul 05, 1999
June 23, 1999 00:00 IST
NEW DELHI, JUNE 22: The Government is reluctant to convene a Rajya Sabha session to discuss Kargil though pressure is building up on the ...
Wed, Jun 23, 1999
June 23, 1999 00:00 IST
NEW DELHI, JUNE 22: The Government is reluctant to convene a Rajya Sabha session to discuss Kargil though pressure is building up on the ...
Wed, Jun 23, 1999
June 18, 1999 00:00 IST
New Delhi, June 17: Sharad Pawar kicked off a new front today comprising HIS Nationalist Congress Party and the Samajwadi Party headed by...
Fri, Jun 18, 1999
June 18, 1999 00:00 IST
NEW DELHI, June 17: The new front kicked off by the coming together of Pawar's fledgling Nationalist Congress Party and Mulayam's Samajwa...
Fri, Jun 18, 1999
June 11, 1999 00:00 IST
NEW DELHI, JUNE 10: That Sonia Gandhi is serious about rehabilitating P V Narasimha Rao was confirmed today when just two days after she ...
Fri, Jun 11, 1999
June 08, 1999 00:00 IST
NEW DELHI, JUNE 7: Manmohan Singh is emerging as a key negotiator for Sonia Gandhi. First, the Congress president sent him to Chennai, al...
Tue, Jun 08, 1999
June 08, 1999 00:00 IST
NEW DELHI, JUNE 7: Manmohan Singh is emerging as a key negotiator for Sonia Gandhi. First, the Congress president sent him to Chennai, al...
Tue, Jun 08, 1999
June 07, 1999 00:00 IST
One senior opposition leader ask-ed a senior member in the government, "Do you know who is the Defence Minister of Pakistan?" &...
Mon, Jun 07, 1999
June 05, 1999 00:00 IST
When Janardhan Dwivedy took over as the master of ceremonies at the Talkatora Gardens last week, the old guard raised their eyebrows agai...
Sat, Jun 05, 1999
May 22, 1999 00:00 IST
NEW DELHI, MAY 21: The expulsion of the three Congress rebels has set the stage for the revival of the Third Front in a new garb. This wi...
Sat, May 22, 1999
May 20, 1999 00:00 IST
NEW DELHI, May 19: The Congress Working Committee (CWC) which is slated to meet on Thursday to discuss the consequences of Sonia Gandhi's...
Thu, May 20, 1999
May 19, 1999 00:00 IST
NEW DELHI, MAY 18: ``Indira Gandhi was the daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru, I am not. I need your support.'' This is how Sonia Gandhi reacte...
Wed, May 19, 1999
May 17, 1999 00:00 IST
NEW DELHI, May 16: The letter by Messrs Pawar, Sangma and Anwar is a major gamble by Sharad Pawar. It was a case of now or never for the ...
Mon, May 17, 1999
May 10, 1999 00:00 IST
The likes of Jayalalitha and Mayawati have no doubt made coalitions a dirty word, at a time when the country may well be left with no opt...
Mon, May 10, 1999
May 05, 1999 00:00 IST
New Delhi, May 4: While the Congress hasn't yet decided on its poll allies, the dominant view in the party is that nationally it should g...
Wed, May 05, 1999
May 01, 1999 00:00 IST
NEW DELHI, APRIL 30: Sharad Pawar's salvo delivered from the unexpected forum of the CII is both a warning and a challenge. It is a warni...
Sat, May 01, 1999
April 30, 1999 00:00 IST
NEW DELHI, APRIL 29: President K.R. Narayanan is said to be of the view that elections should be held as early as possible. He had convey...
Fri, Apr 30, 1999
April 30, 1999 00:00 IST
NEW DELHI, APRIL 29: President K.R. Narayanan is said to be of the view that elections should be held as early as possible. He had convey...
Fri, Apr 30, 1999
April 29, 1999 00:00 IST
NEW DELHI, APRIL 28: With secular forces in disarray, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is driving home its advantage and trying to embarr...
Thu, Apr 29, 1999



