New Delhi—For the grey-bearded Sikh sitting in a cosy academic study India’s Punjab crisis is no longer a series of grim newspaper headlines. Last week he had to abandon plans to drive through his home state because he feared attacks by angry crowds of Hindu militants roaming the highways. As communal violence continues in Punjab…
By CHAITANYA KALBAG New Delhi, Dec 11. India’s ruling Congress (I) Party, which celebrates its centenary next year, is fighting for political survival as much as a parliamentary majority in national elections in two weeks’ time. After years of unchallenged supremacy as India’s dominant political force, the party is being rocked by an internal debate…
Bitter squabbles divide party By CHAITANYA KALBAG New Delhi, Nov 4—India’s new Prime Minister, Mr. Rajiv Gandhi, yet to win his spurs in Government, has to quickly take a series of tough political decisions to consolidate his power. He must end squabbles inside his ruling Congress (I) Party, decide by the end of this…