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Nuclear war unlikely over Kashmir, leader says

6th Feb 1997, ReutersBy Chaitanya Kalbag August 6, 2024 5 Comments

6 February 1997 Reuters News English (c) 1997 Reuters Limited NEW DELHI, Feb 6 (Reuters) – The leader of India’s Kashmir region said on Thursday he did not think a nuclear war would erupt on the subcontinent over the disputed territory. “I think India has never thought of using a nuclear option, and Pakistan would…

Sri Lanka – The Tamil Tragedy

31st Aug 1983, India Today, ReportageBy Chaitanya Kalbag July 2, 2024 9 Comments

The 35-km ride from Katunayake International Airport into Colombo in a slow Mitsubishi coach I driven by a nervous Sinhala I is enveloped in silence. Almost every Indian visitor is heading for the Lanka Oberoi, or the Galle Face, or the Ceylon Intercontinental— hotels that have escaped the attention of mobs in search of hiding…