It is a great, great pity that Atal Behari Vajpayee is no more and equally sorrowful that the gains he helped make in Kashmir have been squandered, writes Yashwant Sinha.
The former finance minister poses pointed queries to the finance minister P. Chidambaram on the state of the economy, which the latter described as "puerile"
'Your deafening silence on the allegations made by your own colleague... will confirm the worst fear of the people of India that you were fully involved in the 2G scam and
The Finance Minister claimed that the "Budget belongs to aam admi. It belongs to the farmer, the agriculturist, the entrepreneur and the investor". Nothing could be farther from the truth.
The BJP is split wide open as its vice-president resigns from all party posts, hitting out at the Advani coterie, distribution of "whatever goodies were available" to a "few higher mortals in the party", decrying the party's "reluctance to introspec
'...both the economy and governmental finances,' charges the BJP. ' The Aam Admi has suffered like never before on account of unbridled price-rise of essential commodities which even today continue to rise in double digits, loss of livelihood, econom
'The BJP is of the clear view that this Agreement is an assault on our nuclear sovereignty and our foreign policy options. We are, therefore, unable to accept this Agreement as finalised.'
'In South Asia, suspicions are yet to be fully removed and doubts still linger. But, the spirit of trust and cooperation has started its long arduous journey in South Asia.'
While President Bush gave him an unscheduled 15-minute meeting in the Oval office, the External Affairs Minister exuded confidence in his speech with a 10-point programme, at the Woodrow Wilson Center, Washington D.C., January 20, 2004.
Address by the External Affairs Minister of India at the concluding session of the SAARC Journalists Summit Organized by the South Asian Free Media Association
