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...also undeniable that he needed a stronger mandate to prop up his minority government. The affirmative- action decision not only gave Singh fresh support from a huge part of the electorate; it also undermined several of his political enemies who rely on the allegiance of lower-caste members. Arun Shourie, editor of the Indian Express, a New Delhi-based daily, called Singh's move "crass casteism disguised as progressive reform...
...last year along with India on the same hit list, were removed this year as a reward for entering into talks with the U.S. to lower some trade barriers. India, however, has refused to negotiate on the grounds that it should not be "intimidated or policed," declared Commerce Minister Arun Nehru...
...Editor Arun Shourie asserted that the real goal was to make an example of the paper in order to "silence the rest of the press." Recent Express editorials have battered Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, and the paper's reports on corruption have forced the resignation of a close Gandhi associate in Parliament. The government said the raid found that the Express had evaded $257,000 in customs duties. The paper called the charges "lies" and said it would fight in court...
Gandhi is accused of being petulant, indecisive and dissembling. His response to criticism has been to hint that foreign powers are plotting to "destabilize" the country. Says Indian Express Editor Arun Shourie, one of Gandhi's harshest critics: "He is not a deep person. He says what he thinks will please you." Political insiders in New Delhi have taken to calling Gandhi...
Others, cut off from the emergency exits, were caught in the random gunfire. Arun Athavale, of El Toro, Calif., saw a family of four sprayed by bullets but could not tell whether any survived. Athavale, who escaped injury by falling to the floor, said later, "Most of the people who got killed didn't duck." Outside the aircraft, people were walking around in a daze, too shocked to realize they were among the ones who had been spared...