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...across the Pakistani border to chase militants. Islamabad retaliates with heavy artillery shelling. Conventional war breaks out and quickly escalates to the point where both sides resort to their nukes, and 15-kiloton, Hiroshima-size bombs are dropped by warplanes or lofted by missiles on densely populated cities like Bombay and Karachi. Many thousands of civilians die, and deadly fallout spreads throughout the subcontinent...
...disclaimers that the tests "were not a political gimmick," the rose petals fluttering down on Vajpayee as Indians celebrated their nuclear machismo explained a great deal about his motives. It makes Indians feel good to be a nuclear power. "We have to prove that we are not eunuchs," said Bombay's leading Hindu nationalist, Bal Thackeray. A poll of 1,000 Indians in several cities showed that 91% approved of the tests and 82% favored the deployment of nuclear weapons. To perennially insecure India, it seems as if forcing its way into the nuclear club confirms its great-nation status...
Salman Rushdie, born in Bombay, India, is the author of The Moor's Last Sigh
CITY POPULATIONS IN MILLIONS Tokyo 27 Mexico City 17 Sao Paulo 17 New York 16 Bombay 15 Shanghai 14 Buenos Aires 12 Calcutta 12 Los Angeles 12 Seoul...
Although you do miss out on the attentive service, the $6.95 all-you-can-eat luncheon buffet on weekdays ($2 more on the weekend for the brunch) is the best way for most students to try the Bombay Club. The variety of dishes can be sampled quickly, the naan keeps coming and filtered water flows freely...