Word: delhi
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Aware of these strains, John Paul selected "unity" as his central theme for the trip. After his plane touched down in New Delhi on Feb. 1, he quickly set the tone for his visit. "I can assure you," he said, "that the church is always desirous of offering her loyal and generous contribution to the unity and brotherhood of the nation." Only government officials, church leaders, reporters and security men heard the speech, since ordinary citizens were barred from the welcoming ceremony...
Elsewhere in New Delhi, the reception was tepid. The Pope's meeting with Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi lasted just 20 minutes. Indian officials released little information about the meeting, which some observers interpreted as evidence that the government aimed to downplay the Pope's trip. John Paul's multireligious gathering at the Indira Gandhi stadium produced such lengthy oratory that by the time the Pope spoke, hundreds had already gone home...
...Delhi, the Pontiff met for 20 minutes with the Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader. The brightest moment seemed to be a visit to the sacred shrine of Rajghat. There, at the black marble slab that marks the spot where Mahatma Gandhi's remains were cremated, the Pope paid glowing tribute to India's apostle of nonviolence...
...students from India, we find the analogy extremely offensive, thoughtless, and ill-informed. "Squares" in India may be densely populated, but we fail to see how that makes them obscene. And why the reference to "New Delhi" on page...
...security precautions at the Tihar Central Jail in suburban New Delhi were unusually strict last week as heavily armed police guarded a makeshift courtroom for the final hearing of an eight-month trial. Both judge and defendants were protected behind bulletproof glass shields. After taking the bench, Judge Mahesh Chandra wasted no time. The evidence was overwhelming, he said, that the three suspects in the October 1984 assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi were guilty. Following a brief recess, Chandra declared this to be one of those "rarest of rare" crimes in which the ultimate penalty was clearly called...