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...India?s ruling party is doing this mainly for domestic reasons,? says TIME New Delhi bureau chief Tim McGirk. ?Their coalition is floundering and they?ve been unable to get anything done. This was a way of showing they?re decisive, and they knew it would be popular with most Indians...
...Dalai Lama opposed the hunger strikes, saying he rejected even violence against the self,? says TIME New Delhi bureau chief Tim McGirk. ?At the same time he admitted that he hadn?t achieved any progress via his nonviolent path...
...improbable upsurge of Indian nuclear threats is more about domestic political grandstanding than the state of relations with Pakistan, says McGirk, ?and they?re not likely to risk international condemnation by taking this path for at least the next few years.? Which is cause for relief, since few analysts believe Vajpayee?s government will last that long...
...India?s arch-foe, neighboring Pakistan, immediately warned that it would match any Indian escalation. ?Both countries are believed to have the capacity to build nuclear weapons,? says TIME New Delhi bureau chief Tim McGirk, ?but Vajpayee is now saying India should proceed with building warheads for its missiles...