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...invasion of Afghanistan has made it more important "to keep the Soviets from thinking they can coerce, subvert or intimidate Pakistan." But many Congressmen are concerned that Pakistan will use its arms not to deter the Soviets but to challenge its historic enemy, India. Says India's President, Neelam Sanjiva Reddy: "This could upset the existing balance and start an arms race...
...Singh, Mrs. Gandhi proceeded to New Delhi's imposing Parliament House. Dressed for the occasion in a shiny new red and gold sari, she received bouquets of roses and garlands of white flowers from the 350 legislators who had been elected under her leadership. President Neelam Sanjiva Reddy then formally invited her to form a government...
...vote of confidence in the lower house of Parliament, the Lok Sabha, that would have sent his 24-day-old coalition government down to certain defeat. In line for the job, or so he thought, was Ram, also official leader of the opposition. But India's President Neelam Sanjiva Reddy bypassed Ram and heeded the advice of outgoing Charan Singh to dissolve the Lok Sabha and call new national elections. He appointed Charan Singh as head of a caretaker government until elections can be held in mid-December...
...Indian version of political poker. When President N. Sanjiva Reddy last week summoned caretaker Prime Minister Morarji Desai, 83, and his chief challenger, Charan Singh, 76, to his official residence in New Delhi, the two rivals presented lists totaling an identical number. Each claimed to have 279 supporters in the Lok Sabha (lower house), nine more than necessary to form a majority government. Even as Reddy scrutinized the conflicting claims, members of Parliament were changing allegiances behind the scene. In the end, the President chose Singh, the leader of 10 million Jats (farmers) from northern India, as his country...
...took the motion very seriously. But within a few days, Desai's support in the ruling Janata Party, the five-group coalition that routed Indira Gandhi in national elections 28 months ago, had all but evaporated. Last week Desai, 83, was forced to resign, and Indian President N. Sanjiva Reddy asked Chavan to try to form a new government...