Monday, November 9, 1998
US tilt towards Pak enrages Indian diplomats
The American move to bail out Pakistan from its financial crisis by engineering multi-lateral funding while at the same time continuing to oppose World Bank developmental loans to New Delhi has rankled Indian officials and could embitter what has otherwise been a friendly if difficult dialogue between the two countries, judging by the reaction from various officials.
Indo-Pak rift over oil-rich Sir Creek
The changing effect of sea tides has already caused one military action, and now it is the lucre of plenteous yields of oil and fish which makes India and Pakistan maintain inflexible positions on the question of Sir Creek on the 24th parallel in the Rann of Kutch area. If left unresolved, this is one issue that is certain to draw third-party intervention.
Nature of Pak's proxy war changing: Advani
Union Home Minister L K Advani has said that Pakistan was introducing highly sophisticated weapons in its proxy war against India. Advani said while Pakistan was holding talks on Kashmir, there had not been any let up in its proxy war against India. It has added a new, sinister dimension to trans-border terrorism, he said, referring to the recovery of remote-controlled flying machines from the border Rajouri district recently.
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