Sunday, January 24, 1999
Talbott blasts India's theocratic political set-up
In an unprecedented critique of democracy and governance in India, US officials have expressed concern over what they see as a rise in caste and religious-based politics that is threatening to "undermine pluralism, civil society, good governance and the rule of law."
US planes bomb Iraq missile sites
American warplanes patrolling the "no-fly" zone over southern Iraq bombed two surface-to-air missile installations after encountering "Iraqi MIGs darting in and out" of the off-limits airspace.
Crucial Arab meet on Iraq stalemate today
Iraqi vitriol continued to fly as the UN Security Council gropes in a spate of proposals and the Arabs prepare for tomorrow's crucial meet on the vexed issue.
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