Tuesday, October 19, 1999
US softens stand on Musharraf
Except for expressing disappointment that Pakistani military leader Gen Pervez Musharraf had not outlined a timetable for return to civilian rule, the Clinton administration has responded positively to a raft of proposals he has made in a speech on Sunday and virtually legitimised his rule for the time being.
Stop insurgency, will talk -- India
India virtually threw down the gauntlet on Monday on resuming talks with Pakistan, saying it was ``imperative'' that Islamabad first cease cross-border terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir as well as in the rest of the country.
Return of the Durbar raj -- CM rushes to Delhi
In a throwback to the good old Congress culture of the chief ministers being at the beck and call of the high command -- and spending more time in the national capital than in the state -- Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh took off to talk for Delhi just hours after he took oath on Monday.
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