Ban that ban
In an age when information about Pakistan is available at the touch of a keyboard, only a government that is yet to come to grips with the information technology ministry would hesitate to lift the ban on Pakistan TV.

Sabre-rattling
Anyone who wondered how Bal Thackeray would take electoral defeat will not be impressed by his sabre-rattling speech at the first public meeting organised by the Shiv Sena since the polls.

Did the dog learn French?
Security policy cannot be built on a post-facto basis, in response to developments elsewhere. Nor can it be premised on the principle of `act now, think later'.

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