A date with Bill
Lawrence H. Summers in New Delhi. The US treasury secretary has mentioned no date for the big event. But it will be ``sooner than later'', and the Big Man is ``looking forward to visiting India.''



Handle with care
The crippling port and dock workers' strike at 11 central government-run ports need never have taken place. Had the government and union leaders had the grit to stay with the negotiation process it ought to have been possible to thrash things out.



Act like a mature nation
I was in the US when the hijacking of the Indian Airlines plane took place. The seven-day crisis attracted international media attention.



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