Wednesday, August 19, 1998
Tale of a government and three women
Like everything that sprouts and stands, Vajpayee's government may fall. It may not yet fall, too. If it falls, it does not quite matter. If it stands, it does, for it will be standing for the wrong reasons--just as it was born for the wrong reasons.
Requiem for SIL
The special-import license (SIL) scheme has lost shine, reflected in the SIL premium of barely 4 per cent. To add lustre to the scheme, the government has moved 148 restricted items of import to the SIL list. This will increase the range of imports permitted under SIL.
Bill and Monica
So Bill has finally owned up to an "inappropriate relationship". His popularity ratings have increased after his confession, a sign that while the American public may enjoy the peep show, they are unwilling to judge the president on the strength of his sexual misadventures.
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