Saturday, October 17, 1998
Sharif's dangerous gamble
Recent developments in Pakistan underline the importance of Islamic language, ideas and imagery to the legitimisation of political rule. Still, despite the implicit consciousness of shared beliefs, symbols and values require a broader conceptualisation.
Do you also run a Swiss bank?
Believe it or not, one wing of the government has actually asked a leading Indian corporate whether its management also controls the Union Bank of Switzerland as well as the Credit Suisse First Boston bank!
Vajpayee's optimism
An economic growth rate of more than 6% is the sort of good news everyone wants to hear but finds hard to believe. So even though all will be cheered by the Prime Minister's forecast, they will keep their fingers crossed.
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