Articles by G S Bhargava

how do we go about it? His proposal for a "substantial increase" in the expenditures on R and D sounds almost like an anti-climax. The problems here is much more than one of financial allocation.

Options Muffed G S Bhargava THE External Affairs Minister statement in Parliament on the Sino-Soviet border clashes and the sharp reaction it evoked from Peking have eliminated the chances, if there were any, of normalisation of Sino-Indian relations. Ever since the Prime Minister indicated, at her New Year Day press conference, India's willingness to negotiate with China without any preconditions on either side, there was speculation, if not hope, of a dialogue with China. We were scanning the horizon for reciprocal hints from Peking. The presence of Chinese diplomats at receptions in Kathmandu and Rangoon for the President and the Prime Minister was noted and even commented upon as a likely straw in (he wind. Now the slate has been wiped clean and our relations with China seem to have reverted to the state in which they were

Soviet Arms and Assurances G S Bhargava HISTORY seems to be repeating itself. In 1954 when the United States started arming Pakistan, there was consternation in India because an arms race with Pakistan was both unwelcome and undesirable, though it did become unavoidable. With the memory of Partition still fresh in people's minds, there was a genuine feeling that the US was helping an enemy.

successful in his bid for foreign affairs he might be satisfied with the Defence Ministry

The Story Remains Untold G S Bhargava The Untold Story, by B K Kaul; Allied Publisiiers, New Delhi, pp 495, Rs 20.
THE MAIN ATTRACTION of B K Kaul's book was that it might provide the inside story of the 1962 debacle against the Chinese since Kaul had something to do with the country's defence preparations in those days. The advertisement of the book as a personal explanation whetted this expectation. But after wading through 495 pages the reader is disappointed. The reason is obvious. Kaul's acquaintance with the battles that took place was extremely limited. He was made Corps Commander at Tezpur on October 4, 1962 and returned to a New Delhi nursing home exactly a fortnight later for treatment of what was then officially stated to be bronchitis (though Kaul now says it was a more complicated and serious ailment). He returned to Tezpur on October 29 and stayed there until November 25, four days after the cease-fire.