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ISSUE DECEMBER 09, 2002
NEWSNOTES: QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"Why should we talk to Pakistan? You don't talk
to a fellow who held a gun to the temple and moved it six inches away."
Yashwant Sinha, External Affairs Minister
VOICES
"I think we need a minister for investment,
instead of just one for disinvestment."
P. Chidambaram, former finance minister
"JP and Lohia were my political mentors and
both made common cause with the Jan Sangh in the larger national interest."
George Fernandes, defence minister
"I will probably never kiss on the screen. It's
not in keeping with our culture."
Ritesh Deshmukh, actor and Maharashtra chief minister's
son
"Humayun's tomb is a wonderful piece of antiquity.
It was built at a time when people in the US were living in log cabins."
Paul O'Neill, us treasury secretary
"I see Indira Gandhi, Mother Teresa and Madhuri
Dixit as facets of Shakti."
M.F. Husain, artist
Punishment for Rapists
What
is the problem in implementing the laws on preventing atrocities
against women?
Renuka Chowdhury, Congress MP
Self-help is the first step towards a safe society. The key to women's
safety is to remain alert.