India: The Roots of Violence

Sikh deaths fit the sad pattern of a troubled land

"Let's face it," said the Times of India, "the ship that is India is in serious trouble. If we are lucky, it may drift into some reasonably safe port. If not, it can get wrecked on its way to nowhere. We need not go into history to discover that not all ships make it to port." That somber reflection on the present condition of a country that is still known as the world's largest democracy came as tension in troubled Punjab was beginning to ebb....

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