bajwa@nacho.DEC (BAJ DTN 381-2851) (11/26/85)
The following appeared in the 22-Nov-85 issue of the
Boston Globe:
INDIA: CARGO BLAST CAUSED AIR CRASH
New Delhi - India's director of air safety said an explosion
in the cargo hold apparently caused the crash of an Air-India
jumbo jet last june in which all 329 persons aboard were
killed, according to his report obtained yesterday. The
report bu Hoshiar Singh Khola said the conclusion was based
on analysis of the cockpit voice recorder and the air control
tower tapes at Shannon, Ireland. Meanwhile, the Toronto Globe
and Mail reported yesterday that Canadian police believe
Indian government agents may have been responsible for the
Air-India explosion as well as a bomb concealed in luggage
that exploded in Tokyo. (AP)
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The latter part of the report, if true, is shocking.
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There was another article on India in the Boston Globe
(25-Nov-85) titled WARMING OF US TIES WITH INDIA IN DOUBT.
The article basically states that the early expectations
of substantive improvement in US-Indian relations are in
doubt after a recent spate of anti-US remarks made by Prime
Minister Rajiv Gandhi. "The honeymoon with the West is
fizzling out" states another part of the article. What the
article doesn't focus on is whether the anti-US statements
are justified or not!
I thought that Rajiv did an excellent job of dealing
with the western press etc. when he was here to meet Reagan
in the early part of the year. Unlike his mother he came
across as articulate, objective and not too overly pro-USSR.
I disagree with someone else on the network who suggested
that Rajiv is "just more of the same". I think there are
substantial fundamental differences ( mostly plusses )
between him and his mother ( even though I don't quite agree
with his handling of the Punjab situation). Let's hope for
the best!
bhatnaga@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU (Bhatnaga) (11/29/85)
> > > > > > The following appeared in the 22-Nov-85 issue of the > Boston Globe: > > INDIA: CARGO BLAST CAUSED AIR CRASH > > on analysis of the cockpit voice recorder and the air control > tower tapes at Shannon, Ireland. Meanwhile, the Toronto Globe > and Mail reported yesterday that Canadian police believe > Indian government agents may have been responsible for the > Air-India explosion as well as a bomb concealed in luggage > that exploded in Tokyo. (AP) Oh! what is that prize called, oh yeah Pulitzer Award- next Pulitzer award is almost certain to go to Toronto Globe and Mail. Superb example of journalistic excellence. Oh God! Neeraj Bhatnagar Bhatnagar@red.rutgers.edu
varikoot@psuvax1.UUCP (Ashok P. Varikooty) (11/30/85)
> > > > > > The following appeared in the 22-Nov-85 issue of the > Boston Globe: > > INDIA: CARGO BLAST CAUSED AIR CRASH > > New Delhi - India's director of air safety said an explosion > in the cargo hold apparently caused the crash of an Air-India > jumbo jet last june in which all 329 persons aboard were > killed, according to his report obtained yesterday. The > report bu Hoshiar Singh Khola said the conclusion was based > on analysis of the cockpit voice recorder and the air control > tower tapes at Shannon, Ireland. Meanwhile, the Toronto Globe > and Mail reported yesterday that Canadian police believe > Indian government agents may have been responsible for the > Air-India explosion as well as a bomb concealed in luggage > that exploded in Tokyo. (AP) > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > > > The latter part of the report, if true, is shocking. > Indeed if it is true it is shocking. But what is more shocking is why Mr Bajwa does not mention the arrest of two Sikhs in Canada -who are definitely not Indian government agents - on suspicion of being involved in the bombing by non other than the Canadain police unless Mr. Bajwa would have us believe that they are also Indian agents in disguise *** REPLACE THIS LINE WITH YOUR MESSAGE ***