So long as the Americans were on Pakistan’s western border, Islamabad sought to make gestures of peace with India in a move of single-minded expediency

Criticising, even openly, is the easy part. India will be waiting to see what Mr Gandhi attempts to do to set matters right.

The Congress is known to maintain subtleness, to observe form. For this reason alone, Mr Gandhi’s elevation was unnecessary.

About 25% of the population is illiterate, only 15% reaches high school, and a bare 7% makes it to the graduate level. This must change.

About 25% of the population is illiterate, only 15% reaches high school, and a bare 7% makes it to the graduate level. This must change.