JOURNALIST: Mr. Ambassador, Indian Government carried out the revengeful execution of Kehar Singh and Satwant Singh ignoring appeals by Amnesty international, International Jurists Commission and large number of other human rights organizations and eminent individuals.
AMBASSADOR: That’s right.
JOURNALIST: Indian Supreme Court also summarily dismissed every argument of the Defense Counsels and insisted upon upholding the sentences despite clear loopholes in prosecution’s case.
AMBASSADOR: Very correct.
JOURNALIST: Doesn’t it conclusively prove that Sikhs can never, never hope for justice in India?
AMBASSADOR: Not in national interest to disclose.
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JOURNALIST: Mr. Ambassador, the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh formally announced the creation of Hardwar district taking the count of districts in the state to 59.
AMBASSADOR: That’s right.
JOURNALIST: The inauguration ceremony was performed by him strictly in accordance with the Hindu Vedie Rites including chanting of Hindu hymns and sprinkling of ‘Holy’ Ganges water.
AMBASSADOR: Very correct.
JOURNALIST: How long can the Hindu rulers of India hope to dupe the world about its pretentions to secularism when every important activity of the government is preceded by Hindu religious rites?
AMBASSADOR: Not in national interest to disclose.
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JOURNALIST: Mr. Ambassador, India sponsored Afghanistan’s membership in South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) again this year but failed to get the proposal through.
AMBASSADOR: That’s right.
JOURNALIST: But it has stopped making high profile gestures in support of Najibullah and his government.
AMBASSADOR: Very correct.
JOURNALIST: Don’t you think India is abandoning Najibullah’s sinking ship and trying to project itself as a well-wisher of Afghanistan?
‘AMBASSADOR: Not in national interest to disclose.
Article extracted from this publication >> January 13, 1989
