The Commonwealth conference ended in Delhi after adopting a communique that provides for a face-saving way-out on Grenada, condemns the unilateral declaration of independence by Turkish Cypriots and calls for early steps for Namibian Independence.
The arrest of Dhirendra Brahmachari is on the cards. The police are waiting for Brahmachari to come and if he does not do so in the next couple of days, a police party would be dispatched to arrest him.
The government is prepared to face a discussion in Parliament on animal tallow import. V P Singh, Commerce Minister, made the offer in both Houses after he made a statement on the subject in the Rajya Sabha.
G Parthasarathy, Prime Minister’s special envoy, said positive ideas for a political settlement of the Tamils issue had emerged in the course of his discussions with Sri Lankan leaders.
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi warned people against the danger of war looming large on India’s borders. She said “dangerous reports” from across the border aroused the suspicion that some plan was being contemplated against the country.