May 27, 1985, Forty Years Ago: No To Nuclear Arms
India and the Soviet Union have called for dismantling all foreign military bases in the Indian Ocean and opposed outside interference of any kind in the affairs of Southwest and Southeast Asian countries. In a joint statement released at the end of the six-day visit of PM Rajiv Gandhi to the Soviet Union, the two countries expressed concern over growing global tensions and called for the total destruction and prohibition of nuclear weapons. The Soviet side supported India's proposal for calling a convention with the participation of all nuclear-weapon states to discuss halting the arms race.
'Anti-goonda' Law
The Gujarat government has assumed powers for detaining antisocial elements for up to one year under the Prevention of Anti-Social Activities Ordinance. It is popularly known as the 'anti-goonda' ordinance.The ordinance lists four categories of antisocial elements — bootleggers, drug peddlers, those indulging in immoral traffic and those guilty of confiscation of property.
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Gorbachev In India
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