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Early in the week, the self-elevated Pakistan President fired yet another salvo in the pre-summit war of words. Pervez Musharraf alleged that it was only under US instructions that Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee had invited him for a summit.

India reacted quickly, clarifying that the proposed summit was entirely an Indian initiative.

In another move the Union Cabinet approved a proposal which allows the cabinet secretary to hold office upto the age of 62 years. The Sensex has been hit by

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First Published: Jun 30 2001 | 12:00 AM IST

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