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Plainly speaking, the Hawk means a strong swift bird of prey with sharp eyesight---as opposed to dove which is widely accepted as a symbol of peace and compromise. In modern political parlance, Hawk connotes a person who advocates aggressive policies in foreign affairs rather than negotiation and compromise.
In today's newspapering, this meaning or symbolization of the Hawk is not confined to foreign affairs. On the contrary, it pervades the whole political spectrum. Figuratively, furthermore, it signifies a keen-sighted person. A person who is endowed with penetrating eyes, exceptional breadth of vision and a penchant for minutest of details of anything. When, in 1979, we launched this journalistic venture, we were brimming with ideas such as these.