Communal violence: Need for robust law on genocide
August 25, 2004The Hindu National Communal violence: Need for robust law on genocide By Siddharth Varadarajan NEW DELHI, AUG. 24. The Common Minimum Programme of the Manmohan Singh Government promises … Continue reading
What if… Godhra hadn’t happened?
August 23, 2004Outlook WHAT IF…. What If Godhra Hadn’t Happened? Would Naroda Patiya have burned, would Ehsan Jafri have been killed, the Best Bakery been destroyed and Bilkis Bano been … Continue reading
Let’s not forget Godhra
Let’s Not Forget Godhra By Siddharth Varadarajan 22 August, 2004 The Hindu When the Gujarat police arrested former tea vendor Usman Abdul Gani “Coffeewala” earlier this month, the Special Investigating … Continue reading
Manipur: Insult upon injury
Frontline, Aug 28-Sep 10, 2004URL: http://www.frontlineonnet.com/fl2118/stories/20040910006701000.htm COVER STORY on MANIPUR Insult upon injury SIDDHARTH VARADARAJAN Students take out a protest march in Imphal. IF ever there was a textbook case … Continue reading
A visible symbol of Manipuri hurt
August 15, 2004http://www.thehindu.com/2004/08/15/stories/2004081501771600.htm/”>The Hindu Opinion – News Analysis A visible symbol of Manipuri hurt By Siddharth Varadarajan SPREAD OVER 200 acres in the heart of Imphal, no place is more … Continue reading
Manipur: More than just Manorama
August 15, 2004The Hindu Opinion – News Analysis More than just Manorama By Siddharth Varadarajan Manorama’s mother, Thangjam Khuman Leima, at her residence in Imphal. — Photo: PTI A LESSER … Continue reading
Manipur on the boil
August 15, 2004The Hindu Opinion – News Analysis Manipur on the boil Most Manipuris only want the right to live in peace and with dignity, writes Siddharth Varadarajan after a … Continue reading
Armed Forces Act: Partial lifting many not help
August 13, 2004The Hindu National Partial lifting of Act may not help By Siddharth Varadarajan NEW DELHI, AUG. 12. The temporary lifting of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSP) … Continue reading
Dateline Imphal: Assam Rifles men fail to turn up for Manorama inquiry
11 August 2004The Hindu Front Page Assam Rifles men fail to turn up By Siddharth Varadarajan IMPHAL, AUG. 10. The Manmohan Singh Government may insist that the Army is “fully … Continue reading
Abu Ghraib & the Milosevic standard
9 August 2004The Hindu Abu Ghraib & the Milosevic standard By Siddharth Varadarajan Just as Slobodan Milosevic was prosecuted, charges can be brought against George W. Bush and Donald Rumsfeld … Continue reading
Dateline Imphal: Manipur situation turning volatile
9 August 2004The Hindu Manipur situation turning volatile By Siddharth Varadarajan IMPHAL, AUG. 8. The ongoing Manipur-wide mass agitation against theArmed Forces (Special Powers) Act is likely to escalate this … Continue reading
Centre in no hurry to compromise on Manipur
August 5, 2004The Hindu National Centre in no hurry to compromise on Manipur By Siddharth Varadarajan NEW DELHI, AUG. 4. The intensity and speed with which the political movement in … Continue reading
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