Pipelines should carry energy, not project power
A major international seminar in Delhi saw experts discussing the enormous potential for energy and transport links between South Asia and Central Asia. 29 November 2006The Hindu Experts call for … Continue reading
"The answer to the Iran nuclear issue is more democracy"
Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003,Shirin Ebadi is a prominent lawyer and human rights activist within her country, Iran, as well as an advocate for human rights around … Continue reading
‘The protest of poor marginalised people is not considered news’
In the latest issue of Communalism Combat, Teesta Setalvad spoke to me about the attitude of the Indian media to issues of mass mobilisation and caste in the context of … Continue reading
New Delhi, Beijing talk nuclear for the first time
China may finally be open to backing India-United States deal on civil nuclear energy. 22 November 2006The Hindu NEWS ANALYSIS New Delhi, Beijing talk nuclear for the first time Siddharth … Continue reading
No Plan B, only the certainty of defeat
Unless the Bush administration recognises that Iran might hold the key to peace in Iraq, the people of Iraq will pay the price of American adventurism for years to come. … Continue reading
Delayed, perhaps, but not quite dead
The Democrats’ resounding victory in Congress makes the task of tying up the India-U.S. nuclear agreement’s loose ends more difficult but the underlying strategic rationale for the deal from the … Continue reading
When Bob Gates came calling
President Bush’s nominee for Secretary of Defence had sought to defuse India-Pakistan tensions in 1990. But was there really a nuclear danger, as Seymour Hersh claimed? 10 November 2006The Hindu … Continue reading
To the victor belongs the judge’s gavel
The show trial of Saddam Hussein was not just a violation of international legal norms by a court operating under the reality of foreign occupation but also an insult to … Continue reading
Coming to terms with India’s missing Muslims
The reality of exclusion and discrimination can no longer be denied. But the remedy requires political courage on the part of the Manmohan Singh Government and wisdom on the part … Continue reading
Siddharth Varadarajan 