If you’re a diplomat, don’t try this without supervision…
Hussain Haqqani, Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States, was booted out of a meeting of Pakistani American doctors on Sunday. The docs were upset at a speaker from the MQM, … Continue reading
A story too good to check
Several Indian newspapers fell victim to a hoax about the arrest near Goa of a supposed Nazi war criminal named ‘Johann Bach’. Apart from the media’s alarming ignorance, the episode … Continue reading
In Syria, a cautious balance between Pan-Arabism and Islamism
Diplomatic Notebook: India has a vital interest in the establishment of peace and stability in West Asia. It is time to step up our engagement. The two faces of President … Continue reading
BOOK REVIEW: The geopolitics of oil
Two books analyse the outlook of international oil and the shifting terrain of world power. 17 June 2008The HinduThe geopolitics of oil Siddharth Varadarajan UNITED STATES FOREIGN OIL POLICY SINCE … Continue reading
The Assad interview transcript
The interview lasted more than 45 minutes and we covered a lot of ground — Syria’s indirect peace talks with Israel, Israel’s attack on a suspected ‘nuclear’ site in Syria, … Continue reading
Interview: ‘India can bring balance to Middle East peace process’
At 42, President Bashar al-Assad of Syria is the youngest head of state in West Asia and also one of its most influential. On the eve of his visit to … Continue reading
Dateline Damascus: ‘Rising India’ good for Middle East: Assad
It will help restore some “balance” in peace process, he says 12 June 2008The Hindu ‘Rising India’ good for Middle East: Assad Siddharth Varadarajan Damascus: Noting that the problems of … Continue reading
The king gone, Nepal must confront a new danger
Unless the deadlock over government formation is broken soon, the constitution writing process will be compromised. 3 June 2008The Hindu The king gone, Nepal must confront a new danger Siddharth … Continue reading
Siddharth Varadarajan 