India says financial crisis gives NAM new relevance
“A moral force for equitable transformation of today’s world” … 16 July 2009The Hindu India says financial crisis gives NAM new relevance Siddharth Varadarajan Sharm-el-Sheikh: Calling the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) … Continue reading
Dateline Sharm-el-Sheikh: NAM energised by new discipline, purpose
Less bombast, more focus… 17 July 2009The Hindu NAM energised by new discipline, purpose Siddharth Varadarajan Sharm-el-Sheikh: For a grouping known by the expansiveness of its rhetoric and the prolixity … Continue reading
India, Pakistan facing ‘last chance’ for dialogue
If there is no progress now, relations may slowly deteriorate … 15 July 2009The Hindu India, Pakistan facing ‘last chance’ for dialogue Siddharth Varadarajan Sharm-el-Sheikh,(Egypt): The legal status of Lashkar-e-Taiba … Continue reading
India hopes for forward movement
Forget France and even NAM, Indian officials are getting ready for the big Pakistan meeting in Sharm-el-Sheikh… 14 July 2009The Hindu India hopes for forward movementSiddharth Varadarajan PARIS: On the … Continue reading
Stage set for fresh engagement with Pakistan
From Mumbai to Yekaterinburg to Sharm-el-Shaikh, a new basis for India and Pakistan to pursue the peace process might finally be emerging… 13 July 2009The Hindu Stage set for fresh … Continue reading
A new challenge on the nuclear front
The G8 decision on enrichment and reprocessing-related trade is a wake-up call for the Indian establishment… 13 July 2009The Hindu A new challenge on the nuclear frontThe G8 decision on … Continue reading
G8 ban on ENR sales shuts Russian door on India
… but the Government still has its head buried in the sand… 12 July 2009The Hindu[For the print edition, this story was split into two. The URL of the second … Continue reading
Analysis: G8 ban is sign India’s nuclear quest is not over
Reversal raises questions about effectiveness of Indian diplomacy… The Hindu G8 ban is sign India’s nuclear quest is not over Siddharth Varadarajan New Delhi: In diplomacy, as in football, smart … Continue reading
G8 blocks ‘full’ nuclear trade with India
Adopts rules making fuel cycle transfers conditional on NPT… 11 July 2009The Hindu G8 blocks ‘full’ nuclear trade with India Adopts rules making fuel cycle transfers conditional on NPT Siddharth … Continue reading
Go easy with the family silver
Privatisation is not a panacea for either the fiscal deficit or the observed inefficiencies of the public sector… 9 July 2009The Hindu Go easy with the family silver Privatisation is … Continue reading
Tim Roemer testimony
Obama’s ambassador-designate to India had his confirmation hearing in the Senate today. Here’s a link to his prepared testimony. For the most part, Roemer sticks to the familiar line on … Continue reading
Political logic of budget is that welfarism pays
The human face of reforms won Congress the election, so the ‘inhuman face’ must wait… 7 July 2009The Hindu Political logic of budget is that welfarism pays Siddharth Varadarajan New … Continue reading
U.N. sanction on Lashkar operative a blow to Pakistan
With the Indian police and intelligence agencies still floundering to uncover the Samjhauta blast mystery, it is clear that Uncle Sam has information about the terrorist incident that it has … Continue reading
Foreign Secretaries of India, Pakistan to meet on July 14
India would like to receive a detailed account of the steps taken to prosecute those involved in the Mumbai attacks … 2 July 2009The Hindu Foreign Secretaries of India, Pakistan … Continue reading
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