Eastern promise, western fears
Indians may be suspicious of China and the Chinese of India. But it is the West which does not want to accept the strategic consequences of a rising Asia… 25 … Continue reading
India and Obama: Trading one hyphenation for another
India may no longer be bracketed with Pakistan in American thinking but its hyphenation with China does not augur well for the relationship or the region… 12 November 2010The Hindu … Continue reading
Dateline Hua Hin: No Asia without us, India reminds Asean, Japan
In back to back meetings with Hatoyama and the Asean X, Manmohan stresses one big point… 25 October 2009The Hindu No Asia without us, India reminds Asean, Japan Siddharth Varadarajan … Continue reading
Dateline Hua Hin: India looks east amidst changing Asian equations
Manmohan Singh in Thailand for Asean, East Asia Summits … 24 October 2009The Hindu India looks east amidst changing Asian equations Siddharth Varadarajan Hua Hin, Thailand: As a renewed debate … Continue reading
Dateline Beijing: Manmohan blames it on ‘casino’ capitalism, regulatory failure
The Prime Minister finally said what he should have been saying two years ago … 25 October 2008The Hindu Manmohan blames it on ‘casino’ capitalism, regulatory failure Siddharth Varadarajan Beijing: … Continue reading
Dateline Beijing: Manmohan Singh attacks speculators, warns of impact on real economy
Of course, critics of the Prime Minister are likely to ask why these sage words were not remembered when booming stock markets in India and the world created the impression … Continue reading
Dateline Beijing: Financial crisis to dominate Asia-Europe summit
Everyone agrees on the need for discussions, but solutions remain elusive … 24 October 2008The Hindu Financial crisis to dominate Asia-Europe summitSiddharth Varadarajan Beijing: With the omens of a global … Continue reading
Dateline Tokyo: India, Japan say new security ties not directed against China
but Joint declaration creates framework for closer political, military interaction in Asia… 23 October 2008The Hindu India, Japan say new security ties not directed against China Siddharth Varadarajan Tokyo: On … Continue reading
Between the Nimitz and the deep blue sea
In exchange for ‘help’ in becoming a ‘world power’, India is being called upon to do all it can to ensure the 21st century becomes the century of America in … Continue reading
Four-power meeting drew Chinese démarche
Last month, India held a quiet meeting with Japan, Australia and the United States to discuss security issues. Each member of this new ‘four power’ initiative denies the aim is … Continue reading
Asian interests and the myth of ‘balance’
The East Asian Summit process, the proposed Asian energy grid, and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation are three pillars of the emerging strategic architecture in Asia. There is no need for … Continue reading
India, Afghanistan moot gas pipeline project
Kabul: India and Afghanistan have, for the first time ever, formally agreed to look at the proposal to run a gas pipeline from Turkmenistan to Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. Asked … Continue reading
What’s wrong with an Indo-U.S. alliance?…. Transcript of an interview to ABC TV
Broadcast date: 17 August 2005ABC TV (Australia) ABC TV Asia-Pacific interviewed a colleague from the Hindustan Times and I on the emerging India-U.S. relationship for an episode of one of … Continue reading
America, India and the outsourcing of imperial overreach
13 July 2005The Hindu America, India and the outsourcing of imperial overreach In offering to make India a ‘major world power’, Washington wants a ‘low cost ally’ whose support in … Continue reading
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