Nine scenarios for the nuclear endgame
Whether the nuclear deal progresses beyond the current impasse or not, India needs to choreograph a proper diplomatic strategy to address all possible contingencies. 23 May 2008The Hindu Nine scenarios … Continue reading
Diplomatic Notebook: India, the NSG and cluster bombs
The U.S. probably has a pretty good idea of what India and the IAEA secretariat have negotiated. But India is still in the dark about what Washington plans to do … Continue reading
Prachanda: ‘We want new unity on a new basis with India’
Without taking cooperation with India forward, we cannot do anything for Nepal, says Prachanda in an interview to The Hindu. 28 April 2008The Hindu‘We want new unity on a new … Continue reading
The U.N. is escalating the Iran nuclear crisis
If the Security Council were truly concerned about Iran’s nuclear programme, it would have lifted sanctions in the light of the IAEA’s latest report and thereby secured Iranian adherence to … Continue reading
A recent interview on Indo-U.S. relations
I should have posted this earlier but never got around to doing so. Karthik Ramanathan, a U.S.-based freelance journalist, interviewed me in Delhi in July about United States policies towards … Continue reading
Deal breather, not deal breaker
By setting boundary conditions for the Government, the CPI(M) has opened a door for addressing India’s concerns over the nuclear agreement with the U.S. In my view, the Prime Minister … Continue reading
Indian capital and foreign policy – A preliminary exploration
Bandwagoning with unipolarity has been a trend, but there are limits 15 August 2007The HinduIndependent India at 60 Supplement Indian capital, foreign policyBandwagoning with unipolarity has been a trend, but … Continue reading
Insulating India’s reactors from fuel disruption
In the tussle between test and text, what will be decisive is the political resolve to defend the sovereign rights enshrined inthe 123 agreement. 8 August 2007The Hindu Insulating India’s … Continue reading
NSA: “I don’t think the country is yet willing to recognise the U.S. is a benign power”
In the second part of his exclusive interview to The Hindu, National Security Adviser M.K. Narayanan discusses the link between the Indo-U.S. nuclear deal and the wider strategic relationship between … Continue reading
‘The U.S. knew India had no more flexibility’
According to a senior Indian official, this is the core of the nuclear deal as far as the United States is concerned: “If they hadn’t agreed, then the deal would … Continue reading
‘123 fulfils Prime Minister’s assurances’
Fuel supplies, right to reprocess spent fuel, fallback safeguards and ‘right of return’ clauses all resolved; but access to reprocessing and enrichment components deferred to future amendment. The Hindu ‘123 … Continue reading
Pushing the envelope on peace in Kashmir
The Prime Minister’s Jammu speech takes the logic of “cooperative mechanisms” one step further, envisaging the shared use of the disputed region’s land and water resources across the Line of … 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
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