Security Council should stick to mandate, says India
More details from the Indian ambassador’s letter to the Security Council on Obama’s resolution… 25 September 2009The Hindu Security Council should stick to mandate, says India Siddharth Varadarajan Pittsburgh: India … Continue reading
India sees battle ahead for future of G20
Before the reform agenda is won, new issues are being raised in the run up to the Pittsburgh summit … And what better place to parry Western pressure on climate … Continue reading
U.S. sees rising Indian influence in Afghanistan as problem
India is damned if it does (help Afghanistan) and damned if it doesn’t…. 22 September 2009The Hindu U.S. sees rising Indian influence in Afghanistan as problem Siddharth Varadarajan In the … Continue reading
India mulls over next steps on Pakistan
From Sharm el-Sheikh to Port of Spain, India’s ‘diplomacy of last resort’ continues… 1 September 2009The Hindu India mulls over next steps on Pakistan Siddharth Varadarajan With Prime Minister Manmohan … Continue reading
The NSA on Pakistan, Sharm el-Sheikh and terrorism
On Saturday, I interviewed National Security Adviser M.K. Narayanan on a wide range of issues but primarily India’s Pakistan policy in the wake of the November 26-29, 2008 terrorist attacks … Continue reading
Indian signals on Nepal peace process are mixed
Prevarication on integration of Maoist combatants into Nepal Army should end … 19 August 2009The Hindu NEWS ANALYSISIndian signals on Nepal peace process are mixed Siddharth Varadarajan New Delhi: As … Continue reading
India not fixated on Saeed, wants action on terror
New Delhi has followed policy of flexible containment since November 2008 … Fate of any one individual cannot serve as an “acid test” of Pakistan’s commitment… 7 August 2009The Hindu … Continue reading
Listen to me on NPR on India, Pakistan and the U.S.
KUOW in Seattle, a part of the National Public Radio network in the U.S., interviewed me, Ahmed Rashid and Arif Jamal for a programme on “Pakistan, India, Afghanistan and Islamic … Continue reading
The CNN-IBN debate on the PM’s Pakistan speech
I took part in a debate on Rajdeep Sardesai’s show on CNN-IBN the night Prime Minister Manmohan Singh addressed Parliament on his Pakistan policy. The other participants were Arun Jaitley, … Continue reading
A confident Manmohan creates space for flexible response
The Prime Minister’s speech in Parliament on Wednesday on Pakistan and terrorism was one of the finest I’ve seen him make… I can’t say he has brought complete clarity to … Continue reading
Missing the wood for the trees on Pakistan
Pakistan’s response to Mumbai may not be good enough, but delaying dialogue will not produce a better outcome for India … 29 July 2009The Hindu Missing the wood for the … Continue reading
The bottom line behind India-U.S. 3.0
In between lobbying for American arms sales and nuclear reactor parks, Hillary Clinton spent barely two hours out of five days in official discussion with her Indian hosts… 24 July … Continue reading
ISI chief to India: talk to us, we make policy too
New Delhi will only respond to request made by Pakistani government… 23 July 2009The Hindu ISI chief to India: talk to us, we make policy too Nirupama Subramanian and Siddharth … Continue reading
Kakodkar sounded warning on NPT link to ENR
U.S. effort at NSG would be “breach of trust”, the Atomic Energy Commission chairman said in January. And that India must take ’concerted action’ to avert new rule. But the … Continue reading
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