What These Results Mean for Modi and BJP
NDTV | In both Jammu and Kashmir and Jharkhand, the BJP will need allies to come to power
The futility of not talking to Pakistan
MINT | Just how misplaced this strategy is can be seen from the number of times India resolved not to talk to Pakistan because it was unhappy with Islamabad, only to back off with its primary goals unmet.
PM Modi’s Pakistan Outreach Ends in Predictable Whimper
NDTV | The Modi government has strengthened the hands of Pakistan’s military and the political ecosystem it supports, and also set a bar for future dialogue that is too high
The fabric of belonging
Had the national flag which the BJP wants to unfurl in Srinagar also been dipped by them to honour the memory of the hundred young Indians who were shot dead … Continue reading
Such journalists should be exposed, not honoured
I have written to the jury which gave the Indian News Broadcasting Award for News Reporter of the Year 2010, Hindi, to Neeta Sharma of NDTV India, protesting their choice. … Continue reading
A modest proposal on AFSPA
Change the blanket ban on trials without official sanction to one where the government has the power to bar prosecution in individual cases provided it satisfies the courts that its … Continue reading
The only package Kashmir needs is justice
If the Prime Minister does not take bold steps to address the grievances of the Kashmiris, there’s no telling where the next eruption will take us… 5 August 2010The Hindu … Continue reading
This is not zero tolerance, Mr. Prime Minister
The Central government’s professed commitment to human rights is worth nothing so long as it won’t allow the soldiers indicted for murdering innocent civilians in Kashmir to be prosecuted for … Continue reading
Ottawa, you have a problem
If Canada denies a visa to individuals accused of specific human rights violations, no one would have a problem. But to treat the Indian armed forces as some sort of … Continue reading
Who fired on Qureshi, Hurriyat asked Pak Foreign Secretary
The meeting in Delhi between Hurriyat leaders and Pakistan’s foreign secretary, Salman Bashir, was acrimonious … 1 March 2010The Hindu Who fired on Qureshi, Hurriyat asked Pak Foreign Secretary Siddharth … Continue reading
Manmohan ready to move on ‘humanitarian’ talks agenda
At Anantnag, Prime Minister makes fresh peace with pitch for Pakistan… 29 October 2009The Hindu Manmohan ready to move on ‘humanitarian’ talks agenda Siddharth Varadarajan In signalling his government’s readiness … Continue reading
Delhi upset over separate Chinese visas for Kashmiris
The message as seen by the Indian side: China does not believe Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India and is, in a sense, reiterating its intent to … Continue reading
Visa standoff leaves Kashmiri students in limbo
India will not accept China travel document that is not stamped in passport … 30 September 2009The Hindu Visa standoff leaves Kashmiri students in limbo Siddharth Varadarajan New Delhi: Chinese … Continue reading
Dateline Srinagar: Pakistan conundrum hangs over Kashmir poll success
Why did the authors of Mumbai not try to disrupt the voting?… 30 December 2008The HinduPakistan conundrum hangs over Kashmir poll successWhy did the authors of Mumbai not try to … Continue reading
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