Why MoD should release video of the Pakistan boat exploding
Daily O | What the defence ministry forgot was that their initial press release had itself spoken of an explosion that the men on board had set off
The Indo-Pak talks mystery, and a possible happy ending
THE TIMES OF INDIA | For years, Pakistan opposed moving ahead on other issues citing the Kashmir dispute. Is India now doing the same?
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
India And Pakistan Must Seize The Moment
NDTV | While the atmospherics are positive, previous attempts at peacemaking have floundered because of a mismatch in the political capacity of the governments in power in the two countries.
A fork in the road for the U.S. in South Asia
President Obama can call an end to the Fourth Afghan War and allow the Pakistani Army to fill the void, or he can shift tack and push for an end … Continue reading
India-Pakistan talks: Two years and still counting
Further delays in the resumption of dialogue with Pakistan will not make it easier to get satisfaction on the terror front…. 5 February 2011The Hindu Two years and still counting … Continue reading
DIPLOMATIC NOTEBOOK: For Krishna, a year of hectic travel
The External Affairs Minister has visited 27 countries in 12 months. With his frequent flyer miles has come greater confidence but Indian diplomacy is still plagued by mixed messages… 20 … Continue reading
Timeline on Siachen, Kashmir talks was the deal-breaker at Islamabad
Pakistan Foreign Minister Qureshi overruled his officials over draft of common talking points … 18 July 2010The Hindu Timeline on Siachen, Kashmir talks was the deal-breaker at IslamabadSiddharth Varadarajan India … Continue reading
The perils of ‘half-way house’ diplomacy
Having decided to engage Pakistan on issues beyond terror, it is counterproductive for India to artificially limit the subjects it is willing to discuss. 17 July 2010The Hindu The perils … Continue reading
Substantive dialogue is still some distance away
Instability on the AfPak front — and not the lack of trust — has emerged as the binding constraint on India’s ability to move bilateral talks on Kashmir forward… 14 … Continue reading
China, Pakistan and the NSG
Rather than objecting to what it can’t prevent, India should back a nuclear deal for Pakistan structured around a package of non-proliferation commitments… 24 June 2010The Hindu China, Pakistan and … Continue reading
Building trust, one step at a time
India should strive for functional cooperation with Pakistan on the Mumbai terror trial. As the ‘front channel’ picks up speed, so will the ‘back channel’… 23 June 2010The Hindu Building … Continue reading
India shifts from ‘accusatory’ to ‘exploratory’ mode
Acknowledging the progress made on the back-channel would be major trust building step … 21 June 2010The Hindu India shifts from ‘accusatory’ to ‘exploratory’ mode Siddharth Varadarajan New Delhi: In … Continue reading
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