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
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
From Pakistan’s dossier on the Mumbai terror attack
Three pages from the annexe of the dossier Pakistan handed over to India have been posted on the website of The Hindu in PDF format. They provide details of the … Continue reading
No ‘sell-out’ at Sharm-el-Sheikh
Better drafting may have spared us some of the confusion we’ve seen since the July 16 meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart, Yousaf Raza Gilani. but … Continue reading
Joint statement flowed from meeting of Prime Ministers
Foreign Secretaries asked to discuss ties and report back to Foreign Ministers… 17 July 2009The Hindu Joint statement flowed from meeting of Prime Ministers Siddharth Varadarajan Sharm-el-Sheikh: Till the one-on-one … Continue reading
India and Pakistan to ‘delink’ action on terror from dialogue
But no resumption of composite dialogue yet; Foreign Secretaries to meet again… 17 July 2009The Hindu India and Pakistan to ‘delink’ action on terror from dialogue Siddharth Varadarajan Sharm-el-Sheikh: The … Continue reading
India, Pakistan positive on talks
But looking only for modest gains … 16 July 2009The HinduIndia, Pakistan positive on talks But looking only for modest gains Siddharth Varadarajan Sharm-el-Sheikh: Indian Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon … Continue reading
India hopes for forward movement
Forget France and even NAM, Indian officials are getting ready for the big Pakistan meeting in Sharm-el-Sheikh… 14 July 2009The Hindu India hopes for forward movementSiddharth Varadarajan PARIS: On the … Continue reading
Stage set for fresh engagement with Pakistan
From Mumbai to Yekaterinburg to Sharm-el-Shaikh, a new basis for India and Pakistan to pursue the peace process might finally be emerging… 13 July 2009The Hindu Stage set for fresh … Continue reading
U.N. sanction on Lashkar operative a blow to Pakistan
With the Indian police and intelligence agencies still floundering to uncover the Samjhauta blast mystery, it is clear that Uncle Sam has information about the terrorist incident that it has … Continue reading
Siddharth Varadarajan 