Ishrat is why encounters need judicial probing
It’s time we stopped rotten elements in the police and security forces from literally getting away with murder… 10 September 2009The Hindu Ishrat is why encounters need judicial probingSiddharth Varadarajan … 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
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
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
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
Foreign Secretaries of India, Pakistan to meet on July 14
India would like to receive a detailed account of the steps taken to prosecute those involved in the Mumbai attacks … 2 July 2009The Hindu Foreign Secretaries of India, Pakistan … Continue reading
India, Pakistan set talks ball rolling
The Yekaterinburg encounter between Manmohan Singh and Asif Aliz Zardari has set the stage for the eventual resumption of a new dialogue process… 17 June 2009The Hindu [In the print … Continue reading
The road to justice in Mumbai might well lead from Swat
When they meet in Yekaterinburg on June 16, Manmohan Singh and Asif Ali Zardari need to find ways of engaging each other so that the common enemy of terrorism is … Continue reading
Manmohan makes fresh pitch for Pakistan dialogue
Citing U.S. opening to Iran, offers to “try again to make peace”… 10 June 2009The Hindu NEWS ANALYSISManmohan makes fresh pitch for Pakistan dialogueCiting U.S. opening to Iran, offers to … Continue reading
India looking at dialogue option on Pakistan again
One big concern for Indian policymakers is the U.S. attitude… 4 June 2009The Hindu NEWS ANALYSISIndia looking at dialogue option on Pakistan again Siddharth Varadarajan New Delhi: Notwithstanding the Lahore … Continue reading
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