Obama nominee backtracks on n-deal
Administration supports the agreement and intends to implement it, says Ellen O. Tauscher… 11 June 2009The Hindu Obama nominee backtracks on n-deal Siddharth Varadarajan New Delhi: As a Congresswoman, Ellen … Continue reading
U.S.-India ties a three-stage rocket, says Obama official
I was in Singapore for the IISS Shangri La Asian security dialogue last week. More than the plenaries, the closed-door breakout sessions and other occasions for informal interaction proved to … Continue reading
Tim Roemer as US envoy to India
The announcement’s finally be made. I wrote about Obama’s ambassadorial pick for India and what the might mean for bilateral relations last month… You can access that story here.Update: Alyssa … Continue reading
Obama administration wants India to sign NPT
By linking the Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty to the goal of ending “arms race” in South Asia, Washington’s key arms control negotiator waves another red rag in India’s face… 7 … Continue reading
Obama pick for India has ear of White House
A strong contender for head of the CIA until Leon Panetta pipped him to the post, Tim Roemer, the new American ambassador-designate for India, is influential back home and appears … Continue reading
Haris Gazdar on Pakistan: One step forward, marching to the brink
The Economic and Political Weekly (April 11, 2009) and Dawn (April 13, 2009) carry an insightful analysis of the current situation in Pakistan by the Karachi-based economist and political analyst, … Continue reading
From de-hyphenation to dual-hyphenation
Whether valid or not, the Obama administration and the rest of the world see a link between Afghanistan and the India-Pakistan relationship. This is a problem New Delhi must address. … Continue reading
Obama picks India critic for top nonproliferation job
In Congress, Tauscher had stridently attacked nuclear deal, India’s record…. 21 March 2009The HinduNEWS ANALYSISObama picks India critic for top nonproliferation job Siddharth Varadarajan The appointment of Ellen O. Tauscher … Continue reading
U.S. wants India to de-escalate on border with Pakistan
Escalation on the border was entirely on the Pakistani side: India … 20 March 2009The Hindu U.S. wants India to de-escalate on border with Pakistan Siddharth Varadarajan New Delhi: South … Continue reading
Mediation is already a reality
In the context of the differing statements on Pakistani cooperation made by NSA M.K. Narayanan and External Affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee, I wrote about the real possibility that the exchange … Continue reading
Narayanan’s (sound) bite, Obama’s bark
PMO in damage control mode after the National Security Adviser is judged to have put his foot in it… 5 February 2009The Hindu Quotes taken out of context have given … Continue reading
Some tips from Jaipur for aspiring commentators
While I was in Jaipur to speak at the Literary Festival last week, a young blogger, Aayush Soni, interviewed me on a bunch of issues from how to become a … Continue reading
Promise and pitfalls of Obama’s South Asia policy
India needs to guide Richard Holbrooke in his work as envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan and tell him the core issue is no longer Kashmir but the nature of the … Continue reading
Rising power, insecure elite
For all our pretensions to being a big power, two recent events have demonstrated the corrosive effect America’s strategic embrace is having on India’s self-confidence… 11 November 2008The Hindu Rising … Continue reading
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