Piercing the MEA’s fog on Section 46 of supplier liability for nuclear accidents
The Ministry of External Affairs has released a deeply problematic document on the nuclear liability issue in an attempt to mollify US suppliers
आलेख : कैसे बने स्वच्छता का बुनियादी ढांचा?
NAI DUNIA |सार-संक्षेप यही है कि एक स्वच्छ भारत का निर्माण तब तक नहीं किया जा सकता, जब तक शहरों में एक आधुनिक सीवरेज प्रणाली और हर गांव-कस्बे में पाइप के जरिए जलप्रदाय की प्रणाली विकसित नहीं की जाती।
A Fatal Flaw in the Bill on Judges
NDTV | The changes being contemplated will affect the Indian judiciary – and the Indian polity and society — for years to come. It’s best to get them right.
Modi and Sharif Must Now Walk The Talk
NDTV | It is in India’s interest to pro-actively help craft a new architecture for renewed dialogue with Pakistan
The best democracy that money can buy
Should we worry that Modi may be spending as much on advertising as Obama spent on his entire 2012 campaign?
Skip the apology Modi saheb, tell us about Kodnani
The exertions of journalists who interviewed Modi have been as weak as the SIT’s which questioned him on the riots.
Can the BJP and its allies cross 272?
Opinion poll predictions for UP and other states suggest they might but a pinch of salt should be kept handy.
The cult of cronyism
Who does Narendra Modi really represent and what does his phenomenal rise in Indian politics as election front-runner signify?
What the 2013 results mean for 2014
8 pm, 8 December 2013 NDTV What the 2013 results mean for 2014 Siddharth Varadarajan The results of the 2013 assembly elections in Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan are … Continue reading
Osama’s killing will not affect India-Pakistan talks
Despite the initial outburst of triumphalism from New Delhi over the discovery and killing of Osama bin Laden in the Pakistani cantonment town of Abbottabad, the Indian government is not … Continue reading
India, Pakistan facing ‘last chance’ for dialogue
If there is no progress now, relations may slowly deteriorate … 15 July 2009The Hindu India, Pakistan facing ‘last chance’ for dialogue Siddharth Varadarajan Sharm-el-Sheikh,(Egypt): The legal status of Lashkar-e-Taiba … Continue reading
Nuclear update: 123 @ Senate
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has marked the 123 agreement up to the Senate but done so in a way that India does not like. As I predicted, implementation of … Continue reading
Low tide alert
I will be on vacation for two weeks so don’t be alarmed if there’s very little activity here!
This is a really big deal
The Government of India has massively upped its estimate of the amount of megawattage it intends to buy from American nuclear vendors. That means essentially Westinghouse-Toshiba and GE-Hitachi. Of course, … Continue reading
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