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 wary of NSG double blow
Pakistan could get a free pass even as nucloear cartel tightens rules for nuclear transfers to India … 21 June 2010The Hindu India wary of NSG double blow Siddharth Varadarajan … 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
Chidambaram to brief Pakistan about Headley disclosures
Mandate to assess Pakistan’s pledge to stop terrorists using its soil against India … 21 June 2010The Hindu Chidambaram to brief Pakistan about Headley disclosures Siddharth Varadarajan New Delhi: Union … Continue reading
Putting victims at the centre of liability law
The Nuclear Liability Bill needs to be amended to ensure adequate compensation in the event of an accident. 18 June 2010The Hindu Putting victims at the centre of liability law … Continue reading
Turn the nuclear bill from liability to asset
The legislative challenge is to ensure that Indian victims get the same degree of protection from Indian courts as U.S. victims would from their courts… 16 June 2010The Hindu Turn … Continue reading
Government dilutes nuclear bill under U.S. pressure
Foreign suppliers to be let off even if accident caused by their gross negligence … 10 June 2010The Hindu Government dilutes nuclear bill under U.S. pressure Siddharth Varadarajan New Delhi: … Continue reading
This is not zero tolerance, Mr. Prime Minister
The Central government’s professed commitment to human rights is worth nothing so long as it won’t allow the soldiers indicted for murdering innocent civilians in Kashmir to be prosecuted for … Continue reading
Ottawa, you have a problem
If Canada denies a visa to individuals accused of specific human rights violations, no one would have a problem. But to treat the Indian armed forces as some sort of … Continue reading
Caution pays, but leadership is also about taking a stand
Political parties cannot serve as vehicles for enlightened decision-making, for raising the level of society’s consciousness, if their leaders are going to shy away from taking a stand… 25 May … Continue reading
A year of living indecisively
The inability of the Prime Minister and the Congress president to push official policies in the direction of meaningful social change leaves the public confused… 24 May 2010The Hindu A … Continue reading
NGO had warned of crash risk at Mangalore airport
I have no idea about the work or credibility of the Environment Support Group and Leo Saldhana in Mangalore but the fact that they had filed a PIL in 1997 … Continue reading
This war can’t be won by mines and bullets
It is not litigants who’ve gone to court seeking the rehabilitation of civilians or ‘civil society activists’ but the Maoists and the State who must answer for the deaths of … Continue reading
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