Manmohan ready to move on ‘humanitarian’ talks agenda
At Anantnag, Prime Minister makes fresh peace with pitch for Pakistan… 29 October 2009The Hindu Manmohan ready to move on ‘humanitarian’ talks agenda Siddharth Varadarajan In signalling his government’s readiness … Continue reading
Modi’s ‘action-reaction’ quote
After taking on some apologists for Narendra Modi on Twitter, I realised the limitation of the 140 character limit for responses. These guys will probably never be satisfied… As I … Continue reading
‘Going to the media accentuates India, China differences’
The following is a partial, rush transcript of the part of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s press conference in Hua Hin, Thailand on Sunday dealing with India-China relations. The transcript was … Continue reading
India, China agree to disagree on border, not peace
Contentious issues like the boundary and water projects were discussed but not the Dalai Lama’s proposed visit to Arunachal Pradesh. Premier wen agreed that technical experts could discuss Indian concerns … Continue reading
World big enough for India and China, says Wen Jiabao
Echoing the words of Manmohan Singh from a few years back, China also tries to focus on cooperation rather than conflict… 25 October 2009The Hindu World big enough for India … Continue reading
Dateline Hua Hin: No Asia without us, India reminds Asean, Japan
In back to back meetings with Hatoyama and the Asean X, Manmohan stresses one big point… 25 October 2009The Hindu No Asia without us, India reminds Asean, Japan Siddharth Varadarajan … Continue reading
Manmohan to seek end to verbal sparring with China
India is aware of the political complexities of the Dalai Lama’s proposed visit to Arunachal Pradesh… 24 October 2009The Hindu Manmohan to seek end to verbal sparring with China Siddharth … Continue reading
Dateline Hua Hin: India looks east amidst changing Asian equations
Manmohan Singh in Thailand for Asean, East Asia Summits … 24 October 2009The Hindu India looks east amidst changing Asian equations Siddharth Varadarajan Hua Hin, Thailand: As a renewed debate … Continue reading
Climate change lessons from a Nobel prize winner
Averting the tragedy of the atmospheric commons will require binding, equitable arrangements between countries, big and small. If only this year’s Peace prize winner listens to Elinor Olstrom… 14 October … Continue reading
Afghan message to India: Do not be deterred
Kabul, Delhi to tell U.S that Pakistan cannot have veto on bilateral ties 12 October 2009The Hindu Afghan message to India: Do not be deterred Siddharth Varadarajan New Delhi: Afghanistan … Continue reading
Prime Minister’s delegation subjected to American profiling
U.S. rejection of visas for Muslim journalists nearly derailed Manmohan’s visit to G20… 10 October 2009The Hindu Prime Minister’s delegation subjected to American profiling Siddharth Varadarajan New Delhi: A potential … Continue reading
The Nobel and the audacity of hope-giving
The world is so accustomed to American presidents waging war that the first incumbent to promise diplomacy gets to win the Nobel peace prize regardless of what he does… 10 … Continue reading
A harsh reminder of India’s burden and stake in Afghanistan
With the Indian embassy being targeted for the second time despite India playing no role in the war in Afghanistan, it is clear that geopolitics rather than the aspiration of … Continue reading
ElBaradei: The reality is that India will remain outside the NPT
Nuclear weapon states must recognise the inextricable link between nonproliferation and disarmament, says IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei… 7 October 2009The Hindu ‘The reality is that India will remain outside the … Continue reading
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