Security Council should stick to mandate, says India
More details from the Indian ambassador’s letter to the Security Council on Obama’s resolution… 25 September 2009The Hindu Security Council should stick to mandate, says India Siddharth Varadarajan Pittsburgh: India … Continue reading
Centre for new war on Maoists
According to a top government official, the Home Ministry’s proposal for use of special forces against the Naxalite movement is being considered… 24 September 2009The Hindu Centre for new war … Continue reading
India sees battle ahead for future of G20
Before the reform agenda is won, new issues are being raised in the run up to the Pittsburgh summit … And what better place to parry Western pressure on climate … Continue reading
U.S. sees rising Indian influence in Afghanistan as problem
India is damned if it does (help Afghanistan) and damned if it doesn’t…. 22 September 2009The Hindu U.S. sees rising Indian influence in Afghanistan as problem Siddharth Varadarajan In the … Continue reading
India yet to raise proposed ENR ban with U.S.
More evidence of Indian diffidence… 19 September 2009The Hindu India yet to raise proposed ENR ban with U.S. Siddharth Varadarajan Despite the United States seeking to dilute the waiver India … Continue reading
Sign NPT, accept full safeguards, U.S. wants U.N. to tell India
Obama nonproliferation resolution in Security Council has no place for India exception… 16 September 2009The Hindu Sign NPT, accept full safeguards, U.S. wants U.N. to tell IndiaSiddharth Varadarajan New Delhi: … Continue reading
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
Just give it another push…
On July 1, I tweeted the following, in the context of the Liberhan report on Ayodhya and the fate of the BJP: “With the ‘half-pantiyas’ teetering on the brink, it’s … Continue reading
India mulls over next steps on Pakistan
From Sharm el-Sheikh to Port of Spain, India’s ‘diplomacy of last resort’ continues… 1 September 2009The Hindu India mulls over next steps on Pakistan Siddharth Varadarajan With Prime Minister Manmohan … 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
NSA: India doesn’t need another nuclear test
Says K. Santhanam’s claims about ‘fizzle’ will increase international pressure on India to sign CTBT … 30 August 2009The Hindu NSA: India doesn’t need another nuclear testSays claims about ‘fizzle’ … Continue reading
‘Fizzle’ claim for thermonuclear test refuted
Back up charge with scientific evidence, says government’s top scientist … 28 August 2009The Hindu ‘Fizzle’ claim for thermonuclear test refutedBack up charge with scientific evidence, says government’s top scientist … Continue reading
The diminishing of Indian democracy
Jaswant may be right or wrong about Jinnah but the BJP’s intolerance towards different interpretations of the past compromises its future and the country’s as well. 21 August 2009The Hindu … Continue reading
Indian signals on Nepal peace process are mixed
Prevarication on integration of Maoist combatants into Nepal Army should end … 19 August 2009The Hindu NEWS ANALYSISIndian signals on Nepal peace process are mixed Siddharth Varadarajan New Delhi: As … Continue reading
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