Tim Roemer testimony
Obama’s ambassador-designate to India had his confirmation hearing in the Senate today. Here’s a link to his prepared testimony. For the most part, Roemer sticks to the familiar line on … Continue reading
Political logic of budget is that welfarism pays
The human face of reforms won Congress the election, so the ‘inhuman face’ must wait… 7 July 2009The Hindu Political logic of budget is that welfarism pays Siddharth Varadarajan New … Continue reading
U.N. sanction on Lashkar operative a blow to Pakistan
With the Indian police and intelligence agencies still floundering to uncover the Samjhauta blast mystery, it is clear that Uncle Sam has information about the terrorist incident that it has … Continue reading
Foreign Secretaries of India, Pakistan to meet on July 14
India would like to receive a detailed account of the steps taken to prosecute those involved in the Mumbai attacks … 2 July 2009The Hindu Foreign Secretaries of India, Pakistan … Continue reading
Regardless of contents, Liberhan report is bad news for BJP
A decade and a half late, but the judicial commission inquiry into the demolition of the Babri masjid in 1992 will still have political consequences… 1 July 2009The Hindu Regardless … Continue reading
Nirupama Rao to be next Foreign Secretary
As spokesperson, Ms. Rao was witness to the sometimes testy relationship between Jaswant Singh, who was External Affairs Minister at the time, and Brajesh Mishra, who, as National Security Adviser, … Continue reading
NSA to NSA: India is more than AfPak
American NSA James Jones in Delhi for consultations… U.S. President Barack Obama invites Manmohan Singh to visit in fall… 27 June 2009The HinduNSA to NSA: India is more than AfPak … Continue reading
India, Pakistan set talks ball rolling
The Yekaterinburg encounter between Manmohan Singh and Asif Aliz Zardari has set the stage for the eventual resumption of a new dialogue process… 17 June 2009The Hindu [In the print … Continue reading
‘BRIC should create conditions for fairer world order’
Dateline Yekaterinburg: Brazil, Russia, India, China stress financial, agricultural and strategic aspect of new grouping … 17 June 2009The Hindu ‘BRIC should create conditions for fairer world order’ Siddharth Varadarajan … Continue reading
Dateline Yekaterinburg: Manmohan, Zardari set to break the ice as SCO, BRIC meet
Manmohan Singh has arrived in Yekaterinburg (nee Sverdlovsk) for three days of hectic diplomacy centred around the Brazil, Russia, India, China summit and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. But those interactions … Continue reading
The road to justice in Mumbai might well lead from Swat
When they meet in Yekaterinburg on June 16, Manmohan Singh and Asif Ali Zardari need to find ways of engaging each other so that the common enemy of terrorism is … Continue reading
Class prejudice in reporting
Reporters and editors make tough decisions about what’s news all the time but this one should have been a no-brainer. A minister uses his clout to get his son upgraded … Continue reading
BRIC is not a bloc but a soft balancer
Brazil, Russia, India and China will make their debut as a joint political act next week. Here’s why the world may never be the same again… 13 June 2009The Hindu … Continue reading
Manmohan, Zardari to meet in Russia
Don’t look for a dramatic breakthrough yet. But the process of resuming the process will finally start… 13 June 2009The Hindu Manmohan, Zardari to meet in Russia Siddharth Varadarajan New … Continue reading
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