Media ethics and the SIT report on Gujarat
Reporters should be careful about claiming to have “access” to explosive confidential documents when all they might have are a few paragraphs selectively planted on them by vested interests. SIDDHARTH … Continue reading
The Prachanda Interview Pt. II: ‘The perception that Nepal is tilting to China is exaggerated’
The Maoists want an integrated Nepal army to be loyal to the state, not their own party, insists Prime Minister Prachanda in the second and final part of his interview … Continue reading
The Prachanda Interview Pt. I: ‘India should have defended civilian supremacy in Nepal’
Allowing the military chief to prevail today will condemn the country to a fate similar to Pakistan, says Nepal’s Prime Minister, Prachanda… 11 May 2009The Hindu ‘India should have defended … Continue reading
Delhi missed chance to resolve Nepal crisis
Maoists will not block new government, says Prachanda in an interview to The Hindu… 11 May 2009The Hindu Delhi missed chance to resolve Nepal crisis Siddharth Varadarajan Kathmandu: As the … Continue reading
Why India’s communists wield influence
The Wall Street Journal Asia asked me to do a piece on why the Communists in India are such a key player in the national elections. Here’s my two cents … Continue reading
India’s Nepal policy in disarray
By going along with the undemocratic machinations of the Nepal army brass, New Delhi is undermining the peace and stability it helped to bring about in South Asia’s newest republic… … Continue reading
Obama administration wants India to sign NPT
By linking the Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty to the goal of ending “arms race” in South Asia, Washington’s key arms control negotiator waves another red rag in India’s face… 7 … Continue reading
Where silence prevails, justice will not
Narendra Modi is unwilling to even apologise for the Gujarat massacres because neither religious India nor political India considers his involvement a liability… 2 May 2009The Hindu Where silence prevails, … Continue reading
Set Binayak Sen free now
Alongside the arming of private militias, the jailing of a human rights defender for two years on trumped up charges is proof that there is no rule of law in … Continue reading
Hear me in Berlin on AfPak and India @ April 21
On April 21, I will be speaking at a panel on ‘Security in South Asia: India’s role and its importance in solving the Afghanistan-Pakistan-crisis’, organised by the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Berlin. If … Continue reading
An interview on the Indian elections
Radio Free Europe interviewed me day before yesterday on the ongoing Indian election campaign and the policy implications of a change in government when the results are declared mid-May…. 17 … Continue reading
Obama pick for India has ear of White House
A strong contender for head of the CIA until Leon Panetta pipped him to the post, Tim Roemer, the new American ambassador-designate for India, is influential back home and appears … Continue reading
Haris Gazdar on Pakistan: One step forward, marching to the brink
The Economic and Political Weekly (April 11, 2009) and Dawn (April 13, 2009) carry an insightful analysis of the current situation in Pakistan by the Karachi-based economist and political analyst, … Continue reading
Less dictation, more questions
A 26/11 scoop sourced from Indian officials is contradicted by a Pakistani news report, quoting the country’s interior minister. Was the Hindustan Times taken for a ride? [Cross-posted on The … Continue reading
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