INSIDE NEPAL: The past is over, only the future counts
For king and commoner, revolutionary and reformist, the tide of change in Nepal is irreversible. But if the Maoists know there’s no going back to the gun, the erstwhile establishment … Continue reading
INSIDE NEPAL: A vote for change, a vote for peace
Even if the Maoists do not emerge victorious, the forthcoming Constituent Assembly elections will cement their role as both a key driver and a stakeholder of a new Nepal. 31 … Continue reading
The glimmer of that elusive dawn
Allah may finally be on the side of democracy in Pakistan but are America and the Army ready to make a clean break with the past? 11 March 2008The Hindu … Continue reading
The U.N. is escalating the Iran nuclear crisis
If the Security Council were truly concerned about Iran’s nuclear programme, it would have lifted sanctions in the light of the IAEA’s latest report and thereby secured Iranian adherence to … Continue reading
On Iran, no news is good news for U.S.
The IAEA’s latest report on the Iranian civilian nuclear programme will take the wind out of the sails of the war party in Washington. It suggests Tehran might be telling … Continue reading
No Comment
“Musharraf’s gone nuts”, is the way Asma Jahangir has described the General’s second coup d’etat. The epic miniatures of the Pakistani artist Saira Wasim, capture this madness perfectly…“Marry go round” … Continue reading
‘We are all Jiyalas now’ – Letter from a friend in Karachi
The following is an email I received yesterday from a Pakistani friend – While the city was celebrating, or glued to the TV on the 18th, I didn’t get out … Continue reading
A recent interview on Indo-U.S. relations
I should have posted this earlier but never got around to doing so. Karthik Ramanathan, a U.S.-based freelance journalist, interviewed me in Delhi in July about United States policies towards … Continue reading
Salwa Judum & international humanitarian law
India may not be a party to the Geneva Convention Additional Protocols but it has a legal obligation to protect civilians caught in the cross-fire between the Maoists and state-sponsored … Continue reading
On sabbatical
Beginning this week, I have temporarily relocated to the University of California, Berkeley, where I will be teaching a course at the Graduate School of Journalism in the Fall semester. … Continue reading
“Delay in safeguards talks will not affect nuclear deal”
Despite the orchestrated campaign of panic — according to which a delay of even a few weeks in negotiating India’s safeguards agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency will end … Continue reading
Deal breather, not deal breaker
By setting boundary conditions for the Government, the CPI(M) has opened a door for addressing India’s concerns over the nuclear agreement with the U.S. In my view, the Prime Minister … Continue reading
Taking stock of the Indo-U.S. nuclear deal
Given all that has happened in the past two years, Manmohan Singh needs to provide concrete assurances on the foreign policy front. 17 August 2007The Hindu Taking stock of the … Continue reading
Indian capital and foreign policy – A preliminary exploration
Bandwagoning with unipolarity has been a trend, but there are limits 15 August 2007The HinduIndependent India at 60 Supplement Indian capital, foreign policyBandwagoning with unipolarity has been a trend, but … Continue reading
Siddharth Varadarajan 