The latest on the 123
Details of the progress made or not being made by the Indian delegation in Washington are few and far between. The AFP story is headlined “US, India break ‘logjam’ in … Continue reading
The Haneef transcript in full
The Australian, which leaked the transcript of Dr. Mohammed Haneef’s July 3 police interrogration, has now scrubbed the link from its website. But The Hindu downloaded it before it was … Continue reading
Dr. A.N. Prasad on the Indo-U.S. nuclear deal
On Tuesday, I attended a talk by Dr. A.N. Prasad, former director of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre and an early critic of the Indo-U.S. nuclear deal. So prescient has … Continue reading
The Amorim interview: ‘We are changing the world’s geography’
On the eve of the India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) Foreign Ministers meeting in New Delhi, Brazil’s Foreign Minister Celso Amorim spoke to The Hindu about the future and significance of the … Continue reading
Brazil for IBSA link to Mercosur, SACU
Celso Amorim is the intellectual founder of the IBSA concept. Now he wants the three countries to create a “large economic space” linking Mercosur and Sacu as well. 17 July … Continue reading
Pushing the envelope on peace in Kashmir
The Prime Minister’s Jammu speech takes the logic of “cooperative mechanisms” one step further, envisaging the shared use of the disputed region’s land and water resources across the Line of … Continue reading
Nuclear deal in ‘make or break’ zone
‘Next week’s talks will show if the United States is taking Indian concerns seriously’, say Indian officials. 13 July 2007The Hindu Nuclear deal in ‘make or break’ zone Siddharth Varadarajan … Continue reading
Between the Nimitz and the deep blue sea
In exchange for ‘help’ in becoming a ‘world power’, India is being called upon to do all it can to ensure the 21st century becomes the century of America in … Continue reading
Fissile material ban talks inch towards consensus
India is wary of the new proposal at the Conference on Disarmament but committed itself in July 2005 to work with the United States for the early conclusion of an … Continue reading
India, U.S. looking at mid-July for 123 talks
Narayanan, Stephen Hadley likely to lead delegations but Indian officials warn there is no slack to cut on the Indian side. 30 June 2007The Hindu India, U.S. looking at mid-July … Continue reading
An Indian campaign for an Iranian scholar
The Iranian scholar, Dr. Kian Tajbakhsh, who studied with me at Columbia University in New York in the 1990s, was arrested by the authorities last month in Tehran. Kian and … Continue reading
Four-power meeting drew Chinese démarche
Last month, India held a quiet meeting with Japan, Australia and the United States to discuss security issues. Each member of this new ‘four power’ initiative denies the aim is … Continue reading
A ‘warts and all’ view of Indian science
BOOK REVIEW: With interesting tidbits about the 1974 atomic test at Pokhran and the economics of India’s nuclear energy programme, Ashok Parthasarathi’s Technology at the Core provides a useful account … Continue reading
The Brics/Bicsam/G5 summit idea takes hold…
The G8 forum of rich countries has limited utility for the developing world. 11 June 2007The Hindu Brazil proposes G5 summitSiddharth Varadarajan New Delhi: Though largely overshadowed by the brief … Continue reading
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