G8 statement ignores disarmament
There’s loads of advice and fatwas for others but the Heiligendamm statement is silent on the nuclear weapons states’ obligation to get rid of their arsenals and the new ‘Cold … Continue reading
Nuclear talks: ‘Manmohan sent strong message through Burns’
If a deadlock is to be avoided over the proposed bilateral Nuclear Cooperation Agreement, aka 123 agreement, the U.S. side will have to come up with an overall package that … Continue reading
Rights for forgotten tribes
Amdist the claims and counter-claims of Gujjars and Meenas, the machinations of the Government and the brutality of the Police, Nandini Sundar has an excellent article in today’s Hindustan Times … Continue reading
The stalemate and beyond
The Hindu‘s editorial today is very clear about how the impasse can be overcome… 4 June 2007The Hindu Editorial: The stalemate and beyondAfter three days of “intensive, productive and constructive” … Continue reading
Forget the G8, it’s time for a Brics summit
Dateline Brasilia: Instead of waiting like supplicants outside the portals of the G8, Brazil, India, China, and South Africa should realise a summit of their own would transform the world … Continue reading
Nuclear talks reach stalemate
As expected, American intransigence on giving India the right to reprocess spent fuel as well as on other issues led to an impasse, with the three-day long technical interaction betweenn … Continue reading
India will stick to `rights-based’ approach on reprocessing
An explanation of why India is insisting on explicit reprocessing rights up front. 3 June 2007The Hindu India will stick to `rights-based’ approach on reprocessing`Without reprocessing, there is nothing’Siddharth Varadarajan … Continue reading
Myth and reality of ethanol and biofuels
Dateline Sao Paulo: Biofuel from sugarcane may have worked well for Brazil so far but the attempt to expand or replicate the model, especially using corn and other grains, will … Continue reading
Nuclear talks to enter third day
Indian officials say they will not makke undue haste in concluding the 123 agreement and are looking at August as a possible deadline for agreement rather than the next few … Continue reading
Putting people’s health before drug company profits
Dateline Rio: Brazil is being pilloried for joining the ‘Axis of IP Evil’ but by breaking Merck’s patent on Efavirenz, its AIDS control programme will save $30 million every year. … Continue reading
Crucial talks on 123, again
What happens Friday will be crucial… 1 June 2007The Hindu Nuclear talks begin Siddharth Varadarajan New Delhi: India and the United States held one round of technical discussions on Thursday … Continue reading
Yet another round on the 123…
After the failure of technical talks in London, Nicholas Burns is set to try one last attempt at pushing through a deal before Manmohan and Bush meet on the sidelines … Continue reading
123 as countdown to CTBT by the backdoor
No matter how it is cushioned or phrased, the U.S. insistence on a “right to require the return” of exported material if India conducts a nuclear test will convert India’s … Continue reading
Blame the police, not the messenger
By failing to act decisively against the Hindu chauvinist organisations which are targeting Christian priests and missionaries in Rajasthan, Maharashtra, and elsewhere, the police are only increasing the likelihood of … Continue reading
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