New Delhi, Beijing talk nuclear for the first time
China may finally be open to backing India-United States deal on civil nuclear energy. 22 November 2006The Hindu NEWS ANALYSIS New Delhi, Beijing talk nuclear for the first time Siddharth … Continue reading
No Plan B, only the certainty of defeat
Unless the Bush administration recognises that Iran might hold the key to peace in Iraq, the people of Iraq will pay the price of American adventurism for years to come. … Continue reading
Delayed, perhaps, but not quite dead
The Democrats’ resounding victory in Congress makes the task of tying up the India-U.S. nuclear agreement’s loose ends more difficult but the underlying strategic rationale for the deal from the … Continue reading
When Bob Gates came calling
President Bush’s nominee for Secretary of Defence had sought to defuse India-Pakistan tensions in 1990. But was there really a nuclear danger, as Seymour Hersh claimed? 10 November 2006The Hindu … Continue reading
To the victor belongs the judge’s gavel
The show trial of Saddam Hussein was not just a violation of international legal norms by a court operating under the reality of foreign occupation but also an insult to … Continue reading
Coming to terms with India’s missing Muslims
The reality of exclusion and discrimination can no longer be denied. But the remedy requires political courage on the part of the Manmohan Singh Government and wisdom on the part … Continue reading
A fishy story
Virtually every newspaper in India today has front-paged the police account of an ‘encounter’ with two terrorists in Mysore. According to the official version, the two alleged terrorists — Mohammad … Continue reading
For India, North Korea’s test poses key challenge
Reconfiguring the nuclear order is no longer a simple matter. For the simple reason that there is no longer any nuclear order.11 October 2006The Hindu For India, North Korea’s test … Continue reading
North Korean case different from India’s, says Tony Blair
India does not support emergence of another nuclear state: Manmohan 11 October 2006The Hindu North Korean case different from India’s, says Tony Blair Siddharth Varadarajan London: Condemning North Korea for … Continue reading
‘World big enough to accommodate India and China’
The Indian Prime Minister tells businessmen there may be some worries about China, “but they have to be taken on board in a constructive manner”.11 October 2006The Hindu World big … Continue reading
Does anybody care about Manipur?
The question of repeal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act needs to be debated publicly in the light of the Justice B.P. Jeevan Reddy Committee’s report. 10 October 2006The … Continue reading
India condemns North Korean test
Though India itself, as a non-signatory to the Nonproliferation Treaty, tested nuclear weapons in 1998 and North Korea is no longer a state party to the NPT, New Delhi claims … Continue reading
Repeal Armed Forces Act: official panel
Secret report of Justice Jeevan Reddy Committee says the Act is a “symbol of oppression, instrument of high-handedness”. 8 October 2006The Hindu Repeal Armed Forces Act: official panelSiddharth Varadarajan New … Continue reading
Official panel wants stringent safeguards on Army use
`Scrapping AFSPA will help erase feeling of alienation, discrimination in North-East’8 October 2006The Hindu Official panel wants stringent safeguards on Army use`Scrapping AFSPA will help erase feeling of alienation, discrimination … Continue reading
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