India to acquire stake in Myanmar’s energy sector
12 January 2005The Hindu International – India & World India to acquire stake in Myanmar’s energy sector By Siddharth Varadarajan YANGON, JAN. 11. Taking a strategic view of the fast … Continue reading
India’s poor need a radical package: Interview with Amartya Sen
Date:09/01/2005 http://www.thehindu.com/2005/01/09/stories/2005010900161400.htm Front Page India’s poor need a radical package: Amartya Sen IF THE Manmohan Singh Government is serious about ending the chronic under-nutrition that so many poor Indians suffer … Continue reading
Dixit leaves foreign policy void that is hard to fill
4 January 2005The Hindu Dixit leaves foreign policy void that is hard to fill By Siddharth Varadarajan NEW DELHI, JAN.3. A hard-nosed strategist with a keen sense of diplomatic history, … Continue reading
Tsunami relief should be led by U.N.
Date:03/01/2005 http://www.thehindu.com/2005/01/03/stories/2005010304031100.htm Opinion – News Analysis Tsunami relief should be led by U.N. By Siddharth Varadarajan NEW DELHI, JAN. 2. Stung by criticism that its initial response to the tsunami … Continue reading
India and the World: Four preconditions for greatness
2 January 2005Sunday Magazine, The Hindu Four preconditions for greatness SIDDHARTH VARADARAJAN THANKS in part to physical size and the sheer weight of its population, its rapidly growing economy and … Continue reading
The latest act in the tragedy that is Zahira
Date:23/12/2004 http://www.thehindu.com/2004/12/23/stories/2004122313861100.htm Opinion – News Analysis The latest act in the tragedy that is Zahira By Siddharth Varadarajan NEW DELHI, DEC. 22. Given the close interest it has taken in … Continue reading
Inside Venezuela IV: Ties with India to centre around oil
17 December 2004The Hindu Inside Venezuela IV Venezuela-India ties to centre around oil By Siddharth Varadarajan Caracas: With the Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez, due to visit New Delhi in February, … Continue reading
Inside Venezuela III: Using oil as a lever against U.S.
16 December 2004The Hindu Inside Venezuela-III Using oil as a lever against U.S. By Siddharth Varadarajan Caracas: If oil is the engine of Venezuela’s newfound determination to assert its independence … Continue reading
Inside Venezuela II: Endogenous development centres hold the key here
15 December 2004The Hindu Inside Venezuela-II Endogenous development centres hold the key here By Siddharth Varadarajan Caracas: In most places, the word globalisation conjures up images of businessmen and corporate … Continue reading
Inside Venezuela I: The Chavez phenomenon and the U.S.
14 December 2004The Hindu Inside Venezuela-I The Chavez phenomenon and the U.S. By Siddharth Varadarajan Hugo Chavez CARACAS: Shortly after he appeared on national television in October 2001 holding aloft … Continue reading
U.N. panel not for change in veto power
2 December 2004The Hindu U.N. panel not for change in veto power By Siddharth Varadarajan NEW DELHI, DEC. 1. The high-level panel tasked by the United Nations Secretary General, Kofi … Continue reading
ILO chief backs job guarantee programme
29 November 2004The Hindu ILO chief backs job guarantee programme By Siddharth Varadarajan NEW DELHI, NOV. 28. Endorsing the Common Minimum Programme’s proposal for a national employment guarantee programme, the … Continue reading
Kashmir: Still in search of a policy
28 November 2004The Hindu Kashmir: still in search of a policy The noises are right and the gestures appropriate, but the Manmohan Singh Government has yet to come up with … Continue reading
Let us reduce trust deficit, Aziz tells India
25 November 2004The Hindu Let us reduce trust deficit, Aziz tells India By Siddharth Varadarajan NEW DELHI, NOV. 24. So rare have they been in the past that high-level meetings … Continue reading
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