India puts Pakistan under pressure with bus buzz
1 January 2004The Times of India India puts Pakistan under pressure with bus buzz By Siddharth VaradarajanTIMES NEWS NETWORK New Delhi: In a gentle but strategic upping of the peace … Continue reading
US leaves India out of Iraq spoils
10 December 2003The Times of India US leaves India out of Iraq spoils SIDDHARTH VARADARAJANTIMES NEWS NETWORK NEW DELHI: Citing “essential security interests”, the Pentagon has banned Indian companies from … Continue reading
Musharraf warms to Kashmir bus, Sindh train
3 December 2003The Times of IndiaMusharraf warms to Kashmir bus, Sindh train By Siddharth VaradarajanTIMES NEWS NETWORK New Delhi: Hot on the heels of Monday’s successful air-links talks, India has … Continue reading
Photo: Siddharth at a seminar at Harvard
Siddharth Varadarajan of The Times of India makes a point at a seminar on human rights at Harvard University.On his left are activists Pervez Imroz, Ram Narayan Kumar and Teesta … Continue reading
India, Pak inch towards peace
31 October 2003The Times of India India, Pak inch towards peace By Siddharth VaradarajanTIMES NEWS NETWORK New Delhi: When the dust settles from the latest ‘peace blitz’, the biggest gainers … Continue reading
Delhi readies for another shot at peace, proposes cricket, Mumbai-Karachi ferry
23 October 2003The Times of IndiaDelhi readies for another shot at peaceProposes resuming cricket ties, Mumbai-Karachi ferry service By Siddharth VaradarajanTIMES NEWS NETWORK New Delhi: In an attempt to breathe … Continue reading
S.R. Sankaran, Supreme Court-appointed right-to-food commissioner, on food for justice
5 September 2003The Times of India Food for Justice An interiew with S.R. Sankaran Supreme Court hearings on the right to food have been held at regular intervals during the … Continue reading
Thirteen years on, Pandits face being wiped out
1 September 2003The Times of India 13 years on, Pandits face being wiped out SIDDHARTH VARADARAJANTIMES NEWS NETWORK NEW DELHI: Thirteen years after the Kashmir violence began, the Pandit community … Continue reading
Atal’s temple talk: Flip-flop big flop
4 August 2003The Times of India Atal’s temple talk Flip-flop big flop SIDDHARTH VARADARAJANTIMES NEWS NETWORK NEW DELHI: Ever since the BJP formally took up the Ram temple issue at … Continue reading
Iraq’s neighbours want UN, not India
3 July 2003The Times of India Iraq’s neighbours want UN, not India SIDDHARTH VARADARAJANTIMES NEWS NETWORK NEW DELHI: The government may have secured the backing of US allies Kuwait, Jordan … Continue reading
Review of Gujarat: The Making of a Tragedy on mouthshut.com
1 July 2003mouthshut.com In The Land Of The MahatmaBy: Santoz Santoz recommends: Gujarat: The Making of a Tragedy – Siddharth VaradarajanProduct Rating: ***** Warning : If you have a heart … Continue reading
Eight theses on the war in Iraq
Seminar, July 2003http://www.india-seminar.com/2003/527/527%20siddharth%20varadarajan.htm Eight theses on the war in Iraq SIDDHARTH VARADARAJAN BOTH supporters and opponents of the US war on Iraq agree that ‘Operation Iraqi Freedom’ has irrevocably changed … Continue reading
Press Council of India ruling on Geetaben article
PRESS COUNCIL OF INDIASoochna Bhawan 8-C.G.O Complex Lodhi Road New Delhi-110 003Tel. No.24366745-46-47 COMMUNAL VIOLENCE IN GUJARAT- ROLE OF THE MEDIA (Adjudications rendered on 30.6.2003 in 24 cases) XVIII-XXI. 1. … Continue reading
Dying for Dubya: The Illogic of Indian Troops in Iraq
The Times of India, June 27, 2003 Dying for Dubya: The Illogic of Indian Troops in Iraq By Siddharth Varadarajan I wonder if L K Advani and others in the … Continue reading