Dateline Riyadh: In Arab heartland, no appetite for US war on Iraq
22 January 2003The Times of India Dateline Riyadh In Arab heartland, no appetite for US war on Iraq SIDDHARTH VARADARAJANTIMES NEWS NETWORK RIYADH: As the build-up of US troops in … Continue reading
State actors in a pogrom
December 21, 2002 – January 3, 2003 FrontlineVolume:19 Issue:26 BOOKS State actors in a pogrom NAUNIDHI KAUR Gujarat: The Making of a Tragedy edited by Siddharth Varadarajan; Penguin Books India, … Continue reading
Beyond the Ballot: The issue in Gujarat is Justice
18 December 2002The Times of India Beyond the Ballot The Issue in Gujarat is Justice SIDDHARTH VARADARAJAN Moral philosophers may shake their heads in bewilderment but future historians looking back … Continue reading
Times of India review of Gujarat: The Making of a Tragedy, (Ed.) Siddharth Varadarajan
December 7, 2002The Times of India Best Reads Reviewed by Vrinda Nabar GUJARAT: THE MAKING OF A TRAGEDY Editor: Siddharth VaradarajanPublisher: Penguin India Rating: **** The book is a collection … Continue reading
POTA’s First Trial: An Interview with Prof Rajni Kothari
October 8, 2002The Times of India POTA’s First TrialAn interview with Prof Rajni Kothari of the S.A.R. Geelani Defence Committee Rajni Kothari with his grandchildren New Delhi: The December 13 … Continue reading
A ‘regime change’ in international affairs
Seminar, October 2002URL: http://www.india-seminar.com/2002/518/518%20siddharth%20varadarajan.htm A ‘regime change’ in international affairs SIDDHARTH VARADARAJAN In the 1990s, it became fashionable to think and talk about ‘exit strategies’. There can be no exit … Continue reading
Frontier Rugs: Review of The Carpet Wars by Christopher Kremmer
September 30, 2002Outlook REVIEW Frontier Rugs Through the magical metaphor of carpets, Kremmer does a fine job of chronicling the decline of a once-fabled region. SIDDHARTH VARADARAJAN THE CARPET WARS: … Continue reading
Say No to Bush: The World Must Stand by Iraq
The Times of India, September 12, 2002URL: http://www1.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/articleshow?art_id=21892022 Say No to Bush The World Must Stand by Iraq By Siddharth Varadarajan Here’s a simple quiz to mark the anniversary of … Continue reading
Ruud Lubbers, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, on how 9/11 made his job tougher
20 June 2002The Times of India No Place for the Displaced Interview with Ruud Rubbers, U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees As United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Ruud Lubbers has … Continue reading
Rumsfeld has special forces offer for India
11 June 2002The Times of India Rumsfeld has special forces offer for India SIDDHARTH VARADARAJANTIMES NEWS NETWORK NEW DELHI: As part of a plan to de-escalate tension between India and … Continue reading
Musharraf dares India to go to war
27 May 2002The Times of India News Analysis Musharraf dares India to go to war SIDDHARTH VARADARAJANTIMES NEWS NETWORK NEW DELHI: With one eye fixed firmly on his domestic constituency … Continue reading
Manohar Joshi not new to controversy
10 May 2002The Times of India Joshi not new to controversy SIDDHARTH VARADARAJANTIMES NEWS NETWORK NEW DELHI: If Shiv Sena leader and Union industries minister ManoharJoshi is elected Speaker of … Continue reading
BSF record: Guilty are seldom punished
22 April 2002The Times of India BSF record: Guilty are seldom punished Siddharth Varadarajan and Manoj Joshi New Delhi: If the people of Kashmir are not reassured by Union Home … Continue reading