NRI in house? Tell cops, or go to jail
27 May 2001The Times of India NRI in house? Tell cops, or go to jail By Siddharth VaradarajanThe Times of India News Service NEW DELHI: If your NRI relatives are … Continue reading
Inside the Taliban: Want to have fun? Enjoy the weather…
25 March 2001The Times of India INSIDE TALIBAN COUNTRY – III Have fun in Afghanistan? Enjoy the weather… By Siddharth Varadarajan KANDAHAR: In any major Afghan town, you can be … Continue reading
Overshadowed by Buddhas, drought cries out for attention
19 March 2001The Times of India In Taliban countryOVERSHADOWED BY BUDDHAS, DROUGHT CRIES OUT FOR ATTENTION By SIDDHARTH VARADARAJANTimes of India News Service HERAT: Unknown to most of the world, … Continue reading
‘UN sanctions may prolong Afghan civil war’
16 March 2001The Times of India In Taliban country‘UN SANCTIONS MAY PROLONG AFGHAN CIVIL WAR’ By SIDDHARTH VARADARAJANTimes of India News Service KABUL: UN officials in Afghanistan may despise the … Continue reading
Bamiyan Buddhas laid to rest
15 March 2001The Times of India In Taliban countryBAMIYAN BUDDHAS LAID TO REST By SIDDHARTH VARADARAJANTimes of India News Service KABUL: Finally laying to rest any last glimmer of hope … Continue reading
Inside Taliban country: Politics, not religion, brought the Buddhas down
13 March 2001The Times of India Inside Taliban Country Politics not religion brought the Buddhas down By Siddharth Varadarajan KABUL: Future historians may ponder over the reasons why the Talibandestroyed … Continue reading
In Taliban Country: Bamiya’s ‘refugees in stone’
12 March 2001The Times of India In Taliban Country Bamiyan’s ‘refugees in stone’ By Siddharth VaradarajanThe Times of India News Service KABUL: The Taliban’s enigmatic order to destroy all statues … Continue reading
Kashmir peace initiative hangs in balance
22 January 2001The Times of India Kashmir peace initiative hangs in balance By Siddharth Varadarajan NEW DELHI: With just days to go before its unilateral ceasefire ends, New Delhi’s fledgling … Continue reading
Beyond the Ceasefire: Move quickly on the political front
30 December 2000The Times of India Beyond the CeasefireMove Quickly on the Political FrontBy SIDDHARTH VARADARAJAN BOLD and innovative though it is, the Indian government’s unilateral ceasefire is floundering on … Continue reading
Greek you can understand: Interview with George Papandreou
21 December 2000The Times of India A Greek You Can Understand ATHENS: Greek foreign minister since 1999 and before that alternate minister of foreign affairs from 1996, George A Papandreou … Continue reading
Dateline Athens: The stepping stone where dreams die
10 December 2000The Times of India Greece: The stepping stone where dreams die By Siddharth VaradarajanThe Times of India News Service ATHENS: For illegal emigrants from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh,Greece … Continue reading
Iran and West Asia
2008 India to make fresh proposals on Iran pipeline (31 October 2008)Bush report says India complying with Hyde Act on Iran (15 September 2008)Iran replies to Indian ‘non-paper’ on gas … Continue reading
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