The Sangh is Vajpayee’s soul
11 September 2000The Times of India The Sangh is Vajpayee’s soulBy Siddharth VaradarajanThe Times of India News service NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee’s declaration that no onecould take … Continue reading
The government’s cult of secrecy
6 September 2000The Times of India The government’s cult of secrecy By Siddharth Varadarajan Times News Network NEW DELHI: Of the five wars India has fought since Independence, official accounts … Continue reading
Africa
African Union pours cold water on India’s campaign for U.N. seat (6 August 2005)UN reform: G-4 remains focussed on the African Union (29 July 2005)Asia, Africa should end energy dependence: … Continue reading
Dateline Kashmir: A mother appeals to Mother India for justice
21 August 2000The Times of India Dateline KashmirA mother appeals to Mother India for justiceBy Siddharth VaradarajanThe Times of India News Service ANANTNAG: Officially, Zahoor Dalal – a cloth merchant … Continue reading
Dateline Kashmir: Why the Hizb talked and why it’ll talk again
19 August 2000The Times of India Dateline KashmirWhy the Hizb talked and why it’ll talk again SIDDHARTH VARADARAJANTHE TIMES OF INDIA NEWS SERVICE Srinagar: Intelligence and counter-insurgency officials are convinced … Continue reading
Dateline Kashmir: No hot pursuit, we’ll wait in ambush: Army
18 August 2000The Times of India Dateline KashmirNo hot pursuit, we’ll wait in ambush: ArmyBy Siddharth VaradarajanThe Times of India News Service KUPWARA: Stung by the resumption of militant violence … Continue reading
RSS forced Cabinet’s hand on autonomy
7 July 2000The Times of IndiaNews AnalysisRSS forced Cabinet’s hand on autonomy By Siddharth VaradarajanThe Times of India News Service NEW DELHI: Though it hasn’t ended the autonomy debate, the … Continue reading
Autonomy issue just won’t go away
5 July 2000The Times of IndiaAutonomy issue just won’t go away Siddharth VaradarajanThe Times of India News Service New Delhi: Having summarily rejected the autonomy resolution adopted by the Jammu … Continue reading
Central Asia
Oil, power and the new Silk Road in Asia (11 July 2005)China, Russia get Central Asians to say ‘Yankees Out!’ (7 July 2005)India set to take big leap in Central … Continue reading
Latin America
Orden de Bernardo O’Higgins (31 March 2006)Chavez is India’s passport to Latin America (4 March 2005)‘Globalised world needs rule of law’: Interview with Ricardo Lagos, President of Chile (30 January … Continue reading
International Security
My articles The Persian Puzzle III: The world must stand firm on diplomacy (23 September 2005) The Persian Puzzle II: What the IAEA really found in Iran (22 September 2005) … Continue reading
Terrorism
The final levee has given way… Indefinite detention is legal say U.S. courts(10 September 2005) The dodgy underbelly of India’s war on terror (26 August 2005)Playing on fear, from Godhra … Continue reading
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