Odyssey Dawn, a Homeric tragedy
Two games of domino are under way in West Asia and North Africa, one of mass struggle against U.S.-backed regimes, the other of military intervention aimed at co-opting or defeating … Continue reading
How India blinked on U.S. inspections of PM’s jet
Wary of political fallout, New Delhi asked Washington to stay quiet on the fact that it had shifted the goalposts of the sale agreement 24 March 2011The Hindu How India … Continue reading
Bribery charge must now be investigated
The Embassy cable suggests a serious crime was committed on Indian soil to which U.S. diplomats were privy. The Prime Minister cannot cite lame arguments to justify inaction… 19 March … Continue reading
It’s time to get down to business
Manmohan Singh’s second term has seen huge scams but also action against crony capitalism of a kind India has never experienced. Which trend will finally prevail? 19 February 2011The Hindu … Continue reading
India-Pakistan talks: Two years and still counting
Further delays in the resumption of dialogue with Pakistan will not make it easier to get satisfaction on the terror front…. 5 February 2011The Hindu Two years and still counting … Continue reading
K. Subrahmanyam, strategic thinker par excellence, 1929-2011
Much more than a mere advocate of Indian nuclearisation, K. Subrahmanyam was instrumental in shaping the country’s foreign and security policies in the post-Cold War world… 3 February 2010The Hindu … Continue reading
Ilina Sen wrongly booked under Foreigners Act
The FIR filed by the Maharashtra Police against Professor Ilina Sen tells us a lot about the official attitude of the Indian establishment towards dissent, knowledge and intellectual freedom … … Continue reading
Eastern promise, western fears
Indians may be suspicious of China and the Chinese of India. But it is the West which does not want to accept the strategic consequences of a rising Asia… 25 … Continue reading
The fabric of belonging
Had the national flag which the BJP wants to unfurl in Srinagar also been dipped by them to honour the memory of the hundred young Indians who were shot dead … Continue reading
Musical chairs on a drifting ship
More than a reshuffle, the UPA government needs a new deck of cards and, much more urgently, a new game… 20 January 2011The HinduMusical chairs on a drifting ship Siddharth … Continue reading
Sorry people, we’re hanging up on you
The Manmohan Singh government is digging an even bigger hole for itself by claiming there was no loss of revenue from the sweetheart sale of 2G spectrum to favoured corporate … Continue reading
Singed by WikiLeaks, Indian official says U.S. cable a lie
‘Trip to Washington did happen, but it was private visit, not junket’ … 31 December 2010The Hindu Singed by WikiLeaks, Indian official says U.S. cable a lie Siddharth Varadarajan New … Continue reading
Carrying anti-Iran tales, top official angled for U.S. junket
Ratting out on his pals for an imaginary offence, he pushed for a trip to the United States … 18 December 2010The Hindu Carrying anti-Iran tales, top official angled for … Continue reading
Time to reset the India-China relationship
Sixty years have already elapsed without the boundary issue being settled. Waiting a few more years should not be a problem for either side, especially if it helps to ‘deterritorialise’ … Continue reading
Siddharth Varadarajan 