Govt’s olive branch may not work in Kashmir
6 April 2000The Times of India Govt’s olive branch may not work in Kashmir Siddharth VaradarajanThe Times of India News Service NEW DELHI: Two days after the freeing of Syed … Continue reading
Dateline Islamabad: India up, Pak down on US agenda, feel Pakistanis
27 March 2000The Times of India India up, Pak down on US agenda, feel Pakistanis By Siddharth VaradarajanThe Times of India News Service ISLAMABAD: President Clinton’s televised warning to Pakistan … Continue reading
Dateline Islamabad: Clinton does some plain speaking
26 March 2000The Times of India Clinton does some plain speaking in PakistanBy Siddharth VaradarajanThe Times of India News Service ISLAMABAD: Sticking to a tight schedule that admitted nopossibility for … Continue reading
Clinton in Islamabad: Stage set for blunt exchange of views
25 March 2000The Times of India Stage set for blunt exchange of views By Siddharth VaradarajanThe Times of India News Service ISLAMABAD: After a relatively laid-back tour of India, PresidentBill … Continue reading
‘Hero No.1’ came, saw and was ‘conquered’
23 March 2000The Times of India ‘Hero No.1’ came, saw and was ‘conquered’ By Mohit Dubey and Siddharth VaradarajanThe Times of India News Service AGRA: At last, the world’s Tourist … Continue reading
Growing economy, burgeoning joblessness
17 March 2000The Times of India Growing economy, burgeoning joblessness By Siddharth Varadarajan The Times of India News Service NEW DELHI: When a peon at the Institute of EconomicGrowth approached … Continue reading
Vajpayee and Clinton: A forced one-on-one?
15 March 2000The Times of India A forced one-on-one ? By Siddharth VaradarajanThe Times of India News Swervice NEW DELHI: According to an informed Indian source, the US was notkeen … Continue reading
Clinton’s arriving, as bully or cheerleader?
9 March 2000The Times of India Clinton’s arriving, as bully or cheerleader? By Siddharth Varadarajan and Manoj JoshiThe Times of India News Service NEW DELHI: With 10 days to go … Continue reading
The BJP & Deepa Mehta’s ‘Water’: Strife as Diversion and Design
26 February 2000The Times of India Saffron HerringsStrife as Diversion and Design By SIDDHARTH VARADARAJAN VARANASI: In his seminal essay on the construction of communalism in colonial India, Gyan Pandey … Continue reading
Irrational Exuberance: Sooner or later, the fundamentals will catch up on you
February 20, 2000 Sunday Times of India Irrational Exuberance The share bubble will burst By Siddharth Varadarajan When someone getting rich for free openly expresses surprise at the manner of … Continue reading
The Spectator on my argument with the CPJ over Nato’s bombing of RTS, Belgrade
5 February 2000The Spectator When its OK to kill a hack By Charles Glass It’s official. Thirty-three journalists died violently in war zones last year. The figure — nine up … Continue reading
Nothing Islamic about terrorism
2 January 2000The Times of India NOTHING ISLAMIC ABOUT TERRORISM The passengers aboard IC 814 were victims of terrorism but even as India takes measures to protect its citizens, the … Continue reading
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