Elections 1999: Field notes from a (middle class) campaign meeting
28 August 1999The Times of India Field notes from a (middle class) campaign meeting in South Delhi By Siddharth VaradarajanThe Times of India News Service NEW DELHI: The BJP leader … Continue reading
War and the dharma of a journalist
7 August 1999The Times of India War and the Dharma of a Journalist By Siddharth Varadarajan What does a journalist do when his dharma as a journalist comes into conflict … Continue reading
The Piper’s Price: India and the US after Kargil
17 July 1999The Times of India The Piper’s Price India and the US after Kargil By Siddharth Varadarajan Mountains are always associated with subterranean stirrings and the rocky heights of … Continue reading
Dawn website blocked as VSNL plays big brother
3 July 1999The Times of India Dawn website blocked as VSNL plays Big Brother By Siddharth Varadarajan NEW DELHI: Evidently carried away by patriotic zeal, theVidesh Sanchar Nigam Ltd, India’s … Continue reading
Don’t Escalate Kargil To All-Out War
18 June 1999The Times of India Don’t Escalate Kargil To All-Out War By Siddharth Varadarajan THREE weeks into what can only be described as a situation perilously close to war, … Continue reading
U.N. Fig Leaf: Nato Compellence as Global Norm
The Times of India, June 10, 1999 UN Fig Leaf NATO Compellence as Global Norm By Siddharth Varadarajan DESPITE the imposition of a peace agreement on Belgrade last week and … Continue reading
Kosovo war: NATO reneging on accord terms
8 June 1999The Times of India NEWS ANALYSIS NATO reneging on accord terms By Siddharth Varadarajan NEW DELHI: The peace agreement accepted by the Yugoslav government lastweek may be ambiguous … Continue reading
With the Dark Lord in a Darkened City
The Times of India, June 6, 1999 With The Dark Lord In A Darkened City By Siddharth Varadarajan BELGRADE: Set in a modest house on a quiet street overlooking the … Continue reading
War ravages Belgrade’s Bengal tiger
The Times of India, June 3, 1999 War ravages Belgrade’s Bengal Tiger By Siddharth Varadarajan BELGRADE — The day after NATO’s bombs first roared menacingly in Belgrade, Prince, the local … Continue reading
Belgrade Diary: As bombs fall, hope, despair, and some humour
June 2, 1999The Times of India Belgrade Diary As bombs fall, hope, despair, humour By Siddharth Varadarajan BELGRADE: As NATO bombs different locations around the city, people here mustmake calculations … Continue reading
‘Nato causing medical catastrophe’
26 May 1999The Times of India ‘NATO causing medical catastrophe’ By Siddharth Varadarajan BELGRADE: Every time there is an air raid warning — and thatmeans every night and sometimes every … Continue reading
Yugoslavia: NATO waging a war of deprivation
25 May 1999The Times of India NATO waging war of deprivation By Siddharth Varadarajan BELGRADE: NATO bombers have been attacking power stations near Belgrade with missiles and special graphite bombs, … Continue reading
Yugoslavs itch for ground war
22 May 1999The Times of India Yugoslavs itch for ground war By Siddharth Varadarajan BELGRADE: Before NATO bombs started exploding around him, Prof Sima Avramovic spent most of his time … Continue reading
NATO strikes hospital as peace efforts continue
21 May 1999The Times of India NATO strikes hospital as peace efforts continue By Siddharth Varadarajan BELGRADE: Barely hours after Russian special envoy Viktor Chernomyrdinleft Belgrade at the conclusion of … Continue reading
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