A low-key summitJOHN CHERIAN in ColomboLeaders of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation meet in Colombo in the backdrop of rising tensions in the subcontinent and the economi
Standing up to the U.S.JOHN CHERIANTHE Clinton administration has sharply criticised the supplementary agreement between Russia and India for the construction of two light-water 1000-MW
Worldwide condemnationJOHN CHERIANThe impact of the explosions will be felt most in economic and diplomatic relations.
India's missile programmeJOHN CHERIANTHERE is a broad consensus among India's political parties on the need to enhance the country's missile defence capabilities. A credible nuclear deter
THE BJP AND THE BOMBJOHN CHERIAN in New DelhiThe BJP-led Government's intention to exercise the option to induct nuclear weapons marks a break with India's nuclear policy since 1974 and carries s
North Korea waitsJOHN CHERIANNORTH KOREA is in the grip of a famine-related crisis, and the worst affected are children and the aged. The health care system has virtually broken d
A rough passage to IndiaJOHN CHERIAN PRAVEEN SWAMI in New DelhiLabour's increasingly controversial policy on India-related affairs set the tone for Queen Elizabeth's visit to India in the 50th anniversary of India
The battle rages onJOHN CHERIANrecently in TashkentThe Northern Alliance forces led by Ahmad Shah Masood are now close to Kabul; their plan is to encircle it and dictate terms to the retreating Taliban
Inderfurth's messageJOHN CHERIANEarly in the Clinton administration's second term, U.S. State Department officials appear to be working hard to jump-start a "strategic dialogue" with
New prioritiesJOHN CHERIAN recently in South AfricaThe Government's post-1996 economic programme emphasises economic growth; but many South Africans feel that the Government has not done enough for the
Is a reversal of bank nationalisation on the cards? Calls for privatisation have grown louder just as public sector banks clean up their balance sheets.
SlideshowThe hungry river Villages in West Bengal’s Malda and Murshidabad districts live under the constant threat of river erosion that eats up their homes overnight.
