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Army Chief goes ballistic

by Nitin A Gokhale

26 Mar/12

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I was offered a bribe of Rs 14 Crore, says India’s Army Chief Gen VK Singh http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article3223758.ece?homepage=true The COAS seems to have decided to take the bull by the horns. More than a fortnight ago, the Army HQ had issued a press note drawing attention to the…

India the big loser at UNHRC?

by Nitin A Gokhale

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22 Mar/12

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The adoption of a US-sponsored resolution at the UN Human Rights Council at Geneva today should not be seen as the end of the world by Colombo although it fought tooth and nail to get the resolution defeated. What must have hurt Sri Lanka the most was India’s 180 degree…

The Draft resolution on Sri Lanka as on 6th March

by Nitin A Gokhale

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21 Mar/12

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Much heat has been generated on what the UNHRC will do either today ot tomorrow on Sri Lanka. India has vacillated between abstaining and “inclined” to vote for the resolution even as Colombo has appealed to New Delhi to review its decision. Opinion in India, driven both by domestic politics…

India’s North-east: A view from not-so-recent past

by Nitin A Gokhale

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19 Mar/12

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NOTE: Since India’s North-east is getting some much needed attention in national and international media of late, I though let me republish a couple of pieces I had occasions to write in the past six-seven years. Often ours–those of us who reported on the North-East for much of the past…

India’s Sri Lanka dilemma–reflected here

by Nitin A Gokhale

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14 Mar/12

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Statement by External Affairs Minister in Rajya Sabha on “The Situation in Sri Lanka” March 14, 2012 Hon’ble Chairman, I rise to inform the House on “The Situation in Sri Lanka”. At the outset, allow me to convey that I fully share the concerns and sentiments raised by the Hon’ble…