India
After the Mumbai siege, India-Pakistan tensions rise
By Peter Symonds, December 2, 2008
The political fallout from last week’s terrorist siege of Mumbai is beginning to emerge in India and neighbouring Pakistan with tensions between the two nuclear-armed rivals on the rise.
Mumbai atrocity: the dead end of communal politics
December 1, 2008
The Mumbai tragedy both stems from and will exacerbate the national and communal tensions that have plagued the Indian subcontinent since its partition in 1947, at the end of British colonial rule.
Terrorist siege of Mumbai ends after 59 hours
By Peter Symonds, November 29, 2008
At least 160 civilians have been killed and over 320 injured since heavily-armed gunmen began their rampage through India’s financial centre on Wednesday evening. Whoever was responsible, this slaug...
Terrorist atrocity in Mumbai
By Keith Jones, November 28, 2008
Whoever were the authors of this week’s terrorist attack in Mumbai, it was a vile act that will only serve reaction in India and internationally.
India: Hindu supremacist terror network had ties to military
By Kranti Kumara and Keith Jones, November 27, 2008
Police investigating a September 29 bombing in Malegaon have uncovered an “extensive” Hindu-extremist terror network, with ties to the military and political establishment.
India: Graziano workers target of management harassment and state repression
November 17, 2008
Indian authorities responded to the death of the CEO of Graziano Transmission with mass arrests and pledges to provide employers increased police protection. 63 workers have been charged with the CEO...
War in Sri Lanka heightens tensions with India
By Wije Dias, November 10, 2008
The advances made by the Sri Lankan military against the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) have not only provoked protests in southern India over the fate of 200,000 war refugees, but...
India army officers linked to Hindu supremacist terrorism
By Kranti Kumara, November 6, 2008
The Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of the west Indian state of Maharashtra has arrested a retired Indian army major and a serving lieutenant colonel as part of its investigation of September 29 terrorist ...
Indian prime minister warns of “severe and prolonged” global downturn
By K. Ratnayake, November 4, 2008
Amid deep concerns about the growing international economic turmoil, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh held a meeting yesterday with the country’s top corporate leaders to assure them that his go...
US and India forge a strategic partnership with globally disruptive nuclear treaty
By Kranti Kumara and Keith Jones, November 4, 2008
The Indo-US nuclear treaty has been driven by the predatory strategic ambitions of Washington and New Delhi, undermines the world nuclear regulatory regime, and dangerously disrupts the balance of pow...
Indian politicians threaten to resign over Sri Lankan war
By Sasi Kumar and Arun Kumar, October 24, 2008
The intensifying civil war in Sri Lanka is provoking widespread anger in southern India, producing a rash of anti-war posturing among political parties in Tamil Nadu.
India: Police accused of summarily executing “terrorist suspects”
By Ajay Prakash and Kranti Kumara, October 21, 2008
India’s Congress Party-led coalition government has rejected calls from civil rights groups for a judicial inquiry into a Delhi Police assault that resulted in the deaths of two Muslim youths.
