NOT MUCH TO SMILE ABOUT NOW: Shivshankar Menon (left), with U.S. Under Secretary Nicholas Burns and U.S. Ambassador David C. Mulford (right), during a break in their negotiations in 2007. India feels the U.S. is now about to

The Hindu NOT MUCH TO SMILE ABOUT NOW: Shivshankar Menon (left), with U.S. Under Secretary Nicholas Burns and U.S. Ambassador David C. Mulford (right), during a break in their negotiations in 2007. India feels the U.S. is now about to "derogate" from the landmark nuclear agreement. Photo: V. Sudershan

NSG all set to up-end India's clean waiver

Proposed restrictions on transfer of sensitive nuclear items are a 'derogation', 'rollback' of U.S. commitments, Indian officials had warned »

In a candid conversation with a Political Officer at the U.S. Consulate-General in Chennai in February 2008, DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran spoke of corruption in his party and the increasing anti-incumbency factor in Tamil Nadu, according to a cable accessed by

When in power, people start making money, Maran told U.S. Political Officer

The estranged DMK M.P. spoke about party's corrupt image & predicted its downfall; criticised 'freebies'; praised Rahul Gandhi; was 'very downbeat' about United Progressive Alliance's electoral prospects »

The then Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi, on a day-long hunger strike at the Marina Beach in April 2009 to protest against the military action in Sri Lanka. Photo: R. Raghu

Maran called Karunanidhi's October 2008 resignation threat a diversionary 'drama'

Spoke of DMK leader's attempted 'blackmail' on Sri Lanka, warned that the Congress 'will carry this grudge and retaliate at the right time' »

Then Minister for External Affairs Pranab Mukherjee with U.S. special envoy Richard Holbrooke (left) in this 2009 photograph. New Delhi sent out an unequivocal message to Washington that any move to include India in Holbrooke's brief would be

How India kept Kashmir out of U.S. Af-Pak envoy's brief

External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee registered India's strong disapproval of President-elect Barack Obama's plan to appoint a special envoy for the India-Pakistan-Afghanistan region. »

Terror threats keep me awake, Manmohan Singh told U.S. official

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told a visiting United States official in 2009 that he "did not sleep well at night" knowing there were threats of more terror attacks in India after the 2008 Mumbai carnage. »

India & Neighbours

A diplomatic cable sent under the name of U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton states that despite public disavowals,

State Department cable cited ISI links with militants

The cable was sent to five U.S. Embassies, including that of Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. »

Behind the Pakistan F-16 deal, a tale of many wheels

Don't leave Afghanistan, India told U.S.

'Pakistan's actions at the UN may embolden other member states to oppose U.S. positions'

We are not as advanced as you are in respect for freedom of religion, Pakistan told U.S.

India & West Asia

Pakistan's unconventional viewpoint on terrorism

Turkish diplomat's view on why for Islamabad cross-border terror is not quite terror »

'U.S. needs to read 'Persian mind' to deal with Iran'

In Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Vatican supports Palestinians

Why Guantanamo Bay prisoners are not horses and falcons

Indian support for UN resolution on Israel angered U.S.

Terrorism

INDIA IN AFGHANISTAN: During his May 12-13, 2011 visit, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pledged an additional $500 million reconstruction assistance and backed efforts by Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai to seek reconciliation with the Taliban.

Don't leave Afghanistan, India told U.S.

U.S. diplomatic cables originating from Islamabad and New Delhi, accessed by The Hindu through WikiLeaks, clearly suggest that India was concerned about U.S. plans to exit from Afghanistan, and its possible repercussions on India's security »