A K Verma

Indo-Pak: The hollow dialogue process

There is a distinctive downside to the dialogue process. It has not succeeded in arresting the terrorism campaign against India, says A K Verma.

Talks with Pak will only end in frustration

'The dialogue process is just too inadequate to meet the challenges from Pakistan,' says former R&AW chief A K Verma.

Benazir's death won't have long-term impact

Bhutto's true Achilles heel was the military. A third time premiership would not have altered the equation. The military is so deeply entrenched in the country's economic and political life that no democratic entity in the country can survive a challenge from it. On both occasions in the past Benazir had been evicted from the prime minister's office by the machinations of the military.

How Zia's death killed a Siachen accord

The dragon's preferred option