Jayanth Jacob writes on foreign policy and politics for Hindustan Times.
Articles by Jayanth Jacob
Securing home with world of experience
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has ensured continuity with change —besides recognising talent —in the appointment of Shivshankar Menon as the national security adviser. Vinod Sharma & Jayanth Jacob reports.
Updated on Jan 21, 2010 11:59 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vinod Sharma & Jayanth Jacob, New Delhi
Haiti quake: I thought a bomb had exploded
Ann Varghese has known the worth of hope for those 55 hours. And for her, remembering those seemingly-long ending hours — and surviving one of the worst-ever earthquakes ever in history in Haiti — is reliving trepidation, reports Jayanth Jacob.
Updated on Jan 21, 2010 12:42 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Jayanth Jacob, New Delhi
Can talk if Pak serious on 26/11 probe: Krishna
In a subtle but significant shift in stand, India wants Pakistan to do an earnest job of investigating the planning of the 26/11 terrorist attacks in Mumbai as a condition for resuming dialogue. Jayanth Jacob reports.
Updated on Jan 21, 2010 12:23 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Jayanth Jacob, New Delhi
Swaminathan opts out of helping Lanka
Renowned agricultural scientist M.S. Swaminathan has given up a new job he was assigned — to oversee the task of restoring the livelihoods of Tamils in war-ravaged northern Sri Lanka, reports Jayanth Jacob.
Updated on Jan 15, 2010 01:09 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Jayanth Jacob, New Delhi
Maritime talks inch forward
Caution guided maritime talks between India and Bangaldesh on Tuesday as the two countries signed treaties that could help Prime Minister Shiekh Hasina battle accusations of a sellout from the opposition.
Updated on Jan 12, 2010 11:29 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Jayanth Jacob, New Delhi
Sarko and Carla have a date at the Taj
French President Nicolas Sarkozy and First Lady Carla Bruni are all set to make a date with the Taj Mahal this Valentine’s Day (February 14), reports Jayanth Jacob.
Updated on Jan 10, 2010 01:30 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Jayanth Jacob, New Delhi
Beijing, Delhi work on diplomacy via media
If good diplomatic relations begin with friendly media, China and India are sparing no efforts on this front in the wake of a thaw in ties between the countries.
Updated on Jan 08, 2010 12:49 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Jayanth Jacob, New Delhi
Deep sea oil clogs India-Bangla ties
The Bangladesh Navy has been used by Dhaka to interfere in oil and gas surveys undertaken by various companies in the Bay of Bengal with clearances from Indian authorities. Jayanth Jacob and Anupama Airy report.
Updated on Jan 06, 2010 01:18 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Jayanth Jacob & Anupama Airy
EU team to visit Kandhamal
After some months of persuasion, the government has allowed a 10-member European Union group to visit Orissa’s Kandhamal, which has seen violence against Christians, reports Jayanth Jacob.
Updated on Jan 05, 2010 12:11 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Jayanth Jacob, New Delhi
Visa norms eased for Govt-employed expats
The new visa regime has proved a hindrance to foreign nationals working on government projects. So, the Centre has come up with a solution: a “flexible” government-to-government category in the new visa manual, expected to be ready by the month-end. Jayanth Jacob examines...
Updated on Jan 02, 2010 12:43 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Jayanth Jacob, New Delhi
India stands firm to Japan’s CTBT push
India on Tuesday resisted Japan's push towards ratifying the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), with New Delhi sticking to its stated position on nuclear non-proliferation.
Updated on Dec 30, 2009 01:42 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Jayanth Jacob, New Delhi
Japan PM visit: pact glitch and wife’s love for sari
While trade, investment security and defence cooperation top the agenda of Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama’s visit to India, his wife Miyuki Hatoyama, a one-time actor, is keen on exploring Indian life, including wearing a sari and visiting the film city, reports Jayanth Jacob.
Updated on Dec 27, 2009 12:27 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Jayanth Jacob, New Delhi
Gorkhaland-wary CPM to discuss statehood
The CPI-M politburo, already worried about rising demands for a new state in West Bengal, will meet this weekend to look into the Telengana issue, reports Jayanth Jacob.
Updated on Dec 26, 2009 01:53 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Jayanth Jacob, New Delhi
Krishna to visit China in April
External affairs minister S.M. Krishna will travel to Beijing for a four-day visit in April next year to strengthen bilateral ties, picking up the strings from the Copenhagen climate summit where the two countries worked “closely and effectively”.
Updated on Dec 22, 2009 11:59 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Jayanth Jacob, New Delhi
India gets power, Bhutan college
It's going to be profitable visit for Bhutan's new king Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, who arrived on his first five-day visit to India on Monday.
Updated on Dec 21, 2009 11:33 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Jayanth Jacob, New Delhi
UK presses wary India for N-deal
The United Kingdom is pressing India to sign a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement quickly but New Delhi is holding out, seeking modifications in the agreement to cover its stand on non-proliferation. Jayanth Jacob reports.
Updated on Dec 21, 2009 02:52 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Jayanth Jacob, New Delhi
Rana’s visa papers found, hunt on for Headley’s
The Indian consulate in Chicago has the visa application of Tahawwur Rana Hussain but is searching for that of David Coleman Headley, the government was informed on Thursday, report Jayanth Jacob & Aloke Tikku.
Updated on Dec 18, 2009 12:51 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Jayanth Jacob & Aloke Tikku, New Delhi
Oz signals change on uranium
There are indications of India getting uranium from Australia, the biggest depository of the yellowcake in the world, after a report commissioned on Tuesday in Tokyo by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and his Japanese counterpart recommended some changes to the nuclear non-proliferation (NPT) regime.
Updated on Dec 16, 2009 12:18 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Jayanth Jacob, New Delhi
China warms up to India after months of chill
After months of frosty ties, Beijing warmed up to New Delhi on Monday with its ambassador to India writing to External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna, seeking a meeting to discuss the celebration next year of 60 years of diplomatic ties between the two countries.
Updated on Dec 15, 2009 12:46 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Jayanth Jacob, New Delhi
CPM comeback formula: hire women, dump God
Still reeling from its worst-ever electoral performance and with its stronghold of West Bengal looking set to fall, the CPI(M) has come out with an internal document on what it needs to do to set things right, reports Jayanth Jacob.
Updated on Dec 13, 2009 01:43 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Jayanth Jacob, Delhi
Prabhakaran, Amman dead; Rajiv case may be closed
Decks have been cleared for the closure of Rajiv Gandhi assassination case with Sri Lankan government confirming the deaths of two most important conspirators in the case, LTTE chief V. Prabhakaran and its intelligence chief Pottu Amman, formally to India.
Updated on Dec 11, 2009 01:25 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Jayanth Jacob, New Delhi
Pakistani cricketers to get visas, IPL says too late
The impasse between Pakistani cricketers and the IPL seems headed for a resolution. However, the problem for them is their replacements have already been picked, reports Jayanth Jacob.
Updated on Dec 11, 2009 10:31 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Jayanth Jacob, New Delhi
PM, Wen talk strategy as India, China face new foes
The two countries, and the two other BASIC countries Brazil and South Africa, are under pressure from the developed world to do more to mitigate carbon emissions and open up to international scrutiny, report Chetan Chauhan and Jayanth Jacob. See Special
Updated on Dec 11, 2009 02:31 PM IST
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