N Sathiya Moorthy | India Writes

It’s time to recast the role and relevance of NSA in India

May 14, 2014May 16, 2014 - by N Sathiya Moorthy

Without questioning the capabilities, experience and achievements of successive incumbents since the office was created by the then Vajpayee Government, it may be useful if the post-poll political dispensation in New Delhi reviews the relevance of the office of the National Security Advisor (NSA)…

Maldives: The stranglehold of coalition politics continues

November 26, 2013November 26, 2013 - by N Sathiya Moorthy

At the end of weeks of competitive, though not confrontational, politics on the streets and precedent-setting constitutional calculus in court rooms, Parliament and elsewhere, the ‘numbers’ have prevailed. Reflecting the …

Maldives: Towards a free and peaceful poll

September 7, 2013September 7, 2013 - by N Sathiya Moorthy

Ahead of the first round of presidential polls on 7 September, the Election Commission (EC) of Maldives recently came out with do’s and don’ts for the nation’s police force. It …

Maldives: Where from here for India? Bracing for expected and unexpected…

February 28, 2013August 2, 2013 - by N Sathiya Moorthy

With the ‘sit-in’ saga by former Maldivian President Mohammed Nasheed in the Indian High Commission now behind it, New Delhi should now be honing its tactics for both the expected …