Sanjeev Miglani

Position: Specialist Editor
I'm an editor on the political and general news desk in Singapore where we handle news production from across Asia stretching from Australia to Afghanistan. I also blog, mainly on South Asia, especially Pakistan - one of the millions with roots on both sides of the troubled border. I was in Delhi, formerly, responsible for political and general news coverage from India and Nepal. As a long-term military writer, I have covered insurgencies beginning with the Sikh revolt in the Punjab in the early 1980s to Kashmir in 1989, and the war in Afghanistan.

Articles

S. Lanka opposition endorses ex-general for president November 26, 09:11am EST 

(Adds details, byline) By Ranga Sirilal COLOMBO, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's main opposition party said on Thursday it will support former army chief Sarath Fonseka's candidature for presidential elections, in the most serious challenge to President ...  Full Article 

Blog Posts

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Keeping India out of Afghanistan

INdia's prime minister is in Washington for the first state visit by any foreign leader since President Barack Obama took office this year. Beyond the atmospherics, the war in Afghanistan is a key area of discussion with rising Indian involvement in the war-torn region a concern for Pakistan.  Full Article | Comments [75] 

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The price of failure in Afghanistan

On the eve of Hamid Karzai's inauguration as Afghanistan's president, the obvious question to ask is what happens if he, or more crucially his Western backers, fail to turn back a resurgent Taliban the second time around.   Full Article | Comments [14]