Tom Walker

Tom Walker graduated with a 1st Class Honours degree in History from the University of Durham and will begin an MSc in Contemporary India at the University of Oxford in October 2009. He is currently interning at The Statesman, a newspaper based in Kolkata. He recently worked as an online editorial assistant with the security think tank RUSI and co-founded a politics and satire magazine within the University of Durham.

Sri Lankan military prepares for end game

The Sri Lankan military is preparing to mount an attack on a 20 sq km no-fire zone in the north of the country where many senior Tamil Tigers leaders

By Tom Walker

/ 7 Apr 2009

Bollywood star barred from contesting elections

The Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt has been refused the right to contest the parliamentary Lok Sabha elections by India's supreme court. Dutt was sentenced to six years in

By Tom Walker

/ 1 Apr 2009

UN human rights official urges reforms

Navanethem Pillay, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, urged the Indian government to repeal the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (ADSPA) during a visit to New Delhi. The act

By Tom Walker

/ 23 Mar 2009

High-level dispute adds to BJP's troubles

Political loyalties are coming under strain as parties prepare for the Indian parliamentary elections and the leading party in the opposition coalition, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), is not coping

By Tom Walker

/ 17 Mar 2009