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Articles 521 through 620 of 5550:
- War Without A Resolution (Pioneer, Ramamohan Rao, Jul 26, 2006)
Today the nation pays its homage to martyrs of the Indian armed forces, who made the supreme sacrifice during the Kargil operations seven years ago.
- Bjp Flays Speaker For 'Misinformation' (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
Strongly refuting charges that it had gone back on its promise to allow Question Hour in Lok Sabha, the BJP has expressed its reservation on Speaker Somnath Chaterjee's briefing the media about deliberation in his chamber with Opposition leaders.
- Quit Or Challenge Jaswant, Congress Tells Modi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
The Congress has asked Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi either to resign or "challenge" the former Union Minister Jaswant Singh for his critical comments on his Government's handling of the 2002 communal riots.
- Proxy War Shows No Signs Of Abatement (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jul 26, 2006)
On July 26, the nation will pay its homage to martyrs of the Indian Armed Forces who made the supreme sacrifice during the Kargil operations seven years ago. Will the nation observe it as the final Vijay Diwas ? Unlikely.
- Jaswant Still Coy On Mole, Jethmalani Takes Aim (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
With controversy tagging his memoir, A Call to Honour, former External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh on Tuesday tried to explain why he remained silent for long about the mole in PV Narasimha Rao's PMO.
- Oop Issue: President May Stand Firm (Pioneer, Navin Upadhyay, Jul 25, 2006)
The Centre's decision to send back the Office-of-Profit Bill to President APJ Abdul Kalam untouched has the potential to trigger another round of controversy between the Rashtrapati Bhavan and the Government.
- Upa Politicising War On Terrorism, Says Bjp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
BJP leads delegation to submit memorandum to President
Leaders beat `thalis' with spoons to focus on rising prices, farmers' suicides
"Burden on common man had become unbearable"
Office-of-Profit: "use Article 143 to seek apex court opinion"
- Bjp To Kalam: Ask Sc If You Can Bypass Cabinet (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Jul 25, 2006)
The word “liar” is a grossly unparliamentary term but charges of lying flew thick and fast in the corridors of Parliament through the day, underlining the breakdown of trust between the BJP-led Opposition and the UPA government as well as between . . .
- Jaswant Will Disclose Us Mole’S Name (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
Picking up the gauntlet thrown by Manmohan Singh, former foreign minister Jaswant Singh has said that he is ready to tell the PM about the mole who snooped on the PMO a decade ago.
- Not Exactly Total Recall (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Jul 25, 2006)
Jaswant Singh provides a partial account of a key period in Indian diplomacy
- The President Has No Red Cards (Hindu, Harish Khare , Jul 25, 2006)
He has no mandate to set himself as a constitutional referee.
- Nda To Submit Memorandum To President (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
It will highlight the Government's "failure" to prevent the Mumbai train blasts
We won't allow any other discussion in Lok Sabha till our adjournment motion is admitted and debated
- India-China Ties On Upswing (Daily Excelsior, Subhashis Mittra, Jul 24, 2006)
India-China relations have established a new landmark with the re-opening of the strategic Nathula border after 44 years.
- Left Lines Up Troops For N-War (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
The CPM today launched an initiative to rally all parties, including the BJP, to force the Centre to stand up to Washington’s pressure on the Indo-US civil nuclear energy cooperation deal.
- No Dearth Of Evidence (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 24, 2006)
When Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf says that India must show “evidence” that his country is being used for terror attacks in India, his plausible deniability flies in the . . .
- ``More Than One Letter Exchanged Between Narayanan, Vajpayee'' (Hindu, Siddharth Narrain , Jul 23, 2006)
Correspondence comprised 10 to 15 pages, says DoPT
President not answerable to any court: DoPT
Right to information, a fundamental right: appellant
"No immunity from public scrutiny"
- Sonia Most Preferred Choice For Pm: Poll (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 23, 2006)
Congress President Sonia Gandhi has been voted as the most preferred choice for Prime Ministership in an opinion poll although Manmohan Singh is shown to have gained popularity by about 16 per cent since 2004 despite not handling properly key issue .. . .
- Ringing A Bell (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 23, 2006)
Being “clever” is a BJP speciality. At times it is too clever to be wise. Sounding an alarm on terrorism would underpin its plans to have bells rung across the nation to coincide with the quorum bell to launch the monsoon session of Parliament.
- No Dearth Of Evidence (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 23, 2006)
When Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf says that India must show “evidence” that his country is being used for terror attacks in India, his plausible deniability flies in the face of overwhelming circumstantial and other evidence.
- Jaswant’S Book Timing Blunts Bjp Edge (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Jul 23, 2006)
Controversy may have done a lot of good for Jaswant Singh’s A Call To Honour, but his party is far from amused.
- Terror: India Disappointed With Musharraf Statement (Indian Express, Jayanth Jacob, Jul 23, 2006)
India has expressed disappointment at Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf’s demand for evidence in his offer to help the Mumbai blasts probe. It said that it’s time Pakistan took definite action against terrorist outfits operating from its soil.
- Nathu La Beckons (Frontline, Amit Baruah, Jul 22, 2006)
The mountain pass between Sikkim and the Tibet Autonomous Region reopens for trade with China.
- It Takes Two To Tango (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Jul 22, 2006)
It's time someone reminded Gen Pervez Musharraf, the military ruler of Pakistan, that the bilateral peace process is not a Kashmiri papier mache doll to be gift wrapped and handed over to him by whoever . . .
- Pak ‘Cracks Down’, Infiltration Figures Speak Otherwise (Indian Express, Shiv Aroor, Jul 22, 2006)
Notwithstanding Islamabad’s claim that it has cracked down on militant infrastructure in PoK and despite a consolidated effort to beef up border defences on the Indian side, figures speak strongly for themselves.
- No Dearth Of Evidence (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 22, 2006)
Proof of Pak hand in terror? Surely, General knows better—he is fighting it at home
- Simi Dares Government To Prove Charges (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
President of the banned Student Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) Shahid Badr today challenged the UPA government to prove its involvement in Mumbai blasts, and alleged it was made a scapegoat to cover up government’s failure.
- Political Myopia (OutLook, G. Parthasarathy, Jul 22, 2006)
National security and foreign policy are being influenced by considerations of domestic vote banks. Establishing 'secular credentials' does not mean ignoring the ISI's role in radicalizing Indian Muslim youths, or the root-causes - Ayodhya 1992 and . . .
- Secrets For Sale (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jul 22, 2006)
The second major espionage scandal in two years highlights the growing vulnerablity of India's covert services.
- Kandahar Was A Bitter Pill We Swallowed: Bjp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2006)
``No other way to save the lives of 200 Indians held hostage''
Party spojkesperson refuses to say whether Vajpayee Government was soft or hard on terrorists
Accuses UPA of being soft on terrorists
- Write On! (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 20, 2006)
One of the paradoxes of Indian democracy is that precious little information emerges from the backrooms of its power elite.
- Cong, Bjp Strategists At Work For Next Session (Times of India, BHASKAR ROY, Jul 20, 2006)
Congress and BJP are going to closely mark out each other's moves at closed-door meetings to strategise their battle plans for the monsoon session of Parliament opening on Monday.
- Scoring Points Over Mumbai (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 19, 2006)
The lead editorial this week in ‘People’s Democracy’ on the Mumbai serial blasts is largely an attack on the Sangh Parivar for what the CPM believes is an attempt to score political points from a tragedy.
- Let Blasts Not Derail Peace Move: Mufti (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
Former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir and patron of Peoples Democratic Party, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, on Monday said respecting people’s overwhelming urge for reconciliation and harmony, India and Pakistan should act with great caution and not . . .
- Make Them Bite The Dust (Pioneer, B Raman, Jul 18, 2006)
Government should revert to the 'talk-talk, hit-hit' policy to fight terrorism, which it sensibly followed till the mid-1990s ---- In cautiously-worded remarks after a visit to Mumbai on July 14, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has been quoted as . . .
- Pakistan Willing To Talk With India On Terrorism (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Jul 18, 2006)
Stands by January 2004 commitment, says Aziz Ahmad Khan
"Will not allow its territory to be used by terrorists
Mumbai blasts "a criminal act, a tragic incident"
- Three Nuke Concerns On Bush Table (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Jul 17, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is expected to take up with President George W. Bush aspects of the legislation pending in the US Congress to allow civilian nuclear cooperation with India which have caused some “concern” to New Delhi.
- Bjp To Ring Bells To Mark Protest (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2006)
The BJP, led by former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, is set to ring "alarm bells" to protest against the government’s failure to tackle terrorism on the opening day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament on July 24.
- Limit To Tolerance, But Options Are Limited Too (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Jul 17, 2006)
Despite the Musharraf regime's equivocation on terrorism, India will gain nothing by allowing the authors of the Mumbai blasts to disrupt the peace process with . . .
- Advani Praises Manmohan (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2006)
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Mr LK Advani today applauded Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh for postponing peace talks between foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan in the light of recent Mumbai bomb blasts.
- Nda, Left Plan To Foil Indian Nuclear Deal (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Jul 16, 2006)
The leftist parties have joined hands with the BJP-led national democratic alliance (NDA) to force the government to pull out from the nuclear deal with the United States.
- Not The Right Time For Talks With Pakistan: Bjp (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Jul 16, 2006)
``It will be futile when killings are taking place''
Pakistan should stand by its January 2004 commitment
Musharraf should be considered accountable
All senior party leaders take part in protest campaign
- Back To 1996 And Beyond (OutLook, B. Raman , Jul 16, 2006)
Last July, Pakistan reversed its strategy of not targeting Indian territory outside J&K with terror attacks in Ayodhya, Delhi, Bangalore, Varanasi and now Mumbai. Time to go back to the pre-Gujral policy of letting the intelligence agencies do the needful
- Sickness Doesn’T Deter Him From Service (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 16, 2006)
Every second day, he goes for dialysis. His kidneys have completely failed.
- Dawood Is In Waziristan (Daily Excelsior, B Raman, Jul 15, 2006)
With US mounting pressure on Islamabad to reveal underworld don's whereabouts, Pervez Musharraf has shifted him to the Pakistan-Afghanistan border ---- Mafia don and wanted terrorist Dawood Ibrahim was living in Karachi with a Pakistani . . .
- Sharif Knew About Kargil: Musharraf (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf has confirmed what the world had suspected for long — that Pakistan’s Kargil invasion had been planned even as the then Indian Prime Minister A.B. Vajpayee was preparing for his journey of peace by bus to Lahore in February . .
- Bjp For "Hot Pursuit" Of Terrorists (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Jul 14, 2006)
Security forces should chase them to their camps: Prakash Javadekar
"Hot pursuit" line was first used by Advani when he was Home Minister
He had said then that the "option" had international sanction
- Time To Dump Musharraf? (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Jul 14, 2006)
After Mumbai, only a naif would believe that the India-Pakistan peace process will remain unaffected. A deliberate pause in bilateral talks at this moment might provide Prime Minister Manmohan Singh valuable time and space to reflect on the basic . . .
- We The Regional, Marginalised People (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 14, 2006)
Coomi Kapoor’s left-handed compliment to the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and its leadership in her edit page commentary (Nice guys don’t last, IE, July 10) has surprised me.
- Al-Qaida Enters Kashmir (Statesman, Kavita Suri, Jul 14, 2006)
Osama bin Laden’s Al-Qaida has arrived in Kashmir. Though there have in the past been intelligence reports indicating the presence in the violence-hit state of the terror . . .
- Pak Planned Kargil Even Before Vajpayee's Visit: Musharraf (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf has confirmed what the world had suspected for long -- that Pakistan's Kargil invasion had been planned even as the then Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was preparing for his journey of peace by bus to Lahore in . . .
- Govern Or Get Out, Bjp Tells Upa (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, Jul 13, 2006)
In a blistering attack on the Centre for compromising national security, the main Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday told the United Progressive Alliance Government to either "govern or get out" in the interest of the nation and the people.
- Bjp Blames Upa’S Vote-Centrism For Bombings (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Jul 13, 2006)
Accusing Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh's Government of turning India into a “soft state” citing Tuesday's blasts in Mumbai and Srinagar, the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) bluntly . . .
- Nawaz Was Briefed On Kargil And He Was On Board: Musharraf (Daily Times, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Jul 13, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf has challenged former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s allegations that he (Musharraf) did not take him into confidence on the situation in Kargil by presenting pictorial evidence of Nawaz Sharif’s visit to Kel in Kashmir in . . .
- The Realpolitik Of India’S ‘New Deal’ (The Financial Express, Sauvik Chakraverti, Jul 12, 2006)
The curse of ‘politics’ combined with ‘socialism’ and ‘democracy’ has made the state a clientelistic affair
- Dawood Is In Waziristan (Pioneer, B Raman, Jul 12, 2006)
With US mounting pressure on Islamabad to reveal underworld don's whereabouts, Pervez Musharraf has shifted him to the Pakistan-Afghanistan border ---- Mafia don and wanted terrorist Dawood Ibrahim was living in Karachi with a Pakistani passport . . .
- Blasts Reflect Upa's Failure To Curb Terrorism, Says Bjp (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
BJP president Rajnath Singh has said he was deeply shocked and outraged by the heinous bomb attacks on innocent commuters in Mumbai on Tuesday evening.
- Indo-Us Nuclear Deal Moving Ahead (Daily Excelsior, SREEDHAR, Jul 11, 2006)
During the past twelve months an intense debate went on in India on two nuclear related issues.
- The Right To Know (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jul 11, 2006)
It’s a welcome change, but it’s happening too slowly. The reference is to the landmark Right to Information (RTI) Act.
- Bending Over Backward (Pioneer, K Govindan Kutty , Jul 11, 2006)
Pseudo-secularism has plumbed such depths in the country that nobody questions giving special rights to minority educational institutions ----
- Economic Liberalisation Not Put On Hold, Says Congress (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Aim to ensure the support of all United Progressive Alliance constituents
Government to discuss specific cases with allies
Liberalisation policy to continue
- Bjp Meet Sets Agenda For Tomorrow's Big One (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, Jul 11, 2006)
The BJP is in the fine-tuning mode. Party president Rajnath Singh on Monday met the general secretaries to chalk out the agenda for the July 12 meeting of the central office-bearers.
- Have Terrorists Declared War On India? (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 11, 2006)
Muslim President, Sikh Prime Minister, Hindu Thugs and Criminals likes of Lalloo Prasad as MPs, An Italian Au Pair Girl as the POWER PIVOT, these are the people in charge.
- Naveen Jindal (Business Standard, Bhupesh Bhandari, Jul 11, 2006)
Jindal Steel & Power's executive VC and MD on bagging the biggest iron ore mines deal in Bolivia.
- ‘Vajpayee Offered J&k Military Bases To Us To Fight Taliban’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
A former Indian navy chief has revealed that the former government of Atal Behari Vajpayee had offered the United States the use of military bases in Jammu and Kashmir and other areas to carry out strikes against Afghanistan in 2001.
- Handicap At 7, Race Course (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Jul 10, 2006)
The central fact of our politics is that since 1971 no prime minister has got re-elected. Atal Bihari Vajpayee, in 1999, was the only exception, but his first term had lasted less than a year and he rode to an even greater majority on a wave of . . .
- Old Age Blues (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 10, 2006)
The proposal for a reduction in pension entitlement led to an unprecedented strike by workers in Britain on 30 March. Indeed, almost all over the world demonstrations are being organised against government attempts to reform this sector.
- Reclaiming The Traditional Base (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 10, 2006)
The aam admi has restaked his claim to the Congress' affections, judging from the explosion of activity in party offices geared to addressing the problems of the common . . .
- The Nuclear Deal And `Minimum Deterrence' (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Jul 10, 2006)
The Indo-U.S. nuclear agreement will raise the financial and political costs of the Indian nuclear weapons programme but it does not impose a legal bar on the production of fissile material or the testing of nuclear explosive devices by India.
- A Setback (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 08, 2006)
Confidence in commitment to reforms has been shaken
- Congress: Perform Or Perish (Business Standard, Surjit S Bhalla, Jul 08, 2006)
The only escape for the Congress, from the end of the long rope it finds itself in, is to allow its two leaders to function.
- State Of The Nation (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 08, 2006)
A decade or so ago, when the United Front government was running the country, that MP-cum-columnist Mani Shankar Aiyar used to describe the coalition as a “United Affront”! One wonders how Aiyar would today describe the United Progressive Alliance . . .
- Congressmen Come To Pm’S Defence (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Jul 08, 2006)
Having been isolated in his own party and under personal attack from the Opposition, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh got some solace today when the Congress put its best foot forward to defend him and dispel the widespread impression about serious . . .
- Congress Walks The Coalition Tightrope (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 08, 2006)
Rattled by the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh’s decision to shelve the entire disinvestment process pending “further review” under the ultimatum served on him by the DMK chief, Mr M Karunanidhi, the . . .
- Petulant Response (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 08, 2006)
PM can't be seen to be caving in ---- The manner in which Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has capitulated to DMK president M Karunanidhi's threat to pull out from the UPA if the Government goes ahead with its plan to divest 10 per cent . . .
- Rumours Of Pm Quitting Create A Flutter (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 08, 2006)
Govt struck by complete policy paralysis: Jaitley ---- The sensex nose-dived and political temperatures soared as rumours of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's resignation created a flutter in the corridors of power on Friday.
- Bjp Asks Manmohan To Clarify (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 08, 2006)
Request him to ensure Dr. Venugopal's services are restored
Request him to ensure Dr. Venugopal's services are restored
Demands Anbumani's resignation
"UPA ministers carrying out their own agendas"
- No Differences With Manmohan, Says Congress (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 08, 2006)
Reform not synonymous with divestments: Montek
Manmohan doing a good job in implementing CMP
Not weakness but sincerity to coalition partner
- Handicap At 7, Race Course (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Jul 08, 2006)
The central fact of our politics is that since 1971 no prime minister has got re-elected.
- Own Goal (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 07, 2006)
In two days, two allies have twice made the Congress look surreally ineffectual. But don’t blame the DMK and PMK, respectively, for the government’s unceremonious . . .
- Shanghai Spirit (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Jul 07, 2006)
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation's fifth summit points to increasing solidarity.
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