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- India Should Respond To Our Proposals: Fazl (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2006)
National Assembly Opposition Leader Fazlur Rehman has expressed dissatisfaction over the pace of the India-Pakistan peace process, asking New Delhi to respond to Islamabad’s proposals on self-governance in Jammu and Kashmir.
- ‘India Needs Engaged, Self-Aware Writing’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 17, 2006)
The book is based on my travels over the last six years.
- State Of Siege (Indian Express, Humra Quraishi, May 17, 2006)
Every time I visit the Kashmir valley, it turns out to be a depressing experience. It is upsetting to perceive a sense of helplessness among the local population.
- Benazir, Sharif Cry: Pervez Hatao (Telegraph, Amit Roy, May 16, 2006)
Just as the Opposition in India once united around an “Indira Hatao” campaign, so also implacable Pakistani foes of yesteryear, Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif, met in London last night, signed an eight-page “Charter for Democracy” consisting of . . .
- Poll Officials For Greater Autonomy (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
The Jammu and Kashmir Governor, Lt. General (Retd) SK Sinha today favoured an All India Election Service to ensure . . ..
- Upa Govt Insensitive To Ethnic Cleansing In J&k: Bjp (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
Doda killings rocked both the Houses of Parliament on Monday, with the BJP-led Opposition accusing the UPA Government of being indifferent to the campaign for "ethnic cleansing" in the Jammu and warning it against 'delimilitarisation' of J&K.
- Nato To Open Office In Pak To Fight Terror (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
Nato has decided to establish a military liaison office in Pakistan to strengthen cooperation with the country’s military in combating terrorism and plans to open military schools and academies to deepen defence ties.
- No Compromise On Siachen (Tribune, Lt Gen (retd) Vijay Oberoi, May 16, 2006)
The countdown for the next round of discussions between India and Pakistan, later this month, has started. Perhaps the biggest issue exercising the minds of political pundits, defence analysts and the media is the question of demilitarising Siachen.
- Doda Issue Rocks Rs (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today described the recent killings in Doda and Udhampur in Jammu and Kashmir as “genocide and ethnic cleansing” and criticised the “attitudes” of the state chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and Union Home Minister . . .
- Govt Rules Out Reduction In Forces In J&k (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
The UPA government today ruled out any troop reduction in Jammu and Kashmir and made it clear that it would firmly deal with terrorism while continuing dialogue with “responsible” groups and individuals to restore peace in the state.
- No Demilitarisation On Kashmir Border: India (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
India, on Monday, asserted there would be no demilitarization in the border areas of Jammu and Kashmir even as it assured that the peace process would continue through dialogue.
- Indian Officials Hope Favourable Wb Verdict (Pakistan Observer, Aroosa Alam, May 16, 2006)
The deadlock with Pakistan over the Baglihar hydroelectric project, in Kashmir’s Doda district could be close to resolution, India’s water experts hoped.
- Kashmiri Militants Kill 4 ‘Informers’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
Suspected Islamist separatist militants have killed four alleged informers in Indian-held Kashmir by slitting their throats, police said on Monday.
- Kashmir's Pride (Hindu, ZERIN ANKLESARIA , May 16, 2006)
Story of this legendary craft tradition retold from a South Asian perspective
- Pak To Get Four Frigates (The Nation, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
Greece consented to selling Pakistan four frigates, besides the two countries agreed to restoring Joint Economic Commission for fostering ties in the fields of agriculture, tourism, defence and trade during formal talks between Greek . . .
- Kashmir: Defining The First Step (Dawn, Humayun Khan, May 16, 2006)
IN the mid-1980s, when I was Pakistan’s ambassador to India, there could never be any question of my visiting Jammu and Kashmir.
- Pak, Greece To Boost Trade, Defence Ties (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
Pakistan and Greece Monday agreed on enhanced cooperation in combating terrorism and increasing trade and investment.
- Advani Wants Syed Salahuddin Deported To India (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, May 16, 2006)
Indian Opposition leader and former deputy prime minister Lal Krishna Advani on Monday called for deportation of Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin from Pakistan to India for trial in various militant acts.
- Bsnl, Mtnl Likely To Settle Dispute (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) appear to be heading for an early settlement on the national long distance (NLD) carriage charges dispute.
- Attack In Doda (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 15, 2006)
In a way the latest grenade attack in Doda town is an extremely serious development.
- Behind Our Back (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 15, 2006)
What is happening across the Line of Control (LoC)? The reference in this behalf is strictly to terrorism and its merchants.
- Fine-Tuning Foreign Policy (Daily Excelsior, N.B. Menon , May 15, 2006)
It the cost of alienating neighbours our foreign policy thrust is directed in mending or amending relations with the United States of America.
- Righteousness, Religion, And Right-Wing Politics (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 15, 2006)
The protests seen in Srinagar after the uncovering of a prostitution ring illustrate complex cultural anxieties — not just anger over a single crime.
- Two Killed And 41 Wounded In Kashmir Blast (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
At least two people were killed and 41 wounded on Saturday by an explosion apparently aimed at a protest rally by a Hindu nationalist party, police and witnesses said.
- Prostitution Legal In J&k, Govt Plans To Scrap Old Law (Indian Express, RIYAZ WANI, May 14, 2006)
As Kashmir seethes in anger over the sex abuse scandal involving top politicians, senior police officers and bureaucrats, the government is planning to repeal an old law with makes prostitution legal in the state.
- Indo-Pak Relations: ‘Normalisation’, ‘Resolution’ And ‘Jihadism’ (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, May 14, 2006)
One of the successful foreign policy planks of Pakistan in recent years has been “normalisation” with India, based on a system of “peace dialogue” between the two states.
- In Poetry-Loving Yemen, Tribal Bard Takes On Al Qaeda (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
As the dusk call to prayer fades, Amin al-Mashreqi glances at the expectant faces surrounding him and begins to read from his slim, handwritten book of verse that is helping to bring a measure of peace to this mountainous Arab country.
- Doda-Hit Bjp Calls For Stir Against Upa (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
Outraged by the terrorist attack on a party rally in Doda, the BJP on Saturday announced a nation-wide stir against the UPA Government's failure to counter Pakistan-sponsored militant campaign to "de-Hinduise" Jammu and Kashmir.
- D-8 Sign 2 Accords To Boost Trade (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
Bali Declaration calls for peaceful use of N-energy
Aziz urges Muslim nations to create investment opportunities
- Means And Ends (OutLook, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 14, 2006)
For the most part, the war in the high mountains of Jammu
- ‘Chance To Settle Siachen Dispute’: Singh’S Visit To Islamabad (Dawn, Anwar Iqbal, May 13, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s forthcoming visit to Islamabad would be a good opportunity for India and Pakistan to resolve the Siachin dispute, said a former Indian foreign secretary.
- Indian Airports To Mount Vigil Against "Human Bomb" (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2006)
A "human bomb" could attempt to hijack a plane in India, intelligence agencies have warned, prompting security forces to seek state-of-the-art body scanners, an official said on Friday.
- Pdp In Search Of Identity (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 13, 2006)
A story is much in circulation these days. This refers to late National Conference leader Mirza Afzal Beg's penchant for waving green flag or handkerchief at public meetings during his days with the Plebiscite Front.
- Pakistan Is Not A Failed State Yet (Daily Excelsior, Samuel Baid, May 13, 2006)
It must be very baffling for the common man in Pakistan to be told one day that his country is doing a marvellous job in fighting the global terrorism, and next day he is told that his country is a cradle of terrorism.
- Why Won’T India Move On Kashmir? (Daily Times, Shaukat Qadir, May 13, 2006)
There were three main reasons for Musharraf’s strong position
- Protests Over Sex Scandal Gather Momentum (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , May 13, 2006)
CBI takes over case; in Friday sermons, Imams of mosques castigate those involved in the scandal
- ‘Indian Airports Prone To Terrorism’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2006)
Western passengers criticise use of body scanners as violation to privacy
- Pakistan, India Discuss Siachen On 23rd (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2006)
Pakistan and India will hold talks on Siachen in New Delhi on May 23 and 24.
- Scandalous Yes, But What's The Protest About? (Pioneer, Kanchan Gupta, May 13, 2006)
We got to know of the sex-for-money racket being run by a couple of pimps and young women looking for easy money at the shopping mall near our apartment complex from the morning papers.
- Diamer-Bhasha Project To Get Rs12bn (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2006)
The government has decided to allocate about Rs12 billion for Diamer-Basha dam in the next year’s development programme to complete infrastructure required for the construction of dam.
- Road To Acceptance (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 13, 2006)
The launching of Mr M.J. Akbar’s Blood Brothers provided an opportunity for an enlightening exchange of views.
- The Biggest Losers In The Election Are... (OutLook, T V R Shenoy, May 13, 2006)
The headlines are devoted to the winners on the morrow of elections. But it may be just as instructive to cast an eye on the losers.
- Green Signal For Reds (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 13, 2006)
Althoug few doubted that the Left, particularly the CPM, would win the assembly elections in Kerala and . . .
- Home Again (Telegraph, M.J. Akbar, May 12, 2006)
Heart-rending, heart-warming fiction, or hard history? Telinipara, around which this moving family chronicle unfolds, is of course no imaginary spot.
- Terror On The Mountains (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 12, 2006)
On the politics and practice of massacres in the Jammu region in the wake of the killings in Doda and Udhampur districts.
- Interview: (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 12, 2006)
To what factors do you attribute your record victory from Bhaderwah?
It was a triumph for the coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir, and its policies.
- Caroe's Lessons (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, May 12, 2006)
The book dips into archival material to trace the strategic thinking of Sir Olaf Caroe, a distinguished Foreign Secretary of the Raj.
- ‘Look Before You Don’T Leap’ (Dawn, M.J. Akbar, May 12, 2006)
The strife-ridden battleground of Indian politics has entered a phase of curious and paradoxical stalemate: the government is ceding space but there is no one to occupy it.
- Singh Sees Rising Militancy In Ihk (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 12, 2006)
Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has claimed that the freedom struggle in Occupied Kashmir, considered as militancy by him, is once again on the rise.
- Valley Of Death And Despair (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 12, 2006)
Pranab Mukherjee must be applauded for rejecting the call for demilitarisation of Kashmir, says Cecil Victor.
- When Right To Life Is Questioned... (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 12, 2006)
It's time for Hindus to change, if they want to survive in Jammu & Kashmir, their mindset of depending too much on state for security, says RK Ohri
- Kalam Promises Steps To Ensure Return Of Pandits To Valley (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
Delegation attributes Doda massacre to the lopsided policy of the Central and State Governments
Village defence committees should be given advanced training
Government should create political space for Pandits till peace returns to Valley
Demand for
- Delhi Demolitions Rock Houses (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
Proceedings of both houses of Parliament were adjourned as the demolition drive in the capital rocked Parliament on Thursday.
- Iaf's Airfield In Siachen To Stay (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
The Indian Air Force, the Army's lifeline in maintaining troops in the world's highest battlefield Siachen, on Thursday ruled out shutting its airfield here in the event of any demilitarisation along the glacier.
- Charge Sheet Filed Against Army Officials In Pathribal Killings (Daily Excelsior, Ahmed Ali Fayyaz, May 12, 2006)
Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI) today stole the show of high profile policing in Kashmir as it took over the investigation of the explosive 'sex scandal' and filed charge sheet against five Army officials, including an officer of the rank of . . .
- Whose Freedom? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 12, 2006)
Normally it would have been taken as a positive signal from Muzaffarabad, the Capital of "Azad" Kashmir as the occupied territory across the Line of Control is locally known.
- Several Ssps, Dcs Among 59 Officers Transferred (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
The State cabinet today ordered promotions of six DIGs as IGPs in the super time scale and ordered transfers and postings of 34 police officers including SSPs of Doda, Udhampur, Rajouri, Kathua and Jammu Border. SSPs of Kupwara and Baramulla have . . .
- Well, A Start (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 12, 2006)
One can very well understand the propaganda that has accompanied the State Vigilance Organisation's move to attach the property of an executive engineer accused of corruption.
- The Babu And The Jawan (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 12, 2006)
The reasons for the young men of today shunning a career in the armed forces are not far to seek.
- Cbi Chargesheets 5 Army Officers (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
Over six years after the incident, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) here today filed charge-sheets in the fake encounter case against Army personnel for the alleged killing of five civilians at Pathribal in Anantnag district of South Kashmir.
- Remembering Mahajan (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, May 11, 2006)
When he was alive, the RSS always had an ambivalent attitude towards Pramod Mahajan, and though his tragic death has invoked fulsome tributes in the Organiser, some of that ambivalence creeps through. In a front-page . . .
- Unite, In Humanity (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 11, 2006)
Over the past two weeks as a case of sexual abuse of Kashmiri girls has stirred sustained protest, I, like everyone else in Kashmir, have been deeply disturbed about the sordid state of affairs highlighted by the entire episode.
- Indian Obduracy (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 11, 2006)
DESPITE much flexibility having been displayed by General Musharraf on Kashmir, Islamabad has not succeeded in making a dent in Indian obduracy.
- Get Cracking (Pioneer, Editorial, The News International, May 11, 2006)
In announcing an increase in troop mobilisation in Jammu & Kashmir, Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee has only accepted that the UPA Government's wishy-washy approach to terrorism has been a failure.
- Religious & Cultural Tolerance (Deccan Herald, Firoz Bakht Ahmed, May 11, 2006)
Baba Farid believed in religious and cultural tolerance inspiring inter-faith love and harmony by the Punjabi Sufi Saint.
- Army Jawan Shot Dead In J-K (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
Militants shot dead an army jawan and injured a government teacher in separate attacks in Jammu and Kashmir, official sources said on Wednesday.
- For Lasting Peace (Frontline, Kanak Mani Dixit, May 11, 2006)
The people and the political players pull Nepal back from the brink, with some help from India; now it is time to let the U.N. to play its part.
- Taliban's Target (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, May 11, 2006)
The kidnapping and killing of the Indian telecom engineer is another warning from the Taliban against the Indian presence in Afghanistan.
- Jihadi Groups Term Talks With India Futile (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
An alliance of guerrilla groups fighting Indian rule over the divided region of Kashmir on Monday termed talks with India futile and warned the moderate All-Parties Hurriyat Conference that “fruitless talks” with India would spoil Kashmiris’ sacrifices.
- Pdp Wants Militants To Declare Ceasefire (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
Hoping that the Hurriyat Conference will attend the second roundtable conference here later this month, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged all militant organisations operating in Jammu and Kashmir to declare a ceasefire.
- Tv Channels Off Air In Kashmir After Rebel Threat (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
Four leading English-language television channels have been taken off the air in Indian-held Kashmir after a little-known militant group accused cable stations of spreading obscenity, sources said.
- Chill-Out Time On Gulmarg Heights (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, May 11, 2006)
Year-old cable car service turns a big tourist draw
- No Pullout, Please (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 11, 2006)
Terrorism must end before troops can be withdrawn
- Ghosts Of Kargil (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 11, 2006)
India's former Chief of the Army Staff provokes renewed debate on the intelligence warnings prior to the 1999 Kargil War.
- Mr Mukherjee’S Second Thoughts (News International, Editorial, The News International, May 11, 2006)
Indian Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee must have made Tuesday a field day for those who remain sceptical about the possibility of rapprochement between his country and Pakistan.
- Taliban At It Again (Tribune, G.S. Bhargava, May 11, 2006)
MORE outrageous than the killing in cold blood of an engineer by the Taliban in Afghanistan is the reaction of officials.
- Bjp Sharpens Claws, Left To Fake Attack In Parliament (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
With the Opposition BJP all set to step up its attack on the UPA Government, there are clear indications that the Government would be under increasing pressure even from its key allies and supporters when the two Houses of Parliament reconvene on . . .
- Varanasi Blasts' Accused Shot Dead In Kashmir (Pioneer, Khursheed Wani, May 10, 2006)
After receiving a tip-off from the Uttar Pradesh Police about his presence in the northern part of the Valley, the Jammu and Kashmir Police shot dead Muhammed Zubair, key accused in the March 7 Varanasi blasts case in an encounter in Kupwara district....
- Pakistan's Jihadi Problems (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 10, 2006)
While Pakistan claims to have lost more than 600 of the 80,000 troops it has committed to the campaign against the Taliban and Al-Qaeda, Afghanistan and the United States remain unimpressed.
- Livelihood A Major Issue For Quake Survivors In Uri (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, May 10, 2006)
URI (Kashmir): Life will, perhaps, never be the same for the hundreds of families affected in the earthquake that shook parts of Jammu and Kashmir on October 8 last year. For over 260 families, now living at the Bela Camp in Uri, there is nothing . . .
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