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Articles 7121 through 7220 of 13380:
- Ill-Timed Indian Statement On Balochistan (News International, Dr A R Khan, Jan 01, 2006)
India once again trying to vitiate the peace atmosphere in the region issued unwarranted and provocative statement that too on purely Pakistan’s internal matter.
- Good Morning 2006 (Daily Excelsior, Dr. Jitendra Singh, Jan 01, 2006)
His education has failed him. It was always the more deserving, the more scrupulous, the more diligent who forged ahead, he was taught. But, we failed to teach him the distinction between the rich and the poor, between the strong and the weak, . . .
- India Hankering For A Zero-Sum Game Again? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jan 01, 2006)
B Raman, a former chief of India’s RAW (Research and Analysis Wing) who now works for South Asia Analysis Group, has put out an analysis that seems a major throwback to the pre-Islamabad Declaration period when relations between Pakistan and India were at
- Heritage Walk Brings To Light Neglect Of Buddhist Site (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2006)
Sanctioning of various projects all around Bavikonda poses threat
- Mirwaiz-Led Delegation On Way To Pak, Pok (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2006)
Chairman of the moderate faction of the separatist Hurriyat Conference, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, today left for New Delhi to complete his travel documents for a visit to Pakistan and PoK. He was accompanied by senior separatist leader . . .
- Pak Move To Build Dam At Skardu Draws Flak (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2006)
Leaders of Northern Areas in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir have opposed Islamabad’s plan to build dams in the region on the grounds that it would destroy their historical monuments and cultural heritage.
- Inclusive Nationalism (Daily Excelsior, C.S. Pandit, Jan 01, 2006)
Nation-states have a logic of their own. So insidiously is this logic purveyed through the state's institutions that it becomes common sense, particularly among the educated. Perspectives that differ from this common sense are then easily seen . . .
- Hurriyat Team Leaves On Pakistan Visit (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2006)
To express solidarity with the victims of the October 8 earthquake
- ‘Pak Yet To Meet Anti-Terror Pledge’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 31, 2005)
The Manmohan Singh government has taken a dim view of Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf’s commitment not to allow his country’s soil for perpetrating acts of terrorism in India as central intelligence agencies pointed to the strong possibility . . .
- India’S Irresponsible Statement (Pakistan Observer, Dr. A. R. Khan, Dec 31, 2005)
India once again trying to vitiate the peace atmosphere in the region issued unwarranted and provocative statement that too on purely Pakistan’s internal matters. The statement by the spokesman of India’s External Affairs Ministry is not only . . .
- Flaws In Counter-Terror Practices (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Dec 31, 2005)
Home Ministry orders review of procedures in major cities Bangalore police did not once send officials to Jammu and Kashmir to independently develop the inputs on the growing terrorist threat to the city
- Reduce Terrorism In J&k (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 31, 2005)
India hopes that in the new year, there will be a determined effort by Pakistan to reduce terrorism and take the peace process forward and if there are any fresh proposals for the proposed ‘self rule’ in Jammu and Kashmir, . . .
- Bangalore Cops Release Suspect Profile (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 31, 2005)
It was a breakthrough of sorts for the city police when they released a sketch of the suspected terrorist who had raided the Indian Institute of Sciences here on Wednesday, killing an IIT professor and injuring four academicians.
- Back Channel Diplomacy Taking Up Proposals On Kashmir: Musharraf (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 31, 2005)
When the ideas took concrete shape, they would be moved to the `front channel'
- Hunt On For Terror Suspects (Hindu, K.V. Subramanya , Dec 31, 2005)
No breakthrough yet in attack on IISc; security tightened for New Year's Eve
- 2 Indian Soldiers Killed In Kashmir (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 31, 2005)
Two Indian soldiers were killed Friday when they stepped on a land mine near the heavily fortified frontier that divides Kashmir between long time rivals India and Pakistan, an army officer said.
- `Enlightened Moderation' In Pakistan, Really? (Business Line, G. Parthasarathy, Dec 31, 2005)
Local press terming Hindus, Christians and Jews as `enemies of Islam', a general free hand and support to extremist outfits, Shariat courts and blasphemy laws clearly loaded against women and minorities, all make any talk by Gen Pervez Musharraf . . . .
- Year Of India (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Dec 31, 2005)
It was the year of India. George W. Bush confirmed that he would make India a world power. WaterAid, the British charity dedicated to propagating proper (read Western) toilets, countered that India already leads the world in squatters in fields and . . .
- 2006 — Year Of Agricultural Renewal (Hindu, M. S. Swaminathan , Dec 31, 2005)
During this year, an integrated package of measures should be introduced in every part of the country to increase farm productivity and profitability in perpetuity without associated ecological harm.
- City Police Release Assailant’S Sketch (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 31, 2005)
Bangalore Police Commissioner Ajai Kumar Singh said there “are no specific clues” about the suspect involved in the attack at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc).....
- One Held For Bangalore Iisc Attack (Deccan Herald, K Subrahmanya, Dec 31, 2005)
Central security and intelligence agencies on Friday hoped to make an early breakthrough in their investigation into Wednesday’s terrorist attack on the IISc campus in Bangalore as they took into custody one person in the City on suspicion . . .
- World Is More Terrorised Now (Daily Excelsior, Samuel Baid, Dec 31, 2005)
The world is entering the year 2006 more terrorised than it was on October 7, 2001, when the Untied States-led forces started bombing Afghanistan with a view to eliminate global terrorism. But the menace of terrorism has become at least four times . . .
- No Progress On Kashmir (Tribune, Rajindar Sachar , Dec 31, 2005)
For far too long, the progress on talks between the Government of India and Kashmiri leaders is in limbo. Though Indo-Pak talks are taking place on Sir Creek and Siachen glacier, they do not seem to have made any progress.
- 2005 In Its Own Words (Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, Dec 31, 2005)
Amid the dizzy year-enders, it’s best to do what the New York Times did. It tried to squeeze 2005 into a handy list of catchwords and phrases. The paper was not unaware that the exercise could turn out to be foolhardy.
- The Ordinance Factory (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Dec 31, 2005)
Grab something. Then make law to legitimise the grab. It used to happen in the Emergency.
- Silver Lining In Disaster’S Dark Clouds (Indian Express, Samar Halarnkar, Dec 31, 2005)
Once notorious for forsaking the victims of natural disaster, India in 2005 gained a working model for rehabilitation: growing private involvement and determined public officials. The downside: a threat to community self reliance.
- India's Year Of Shame (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Dec 30, 2005)
As the first anniversary of the tsunami trauma reminds us, the year now mercifully drawing to a close had begun with a monumentally destructive disaster. Others followed, most notably the earthquake, far more catastrophic in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir ....
- Terror In Bangalore (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 30, 2005)
The terrorist attack at Bangalore on Wednesday indicates that the symbols of India’s economic growth remain high on the target list of the enemies of the nation. Bangalore, the IT capital of India, where some sensitive defence establishments . . .
- Reclaiming The Earth For All (Daily Excelsior, Deepti Priya Mehrotra, Dec 30, 2005)
Three decades after 1975 - the UN International Year of Women - women are still demanding equality and freedom, both goals having proved elusive! But they are asserting something else as well, even more passionately - the right to save humanity from destr
- This Happens Only In India (Daily Excelsior, Lt Col (Retd) Mukund Singh Jamwal, Dec 30, 2005)
Welcome to India, that is Bharat, the land of eternal contradictions. Blessed are the souls of this country who have the good fortune of living with contradictions from morn till eve with a majority of them even making a virtue out of this.
- Musharraf Sees Foreign Hand In Balochistan (News International, Mayed Ali, Dec 30, 2005)
President Pervez Musharraf has said that the recent Indian concern over the situation in Balochistan has revealed the channel providing funds for hiring mercenaries and supplying arms for carrying out subversive activities in the province.
- Bjp Resolution Hits Out At Upa (Statesman, Dipankar Chakrovorty, Dec 30, 2005)
The four-page resolution adopted by the BJP national conclave this afternoon acceded to the need for “rectifying shortcomings” in the party and held the Congress solely responsible for erosion in the quality of public life.
- Air Traffic Management Foggy (Hindu, A. Ranganathan, Dec 30, 2005)
The outdated procedures in vogue at Indian airports to tackle regular occurrences such as a fog have to be replaced with modern practices.
- Congress’S Software (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 30, 2005)
Ayodhya and Delhi preceded Bangalore. But the UPA’s too busy being ‘nice’
- In Brief (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 30, 2005)
An Italian national has alleged that a driver belonging to the police department had raped her at her residence in Vijayanagar III Stage in Mysore on December 23....
- Lashkar-Linked Magazine Calls For Attacks (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Dec 30, 2005)
Demands `retaliation and requital' for fall of Dacca
The December issue of the Voice of Islam, a Pakistan-based journal closely affiliated to the Lashkar-e-Taiba, has called for "retaliation and requital" of the fall of Dacca to Indian forces on . . .
- Attack On The Iisc — South India On Terror Cross-Hair (Business Line, B. Raman , Dec 30, 2005)
The Wednesday attack at the IISc does not appear to have been targeted at any scientist but generally at the IT industry for which Bangalore is best known.
- Quality Control (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Dec 29, 2005)
The number of times we get patted on our collective back — by ourselves as well as by others — for being the ‘world’s largest democracy’, one won’t be surprised if a gigantic crater has formed along our collective shoulder region over the years.
- India's Comments An Interference: Pakistan (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 29, 2005)
Pakistan has said the observations by the Indian External Affairs Ministry spokesman on the law and order situation in Balochistan are "unwarranted and baseless."
- Tourism In Jammu Province (Daily Excelsior, Anil Gour, Dec 29, 2005)
Being closely associated with the tourist trade since long, at present one can only lament on the opportunities missed by all the State Govt till date in developing Jammu province to its fullest potential.
- Rebuilding Bridges (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Dec 29, 2005)
Being too close to history quite a few observers are likely to disagree with some observations made by former Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah at the Prem Nath Bhat Memorial Trust function in this city.
- Not Faqs (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Dec 29, 2005)
These are not FAQs (frequently asked questions) about our State. Yet, they are important. They give us rare insight into certain unconventional spheres of life.
- Kashmir Settlement Hopes Freeze Despite Quake Disaster (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 29, 2005)
Hopes that India and Pakistan can build a solution to the Kashmir dispute from the rubble of the South Asia quake have cooled as the Himalayan winter draws in, analysts and residents say.
- Why Has India Butted In? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Dec 29, 2005)
Just as the call for an all-out strike protesting “military operations” and Kalabagh Dam was moving to its successful conclusion in Balochistan, the Indian Ministry for External Affairs issued a brief call to Pakistan saying that India was . . .
- India's Unsolicited Concern (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 29, 2005)
The Foreign Office on Tuesday dismissed the comment by the spokesman of India's External Affairs Ministry on Balochistan the same day as "unwarranted and baseless."
- The Year That Was (Greater Kashmir, Sheikh Muhammad, Dec 29, 2005)
A mixed bag of some good and bad events for Kashmir and Kashmiris, Sheikh Muhammad Shafi sums up
- Danger To The Dialogue? (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 29, 2005)
"The Government of India has been watching with concern the spiralling violence in Balochistan and the heavy military action, including the use of helicopter gunships and jet fighters by the Government of Pakistan to quell it.
- Yasin Malik Removed As Jklf Chief (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 29, 2005)
The central leadership of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) has removed Yasin Malik from the party’s chairmanship and nominated Farooq Siddique alias Papa as JKLF acting chairman and Javed Ahmed Mir as JKLF convener of Srinagar.
- Govt Goes Tough With Balochistan Miscreants (News International, Tariq Butt, Dec 29, 2005)
The federal government has decided to go ahead with its plan to deal with troublemakers head on in Balochistan and is not apparently pushed to revive the dialogue process.
- Railway Security: Issues, Imperatives (Deccan Herald, Bidanda M Chengappa, Dec 29, 2005)
Migration of labour as an issue should be taken up seriously
The recent killing of four Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel in a daring attack by Naxalites at Vizianagaram in Andhra Pradesh highlights the problems that plague railway security . . .
- Tech Capital Figured On Terror Radar (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 29, 2005)
The terrorist attract at IISc was waiting to happen. At least, that’s what investigative agencies were told as they interrogated several terrorists arrested recently.
- Third Time Rebellious In Baluchistan (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Dec 29, 2005)
This week India surprised by expressing concern over the crackdown in Pakistan’s largest province. C. Raja Mohan explains what is at stake.
- Panun Kashmir Rejects Idea Of Self Rule (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 29, 2005)
Praising new Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad for his pronouncements on tackling militancy, the return of Pandits and internal security situation, Panun Kashmir (PK), a frontline organization of Pandit community here on Tuesday rejected the . . .
- Terror Strikes Iis Campus (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 29, 2005)
Suspected terrorists today barged into the premier Indian Institute of Science (IIS) here and fired indiscriminately, killing a retired Professor of the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, and injuring three others.
- Enlightened Moderation? (Tribune, G. Parthasarathy, Dec 29, 2005)
Ever since it was established that the terrorist bombings in New York and Washington were engineered from Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, Gen Pervez Musharraf has constantly proclaimed his goal of making Pakistan a “moderate Islamic country” based on . . .
- India’S Extremely Provocative Outburst (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 29, 2005)
Pakistan has rejected the Indian Foreign Office spokesman’s statement about Balochistan and termed it as ‘unwarranted and baseless’.
- Moderate Quake Hits Indo-Pak Border In J&k (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 29, 2005)
A moderate earthquake measuring 5.2 on Richter Scale shook India-Pakistan border region in Kashmir on early Thursday, the Meteorological Department said.
- Unwise, Unwarranted (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 29, 2005)
ISLAMABAD has done well to reject New Delhi’s charges concerning the situation in Balochistan and called Indian comments “unwarranted and baseless”.
- Changing Times (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Dec 28, 2005)
What distinguishes true statesmanship from the run- of-the-mill foreign policy practitioners is the ability to recognise critical changes at international level and exploit them to the advantage of one’s own country.
- India Meets Many Of Criteria For Disaster Preparedness: Who (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, Dec 28, 2005)
"Need to strengthen early warning and surveillance systems"
Disaster preparedness is still at the inception stage in Bhutan and the Maldives
India's response to October 8, 2005 earthquake in Jammu and Kashmir comes in for appreciation
- Pakistan Speaker Praises J&k Government (Hindu, Luv Puri , Dec 28, 2005)
The Speaker of the Pakistan National Assembly has praised the Jammu and Kashmir Government for the quick measures taken for relief and rehabilitation of earthquake victims.
- Bjp Sees Drift In Foreign Policy (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Dec 28, 2005)
Advani says India is doing what the U.S. wants it to do; Vajpayee puzzles observers
- Catching Life By Lens (Greater Kashmir, ASIF NOORANI, Dec 28, 2005)
Reviewing films has come a long way from a casual pastime to a serious profession, writes
ASIF NOORANI
- 'Gas Pipeline Project Will Strengthen Indo-Pak Ties' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on Tuesday said the proposed India-Pakistan-Iran gas pipeline project would go a long way in strengthening relations between the South Asian neighbours.
- Revolt-Torn Kashmir Gets Record Tourists (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
A record number of tourists visited Kashmir this year since a Islamist revolt erupted in the scenic Himalayan state 16 years ago, reassured by moves to bring peace to the region, officials said on Tuesday.
- We Have Lost An Alternative Voice Of History (Greater Kashmir, Nonica Datta, Dec 28, 2005)
Amrita Pritam’s idea of cultural community and identity testifies to a social history of Punjab’s shared cultural symbols, motifs and landscapes, writes
NONICA DATTA
- Anaemic Future (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Dec 28, 2005)
If children are indeed the future of the nation hen we need to take better care of their health. The present scenario is far from happy. Nobody, for instance, can draw any pleasure from the fact that an overwhelming majority of the population . . .
- Oic Bleeds For Kashmir (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Dec 28, 2005)
For a body that has existed for nearly 40 years the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) has earned a name for being long on rhetoric and short on substance.
- A Salam-Namaste To Bethlehem (The Economic Times, VITHAL C NADKARNI, Dec 28, 2005)
It’s a warm sunny afternoon in Jerusalem. I am standing on the hill overlooking the Wailing Wall with my hostess, an Israeli citizen, who was born and brought up in India.
- Not A Secret (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Dec 28, 2005)
The latest report of the 9/11 Commission of the United States has stated the obvious about Pakistan. It has made twin observations. One is that Taliban forces freely operate in the tribal areas and the other is that terrorists from Pakistan . . .
- Fuller Implications Of ‘Usk’ Proposal (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 28, 2005)
APHC chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq is hammering on the proposal for ‘United States of Kashmir’ as solution to the long-standing Kashmir issue. He has been seeking support for the proposal from Pakistan and India for the sake of peace between the two . . .
- Pakistan Rejects Indian Allegation (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
Pakistan Tuesday rejected Indian statement regarding law and order situation in Balochistan and said that the Indian comments in this regard were “unwarranted and baseless”. Foreign Office spokesperson Tasneem Aslam, reacting to the Indian Ministry . . .
- Pakistan Rejects Statement (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
Pakistan on Tuesday rejected an Indian statement about the law and order situation in Balochistan and said the Indian comments in this regard were “unwarranted and baseless.” Foreign Office spokesperson Tasnim Aslam, reacting to the Indian Ministry ...
- Disaster Management (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 28, 2005)
Finally, a national disaster management agency is to be up. As announced by Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Monday in Islamabad, it will be called the Federal Disaster Relief Management Agency.
- The Third Round Of Talks (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 28, 2005)
Pakistan and India are to begin the third round of their composite dialogue on January 17.
- Go On, Break The Mould (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Dec 28, 2005)
When climbing steep heights, you are advised not to look down. If you do and sense how far up you have already gone, the temptation to retrace your steps becomes irresistible. After a year of bold moves on the foreign policy front, the UPA government ....
- President To Visit Norway, Switzerland Next Month (News International, Muhammad Saleh Zaafir, Dec 28, 2005)
General Pervez Musharraf will pay an official visit to Norway next month after which he will proceed to Switzerland to take part in the World Economic Forum (WEF) to be held in Davos.
- Help Them (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 28, 2005)
October 8 earthquake caused massive devastation in the Valley and in Pakistan administered Kashmir (PAK). The quake also claimed many a precious life. People lost their kith and kin, home and hearth.
- Kashmir Draws Record Tourists In 2005 (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
A record number of tourists visited Kashmir this year since a Islamist revolt erupted in the scenic Himalayan state 16 years ago, reassured by moves to bring peace to the region, officials said on Tuesday.
- Pok Lady Handed Over To Pak Army (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
The army has handed over a PoK woman to the Pakistani army in Karnah sector of north Kashmir.
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