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Articles 8821 through 8920 of 16899:
- U.S.-India Deal Uncertain Ahead Of Bush Visit (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Feb 17, 2006)
The top U.S. negotiator on a troubled nuclear deal with India would hold new talks in New Delhi next week only if there is a chance the visit could resolve differences clouding President George W. Bush's planned South Asia trip, U.S. officials . . .
- Chirac To Woo India After Toxic Ship Spat (Reuters, Sophie Louet, Feb 17, 2006)
Having called home a mothballed toxic warship poisoning relations, French President Jacques Chirac arrives in India on Sunday with a posse of top executives hungry for trade with one of Asia's booming economies.
- Mulayam Must Quit, Says Congress (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
The Congress on Thursday said Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav has "no moral right to continue" in office following a television exposure that one of his Ministers agreed to carry narcotics in his official car for a consideration.
- The Gas Leak (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Feb 17, 2006)
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas does seem to have a serious "leaking" problem. The former Minister, Mr Mani Shankar Aiyar, had a difficult time keeping his ideas to himself.
- Fab City: Ap Signs Mou With Semindia (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
The Andhra Pradesh Government signed a MOU with SemIndia here on Thursday to set up the prestigious US $ 3 billion silicon chip manufacturing unit in .....
- Greenpeace Hails Recall Of Clemenceau (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
Upgrade to international standards, the environment group tells Alang ship-breaking industry
Create a new model for India-European trade
AITUC demands improved facilities at Alang
- Cpm Attempts Facelift (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
The CPM has decided to take on Mamata Banerjee in areas she considers her stronghold.
- Wb:left Front Drops Nearly Half Of Sitting Mlas, 8 Ministers (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
In a major exercise to project a new face, the Left Front, ruling in West Bengal for the last 29 years, today dropped nearly half of its sitting MLAs, including eight ministers, as the nine-party alliance announced nominations for the forthcoming . . .
- New Shade Of Red (Tribune, Amulya Ganguli, Feb 17, 2006)
The soundbytes coming out of West Bengal nowadays are likely to make Marx turn in his grave.
- Before The Vote (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 17, 2006)
Even “foreigners” can be an election issue in India. In Assam, all elections have been dominated by controversies over the Bangladeshi aliens living there.
- Govt Stands Up For Ties With Us (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
The government today defended India’s growing ties with the US as it brushed aside criticism from its Left allies to assert that enlightened national interest guided its foreign policy.
- Getting India Right (Policy Review, Parag Khanna, Feb 17, 2006)
Parag Khanna is a fellow at the New America Foundation and author of The Second World, forthcoming from Random House. C. Raja Mohan is strategic affairs editor of the Indian Express in New Delhi.
- Look Beyond Differences (Times of India, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , Feb 17, 2006)
The differences between the Left and Congress in recent weeks have provoked a flurry of partisan commentary. On the airport privatisation question, the Left stands accused of protecting an already pampered group of white-collar workers.
- Pm To Clear Air On Iran In Parliament (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
The Prime Minister is likely to make a suo motu statement on the Iran vote in both Houses of Parliament tomorrow to try and take the wind out of the Left’s sails.
- Impose Strict Conditions On India, Say U.S. Nuclear Experts (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
India should agree to a cut-off of fissile material production
India should be asked for list of nuclear reactors
No justification for changes in U.S. non-proliferation laws
Suspect clandestine effort to increase weapons production
- Diversity Kills (Times of India, SWAGATO GANGULY, Feb 17, 2006)
India's a stunningly diverse country — a currency note has its value printed on it in 17 different languages.
- Bedlam In Orissa Assembly Over Speaker’S Remark (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
Chaos prevailed in Orissa Assembly during the question hour forcing Speaker Maheswar Mohanty to adjourn the house twice and finally for lunch. The Opposition entered into the well and started shouting slogans against Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.
- Jagat Singh's Passport Impounded (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
As part of the ongoing probe into the oil-for-food scam, the Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday ordered impounding of passports of five persons, including Jagat Singh, a Congress MLA and son of former External Affairs Minister K. Natwar Singh.
- Jaitley's Wife Made Donation To Trust (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
In a delicious twist of irony, it turns out that Sangeeta Jaitley, wife of Arun Jaitley, the Bharatiya Janata Party leader, made a donation of Rs. 13,000 on January 10, 2002 to the Lepra India Trust.
- Poll Funding: Consensus Elusive (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Feb 16, 2006)
All-party meet on state funding
The parties wanted strict enforcement on limit of expenditure: Tandon
There was agreement that money and muscle power should be eliminated
- Krishnaswamy New State Congress Chief (Hindu, Anita Joshua, Feb 16, 2006)
The appointment counters former Congress chief's criticism of the party being anti-Vanniyar
- What's Love Got To Do With Any Of This? (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Feb 16, 2006)
Those who speak of morality and the corrupting influences of Valentine's Day seem to have no problem with the real corruption of consumerism gone out of control.
- Mulford Exceeded Brief: Buddhadeb (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
U.S. envoy had objected to Chief Minister's "offensive remarks" against Bush
- World Of Difference (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 16, 2006)
India has changed. Its foreign policy has changed. But catch politicians saying that
- Krishnaswamy New Tn Cong Chief (Indian Express, JAYA MENON, Feb 16, 2006)
Even as the crucial seat sharing talks are in progress in the DMK-led Democratic Progressive Alliance, the AICC today announced the appointment of former Member of Parliament M Krishnaswamy as the Tamil Nadu Pradesh Congress Committee president.
- Incidentally, The Budget Will Also Be Passed This Session (Indian Express, Santwana Bhattacharya, Feb 16, 2006)
Finance Minister P Chidambaram should be a relieved man. Nobody seems to be overly taxed about what permutations he is about to unleash in his Budget.
- India’S Iran Stand Neither Here Nor There (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Feb 16, 2006)
Whatever the outcome of talks on the India-America nuclear deal, New Delhi should at least take up Iran’s case with the US
- Parties Split On Poll Funding (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
An all-party meeting convened by the Election Commission on the proposed partial funding of elections by the Government on Wednesday failed to arrive at a consensus....
- ‘N-Deal Will Only Serve Proliferation’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
A landmark new US-India nuclear agreement would enable New Delhi to expand atomic weapons production and encourage Pakistan and China to do likewise, according to critics of the controversial deal......
- No Consensus On State Funding Of Polls (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
An all-party meeting convened by the Election Commission on State funding of polls today failed to arrive at a consensus with the major parties differing on the very concept.
- Congress `Mum' On Antony's Invitation To Karunakaran (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
Now that a feeler has been sent to the former Chief Minister K. Karunakaran to return to the party by his "bete noire" A.K. Antony, the Congress on Wednesday kept its cards close to its chest refusing to disclose whether the invitation had the sanction of
- Citizenship Enhanced (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 16, 2006)
A modern state needs to register not just marriages, but most social and economic transactions
- Polling Begins In Two M'rashtra Constituencies (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
Polling for the Shrivardhan and Naigaum assembly by-elections in Maharashtra began on a peaceful note at 8 am on Thursday.
- Experts Write To Congress Against Us-India Civil Nuclear Deal (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Feb 16, 2006)
Some non-proliferation experts have expressed strong reservations on the civilian nuclear energy cooperation "deal" between the United States and India and urged members of US Congress to reject the deal as it stands.
- Us Caucus Introduces Resolution Condemning Kashmir Violence (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
The Kashmir Task Force of the US Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans has introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives condemning the human rights violations of Kashmiri Pandits and urged New Delhi to work with . . .
- The Plot Thickens Around The Palace (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, Feb 16, 2006)
The options before King Gyanendra are getting limited, but the constitutional political forces are yet to earn the faith of the people. Will the Maoists emerge as the only alternative? asks Sumanta Sen
- Bush Visit An Opportunity To Focus On Kashmir Issue: Karamat (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
Ambassador Jehangir Karamat on Wednesday said the forthcoming visit of President George W Bush to the region "provides a unique opportunity" to focus on the resolution of the Kashmir issue "to allow Kashmiris to exercise their right to choose . . .
- Chink In The Armour (Telegraph, P.K. Vasudeva, Feb 16, 2006)
Recently, the United Progressive Alliance government constituted a committee headed by Justice Rajinder Sachar to collect data on the number of Muslims serving in the armed forces, the positions they hold, and their role in the key positions.
- Few Takers For Poll Fund Plan (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
Parties sang different tunes at a meeting convened by the Election Commission today to discuss the Centre’s proposal on state funding of polls.
- 'Which Party Is Not Communal Today?' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Feb 16, 2006)
Karnataka's new chief minister H D Kumaraswamy's first stint in politics was as the Janata Dal MP from Kanaka-pura in 1996. In 2004, he was elected to the Karnataka assembly from Ramanagaram.
- India-Us N-Deal Could Start Arms Race (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
A landmark new US-India nuclear agreement would enable New Delhi to expand its production of atomic weapons and encourage Pakistan and China to do the same, according to critics of the controversial deal.
- Wto’S Shifting Paradigms (Dawn, Fateh M. Chaudhri, Feb 16, 2006)
Eversince the multilateral trade negotiation were first conducted under the auspices of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), the process has been variously described as a “roller-coaster”, “muddling-through” or “limping forward”.
- U.S. Deal Said To Let India Expand Nuclear Arms (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Feb 16, 2006)
A landmark new U.S.-India nuclear agreement would enable New Delhi to expand atomic weapons production and encourage Pakistan and China to do likewise, according to critics of the controversial deal.
- Sena Hopes To Reverse Trend In Byelections (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
Naigaon assembly constituency in Mumbai, where the Congress and Shiv Sena are locked in a direct tussle in the by-election, goes to polls on Thursday, the result of which will be a precursor to the forthcoming election to the country’s richest . . .
- Sultan Slams Indian Obduracy (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
The ongoing peace process between Pakistan and Indian is going slow mainly due to the negative attitude of India.
- Two Immigrants, Two Standards (Tribune, Stacy Caplow, Feb 16, 2006)
We recently learned that U.S. immigration policy is, in fact, capable of fast action and flexibility. It just depends on who the immigrant is.
- No Dialogue With Maoists: Buddhadeb (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
``Anti-Left alliance will be blown off like hay by the wind of popular opinion''
- A.P. Economy On An Upswing: Governor (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Cites good monsoon and better performance in core sector as `indicators'
- "India Must Speak Up On Human Rights And Rule Of Law" (Hindu, Irene Khan, Feb 15, 2006)
The Secretary General of Amnesty International criticises the Bush administration's "war on terror" and urges New Delhi to be a fearless, principled international player.
- Nepal’S Court Frees Deuba (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Almost 10 months after he was arrested from his residence in a midnight raid and jailed for alleged corruption, . . .
- Storm Clouds Over Budget Session (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 15, 2006)
Twenty months after the United Progressive Alliance came to power at the Centre, not much remains of the euphoria that attended that famous victory.
- Singh Counsels Cm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy and his deputy, Mr B S Yediyurappa called on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at his South Block office here early on Tuesday afternoon and the meeting lasted for just about 15 minutes.
- Muslim Survey Necessary, Says Imam Bukhari (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Coming out in support of a Government Committee seeking information regarding Muslims in armed forces, Imam of Delhi’s historic Jama Masjid Syed Ahmed Bukhari said ....
- Congress May Expel Former Tncc Chief (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Former Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) president Tindivanam K Ramamurthi, who called on Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalitha here on Monday and thereby cocked a snook at party president Sonia Gandhi .....
- Ladakh: The Writing Was On The Wall (Indian Express, Balraj Puri, Feb 15, 2006)
The recent flare-up between the Buddhists and Muslims is a conclusion of the continuing polarisation , brought about by neglect in governance issues
- So Who Wants To Be A Citizen? (Indian Express, Samudra Gupta Kashyap, Feb 15, 2006)
The decision of the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA) to set up a tribunal under the Foreigners Act to determine the citizenship status of persons suspected to be illegal migrants from Bangladesh, . . .
- Ready To Face Any Inquiry Into Snc Lavalin Deal, Says Cpi(m) (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Party State secretariat accuses ruling front of having falsified facts
CPI(M) seeks probe into Kuttiadi scheme as well
Says UDF has more questions to answer than LDF
Sees divergence in UDF, Government stands
- State's Economy On An Upswing, Says Governor (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Rameshwar Thakur's maiden address to the Assembly
Governor Rameshwar Thakur has painted a bright picture of the State's economy by projecting a growth rate of 7.55 per cent in the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) for the current fiscal, . . .
- Nda Seeks Kalam's Help To Halt Survey On Muslims (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Says the move is fraught with "dangerous consequences"; wants Navin Chawla to go "It is an issue that needs to be handled with a non-discriminatory attitude"
- Red Whine (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Feb 15, 2006)
There is a fairly simple word for the tactics of the Left parties in relation to the government — not quite yet ‘blackmail’ but brinkmanship’.
- J-K Cabinet Expansion Due This Week (Indian Express, RIYAZ WANI, Feb 15, 2006)
After prolonged dilly dallying, the Jammu and Kashmir government plans to expand the Cabinet this week with sources putting the date at February 17-18.
- Corruption Panel Gone, Nepal Ex-Pm Out Of Jail (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Jailed former Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba was freed from prison on Monday after the Supreme Court dissolved the controversial anti-graft panel which jailed him, a relative and party officials said.
- Imperilled Nuclear Freedom (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Feb 15, 2006)
India has succumbed to US pressure and voted at the IAEA against Iran which is not in its interest
- Self-Governance Proposal (Tribune, Sushant Sareen, Feb 15, 2006)
India’s Kashmir policy — if at all there is such a thing — is bizarre. To the rest of the world India never fails to point to the existence of an elected government, but this same government is ignored when it comes to making critical decisions . . .
- Bjp Backs Govt On Iran (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Succumbing to the RSS pressure, the Opposition BJP today virtually endorsed the government’s vote against Iran at the IAEA meeting, saying it was not in India’s interest to have another nuclear neighbour in its vicinity.
- The On-Again, Off-Again Nuclear Deal (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Feb 15, 2006)
As the Budget session of Parliament gets underway and Assembly elections approach in West Bengal and Kerala, the political atmosphere is hotting up.
- Budget Session — Government On Sticky Wicket (Business Line, R. C. Rajamani, Feb 15, 2006)
With a slew of worrisome developments since the end of the winter session, Parliament faces an uneasy Budget session beginning February 16. Moreover, some old issues are still alive such as the Volcker report that had led to the resignation . . .
- Nepal Court Frees Deuba (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Almost 10 months after he was arrested from his residence in a midnight raid and jailed for alleged corruption, . . .
- Twist Of Irony (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 15, 2006)
If the left is increasingly willing to wound the government of Mr Manmohan Singh and yet afraid to strike at it, the reasons may be very different from what they appear to be.
- A Tough Decision For India (News International, Jyoti Malhotra, Feb 15, 2006)
The battle for the mind of India will finally climax this week, as New Delhi at last arrives at a decision over separating its civilian nuclear programme from its military one.
- Nepal Govt Frees Ex-Pm Deuba (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
Nepal's royal government freed a former prime minister who had been jailed on graft charges by an anti-corruption commission that was annulled this week by the Supreme Court, an aide said on Tuesday.
- That Idea Again (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 14, 2006)
Third front is not politically viable. That’s a good thing given its policy approach
- Another Set Of Eyes (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 14, 2006)
The Bush administration will like the debate over its warrantless wiretapping programme to divide neatly along partisan, and potentially electorally useful, lines.
- Watched By A New India (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Feb 14, 2006)
Prakash Karat has now openly called for a new configuration at the Centre.
- Dialogue With Ulfa (Daily Excelsior, M V Naina, Feb 14, 2006)
Political expediency in time for the assembly polls in Assam in May 2006 appears to have guided the second round of talks between the Central Government and the 11-member Peoples Consultative Group (PCG), hand-picked by the outlawed . . .
- Taking A Cue From China (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
Indo-US nuclear cooperation envi-saged in the July 18, 2005 joint statement is under intense scrutiny. On the Indian side, there are misgivings about how much "giving" India would have to do.
- Ousted Nepali Prime Minister Released From Prison (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
Jailed former Nepali prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba was freed from prison on Monday after the Supreme Court dissolved the controversial anti-graft panel which jailed him, a relative and party officials said.
- Third Front — A Non-Starter (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 14, 2006)
Past experiments have failed
If the idea of forming a third front is being bandied about only as a strategic move to browbeat the government, there is nothing out of place, but if the regional and Left parties holding the trial balloon in their . . .
- South Africa Eyes Astronomy's Top Prize (Hindu, Rory Carroll , Feb 14, 2006)
Karoo desert telescope points the way to capturing global scientific project.
- Politics In A State Of Flux (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Feb 14, 2006)
The prevailing political turbulence in the country can be ascribed to many factors: the string of state assembly elections starting with West Bengal, Mr Deve Gowda’s dubious role in his son’s collective defection to the Bharatiya Janata Party . . .
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