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Articles 321 through 420 of 500:
- A Doomed Operation? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 03, 2007)
REPORTS emanating from Swat suggest much worse than the authorities are willing to admit.
- Indian Rebels Kill Seven Troopers (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
Seven paramilitary troopers died on Friday in an ambush by tribal separatists in India’s restive northeastern state of Assam, police said.
- India Punishes 85 Soldiers For Kashmir Rights Abuses (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
Eight-five Indian soldiers have been found guilty of human rights violations in occupied Kashmir in the 18 years since a full-blown campaign against New Delhi’s rule erupted there in 1989, the army said on Friday.
- ‘India Trying To Resolve Issues With Pakistan And China’ (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Nov 03, 2007)
Indian Defence Minister A.K. Antony said on Friday that New Delhi was trying to find amicable solutions to its problems with Pakistan and China and that confrontation in any case was not the answer.
- ‘India Wants Friendly Neighbours’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
India wants friendly neighbours and was trying to find an amicable solution to the disputes with Pakistan and China, Defence Minister A K Antony said here on Friday.
- Back To The Beginning? (Indian Express, Mini Kapoor, Nov 03, 2007)
Confusion about what the coming days could bring can be gauged from Benazir Bhutto’s travel schedule. The News (November 1) reported that at a “hastily-arranged press conference in Karachi on Wednesday, she said she had postponed plans to visit . . . .
- Unrest, Human Rights, Police, Army And Naxalites (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
There is a class aspect to human rights and victims everywhere are mostly subalterns, be it the Army, the police or Naxalites.
- Thamilselvan Killed In Lankan Raid (Deccan Herald, P KARUNAKHARAN , Nov 03, 2007)
Head of political wing head of the Tamil Tigers S P Thamilselvan has been killed along with five other rebels in an aerial raid by the Sri Lankan Air Force supersonic jets on Friday morning, the Tigers said in a statement.
- 'Kurds Are Common Threat' (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice assured Turkish officials on Friday that Kurdish rebels based in northern Iraq were a "common threat" and that the United States would help Ankara in its fight against them.
- Tamil Tigers Leader Killed In Sri Lankan Air Strike (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
The public face of the Tamil Tigers, one of the world's most deadly rebel militias, was killed yesterday in a Sri Lankan air raid - prompting analysts to warn of a dangerous "spiral into full-scale war" on the Indian Ocean island.
- Ltte's Political Wing Head Killed (Pioneer, K Venkataramanan, Nov 03, 2007)
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) on Friday lost one of its top chiefs and public face for the now-defunct peace process, when its political wing leader SP Tamilselvan was killed in a precision air strike in the heart of . . . . .
- Thamilchelvan Killed In Air Raid (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Nov 03, 2007)
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam’s “Political Division” chief Thamilchelvan was killed on Friday in an attack by the Sri Lanka Air Force on Kilinochchi, Tigers’ administrative headquarters.
- Cross-Border Support To Kashmir Militants Continuing, Says Antony (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
Cross-border support to militants operating in Kashmir is continuing unabated, despite the ceasefire on the India-Pakistan border, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said here on Friday.
- Baghdad: “I Only Know Of One Duty. That Is To Love” (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 03, 2007)
The tragedy of Iraq’s people seems to beof little consequence to its phantom government and self-serving elites,to its self-interested neighbours andits uncomprehending occupiers.
- Communicating It To The Junta (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 03, 2007)
The head of a large monastic university was able to persuade thousands of demonstrating monks to withdraw peacefully.
- Thamilchelvan Was Involved In Many Attacks: Colombo (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Nov 03, 2007)
The Air Force on Friday said it carried two raids targeting the “gathering of LTTE leaders” and a base of the suicide squad also known as Black Tigers.
- Aung San Suu Kyi And India (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Nov 03, 2007)
The light that emanates fromSuu Kyi shines all over Myanmar and the freedom loving people of the world.
- The Left's Brain (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
Statements from communist leaders generally call for parsing. If, for example, the CPM proclaims that imperialism is as dangerous as communalism, we know that it's trying to distance itself from Congress.
- 30 Lost Years (Pioneer, Harinder Sekhon, Nov 03, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's assurance that it's 'not the end of the road' for the nuclear deal does little to soothe the anguish felt over the frittering of the gains of three decades of diplomacy to end India's nuclear isolation.
- Take States Into Confidence (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
The India-US civil nuclear cooperation agreement has generated enough heat to put a question mark on the stability of the UPA Government. It has raised an important issue: Should foreign policy be federalised, or should the power to . . . . .
- Bazaar Parody Of Mussolini (Pioneer, Premen Addy , Nov 03, 2007)
The sight of Ms Benazir Bhutto offering namaz before the tomb of Mohammed Ali Jinnah was one to treasure.
- Strike By Pia Engg Cripple Pak Air Traffic (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
Hundreds of people were stranded at airports across the country on Friday as state-run Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) cancelled almost all domestic and international flights following a strike by engineers seeking a salary hike.
- Obama For ‘Creative Diplomacy’ To Bring Iran On Board (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
Leading Democratic Presidential hopeful Barack Obama has said he would offer Iran economic inducements and a possible promise not to seek “regime change” if it stopped meddling in Iraq and cooperated on terrorism and nuclear issues.
- 'Hiroshima Bomber Owed An Apology' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
Japanese survivors of the world's first nuclear attack on Hiroshima voiced regret on Friday that the American pilot of the plane that dropped the bomb died without saying sorry.
- Indian-American Couple Accused Of Enslaving Women Faces Victim (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
An Indian-American multimillionaire couple, charged with enslaving and torturing two Indonesian women, faced for the first time in the court one of the alleged victims who escaped from their mansion.
- Top Ltte Man Killed In Airstrike (Asian Age, R. Bhagwan Singh, Nov 03, 2007)
The political chief of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, S.P. Thamilchelvan, was killed in an air raid by the Sri Lankan Air Force early on Friday in what is clearly a major blow to the Tamil Tigers and a serious setback to any . . . . .
- Ltte Breakaway Chief Arrested In Britain (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
Colonel Karuna, the leader of a breakaway faction of Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers rebel group, has been arrested in Britain and is being held in immigration detention, the interior ministry said on Friday.
- Amidst Fears Of Martial Law, Sc To Fast-Track Musharraf Case (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
Dismissing suggestions that it was under pressure, Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Friday said it would give a verdict on petitions challenging President Pervez Musharraf’s re-election in uniform by November 6 even as a top government lawyer . . . . .
- Top Ltte Leader, 5 Others Killed In Lankan Air Strike (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
Sri Lanka struck a major blow against the Tamil Tigers on Friday, killing the rebels’ political chief and top peace negotiator in a surgical government air strike.
- Militants Draw New Front Line Inside Pakistan (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
For much of the last century, the mountainous region of Swat was ruled as a princely kingdom where a benign autocrat, the wali, bestowed schools for girls, health care for everyone and the chance to get a degree abroad for the talented.
- The Pattern In Pakistan’S Violence (Indian Express, C. Uday Bhaskar, Nov 03, 2007)
A motorcycle-borne suicide bomber, who rammed into a bus on Thursday in Sargodha, which houses Pakistan’s largest air force base, killed eight PAF personnel and injured 40 others.
- Plan Panel Wants Fdi Cap In Key Sectors To Go (Pioneer, Santanu Banerjee, Nov 03, 2007)
In what could set the pitch for another confrontation between the Left and the UPA Government, the Planning Commission is set to recommend aggressive measures to eliminate FDI limits in several key sectors.
- Global Positioning (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Nov 03, 2007)
A recent issue of a news magazine proclaimed that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s volte face on the nuclear deal had destroyed his credibility.
- Pak Sc To Take Up Petitions Against Musharraf (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
The Pakistani Supreme Court decided on Friday to resume hearings on the validity of General Pervez Musharraf's election as President.
- Circle Of Unreason (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 03, 2007)
CPM boss Prakash Karat’s latest exposition on Indo-US relations has at least one merit.
- Colonial Cousins (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
When steel baron LN Mittal was still jostling for the takeover of French company Arcelor, India was convinced that racism and xenophobia stood between him and history.
- Ltte Leader Thamilchelvan Killed (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
S P Thamilchelvan, leader of the Tamil Tigers' political wing, was killed on day in an attack by the Sri Lankan Air Force in the country's rebel-held north, the rebels said.
- Lanka Jets Bomb Tiger Base, 33 Die (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
Sri Lankan Air Force fighter jets on Thursday pounded an Liberation of Tamil Tigers Eelam training base inside a rebel-held territory as ground troops killed at least 33 Tamil Tigers in a series of clashes in the island’s embattled . . . .
- Ltte's Political Wing Head Killed By Lankan Air Force (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
The LTTE's political head S P Thamilselvam was killed in a raid by the Sri Lanka Air Force this morning in Kilinochchi in the island's embattled north, dealing a major blow to the rebels.
- Public Face Of The Tamil Tigers (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
SP Thamilselvan - who died in a Sri Lankan air force raid on Friday morning - is the most senior Tamil Tiger leader to have been killed in recent years.
- Pak: Swat Militants Release 48 Captured Soldiers (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
Tension continues to simmer in Pakistan's Swat valley with fresh troop build-up while the extremists loyal to pro-Taliban cleric Maulana Fazlullah have released 48 captured soldiers.
- The Fall Of Dhaka (Dawn, Murtaza Razvi, Nov 03, 2007)
Autumn, or fall, as the Americans call it, is one of the best times to be in Dhaka. Not this fall though. Visiting the resilient Bangladesh capital, with its teeming, upwardly mobile middle class in late October, twice, in a span of two . . . .
- Us - Or Chinese - Poodle? (OutLook, B. Raman , Nov 03, 2007)
Ever since Shri Prakash Karat took over the stewardship of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), it has come out in the open as a strong defender of Chinese interests.
- India To Step Up Guard On Tigers (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
India is to recruit retired army personnel to guard sanctuaries containing the country's increasingly endangered tiger population.
- Debating Points (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Nov 03, 2007)
The CPI(M) has announced that it is set for a debate, but not voting. But what will its argument be based on?
- And Back To Dubai Again (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 03, 2007)
NOT even a fortnight after she returned from her eight-year exile, PPP leader Benazir Bhutto has returned to Dubai, ostensibly to visit her children and ailing mother.
- India's Wild Tiger Population Drops (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
The Indian government wants to recruit retired soldiers to patrol tiger sanctuaries in the hopes of saving the last of the cats after an official report confirmed a drastic drop in wild tiger numbers.
- Tamil Tiger No 2 Killed In Government Air Raid (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
The Tamil Tigers’ political chief and number two in command was killed yesterday in an air force raid, dashing hopes for a quick end to the resurgent conflict in Sri Lanka.
- Tamil Tiger Political Leader Killed In Air Force Raid (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels say the leader of their political wing has been killed in a bombing raid by the country's air force.
- Bush Gives Upbeat View Of Iraq (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
Issuing an upbeat new assessment of an unpopular war in Iraq, President George W. Bush hailed reduced violence and declining US casualties as signs that a troop buildup was working.
- Coming Up: Floor Test (Indian Express, K. Subrahmanyam, Nov 03, 2007)
The suggested parliamentary debate on the 123 agreement will be among the most important discussions held in Parliament in Independent India. It will be a test for all political parties in terms of their approach to India’s national interest.
- A Criminal Force? (Tribune, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Nov 03, 2007)
THE ghost of an outspoken judge is haunting the Indian establishment. A pronouncement by Justice Anand Narain Mulla of the Allahabad High Court nearly half a century ago is often quoted even today.
- Political Head Of Ltte Killed (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
LTTE’s political head S.P. Thamilselvam was killed in a raid by the Sri Lanka Air Force on Friday.
- Ultras Kill 7 Crpf Men (Tribune, Bijay Sankar Bora, Nov 03, 2007)
Tribal militants attacked a Central Reserve Police force (CRPF) convoy killing seven CRPF personnel in a remote part of North Cachar Hill district of Assam at around 10 a.m today while a tea garden executive was kidnapped by militants . . . .
- Senior Tamil Tiger Leader Killed (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
A senior leader of Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels has been killed in a government air raid, the rebels say.
- Break For Army (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 03, 2007)
THE Parliamentary Committee on Defence has only reiterated a long-standing demand of the armed forces and strategic experts with its recent call to withdraw the Army from internal security deployments and hand over the task to paramilitary . . . .
- Germany’S India Focus (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 02, 2007)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s announcement of a shift in her government’s Asia policy towards New Delhi — ahead of the just concluded state visit — should set the tone for the future of bilateral ties, already underpinned by the 2006 . . . .
- Bangladesh Separates Judiciary, Executive (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
In a landmark move, Bangladesh's military-backed interim Government on Thursday announced formal separation of judiciary from the executive, describing it as a crucial step to ensure rule of law and "completeness of democracy".
- Something Amiss In The 1971 Story (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 02, 2007)
Former Army Chief Gen JJ Singh's suggestion that the records of 1962, 1965 and 1971 wars be made public is pertinent.
- 66 Ulfa Rebels Surrender (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
The proscribed ULFA received yet another blow, as 66 of its militants laid down weapons before top police officials in Guwahati on Thursday.
- Pm Dons Left Avatar (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Nov 02, 2007)
Prime Minister's abiding image is that of a leader with no strength or fixed ideology - jettisoning economic reforms one day and embracing land reforms another
- Serious Battles Over A Not So Serious Issue (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
Russia continues to be concerned over the proposed missile defence shield in Europe; its fears over the CFE are largely theoretical.
- Bhutto Leaves For Dubai To See Family, Says Won’T Support Emergency In Pak (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto on Wednesday left for Dubai to meet her family, barely two weeks after she returned to Pakistan from eight years of self-imposed exile.
- Lankan Air Force Hit Ltte Positions, 40 Rebels Killed (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
Sri Lankan Air Force jets on Thursday bombed an LTTE training base inside a rebel-held territory as ground troops killed at least 40 Tamil Tigers in a series of clashes in the island’s embattled north, officials here said.
- 22 Ltte Cadres Killed (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Nov 02, 2007)
The Sri Lankan military on Thursday claimed that 22 LTTE cadres, two soldiers and a civilian were killed in the north even as the Air Force reported aerial attack on an LTTE “training camp” in Mullathivu district.
- ‘Recognise Fire Department As Nodal Agency’ (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
The Andhra Pradesh Fire and Emergency Services department has appealed to the Government to recognise it as a nodal agency for civil defence training and disaster management.
- Jumbo Transformation (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 02, 2007)
The new Airbus 380 'Superjumbo' has completed its maiden commercial flight and there are already plans to transform the world's largest passenger plane into the pinnacle of private luxury - an executive jet.
- Cautionary Tale (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Nov 02, 2007)
In April 1972, while walking aimlessly down Free School Street, a friend and I chanced upon a hawker selling forms that would enable travel between the newly-liberated Bangladesh and India.
- Meltdown? Consensus Possible, Says Cpi (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
After praising Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s integrity, the CPI today did not rule out the possibility of consensus on the Indo-US nuclear deal and said it depends on what action the government takes.
- Militants’ Camps In Pok Intact: Army (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
Internal turmoil in Pakistan and its President Pervez Musharraf's refrain against Islamist militants operating from its soil had not changed much on the ground as far as insurgence in Kashmir was concerned, the Army said today.
- Rice Visits Turkey In Bid To Avoid Strike In Iraq (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice visits Turkey on Friday in a bid to dissuade Ankara from launching a cross-border military strike against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq.
- Global Positioning (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
A recent issue of a news magazine proclaimed that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s volte face on the nuclear deal had destroyed his credibility.
- We Are Not An Indian Mnc: Aditya Mittal (Times of India, RASHMEE ROSHAN LALL, Nov 02, 2007)
Aditya Mittal, son of LN Mittal and heir apparent to the giant merged company that is the world’s number one steel producer, has finally challenged patriotic Indians’ insistence ArcelorMittal is an "Indian MNC".
- Suu Kyi’S Sunny Days (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
Not many Indians are aware that the Burmese prisoner of conscience and Nobel Laureate has close Indian connections.
- “Army Will Uphold Human Rights While Fighting Militancy” (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Nov 02, 2007)
The Army is committed to upholding human rights while fighting militancy and there has not been a single custodial killing at its hands in the last one year, according to General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the Srinagar-based 15 Corps . . . .
- Stalled Nuclear Deal (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Nov 02, 2007)
There is a clear and wide gap between America's official and private reaction to the stalling of the Indo-US nuclear deal primarily because of domestic political discord in India and the reluctance of the Congress-led ruling coalition . . . . .
- Sri Lankan Media In Shackles (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
Journalism is fast becoming a risky profession in Sri Lanka and journalists themselves are more in the news than they prefer to be.
- Mla Arrested After Attack On Journalists (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
The police on Thursday arrested JD(U) MLA Anant Singh and four others for allegedly assaulting journalists after taking them hostage and attacking their colleagues when they protested.
- We Will Not Be Intimidated: Pakistan Supreme Court (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
Pakistan’s Supreme Court said on Thursday that it would not be intimidated by threats of martial law when it ruled on whether to validate President General Pervez Musharraf’s recent election victory.
- Ensure U.S. Game Is Foiled: Karat (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
“If India becomes an ally of the United States of America, it will tilt the balance for imperialism … we cannot accept any step that will subordinate ourselves to the USA,” Prakash Karat, general secretary of the Communist Party of India . . . .
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