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Articles 1221 through 1320 of 27135:
- Low Expectations (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 28, 2006)
The agenda for Geneva talks is not clear.
- Musharraf’S Faux Pas (Tribune, B.G. Verghese, Oct 28, 2006)
General Musharraf providentially escaped two attempts on his life but has shot himself in the foot “In the Line of Fire”. Writing of events in 1983, he blandly asserts that the Siachen glacier “belonged to us”.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 28, 2006)
The reality has “rattled”. The Prime Minister’s accepting that “perhaps even more than external aggression we need to be concerned with internal security” amounts to more than a grim message.
- Special Article (Statesman, Sam Rajappa, Oct 28, 2006)
The most glaring weakness is that no matter how efficient and fair the death penalty may seem in theory, in actual practice, it is primarily inflicted upon the weak, the poor, the ignorant and against racial minorities,” wrote Pat Brown, former . . .
- Guilty Of Complicity (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 28, 2006)
It is truly astonishing that a man who has lied so often and so obviously on the subject, should still be constantly sought out for his opinion and assessment on the course of terrorism in the South Asian region and, in fact, the world.
- India Must Distance Itself From Usa: Karat (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2006)
Alleging there are “determined lobbies” in India’s foreign policy and defence establishments to make the country a junior partner of the United States of America, the CPI-M today asked the UPA government to distance itself from Washington and revive . . .
- Tigers Ban Child Soldiers (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2006)
Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tiger rebels, widely accused of forcibly recruiting child soldiers, have banned the practice in areas under their control, a pro-rebel Web site reported.
- Bangalore Plot: 2 Pak Men Held In Mysore (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2006)
Two Pakistan-based terrorists of the Al-Badr group were arrested around Thursday midnight after a shootout in Mysore.
- Questions, No Answers (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 28, 2006)
It happens that when the Soviet Union’s war in Afghanistan was winding down I was among those journalists who travelled to Peshawer from time to time to see what the Mujahideen were up to.
- Nuke Deal Or No, Us Ties Safe: Carter (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2006)
Former US President Jimmy Carter feels relations between America and India will remain strong even if the civilian nuclear deal does not go through.
- Spy Who Went Into The Cold (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 28, 2006)
It's a real-life James Bond story - Cold War espionage, a secret mission gone wrong, a Government cover-up. Secret documents released on October 27 under freedom of information rules show how British authorities suppressed details about the final . . .
- On The Brink Again (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 28, 2006)
Bangladesh has witnessed the twisting of every moral of statecraft for the self-preservation of the ruling coterie
- East Pakistan-Ii (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Oct 28, 2006)
With another Bangladesh general election 90 days away, policy-makers in New Delhi are well advised to compare the existing situation with the run-up to the 1970 polls. Reason: The two poles of Bangladeshi national politics are locked in a war which . . .
- Pranab May Curb Pmo Power (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Oct 28, 2006)
The Prime Minister’s Office, which has been handling crucial aspects of foreign policy, including relations with the United States and Pakistan, is likely to find its authority being curtailed by an assertive foreign minister Pranab Mukherjee who . . .
- Pak Ex-President Ishaq Khan Dies (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2006)
Former Pakistan President Ghulam Ishaq Khan died in Peshawar today after a prolonged illness, his family said.
- Security Council Should Act On Burma (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 28, 2006)
Last month the U.N. Security Council formally discussed the situation in Burma, also known as Myanmar, for the first time. For Burmese people such as us, who live under the country’s oppressive regime, this was a welcome development.
- Infiltration Must Return To The Agenda (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 28, 2006)
The danger posed by illegal migrants from Bangladesh can be gauged from the fact that they have become the deciding factor in elections to more than 40 of the 126 Assembly seats in Assam
- Iran Steps Up N-Programme (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Oct 28, 2006)
Iran has announced that it has stepped up uranium enrichment amid ongoing negotiations among the five Security Council members and Germany over the imposition of possible sanctions against Tehran.
- Carter Wants U.S. Troops Out Of Iraq In One Year (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Oct 28, 2006)
The former U.S. President, Jimmy Carter, who has consistently opposed the invasion of Iraq, said on Friday that American troops should be pulled out of the West Asian nation in one year.
- Cease Hostilities, Appeals E.U. (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 28, 2006)
Tigers want immediate reopening of Jaffna highway by Colombo
- Ghulam Ishaq Khan Passes Away (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2006)
From an extra assistant commissioner to one of Pakistan’s most powerful presidents, who dismissed two democratically-elected governments, Ghulam Ishaq Khan’s eventful life spanning over 92 years came to an end here on Friday.
- Extends Anti-Terror Law (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Oct 28, 2006)
In a gesture of sustaining a pro-United States policy, the Japanese Diet (Parliament) on Friday endorsed a one-year extension of a special anti-terror law.
- Party Has A Right To Speak Out On Issues, Says Sonia (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi said that she shares a relationship of mutual trust with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. But she also believes that as president of the Congress party, it is her duty to convey the party’s feelings on such issues as . . .
- Us War Games Shift To Offensive Gear (Telegraph, SUJAN DUTTA, Oct 27, 2006)
Boats and helicopters from a US Navy landing platform ship and Indian troops from amphibious craft will this week “raid targets” on a Konkan beach-head, signalling a shift of gears and a move from defensive mode to offensive mode in joint . . .
- Be Global, Be Mediocre (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Oct 27, 2006)
Aggregate output generated by industries related to information technology, in the country, is likely to be around 35 billion dollars in the current fiscal year.
- Cbi Names George Fernandes In Arms Scandal (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
Former Defence Minister George Fernandes has been named an accused by the Central Bureau of investigation in a case related to the purchase of Barak missile system from Israel.
- S Korea Takes First Step In Sanctions On North (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
South Korea announced on Thursday it would ban the entry of North Koreans who are part of Pyongyang's nuclear weapons programme, the first step taken by Seoul to adhere to UN sanctions.
- Annan’S Goal Of “A Larger Freedom” (Tribune, Anita Inder Singh, Oct 27, 2006)
Kofi Annan became Secretary-General of the UN in 1997, placing administrative reform high on his agenda.
- Empowering Political Pact (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 27, 2006)
The Memorandum of Understanding signed by the ruling Sri Lanka Freedom Party and the opposition United National Party is a political breakthrough of the first order.
- Peace At Cross Purposes (Indian Express, N. MANOHARAN , Oct 27, 2006)
Amidst continuing violence the government of Sri Lanka and the LTTE are set to meet in Geneva on 28-29 October 2006 after nearly eight months. Both sides announced their respective delegations and laid out their focus, if not clear-cut . . .
- Heading For A Repeat Of The Riots? (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Oct 27, 2006)
There are ominous signs that Paris could witness violence similar to last year's clashes.
- Can Vietnam Stave Off Bird Flu? (Hindu, N. Gopal Raj , Oct 27, 2006)
The question is whether Vietnam's strategy of vaccinating all poultry can stop the virus from establishing itself again within the country. Besides, vaccination is not without its risks.
- Return To Afghanistan (Tribune, Sebastian Rotella, Oct 27, 2006)
The conflict in Iraq is drawing fewer foreign fighters as Muslim extremists turn their attention back to the symbolically important and increasingly violent turf of Afghanistan, say anti-terror officials in Europe and the United States.
- Blowing In The Wind (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Oct 27, 2006)
There is a fragrance of change in the air — change of weather, change in the Central cabinet, even a possible change in the political mood in Uttar Pradesh!
- Major Power Aspirations (Tribune, Air Marshal R.S. Bedi (retd), Oct 27, 2006)
India’s gradual emergence as a rising power is being widely acknowledged the world over.
- 6 Germans Face Probe For Skull Outrage (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
Six suspects were under investigation in the scandal over pictures of German soldiers posing with a skull in Afghanistan, and military officials have been instructed to review training for foreign deployments, defence minister Franz Josef Jung said . . .
- Russia Opposes Iran Draft (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Oct 27, 2006)
Russia has signalled its opposition to a European-drafted U.N. resolution calling for sanctions against Iran.
- Future Shock (Frontline, C.T. KURIEN , Oct 27, 2006)
A grim prognosis on the world's march towards globalisation.
- Ulfa Group To Discuss Peace Initiative Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
CPI (M), AGP call for unconditional talks
No stalemate in peace process: Rebati Phukan
All-party meet will discuss deadlock: Gogoi
- Delhi Talks May Focus On Anti-Terror Mechanism (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Oct 27, 2006)
Priority to be given to Havana agenda
- Girding The Loin For Afghan Oil (Pioneer, Pyotr Goncharov, Oct 27, 2006)
Afghanistan is "quite likely" to be rich in oil and gas reserves, Stephen J Blank, Research Professor at the Strategic Studies Institute of the US Army, says in his article "Afghanistan's Energy Future and Its Consequences".
- A Superficial Facelift (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Oct 27, 2006)
If Tuesday's reshuffle is anything to go by, Prime Minister has failed to make performance the criteria for his Cabinet's expansion
- 4 Soldiers Die, 25 Hurt In Mishap (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
Four Army personnel were killed and 25 others, including 19 Army jawans, injured in an accident on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway this morning.
- Apt Juncture To Assess Foreign Policy: Karat (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
Recalls Left parties' note to Government on serious distortions
- Nuke Walmart Blues (OutLook, B. Raman , Oct 27, 2006)
Nervousness mounts in Pakistan that fresh enquiries by the US might bring out hitherto unknown (to the international community) information relating to co-operation between Pakistan and North Korea in the nuclear and missile fields.
- ‘N Korea Has Enough For 7 Bombs’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
North Korea might have extracted as much as 50 kg of plutonium and is working to miniaturise nuclear devices to fit on ballistic missiles, a South Korean lawmaker said on Thursday, quoting from a Defence Ministry report.
- Wake Up Call From Pyongyang (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, Oct 27, 2006)
The nuclear powers would be committing a colossal blunder if they do not respond to North Korea's test by reforming the global nuclear order.
- The Scourge Of Corruption (Frontline, R.K. Raghavan, Oct 27, 2006)
As long as a majority of citizens are willing to go along with corrupt politicians and civil servants, current levels of dishonesty will prevail.
- Beach-Hopping In Vizag (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
They say you find India’s best beaches in Goa. Well, not if you take into account the many resorts and shacks mushrooming on the sands there.
- Mayhem In Chennai (OutLook, T.S. Subramanian, Oct 27, 2006)
The Municipal Corporation Council elections are marred by violence and rigging on an unprecedented scale.
- U.S. Deaths In Iraq Near Peak (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
Unrelenting daily attacks in Baghdad and the western province of Anbar have made October the deadliest month of the Iraq war for U.S. troops in combat since the all-out American offensives on Fallujah in April and November of 2004, according . . .
- Moscow To Air Nato Expansion Worries, Scheffer To Meet Putin (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
A senior Russian diplomat said on Wednesday that Moscow would raise its concerns about NATO's expansion and its decision to bolster ties with Georgia during talks with the alliance's chief.
- U.S. Death Toll In Iraq Worst In A Year (US News & World Report, QASSIM ABDUL ZAHRA, Oct 27, 2006)
The number of American troops killed in Iraq in October reached the highest monthly total in a year Thursday after four Marines and a sailor died of wounds suffered while fighting in the same Sunni insurgent stronghold.
- Rumsfeld Says Iraq Goals Not Deadlines (Washington Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld waded yesterday into the debate over benchmarks for political progress in Iraq, saying the goals laid out this week in Baghdad by U.S. officials are not firm deadlines as asserted by the Iraqi prime minister.
- Focus On Nepal (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 27, 2006)
The UPA Government suffers from obsessive compulsive disorder when it comes to foreign policy.
- Too Soft To Take Stand On Terror (Pioneer, Shobori Ganguli, Oct 27, 2006)
Keep your eyes open and your mouth shut, American author John Steinbeck once said.
- Dutch Dilemmas (Frontline, RAFIA ZAKARIA, Oct 27, 2006)
A thought-provoking account that makes readers question Enlightenment values that are politically tainted.
- Perils Of Isolation (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Oct 27, 2006)
This book, based on archival material, is concerned with the internal set-up in North Korea, which is enveloped in secrecy and myth.
- Visitor To Our Democracy (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Oct 27, 2006)
The Left in India certainly does not lack chutzpah.
- Chinese Corruption Inquiry Expands To Beijing Party Leaders (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
A widening Chinese anti-corruption inquiry has targeted Beijing's party leaders, in a sign that President Hu Jintao intends to continue removing officials he considers insufficiently loyal, people told about the leadership's planning said.
- Wasting Money In Iraq (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
When the full encyclopedia of Bush administration misfeasance in Iraq is compiled, it will have to include a lengthy section on the contracting fiascos that wasted billions of taxpayer dollars in the name of rebuilding the country.
- N. Korean Border (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
At the isolated border crossing in this small Chinese town, no one noticed when North Korea conducted its nuclear test in an underground mine about 140 kilometers away.
- Trouble Sealing Egypt-Gaza Border (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
Just under a year ago, Middle East peacebrokers reached what was heralded as a relative breakthrough in the Israeli-Palestinian stalemate: an agreement on border crossings in and out of the Gaza Strip.
- Sanctions Don't Dent North Korea-China Trade (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
At the isolated border crossing in this small Chinese town, no one noticed when North Korea conducted its nuclear test in an underground mine about 90 miles away.
- On Iraq, The Alternatives Are Murky (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
Throughout this long election season, voters have consistently identified the war in Iraq as the most serious problem facing the nation. But what are the politicians offering as a solution?
- Six Germans Under Investigation In Skull Photos Scandal (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
German defence minister Mr Franz Josef Jung said today that six suspects were under investigation in the scandal over pictures of German soldiers posing with a skull in Afghanistan, and repeated his vow that such behavior had “no place” in the . . .
- Bush Signs Bill To Build Border Fence To Stop Mexicans (Independent (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
President George Bush has signed a bill authorising 700 miles of fencing along the US-Mexican border, a pre-election gift to his tough-on-immigration white conservative base, but one that risks alienating America's growing Latino population and straining
- Kuwaitis Still Getting Payouts For Damage Of 1990 Iraqi Invasion (Independent (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
Fifteen years after the first Gulf War, and three years after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein, a UN commission is still paying out hundreds of millions of dollars in compensation to the victims of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.
- Iraq: Bush Hints At Change In Tactics (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Oct 27, 2006)
Two weeks before Congressional elections that are widely tipped to go against the ruling Republicans, President George Bush has admitted serious problems in Iraq and a willingness to consider a change in tactics.
- D.C. Developer Acquitted Of Bribery Charges (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
Douglas Jemal, one of Washington's most prominent developers, was acquitted yesterday of charges that he bribed a city official to get sweetheart contracts and inflated profits at taxpayers' expense.
- Deterring Kim Jong Il (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
In an interview aired last week, George Stephanopoulos put the question to President Bush: What would he do if "North Korea sold nukes to Iran or al-Qaeda?" Bush replied, "They'd be held to account."
- Angry Iraq Leader Hits Back As Allies Try To Stay Confident (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
A fresh rift opened between the Iraqi Prime Minister and his US backers yesterday when he bridled at American diplomatic and military tactics.
- Abe To Play Hardball With Soft Education System (Japan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
This is the first of a three-part series examining expected changes in three areas -- education, gender-equality and media -- under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who took office a month ago.
- Is Bush Reluctant To Set Benchmarks? (US News & World Report, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
Even as President Bush asked Americans to brace themselves for sacrifices yet to come in Iraq, U.S. commanders on the ground are questioning the commitment of the Iraqi government itself–and the apparent disconnect between the wishes of the . . .
- Delhi Nod For Usa In Lanka? (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2006)
US Marines will conduct exercises with the Sri Lanka Navy later this month, deploying more than 1,000 personnel and support ships for amphibious and counter-insurgency manoeuvres for ‘containing’ growing Chinese presence in the region.
- Pranab For Peace With Pak (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2006)
Taking over as external affairs minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee today sent out a message to Pakistan and other neighbours that a “tension-free” situation should be created on the borders to enable countries of the region to live in peace.
- Of No Consequence (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 26, 2006)
Tuesday's expansion of the Union Cabinet and reshuffle of portfolios have turned out to be of marginal consequence, not least because of the cosmetic changes that are unlikely to make much of a difference to the UPA Government's performance.
- Rethinking Iraq (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 26, 2006)
For White House, change in Iraq policy is good. But not too much of it, writes Anne Gearan from Washington.
- Completing The Team (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Oct 26, 2006)
As reshuffles go, Tuesday’s exercise was a small one, aimed at filling the vacancies in the Union Council of Ministers.
- 'N-Deal Key Element In Non-Proliferation Policy' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2006)
The US views the civilian nuclear deal with India as a key element of a comprehensive policy to strengthen the global non-proliferation regime in the context of North Korea's nuclear explosion.
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