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Articles 1421 through 1520 of 27135:
- U.S. Considers Adding Troops In Baghdad (US News & World Report, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
Two weeks before U.S. midterm elections, American officials unveiled a timeline Tuesday for Iraq's Shiite-led government to take specific steps to calm the world's most dangerous capital and said more U.S. troops might be needed to quell the bloodshed.
- Great Game In Afghanistan (Tribune, Major-Gen Ashok K. Mehta (retd), Oct 25, 2006)
George Bush’s dinner diplomacy between feuding Presidents Karzai and Musharraf did not work. But on the ground, Nato commanders are claiming success.
- Repeal The Act (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 25, 2006)
Notwithstanding the Justice B.P. Jeevan Reddy Committee’s recommendation to the Centre to repeal the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act in Manipur, no decision has been taken in this regard.
- Pakistan's 'Spy' Driver Asked To Leave India (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
India on Tuesday declared Mohd Farooq, a driver with the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi, as a persona non grata and asked him to leave the country, four days after he was caught allegedly receiving sensitive documents from an Armyman in New Delhi.
- Pranab Mukherjee Is Eam, Antony Defence Minister (Hindustan Times, Vinod Sharma, Oct 25, 2006)
The year-long suspense over the choice of a new foreign minister is over. On Tuesday, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh assigned his senior most colleague Pranab Mukherjee, the coveted job.
- Iraqi Takeover Target Set (Washington Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
The top U.S. military commander in Iraq set a timeline yesterday of 18 months for the Iraqi security forces to take over war operations in all the country's provinces "with some level of support from us."
- Hard Choices For Iraq (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
Washington has set a 12-month target for Iraqi leaders to end nascent civil war and open the way for the withdrawal of large numbers of American troops.
- White House Gives Iraqi Leaders 12 Months To 'Make Hard Choices' (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
Washington has set a 12-month target for Iraqi leaders to end nascent civil war and open the way for the withdrawal of large numbers of American troops.
- Rice Proposes Asia Form Security Alliance (Washington Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is urging Asian nations to form a regional security organization to address common threats, suggesting that the six-nation forum dealing with North Korea -- which includes China and Russia -- could be a useful . . .
- German Ministers 'Knew About Cia Torture Cells' (Independent (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
The German government is alleged to have received first-hand evidence that the CIA began torturing terrorist suspects at secret prisons in Europe shortly after the September 11 attacks, despite claiming it only knew about such sites through the media.
- Military Mounts Search For Missing U.S. Soldier (Independent (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
U.S. forces scoured central Baghdad on Tuesday looking for a missing U.S. soldier who was presumed kidnapped by insurgents while visiting his Iraqi relatives.
- Cnn Chastised For Sniper Shot (Independent (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
A Republican lawmaker has asked the Pentagon to bar CNN reporters from traveling with U.S. military units in Iraq because the network showed insurgent snipers shooting at U.S. troops.
- More Troops May Be Iraq-Bound (Independent (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
The top American commander in Iraq said Tuesday that he may call for more troops to be sent to Baghdad, possibly by increasing the overall U.S. presence in Iraq, as rising bloodshed pushes Iraqi and American deaths to some of their highes . . .
- Armed And Defiant: A Tour Of Duty With The Taliban Army (Independent (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
Racing across the desert in the north of Helmand province, our convoy was kicking up a dust-storm that could be seen from space.
- Salute To Briton, ‘Insult’ To India (Telegraph, CHARU SUDAN KASTURI, Oct 25, 2006)
An island of peace and serenity amid the noise and rush of frenetic traffic, a British cemetery in the heart of Delhi has become the symbol of continuing differences in perception between India and Britain over an historic event, more than half a . . .
- Iran, Syria Rebuild Hezbollah (Washington Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
Iran and Syria are rapidly rearming Hezbollah guerrillas in southern Lebanon as an international peacekeeping force has failed to carry out a U.N. mandate to disarm the Shi'ite militia group, Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Shaul Mofaz said yesterday.
- A Rising Toll, And Prospects For Even Worse (US News & World Report, Kevin Whitelaw, Oct 25, 2006)
America's 43rd month in Iraq is turning out to be one of the deadlier ones yet for its men and women in uniform. Flag-draped coffins are quietly being sent home almost every day.
- Japan - Tense Neighbour (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
North Korea's relations with Japan face stormy weather in the aftermath of the nuclear test.
- Missile Matters (Frontline, R. Ramachandran, Oct 25, 2006)
North Korea's missile development, which began in the early 1960s, benefited greatly from Soviet and Chinese assistance.
- Unrest In Budapest, Then And Now (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Oct 25, 2006)
Last month, protests erupted in Budapest after an extraordinary speech by Hungary’s prime minister, Ferenc Gyurcsany, was leaked to the press some four months after it was delivered.
- Lost In The Maze Of Iraq War (Dawn, Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Oct 25, 2006)
The number of American soldiers who have been killed in Iraq is now approaching 3,000, with October being on course to becoming the bloodiest month for the Americans since the clashed in Fallujah and Najaf two years ago.
- The Disneyfication Of War (Dawn, George Monbiot, Oct 25, 2006)
Most of our memorials sentimentalise war. Few commemorate the horror. But now we have a new category whose purpose seems to be to trivialise it.
- The Enemy Within (OutLook, B. Raman , Oct 25, 2006)
The detection of ISI moles in the army is nothing new, but then since 2004, it is the third major detection of penetration—of the R&AW by the CIA in 2004, of the NSCS by the CIA earlier this year and of the Army by the ISI now.
- Road To Rubicon (Frontline, R. Ramachandran, Oct 25, 2006)
North Korean concern for security dates back to the Korean War when the U. S. threatened to use nuclear weapons to end the war.
- Isi Strategy To Infiltrate Indian Army ‘As Old As Pakistan’, Says Gul (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
General Hameed Gul, former chief of Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), has said that the ISI’s strategy to infiltrate India’s armed forces is “as old as Pakistan” itself, but this was unlikely to derail the peace process between the two countries.
- Nuclear Korea (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Oct 25, 2006)
The adventurist nuclear test rattles the East Asian neighbourhood and provokes sanctions by the United Nations Security Council.
- Minister Differs With Pm On Middlemen (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
In what appears to be a parting kick as defence minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee may have kicked a row over the issue of arms deals today when he said middlemen had been banned, a position that goes against Dr Mammohan Singh’s recent remarks . . .
- Brit Scanning Pm’S Residence Detained (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
A British national, who scanned the Prime Minister’s residence from the nearby Gymkhana Club terrace using a pair of binoculars, landed in police net but was let off after interrogation.
- N Korea Sets Terms (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
North Korea is not planning a second nuclear test and is willing to return to six-party talks under certain conditions but warned that it would take action if it feels pressured, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman said today.
- Mastermind Of Pak Terror Plot Held (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
The son of a retired Pakistani brigadier is among three “hardcore terrorists” arrested for masterminding attempted rocket attacks near the president’s house and other sites, police said today.
- ‘No Regrets, No 2nd Test For N Korea’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
North Korea is not planning a second nuclear test and is willing to return to six-party talks under certain conditions but warned that it would take action if it feels pressured, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Tuesday.
- Boot For Pak Driver In Spy Scandal (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
Delhi today asked Islamabad to withdraw the Pakistan high commission employee whom police have accused of receiving secret documents from an Indian soldier.
- Finally, Pranab Foreign Minister (Asian Age, Venkat Parsa, Oct 25, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday finally named Mr Pranab Mukherjee as the new external affairs minister while senior Congress leader and former Kerala chief minister A.K. Anthony was inducted into the Union Cabinet to succeed Mr Pranab . . .
- Pakistan And Blasts: The Evidence Is Credible, Says Pm (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
In the midst of a controversy over national security advisor MK Narayanan’s comments, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said there was “credible evidence” of Pakistani involvement in the July 11 train blasts in Mumbai.
- Antony Sworn In As Defence Minister (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
AK Antony was on Tuesday night appointed the new defence minister in place of Pranab Mukherjee, who moved to the external affairs ministry in a Cabinet expansion and reshuffle, which also saw the reinduction of controversial RJD MP Jai Prakash . . .
- China's Grand Africa Strategy (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 25, 2006)
Ever since the Berlin conference of 1883, which Belgium’s King Leopold II called “the sharing of Africa’s cake,” the west has assumed exclusive rights over sub-Saharan Africa.
- Killing Of Palestinians (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 25, 2006)
The killing of seven Palestinians in Gaza on Monday is Israel’s ‘gift’ to all Muslims on the occasion of Eidul Fitr.
- The Quagmire In Iraq (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Oct 25, 2006)
While the US and the UK play an increasingly difficult balancing act in a violent Iraq, more and more voices in the two "great democracies" are speaking out against their countries' presence as occupiers of that country. As for the Iraqis themselves, . .
- Credible Evidence Against Pak: Pm (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said India had credible evidence of Pakistan’s involvement in the Mumbai train blasts. Responding to national security adviser M.K. Narayanan over "good and clinching evidence", Dr Manmohan Singh . . .
- New Policy To Promote Domestic Defence Products In India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
Outgoing Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday unfolded a new procurement policy to encourage domestic industries in defence production and finance them to give a level playing field in the competition with foreign manufacturers.
- Iraqis Can Take Over Security In 18 Months: Us (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
The US ambassador to Iraq said on Tuesday his country ‘must succeed’ while the American military commander said Iraqi armed forces should be ready to take over security responsibility in 18 months.
- Pact With Nato To Be Made Public (Dawn, Qudssia Akhlaque, Oct 25, 2006)
Salient features of an Afghanistan-specific agreement that Pakistan is negotiating with the 26-member North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) would be made public, well-placed government sources told Dawn on Monday.
- How Is Pakistan ‘Equal’ To India? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Oct 25, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf has said that India must accept Pakistan as its ‘equal’ for peace in the region:
- Mukherjee Appointed Indian Foreign Minister (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
Indian Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee was promoted on Tuesday as foreign minister in a cabinet reshuffle that saw three new entrants into Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s ministerial council, according to officials.
- Bjp Questions Indo-Pak Anti-Terror Mechanism (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
The Bharatiya Janata Party said on Tuesday that Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee’s “candid admission” of ISI penetration into the armed forces “raises serious questions on the credibility of a joint anti-terrorism mechanism with Pakistan”.
- Eid In Asia Amidst Heightened Security (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
No major incidents reported in Afghanistan
Police on heightened alert in Manila following reports terrorists might exploit festival
- Returns Of Office (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Oct 25, 2006)
With his vast experience Pranab Mukherjee is well placed to craft diplomacy for the world’s fourth largest economy
- Three Isn’T A Crowd (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 25, 2006)
It's been so long that we have had a foreign minister and it’s been so disconcerting at times to hear the fulminations of the ex-foreign minister that the appointment of a senior, experienced politician to the post comes as special relief. More, in . . .
- Holes In Programme (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 25, 2006)
The CPI(M) takes note of the way in which “the big business media has tended to dismiss” the new version of the UPA government’s ‘Garibi Hatao’, saying that the criticism stems from their “class bias”.
- Bullying In A Revolution (Indian Express, YUBARAJ GHIMIRE, Oct 25, 2006)
The Nepalese Maoist worldview sees India, except on rare occasions, as a big bully, a ‘hegemonic’ power and a strategic ally of the ‘imperialist’ United States.
- Aids Alarm In Bihar Police, Two Senior Cops Test Positive (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
Alarm bells have started ringing in the Bihar Police following reports that two of its DIG-rank officers have tested HIV positive and 20 other policemen have also been found infected by the deadly virus.
- Pranab Is Reluctant Foreign Minister In Sonia’S Cabinet Tweak (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Oct 25, 2006)
Dress Rehearsal Before UP Polls: Sonia’s trusted Antony gets Defence, Oscar moved to Labour; RJD, Karnataka politics factored in
- Ctbt A Decade Ago To Nepal This Year, He Blends Politics, Strategy (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Oct 25, 2006)
Six months ago, when the Nepal crisis took an unpredictable turn with the Seven Party Alliance rejecting King Gyanendra’s offer to nominate a Prime Minister, India was staring at a possible diplomatic embarrassment having welcomed the King’s offer . . .
- Khan May Have Smuggled Centrifuges To Iran: Pak (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Oct 25, 2006)
The Pakistani general heading his country’s nuclear command and control centre has conceded that renegade scientist Dr A Q Khan may have smuggled uranium centrifuges to Iran via Dubai.
- Veteran Returns To Assignment More Demanding Now (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Oct 25, 2006)
India will have a stand-alone External Affairs Minister after nearly 11 months
Also worked as Finance, Commerce Ministers
Has headed many Groups of Ministers.
- China - Angry Friend (Frontline, PALLAVI AIYAR, Oct 25, 2006)
The nuclear test has shaken North Korea's ties with long-time ally China.
- Us’ Contradictory Arms Rules (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Oct 25, 2006)
It is disingenuous for the US to seek tough action against North Korea and Iran.
- Dangerous Liaisons (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 25, 2006)
Army’s counter intelligence network should be revamped.
- Tremors In The East (Frontline, P.S. Suryanarayana, Oct 25, 2006)
The nuclear test has unleashed a sense of unease across East Asia as the region tries to come to terms with an evolving reality.
- No More Middlemen In Defence Deals: Pranab (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
In the wake of controversies surrounding the use of middlemen in the Barak missile deal, Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee asserted that no middleman would be allowed in future defence deals.
- Ambareesh Sworn In, Gets I&b (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
Ending weeks of speculation over filling the vacancy created by K Natwar Singh’s exit, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh shifted on Tuesday veteran Pranab Mukherjee to the Ministry of External Affairs and threw a surprise by inducting into his . . .
- Get More Assertive On Naga Front (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 25, 2006)
The search for a formula, at least an interim one, to address the conflicting and seemingly intractable positions on the Naga issue should not be allowed to weaken.
- We Will Exchange Information: Pranab (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
We will await Pakistan's response
A great challenge, says Antony
Comprehensive shuffle of Ministry after budget session
- Some Not-So-Thinly Veiled Tensions In England (US News & World Report, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
With U.N. Security Council sanctions in hand-along with evidence of telltale radioactive debris from North Korea's first nuclear test blast-Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice last week flew off on a whirlwind trip to press Japan, South Korea, China, . .
- Aso Skeptical Of North Korea's Nuclear Plans (Japan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
Foreign Minister Taro Aso warned Tuesday there is still a possibility North Korea will carry out more nuclear tests and said he is pessimistic about the country returning to disarmament talks soon.
- Ltte Team Leaves For Geneva Talks (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 25, 2006)
`Agenda not yet decided'
- Outrage Over North Korea Dissipates (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
Some two weeks after North Korea leapt a grave military threshold to test a one kiloton nuclear device, and a week after the UN Security Council passed its strongest resolution ever on North Korea, much of the collective outrage and resolve in this . . .
- The Search For A Solution In War-Torn Iraq (Hindu, Hamid Ansari, Oct 25, 2006)
A beginning could be made with a regional conference of all neighbours. This must include the invading powers; having created the problem, they must share the burden of resolving it on terms that are not unilateral.
- In U.S. Election Debates, Foreign Affairs Seem Far Away (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
The standing of the United States in the world - and particularly the conduct of the war in Iraq - may be troubling Americans, putting something of a premium on mastery of world affairs as voters choose between candidates in the increasingly . . .
- Bush Vs Chavez & The Lesson For India (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
On Monday, October 16, President Bush spoke to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The Indian side was expecting reassurances about the fate of the nuclear deal, still stuck in the mire of the American legislative system.
- Choosing War (Frontline, Jayadeva Uyangoda, Oct 25, 2006)
Negotiations between the government and the LTTE falter as each attempts to gain the upper hand through military victories.
- Divisive Decision (Frontline, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 25, 2006)
The Supreme Court order dividing the North-East into two provinces has serious implications for the peace process.
- Dubious Barak Deal (Frontline, V. VENKATESAN, Oct 25, 2006)
The CBI files a case on the allegations of corruption in the Barak missile system deal with Israel in 2000.
- France's Shifting Political Landscape (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 24, 2006)
The French Socialist Party's resort to American-style primaries for the April 2007 presidential election, complete with televised debates among the three leading contenders for the party nomination, raises the question whether the French political . . .
- As Iraq Angst Intensifies, So Do White House Reassurances (International Herald Tribune, Brian Knowlton, Oct 24, 2006)
The Bush administration, under intense pressure to deal with mounting violence in Iraq and rising domestic criticism of the war, insisted Monday that it was working "collaboratively" with Iraqi leaders to find better ways forward and had issued them . . .
- Better Coordination Warranted (Pioneer, M Yusuf Khan, Oct 24, 2006)
The three wings of the armed forces should act professionally and resolve outstanding issues among themselves, says M Yusuf Khan.
- Naxals Kill Top Cop (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2006)
Deputy inspector-general of police (south-western range) Jaswinder Singh was killed in a suspected Maoist ambush on Monday at Guja-Kutuli village, in Rayagada district, nearly 500 km south of Orissa’s capital Bhubaneswar.
- Islamic Veil And Democracy (Pioneer, A Surya Prakash, Oct 24, 2006)
Two recent events in Britain pertaining to head scarves has once again revived the debate, not so much on how women ought to clothe themselves, but on the reluctance of sections of Islamic society to weave themselves into the fabric of modern, secular . .
- Clinching Evidence? (OutLook, B. Raman , Oct 24, 2006)
The NSA apparently meant that the evidence collected so far is direct, indirect and circumstantial, but they are yet to collect material and documentary evidence. Collection of material and documentary evidence takes time. It took five months in 1993.
- Karzai Urges Ummah To Hear Afghanistan’S Cry (Frontier Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2006)
President Hamid Karzai Monday has called on the Muslim Ummah to help his country to get emancipation of the Taliban insurgency.
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