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Articles 1821 through 1920 of 27135:
- Pm For Consensus On National Issues (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Tuesday called for greater unity and consensus on fundamental national issues in the face of formidable challenges the country was facing.
- Get Involved Now (OutLook, B. Raman , Oct 18, 2006)
India has done well to indicate that it does not wish ill of the government of Sri Lanka and the Sinhalese people. There is a need for a similar appropriate gesture—of a humanitarian kind—to the Tamils. The time has come to actually participate . . .
- Pakistan After Musharraf ? (Daily Excelsior, T S Rao, Oct 18, 2006)
Gen. Pervez Musharraf completed seven years of his rule of Pakistan in October 2006.
- The West's Anti-Muslim Campaign (News International, Shireen M Mazari, Oct 18, 2006)
Since the Danish cartoon issue, a pattern seems to be emerging from the US and Europe where there appears to be a concerted two-pronged effort to harass and discriminate against Europe's Muslim population and undermine assertive/strong Muslim states.
- The General's Book (News International, Editorial, The News International, Oct 18, 2006)
General Musharraf's much-trumpeted memoir grandly titled 'In the Line of Fire' reminded me of TV footage shown by the BBC when he staged a tit-for-tat coup in 1999.
- Attack In Sri Lanka (News International, Editorial, The News International, Oct 18, 2006)
Monday's suicide bombing in Sri Lanka which killed more than one hundred sailors must have sent alarm bells ringing in Baghdad and in Kabul where such incidents have of late become increasingly common.
- North Korea's Nuclear Test (News International, M B NAQVI, Oct 18, 2006)
On eighth October, North Korea conducted a nuclear test. From now on it should be treated as a nuclear capable power.
- An Open Letter To Benazir (News International, Editorial, The News International, Oct 18, 2006)
You would be aware that the US establishment, now facing the prospect of a Democratic Party resurgence with the Democrats controlling at least one or possibly both the houses of Congress, is quietly exploring other democratic options in Pakistan, . . .
- A Neutered Justice System (News International, Editorial, The News International, Oct 18, 2006)
Saqib Jan was accused, along with three other people, of attempting to steal a cab and threatening the driver with a knife in Rawalpindi. Saqib was 15 and a half years old at the time of the incident and another accused, Saghir Shah, was only 15.
- Gen. J.J. Sees 20% Fall In Kashmir Violence (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2006)
The Chief of Army Staff, Gen. J.J. Singh, on Tuesday said the Army’s "iron fist, velvet glove" policy had "yielded rich dividends" in Jammu and Kashmir where, he said, violence had come down by about 20 per cent.
- No Serendipity In Sri Lanka (Pioneer, B Raman, Oct 18, 2006)
The announcement of resumption of dialogue between Government and Tamil Tigers has failed to bring any respite to the island nation
- Barak Is The Best (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 18, 2006)
In bluntly announcing his complete faith in the Barak anti-missile system and saying it compares with the best in the world, Admiral Arun Prakash, chief of the Indian Navy, has knocked the bottom out of one half of the Central Bureau of . . .
- Junior Threatens The World (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, Oct 18, 2006)
Dear Leader Kim Jong-il (Kim Jr)'s nuclear blast, according to French atomic experts, ended in a whimper. Others have called it a nuclear fizzle, maybe a dud.
- Strong Army For Strong India (Pioneer, Vivek Gumaste, Oct 17, 2006)
The disturbing revelation about the lack of coordination between the Army and the Air Force during the Kargil War by retired Air Marshal AY Tipnis, along with the letter written by Air Marshal SP Tyagi to Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee about . . .
- Need To Scrap Article 370 (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, Oct 17, 2006)
Farooq Abdullah's staggering assertion that the sessions judge who awarded the death penalty to Afzal Guru for his role in 2001 attack on Parliament could be murdered by Kashmiri terrorists carries the implicit threat that the High Court and Supreme . . .
- Bush Phones Pm, Discusses Nuclear Deal (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
United States President George W. Bush today telephoned Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and discussed a whole range of issues, including the Indo-US nuclear deal and nuclear weapon test conducted by North Korea.
- Ex-Chief Of Isi: Us Aided Mush Overthrow Sharif (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
Today is the 14th World Poverty Eradication Day. There are some who will say that such days are particularly relevant for a poor country like Pakistan while others -- particularly the sceptics among us -- will say that such things are pointless . . .
- Emerging Global Power (Hindu, Harish Khare , Oct 17, 2006)
Paradoxes of a country undergoing transformation that will affect the rest of the world
- 'N Korea Maybe Planning Second Nuclear Test' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
North Korea may be preparing a second nuclear test, Japan's foreign minister and media reports said on Tuesday, just days after the Stalinist regime was slapped with UN sanctions over its first trial.
- Cageless Creatures (Tribune, Vikramdeep Johal, Oct 17, 2006)
Visiting the zoo after over a decade, I happened to witness the unpleasant antics of certain “animals”. No, I’m not talking about the lions, tigers or monkeys that grace the place, but scores of unruly students from schools and colleges.
- Fear Factor (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 17, 2006)
Notwithstanding the pious pronouncements on their commitment to peace, the bickering gentlemen sitting over the fate of Nepal seem to be taking the nation further and further away from that exalted goal.
- Suicide Attack Kills 103 In Lanka (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
At least 103 persons, including Sri Lankan navy sailors and civilians, were killed when an explosives-laden truck driven by a suspected Tamil Tiger rebel rammed into their convoy today, a military official said.
- 86 Killed In Iraq Violence Spree (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
Iraq's government indefinitely postponed a much-anticipated national reconciliation conference on Sunday as a two-day spree of sectarian revenge killings and insurgent bombings left at least 86 Iraqis dead.
- Us Turns North's Heat On China (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
The United States insisted on Sunday that China had an obligation to help enforce new UN sanctions on North Korea for its claimed nuclear test despite Beijing's misgivings over the risk of provoking Pyongyang.
- Another Rogue State (Times of India, K SUBRAHMANYAM, Oct 17, 2006)
North Korea has deliberately chosen to become the ninth nuclear weapon state and isolate itself further. In choosing to conduct the nuclear test, it chose to reject advice given by its only friend, China.
- N. Korea Under Sanctions (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 17, 2006)
North Korea is getting the wages of its own sins.
- 98 Sailors Killed In Attack (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 17, 2006)
Suspected cadres of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam on Monday afternoon drove an explosive-laden vehicle into a Sri Lanka naval convoy near Habarana, killing at least 98 sailors and injuring 100 others.
- Ltte Vehicle Rams Into Naval Convoy (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 17, 2006)
Death toll of unarmed Sri Lankan sailors could rise
- Kishorishakti Scheme To Assist Women To Fight Oppression (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
Priority to girls from SC, ST and below poverty line families Priority to be given to girls from SC, ST and below poverty line families
- Manmohan Wrongly Advised, Says Bhagwat (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
The former Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Vishnu Bhagwat, has said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was ``wrongly advised'' on middlemen in arms deals, and their presence is a dangerous trend.
- Productive Summit (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 17, 2006)
The agreement reached between the world's largest trading bloc and Asia's second fastest growing economy at the seventh annual EU-India summit in Helsinki to launch formal talks on a broad-based bilateral trade and investment agreement is an . . .
- The Dilemma Over Defence Agents (Hindu, RAHUL BEDI, Oct 17, 2006)
There may be a ban on middlemen in defence deals but are they a necessary evil?
- Republican Demise, Not Democratic Revival (Hindu, Gary Younge, Oct 17, 2006)
The Democrats look set to make significant gains in the November 7 election. But they've got little to say on the big issues.
- Tiger Suicide Attack Kills 103 Lanka Sailors (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
Tamil Tiger rebels rammed a truck loaded with explosives into a convoy of naval buses in central Sri Lanka today, killing at least 103 sailors and wounding more than 150, throwing into doubt peace talks between the government and the LTTE scheduled . . .
- Beyond Barak (OutLook, NAGENDAR SHARMA, Oct 17, 2006)
The full transcript of BBC Hindi special programme Aapki Baat BBC Ke Saath with former chief of Indian Navy Admiral Vishnu Bhagwat and Digvijay Singh, senior leader of Janata Dal (United) & a close aide of former Defence Minister George Fernandes.
- Synchronised Swimming (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 17, 2006)
At a signing ceremony on Monday for three public sector banks on an MoU, the chief of one of the banks was trying to explain the rationale for them to come together.
- 'The Us Is Really Stupid' (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
In the fourth part of her interview, Sarah Chayes, author of The Punishment of Virtue: Inside Afghanistan After the Taliban, says that the American government, is in way over its head in Afghanistan.
- An Eye-Wash (OutLook, B. Raman , Oct 17, 2006)
By voting the resolution and through media spin on the significance of it, the members of the UNSC have sought to cover up the humiliation of their failure to prevent North Korea from flouting international opinion with impunity
- ‘Pm Silent Spectator To Cbi Misuse’ (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
Accusing the UPA government of carrying out a witch-hunt against him, former defence minister George Fernandes criticised Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for being a silent spectator to the "misuse of the CBI" to entangle him in the Barak missile deal.
- Canada Sativa (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Oct 17, 2006)
Before George W Bush’s War on Terror, there was Richard Nixon’s War on Drugs (“America’s public enemy No. 1,” he had said).
- The Ghost Of Barak (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Oct 17, 2006)
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed FIR against the former Defence Minister, George Fernandes, and Admiral Sushil Kumar for their alleged role in clinching the Barak deal for the Indian Navy. In the face of strong rebuttal by the . . .
- Matter Of Relief (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Oct 17, 2006)
The homecoming of 64 migrants of Sawara village in Gandoh area of Doda district last weekend should be a matter of immense relief.
- Above Criticism? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 17, 2006)
Coming from any government functionary, it would sound odd, indeed ridiculous — more so when such a . . .
- A Probe Commission Is What Is Needed: The Truth About The Kargil Episode- Ii (Dawn, Shamshad Ahmad, Oct 17, 2006)
Our people have a right to know the truth, nothing but the truth. Anywhere else in the world, the people would have demanded it as a matter of their constitutional right.
- Suicide Bombing Kills 103 In Sri Lanka (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
Sri Lanka suffered its worst suicide attack when Tiger rebels blew up an explosives-laden truck next to a convoy of sailors, killing at least 103 people and wounding 150 more, police have said.
- Don't Play Game First And Frame Rules Later (Pioneer, Abraham Thomas, Oct 17, 2006)
Scoffing at the Centre's move to admit 27 per cent Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in central institutions of higher learning without conducting any ground work, the Supreme Court on Monday called for the Parliamentary Standing Committee's report on . . .
- Us Suffers ‘A Winner’S Complex’: Gorbachev (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
Former chief of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev stated, in an interview with a Russian newspaper on Sunday, that the role of the US, the acclaimed world superpower, must change.
- Pakistan To Abide By Un Sanctions On N. Korea: Fo (Dawn, Qudssia Akhlaque, Oct 17, 2006)
Pakistan on Monday held out an assurance that it would abide by sanctions imposed on North Korea by the UN Security Council but declared that its diplomatic ties with the country would remain in tact.
- Miss Tibet Winner Puts Politics On The Catwalk (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Oct 17, 2006)
Braving a controversial "swimwear" round and questions about Tibet's "freedom struggle", a sociology student born in India has won the annual Miss Tibet beauty pageant held by Tibetans living in exile.
- 92 Sailors Killed In Ltte Attack (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
Tamil Tiger rebels rammed a truck loaded with explosives into a naval convoy in central Sri Lanka on Monday, killing at least 92 sailors and wounding more than 150, in what the military described as a cold-blooded massacre.
- 15 Killed By Coalition Air Strike In Afghanistan (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
US-led coalition warplanes killed a mid-level Taliban commander and up to 15 other militants in an air strike in southern Afghanistan early Tuesday, NATO said.
- Uk May Send Troops From Iraq To Afghanistan (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
Military planners have been urging senior commanders to seek the pullout of up to half their troops from Iraq to bolster the battle against the Taliban in Afghanistan, The Observer has learnt.
- Un To Help Lebanese Navy Monitor Maritime Border (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
A United Nations naval force is now in place to support the Lebanese Navy in monitoring its territorial waters and preventing arms smuggling as part of the Security Council resolution that ended this summer's hostilities between Israel and Hizbollah.
- Strike Over Manipur Abuses Greets President Kalam (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
A strike to protest against human rights abuses by security forces greeted Indian President A.P.J. Kalam when he visited the troubled northeastern state of Manipur on Monday.
- 103 Lankan Soldiers Killed In Ltte Suicide Bombing (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
In one of the deadliest attacks in Sri Lanka, at least 103 Naval personnel were killed and over 150 injured on Friday when LTTE rebels rammed a truck packed with explosives into their convoy of buses.
- Npt In Death Throes (Daily Excelsior, Pinaki Bhattacharya, Oct 17, 2006)
On 8 September, 2006, the last rites for the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Treaty (NPT) were held when North Korea conducted a nuclear blast.
- Pm Mere Spectator To Cbi Misuse: George (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
Piqued by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s response to his accusations on the CBI case against himself, NDA convenor George Fernandes has accused him of being “a silent spectator to this gross misuse of the CBI” to “browbeat political opposition.”
- Israel President In Eye Of Sex Scandal (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
Israeli President Moshe Katsav, on Monday, faced mounting pressure to quit after police recommended that he be charged with rape in a sex scandal.
- Sanction, Reaction (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Oct 17, 2006)
The unanimous passage of the US-initiated resolution on North Korea was probably the easier part of the challenge confronting the United Nations Security Council as it grapples with the fallout of Pyongyang’s nuclear test.
- Us: N Korea Needs To Do More To Halt Curbs (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Oct 17, 2006)
American diplomats have warned Pyongyang that merely returning to nuclear talks will not be enough to halt the punitive measures against North Korea that have been agreed by the UN Security Council with the backing of Russia and China.
- North Korea N-Test Could Impact India (Deccan Herald, Bidanda M Chengappa, Oct 17, 2006)
South Korea is the fifth largest investor in India and bilateral trade could be affected.
- Taiwan: A Rebel Province? (Deccan Herald, Parag Rabade, Oct 17, 2006)
President Chen Shui-Bian recently stated that any decision about Taiwan should be decided through a national referendum. It was a virtual declaration of sovereignty and independence of Taiwan, a fact the world will come to realise one day.
- Just An Annual Con Report? (Indian Express, P R CHARI, Oct 17, 2006)
No exercise at reforming the bureaucracy would be complete without reviewing the benefits of the Annual Confidential Report (ACR). No three letters in the English alphabet strike such terror in the heart of the civil servant.
- Pyongyang Sanctions (News International, Editorial, The News International, Oct 17, 2006)
The sanctions that the United Nations' Security Council voted unanimously over during the weekend to slap on the North Korean regime have already become a cause for division, particularly among the five permanent members of the Security Council.
- India Tying Up With Russia On Nuclear Energy (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
As India’s civilian nuclear deal with the United States continues to hang in the balance more than one year on, New Delhi appears to be intent on maximising its options on the defence front by cosying up to Russia in the realm of nuclear . . .
- Resumption Of Indo-Pakistan Talks In Nov (Dawn, Raja Asghar, Oct 17, 2006)
Pakistani and Indian foreign secretaries will meet in mid-November in New Delhi to resume peace talks between the two countries that were stalled after last July’s train bombings in Mumbai, Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri said on Monday.
- Unhelpful Step (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 16, 2006)
Most of the world may have deplored the nuclear weapons test conducted by North Korea on October 9 but the resolution adopted by the United Nations Security Council on Saturday is unhelpful, provocative, and likely to inflame a situation that is a. . .
- China Release For Kalam's Book (Hindu, Y. Mallikarjun, Oct 16, 2006)
After Wings of Fire, another book of President A.P.J Abdul Kalam — Guiding Souls: Dialogues on the purpose of life — translated into Chinese, will be launched at a function in Beijing on October 18.
- Sectarian Violence Rocks Iraq (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
Suspected Shia militiamen killed at least 46 Sunni Arabs in a weekend rampage of revenge killing in a city north of Baghdad, an Interior Ministry official said on Sunday, raising the toll in the latest sectarian bloodletting there to 63.
- Navy To Act Against Boat Tragedy Accused (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
The Navy will soon take action against personnel indicted by an inquiry for the death of 20 students and two staff of a school in a boat capsize in Wullar lake in May this year.
- A New Era Of Media Freedom? (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Oct 16, 2006)
Britain's highest court has ruled that newspapers can use "public interest" as a defence against defamation.
- Play The Nuclear Card (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Oct 16, 2006)
In psychobabble, what North Korea has just done would be characterized as ‘a cry for help’, like a teenage kid burning his parents’ house down because he is misunderstood.
- Seven Years And Counting (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Oct 16, 2006)
On October 12, Pervez Musharraf celebrated seven years in power in Pakistan. But what does the future hold for him and his country?
- In Line Of Lies (Daily Excelsior, Allabaksh, Oct 16, 2006)
A more apt name for the book ghost written for the Pakistani dictator, Gen Pervez Musharraf, would have been 'A Pack of Lies' or 'In Line of Lies'. In Line of Propaganda could also have be an appropriate title since many are of the view that the . . .
- Dark Days Of Reckoning In Afghanistan (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 16, 2006)
I was invited to Afghanistan to take part in the Martyr Day ceremonies on September 9, which coincided with the death anniversary of Ahmed Shah Masood, better known as the Lion of Panjsheer.
- Australia Welcomes 'Tough' Nkorean Sanctions, Mulls More....... (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
Australia today welcomed the UN Security Council's sanctions against North Korea as "surprisingly tough" and said it may take further individual action against Pyongyang.
- Nepal Govt, Rebels Peace Talks End With No Result (Reuters, Gopal Sharma, Oct 16, 2006)
Nepali Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala and Maoist rebel chief Prachanda failed once again on Sunday to bridge key differences in their crucial peace talks, negotiators said.
- Mechanism To Fight Terrorism (Tribune, Sushant Sareen, Oct 16, 2006)
The decision “to put in place an India-Pakistan anti-terrorism institutional mechanism to identify and implement counter-terrorism initiatives and investigations” is by all means a “bold and new beginning” in Indo-Pak relations.
- Reduce Army, Expand Air Force And Navy (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Oct 16, 2006)
Former Air Force Chief, Air Chief Marshal Tipnis has criticised the account of the Indian defence efforts on the Kargil conflict as presented by the then army chief, General V. P. Malik in his book “Kargil: From Surprise to Victory.”
- Woman Tops List Of Rich In China (Tribune, Clifford Coonan, Oct 16, 2006)
Chairman Mao once said women hold up half the sky, but he surely could never have predicted that one day self-made paper recycling tycoon Zhang Yin would top the list of China’s wealthiest people with a fortune of 1.8 billion pounds.
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