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- Bush Praises Unsc For ‘Swift’ Sanctions Against N. Korea (Tribune, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Oct 16, 2006)
The US President, Mr George W. Bush, has said the international community has sent a ‘swift and clear message’ in imposing sanctions against North Korea over its declared nuclear tests.
- Thermal Imagers, Underground Sensors Along Indo-Bangla Border (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
Sophisticated surveillance and tracking gadgets like thermal imagers and underground sensors have been installed along the porous Indo-Bangladesh border to prevent infiltration by Pakistan-backed terrorists.
- China Oils Its War Machine (Pioneer, Brahma Chellaney , Oct 16, 2006)
A striking feature of a booming Asia is how energy demands are beginning to noticeably influence strategic thinking and military planning.
- 'Akash'project Delay Has Upset Iaf Plans: Tyagi (Times of India, RAJAT PANDIT, Oct 16, 2006)
Defence Research and Development Organisation on several ocassions has vetoed plans to"buy"military hardware and software by promising to"make"them.
- Tgm Deal With Russian Firm Violated Several Procedures, Alleges Cbi (Hindu, VINAY KUMAR, Oct 16, 2006)
Terminally Guided Munition bought despite failure in tests
- Pervez Losing Army Support, Says Report (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
An American think tank, Stratfor, has said that General Pervez Musharraf is unlikely to be removed by any action of the armed forces, but may be beginning to lose this support base.
- Oscar Mein Rang (Times of India, SHARMISTHA GOOPTU, Oct 16, 2006)
Rang de Basanti, a film that generated controversy at the time of its release for being anti-state and anti-democracy, has been nominated as India's official entry to the Oscars in the foreign film category.
- Proliferation Unlimited (Pioneer, Cecil Victor, Oct 16, 2006)
China has played the same card as the US by winking at proliferation while stating to be working against it, says Cecil Victor
- Delhi Hosts Many Viruses, Has No Virology Laboratory (Pioneer, Deepak Kumar Jha, Oct 16, 2006)
Dengue, SARS, plague, malaria, meningitis and now chikungunya - all have made the rounds and taken a toll in the Capital, but Delhi is yet to set up a Virology Laboratory.
- Getting Out Of Iraq (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 16, 2006)
The new UK army chief’s remarks about a British withdrawal from Iraq “soon” have caused a political storm across the Atlantic, even though Gen Richard Dannatt said nothing that could be called dramatic.
- Liaquat & The Objectives Resolution (Dawn, Sharif al Mujahid, Oct 16, 2006)
Jinnah’s “right hand man” and heir apparent — that’s how Liaquat Ali Khan is often referred to, and rightly too.
- The Baloch Jirga (News International, Rahimullah Yusufzai, Oct 16, 2006)
The most significant backlash of the killing of Nawab Mohammad Akbar Shahbaz Khan Bugti at the hands of the Pakistan Army in August has been the revival of the traditional Baloch national jirga.
- A Q Khan Back After Surgery (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
Pakistan’s former top nuclear scientist, who confessed to leaking sensitive technology to North Korea, Iran and Libya, returned to his home on Sunday after undergoing surgery for prostate cancer, a Cabinet minister said.
- French Special Forces Will Withdraw From Afghanistan (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
France plans to withdraw around 200 special forces from southern Afghanistan at the start of next year following a recent surge in violence, reported the French newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche on Sunday.
- Top Powers Unite Against N. Korea (Asian Age, DHARAM SHOURIE, Oct 16, 2006)
The UN Security Council has unanimously voted to impose sanctions, including a ban on weapons trade, on North Korea for conducting a nuclear test but refrained from any threat of military action against Pyongyang.
- Nuclear Dominos (News International, Nasim Zehra, Oct 16, 2006)
analyst and adjunct professor at SAIS Johns Hopkins University, Washington DC
- Unsc Must Act Against N Korea: Ban (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
Sharply criticising the North Korean nuclear tests earlier this week, United Nations Secretary General-designate Ban Ki Moon has asked the world community to send out a “very strong, unified and clear” message to Pyongyang so that it would not . . .
- In Search Of Rock Bottom (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Oct 16, 2006)
Incidents of past few weeks - from daily killings in Iraq to nuclear tests in North Korea - indicate the world is today a much more dangerous place
- As Us Holds Back, India Turns To Russia (Pioneer, Rahul Datta, Oct 16, 2006)
With India realising the reluctance of the US to part with cutting-edge defence technology, the UPA Government is going back to 'old friend' Russia to meet the strategic requirements of its armed forces.
- Nobel For Grameen & Yunus (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 16, 2006)
Sometimes, the Nobel Prize Committee shows imagination and bestows its peace prize on men and women who have tried to find an answer to non-military forms of violence:
- China's Vote A Big Blow For N Korea: Rice (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
Terming China's vote in favour of the UN's resolution to impose sanctions on North Korea for its nuclear tests as a "big blow" to the Stalinist regime, the US today said all its neighbours are now united against its nuclear programme making it . . .
- Lanka Sinks Ltte Trawler (Deccan Herald, P KARUNAKHARAN , Oct 16, 2006)
Sri Lankan Navy claimed that it has thwarted yet another attempt by the Tamil Tigers to transport “explosives and war-like materials when it sank “an Indian trawler flying Sri Lanka flag” in the seas off Mannar on Sunday, killing at least six . . .
- ‘Clinton’S N-Hoax Forced Pakistan To End Kargil War’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
A former Pakistan foreign official has accused the Clinton administration of playing a “hoax” to put “pressure” on Islamabad to withdraw its troops and end the 1999 Kargil conflict with India.
- Cadet Hit By Bullet During Training, Dies (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
A 20-year-old NCC cadet died after he was accidentally hit by a bullet fired by another cadet practicing at the Gujarat College firing range in the city on Sunday morning.
- India May Jettison Galileo Project Over Security Concerns (Times of India, Rajeev Deshpande, Oct 16, 2006)
India’s participation in the Galileo project, a satellite navigation system being developed by EU and European Space Agency, expected to rival the United States’ GPS (global positioning system), has run into the hard ground realities of security concerns.
- Ban Ready To Meet Nkorea's Kim Jong-Il To Solve Nuke Issue (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
UN Secretary General-elect Ban Ki-Moon has said he was prepared to take the initiative to solve the North Korean nuclear crisis by going to Pyongyang and meeting the country's reclusive President Kim Jong-Il, once he assumes charge of the world . . .
- A Year After The Earthquake (News International, Editorial, The News International, Oct 16, 2006)
After one year of the earthquake, the central issue in the reconstruction and rehabilitation, more than anything else, is the credibility of the Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority (ERRA) in the eyes of the stakeholders.
- State Of The India-Eu Dialogue (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Oct 16, 2006)
Where do Brussels and New Delhi go from here? Will the "advancement" of bilateral relations be in the garb of a free trade arrangement or take the form of a wider CECA?
- Implications Of Un Sanctions Against Dprk (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 16, 2006)
The UN Security Council has unanimously imposed sanctions on North Korea to punish her for its nuclear test on Saturday.
- A Visual Extravaganza (Deccan Herald, Meera Seshadri, Oct 16, 2006)
The breath-taking vista on a seashore is bound to leave an everlasting memory.
- ‘Uk Troops In Iraq Be Sent To Afghanistan’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
British defence chiefs warned the government to pull up to half of the country’s troops out of Iraq to help boost its campaign in Afghanistan, reported a newspaper on Sunday.
- N Korea: Post-Sanctions, Powers Differ On How To Enforce Them (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
The UN Security Council unanimously approved tough sanctions against North Korea for its claimed nuclear test, but divisions over how to enforce them signaled that implemenation may not be easy.
- Failed Mediation (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Oct 16, 2006)
Afghanistan’s rejection of the Duran Line and claim on Pakistan territory upto Indus river is unrealistic.
- Chance For Peace (Hindu, Bill Kirkman, Oct 15, 2006)
With the dismantling of all its military structures by IRA, the way is open for a final peace settlement in Northern Ireland.
- Military Imbalance With Pakistan....? (Daily Excelsior, Chandra Mohan, Oct 15, 2006)
There is a sudden spate of "hard luck" stories (including a letter written by Chief of Air Staff to the Defence Minister) highlighting how there is a slump in ratio of India's conventional military capability vis-a-vis Pakistan.
- Roh Warned Against Risking Conflict With North Korea (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Oct 15, 2006)
South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun has been cautioned against steering closer to the United States and "risking" the possibility of "triggering an unwanted physical clash" with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), which had on October . . .
- The Centre Cannot Hold (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 15, 2006)
Take a look at the broad thrust of headlines in India's national dailies on any representative day, and you will find a litany on lawlessness, crime, terrorism, disease, corruption, core shortages, and the ambience of a headlong hurtling towards disorder.
- Sanctions Against Pakistan Imperative (Pioneer, DR Ahuja, Oct 15, 2006)
Despite Islamabad's efforts to distance itself from the charges of proliferation, it is unlikely that AQ Khan and his associates could have engaged in nuclear transfers without tacit approval from Pakistani authorities
- Tigers Strike Back (OutLook, B. Raman , Oct 15, 2006)
The Sri Lankan Armed Forces have paid a heavy price for their over-confidence -- heaviest casualties since the cease-fire agreement.
- "Paramilitary Forces Need More Govt. Support" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2006)
Kiran Bedi inaugurates exhibition.
- Death For Afzal Is Too Harsh, Says Farooq (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2006)
The former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah has said the death punishment to Mohammad Afzal, convicted in the Parliament attack case, is "too extreme," and fears for the life of the judges who have sentenced him.
- What Is The Pm Up To? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 15, 2006)
It is unfortunate that we have a Prime Minister who refuses to listen to the voices of crores of Indians against the killing of innocent Indians by terrorists aided and abetted by Pakistan.
- Hanging Afzal Will Turn Him Into A Hero: Farooq Abdullah (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2006)
Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah has warned that the hanging of Mohammed Afzal, convicted for the 2001 attack on the Indian parliament, would turn him into a ‘a hero’ and provide ‘a massive weapon to separatists’.
- Mere Condemnation Does Not Serve The Purpose (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 15, 2006)
Kim Jong-il’s “ultimate goal” is to bring about direct bilateral talks with America, meanwhile seeking and even obtaining nuclear security as the only insurance it has against a hostile move by the United States.
- Army Admits To Torturing Ulfa Suspect (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2006)
The Indian Army engaged in anti-insurgency operations in Assam is once again mired in a row over torture in custody of a separatist suspect, forcing authorities to apologise and order a court of inquiry.
- Pope Meets Prodi And Dalai Lama (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2006)
Pope Benedict XVI met Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi for the first time on Friday since the Italian center-left government took office in May. The pontiff also met the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, according to the Vatican . . .
- Unsc Imposes Punitive Sanctions On North Korea (Times of India, Chidanand Rajghatta, Oct 15, 2006)
The United Nations Security Council on Saturday unanimously voted to impose punitive sanctions on North Korea for its nuclear tests.
- Conformist In Korea (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Oct 15, 2006)
In open defiance of global non-proliferation norms, North Korea has tested its nuclear bomb. In sending out a signal that it is not willing to step back despite the certainty of global ostracism, North Korea has stood true to its character.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 15, 2006)
Short of a formal acknowledgment, the Communist Party of China (CPC) is distinctly headed for a paradigm shift if the trend of the discussions at the recent meeting of the central committee is an indication.
- Bush Praises Unsc For "Swift" Sanctions Against N Korea (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Oct 15, 2006)
The US President George W Bush has said the international community has sent a "swift and clear message" in imposing sanctions against North Korea over its declared nuclear tests.
- Unsc Imposes Non-Military Sanctions On Nkorea (Press Trust of India, DHARAM SHOURIE, Oct 15, 2006)
After five days of intense negotiations, the United Nations Security Council today unanimously imposed non-military sanctions on North Korea to punish it for testing a nuclear device on Monday and warned it against repeating such an act in future.
- 'Evidence Of Radioactivity Found At N Korean Test Site' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2006)
The US military has found preliminary evidence of radioactivity in North Korea, which claimed to have conducted nuclear tests last Monday, the local media has reported quoting unnamed American officials.
- Nepal Govt, Rebels Try To Overcome Rift Before Talks (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2006)
Nepali government negotiators and Maoist rebels raced against time to overcome rifts in their peace process on Sunday, hours before a meeting between Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala and rebel leader Prachanda.
- Getting Pakistan On Board, Without Scaring It Away (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Oct 15, 2006)
United States Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns’ call on Pakistan to use its influence on “Kashmiri terrorist groups” to stop all attacks on India is an indirect way of telling Islamabad that it must stop all support to terrorism, period.
- The New Race (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Oct 15, 2006)
World War III may result when unrepentant Communists gang up with Islamic fundamentalists to challenge the free world. North Korea's nuclearisation, or the dangers thereof, should be considered in that context
- Helping The Punjabi Farmer (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 15, 2006)
Ruchika M. Khanna’s series, “Life on the edges” (Sept 25-28) does not present a true picture of the generations-old socio-economic relationship between a Punjabi farmer and farm labourer.
- Take Strong Action Against N Korea, Ban Tells Unsc (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2006)
Sharply criticising the North Korean nuclear tests earlier this week, United Nations Secretary General-designate Ban Ki Moon has asked the world community to send out a 'very strong, unified and clear' message to Pyongyang so that it would not . . .
- State Of Denial (News International, Editorial, The News International, Oct 15, 2006)
Seven years after he took charge of the country, President General Pervez Musharraf is still engaged, in a sense, in replaying the opening sequence. It does seem a long time ago when he arrived on the scene as an admirer of Kamal Ataturk and was . . .
- A True Man Of Peace (News International, Editorial, The News International, Oct 15, 2006)
"I work with real people in the real world. The night before a woman is going to get her thirty-five dollars from the bank, she will be tossing and turning to decide whether she is really going to be able to repay the loan.
- The Truth About The Kargil Episode (Dawn, Shamshad Ahmad, Oct 15, 2006)
We now have two clearly delineated and mutually dismissive versions of the Kargil episode — a controversial as well as painful saga of our history.
- Sanctions Against Dprk Imposed: Unsc Calls For Eliminating Nukes (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2006)
The United Nations Security Council voted unanimously on Saturday to adopt a compromise resolution on the nuclear test by North Korea this week and imposed punishing sanctions, declaring that Pyongyang’s action posed ‘a clear threat to international .. .
- White Nights And Magic (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2006)
So what if it’s summer,’’ I insisted. ‘‘Aren’t we talking Russia?’’ My husband stood by patiently, even as I shoved our borrowed shawls, jumpers, and mufflers and gloves into my already bulging case. Russia was always cold, or so I was told.
- Middlemen Indispensible In Defence Deals, Says Pm (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2006)
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh today said that the country’s defence purchases cannot take place without the assistance of middlemen associated with the defence industries.
- Miles To Go Before We Sleep: Manmohan Singh (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Oct 15, 2006)
Full-fledged Foreign Minister soon
May appeal against High Court ruling on Bannerjee panel
"New Foreign Minister shortly"
- Agents Cannot Be Wished Away? (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Oct 15, 2006)
Against the backdrop of the recent FIR filed against the former Defence Minister, George Fernandes, and others in the Barak missile import deal, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said there was need for regulating the role of middlemen in defence . . .
- Un Slaps Sanctions On N. Korea (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2006)
After five days of intense negotiations, the United Nations Security Council today unanimously imposed non-military sanctions on North Korea to punish it for testing a nuclear device on Monday and warned it against repeating such an act in future.
- Seven Years On, Pervez Remains Power Hungry (Tribune, Syed Nooruzzaman, Oct 14, 2006)
Another October 12 has come and gone with Pakistan still waiting to get rid of a government controlled by the army.
- Military Action Must Halt: Ltte (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 14, 2006)
Sri Lankan army acknowledges high casualties in Jaffna operations
- India Offers Itself As Partner Of Eu In Asia (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Oct 14, 2006)
Manmohan speaks of region stretching from Gibraltar to Straits of Malacca
- Bedlam In Chennai Local Polls (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
Madras High Court orders notice to State Election Commission, police
Rival parties clash in many areas
Many voters told by officials to leave citing "unusual circumstances" .
- U.K. Troops Must Leave Iraq: General (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Oct 14, 2006)
Forces' presence stoking extremism, he says
- Uk Army Chief Wants To Withdraw From Iraq Soon (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
Britain’s army chief Gen Richard Dannatt has termed as “naive” Prime Minister Tony Blair’s Iraq policy and said British troops should withdraw from the country soon. Dannatt, who took up his post earlier this . . .
- N Korea Nuke Test: Implications For India (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
North Korea's Nuclear test has brought into sharp focus Pakistan's role as a Nuclear Proliferator.
- Us Think Tank Asserts Isi Role In J&k Terror (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Oct 14, 2006)
The ISI’s role in supporting militants in Kashmir and Taliban-backed insurgents in Afghanistan has been highlighted in a new report by a leading US think tank.
- Conformist In Korea (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Oct 14, 2006)
In open defiance of global non-proliferation norms, North Korea has tested its nuclear bomb. In sending out a signal that it is not willing to step back despite the certainty of global ostracism, North Korea has stood true to its character.
- Army Acts To Combat Stress (Deccan Herald, Bidanda M Chengappa, Oct 14, 2006)
The Army is now studying modalities about how to improve stress management among its personnel to reduce problems like indiscipline and fratricidal killings, according to official sources.
- Us To Try Ksm For Pearl Murder (Times of India, Chidanand Rajghatta, Oct 14, 2006)
US authorities plan to charge 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed with the murder of Wall Street Journal correspondent Daniel Pearl when he faces a military tribunal next year, following his admission during interrogation that he personally ca
- Cbi: George Was Involved In Armoured Vehicle Deal (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
Besides lodging the Barak FIR aga-inst Geo-rge Ferna-ndes, CBI has hinted at the alleged role of the former defen-ce minister in yet another defence deal contracted under NDA regime purchase of Armoured Recovery Vehicles.
- Seized Ammo Was Up For Sale: Cid (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
A day after three brothers were arrested from their Kolkata residence for stockpiling a huge cache of landmines and bullets, CID officials on Friday said they were planning to sell them off to a resourceful buyer.
- 2 Militants, Jawan Killed In Encounter (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
Two militants of the Lashkar-e-Toiba outfit were killed in an encounter with the security forces after a night-long operation in Shopian town of Pulwama district. An Army jawan of 44 RR was also killed in the encounter, the police here said.
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