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- Terrorism Most Serious Threat To Democracies: Pm (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
Asserting that achieving energy security to provide for safe, affordable and sustainable energy supplies was a common concern of India and the European Union (EU), Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today urged the EU to support India’s quest for nuclear energ
- China, Russia Curb Un On N Korea (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
The American push to win Security Council backing for tough, swift sanctions against North Korea appeared to be set back by China and Russia on Thursday, in an echo of the obstacles the US faces in a similar push to punish Iran.
- Patriotism Or Profit (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 14, 2006)
After Bofors, defence deals are linked to bribery.
- A Tribute Tipu’S Vision Of India (Deccan Herald, M Veerappa Moily, Oct 14, 2006)
Tipu’s survival would have ensured India’s emergence as an alternative power, rivalling the West.
- Pull Out Uk Troops From Iraq: Army Chief (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
The head of the British army, General Sir Richard Dannatt, on Friday repeated his call for UK troops to withdraw from Iraq soon but denied reports of a rift between him and the prime minister on Britain's Iraq strategy.
- Cbi: Loss Of Rs 150cr In Defence Deals (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
The alleged irregularities in defence deals, which led the CBI to conduct searches on Tuesday, have caused the government exchequer a loss of over Rs 150 crores, according to the CBI.
- Us Draft In Un Rules Out Force (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
Seeking to narrow down differences with Russia and China, the US has circulated a diluted draft resolution among UNSC members that rules out using force against North Korea for its nuclear tests but suggests tough economic and weapons sanctions.
- Musharraf 3rd Longest Serving Military Ruler (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
Gen. Pervez Musharraf will become the third military ruler after Gen. Ziaul Haq and Field Marshal Ayub Khan in the country’s 59 year history to enter the eighth year in presidency on Friday.
- India May Back Venezuela For Un Seat (Statesman, Devirupa Mitra, Oct 14, 2006)
For a change, the left parties may have something to smile on the foreign policy front as India is likely to vote for Venezuela for a non-permanent United Nations Security Council seat.
- Demilitation Commission Work Should Be Completed On Time: Pranab (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
An all party meeting today decided that the Women’s Reservation Bill should be delinked from the current exercise of demilitation of constituencies.
- Dates Are Making A Come Back (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 14, 2006)
The view from a helicopter is of a lush triple canopy — vegetables carpeting the ground in square green swatches, orange trees crouching over them in verdant rows, and towering above them all, Iraq's king crop, date palms.
- Delimitation Only After 2009 Polls (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
Stiff opposition from the BJP and the Left parties on Friday foiled a Congress move to abort the current delimitation exercise to redraw Lok Sabha and State Assembly constituencies.
- Women Escape Dodgy Union Of Bills (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
The Left and the BJP today scuppered a government proposal to combine in a single bill two thorny issues — redrawing of constituencies and seat reservation for women — that might have sunk both.
- Uk General Calls For Iraq Pullout (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
Britain’s army chief said the presence of British troops in Iraq was exacerbating security problems on the ground and they should be withdrawn soon.
- One Acquitted Suspect Is Terrorist By Own Admission (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
One of three suspects in the 7/11 Mumbai serial train bomb blasts discharged by a local court today, turned out to be an alleged terrorist from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) by his own admission.
- Musharraf's Version Of Truth (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Oct 14, 2006)
Gen. Musharraf, to go by his own assessment of his character, is a man of great candour. He speaks truth and nothing but the truth.
- Death To Afzal: Farooq Fears Threat To Judges (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah, who is opposed to the execution of Mohammad Afzal, has said the death penalty for the Parliament terror attack convict is “far too extreme” and feared for the life of the judges who had . . .
- Five Afghan Soldiers Killed In Kandahar Suicide Bombing (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
A suicide car bombing in Afghanistan's southern city of Kandahar , killing five Afghan troops and wounding several, an Arabic TV reported.
- Army Chief Wants Uk Troops To Quit Iraq (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
In a stinging attack, UK army chief Gen Richard Dannatt has termed as “naive” Prime Minister Mr Tony Blair’s Iraq policy and said British troops should withdraw from the country soon as their presence “exacerbated” security problems there.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 14, 2006)
Well and truly has the Army taken the lid off a pretty kettle of fish. Thursday’s seizure of what in fauji reckoning was comparable to a “warlike store” marks a colossal failure of the West Bengal government as much as the Central security network . . .
- Getting Pakistan On Board, Without Scaring It Away (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Oct 14, 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.
- U.N. Expects To Slap Sanctions On N.Korea Saturday (Reuters, Evelyn Leopold , Oct 14, 2006)
The U.N. Security Council expects to impose arms and financial sanctions on North Korea on Saturday for its reported nuclear weapons test, with U.S. intelligence pointing to confirmation that it took place.
- Usa Drafts New N Korea Resolution (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
Seeking to narrow down differences with Russia and China, the USA has circulated a diluted draft resolution among UN Security Council members that rules out using force against North Korea for its nuclear tests but suggests tough economic and . . .
- Pakistan Arrests Militants Behind Attack Plots (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
Pakistani security agencies have arrested eight militants suspected of planting explosive devices at three high security points in and around the capital, Islamabad, the interior minister said on Friday.
- Militants Kidnap Three Vdc Members In J&k (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
Militants kidnapped three Village Defence Committee (VDC) members and lobbed grenades on the house of a surrendered militant in separate incidents in the Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, official sources said on Saturday.
- Vote On N Korea Sanctions Today (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
Draft authorises sanctions excluding force
Russian FM says Pyongyang ready for talks
US finds no radiation in air sample
- Grim Warning From (News International, Praful Bidwai, Oct 14, 2006)
The writer, a former newspaper editor, is a researcher and peace and human-rights activist based in Delhi. . .
- The Centre Cannot Hold (Pioneer, KPS Gill, Oct 14, 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.
- What Is The Pm Up To? (Pioneer, R D Sharma, Oct 14, 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.
- There Goes World Peace (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Oct 14, 2006)
A rogue Communist regime finally goes officially nuclear with a little help from Pakistan and China
- The New Race (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Oct 14, 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
- Nsc Wants Screening Of Foreign Investment (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
The National Security Council (NSC) has suggested that foreign investment from identified sources should be subjected to special security screening at the time of approval and also during the entire period of operation of the unit.
- Sanctions Against Pakistan Imperative (Pioneer, DR Ahuja, Oct 14, 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
- Bangladesh Bankers To The Poor Win Nobel Peace Prize (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
Bangladeshi economist Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank he founded won the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for grassroots work to lift millions out of poverty that earned him the nickname "banker to the poor".
- Pm For Zero Tolerance Against Terror (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today asked the European Union members to work out an international norm of zero tolerance against terrorism that will send the right signal to those countries directly engaged in such acts or which are allowing . . .
- An Alliance With The Ppp? (News International, Editorial, The News International, Oct 14, 2006)
My understanding of what General Musharraf told journalists in Islamabad is that there is never a dull moment, i.e. we are living in times. The way he said it shows that he enjoys every bit of it. He likes brainy skirmishes with world leaders . . .
- 7 Soldiers Wounded In J&k Guerrilla Attack » (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
Seven soldiers were wounded on Friday when their convoy was attacked by guerrillas in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district.
- Azad Kashmir And Self-Governance (News International, Ershad Mahmud, Oct 14, 2006)
Recently the Human Rights Watch described Azad Kashmir as anything but "Azad" and this invited censure from the Pakistani government. But the fact is there are some contradictions in the constitution itself which go against Pakistan's traditional . . .
- Defence Deal Or Graft: Centre For Demarcation (Pioneer, Rahul Datta, Oct 14, 2006)
The UPA Government, in an effort to put an end to the controversies surrounding defence deals, is proposing to take a policy decision to make a clear distinction between the systems required for national security and the alleged corruption aspects in . .
- Stop The Drama Bazee (News International, Editorial, The News International, Oct 14, 2006)
A few days after the October 8 earthquake, I wrote an article titled `Stop the drama bazee'. The piece was published but with a changed heading.
- Need Tuition? Call India (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 13, 2006)
American students having trouble with pesky math equations or intricate English grammar are increasingly turning to tutors all the way in India for help with their homework.
- Scribes Freed From Libel Fear In Uk (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
Heralding a new era for British investigative journalism, law lords have ruled that scribes can make public interest allegations without fear of libel if they act responsibly, even if allegations later prove untrue.
- Advani: Don’T Delay Afzal Hanging (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
The former BJP president and leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Mr L K Advani, today urged the Prime Minister not to delay the hanging of Mohammad Afzal, conspirator of the 13 December 2001 suicide attack on Parliament, even by a day.
- Nobody's Martyrs (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Oct 13, 2006)
Now and then one keeps reading about informers working for the security forces or militant organisations in the State. If one goes by published accounts they are invariably killed.
- Us Offers Million-Dollar Reward For Traitor (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Oct 13, 2006)
The US government has offered a $1 million reward for the capture of an American-Jewish convert to Islam who has joined forces with Osama Bin Laden’s al-Qaeda network.
- ‘93 Blasts: Pathan Aides Held Guilty (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
A TADA court here on Thursday held two associates of accused Ejaz Pathan and two others from Raigad district guilty of helping prime conspirator Tiger Memon in smuggling arms and explosives that were...
- N Korea Puts Us Intelligence Under Scanner (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
Conflicting reports are circulating in Washington about whether faulty US intelligence failed to anticipate last weekend’s North Korean nuclear test.
- "India Could Help By Ending Production Of Fissile Material" (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Oct 13, 2006)
After the North Korean nuclear test, India could do more to counter nuclear proliferation by announcing a moratorium on the production of fissile material, saysGijs de Vries, the European Union's Counter-Terrorism Coordinator.
- 478 Killed In Jaffna Peninsula (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 13, 2006)
Ranil meets Rajapaksa
- Korean Nuclear Test Unfortunate, Says Cpi (M) (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
`U.S. created deep sense of insecurity'
- Pak Will Be “No More” If Moderates Lose Power (Tribune, K.J.M. Varma, Oct 13, 2006)
Feted abroad for his promises to fight terrorism and flayed at home for failing to curb forces of extremism, President Pervez Musharraf, who completed seven years in power, today warned that Pakistan envisaged by its founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah . . .
- Approach To Elections (Daily Excelsior, Arun Nehru, Oct 13, 2006)
Elections approach in three crucial states in the next few months and we can expect a great deal of activity in Punjab where the Akali Dal/BJP are ahead of the Congress, Uttaranchal where the BJP should win if we take . . .
- Maoists Launch Muslim Outfit (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
Cashing in on anti-India sentiments of some misguided Muslims, the Maoists have offered to train them and even launched a new Muslim outfit.
- N Korea Counters Japan Sanctions With Threats (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
A North Korean official threatened "strong counter-measures" against Japan for new sanctions against the Communist regime, Kyodo News agency reported from Pyongyang on Thursday.
- What The Veil Hides (Pioneer, Priyadarsi Dutta, Oct 13, 2006)
Veils suck!" Salman Rushdie's sound byte on BBC has come as a resounding endorsement of British Commons leader Jack Straw's comment that the veil worn by Muslim women is a barrier to integration and good community relations.
- Iaf Must Remain The Main Strike Force (Pioneer, PN Khera, Oct 13, 2006)
Coordination among the services is of supreme importance to winning a war, of which Kargil is a fine example, says PN Khera
- More Jobs For The Baloch (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 13, 2006)
One hopes that the government’s first tenuous steps towards winning the trust of Balochistan’s alienated population will lead to greater efforts on Islamabad’s part to address the province’s numerous problems.
- China, S Korea To Discuss North Korean Issue (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun arrived here today on a visit to boost bilateral ties as well as to exchange views with the Chinese leadership on the North Korean nuclear issue.
- Army Seizes Hundreds Of Mines In Kolkata (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
Security forces seized 543 anti-personnel mines as well as ammunition in Kolkata on Thursday, busting a smuggling racket from a state-run ammunition factory, a defence spokesman said.
- Not Kosher (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 13, 2006)
The enquiries triggered by l'affaire Tehelka have finally led the Central Bureau of Investigation to register a case against George Fernandes, the former Defence Minister, two of his political associates, and Admiral Sushil Kumar, retired Chief of . . .
- ’93 Blasts: 4 More Held Guilty Of Helping Memon Smuggle Arms (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
A TADA court today held two associates of accused Ejaz Pathan and two others from Raigad district guilty of helping prime conspirator Tiger Memon in smuggling arms and explosives that were used in the 1993 bomb blasts.
- Milestone En Route To A Deadend (Indian Express, Fali S. Nariman, Oct 13, 2006)
The headline ‘Defying World, North Korea’s Isolated Dictator blasts into Nuclear Club’ (IE, October 10) encapsulated a stark reality: despite all its pretensions and posturing, humankind is only a whisker away from total annihilation.
- Leave It To Diplomacy (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 13, 2006)
North Korea is now the world’s eighth declared nuclear state.
- A Sea Of Difference (Indian Express, Raja Menon, Oct 13, 2006)
In the mid-90s an Indian naval specialist went to witness a Barak firing in the Mediterranean, conducted by the Israeli Navy.
- Lashkar Issues Fresh Threats (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Oct 13, 2006)
Islamist polemic proliferates in Pakistan despite detention of terror group's chief
- The Death Toll In Iraq (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 13, 2006)
MANY PEOPLE refused to believe the Lancet report in 2004 from a group of American and Iraqi public-health scientists who surveyed homes across the country and found that about 100,000 additional Iraqi deaths had taken place since the coalition . . .
- Finally, Bjp Breaks Silence On Ally, Will Stand By Fernandes (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Oct 13, 2006)
Two days after the CBI registered a case against George Fernandes for allegedly receiving kickbacks in the Barak missile deal, BJP president Rajnath Singh broke his silence today and vowed to stand by the NDA convenor.
- Six Lakh Iraqis Killed Since U.S. Invasion, Says Report (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Oct 13, 2006)
More than 600,000 Iraqis are estimated to have died since the United States-British invasion of their country three years ago, suggesting that the humanitarian crisis facing Iraq is significantly more serious than either Britain or U.S. are willing . . .
- Ltte Stepping Up Violence: Colombo (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 13, 2006)
Intensified fighting at Forward Defence Lines in two sectors.
- Pacification Of The Tribals (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 13, 2006)
On the face of it, Pakistan’s decision to involve tribal leaders in peacekeeping and anti-terrorism operations in North Waziristan seems to be getting accepted by the international community.
- Helsinki Prefers Silence On Nuclear Deal (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Oct 13, 2006)
Finland matters since it heads European Union; it is a key state in the Nuclear Suppliers Group
- Gaps To Fill (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Oct 13, 2006)
In the "unassailable" Mumbai blast case, serious questions remain about the evidence.
- Ready For Conflict, Concord: N. Korea (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Oct 13, 2006)
East Asia was in the grip of growing tensions on Thursday with North Korea blowing hot and cold in a strategy to counter the moves at the United Nations to censure it and, perhaps, impose sanctions for having "tested" a nuclear weapon on Monday.
- In The Shadows (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Oct 13, 2006)
What is the Lashkar's agenda in India? Who are its leaders and what is their relationship with the Directorate of the ISI?
- Fear Stalks North Kashmir Mountains (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Oct 13, 2006)
Dentist's murder points to continued Lashkar presence — and power.
- Fortresses Of Faith (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Oct 13, 2006)
The discovery of a madrassa-based Lashkar cell in Gujarat raises difficult questions about such seminaries.
- Let The Koreans Decide Themselves (Deccan Herald, Srikanth Kondapalli , Oct 13, 2006)
India needs to articulate its policies to strengthen the inter-Korean initiatives.
- Kanshi Ram’S Flawed Legacy (Deccan Herald, Rajdeep Sardesai, Oct 13, 2006)
Many years ago, the frenzied search for an elusive sound byte led me to climb a rather perilously shaky electric pole.
- A Variation On Building Bridges (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Oct 13, 2006)
Mrs McAleese, lawyer, academic and television presenter, is Ireland’s first head of state from Northern Ireland, still a part of the United Kingdom. Born and bred in Belfast, a city once torn by intercommunal strife, she has made the theme of her . . .
- In Praise Of... The Right To Report (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 13, 2006)
Britain's press became freer yesterday thanks to a crucial legal ruling from five law lords that was unanimous, intelligent and brave in its defence of investigative journalism.
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