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Articles 2221 through 2320 of 27135:
- Personal Vendetta (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 12, 2006)
Meanwhile, India's defence is weakened
- Looming War Clouds (Pioneer, Dmitri Kosyrev, Oct 12, 2006)
Russia and Georgia are eyeball-to-eyeball and America is doing everything to exacerbate the crisis
- Cbi Attack Will Not Affect Ongoing Deal With Israel (Pioneer, Rahul Datta, Oct 12, 2006)
The CBI raids on Tuesday in connection with the Barak missile system deal with Israel during the then Defence Minister George Fernandes tenure is not likely to affect the ongoing defence deals with Israel as any action like banning or blacklisting . . .
- Bofors To Barak (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 12, 2006)
Inquiries into defence deals in India operate on this principle — catch an intruder by allowing your house to be burgled. Thus it was that the meandering Bofors investigation led to the Armed Forces never getting enough guns or spares.
- Dangerously Disarming (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 12, 2006)
Bofors and Denel were blacklisted following defence deal scandals. Will the Barak allegations result in a similar fate for companies supplying vital equipment to the three services? Are we serious about building our military deterrence?
- Delusions Of Order (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Oct 12, 2006)
Marginal states like North Korea can turn desperation into power and make the powerful look utterly desperate. We need to rethink power in the 21st century
- “Secure Your Investments” (Deccan Herald, Bidanda M Chengappa, Oct 12, 2006)
It is necessary to transcend geographical boundaries to secure economic interests.
- “War On Terror” For Money (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Oct 12, 2006)
Musharraf’s book reveals more about the illegalities in the state than the “truth” about him and the country.
- Unarmed Combat (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Oct 12, 2006)
Whether or not George Fernandes and the others are guilty of wrongdoing in defence deals, as charged by the Central Bureau of Investigation, is a matter that the courts will now have to decide.
- Pakistan Detains Militants Behind Foiled Rocket Attacks (Hindustan Times, ZEESHAN HAIDER , Oct 12, 2006)
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said on Wednesday security agencies had detained militants behind two foiled rocket attacks in the capital Islamabad last week and that he may have been the target.
- North Korean Nuclear Blast (Daily Excelsior, V.N. Paranjape, Oct 12, 2006)
The inevitable has happened. North Korea has, by conducting the unwarranted nuclear test, given full play to its dangerously belligerent intentions.
- Another Family Returns To Kashmir (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
Farid Ahmed Gilani, along with his wife, had been forcibly sent across to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) in 1993 for arms training, but today after more than 13 years, he returned with six small children to restart a peaceful life.
- Top Army Commanders Review Kashmir Situation (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
The situation in Jammu and Kashmir and the Northeast as well as key issues like restructuring the military to meet new challenges were taken up by top Army Commanders during a biannual brainstorming session that began here today.
- Blue Bull At House Of Diplomat Rescued (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
A blue bull (neelgai) was rescued from Saudi Arabian diplomat M. Owaitbi’s house in Shanti Niketan, in southwest Delhi’s R.K. Puram area, at about 5 pm on Wednesday.
- Aircraft Crashes Into Ny High Rise (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
A small aircraft crashed into a high-rise building in New York City on Wednesday, killing at least two people and prompting US authorities to scramble fighter jets as a precaution, federal officials and media reported.
- ‘Kargil Led To Barak Decision’ (Asian Age, Sridhar Kumaraswami, Oct 12, 2006)
The Navy would have been highly vulnerable to the Pakistani Exocet missiles had the Kargil conflict escalated into a fullscale war and it was this that led the Navy top-brass to immediately recommend procurement of the Israeli Barak missiles, the . . .
- Congress Attacks George Over Missile Controversy (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
The Congress on Wednesday hit back at Janata Dal (U) leader George Fernandes, in the eye of a storm over the Barak missile deal, saying, "whenever the former defence minister finds himself cornered, he targets the party and its chief Sonia Gandhi".
- Brief History Of The Bomb (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 12, 2006)
As the world debates how to respond to North Korea, it becomes even more important to recount how the country became a “nuclear power”. Below are the key events and dates. Pakistan looms large
- Us Not Examining A Q Khan Role On N Korea's Nuke Development (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
The Bush administration has refused to speculate on what the disgraced Pakistani scientist A Q Khan's input may have been in the North Korean nuclear blast.
- Bofors To Barak (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
Inquires into defence deals in India operate on this principle - catch an intruder by allowing your house to be burgled.
- Cold War Clouds (Frontline, Vladimir Radyuhin , Oct 12, 2006)
A report prepared by two experts of the state Duma predicts a worsening of Russian-American relations in the next few years.
- Zones Apart (Frontline, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 12, 2006)
They are two different worlds - Sri Lanka's war-torn North and East and peaceful South.
- Abe's Empire (Frontline, P.S. Suryanarayana, Oct 12, 2006)
For new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe the challenges are many as Japan seeks to reposition itself in the new world order.
- Sri Lanka:mixed Signals (Frontline, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 12, 2006)
The conflict resolution process remains stalled though the government receives "positive signals" from the LTTE.
- Less Than Civilian Colleagues (Daily Excelsior, Col. (Retd.) Surendra Sharma, Oct 11, 2006)
High hopes are placed on the appointment of the Sixth Pay Commission. While a majority of the government servants look forward to a manna from heaven, that bulwark of our society - the men in olive green - are for the first time hoping that they . . .
- Second North Korean Test Feared As U.N. Weighs Sanctions (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
Capitals from Asia to America were making frantic checks on Wednesday after Japanese broadcaster NHK said North Korea may have conducted another nuclear test, but there was no immediate confirmation that it had.
- Chinese Game Plan (Daily Excelsior, SREEDHAR, Oct 11, 2006)
Last month the politburo of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) took an unusual decision about Chinese investments in India.
- Pakistan Aiding Taliban Resurgence (Tribune, Lt Gen (retd) Vijay Oberoi, Oct 11, 2006)
The volte face by the Pakistani army in Waziristan will have long-term adverse effects for peace in our region in general and stability in Afghanistan in particular.
- Cbi Fir Against Fernandes; Alleges Rs 20mn. Bribe To Jaya (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
The Tehelka ghost today returned to haunt former Defence Minister George Fernandes when CBI filed a corruption case against him, the then Naval chief Admiral Sushil Kumar and Jaya Jaitley, who was accused of receiving a bribe of Rs two crore in the . . .
- Us Not Examining A Q Khan's Role In N Korea (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
The Bush administration has refused to speculate on what the disgraced Pakistani scientist A Q Khan's input may have been in the North Korean nuclear blast.
- S Korea Will Reconsider Its Engagement With North (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
South Korea will reconsider its policy of engagement with the North following Pyongyang's announcement it had tested a nuclear device, President Roh Moo-hyun was cited as saying today.
- Delhi’S No Pyongyang, Says Blair (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Oct 11, 2006)
Indian diplomacy has tasted its first success in trying to prevent the country being lumped with North Korea as a nuclear proliferator.
- Unsc Mulls Severe Sanctions Against North Korea (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Oct 11, 2006)
The United Nations Security Council on Monday weighed severe sanctions against North Korea while US President George W. Bush vowed the international community would "respond" following a reported nuclear test by the reclusive communist nation.
- How Pak Scientist Sold Bomb Secrets To N. Korea (Tribune, Anne Penketh, Oct 11, 2006)
There was nothing to betray the feverish activity of North Korea's nuclear emerald green paddy fields to the heart of the hermit state.
- Stay Out Of Trouble (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Oct 11, 2006)
On one issue, at least, George Bush and George Clooney are in perfect accord: what is happening in Darfur is genocide, and something must be done about it. But it isn’t genocide, and nothing will be done.
- Cbi Fires Rs 2-Cr Charge At George In Missile Deal, He Says It’S Politics (Indian Express, Raman Kirpal, Oct 11, 2006)
Six years after India signed the Rs 1,150-crore Barak missile deal with an Israeli company, the CBI has registered an FIR naming former Defence Minister George Fernandes, his colleague and former Samata Party president Jaya Jaitly, the then Chief of . . .
- Pm Says No To Another N-Weapon State, Blair Agrees (Indian Express, Ritu Sarin, Oct 11, 2006)
A day after North Korea reignited the proliferation debate, 10 Downing Street became the venue for India making public its critical stand on the emergence of another nuclear weapon state and got a ringing endorsement of it from British Prime Minister . .
- Siachen Troops To Get New Wardrobe Soon (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee told army troops at the Siachen Base Camp in Zingrulwa that the government had decided to rush a full stock of authorised clothing before the onset of winter, and that the jawans would soon receive new boots capable . . .
- Dear Leader’S Dear Friends (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 11, 2006)
This is one Indian complaint about Pakistan the latter cannot dismiss — Islamabad is deeply implicated in Pyongyang’s nuclear jingoism and there’s evidence all over, for anyone to see.
- Tipnis’S Outburst Is Extremely Useful (Indian Express, RANJIT B. RAI, Oct 11, 2006)
Ay tipnis, who was chief of air staff during the Kargil intrusions by the Pakistani army in early May 1999, has gone public on the delay in actions taken to meet the Kargil intrusions with air support in the October issue of the Force magazine.
- Nuclear Test May Embolden Iran To Take The Same Path (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
North Korea’s claim to have tested an atomic bomb could embolden Iran as it defies the UN Security Council over its own nuclear programme, say analysts.
- Us And China Scramble To Work Out A Common North Korea Policy (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
For almost two decades, the United States and China have tried different approaches to dissuade North Korea from acquiring nuclear weapons—all of which appear to have failed with Pyongyang’s announcement that it exploded a nuclear device.
- Atomic Adolescent (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Oct 11, 2006)
India was quick in its condemnation of North Korea’s nuclear test on Monday. It was on the target when pointing to the Pakistan link in the North Korean proliferation.
- Murder In Moscow (Tribune, Anne Applebaum, Oct 11, 2006)
At the time of her murder in Moscow last week, Anna Politkovskaya was at the pinnacle of her influence.
- Knowledge Is Power (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Oct 11, 2006)
One should welcome the decision to introduce human rights, disaster management and physical and health education as full-fledged subjects for senior secondary students from the next academic session.
- North Korea & Envisioning Alternative Nuclear Futures (Hindu, Ramesh Thakur, Oct 11, 2006)
If the NPT status quo is already history, then we must either accept a world of more nuclear weapon powers, or move to a nuclear-weapon-free world. There is no third way.
- Hu, Bush Discuss Nuclear Issue (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
Chinese President Hu Jintao held talks late on Monday with his U.S. counterpart George W. Bush on bilateral ties and the DPRK nuclear test.
- The Nuclear Fallout (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Oct 11, 2006)
To some people, the exploding of a nuclear device by North Korea is probably the best answer any nation could have given to Washington's recent depredations, the most notable example of which was the full-scale military assault against Iraq on a . . .
- Offensive Must Stop Before Talks Can Begin, Says Ltte (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 11, 2006)
The LTTE on Tuesday said it was committed to talks to demonstrate its true "character just one more time" but would be forced into "unfortunate decision to re-examine if large-scale offensives" by Colombo do not stop.
- Force Bahujan (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 11, 2006)
Kanshi Ram lived the life of a recluse in his final years — confined to his room in protégé Mayawati's home.
- North Korean Case Different From India's, Says Tony Blair (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Oct 11, 2006)
India does not support emergence of another nuclear state: Manmohan
Blair: India strong on counter-proliferation
India, Britain package on counter-terrorism.
- For India, North Korea's Test Poses Key Challenge (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Oct 11, 2006)
Reconfiguring the nuclear order is no longer a simple matter.
- Fernandes Under Fire Over Baraks (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
Five years after Tehelka’s sting operation “exposed” irregularities in defence deals, the CBI has registered FIRs against former defence minister George Fernandes, his political associate Jaya Jaitley and former navy chief Admiral Sushil Kumar.
- Kalam Dragged Along (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
NDA Convenor George Fernandes has dragged President A P J Abdul Kalam’s name into the Barak defence deal in which the CBI named the former defence minister in the FIR it filed on Tuesday.
- 5 Militants, Jco, 3 Soldiers Killed (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
Five militants and four Army personnel, including a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO), were killed while the security forces busted a hideout and apprehended an ultra in Jammu and Kashmir overnight, an official spokesman said today.
- Who's Next? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 11, 2006)
Art always seems to have a head start in pursuit of the truth and these lines from a Tom Lehrer song, recorded in 1965, have contemporary resonance.
- Us To Make It ‘Very Costly’ For Pyongyang (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
The US has proposed sanctions against Pyongyang, including the inspection of cargo to ensure no materials connected with weapons of mass destruction enter or leave North Korea
- China Calls For Tough Reply (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
China, North Korea’s most important ally, today joined other world powers in calling for a tough response to the reclusive communist state’s announcement of a nuclear weapons test.
- Us Missile System Ready For ‘Operation’ (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
A US army missile defence system has proven it can hit enemy ballistic missiles and is now in place in Hawaii where it could be used to respond to any threats from North Korea, a top programme official said yesterday after a reported nuclear test . . .
- Fir Against Fernandes, Jaya, Ex-Navy Chief (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
The Tehelka ghost today returned to haunt former Defence Minister George Fernandes when CBI filed a corruption case against him, the then Naval chief Admiral Sushil Kumar and Jaya Jaitley, who was accused of receiving a bribe of Rs two crore in the . . .
- Missile Mud On Fernandes (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
Allegations of corruption in arms deals erupted on former defence minister George Fernandes today with the CBI registering a case against him.
- Encountering Fear (Deccan Herald, Amrit Sadhana, Oct 11, 2006)
Fear is one of those basic instincts that all the species have. It is a natural defence mechanism for survival. Without it no living creature can survive.
- Sulfa Man Killed In Dibrugarh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
Suspected ULFA (United Liberation Front of Asom) militants shot dead a former colleague and seriously injured a businessman in Upper Assam's Dibrugarh district on Tuesday.
- Election Commission Orders Action Against Five Police Officials (Hindu, S. Vijay Kumar, Oct 11, 2006)
"Keep them away from elected-related duties in the Madurai constituency"
- Ltte To Resume Talks With Lanka Govt (Deccan Herald, P KARUNAKHARAN , Oct 11, 2006)
The Tamil Tiger rebels on Tuesday agreed to resume direct talks with President Mahinda Rajapaksa's coalition government on October 28 and 29 in a city in Switzerland
- Bad For Neighbours To Fight’ (Deccan Herald, Suryakumari Dennison, Oct 11, 2006)
Though India and Pakistan are hostile neighbours, people look for friends across borders.
- Iran's Top Leaders Vow To Continue Nuclear Programme (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
Iran's hardline leaders said Tuesday their country would not retreat from its controversial nuclear programme despite international demands that it do so.
- Ulfa Pulls Trigger On Sulfa (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
Assam appeared headed for another round of fratricidal bloodletting against the backdrop of army operations after Ulfa militants today gunned down a surrendered comrade for allegedly acting as an informer for security forces.
- No Sign Of More North Korean Tests: Seoul (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Oct 11, 2006)
Neighbours, U.S. assessing test's success
Japan pledges to refrain from nuclear option
Pyongyang planning follow-up tests?.
- N Korea Pulls Off Nuke Test (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
North Korea’s neighbours strongly condemned the nuclear test the country conducted today, throwing the region into the brink of security chaos.
- Cbi Fires Barak At George Who Trains Gun On Sonia (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
As the Central Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday went to town announcing the registration of a corruption case against former Defence Minister George Fernandes and his associates in the six-year-old Barak . . .
- Pm Convinces Blair On Nukes (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
Britain today rejected any comparison between the nuclear test conducted by North Korea and India acquiring nuclear weapon.
- Us Proposes Un Sanctions Against North Korea (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
In the wake of North Korea’s first-ever atom bomb test, the US has proposed sanctions against it, including inspection of cargo to ensure no materials connected with weapons of mass destruction enter or leave its shores to limit chances of proliferation.
- Sharif Slams Musharraf’S Book (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Mr Nawaz Sharif has said President Pervez Muharraf’s autobiography should have been called “In the Line of a Liar” as it contained only “lies and fabrications.”
- Cbi Files Fir Against Fernandes, Jaya Jaitley In Missile Deal (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
Former Defence Minister and NDA Convener George Fernandes, his associate Jaya Jaitley and former Navy Chief Admiral Sushil Kumar have been named by the CBI for receiving bribe of Rs 2 crore in the Barak missile deal from Israel.
- Anti-Pakistan Literature On Country’S Bookstalls (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 11, 2006)
Books authored by the Indian writers defaming Pakistan and its ideology are on display for sale in some bookstalls in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad.
- Sonia Not Happy With Patil (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
Home Minister Shivraj Patil appears to be in serious trouble. Though Prime Minister Manmohan Singh defended his performance at the recent meeting of Congress Chief Ministers at Nainital, Congress president Sonia Gandhi is far from happy with him.
- Goodbye America? (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 11, 2006)
The current power play inside Washington could profoundly affect the future of Indo-US relations.
- The N. Korean Blast And Its Mushrooming Aftermath (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Oct 11, 2006)
The Pyongyang nuclear test will only push the world a little further towards the brink, the concern being not so much North Korea's possession of nuclear weapons as the inevitability of this capability being available on the market for anyone to bi . . .
- ‘Excellent Cooperation’ In Fighting Terrorists: (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
Richards says most Afghan problems internal
Waziristan deal ‘could set an example’
Pakistan committed against Taliban: Musharraf
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