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Articles 2521 through 2620 of 27135:
- Us Nuke Detector Hovers Over N Korea (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Oct 08, 2006)
Concerned over the possibility of a nuclear test by Pyongyang on Sunday, a US military aircraft capable of detecting radiation has been deployed over the Korean peninsula.
- Reading Between The General’S Lines (Deccan Herald, N J Nanporia , Oct 08, 2006)
Perhaps one way of getting the measure of Musharraf’s “memoirs” is to consider what the book isn’t. It is not, in the strict sense of the word, an autobiography or an exercise in Presidential literature.
- The Healing Touch Of Rahat Ghar (Hindu, Usha Rai, Oct 08, 2006)
For those caught in the crossfire between the Army and the militants, Rahat Ghar in Srinagar offers the promise of a new start in life.
- Valley Of Woe (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2006)
17 Tomatoes, tales from Kashmir; Jaspreet Singh, 2006, pp 151, Rs 225.
- Centre To Assist Msmes For Design Development In Defence (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2006)
The Central Government has decided to a formulate scheme for providing financial assistance to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to take up design and development work in defence production through defence PSUs, ordnance factories and . . .
- Repeal Armed Forces Act: Official Panel (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Oct 08, 2006)
Justice Jeevan Reddy Committee says the Act is a "symbol of oppression, instrument of high-handedness"
Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil declines to make report public
Panel rejects armed forces' plea for Act continuation.
- Accord Between Main Sri Lankan Political Parties Has Significance . . . (Hindu, S. Dorairaj , Oct 08, 2006)
The agreement between the two main Sri Lankan parties — the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and the United National Party — provides room for cautious optimism in the efforts to find a viable solution to the island's ethnic conflict, according . . .
- Army Was Caught Off Guard In Kargil: Tipnis (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2006)
IAF turned down request for helicopter gunships, insisted on `authorisation'
- Rockets Aimed At Isi Headquarters Found (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Oct 08, 2006)
Two days after finding live rockets in the capital's high-security zone, security personnel on Saturday defused two more rockets in a public park apparently aimed at the headquarters of the Inter-Services Intelligence.
- Official Panel Wants Stringent Safeguards On Army Use (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Oct 08, 2006)
'Scrapping AFSPA will help erase feeling of alienation, discrimination in North-East'
ULP Act has provisions to fight militancy
No need to expand existing powers.
- World Powers Ratchet Up Pressure On Iran (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
The six world powers seeking to defuse the Iran nuclear crisis ratcheted up pressure on the Islamic state Friday, agreeing to discuss sanctions and lamenting Tehran's refusal to suspend uranium enrichment.
- Nato Command In Afghanistan (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
NATO's assumption of control of security for all of Afghanistan is the first time since the end of the Second World War that US troops will be deployed under foreign command.
- Another Attempt (News International, Editorial, The News International, Oct 07, 2006)
The discovery of two live rockets and rocket launchers in the federal capital's high-security zone, a stone's throw from parliament and the official residences of both the president and the prime minister is disturbing to say the least and a serious . . .
- Operation Freedom (News International, Editorial, The News International, Oct 07, 2006)
It was not the first time that America decided to punish an alleged aggressor and to overthrow regimes, which were acting against its national interests.
- The Empire Of Deceit (Pioneer, AJAI SAHNI, Oct 07, 2006)
How the world and India continue to place faith in Musharraf is a believe-it-or-not story
Pick up a textbook of abnormal psychology and go to the chapter on sociopathic personality disorders - you will find a disturbingly accurate portrait of . . .
- Playing Along With General's Bluff May Work (Pioneer, Abhay K Upadhyay, Oct 07, 2006)
We have shunned Pakistan before as a rogue state, but that didn't work. The Havana Declaration may be a way to move away from the blame game and see the beginning of a diplomatic process against terror
- World Powers Urge N Korea To Back Down On Nuclear Test (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
World powers were set to adopt a joint statement Friday urging North Korea to abandon plans to test a nuclear device, which Japan said could happen as early as this weekend.
- Russia Opposes Ultimatum On Iran, Major Powers Meet (Reuters, Sophie Walker, Oct 07, 2006)
Russia said it agreed with China no ultimatum should be issued to Iran over its nuclear programme, underlining divisions as world powers met on Friday to discuss U.S. and British proposals for possible sanctions.
- Violence Rocks Assam, 13 Killed (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
Thirteen men, including seven Railway Protection Special Force (RPSF) personnel, one railway official and two ULFA militants, were killed in three skirmishes in Assam today.
- India Needs To Sign Npt For Nuclear Cooperation With Europe: Eu (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
the European Union on Friday asked India to sign the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), saying this would open the doors for civil nuclear cooperation with European nations.
- Escaping George Bush’S Future (The Economic Times, Jeffrey D Sachs, Oct 07, 2006)
It always comes back to oil. The continuing misguided interventions in the Middle East by the US and UK have their roots deep in the Arabian sand.
- We May Have Helped Insurgency Some Time, Says Pakistan Envoy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
Pakistan has admitted that it might have helped insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir at ``some time'' but claimed "it is now trying its best'' to prevent infiltration of militants into India.
- Kargil, Lies And Musharraf (Pioneer, Hari Jaisingh, Oct 07, 2006)
More than the problem of evolving a joint anti-terror mechanism, the real challenge for India's policy-makers and strategists is one of properly understanding and countering President Pervez Musharraf's personalised diplomatic offensive wrapped . . .
- New Fighting Erupts In Sri Lanka (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
Heavy fighting erupted on Friday in Sri Lanka with the military reporting the recovery of 22 bodies of Tamil rebels after a Norwegian envoy failed to secure a deal to re-launch peace talks.
- Security Scares For Musharraf (OutLook, B. Raman , Oct 07, 2006)
Pakistani Police officials admit that the blast in Rawalpindi on October 4 and the discovery of the rockets in Islamabad the next day are connected. Is there complicity by military/police elements?
- China's Border Management (Daily Excelsior, Srikanth Kondapalli , Oct 07, 2006)
In recent times, China's border management efforts have been intensified. Due to changes in the domestic and external scenario, China has been able to pay relatively more attention to this aspect in the recent period.
- Shakira Hips To Rock For School (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
Pop diva Shakira will donate the proceeds from a concert in her hometown to build an arts school for 1,800 children forced to flee their homes by Colombia’s civil war.
- Undo This Migration (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Oct 07, 2006)
Whatever the reason it can only be a matter of acute discomfort that 64 persons from Doda district have crossed over to Chamba in the adjoining Himachal Pradesh.
- India To Buy 40 Second-Hand French Jets (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
India wants to buy about 40 used fighter jets from France and Qatar to bolster its defenses, the Indian Air Force chief said.
- India Needs To Sign Npt For Nuke Cooperation With Europe: Eu (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
The European Union today asked India to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), saying this would open the doors for civil nuclear cooperation with European nations.
- India Must Sign Npt For Civil-Nuclear Cooperation With Eu: Fontelles (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Oct 07, 2006)
The European Union on Friday asked India to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), saying this would open the doors for civil nuclear cooperation with European nations.
- Our Security System As Terrorists Close In (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Oct 07, 2006)
First the Army House in Rawalpindi and then the President’s House in Islamabad have been made targets of possible acts of terrorism on Wednesday and Thursday without being thwarted by our security system. We know who the target was in these . . .
- Jessica Lives On (Deccan Herald, Sucheta Dalal, Oct 07, 2006)
The reason why Jessica Lal’s case is so important is because in it we see the most blatant evidence of subversion of our criminal justice system.
- Taliban Untamed (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 07, 2006)
The Presidents of Afghanistan and Pakistan appear to have contained their mutual hostility when they met for a Bush-hosted dinner at the White House.
- Ongc Mittal Wins Nigerian Block (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
ONGC Mittal Energy Ltd, the joint venture company floated by ONGC and Mittal Steel, has won a highly prospective oil block in Nigeria.
- Al-Qaeda Leader In Iraq Not Dead: Us (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
The US military said on Thursday the leader of Al-Qaeda in Iraq was still very much alive, denying reports by some Iraqi politicians that he had been tracked down and killed.
- Us Tones Down N Korea Rhetoric (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
US toned down its rhetoric on North Korea a day after bluntly telling Pyongyang that it can either have a future or nuclear weapons but not both. Washington said it was not an "ultimatum" but a statement of "policy".
- Waziristan Deal Achieving Desired Results:musharraf (Pakistan Observer, Aroosa Alam, Oct 07, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf has said the peace deal signed with the tribal elders in North Waziristan is progressing well towards achieving desired objectives of peace and stability in that area and stressed follow-up actions to ensure speedy . . .
- Warning To North Korea Statement Of Policy: Us (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
A day after bluntly telling North Korea that it can either have a future or nuclear weapons but not both, the United States has toned down its rhetoric, saying what Pyongyang was told was not an "ultimatum" but a statement of "policy".
- Slow And Steady Wins The Race (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Oct 07, 2006)
The Independent Monitoring Commission supervising the Stormont Agreement to end the Northern Ireland dispute has reported that the Irish Republican Army’s violent campaign against British rule “is over”.
- Nato Bosses: Pak Helping Taliban (Telegraph, AHMED RASHID, Oct 07, 2006)
Commanders from five Nato countries whose troops have just fought the bloodiest battle with the Taliban in five years, are demanding their governments get tough with Pakistan over the support and sanctuary its security services provide to the Taliban.
- Pak Admits Having Helped Militancy In J&k (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
Pakistan has admitted that it might have helped insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir at "some time" but claimed it is now "trying our best" to prevent infiltration of militants into India.
- Wake-Up Call (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 07, 2006)
The 27-hour gun battle between militants and security forces in the heart of Srinagar is a worrying indication that militants have regrouped again in urban Kashmir.
- Musharraf Now Has Pak’S Kargil Toll: 357 (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Oct 07, 2006)
Seven years after the Kargil conflict, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has for the first time admitted in the Hindi version of his book, In the Line of Fire, that 357 Pakistani soldiers were killed in the war and 665 wounded.
- Mulford: America Committed To N-Deal (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
US Ambassador to India David Mulford today said the Bush Administration would continue to push for early passage of the necessary legislation on the nuclear deal in Senate, adding that the delay was purely due to “technical reasons”.
- Sums And Guns: Getting It Right (Indian Express, V. R. Raghavan , Oct 07, 2006)
The question is more of obtaining optimal capabilities from defence outlays and less of their affordability
- The Man In A Firan (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 07, 2006)
Just after Pervez Musharraf’s book launch, I attended a presentation by army officers on the J&K insurgency.
- Hidden Agenda (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 07, 2006)
Musharraf has a tough job ahead as he wants to continue as the President of Pakistan.
- By All Means (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 07, 2006)
Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal S.P. Tyagi’s candid admission that he has been saying “soon” for two years now with regard to forward movement on the acquisition of 126 multi-role combat aircraft (MRCA) for . . .
- Indo-Us Nuclear Deal (Tribune, Pran Chopra , Oct 07, 2006)
Rarely if ever has India had as impressive a debate as the recent one on the Indo-US “nuclear deal”.
- Musharraf’S Plan To Destabilise Afghanistan (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Oct 07, 2006)
AN angry General Musharraf told the BBC recently, when confronted with the allegation that his government was not fully cooperating on the “War against terror”, that the West would be brought to its knees without his country’s support.
- Siachen “Likely To Be Resolved” During Pm’S Pak Visit (Tribune, Anwar Iqbal, Oct 07, 2006)
Pakistan and India may resolve the Siachen dispute during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s expected visit to Islamabad but there could be little progress on the Kashmir issue, says Mirwaiz Umar Farooq.
- Ex-Air Force Chief Alleges Army Botched Kargil War (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
For seven years, Indians believed that the 1999 Kargil conflict was won, at least partially because of the excellent teamwork between the Army and the Air Force.
- Sri Lankan Forces Kill 22 Tigers In Fierce Battle (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
Twenty-two Tamil Tiger rebels were killed and five soldiers injured on Friday in a major pre-dawn assault by Sri Lanka Army in eastern district of Batticaloa.
- 22 Tigers Killed In Heavy Fighting, Says Army (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 07, 2006)
LTTE "defence council" to discuss developments
- Musharraf-Benazir Deal In The Offing? (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Oct 07, 2006)
The buzz is that Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf is trying to rope in Benazir Bhutto's PPP to shore up the credibility of his regime.
- Developing Northeast The Yunnan Way (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Oct 07, 2006)
As Beijing has done with Yunnan, New Delhi should develop trade infrastructure in the Northeast and give it a stake in India's economic growth.
- Commandos Air Dropped To Flush Out Ulfa Rebels (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
The army on Friday airdropped special commandoes trained in jungle warfare and counter-insurgency operations inside the 340-sq km Dibru-Saikhowa National Park in Upper Assam to flush out ULFA rebels believed to be holed up inside the dense . . .
- Talks On Quota From October 18 (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
The UPA Government’s endeavour to have another round of consultations with the states to evolve a consensus on the proposed legislation to extend the quota in unaided educational institutions has been delayed by a week and will now be held for three . . .
- Pranab Asks Defence Companies To Adopt Villages (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
The Defence Ministry on Friday asked its nine public sector undertakings (PSUs) and 39 Ordnance Factories (OFs) to begin discharging their social responsibilities to non-employees living in the vicinity of their townships and plans.
- Eu For Building Multipolar World (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Oct 07, 2006)
Strategic partnership with India needs more substance: Josep Borrell
- U.S. Pushes For Iran Sanctions (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Oct 07, 2006)
The five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council and Germany have begun crucial talks in London on Iran's nuclear programme.
- Pakistan's Bhutto Presses To Return For Elections (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2006)
Former Pakistan premier Benazir Bhutto said on Thursday she wants to return to run in 2007 elections and accused the country's military ruler of failing to tackle religious schools that promote global terrorism.
- Srinagar Gunbattle Ends As Both Fidayeen Killed (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2006)
With 10 fatal casualties---5 J&K Police personnel, 2 CRPF soldiers, 2 militants and one civilian---the overnight gunbattle between militants and security forces has ended in the business hub of Budshah Chowk in this capital city this afternoon.
- India's Has An Edge Over China (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Oct 06, 2006)
In the corridors of international power, there is a new discourse emerging. It is about the inexorable rise of China and India. Neither ascent is viewed as certain, but the odds are high that both nations, desperately poor until recently but now . . .
- Shiv Sena Threat Reflects Indian Mindset (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 06, 2006)
Hindu fundamentalist outfit Shiv Sena has threatened to prevent Pakistan from playing cricket in India in the Champions Trophy Tournament scheduled to start coming Saturday. Its Executive President Udhav Thackeray said the decision is in response . . .
- A Marriage On The Rocks (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Oct 06, 2006)
Like the Queen of Hearts in Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland, Shiv Sena patriarch Bal Thackeray is wont to shout “Off with his head!” while settling all difficulties, great or small.
- Azad Lambasts Pak For Abetting Terrorism (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2006)
Reiterating his Government’s commitment to wipe out terrorism from the State, Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today regretted that despite assurances Pakistan has miserably failed to contain activities of terrorists from its land.
- Intelligent Observation (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2006)
Intelligence services are undergoing something of a renaissance in these dangerous times, recovering from the battering they took because their own careful work was “spun” too often by unscrupulous politicians.
- Expected Blast In Ayub Park (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 06, 2006)
A major blast occurred in Ayub Park in Rawalpindi Cantonment area on Wednesday night creating panic. No loss of life has been reported.
- Un Report On Coastal Pollution (News International, Editorial, The News International, Oct 06, 2006)
It should come as no surprise really to find Pakistan as being mentioned as having one of the most polluted coastlines in the world.
- A Hundred Beats (News International, Editorial, The News International, Oct 06, 2006)
A hundred beats of the heart, my heart.
How else can I tell you the things I see and feel?
Through every closing and opening of my eyes I promise to be true and open, looking at the world at home and ahead of us so that I may show you the . . .
- Rockets Targeted To Parliament Defused (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2006)
Security forces defused two rockets, affixed with mobile phones and primed to fire the Parliament House, situated in the lap of Presidency, Pak Secretariat and other official buildings here Thursday. Rockets were recovered lying in the green belt . . .
- Mirwaiz Raises Issue With U.S. (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2006)
Kashmir’s chief Muslim cleric and leader of his faction of the Hurriyat Conference alliance, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, has taken up the issue of Mohammad Afzal Guru’s death sentence with senior functionaries of the Bush administration in New York.
- Everyone Is In The Line Of Fire (News International, Rahimullah Yusufzai, Oct 06, 2006)
It is becoming impossible to ignore President General Pervez Musharraf's autobiography, In the Line of Fire.
- Night, Day Scares For Pervez In Two Cities (Asian Age, Shafqat Ali, Oct 06, 2006)
Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf and his colleagues spent a sleepless night between Wednesday and Thursday following a mysterious blast near Army House in Rawalpindi, where the general resides.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 06, 2006)
Welcome indeed would be the setting in motion a system of regular meetings to ensure that defence modernisation remains on a presumed fast-track, yet it is truly curious that the Cabinet Secretary was required to call a high level interaction to get . . .
- Rockets Found Day After Blast (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2006)
Hours after a powerful blast near Gen. Pervez Musharraf’s residence, two rockets were today found in the vicinity of Parliament House here, close to a place where the Pakistani President was to address a meeting.
- On Internal Security (Daily Excelsior, Arun Nehru, Oct 06, 2006)
There have been many events in the past few months relating to matters of Internal security that should draw our attention and time for us to reflect on immediate future and our relations with the countries around our 'borders'.
- Special Article (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 06, 2006)
The 9/11 catastrophe has been viewed by several Muslim rulers as an elaborate conspiracy of the West against Islam.
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