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Articles 2821 through 2920 of 27135:
- In The Land Of Rising Nationalism (Business Line, J. Srinivasan, Sep 29, 2006)
Japan's Prime Minister-elect, Mr Shinzo Abe, thinks the country cannot continue the way it has, and wants to revise the pacifist constitution and education to emphasise moral values, patriotism, and tradition.
- Read It, Forget It (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Sep 29, 2006)
Soon after General Pervez Musharraf seized power in Pakistan through a coup in October 1999, a former Indian intelligence official wrote a personality profile of the new man in power.
- The Trust Deficit (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 29, 2006)
President Bush's appeal to both Pakistan and Afghanistan to put their differences aside and cooperate in the struggle against the Taliban and Al Qaeda is timely and should be heeded.
- Still In Pain (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 29, 2006)
It is one year on from that devastating earthquake that shocked everyone, caused unimaginable trauma, and at the same time brought out the best demonstration of civic responsibility within the Pakistani public.
- Another Army Man As Vc (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 29, 2006)
The appointment of a retired brigadier as the vice-chancellor of Bolan University by the Balochistan government is contrary to what FAPUASA and the HEC had expected.
- Not A Banana Republic? (News International, Shafqat Mahmood, Sep 29, 2006)
The writer is a former member of parliament and a freelance columnist based in Lahore
- Frank And Forthright (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 29, 2006)
The Wapda inquiry committee on the countywide power breakdown on Sunday last has completed its job in time.
- Beyond The Controversy (Hindu, SHIVASUNDAR, Sep 29, 2006)
Tipu Sultan has always been misrepresented because the victors are the ones who have a say in recording history.
- Ramazan 1427 (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 29, 2006)
The month of Ramazan was known to the Arabs even before the advent of Islam, but in the second year of Hijrah (623 AD), a Quranic revelation transformed the nature of this month.
- Carving Up The Beach (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 29, 2006)
The ongoing carving up of Karachi's coastline continues at full speed. On Wednesday it was reported that the federal government has signed a contract with a leading UAE-based property firm to develop two islands off the coast of Karachi and build a . . .
- Pervez's Memoir Diplomacy (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Sep 29, 2006)
The real motive behind General Musharraf's long stay in the US remains a mystery
- Pakistan's Gambit (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 29, 2006)
On the face of it, there can be nothing objectionable about Pakistan relaxing its visa regime for tourists from India and 23 other countries.
- Pervez: Couriers Hold Key To Qaeda Network (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Sep 29, 2006)
The Al Qaeda has established a well-entrenched courier system as the mainstay of its communications network in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
- Pak Tribal Deal Boosts Taliban (Tribune, James Rupert, Sep 29, 2006)
Kabul, Afghanistan – There is growing evidence that Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf’s peace deals with Pakistan-based Taliban groups are letting them step up attacks on U.S. troops in Afghanistan.
- Decisive Firepower (Tribune, Gurmeet Kanwal, Sep 29, 2006)
Despite the increasing obsolescence of Artillery guns, mortars and rocket launchers in the Army, the government has been unable to conclude contracts for their replacement. Protracted trials of several 155 mm howitzers have been carried out over . . .
- Karzai, Mush Bristle In Bush's Rose Garden (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
In a Rose Garden appearance arranged to show warmth and unity, the bickering leaders of Pakistan and Afghanistan shook hands with President George W. Bush but not with each other.
- India Asks Pak To Dismantle Terror Outfits (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
Asking President Pervez Musharraf to stick to his commitment to end cross-border terrorism, India today said Pakistan should dismantle terror outfits on its eastern border just as it is doing on its western border with Afghanistan.
- No Control On Durand Line (New Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Sep 29, 2006)
Nearly 113 years after it was drawn between British India and Afghanistan, the Durand Line remains volatile.
- Foreign Pressure For Gay Rights (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Sep 29, 2006)
Government should develop political consensus before legalising homosexuality as it is against the ethos of Indian society, says Anuradha Dutt.
- Gandhigiri, Mamu! (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 29, 2006)
The talk of a ‘Ramazan ceasefire’ in J&K struck a chord with none of the interested parties. Yet it has threatened to open up some deliciously interesting possibilities.
- The Price Of Spectrum (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Sep 29, 2006)
Giving up a free lunch is painful
- To Allocate Spectrum, Study Real Estate (The Financial Express, V SRIDHAR, Sep 29, 2006)
Trai has made a fine beginning towards resolving complex spectrum management issues
- By The Book (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 29, 2006)
The Pakistan president, Mr Pervez Musharraf, has consistently invited scepticism in India. Predictably, the publication of his memoir, In the Line of Fire, has intensified public disquiet in India about him.
- Afzal's Death Warrant Protests Continue In J&k (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
Protests continued for the second day on Thursday in Srinagar against the death sentence given to Mohammed Afzal for his role in the terror attack on Parliament in 2001.
- Early Senate Passage Of Nuke Deal Doubtful: Us (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
The Bush administration has expressed doubts if the civilian nuclear deal is going to be passed in the Senate before law makers break into recess this weekend in spite of "pushing hard" for the legislation to be done.
- The Business Of War (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 29, 2006)
In mid-May, 1999, the Indian Army discovered that a large number of infiltrators had seeped into India’s side of the border from Pakistan.
- Thank God We Are Acquitted, Say 1993 Mumbai Blast Accused (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
For the first time since the special TADA Court stated to deliver its judgment in the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts case, five accused who were acquitted for lack of evidence thanked the Judge Pramod D Kode profusely and relieved at the verdict . . .
- India Asks Pakistan To Dismantle Terror Outfits (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
Asking President Pervez Musharraf to stick to his commitment to end cross-border terrorism, India said today that Pakistan should dismantle terror outfits on its eastern border just as it was doing on its western border with Afghanistan.
- Mig-29 Crashes In Ambala, Pilot Safe (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
A fighter aircraft, MiG-29, of the Indian Air Force crashed in Ambala late this afternoon. There were no casualties.
- Loc Can Become Line Of Co-Operation: Pranab (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
Asking President Pervez Musharraf to stick to his commitment to end cross-border terrorism, India today said Pakistan should dismantle terror outfits on its eastern border just as it is doing on its Western border with Afghanistan.
- Indophile Pm (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 29, 2006)
With Mr Shinzo Abe of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) taking over as the new prime minister of Japan, it is time to watchTokyo’s moves on the world chessboard.
- Ma Save The Babu (Times of India, SHUBHRANGSHU ROY, Sep 29, 2006)
You have heard this before: One Bengali makes a bhadralok, two make an adda, and three make a Durga Pujo committee. What do four Bengalis make? Well, four Bengalis make two Durga Pujo committees.
- In Line Of Fire (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Sep 29, 2006)
When Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf made a claim recently about the Untied States’ threat to bomb his country into "stone age" he invited an apt observation. US President George W. Bush virtually brushed it aside with a remark: "He is trying to . . .
- Sanction Granted For Prosecution Of Coimbatore Blasts Accused Not . . . (Hindu, V.S. Palaniappan, Sep 29, 2006)
It was given under Section 153A, but lead case does not mention charges
- Bush Urges Anti-Terror Allies To Cooperate (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
In a White House appearance arranged to show warmth and unity, the leaders of Pakistan and Afghanistan shook hands with President George W. Bush but not with each other.
- Mig-29 Crashes In Ambala (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
Pilot ejects out to safety; dozen persons were working on paddy fields.
- The Gunner’S Glorious History (Deccan Herald, Gopal K. Piplani, Sep 29, 2006)
The guns are their colours and they are their rallying point too.
- Norwegian Envoy To Arrive In Sri Lanka (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Sep 29, 2006)
To persuade Government, LTTE to halt hostilities and resume dialogue
Norway engaged in behind-the-scenes activities to iron out issues
Prabhakaran says he is serious about negotiations.
- A Crisis And An Opportunity In Sri Lanka (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Sep 29, 2006)
The SLMM report, detailing the violations of the ceasefire agreement by the LTTE and the Government, underlines the need for a speedy return to the dialogue table.
- Protests Against Afzal Death Warrant Continue In Kashmir (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
Protests continued for the second day on Thursday in this summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir against the death sentence given to Mohammed Afzal for his role in the terror attack on India's Parliament in 2001.
- Civil Society Can Bring Ulfa To Talks: Gogoi (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Thursday exhorted civil society groups in the state to act as intermediaries and bring the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) for peace talks.
- ``U.S. For Rapid Economic Reform In India'' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
"Reforms at the macro level will be central to transforming into a superpower"
India, U.S. have developed strategic relationships in many areas
Efforts on to reduce visa-processing delays
India should enforce Intellectual Property Rights standards
- Political Parties Join Protests Over Death For Mohammad Afzal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
Separatists give call for general strike, demonstrations on Friday
- Hunting The Elusive Osama Bin Laden (News International, Rahimullah Yusufzai, Sep 29, 2006)
Speculating about Osama bin Laden's fate and whereabouts is a favourite pastime of many people, particularly those in the media, military and politics.
- Turkey-Eu: ‘Train Crash’ Ties (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Sep 29, 2006)
West asia- Turkey's troubled candidacy: Legislation not implemented on the accession process.
- Iraq Sinking Into Chaos (Frontline, Atul Aneja , Sep 28, 2006)
Iraq is on the verge of a civil war, with guerillas and sectarian forces beginning to dominate Al Anbar province and Kirkuk city.
- One Nationalist After Another (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 28, 2006)
Japan's new Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, appears set to add impetus to the revival of nationalist spirit that was a singular feature of his predecessor Junichiro Koizumi's tenure.
- Defending The Right To Know (Frontline, Sowmya Kerbart Sivakumar, Sep 28, 2006)
Public pressure has prevented the government from implementing retrogressive amendments to the Right to Information Act.
- Cooperation First, Then Safeguards (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Sep 28, 2006)
AEC Chairman Anil Kakodkar talks about the options before India vis-a-vis the U.S. Bill on the nuclear deal.
- Coup In Bangkok (Frontline, P.S. Suryanarayana, Sep 28, 2006)
Thailand's Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is ousted in absentia in a bloodless coup.
- Targeting Al Qaeda (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
The ethnic Pashtun hamlet of Damadola Burkanday in the Bajaur Agency of Pakistan's Federally Administered Territories is inhabited by the Mamond tribe. Bajaur has a history of strong jehadi sentiments.
- Breaking Free (Frontline, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Sep 28, 2006)
South Korea tries to assert its sovereignty in the matter of operational control of its military, at its latest summit with the U.S.
- General Asks Erdogan To Check Islamism (Hindu, Ian Traynor, Sep 28, 2006)
Chief of Turkish army says forces will act to preserve nation's secular nature
- Self-Promotion, Says Opposition (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Sep 28, 2006)
Opposition parties in Pakistan have lashed out at President Pervez Musharraf for violating the country's Official Secrets Act to sell his book In the Line of Firefor his personal benefit, as well using public money to promote it.
- Suicide Car Bombs Vs 'Precision' Bombs (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
The United States' bombs that use the latest technology cause far more civilian deaths than the Taliban's suicide car bombs.
- 3g Services To Hit India In 2007 (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
The government indicated that spectrum for next generation 3G mobile services would be priced and would be commercially launched in the second half of 2007.
- Ulfa Nominated Pcg Pulls Out Of Assam Peace Process (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
ULFA-nominated People's Consultative Group (PCG) today pulled out of the peace process in Assam, accusing the Centre of making "ridiculous demands".
- On Self-Destruct Mode (Pioneer, Abhijit Bhattacharyya , Sep 28, 2006)
Islamabad is gradually realising the enormous cost of nursing the violent ideology behind Pakistan's creation
- India To Double Troops Along Bhutan Border’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
India will double troop levels to more than 10,000 along its northeastern border with Bhutan to eliminate camps used by regional insurgents and Maoist rebels from Nepal, an official said on Wednesday.
- Iraq Intelligence Report Expected After November (Reuters, DAVID MORGAN, Sep 28, 2006)
The Bush administration has begun work on a new intelligence report about Iraq that is not expected to be completed before the November 7 election and possibly not until January, officials said on Wednesday.
- `Do Not Tolerate Terrorism Sponsors' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
Pranab calls for practical measures to fight terrorism
- Israel Frees Palestinian Deputy Premier (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Sep 28, 2006)
An Israeli military court has released the Palestinian Deputy Prime Minister who had been arrested earlier during an Israeli political crackdown on Hamas.
- Few Takers In Pakistan For Musharraf's Kargil Story (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Sep 28, 2006)
Demand for fact-finding commission on the military fiasco
- Good Beginning: Trai Gets 3g Rolling (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 28, 2006)
Trai has proposed an auction mechanism with a circle-based reserve price for allocating 3G spectrum to five bidders in each circle.
- ‘India Will Continue To Be India’ (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Sep 28, 2006)
Daryl Kimball, Director of the Arms Control Association, also cites the late Homi Bhaha to argue that nuclear assistance for civil needs could actually help military objectives.
- India Asks Intl Community Not To Tolerate Sponsors Of Terror (Press Trust of India, DHARAM SHOURIE, Sep 28, 2006)
In an apparent reference to Pakistan, India today asked the international community not to tolerate the actions of the "sponsors and abettors" of terrorism or those who "wilfully fail to prevent terrorists from utilising their territories".
- Last Journey Of Chopper Crash Victims Begins (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Sep 28, 2006)
Three days after they went missing in the remote north, Nepal’s helicopter crash victims finally returned to Kathmandu on Wednesday afternoon in body bags and pathetic bundles that bore no resemblance to the human body.
- 'Mush Admitted Rout After Kargil' (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
Refuting Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's claim of victory in Kargil in his book, an opposition leader has said the military leader had in fact told the then Cabinet Committee on Defence that the operation was a failure.
- Facing The Truth (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
Pakistan has solved its border problem with China, but India is caught in a prolonged dispute.
- Coup In Pakistan: The Mystery That Never Was (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Sep 28, 2006)
The mystery has been resolved over speculation that started last Monday about a military coup in Islamabad. The speculation was prompted in part by a report on a US radio station and further fuelled by the sudden absence from public view of . . .
- "We Want To Let The People Defeat The Taliban" (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 28, 2006)
Pakistan's PresidentPervez Musharrafdiscussed his new book,In the Line of Fire, and the war on terrorism with members of the Council on Foreign Relations, including Global Viewpoint editor Nathan Gardels. Following are edited excerpts of the . . .
- Ltte Sending Feelers For Talks, Says Colombo (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Sep 28, 2006)
Sri Lanka on Tuesday said that through Norway, the official facilitator of peace talks, it has received "positive signals" from LTTE on resumption of the stalled dialogue.
- Ulfa Group Pulls Out Of Talks (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
ULFA-appointed group says it's in protests against Centre's decision
- Musharraf Stresses Need To Fight Taliban (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
Underscoring Pakistan’s lead role in the fight against terrorism, President General Pervez Musharraf has said the focus had now been shifted from al-Qaeda to Taliban who were mainly based in Afghanistan and operating under the command of their leader . .
- Executing Justice (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 28, 2006)
The formal issuance of a black warrant by a Delhi court and the announcement that Mohammad Afzal, the Kashmiri terrorist who masterminded the attack on Parliament on December 13, 2001, will be hanged on October 20 is most welcome.
- Bush In Pak-Afghan Tug-Of-War (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
President George W Bush jokes that he'll study the body language of Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf at the dinner table early on Thursday to see how far their relationship has frayed.
- Manmohan Bin Tughlaq (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 28, 2006)
In a detailed article headlined ‘Capitulation! Manmohan as Mohammad bin Tughlaq’, Organiser’s foreign affairs expert M.D. Nalapat launches a no-holds-barred attack against the Prime Minister and Sonia Gandhi for allegedly surrendering India’s . . .
- Peres: Hamas Blocking Israeli Soldier's Release (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
Vice Premier Shimon Peres on Wednesday accused Hamas' exiled leadership in Syria of blocking a deal for the release of an Israeli soldier captured by militants linked to the group.
- 'No Signs Of Qaeda Activity In J&k' (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
Recent recovery of propaganda in the form of CDs, showcasing activities of al Qaeda operatives in unidentified training camps, from the twin border districts of Rajouri and Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir may have created ripples within the State . . .
- Hardcore Ultras Massing In N Kashmir Hideouts (Pioneer, Rahul Datta, Sep 28, 2006)
India may have given the benefit of doubt to Pakistan by agreeing to set up a joint mechanism on terrorism in Havana, but security and intelligence reports reveal that highly trained militant groups from Pakistan had been crossing the Line of . . .
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