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Articles 3021 through 3120 of 27135:
- Cancel The Call (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Sep 27, 2006)
The 10-month flip-flop on policy details after taking the decision to increase foreign investment limits in telecom to 74 per cent was bad enough, but worse now seems round the corner as the government may reverse the decision and go back to the . . .
- No Taliban Hq In Quetta: Musharraf (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf asking Afghan president Hamid Karzai to put his own house in order first has said that there is no Taliban headquarter in Quetta and such assertions are unfounded and baseless and he is ready to challenge all such false claims.
- Right On The Rails (Business Line, R. C. Acharya, Sep 27, 2006)
Yes, Mr Lalu Prasad, the indomitable Railway Minister, who is creating waves for achieving the remarkable growth record last year in freight business, has certainly been lucky for the 1.7-million-strong behemoth.
- Lighting Up The Hills (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 27, 2006)
It is a dream come true for residents of at least 420 remote and mountainous villages in the border areas of Jammu and Kashmir, where the traditional watermills (gharats) have started generating electricity to light bulbs in the households.
- Misplaced Security Fears (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 27, 2006)
India’s dramatic telecom success story threatens to be overshadowed by non-issues. Policymakers ought to be focused on how to replicate what has so far been a dramatic urban success story in rural areas, where teledensity is still 2%.
- Abe And A 'Normal' Japan (Pioneer, GWYNNE DYER, Sep 27, 2006)
The new Japanese Prime Minister interestingly worries aloud about the intentions of a stronger China, says Gwynne Dyer.
- Pakistan Fount Of Terror (Pioneer, Pranab Mukherjee , Sep 27, 2006)
Islamabad may have helped Washington but has done little to end cross-border terrorism
- Safe As Houses (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 27, 2006)
The government’s move to launch a housing price index is welcome for many reasons.
- Script For A Ptv Docudrama (Pioneer, Wilson John, Sep 27, 2006)
There are several missing chapters in Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's memoir, In the Line of Fire. Although it will not be possible to list out the missing portions in toto, it is reasonable to believe that Gen Musharraf has revealed far . . .
- In The West's Own Interest (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 27, 2006)
Pakistan is unarguably the west's most important ally. This Anglophone country, with its deep institutional and social connections to Britain and to the US is naturally placed to be these countries' key interlocutor and partner in countering . . .
- Army Has No Gender (Pioneer, Vinay Shankar, Sep 27, 2006)
Media should be cautious in criticising the Army as it could demoralise the forces and jeopardise the nation's security, says Vinay Shankar.
- Karzai Best Man For Kabul But Doesn’T Understand Afghan Environment. . . . (Daily Times, Rana Qaisar, Sep 27, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday rejected NATO security assessments that Taliban’s headquarters was in Quetta.
- Defence In Offence (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 27, 2006)
The schizophrenic nature of the UPA Government's national security policy was evident yet again when, addressing a gathering at Harvard University, Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee denounced Pakistan as the regional fount of jihad. Speaking of how . . .
- Dismantle Terror Structure First: Rajnath (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2006)
``Manmohan misleading the country''
- Facts Belie Musharraf's Claim, Says Army (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2006)
Documents revealed over 7,000 Pakistan troops were involved
- ``Pakistan A Nursery Of Global Terror'' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2006)
Pakistan "remains a nursery" of global terrorism, Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Monday. Islamabad had done "precious little" to dismantle the infrastructure of terrorism on its eastern borders with India.
- Chinese Troops In Lebanon (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Sep 26, 2006)
While India makes a heavy weather of its participation in the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, China has stepped in by expanding its military presence there five fold. Paralysed by the fear of domestic criticism, India chose not to increase its . . .
- 70 Tigers Killed In Mid-Sea Battle (Deccan Herald, P KARUNAKHARAN , Sep 26, 2006)
During a fierce sea battle which lasted for nearly five hours, 11 LTTE boats were completely destroyed with crew on-board and we believe over 70 Sea Tigers were killed and several more injured,” the Sri Lankan Navy claimed.
- The Pursuit Of Peace (Hindu, V. Suryanarayan, Sep 26, 2006)
Lessons from the efforts taken to bring about a political solution to the conflict in the emerald isle.
- ‘India Copied Pak Nuclear Knowhow’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2006)
Putting the entire blame of Pakistan’s record of nuclear proliferation on disgraced nuclear scientist A Q Khan, President Pervez Musharraf has alleged that several Indians worked for Khan’s network in Dubai and ...
- Brown Ready To Step Into Blair Shoes (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2006)
"I am confident that my experience and my values give me the strength to take the tough decisions." Gordon Brown, Foreign Minister
- On And Off (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 26, 2006)
With the Indian Army resuming operations against the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), prospects for a lasting ceasefire with the banned terrorist organisation have further dimmed.
- Kargil Lies (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 26, 2006)
General Pervez Musharraf has at last admitted, though indirectly, that the “mujahideen theory” floated by Pakistan during the 1999 Kargil conflict between India and Pakistan was not true.
- The Blooming Indo-Brazil Ties (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Sep 26, 2006)
From food to famous sportsmen, the two countries enjoy several similarities.
- After The Fighting, A Battle For Hope (Hindu, Declan Walsh, Sep 26, 2006)
In the aftermath of Operation Medusa, the anti- Taliban offensive in southern Afghanistan, NATO is scrambling to win the locals' sympathies.
- Centre's Move Places Education At Risk (Hindu, ANIL SADGOPAL, Sep 26, 2006)
Allocation for education as a percentage of the GDP has been steadily declining since the promulgation of the New Economic Policy.
- Intransigence In Assam (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 26, 2006)
The United Liberation Front of Asom has squandered yet another opportunity to work through the democratic mainstream and chosen to continue on its path of terror and extortion.
- 70 Tigers Killed In Major Battle: Navy (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Sep 26, 2006)
Sri Lankan forces on Monday claimed to have destroyed 11 "Sea Tiger craft" and killed 70 cadres of the LTTE and injured several Tamil Tigers in a major battle in the early hours of Monday.
- Singh Sincere In Addressing Kashmir Issue: Musharraf (Daily Times, Rana Qaisar, Sep 26, 2006)
President says Havana meeting sowed seed for resolution of Indo-Pak disputes
Says he introduced sustainable democracy in Pakistan
No problems in Balochistan
‘Army likes me and follows me’
- Ulfa On Rampage (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 26, 2006)
Cynical as it may sound, the UPA Government's peace overture to the United Liberation Front of Asom, which has been waging a bloody insurrection for the past three decades and whose leaders and cadre are guilty of extortion and mass murder of . . .
- 'Manmohan Singh's Sincerity Withering Away' (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf says that he is still waiting for the Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's "outside the box" solution on Jammu and Kashmir.
- Musharraf Acknowledges Involvement Of Pak Troops In Kargil (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2006)
In the first official acknowledgement of involvement of Pakistan's regular troops in the Kargil conflict, President Pervez Musharraf has described it as "a landmark in the history of the Pakistani Army."
- Upa Govt Allowed Ulfa To Lead It Up The Garden Path (Pioneer, Pramod Kumar Singh, Sep 26, 2006)
When the Centre decided to suspend the ongoing military operations against the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) on August 13, the Army had expressed serious concern over the decision.
- Atal Exposed Pak Role In Encouraging Terror: Bjp (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2006)
The BJP on Monday trashed Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf claim that Kargil conflict had compelled India to take initiative on resolving the Kashmir dispute.
- Us 'Onslaught' Fear Forced Mush To Join Terror War (Pioneer, PAUL GARWOOD, Sep 26, 2006)
Pakistani President Gen Pervez Musharraf said in his memoir released on Monday he had no choice but to switch support from the Taliban to the US-led war on terror or face an American "onslaught" and a possible Washington-backed Indian incursion into . . .
- Uk Troops In Iraq Sell Weapons To Buy Drugs (Asian Age, PTI, Sep 26, 2006)
British soldiers have been caught smuggling stolen guns out of Iraq and exchanging them on the black market for cocaine and cash, a newspaper reported on Monday.
- Mush Metamorphosis (OutLook, B. Raman , Sep 26, 2006)
There seem to be two clear shifts - the first relates to the on-going US-led war against international terrorism and Pakistan's role in it and the second to Pakistan's stand on jihadi terrorism in Indian territory.
- Economic Integration And Equitable Trade (Hindu, Raghu Dayal , Sep 26, 2006)
A comprehensive backdrop as well as a roadmap for India-ASEAN association to fructify and flourish
- Maritime Trade (Hindu, A. R.VENKATACHALAPATHY, Sep 26, 2006)
This book is a narrative of maritime trade in India with special focus on Tamil Nadu.
- Headless Chicken (The Financial Express, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 26, 2006)
Why should our armed forces be above civic laws?
- Dead Or Alive? (OutLook, B. Raman , Sep 26, 2006)
Osama bin Laden will have to be presumed alive until proved to be dead. That proof is yet to come. If the report about his death is incorrect, one can shortly expect another audio message from him to prove to his followers that he is alive.
- Preposterous & Absurd (OutLook, G. Parthasarathy, Sep 26, 2006)
By equating India and Pakistan as "victims of terrorism" in Havana, India has seriously undermined what has been its consistent stand that Pakistan should end terrorist violence unconditionally.
- Thailand Rulers Complete Interim Draft Constitution (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2006)
Thailand's military rulers have completed a draft interim constitution that they will submit for royal endorsement and plan to name a new prime minister as soon as possible, coup leader Gen.
- Five Killed In An Explosion In Central Vietnam (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2006)
Five labourers were killed in central Vietnam when explosives used to mine limestone accidentally went off, an official said on Tuesday.
- Musharraf Airs Doubt Over Singh In Memoir (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2006)
In a book released just over week after agreeing with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to resume a stalled peace process, Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf described his fears that the Indian leader had fallen under the influence of New Delhi's old guard
- An Unwinnable War (Dawn, Max Hastings, Sep 26, 2006)
The Labour party has so much to make itself unhappy about in Manchester this week that only the demonstrators outside the hall will give Iraq, Afghanistan, George Bush and the “war on terror” the attention they deserve.
- Australia Ponders Uranium Sale To India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2006)
The Australian government said on Monday it was considering a new push by New Delhi to buy Australian uranium but it had not changed its policy of banning uranium sales to India.
- Which Taliban Are We Talking About? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Sep 26, 2006)
It is our misfortune that the word ‘Taliban’ can now mean both citizens of Afghanistan fighting the present Kabul regime, and the Pushtuns of Pakistan who seem bent upon pushing the country back into the dark ages through their brand of sharia.
- Psychology Of Coup Rumours (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 26, 2006)
The country remained in the grip of rumours throughout the day on Sunday, the nature of some of them was hilarious as well as agonizing.
- Uss Enterprise Deployed In Indian Ocean (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2006)
The USS Enterprise aircraft carrier is deployed in the Indian Ocean and ‘prepared for all contingencies’, its top commander said on Monday, as speculation rises over possible US military action against Iran.
- President’S Autobiography (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 26, 2006)
The much hyped In the Line of Fire, President Pervez Musharraf's memoirs, could well go down in the Guinness Book of Records for many 'firsts' which it appears set to achieve.
- Blessings Of Judicial Activism (Dawn, Sajjad Ali Shah, Sep 26, 2006)
Before partition, the judicial system in the subcontinent was provided by the British government that did not interfere with the personal laws of its subjects.
- Lankan Navy ‘Sinks’ 11 Rebel Boats (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2006)
Sri Lanka’s navy today claimed to have sunk at least 11 boats of the Tamil Tiger rebels in a five-hour battle off the island’s northeastern coast, killing over 70 separatists.
- Sc Upholds Death Sentence Of In Musharraf Case (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2006)
Supreme Court has rejected the appeal pleas of 12 accused in President Musharraf attack case and upheld the High court decision on handing down death sentence to them.
- Brutal Killings Continue In Afghanistan (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 26, 2006)
More than 60 suspected Taliban have been killed in new clashes with coalition forces in Afghanistan. They were reportedly killed in separate incidents in southern Helmand province.
- Missing? Misled? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Sep 26, 2006)
Since the Herald magazine of the Dawn group of newspapers in Pakistan means well by its country and has a reputation for objectivity one must take all that it publishes seriously.
- Special Article (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 26, 2006)
The Union Cabinet has given the go-ahead on the reservation issue with a staggered introduction of the 27 per cent reservation for the Other Backward Castes (OBC) in higher educational institutes over a three-year period.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 26, 2006)
Diplomats, the old saying went, were “people sent abroad to tell lies about their country.
- Musharraf: Terming Pak Bomb 'Islamic' Is Racist (Press Trust of India, K J M Varma, Sep 26, 2006)
Terming the Islamic tag given to Pakistan's nuclear bomb as "racist", President Pervez Musharraf has said nuclear testing by his country evoked a stronger protest from the global community as compared to India's test just because it was the first . . .
- Assam Set For Turmoil (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Sep 26, 2006)
The turn of events in Assam suggests the North-eastern state could be in for another round of turmoil.
- Cia Paid Pakistan For Catching Al Qaeda - Musharraf (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2006)
The CIA has paid Pakistan millions of dollars for catching al Qaeda fighters during the five years since the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf wrote in a memoir published on Monday.
- Us Report On Iraq (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 26, 2006)
A report by US intelligence agencies on the fallout of the war in Iraq has only revealed what many -- especially in the Muslim world -- have widely believed to have happened since that country's invasion.
- Pak Remains A Nursery Of Global Terrorism: Pranab (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2006)
Stating that Pakistan "remains a nursery" of global terrorism, Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee today asserted that Islamabad has done "precious little" to dismantle the infrastructure of terrorism on its eastern borders with India and many . . .
- 'Ind, Us Closely Aligned In Maintaining Open Access To Sea' (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Sep 26, 2006)
Maintaining free and open access to the sea is an important and critical challenge and in this regard the navies of India and the United States are "very closely aligned", Admiral Gary Roughead,the Commander of the American Pacific Fleet, said.
- 70 Rebels Killed As Lanka Navy Sinks 11 Ltte Boats (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2006)
Sri Lanka's navy sank 11 Tamil Tiger vessels and killed dozens of rebels in a fierce five-hour battle overnight, the military said on Monday, a fortnight after the foes agreed to resume peace talks.
- India, Pak Centrifuge Design Same, Claims Pervez (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Sep 26, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf claims India’s uranium enrichment programme could have its roots in disgraced metallurgist Abdul Qadeer Khan's nuclear
blackmarket.
- After The Lebanese War (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Sep 26, 2006)
There are two ways of looking at Lebanon after the 34-day savage Israeli conflict with Hezbollah.
- Claims And Counters: Book Triggers Kargil Ii (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2006)
Copies of General Pervez Musharraf’s book being released tonight in New York reached Indian shores today to a noisy rebuttal of his claims on the Kargil war of 1999 even before In the Line of Fire could be displayed on shopfronts.
- Readying For Times More Taxing (Indian Express, Samudra Gupta Kashyap, Sep 26, 2006)
The outlawed United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) has entered a new phase; it has announced its decision to impose ‘tax’ on the common people, irrespective of whether they are “Indians” or “indigenous people belonging to the . . .
- On The Right Track (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Sep 26, 2006)
Sonia Gandhi has yet again shown that she is in control of her party and of the direction that the UPA must take in policy matters.
- Dead End (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 26, 2006)
The collapse of the peace initiative is a sad story for Assam. After many years there were faint hopes of an end to the state’s 27-year-long militancy.
- To Be More Democratic, Pak Needed Me In Uniform: Pervez (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Sep 26, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf admits he is still “struggling” to convince the West that Pakistan is more democratic today than it ever was in the past.
- If Pak Did Not Join Usa, India Would, Says Musharraf (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Sep 26, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, determined to see a “final resolution” of the Kashmir issue, has suggested an “out-of-the-box” solution to the bilateral dispute.
- Bush’S Bushy Deal (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 26, 2006)
Despondency hardly learns from experience: quite rightly so in case of Mr George W Bush, the all times hawkish, bullying and flamboyant President of the USA.
- ‘Initial Signs Of Flexibility’ Sensed In Manmohan ‘Withering Away’ (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Sep 26, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, determined to see a “final resolution” of the Kashmir issue, has suggested an “out-of-the-box” solution to the bilateral dispute.
- Kargil War Was Pak Army’S Finest Hour: Musharraf (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2006)
If Pervez Musharraf is to be believed, Kargil was not a debacle or setback for Pakistan. And if it seemed so to the world, he says, it was all because of the then Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's political mishandling of . . .
- Ex-Wto Boss Supachai To Be New Thai Pm - Papers (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2006)
Former World Trade Organisation (WTO) head Supachai Panitchpakdi has tentatively accepted an invitation from Thailand's new military rulers to be interim Prime Minister, newspapers said on Tuesday.
- Truce Over, Army Cracks Down On Ulfa (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2006)
Two days after the Centre called off its five-week unliateral ceasefire in Assam, fresh skirmishes between troops and Ulfa militants erupted on Monday. Three rebels have died and four soldiers injured since military action resumed.
- General Admits: Pak Army Fought Kargil, Aq Khan Helped Iran (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Sep 26, 2006)
There may still be differences over the extent to which Pakistani regulars were involved in the Kargil conflict but for the first time in seven years Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has admitted — in an effusive tone — that the Pakistan Army . . .
- Victims At A Loss Over Pakistan’S Rape Law Reform (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2006)
The 24-year-old Pakistani woman has medical reports saying she's been raped. What she hasn't got is four male witnesses that the country's Islamic law says she needs to prove it.
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