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Articles 3121 through 3220 of 27135:
- Musharraf Book Says Manmohan Singh’S Sincerity Ebbing Away (Indian Express, LALIT K JHA, Sep 26, 2006)
In unusually frank words used by a serving head of state for an incumbent head of government, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said that the initial sign of sincerity and flexibility that he sensed in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh seems to . . .
- ’93 Blasts: Two More Tiger’S Aides Guilty (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2006)
The special TADA court trying the 1993 Mumbai blasts case pronounced accused No 23 Mohammed Iqbal Shaikh and accused No 49 Nasim Ashraf Barmare, guilty of attack on the Sahar Airport with the intention of killing people and damaging aircraft, on Monday.
- Coups: An Addiction To Power (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 26, 2006)
When Gen Sonthi Boonyaratglin seized power in Thailand last week, he joined a long list of military leaders to have succumbed to the lure of the coup.
- India Filched Pak N-Design, Claims Musharraf (Times of India, Chidanand Rajghatta, Sep 26, 2006)
It might require extraordinary Ramazan-inspired forbearance on part of President Bush to welcome Pakistan's military ruler Gen Pervez Musharraf back to the White House for iftar on Wednesday or for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to continue the . . .
- Shot-Down Idea (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 26, 2006)
This newspaper has always maintained that ceasefire with the Ulfa is utterly unacceptable. But the home ministry had insisted that negotiations with a group of extortionists was feasible.
- Back To Square One (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 25, 2006)
Thailand's lightning military coup d'etat on September 19 against the government of Thaksin Shinawatra was unexpected but unsurprising.
- Laws For Defence Forces (Tribune, Lieut-Gen Harwant Singh (retd), Sep 25, 2006)
THE Parliamentary Committee on Defence has proposed a “makeover” for the defence forces laws, to make them less harsh and oppressive and more democratic in the interest of the morale of the troops.
- Air Unworthy (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 25, 2006)
So the government wants to create a clutch of world-class international airports on the lines of Schiphol, Changi and Dubai by the time the Commonwealth Games roll around in 2010.
- Don't Blame Simi (Times of India, IRFAN AHMAD, Sep 25, 2006)
There is little evidence to suggest that the Student Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) is involved in plotting terrorist attacks. Yet, after the horrendous Mumbai blasts that claimed 200 lives, SIMI is being looked upon as one of the perpetrators.
- Aq Khan Sold Nuclear Secrets: Musharraf (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has confirmed that AQ Khan, considered the father of Pakistan's atomic bomb, sold nuclear centrifuge designs, 18 tons of centrifuge parts and even 2000 complete units to North Korea, Libya and Iran.
- Musharraf And The Truth About Kargil (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Sep 25, 2006)
General Musharraf's account of the Kargil war is a feisty defence of Pakistan's military — but sits ill with well-established facts.
- Pak Troops Were Involved In Kargil, Says Musharraf (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 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”.
- An Incomplete Account Of A "Most Embarrassing Moment" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2006)
General Musharraf's memoirs assert Dr. A.Q. Khan was "self-centred," "abrasive," and greedy; that his proliferation was a "one-man act."
- Seize The Favourable Moment (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2006)
The recent Brussels statement of the co-chairs of the Tokyo Donor Conference — Norway, the European Union, the United States, and Japan — announcing the "willingness" of the Mahinda Rajapaksa Government and the LTTE "to come to talks . . .
- Kargil: Pervez’S Pen Blames India, Scorns Army (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Sep 25, 2006)
Pervez Musharraf has poured scorn on India’s military prowess by boasting how five Pakistani army battalions held down four divisions of the Indian Army during the 1999 Kargil war.
- Rain Hampers Search For Missing Nepal Chopper (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2006)
Heavy rain and fog over forested mountains in eastern Nepal hampered the search on Sunday for 24 people whose helicopter disappeared in the area a day earlier, officials said.
- An Unsung Death (Tribune, Baljit Malik, Sep 25, 2006)
Independence morning came with death for this labouring adivasi (Jharkhandee) family.
- Thrown Into The Wilderness Of Politics (Dawn, Sherry Rehman, Sep 25, 2006)
When the military regime introduced its draft of the women’s bill in parliament, many progressive forces that had been pushing for the repeal of the infamous Hudood Ordinances imposed by Ziaul Haq saw an opportunity to effect change for women in Pakistan.
- "If We Compromise On Competitiveness, We Can't Be A . . . (Hindu, S. Vijay Kumar, Sep 25, 2006)
PresidentA.P.J. Abdul Kalamremains conscious that he is also a teacher and a scientist. Above all, he is a person who loves to make others happy. Excerpts from an interview he gave toThe Hindu:
- Iraqis Agree To Discuss Federalism (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2006)
Iraq's ethnic and religious parliamentary groups agreed on Sunday to open debate on a contentious Shi’ite-proposed draft legislation that will allow the creation of federal regions in Iraq, politicians from all groups said.
- Heart Of Terror (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Sep 25, 2006)
The Afghan President Hamid Karzai, in his address to the UN General Assembly on September 20, made it abundantly clear that US and NATO troops in Afghanistan would not be able to end attacks by Taliban militants unless steps were also taken to . . .
- Parliamentary Rhetoric (Tribune, Devi Cherian, Sep 25, 2006)
NOW that the Prime Minister, President and sundry Chief Ministers like Narendra Modi have had their say about the Mumbai blasts, it is now the turn of the MPs.
- Security Forces Kill Four Ultras In J&k (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2006)
Security forces foiled an infiltration bid in Uri sector in Kashmir and killed four Pakistani militants.
- One Small Step (News International, Chris Cork, Sep 25, 2006)
Two books are shortly to hit the shelves in the world’s bookshops. One is by General Musharraf, and is called ‘In the line of fire’ — to be launched on his current tour of the wests’ best hotels, and the other which could well have had the . . .
- From One Long March To Another (News International, Prof Khwaja Masud, Sep 25, 2006)
The Chinese people stood up under the leadership of the Communist Party, founded by a dozen progressive intellectuals in 1921.
- Russia Warns Against Iraq-Style ‘Proof’ In Iran Nuclear Standoff (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2006)
The United Nations must not rely on the kind of evidence used to justify slapping sanctions on Iraq ahead of the 2003 US-led invasion when considering Iran’s nuclear programme, Russia said Saturday.
- Washington Summit And Its Outcome (News International, Nasim Zehra, Sep 25, 2006)
Other elements of the relationship notwithstanding, for now the key defining factor of the Pakistan-US relationship is the tackling of the “terrorist threat,” which was yet again underscored at the Musharraf-Bush Washington summit.
- Did Musharraf ‘Cave In’ To Taliban?: (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2006)
The fugitive Taliban commander Mulla Omar has emerged as the key player behind the movement’s controversial peace deal with Pakistan, British newspaper The Telegraph reported on Sunday.
- Disinformation International? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Sep 25, 2006)
Transparency International’s Islamabad office has sent out a press note disputing a story in this paper about the results of a recent TI survey about perceptions of government corruption in Pakistan.
- Trigger-Happy Police (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 25, 2006)
Two incidents within the space of a few days show that Karachi’s trigger-happy police have no qualms about killing innocent civilians.
- Use, Abuse And Semantics (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 25, 2006)
"Argument and self-introspection are the methods to learn. Of course, argument cannot be bereft of logic," wrote G.M. Rama Rao of Vizag, a keen observer of the paper and its contents, and an occasional communicator.
- Upa Has Not Let Down Trs: Sonia (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2006)
`No consensus yet on issue; Government committed to finding solution to problem'
Sonia Gandhi says Congress' doors still open for KCR
Telangana issue not a monopoly of TRS: YSR
Chief Minister says he is satisfied with Nainital meeting
- Blair Is Further Humiliated (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2006)
Tens of thousands of protesters marched in a Labour rally against Prime Minister Tony Blair in Manchester on Saturday. Activists chanting slogans against Blair and Iraq occupation marched through the city to vent their anger over the British . . .
- General's Grand Theory Of `Enlightened Moderation' (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 25, 2006)
In his book, In the Line of Fire: A Memoir, Pakistan's military ruler locates his "out of the box" Kashmir solution within the larger context of having to respond to 9/11 and a vastly more violent and volatile post-9/11 world.
- Sonia Stands Up, Speaks Out For Pm (Indian Express, Varghese K George, Sep 25, 2006)
At the end of the Congress chief minister’s conclave on Sunday, party chief Sonia Gandhi made an emphatic statement:
- Connecting With The Baloch (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 25, 2006)
“The Baloch insurgency will soon peter out as did the Sikh insurgency in Indian Punjab after the elimination of Bhindranwale,” wrote a hardened soul recently in a national daily. This hasty judgment announced on history would even amuse the most . . .
- Over 1,000 Kashmiri Militants In Hizb Camps In Pak (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Sep 25, 2006)
Over 1,000 trained Kashmiri terrorists are "currently stranded" in three camps of the Hizbul Mujahideen in the Hazara region of Pakistan’s North West Frontier Province (NWFP), according to a media report.
- Sri Lanka Says Sinks 11 Rebel Boats In Naval Clash (Reuters, Simon Gardner, Sep 25, 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 to halt renewed civil war.
- Blair Is Churchillian (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 25, 2006)
The most justifiable war in recent history is the one the 'English-speaking' people are fighting against the Taliban and Al Qaeda elements, says Andrew Robert.
- Rape Law Reform Lays Bare Pakistan's Political Morass (Reuters, SIMON CAMERON-MOORE, Sep 25, 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.
- Australia Says No Change In Uranium Ban For India (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 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 a policy that bans uranium sales to India.
- Pok Marks On Islamabad (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Sep 25, 2006)
There has always been an element of chutzpah in Islamabad’s relationship to ‘Azad’ Kashmir aka Pakistan Occupied Kashmir.
- Reflections On Papal Storm (Pioneer, Daniel Pipes, Sep 25, 2006)
Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached."
- Never Sack A General! (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 25, 2006)
It is a popular game played by children. A child who bends to pick up something is promptly whacked on the bottom by a friend to the triumphant cry of “Never Spare A Bender”! The grown-up political leader’s equivalent sport could well be called . . .
- Defence Purchases (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 25, 2006)
The valid desire of the armed forces to put proposed acquisitions on the fastest possible track must not be permitted to cause any dilution of an equally valid facet of the revised procurement policy ~ direct offsets.
- Bengal Blues (Statesman, AK SEN SARMA, Sep 25, 2006)
Commentators over the years have often lamented the sense of deprivation that Bengal occasionally suffers. This is embedded in the insensitivity of the rest of India to the crippling blows suffered by Bengal, particularly between the 1930s and the . . .
- Army Launches Major Operation Against Ulfa (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2006)
The army today launched a major operation against insurgent group ULFA in Assam killing one militant in an encounter following the Centre's directive of resumption of operation against the outfit in the wake of killing of a tea garden manager . . .
- Bush Satisfied With Pak's Handling Of A Q Khan Issue: Mush (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2006)
The Bush administration is "very satisfied" and "quite comfortable" with the way Islamabad has handled the issue of nuclear scientist A Q Khan's proliferation network, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said.
- Under Fire, Pm Misses Pranab (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2006)
The government of India came under attack but the defence minister was missing.
- Qaeda Tape Shows Ultras Setting Captured Us Troopers Ablaze (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2006)
An al-Qaeda linked group posted a Web video on Saturday purporting to show the bodies of two American soldiers being dragged behind a truck, then set on fire in apparent retaliation for the rape-slaying of a young Iraqi woman by US troops from the . . .
- Saddam Lawyers Shy Away From Genocide Trial (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2006)
Saddam Hussein's defence team will boycott the next hearing from Monday in protest at what they say is Government pressure on the court trying him on genocide charges, his lead Iraqi lawyer said on Sunday.
- Bluff And Bluster (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 25, 2006)
Is too much being read into Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's belligerent posturing prior to his meeting with US President George W Bush in Washington, DC on Friday?
- Kargil Tactical Victory For Us: Musharraf (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 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".
- ‘Us Forces Abuse Afghan Prisoners’ (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2006)
Two Afghan detainees died in the custody of US special forces in Afghanistan and several others were badly beaten or tortured there, a media report claimed today.
- The Stamp Of Approval, Please (Indian Express, Gaurav Dikshit, Sep 25, 2006)
Now that Lalu Prasad Yadav has managed a detour at an Indian Institute of Management, one wishes he would change track to the Ministry of Post and Telegraph and infuse some steam into the sorely unambitious postcard.
- Seven Years Later, Gen Admits: Pak Forces Were Involved In Kargil (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2006)
In his book In the Line of Fire, Pakistan’s President Pervez Musharraf has described the Kargil conflict as a “landmark in the history of the Pakistani army.”
- Why Exclude Army From Security-Think? (Indian Express, Vijay Oberoi, Sep 25, 2006)
Let me start this piece with a statement that is certain to earn the ire of all military leaders of India.
- Pm Defends Revival Of Dialogue With Pakistan (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday adopted a cautious stand while dealing with the issue of the proposed Indo-Pak joint mechanism against terrorism even as he defended the decision to revive the dialogue process between the two countries.
- 19 Killed In Iraq As Ramzan Begins (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2006)
Nineteen people were killed in Iraq on Sunday in a spate of rebel attacks, including three car bombs in Baghdad, security officials said, in a bloody start to the Muslim fasting month of Ramzan. Six people, including four policemen, were . . .
- How Islam Differs With Christianity (Pioneer, Priyadarsi Dutta, Sep 24, 2006)
There is more at stake in the clash of civilisations between the West and Islam than just religion.
- The Rise And Fall (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Sep 24, 2006)
Sonthi Boonyaratglin, Chairman of the Democratic Reform Council in Thailand: On 19 September 2006, General Sonthi and others launched a military coup and overthrew the elected but divisive prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra.
- Kashmir Issue Has To Be Resolved Between India And Pakistan: Bush (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2006)
Making it clear that the issue of Kashmir has to be resolved between India and Pakistan, President George W Bush on Friday said US can only help create conditions for peace and cannot "force" nations to reach agreements.
- On Mulberry St (New Indian Express, Sumana Mukherjee, Sep 24, 2006)
On the day nine-year-old Suleiman overdoses on fruit from the single surviving tree after which Mulberry Street is named, his father disappears.
- Pm Calls For More Muslims In Security Forces (Reuters, Surojit Gupta, Sep 24, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh urged regional leaders on Saturday to recruit more Muslims into the police and intelligence agencies to help counter a growing sense of insecurity in the minority community.
- George Willing To Leave Nda If Coalition Doesn’T Want Him (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2006)
Former Defence Minister and NDA convenor George Fernandes, confirming his participation in the meeting of socialists called by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav on October 12 at Lucknow, said he would "happily leave" the coalition . . .
- Single Integrated Command? (Daily Excelsior, Brig. (Retd.) S.N. Sachadeva, Sep 24, 2006)
The parliamentary committee attached to the Ministry of Defence has pointed out that the procurement of modern equipment has not been at an appropriate pace in the past and consequently the modernisation programme of the armed forces has suffered.
- Mush Panned For Book Plug (Times of India, Chidanand Rajghatta, Sep 24, 2006)
"He sounded more like a head of marketing than head of state," and "his loyalties lie with the royalties" were just two of the many toxic remarks Pakistan's military ruler Pervez Musharraf attracted from commentators as they panned him from . . .
- Osama Death Buzz Again, Few Takers (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2006)
A leaked foreign intelligence document published in a French newspaper today set off a loud buzz that Osama bin Laden may have died of typhoid in Pakistan last month, but no country would confirm anything.
- Turmoil In West Asia (Tribune, Shelley Walia, Sep 24, 2006)
The recent ceasefire followed by a missile attack on Lebanon by the Israeli air force unmistakably indicates a posturing that the western interests lie in finding no immediate solution for bringing the Israeli blitz to an end, but rather in . . .
- Man Who Made Pak Fall In Line (Times of India, Chidanand Rajghatta, Sep 24, 2006)
The man at the centre of the controversy over the threat to bomb Pakistan back to the stone age if it did not support the United States in the war on terrorism is often spoken as having sinews of steel and a heart of gold.
- The Havana Betrayal (Pioneer, Swapan Dasgupta, Sep 24, 2006)
If Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was in the race for canonisation, his spectacular act of forgiveness in Havana would have ensured instant deification by any council of the exalted.
- Kargil Planned Before Atal Visit: Musharraf (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2006)
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has confirmed in his book that Pakistani military had begun preparations for the 1999 Kargil incursion months before the conflict in May but claimed it was in response to activities on the Indian side.
- Baluchistan Uprising (New Indian Express, Swapan Dasgupta, Sep 24, 2006)
The extent to which the so-called ‘‘second War of Independence’’ in Baluchistan has been galvanised in the aftermath of the octogenarian Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti’s ‘‘martyrdom’’ on August 26 can be gleaned from three developments.
- Sometimes, A Hawk Must Wear Kid Gloves (Indian Express, JAITHIRTH RAO , Sep 24, 2006)
John McCain is a conservative but his stand on torture is a timely reminder that the free world cannot win the battle against medieval fanatics if it doesn’t remain true to its moral heritage and political freedoms
- Israel To Be Tech Partner For Awacs (Indian Express, Shiv Aroor, Sep 24, 2006)
Taking bilateral defence ties a step further, India is set to appoint Israel as the principal technical partner for the indigenous Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) programme being developed by DRDO.
- The Mush Quotient (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 24, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf’s remarks to an American television channel that the Bush Administration threatened to bomb his nation into Stone Age in the wake of 9/11 should not surprise.
- Pm, Azad Differ On Infiltration (Times of India, BHASKAR ROY, Sep 24, 2006)
PM Manmohan Singh's take on cross-border infiltration — that its levels were decreasing — has set him squarely at odds with the official figures last released, which shows a 225% jump in cross-over while comparing the first six months of 2005 with . . .
- The Beckoning Monoliths (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2006)
The granite formations near Ramanagaram on the Bangalore-Mysore highway have something for everyone.
- No Freedom In Pok: Human Rights Watch (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Sep 24, 2006)
"Militant infiltration into India continues"
- N Korea Seeks More Plutonium For Bomb’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2006)
A senior North Korean official said his country plans to unload fuel rods from a nuclear reactor to obtain more plutonium for weapons and pressure Washington for direct talks, a visiting U.S. scholar said on Saturday.
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