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Articles 3521 through 3620 of 27135:
- Imf Keeping Close Watch On Thai Coup (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2006)
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is keeping a close watch on the military coup in Thailand but it is too early to assess the impact on financial markets, IMF officials said on Wednesday.
- Kashmir Solution Within Reach: Musharraf (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2006)
UN General Assembly session and President Musharraf’s visit are being covered jointly by Dawn’s correspondents Masood Haider, Anwar Iqbal and Qudssia Akhlaque
- Chirac Defies Bush Over Iranian Sanctions (Tribune, Maggie Farley, Sep 20, 2006)
AS world leaders converged on the United Nations on Monday, French president Jacques Chirac dealt a significant blow to the Bush administration’s effort to slow Iran’s nuclear development, saying his government would join Russia and China in . . .
- President Asks Us To Put Its Weight Behind Pakistan-India Peace Process (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2006)
President Pervez Musharaff has asked the United States to put its weight behind the Pakistan-India peace process. He was addressing a select group of what were described by an official as “policy influentials and opinion-makers” at a meeting held . . .
- Help To End Conflicts Afflicting Islamic World: Musharraf (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2006)
Pakistan in the forefront of fighting terrorism, he tells U.N. Assembly
- Army Coup In Thailand, State Of Emergency Declared (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2006)
The Thai military launched a coup against Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Tuesday night, circling his offices with tanks, seizing control of TV stations and declaring a provisional authority pledging loyalty to the king.
- Thai Military Stages Coup Against Thaksin (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Sep 20, 2006)
Martial law declared and Constitution revoked; Thaksin, now in New York, announces the dismissal of General Sonthi.
- Thai Army Says Military Rule Only Temporary (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2006)
Thailand's army chief vowed on Wednesday to clean up the country's political landscape and return "power to the people" as soon as possible after a bloodless coup against Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
- Thai Prime Minister To Leave New York After Coup (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2006)
Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will leave New York on Tuesday night for an undisclosed location, a senior Thai official said, hours after the armed forces seized control of Bangkok in a coup.
- Us Not Waging War On Islam: Bush At Un (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2006)
President Bush on Tuesday appealed directly to Muslims to assure them that the United States is not waging war with Islam as he laid out a vision for peace in the Middle East before skeptical world leaders at the United Nations.
- Emergency Declared In Thailand As Army Seizes Power (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2006)
The Thai Army took control of Bangkok on Tuesday without a shot being fired and announced a commission to reform the constitution, despite the prime minister's declaration of a state of emergency from New York.
- Trained In Pak, Transited Via Bangladesh, Nepal: Report (Pioneer, Rahul Datta, Sep 20, 2006)
The Indo-Pak Havana 'breakthrough' may have legitimised Pakistan's claim of being a co-victim of terror, but evidence suggests that Islamabad has stepped up terrorist activities and is now sending trained militants into Jammu and Kashmir through . . .
- Lanka Muslims Protest Massacre, Want Impartial Probe (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2006)
Sri Lanka's main Muslim political party on Tuesday demanded an impartial investigation into the killing of 10 civilians, as residents in parts of the east shut shops and offices to protest the killings that some blame on the Government.
- Nepal's Unsteady Foot Forward (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, Sep 20, 2006)
Rumours travel like bushfire in Nepal. Whether it was Madhuri Dixit or Hrithik Roshan, and what they said or did not say, anti-India riots were rigged instantly across the country.
- ‘Terracotta Warrior’ Unmasked (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 20, 2006)
Chinese police had a tough time unmasking a German student who disguised himself as one of 2,000 warriors at the world-famous Terracotta Warriors Mausoleum in Xi’an, considered the eighth wonder of the world, the state media reported today.
- Strong Medicine (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 20, 2006)
The slide of the Indian hockey team in the World Cup in Germany from able competitors to also-rans is a matter of deep anguish and abiding regret.
- In Nepal, Time To Check The Dangerous Drift (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Sep 20, 2006)
The road map for the formation of an interim government with Maoist participation is more or less in place. But powerful forces are intervening to derail the process.
- Havana Will Come To Haunt Us (Pioneer, B Raman, Sep 20, 2006)
Pakistan is a theocratic state that regards India as a Hindu nation. This puts a question mark on its promise to cooperate with us in fighting jihadi terror
- Tada Court Rap For Scribes (Pioneer, TN Raghunatha, Sep 20, 2006)
1993 Mumbai blasts case Judge tells journalists to exercise restraint and not speculate on proceedings
- Behind Anti-Terror Joint Mechanism, Lies A Year Of Indo-Pak Back-And-Forth (Deccan Herald, Seema Chisti, Sep 20, 2006)
To attribute the ‘sudden’ breakthrough on the joint anti-terrorism mechanism to only Latin American ‘magic realism’ would be incorrect. Based on conversations with top officials, here is what The Indian Express has been able to piece together on . . .
- Papal Akrasia And Apology (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 19, 2006)
What a lot of trouble a quotation-mongering Pope, apparently out of touch with a complex and increasingly volatile world, can cause! Some akratic passages in his address at the University of Regensburg in Germany, where he once taught, have provoked . . .
- The Kaczynskis Of Poland (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Sep 19, 2006)
The twins' ultra-nationalist rhetoric has sent alarm bells ringing across Europe.
- Former Navy Chief Faces Arrest For Contempt (Times of India, Manoj Mitta, Sep 19, 2006)
The man who once ruled the waves for the Indian navy has upset a judicial officer way up in the Himalayas. Former Navy chief R H Tahiliani now faces a contempt proceedings before a magistrate in J&K.
- Over Darfur Looms The Shadow Of Rwanda (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 19, 2006)
Darfur, a semi-arid region in western Sudan roughly the size of France, demands the urgent attention of the world.
- Nations Co-Exist In Cyber Space (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 19, 2006)
Oppressive prime ministers and caring dictators — elected with the click of a mouse — are running over 100,000 cyber nations armed with their unique flags, emblems, mottos and warped ideologies.
- Iran Open To Talks, But No Preconditions (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
Iran on Monday said it was ready to discuss all questions on its nuclear programme but reaffirmed that it would not accept any preconditions before entering into formal negotiations.
- Pervez's Balochistan Blunder (Pioneer, Anil Narendra, Sep 19, 2006)
Bugti's killing has united all political factions in Pakistan, leading to widespread demands for Gen Musharraf's ouster, says Anil Narendra
- Bjp Hits Out At Terror Initiative With Pak (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
The BJP continued its attack on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for the decision to resume talks with Pakistan and to try to resolve their differences jointly, which he made in Havana, Cuba, during his meeting with Gen. Pervez Musharraf.
- Once Upon A Time (Times of India, RAHUL CHANDAWARKAR , Sep 19, 2006)
Watching the Indian hockey team's dismal performance in the recently concluded Hockey World Cup in Germany, my thoughts go back to the 1975 World Cup when we emerged champions in Kuala Lumpur.
- Indo-Us Wargames Get Bigger (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Sep 19, 2006)
The Manmohan Singh government, ignoring the criticism of the Left parties, has dramatically expanded the scope of joint military exercises with the United States.
- A Strategic Setback For India (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 19, 2006)
India has suffered its first strategic setback in the fight against terrorism by certifying that Pakistan is not an aggressor but a state aggressed upon. On the terrorism front it brings both countries at par.
- Pak Spins Its Way Through Taliban Deal (Times of India, Chidanand Rajghatta, Sep 19, 2006)
Pakistan's truce with Taliban militants in its Waziristan region is aimed at winning back alienated local population, the country's foreign minister Khurshid Kasuri said on Sunday, amid growing concern in the US that the deal will be at the expense . . .
- Govt Awaiting Written Response From Ulfa (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
With the deadline of ceasefire with ULFA nearing an end, the Centre is still awaiting written response from the banned outfit on having direct talks.
- Darfur, Anyone? (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Sep 19, 2006)
On Sunday, hundreds of thousands of demonstrators across the world showed their outrage against what is going on in Darfur. It is, however, doubtful if such an angry display will prevent the Sudanese government from throwing out African . . .
- Pentagon Defends News Photographer's Detention Without Charges (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
The Pentagon said on Tuesday it has detained a news photographer in Iraq for five months without charges because of "indications" he had strong ties with known insurgents.
- Somali's Yusuf Escapes Violence That Kills 11 (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
A car bomb killed five people and wounded several others outside parliament in Somalia's provincial capital Baidoa on Monday in an assassination attempt on President Abdullahi Yusuf.
- Strategic Thinking (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 19, 2006)
A recent report by the CIA's National Intelligence Council, Mapping the Global Future, predicts that by 2020 India's GNP will have overtaken, or be on the threshold of overtaking, European economies.
- ‘Terracotta Warrior’ Unmasked (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 19, 2006)
Chinese police had a tough time unmasking a German student who disguised himself as one of 2,000 warriors at the world-famous Terracotta Warriors Mausoleum in Xi’an, considered the eighth wonder of the world, the state media reported today.
- India, Pak Intelligence, Security Agencies To Sit Across The Table (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Sep 19, 2006)
The bilateral mechanism on terror agreed between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf in Havana is expected to be an Additional Secretary-level grouping that may initially be part of the dialogue between Foreign . . .
- Yet Another Tribune (Tribune, Darshan Singh Maini, Sep 19, 2006)
I guess, few among the millions of the Tribune readers would know that there was a paper of that name published in New York in the 19th Century. Henry James, one of the greatest American novelists, used to write for it weekly reports when as a young . . .
- 11 Muslim Civilians Killed In Sri Lanka (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Sep 19, 2006)
At least 11 Muslim civilians engaged in the repair of a sluice gate in Amparai district were massacred on Monday. The incident, which came six days after the Co-Chairs of Sri Lanka signalled unconditional talks, has cast a shadow on early dialogue.
- Pope Launches Battle For Europe (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, Sep 19, 2006)
Pushing the envelope firmly while regretting the 'misunderstanding' caused by his discourse on violence in Islam, Pope Benedict XVI has sounded the battle-cry for Christian domination in Europe.
- The Booker 2006: Ring Out The Old (Business Standard, Nilanjana S Roy, Sep 19, 2006)
This year, the Booker could have split into two prizes—the Senior Booker versus the Young Turks.
- Forget Bhai Bhai, Focus On Business! (Business Standard, Govindraj Ethiraj, Sep 19, 2006)
Few turned up to listen to former National Security Advisor Brajesh Mishra speak at a seminar organised by the Observer Research Foundation on India-China relations at Calcutta University’s Alipore campus last weekend. The stiflingly hot Kolkata . . .
- The Musharraf Enigma (Business Standard, Deepak Lal, Sep 19, 2006)
A jehadi replacement for Pervez Musharraf is a consummation devoutly not to be wished.
- Nepal Mps Want Us Ambassador Recalled (Indian Express, YUBARAJ GHIMIRE, Sep 19, 2006)
At least two members of Nepal’s Parliament have criticised US ambassador James Moriarty for what they called brazen “interference” in Nepal’s domestic affairs, and asked the government to send him back urgently.
- More Autonomy, Please (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 19, 2006)
If you feel that you have had enough of Bugti, Qazi, Osama, Mulla Dadullah, Pope Benedict XVI and the likes, check out the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan's most recent report titled 'Northern Areas of . . .
- Assumptions And Innuendos (Dawn, M.J. Akbar, Sep 19, 2006)
An intriguing part of the conversation between the Byzantine Emperor Manuel II Paleologus and “an educated Persian” now made world-famous by Pope Benedict XVI, is that the Persian seems to have no name.
- Local Governments Still Dysfunctional (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Sep 19, 2006)
More than five years down the line, the local government system, brought in with so much fanfare, lies in ruins. People continue to suffer from a lack of civic amenities and good governance just as they did when this system was not in place.
- Active Offence Against Terror (Pioneer, Abhijit Bhattacharyya , Sep 19, 2006)
With a wealth of information on terrorist outfits, nothing must stop India's leaders from taking the war on terror to the jihad camps
- Chirac Opposes Iran’S Referal To Unsc (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 19, 2006)
UN nuclear chief Mohammed ElBaradei said Monday he remained “hopeful” Iran and world powers would be able to move towards “long-overdue” negotiations over Tehran’s atomic ambitions.
- Global Grief (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 19, 2006)
World events this week have shown the inevitability of globalisation in terms of how economics is forcibly wedded to politics and religion. In Singapore, the World Bank, IMF, G7 are holding talks to decide how to resurrect talks. When they will . . .
- Victory At Nam (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 19, 2006)
INDIA, a victim of cross-border terrorism for a long time, has been of the view that those indulging in this inhuman activity on any pretext deserve no sympathy. No civilised nation should extend any kind of support to the outfits killing innocent . . .
- Will Nam Declaration Carry Weight? (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 19, 2006)
The Declaration adopted by the Havana NAM Summit has condemned Israeli attack on Lebanon, supported peaceful resolution of the US-Iran nuclear stand-off and deplored terrorism sans movements for self-determination and struggle against foreign occupation.
- ‘Osama Threw Lavish Party For Azhar After Hijack’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
Al Qaeda operatives were behind the hijacking of the Indian Airlines plane in 1999 which culminated in the release of Maulana Masood Azhar, who later founded Jaish-e-Mohammed, and two other militants, a former bodyguard of terror mastermind Osama . . .
- Smoke In Cuba (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Sep 18, 2006)
Politics is the art of the possible, and the leaders of India and Pakistan are mature enough to remember this. They are also only too conscious of the fact that they lead the only two nuclear weapons States in the world that share frontiers . . .
- Nam Totally Opposed To Terrorism: Declaration (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
India's campaign for reform of the United Nations finds support
- "Al-Qaeda Involved In Indian Plane Hijack Plot" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
Osama's former bodyguard says in documentary aired by Al Jazeera
- Nam Expresses Total Opposition To Terrorism (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
In a strong endorsement of India's position, the 118-nation Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) on Sunday expressed its total opposition to terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and asked countries to combat the menace by prosecuting and extraditing . . .
- Israel Approves Inquiry Into Lebanon War (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
Israeli cabinet approved on Sunday the setting up of an inquiry commission headed by a retired judge to investigate Israel's handling of the recent war in Lebanon, Israeli media reported.
- Anti-Terror Mechanism A Fig Leaf: Rajnath (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
'India should exercise double caution in resuming talks with Pakistan'
- Nam Endorses India's View On Terrorism (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
Strongly endorsing India's position, the 118-nation Non-aligned Movement (NAM) on Sunday expressed its total opposition to terrorism in all forms and manifestations and asked countries to combat the menace, by prosecuting and extraditing its perpetrators.
- Need For Revamping Intelligence Agencies (Daily Excelsior, Prakash Singh, Sep 18, 2006)
There are many chinks in the intelligence setup in the country which is reflected in the failure of curbing across-border infiltration by Pakistan-based militants in Jammu and Kashmir.
- ‘Al Qaida Behind Kandahar’ (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
Al Qaida operatives were behind the hijacking of the Indian Airlines plane in 1999 which culminated in the release of Jaish-e-Mohammed leader Maulana Masood Azhar and two other militants, a former bodyguard of terror mastermind Osama bin Laden has . . .
- I Will Clear Up Misperceptions About Waziristan And Women’S Bill’: (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
President says no patch-up with Taliban
Manmohan and Musharraf agree to narrow differences, strengthen convergences
- Mere Ritual (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 18, 2006)
There is nothing new in Delhi requesting Yangon to flush out North-east militants, it is mere ritual at every periodical Indo-Myanmarese secretary-level meeting.
- Havana Handshake (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 18, 2006)
The two sides are looking at convergence on Kashmir.
- Shocks To Come (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Sep 18, 2006)
Nawab Akbar Bugti's killing could have consequences for the whole region.
- Hunting For Dawood (Pioneer, B Raman, Sep 18, 2006)
The lure of Muslim votes will gradually force India's politicians to act against jihadis and Pakistan, says B Raman
- Nam Endorses India’S Stand On Terror (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
In a strong endorsement of India’s position, the 118-nation Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) today expressed its total opposition to terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and asked countries to combat the menace, including by prosecuting and . . .
- Service Before Self (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Sep 18, 2006)
In a cramped bed in a Calcutta hospital, a former revolutionary, past ninety, who played a significant role in the raid on the Chittagong armoury more than three-quarters of a century ago, spends his lonely hours. Both old age and persistent . . .
- Burn Some Poppies (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Sep 18, 2006)
Most people in Afghanistan are farmers. If Hamid Karzai’s Western-backed government in Kabul is to survive, it must have their support.
- Krishna Leela In Jeans Ruffles Devotees (Telegraph, Tapas Chakraborty, Sep 18, 2006)
Had he been born in this age, Krishna might have chosen to wear jeans, carried a mobile phone and put on sunglasses to protect his beautiful eyes from the harsh sun. Or he might have chosen to wear the dhoti, Gandhi style, and left his torso bare.
- Some Questions On Values, Priorities (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 18, 2006)
How blasé have we become about Independence Day? Is the newspaper also contributing to this indifference by the way it treats the day and connected activities? (We can expect it to be different next year, the 60th anniversary of Independence; as . . .
- Nepal Bid To Rescue Peace Drive (Telegraph, J. HEMANTH, Sep 18, 2006)
In a bid to prevent the collapse of the peace process in Nepal, Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala held talks with Maoist leader Prachanda and his second-in-command Baburam Bhattarai here this evening.
- India Seeks Stronger Action By Myanmar Against Rebels (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
India has urged Myanmar to intensify its crackdown on anti-India separatist rebels based in Myanmar and sought Yangon’s cooperation to curb the smuggling of drugs and arms, an official said on Saturday.
- Accord Augurs Well For Future Ties: Musharraf (Dawn, Qudssia Akhlaque, Sep 18, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf has declared that the Joint Statement issued after his meeting with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Havana on Saturday was a victory for both sides and would augur well for the future of Indo-Pakistan relations.
- Exploitation Unchecked (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 18, 2006)
AS the more established channels for illegal migration get blocked, Pakistani manpower traders are finding new avenues to continue to fleece the unemployed.
- To Amritsar And Back (Dawn, Murtaza Razvi, Sep 18, 2006)
It was on Independence Day this year when a group of Pakistani lawmakers, businesspeople, media persons and NGO workers were invited to Amritsar by the South Asia Free Media Association’s India chapter. Safma Pakistan had made arrangements to cross . . .
- Us And Afghan Troops Launch Big Operation (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
US and Afghan troops have launched a new operation to purge the Taliban from eastern and central Afghanistan.
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