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Articles 3721 through 3820 of 27135:
- The Blunder That Cost The War On Terror (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Sep 16, 2006)
Leaving Afghanistan unfinished and starting the Iraq war has not only let the Taliban and its Pakistani supporters off the hook, but radicalised world opinion against the US and spawned several little al Qaidas
- Centre To Wait Till September 20 For Ulfa's Response (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
The Centre is understood to have extended by five days the suspension of Army operations against the ULFA in Assam to give the banned group more time to provide a commitment about participating in direct talks.
- Slmm Head Meets Ltte Leaders (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Sep 16, 2006)
The newly appointed acting head of the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM), Larse Solveberg, visited the LTTE administrative headquarters at Kilinochchi.
- Boucher High On Ibsa Endorsing Indo-Us N-Deal (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
The US on Friday described as a significant development the endorsement of the Indo-US nuclear deal by South Africa and Brazil, key members of the nuclear suppliers group, and said it is actively interacting with key members of the . . .
- Bush Pushing Senate To Vote On India Nuclear Deal (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
President George W Bush has appealed to Republican leaders to ensure the Senate votes on a nuclear cooperation agreement with India before it adjourns this month, senior US officials said on Thursday.
- Kashmir Issue To Figure In Musharraf’S Un Address (Dawn, Qudssia Akhlaque, Sep 16, 2006)
The Kashmir issue will figure in President Gen Pervez Musharraf’s address to the inaugural session of 61st UN General Assembly here on Sept 19 (Tuesday).
- Pakistan, China Vow To Expand Strategic Ties (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
Pakistan and China on Friday vowed to further strengthen their strategic relationship and to expand it further in all areas including defence, security, energy and science and technology.
- On Mps' Salary Hike (Frontline, Era Sezhiyan, Sep 16, 2006)
It is high time that a high-level national commission was set up to consider the changes in the remuneration and facilities of MPs.
- Voices Of Colour (Frontline, Shelley Walia, Sep 16, 2006)
Interview with Toi Derricotte, Professor of English and writer. By Shelley Walia .
- Disaster Capitalism (Frontline, Vijay Prashad, Sep 16, 2006)
A year on from Hurricane Katrina, a few honest words from George W. Bush fly in the face of corporate profiteering from reconstruction efforts.
- Howard's Expansion (Frontline, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Sep 16, 2006)
Prime Minister John Howard is seeking a greater strategic role for Australia in the South Pacific and East Asia.
- Manmohan Singh To Visit Mongolia (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
Bilateral ties have become stronger: Enkhbold
- Beach Development (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 16, 2006)
While much of the country has seen local government in the form of a system of elected representatives -- led by nazims and naib nazims and so . . .
- The Senate Says No To Mr Bush (Economist, Editorial, Economist, Sep 16, 2006)
For A while, George Bush seemed confident of getting his way. In a speech earlier this month he said interrogators of terrorist suspects should be free to use “alternative techniques” to gather information to foil pending plots. Suspects, he added, . . .
- How To Ensure Justice For All (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 16, 2006)
JUDGES and legal luminaries of 42 countries came to Islamabad on the eve of the golden jubilee of the Supreme Court of Pakistan and held a meeting.
- Pope Too Fans ‘Clash Of Civilizations’ (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
Muslim scholars and religious leaders have castigated Pope Benedict’s remarks about the concept of Jehad in Islam. As the statement was highly inflammatory and biased, Pakistan Foreign Office too has taken serious notice of it describing his remarks . . .
- Why Yasukuni Hurts (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
Many Japanese support a national shrine to mourn the dead, not just soldiers but all those killed in battles.
- Governor Sees Solution To Kashmir Issue Emerging (Hindu, SANDEEP DIKSHIT, Sep 16, 2006)
Provides an insight in foreword of bookSolving Kashmir
- Cbi Seeks Death Penalty For 3 Memons (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
The CBI on Friday demanded that no mercy should be shown to the guilty in the 1993 Mumbai serial bombings case and sought death penalty for the three Memon brothers convicted for their involvement in the “rarest of rare case” in which 257 . . .
- 4 Killed In Lanka, Clashes Continue (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
The government forces shelled Tamil Tiger positions in north-eastern Sri Lanka on Friday as suspected militants shot dead four civilians in renewed unrest on the island, officials said.
- Back To Gondwanaland (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
An expedition starting in Asia and across the length of Africa by road, in an effort to retrace the long-lost land link between the continents.
- Nam Should Not Be Ambiguous On Terrorism: Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
We must be united in eliminating the scourge, he says
- Don't Look To Politicians For Peace (The Economic Times, Jeffrey D Sachs, Sep 16, 2006)
Despite the fragile ceasefire in Lebanon, the risks of a widening war in the Middle East remain.
- Bush Pushing Senate To Vote On N-Deal (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
President George W Bush has appealed to Republican leaders to ensure the Senate votes on a nuclear cooperation agreement with India before it adjourns this month, senior US officials said on Thursday.
- Cbi Seeks Death Penalty For Memons (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
Prosecution wants life term for Rubeena
- Manmohan Singh To Stress Reconciling Role Of Nam (Hindu, N. Ravi, Sep 16, 2006)
Says NAM as relevant today as it was during the period of the Cold War
- Lanka Peace Meal (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 16, 2006)
The announcement of talks between the Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam LTTE), once again raises hope of cessation of hostilities.
- Uk Terror Has Isi, Kashmir Links (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
The much dreaded ISI-Al Qaida-Taliban-Kashmiri militant nexus has come to light in a London courtroom where the hearing in the March 2004 fertiliser bomb terror trial is on.
- Top Let Militant Killed In J&k (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
A top Lashkar-e-Toiba militant was killed in a gunbattle with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district, a defence spokesman said here on Sunday.
- Bush, Mush, Karzai Summit On The Cards (Times of India, Chidanand Rajghatta, Sep 16, 2006)
US president George Bush is expected to referee the bitter spat between Pakistan and Afghanistan over the Taliban and its terror footprint when he meets with leaders of the two neighbouring countries in the White House next week.
- No Need To Consult Cong: Pawar (Times of India, BHASKAR ROY, Sep 16, 2006)
Unfolding an aggressive roadmap for his party's growing pan-India ambition, NCP chief Sharad Pawar has made it clear that he does not care if his move to take on board important leaders hurts the Congress.
- Yemen Foils Attacks On Oil, Gas Facilities (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
Yemen foiled two suicide attacks on its oil and gas facilities on Friday, days after the al-Qaeda urged Muslims to target Western interests, especially oil installations.
- North Korea Warns South (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
North Korea on Friday warned the South against joining international moves to apply sanctions against Pyongyang, saying ties would suffer and a war could break out if Seoul cooperated with the United States.
- Pm: Nam Must Work For Confluence Of Civilisations (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
Urging the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) to reject extremes and be the voice of “moderation, harmony and reason,” Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said it should deal with urgent trans-national issues like terrorism, pandemics, energy security . . .
- Muslim Nations Should Have Nukes, Says Mahathir (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
Muslim nations in the Middle East should arm themselves with nuclear weapons to deter Western enemies from attacking them, former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad said in Islamabad on Friday.
- Azad To Address Eu, Mufti Un Assembly (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
After Pakistan has done a lot of lobbying abroad on the Kashmir issue, now it is the turn of Kashmiri leaders, including Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and the PDP chairman Mufti Sayeed, to put forth their viewpoint and clear the misgivings by . . .
- Jawan, Militant Killed, 17 Hurt In Convoy Ambush (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
An Army jawan and a militant were killed and 17 others, including nine soldiers and five members of a family, injured as militants ambushed a convoy of security personnel, bombed a house and engaged a search party in an encounter in Jammu and . . .
- Curb The Arms Trade (Hindu, Bianca Jagger, Sep 15, 2006)
A proposed treaty before the U.N. offers a chance to save millions of lives.
- A Promising Forum (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 15, 2006)
For all the talk over many decades of the need for enhanced South-South cooperation, the interaction among the countries of Asia, Africa, and Latin America has been nothing to write home about.
- Plight Of The Original Americans (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 15, 2006)
By all accounts, the United States of America is a unique experiment in human history.
- Sri Lanka — Seeking A Tryst With Peace (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Sep 15, 2006)
Will the Government in Colombo and the Tigers heed the advice of the international community and return to the negotiating table soon?
- Saving Ketchup Colonel (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 15, 2006)
When General J J Singh became chief of army staff, he promised an improvement in the army's human rights record. The jury is out on that promise. The tendency of the army to cover up incidents has not changed.
- Time To Recognise Our Paramilitary Jawans (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 15, 2006)
Chandigarh got a new landmark on August 17, 2006, in the shape of a war memorial envisaged, conceptualised and constructed by a unique citizens’ initiative, led by the Indian Express Group.
- Doing ‘Deals’ With A Threat Worse Than Al Qaeda (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Sep 15, 2006)
General Pervez Musharraf told the European Parliament in Brussels on Tuesday that the Taliban constitute a bigger threat to the security of the region than Al Qaeda because, unlike the latter, they are rooted in populations on both sides of the . . .
- Nations Made Easy (Telegraph, Pankaj Mishra, Sep 15, 2006)
Pankaj Mishra is now well settled in the genre that merges the personal and the political. And there is no doubt that he is on a most noble mission of explaining the workings of the subcontinent to the West.
- Create Atmosphere For Talks, Says Ltte (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Sep 15, 2006)
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), in its first detailed reaction to the Sri Lanka Co-Chairs' statement two days ago that the rival sides in the island nation had agreed to hold unconditional talks in Oslo in October, said the Norwegian . . .
- China Warns Against Sanctions On Iran (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
Visiting Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao warned on Thursday that imposing sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme could achieve the opposite of what the international community wanted.
- The Man Who Invaded Lebanon (News International, Geoffrey Wheatcroft, Sep 15, 2006)
After Tony Blair's latest -- and perhaps final -- trip to the Levant, the TUC must have seemed almost a relief.
- Peace Accord With Militants (News International, Rahimullah Yusufzai, Sep 15, 2006)
It is never easy to make everybody happy.
- Trio In Cry For Council Berth & Nuke ‘Right’ (Telegraph, Ashis Chakrabarti, Sep 15, 2006)
India, Brazil and South Africa have agreed that no reform of the UN would be complete without a decision on the expansion of the Security Council.
- Bush Promises Indo-Us Nuke Deal By Month-End (Hindustan Times, MANOJ JOSHI, Sep 15, 2006)
The Bush administration has assured the Indian government that the US Senate will pass the legislation on the Indo-US nuclear deal this month, probably by the third week of September.
- Another Terror Strike (Daily Excelsior, Arun Nehru, Sep 15, 2006)
We have another 'blast' and 38 are killed and hundreds injured and 'sleeper' terror groups strike again and will continue to do so unless we tackle the source of these terror outfits located on our 'borders' We have millions of illegal immigrants . . .
- Lubricating The Consumer Boom (Daily Excelsior, M.N. Minocha, Sep 15, 2006)
Much has been said about the boom in the consumer goods industry in India. Along with manufacturers of various consumer durables, finance companies are also getting into the act. Great fortunes have been made in fuelling and lubricating the . . .
- Bush Pushing Senate To Vote On India Nuclear Deal (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
President George W. Bush has appealed to Republican leaders to ensure the Senate votes on a nuclear cooperation agreement with India before it adjourns this month, senior U.S. officials said on Thursday.
- Soldier Kills Army Major In J&k's Rajouri (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
An Indian soldier has shot dead a Major in Jammu and Kashmir's border district of Rajouri, but officials could not say what the provocation was.
- Pak ‘Pact’ With Taliban (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Sep 15, 2006)
The Pak Army can show for its success the fact that Tali-ban and other militants have promised to lay down arms
- Ceasefire Test (Frontline, Sushanta Talukdar, Sep 15, 2006)
The Centre creates another chance for talks with ULFA by declaring a ceasefire, but mistrust of each other is the stumbling block.
- The Ultimate Aphrodisiac (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 15, 2006)
In Nigeria, they use the term “villa sickness” to describe the reluctance of successive inhabitants of the presidential residence Abuja to step down.
- Pm Has Lot On Agenda In Havana (The Economic Times, T K ARUN, Sep 15, 2006)
As PM Manmohan Singh leaves Brasilia, the capital of Brazil, on Thursday for Havana to take part in the 14th summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), public attention is focused on his forthcoming meeting with Pakistan president General . . .
- Satisfaction Over Stand Of Brazil, S. Africa (Hindu, N. Ravi, Sep 15, 2006)
IBSA summit to explore cooperation in peaceful uses of nuclear energy
- A ‘War On Terror’ Gone Awry (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Sep 15, 2006)
The 9/11 attacks on the US and the response to them have brought about a sea change in international relations, but it would be difficult to argue that further atrocities have become less likely as a result.
- Suitable Vacancies (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Sep 15, 2006)
Headless PSUs endemic to this system
- Telengana Tantrum (Frontline, S. Nagesh Kumar, Sep 15, 2006)
The Telengana Rashtra Samithi seeks to force the statehood issue with the resignation of its two leaders from the Union Cabinet.
- Brazil, S Africa Boost India's Quest For Civil N-Energy (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
India's quest for civil nuclear energy got a major boost with two key members of the nuclear suppliers group (NSG) Brazil and South Africa expressing readiness to have cooperation in this area with New Delhi.
- We Must Reconsider And Question The Meaning Of ‘War On Terror’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 15, 2006)
Five years ago, I watched the unimaginable from my office in Tokyo.
- Multiplied By Ground Zero (Indian Express, GAUTAM CHIKERMANE, Sep 15, 2006)
Three weeks after 9/11, journalists from eight countries came together to study the aftermath. Over the next one month these 11 Jefferson Fellows moved from their worldview to the World Trade Center rubble and back. Five years later...
- When Rebels Want To Rule The Army (Indian Express, YUBARAJ GHIMIRE, Sep 15, 2006)
How much say should a rebel outfit have in the choice of Chief Of the Army Staff (CoAS)? The government appointed Rukmangad Katwal as CoAS, overruling objections from . . .
- Tada Court Holds Ghansar Guilty Of Planting Bomb (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
He planted RDX-laden scooter in Zaveri Bazaar on March 12, 1993 that killed 17 people
- Pak’S Truce With Taliban Raises Us Eyebrows (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Sep 15, 2006)
A truce agreed between Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf and the Pakistani Taliban has been described by Pakistani exiles in the United States as akin to creating a state within a state in the Waziristan tribal areas bordering Afghanistan.
- Major Is Killed By Jawan In Kashmir (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
An Indian Army officer of the rank of major was shot dead by a soldier in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir late on Wednesday evening. The officer has been identified as one Major Harsh of the Rashtriya Rifles while the jawan, identified as . . .
- Man Who Had Put Bomb In Zaveri Bazar Is Convicted (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
Mohammed Shoaib Ghansar, accused of planting the bomb at Zaveri Bazar in south Mumbai on March 12, 1993, was pronounced guilty by a Terrorism and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act court on Thursday.
- Misplaced Priorities (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 15, 2006)
Pakistan's national security has for long been linked to territorial security in the minds of national planners. This has resulted in a policy of devoting major portions of the annual budget to defence spending in order to protect the territorial . . .
- Soldier Shoots Major, Army Can’T Bust Stress (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
In another stress-related incident among the security forces in Jammu & Kashmir, a soldier shot dead his senior in the border district of Rajouri in Jammu region late last night.
- Rumours Of Thai Military Coup Refuse To Die (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
The capital is once again abuzz with rumours of a possible coup as caretaker Prime Minister Mr Thaksin Shinawatra will be out of the country for quite some time.
- Mumbai Serial Blasts: Court Holds Ghansar Guilty (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
The special TADA court hearing the 1993 serial Mumbai blasts on Thursday, deliver its verdict on accused number 9, Mohd Shoaib Kasam Ghansar.
- Iaea Protests 'Erroneous' Us Report On Iran (Pioneer, Reuters, Sep 15, 2006)
UN inspectors have protested to the US Government and a Congressional committee about a report on Iran's nuclear work, calling parts of it "outrageous and dishonest", according to a letter obtained by Reuters.
- Maoist Pawns Need A King (Pioneer, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Sep 15, 2006)
No positive outcome can be expected from the present opportunistic partnership between Nepal's seven-party alliance and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist). Perhaps the only factor they have in common - shared also by the third party in the . . .
- Work Towards Real Democracy (Pioneer, Sunita Vakil, Sep 15, 2006)
For the past several years, Pakistan has been pursuing a duplicitous policy regarding Islamist violence.
- Can Science Bring China And India Closer? (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Sep 15, 2006)
For meaningful cooperation aimed at the realisation of both countries' scientific aspirations, a change in mindset will be necessary.
- Extremists Vs Moderates (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Sep 15, 2006)
The US President had been talking about the war on terrorism for the last five years. That did not make sense. Terrorism was a strategy and not an entity against which war was to be waged. It was like saying that World War II was against Blitzkrieg . . .
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