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Articles 5521 through 5620 of 27135:
- Complex Case Of J&k Light Infantry (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 18, 2006)
Recent reports of three soldiers of the Indian Army having links with Lashkar-e-Tayyeba makes stories about moles sound more credible.
- N-Autonomy To Stay: Pm (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asserted before the Rajya Sabha on Thursday that India would make its "own assessment" of its nuclear weapons programme and that would be the "cardinal principle" of the country’s nuclear policy.
- Israel's Divided Left (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 18, 2006)
As opposed to the first Lebanon War, in which Left-wing anti-war demonstrations gathered strength within days, this time around they were limited to a small circle of leftists who view themselves as "radical."
- Upa Giving In To Us,set Up Jpc, Says Sinha (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
Initiating the short duration discussion on the Indo-US nuclear deal in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, senior BJP MP and former external affairs minister Yashwant Sinha accused the government of succumbing to . . .
- Musharraf Sets Peace Accord Parameters: ‘Indian Pm Sincere’ (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Aug 18, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf has set ‘doable’ parameters, short of independence, for resolving the Kashmir dispute, which, he says, can yield a friendship treaty with India and the withdrawal of the case from the United Nations Security Council, an . . .
- Purified By Opposition (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Aug 18, 2006)
The only good news from Thursday’s nuclear debate in the Rajya Sabha is that the prime minister has finally stood up to defend the constitutional right of his government to conduct foreign policy.
- Re-Worked Unifil (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 18, 2006)
India did not flinch when its soldiers wearing the light blue beret came under fire during the recent flare-up in Israel/Lebanon, but that does not preclude reassessment of our continuance with UNIFIL when its present term expires shortly.
- Karachi Receives Heaviest Downpour (Pakistan Observer, John Thakur Das, Aug 18, 2006)
Karachi authorities this evening declared emergency in the city following heavy rains that killed five persons and injured many while there was a complete chaos on the roads that were submerged in water. Life was totally paralyzed as low lying . . .
- Lebanese Troops Deployed In Hezbollah Heartland (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
Lebanese troops deployed in south Lebanon on Thursday, linking up with UN peacekeepers to take control of Hezbollah strongholds. Hezbollah fighters melted away as Lebanese troops crossed the Litani River, security sources and witnesses said.
- Changes To N-Deal With Us Unacceptable: India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
The Indian government said on Thursday it would not be cowed by the US into changing the terms of their civilian nuclear deal, amid concerns Washington was trying to cap India’s atomic weapons programme.
- India-Us Nuclear Deal: Bjp, Govt Allies’ Plea Turned Down (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Aug 18, 2006)
The government has turned down a plea for a resolution to set parameters for India’s negotiations with the US on a nuclear deal.
- Pakistan’S Frequent-Fall Problem (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Aug 18, 2006)
Yesterday this newspaper quoted General Pervez Musharraf as saying that foreign terrorists would not be allowed to operate from Pakistan or train in Pakistan’s territory.
- Salahuddin Stresses Demilitarisation (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
The Pakistan based chief of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen, Syed Salahuddin, on Thursday said that the proposal of self-rule could be discussed only after complete demilitarisation across the Line of Control.
- 15,000 Lebanese Troops Move South (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
Lebanon’s government on Wednesday ordered 15,000 troops to move south to take full control, with UN peacekeepers, when Israeli troops withdraw after a 34-day war with Hizbollah guerrillas.
- Al-Qaida Gains Strength In Iraq (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
In the dusty plains of western Iraq, al-Qaida is gaining strength. Daily attacks against U.S. and Iraqi forces are on the rise and there is little sign of progress in convincing the population to support the national government.
- Rain Toll Rises To 58 In Mp (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
The toll in rain-related incidents in Madhya Pradesh rose to 58, even as the spectre of flash floods in Ahmedabad forced evacuation of 30000 people on Wednesday.
- To Sri Lanka, Once More With Caution (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 17, 2006)
An enormous humanitarian tragedy is waiting to happen in South Asia. The ‘no war no peace’ syndrome in Sri Lanka is slowly escalating into a full-fledged undeclared war. For India the stakes are high; they lie at the intersection of India’s . . .
- President Kalam To Inaugurate Chandigarh War Memorial Today (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
President A P J Abdul Kalam shall dedicate to the nation the Chandigarh War Memorial, a citizens’ initiative led by The Indian Express, here at 10.15 am tomorrow.
- Indian Student Faces Racial Insult In Us (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Aug 17, 2006)
Virginia-born Shekhar Ramanuja Sidarth is a campaign activist working for former US Navy Secretary James Webb who hopes to defeat Virginia’s incumbent Republican Senator George Allen in the upcoming Senate elections.
- As India Debates N-Deal, China & Pak Move To Close Rival Pact (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Aug 17, 2006)
As India’s nuclear debate enters the Rajya Sabha tomorrow, Beijing and Islamabad are moving towards deeper bilateral atomic energy cooperation.
- This War Had No Name (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Aug 17, 2006)
After four weeks of exile and a constant rain of Israeli bombs and rockets, the people of Lebanon imposed the ceasefire which took the UN Security Council four weeks to declare.
- Reasonable Doubt (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 17, 2006)
Spinoza had argued that our capacity for reason is what makes each of us a thing of inestimable worth.
- Nuke Numbers: Deal Adds Up (Indian Express, Amitav Mallik, Aug 17, 2006)
The Indo-US Civil Nuclear Deal has led to much debate in both countries. While the US is primarily concerned about the dilution of its non-proliferation agenda, India is apprehensive about aspects like the cost and implications of . . .
- Slain Royals Haunt Indo-Nepal Wedding (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Aug 17, 2006)
A malignant star seems to dog Indo-Nepal weddings with a second alliance coming under a cloud.
- Pm Faces Latest Hurdle To N-Deal (Deccan Herald, K Subrahmanya, Aug 17, 2006)
Top retired nuclear scientists may not be the only ones to have serious misgivings about the direction in which the Indo-US nuclear deal is heading in the US Congress.
- Disaster Management (News International, Kamran Shariff, Aug 17, 2006)
On Aug. 5 nearly one hundred lives were lost in Mardan in a freak accident. Most of the victims stood on or close to a bridge on the Kalpani river as it raged.
- Warding Off Evil Designs (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 17, 2006)
Israel, and essentially the western powers' half-hearted response to the tragedy that unfolded in Lebanon has uncovered the plan to take over the Mediterranean coast of Lebanon -- a stretch of 200 kilometres.
- Terrorists Not To Be Allowed To Use Pak Land (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf said on Wednesday that defence of the country is the foremost responsibility of the Armed Forces which are fully prepared, equipped and motivated to defend the frontiers of the motherland and will not let any one . . .
- Musharraf Urged To Quit As Army Chief (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
Politicians and jurists here have urged President Pervez Musharraf to quit army chief's office, saying the Supreme Court should conduct elections through a neutral caretaker government.
- The Us-Pak Weapons Deal: No Bang For The Bucks (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, Aug 17, 2006)
America’s decision to sell F-16 Falcon fighter jets to Pakistan stands to profit no one. And doesn’t benefit long-term relations between the countries either
- Bullying The Middle East (News International, A N Sudarsan Rao , Aug 17, 2006)
The US government is playing the role of an international "bully" to change the entire complexion of the Middle East which carries in its bowels an unlimited treasure of oil that is an absolute necessity for America's existence as a superpower.
- Going On Sixty (Telegraph, MUKUL KESAVAN, Aug 17, 2006)
The transition from colony to republic was bridged by the generations of Indians born before independence who managed the professions, the economy and its institutions, the schools and colleges and the great engines of State for the first 50 years.
- Pakistan's Problems Lie In Its Very Creation (Daily Excelsior, N.B. Menon , Aug 17, 2006)
Pakistan President, General Pervez Musharraf, on the eve of independence of his country, talked about the "unfinished business" of partition. He, probably meant annexation the Muslim majority state of the Indian Union - Jammu and Kashmir.
- 5 Militants, Soldier Killed In Machhil Gunbattle (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
While at least five infiltrating militants and a soldier have died in a fierce gunbattle on the LoC in Machhil sector of Kupwara, troops have apprehended eight young boys, who were leaving for a militant training camp in PoK, from Kangan area and . . .
- Walking Away Option For India If N-Deal Changed (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will on Thursday make a statement in Parliament on the current status of the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal to address political concerns about it.
- Britain To Bury Ghost Of Cowardice (Telegraph, Amit Roy, Aug 17, 2006)
Indian soldiers who may have been shot for cowardice or desertion by their British commanding officers during World War I are likely to benefit from official pardons being granted under a review of policy being conducted by the ministry . . .
- Rain Creates Havoc In Maharashtra (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
The monsoon intensified further in Maharashtra causing a fresh havoc in areas that saw heavy rain last month.
- Sri Lankan Forces Not To Withdraw From Jaffna (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Aug 17, 2006)
Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission to withdraw from north, east
- Guenter Grass Faces Flak Over His World War Role (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
Storm grows over belated SS confessions by the German Nobel Prize winner
- Election Row Escalates (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
Supporters of Leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador pledged on Tuesday to place conservative Felipe Calderon ``under siege'' if he is declared the winner of the disputed presidential elections, while Mr. Calderon's camp accused the Leftist of . . .
- The Ltte's War Trap (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 17, 2006)
Learning from history is a phrase that is much used but little practised. The main lesson Sri Lanka should have learnt from recent history is that war is a trap by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam to further its goal of an independent Eelam.
- Grenade Attack On Iskcon Temple Complex (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
At least five persons were killed and 50, including five American and three French nationals, injured when suspected militants lobbed a grenade in the complex of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) here on Wednesday evening.
- "Ltte, Colombo Must Observe Restraint" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
India must use diplomatic, political channels to prevent Sri Lanka from sliding into a full-scale civil war, says CPI (M)
- Flawed Act (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 17, 2006)
Union Urban Development Minister S. Jaipal Reddy’s defence of the Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Act in the Lok Sabha on Monday may not stand the test of legal scrutiny at the end of the day.
- Maoists Vs Maoists (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 17, 2006)
IT was easy for Karl Marx to observe that philosophers have interpreted the world, but the point is to change it.
- We Shall Overcome (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 17, 2006)
The Independence Day special issue of Organiser is devoted to analysing ‘Terrorism: The Siege Within.’
- Parliament Below Par (Tribune, B.G.Verghese, Aug 17, 2006)
Independence Day is an occasion for nostalgia and rededication to the goals and values of freedom. Recallng Jawaharlal Nehru’s stirring words about a tryst with destiny brings a lump to many a throat.
- Sri Lanka: Deepening Conflict (Frontline, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Aug 17, 2006)
The LTTE blockade of a waterway triggers a battle and a debate about the actions and intentions of the Tigers and the government.
- End Of 'Orange Revolution' (Frontline, Vladimir Radyuhin , Aug 17, 2006)
Ukraine's "Orange Revolution" comes to an end with the pro-Russia Viktor Yanukovich regaining the post of Prime Minister.
- Another Bush War (Frontline, Vijay Prashad, Aug 17, 2006)
The Israeli war on Lebanon is in line with the United States' "forward policy for freedom in the broader Middle East" .
- Veils And Jails (Frontline, RAFIA ZAKARIA, Aug 17, 2006)
The Hudood Ordinances expose how Generals past and present have used the regulation of female sexuality to their strategic advantage.
- Spin-Offs From Iraq War (Pioneer, Abhijit Bhattacharyya , Aug 17, 2006)
Conflict in West Asia has led to increasing sophistication of conventional weapons and their further development. In this, America leads the way
- Ramayana And The Living World (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Aug 17, 2006)
One of the central figures in Ramayana is Hanuman who twice saved the lives of Ram and Lakshman, carried the former's message to Sita, incarcerated in Lanka, and burnt the latter down.
- National Awakening (OutLook, A.P.J. ABDUL KALAM , Aug 17, 2006)
A person who is wedded, with the
virtue of determination to accomplish
a deed, would be able to execute the
same and earn glory and fame
- Unfair Trade And Cola Behemoths (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Aug 17, 2006)
It will be unfortunate if Government decides in favour of soft drink companies under American pressure, says Anuradha Dutt.
- Communists Warn Government Over Nuclear Deal (Reuters, Kamil Zaheer, Aug 17, 2006)
Communists, who shore up the central coalition, could pull out of a key government coordination panel if New Delhi compromises on a nuclear deal with the United States, a top left leader said.
- Access To Information (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 17, 2006)
Those who desire to give up freedom in order to gain security will not have, nor do they deserve, either one."
- 5 Ltte Killed In Sri Lanka (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
Government forces killed five separatist Tamil Tiger rebels during a gunbattle in northern Sri Lanka, an official said on Wednesday.
- Pm Turns To In-House Advisers To Defend N-Deal In House (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
A day ahead of the scheduled discussion in Parliament, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday called upon the might of the nuclear establishment to help him prepare the defence of the Indo-US civil nuclear deal in the face of strong reservations . . .
- Olmert, Bush Lose (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 17, 2006)
Israel’s democracy speaks Israel, for all its faults, is a democracy, and a vigorous one at that which does not spare stupid governance.
- Indian Troops Have Not Violated Cease-Fire: Army (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
The army today denied that its troops had violated the ceasefire along the 794 kms-long Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir.
- India Opposes Changing Mandate (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
India is opposed to the efforts of the USA, Israel and France which have been lobbying for a more “robust” mandate for a larger United Nations force in Southern Lebanon. India has 672 officers in the present peace-keeping force.
- ‘Disarm Hezbollah, Or Else...’ (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
Israel will resume operations in Lebanon if a UN force being assembled to deploy in the south of that country does not disarm Hezbollah guerrillas.
- Foreign Fighters Swell Taleban's Ranks (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
Pakistan has been accused of failing to prevent men and munitions slipping across its border.
- Islamist Flights Of Fancy (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Aug 16, 2006)
Alongside a hefty helping of fear, last week’s events in Britain have spawned a host of conspiracy theories.
- Human Story Behind The Headlines (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 16, 2006)
A week ago the body of a woman clutching a baby was found in a bombed apartment block in Beirut; the image was printed across the world. By tracking down the surviving members of her family, this reporter has managed to piece together her . . .
- Colombo: Arms Deal Behind Attack On Envoy (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Aug 16, 2006)
Sri Lanka on Tuesday said Pakistan's envoy Bashir Wali Mohamad was targeted by the LTTE due to the robust defence co-operation between the two countries.
- Israel Defeated, Says Syria (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Aug 16, 2006)
Assad praises Hizbollah for waging a "glorious battle"
- No Indian Firing Across Loc: Army (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
The Indian army on Tuesday denied that its troops had opened fire across the Line Of Control (LOC) in Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashmir.
- Bombs And Bullets Can’T Queer Colombo’S Pitch (Indian Express, Trevor Chesterfield, Aug 16, 2006)
Seeing the Berlin Wall go up in 1961gave one an uncomfortable feeling. A year later the experience of a bus being strafed in Cyprus was decidedly scary; by mid-1965 they warned you in Saigon that a ride in a rickshaw could make you a target for . . .
- Envoy Escapes Tiger Attack (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tigers killed seven people in an attack on a Pakistan embassy convoy today, the military said, hours after a suspected rebel front threatened to bomb civilians in the capital and an air raid killed dozens.
- Terror Bred Of Terror (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Aug 16, 2006)
Having averted a possible disaster of unimaginable proportions, Britain and America continue to be threatened by ‘terrorism’.
- In Exchange (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 16, 2006)
Goodwill gestures make sense only if they are reciprocated.
- ‘No Evidence Iran Active In Iraq’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
Iranians celebrate Hezbollah ‘victory’
Netanyahu calls Ahmadinejad worst tyrant since Hitler
- Lanka Fears Flashpoint, On High Alert (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
Sri Lanka on Tuesday tightened the security in wake of a mine explosion in the capital targeting a top Pakistani envoy that killed seven people, even as schools were closed ahead of schedule amid fears of attacks by LTTE to avenge the killing of . . .
- Attack On Pakistani Diplomat (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 16, 2006)
Monday's explosion in Colombo, ostensibly targeting Pakistan’s high commissioner in Sri Lanka, Bashir Wali Mohmand, is yet another sign that the Tamil Tigers are prepared to take their battle to new fronts.
- Hezbollah Comes Out Stronger (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 16, 2006)
For the second time in six years, Hezbollah has won a resounding victory. In 2000, Hezbollah forced a humiliating withdrawal on Israel from southern Lebanon after Tel Aviv suffered hundreds of casualties in the . . .
- Indian Allegation Rejected (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
The Foreign Office spokesperson on Tuesday rejected the Indian allegation that Pakistan was involved in cross-border terrorism.
- Who Won And Who Lost In The Me? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Aug 16, 2006)
In Lebanon, the truce under UN Resolution 1701 is holding while the region waits for a 5,400-strong UN force to come and send around 30,000 Israeli troops back to Israel.
- Israeli Troops Pullout Start From Lebanon (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
Israel began slowly withdrawing its forces from southern Lebanon on Tuesday and made plans to hand over its captured territory as hopes were raised that a U.N.-imposed cease-fire would stick, despite early tests on its first day.
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