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Articles 7121 through 7220 of 27135:
- Musharraf Warns To Pay Back If India Takes 'Punitive Action' (New Indian Express, PTI, Jul 27, 2006)
Pakistan would cooperate with India to root out terrorism, but would pay back in the "same coin" if any "punitive action" was initiated against it in "hot pursuit" of terrorists, President Pervez Musharraf has said."
- Three Indian Army Soldiers Admit To Terror Links (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2006)
Three Indian Army soldiers have admitted to providing logistics support to terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), but the authorities stressed they were too junior to have any access to vital information.
- It’S Not About Pakistan’S Reactor But Us Reaction (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 27, 2006)
There’s no race to speak of between India and Pakistan in their capabilities to produce fissile material
- 'J&k Light Infantry Faces A Peculiar Problem' (Times of India, RAJAT PANDIT, Jul 27, 2006)
A "worried" Army HQ on Wednesday asked battalion commanding officers to keep "a closer tab" on their troops, especially those who hail from border areas along the LoC and even the international border.
- No Screening, More Vigilance: Army (Times of India, RAJAT PANDIT, Jul 27, 2006)
Holding that it would cause "morale problems" in the 11.3-lakh-strong force, the Army has ruled out for now any full-fledged screening of its ranks to detect if there are any more soldiers with links to terrorist outfits in J&K.
- The Foreign Hand (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 27, 2006)
It is rare to see an Indian politician write about the workings of the state with some amount of insight and introspection. Jaswant Singh's memoir, A Call to Honour — In Service of Emergent India, is a welcome departure from the play-it-safe . . .
- Operation Sukoon (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Jul 27, 2006)
India’s evacuation of its citizens from Lebanon is set to conclude on Thursday when 376 Indians, 400 Sri Lankans and 17 Nepalese make the crossing from Beirut to Larnaca in Cyprus on three warships engaged in the sea and air lift dubbed ‘Operation Sukoon’
- Pakistan Warns Against "Hot Pursuit" (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jul 27, 2006)
``Country's defence in strong hands''
Musharraf reiterates offer of co-operation in Mumbai blasts probe
The country's defence is in strong hands, he says
- Pakistan Will Retaliate If Attacked, Says Musharraf (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2006)
“Nobody should think that Pakistan will bear any kind of adventure inside its territory. Nobody can take any punitive action against Pakistan as its defence is in strong hands,” Musharraf was quoted as saying by Pakistan’s online news agency.
- A “Doggie” Tale — Fido (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 27, 2006)
Proclaiming to be owner of a mongrel could be embarrassing at times.
- "Safeguards, End To U.S. Restrictions Must Be Interlocking Actions" (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Jul 27, 2006)
M.R. Srinivasan, member of the Atomic Energy Commission, spells out his worries about new conditions being imposed on India by the U.S. Congress in its draft law authorising the resumption of civilian nuclear cooperation. Excerpts from an interview:
- Two Armymen Held For Terrorist Links (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2006)
The Army on Wednesday admitted having soldiers with Lashkar-e-Toiba links.
- 3 Killed In Assam Blast (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2006)
Three people were killed and four others were injured in an explosion at Maibong Railway Station in Assam’s North Cacher Hills district on Wednesday.
- U.S. Confirms P-Bomb Plans (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Jul 26, 2006)
The White House has confirmed that Pakistan is building a powerful new reactor to produce plutonium.
- Put Yourself In Their Shoes (OutLook, B. Raman , Jul 26, 2006)
Israel has as much right to act against the intelligence agencies of Iran and Syria and their surrogates as India has to act against the ISI and its surrogates.
- Jaffna Under Siege (Times of India, NARAYANI GANESH, Jul 26, 2006)
We covered the distance between the Dutch Fort and the Jaffna district administrator's office in minutes, safe in the bowels of armoured tanks, occasionally thrusting our heads out into the open to absorb whatever we could.
- Hot Pursuit: A Suicidal Approach (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 26, 2006)
Pakistan has warned India against resort to hot pursuit into Pakistan and AJK saying that it could not only lead to a nuclear war but also to holocaust.
- No Ceasefire In Sight (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 26, 2006)
So Ms Condoleezza Rice is not interested in a ceasefire in Lebanon; what the US Secretary of State wants is that Israeli wishes be honoured before the slaughter of Lebanese civilians and the destruction of Beirut could stop.
- India Tightens Nepal, Bangladesh Borders (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
Two of the Mumbai perpetrators belong to Nepal-bordering state
- Indian Nukes For Defence Purposes Only’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
India’s nuclear weapons are only for defence and will never be used in a first strike or against a non-nuclear state, the defence minister said ahead of a vote by US lawmakers on a landmark deal to share nuclear fuel and technology with New Delhi.
- Democracy Must To Combat Terrorism: Speakers (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
Speakers at a seminar on Tuesday said that long military rules were responsible for the increase in extremism and terrorism activities in Pakistan. They were also of a unanimous view that strong and real democracy was a must to combat terrorism.
- War Without A Resolution (Pioneer, Ramamohan Rao, Jul 26, 2006)
Today the nation pays its homage to martyrs of the Indian armed forces, who made the supreme sacrifice during the Kargil operations seven years ago.
- Any Vacancies For An Ex-Socialist? (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Jul 26, 2006)
Back in 1982, a young British lawyer who had recently lost his deposit in contesting a by-election on behalf of the Labour Party, sat down and wrote a 22-page letter to his party leader, hoary left-winger Michael Foot.
- Bjp Flays Speaker For 'Misinformation' (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
Strongly refuting charges that it had gone back on its promise to allow Question Hour in Lok Sabha, the BJP has expressed its reservation on Speaker Somnath Chaterjee's briefing the media about deliberation in his chamber with Opposition leaders.
- Leaking From Top (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 26, 2006)
Something about Congress in PMO --- Only those who are extremely naive will display shock and horror over senior BJP leader Jaswant Singh's disclosure that "a civil servant in high position in PV Narasimha Rao's PMO leaked information about India's . . .
- India-Pakistan Trust Deficit (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, Jul 26, 2006)
Although the Mumbai blasts may have clouded the India-Pakistan peace process, both sides have kept front and back channels open.
- Pontificating Against Israel (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 26, 2006)
As Israel began its latest campaign of self-defence, the Vatican's leading official rushed to join his peers on the speeding bandwagon of international disapproval.
- The Ageing Dictator (Pioneer, Francisco Wong-Diaz, Jul 26, 2006)
Cuban dictator Fidel Castro turns 80 years old on August 13, and will be hosting the September 15-16 annual conference of the so-called Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in Havana.
- Israel Closes In On Key Hizbollah Post (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
Israeli forces battled to take over a second Hizbollah stronghold in southern Lebanon on Tuesday and an Israeli commander estimated that at least 20 guerrillas had been killed in the fighting.
- Terror In The Ranks: 2 Soldiers Taken In For Let Links (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
Within days of an ominous warning by the country's top security adviser about terrorists infiltrating the armed forces, two soldiers have been picked up in Kashmir for possible links with the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
- Indian Training Helps Lanka Army Do Its Job (Statesman, Devirupa Mitra, Jul 26, 2006)
A low-altitude ride on a naval helicopter over palm trees, red earth and sloping tiled single-storeyed houses.
- Four Un Observers Killed In Lebanon (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
Four UN observers were killed when a bomb directly hit the building and shelter of an Indian patrol base in the town of Khiyam near the eastern end of the Israel-Lebanon border, United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) sources said today.
- Jaw-Jaw Better Than War-War (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Jul 26, 2006)
I am somewhat worried by the lack of out-of-box thinking within the Indian and Pakistani media.
- Fears Of N Arms Race In Sa (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 26, 2006)
In the backdrop of reports highlighted by the American media and think tanks about construction of a nuclear reactor in Khushab, the United States has urged Islamabad not to use the facility for military purposes.
- Kashmir Bus Service A Flop (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Jul 26, 2006)
Only 600 Kashmiris have been able to travel on the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus service in the last year, according to a newspaper report.
- Pakistan Vital For Region’S Trade, Energy: Musharraf (Pakistan Observer, John Thakur Das, Jul 26, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf noted Tuesday that Pakistan provides vital connectivity to all trade and energy linkages in the region.
- Musharraf Vows Response To ‘Punitive Action’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
President says poverty has dropped from 34% to 24%
- Pm’S Statement On N-Deal Next Week (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Jul 26, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will make a statement on the Indo-US nuclear agreement in Parliament next week but the government will not back the adoption of a resolution on this issue as suggested by the BJP and the Left parties.
- Left, Nda Say N-Deal Caps Programme, Us Critics Say Just The Opposite (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Jul 26, 2006)
On the eve of the debate in Parliament, the Left and the NDA have got together to argue that the India-specific nuclear legislation being debated in the US Congress caps India’s strategic programme. Those trying to block the deal in Washington are . . .
- China Greying Too Fast (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Jul 26, 2006)
China's one-child policy, which helped the country make rapid economic progress, has also resulted in its population ageing faster and could apply brakes to its economic growth.
- `Gram Swaraj' Project To Be Launched In January (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
It will cover 1,343 gram panchayats in most backward areas
World Bank to give Rs. 564-crore loan: C.M. Udasi
Government to invest Rs. 61 crore
Each gram panchayat will get a grant of Rs. 38 lakh
- Kargil Martyrs’ Kin Say No To Last-Minute Army Invite (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
As General Officer Commanding (GOC) of 14 Corps Lt Gen J K Mohanty today inaugurated the Drass Memorial Dwar built in the memory of those who laid down their lives during the Kargil War of 1999, the kin of the martyrs watched from a distance.
- What’S Unfair In West Asia Warfare (Indian Express, Michal Gur-Aryeh, Jul 26, 2006)
Israel is a signatory to the Geneva Conventions and committed to the principle of the protection of civilians.
- Can Mumbai Take Any More? (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Jul 26, 2006)
Bombs and floods in the course of just one year are not something we can just shrug off.
- Batting For Palestine (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 26, 2006)
In the face of Israeli raids on Lebanon, the CPM believes that India cannot be a bystander.
- A Plutonium Plant? (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Jul 26, 2006)
There is more to reports in the Washington Post about plutonium reactors being set up in Pakistan than what meets the eye.
- A Divisive Deal (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, Jul 26, 2006)
While undermining the cause of peace, the India-U.S. nuclear deal is dividing domestic opinion and stoking an ultra-conservative reaction.
- Israel Seizes Main Hizbollah Headquarters (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
Israeli warplanes blasted southern suburbs of Beirut on Tuesday and troops battled Hizbollah guerrillas as Israel effectively ruled out any chance of a rapid ceasefire to end the two-week-old Lebanon conflict, and warned it could set up its own . . .
- An Absurd 'Solution' (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 26, 2006)
"Deeply concerned" about the people of Lebanon and "what they are enduring," US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice paid an unannounced visit to Beirut on Monday, to convey to the Lebanese government what is being referred to as a 'solution'.
- Managing Diversity (Tribune, Anita Inder Singh, Jul 26, 2006)
As Bombay recovers from the latest terrorist attacks, as London continues to tackle with the fallout caused by 7/7, and as West European democracies grapple with real or imagined problems caused by their diverse peoples, some 14 per cent of whom . . .
- He Left 2 Dead, 11 Wounded For Rs 2,100 (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
After arresting Lashkar-e-Toiba's most wanted militants, Mudasar Gujri alias Raju and Hanief Bengali alias Faheem, Police today claimed to have arrested yet another militant of the organisation who had lobbed two grenades at Ganderbal and left two . . .
- Asean Meet Deplores Israel (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Jul 26, 2006)
The Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Tuesday denounced Israel's incursion into Lebanon, with Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi voicing outright condemnation.
- Army’S Shot In The Arm (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 26, 2006)
Indian goldfingers are certainly on a roll. The latest confirmation comes from Abhinav Bindra who grabbed the gold medal in the men’s 10m air rifle at the 49th World Shooting Championships in Zagreb, Croatia. Bindra traded the leading position . . .
- Israeli Raid Kills Four Un Observers In Lebanon (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
An Israeli bomb destroyed a UN observer post on the border, killing four peacekeepers were killed on Tuesday when an Israeli bomb destroyed their post in southern Lebanon, a UN official said.
- Proxy War Shows No Signs Of Abatement (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jul 26, 2006)
On July 26, the nation will pay its homage to martyrs of the Indian Armed Forces who made the supreme sacrifice during the Kargil operations seven years ago. Will the nation observe it as the final Vijay Diwas ? Unlikely.
- Misery And Anger (Tribune, Robert Fisk, Jul 26, 2006)
They are in the schools, in empty hospitals, in halls and mosques. They are arriving in Sidon by the thousand, cared for by Sunni Muslims and then sent north to join the 600,000 displaced Lebanese in Beirut.
- Israel Sets Up Security Zone (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
Israeli defence minister, Mr Amir Peretz, said today that Israel will maintain a security zone in southern Lebanon until an international force arrives there.
- Demands Of A Letter (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 26, 2006)
Much has been written and said about the letter written to the president, and simultaneously released to the press, by a group of retired . . .
- Hezbollah Chief Vows To Fire Beyond Haifa (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah vowed on Wednesday that his guerrillas will fire rockets on Israel beyond the northern city of Haifa and counter Israeli military advances inside southern Lebanon.
- Bush, Maliki Agree On More U.S. Troops For Baghdad (Reuters, Steve Holland, Jul 26, 2006)
President George W. Bush and Iraq's prime minister agreed on Tuesday that more U.S. and Iraqi troops will go to Baghdad to try to curb sectarian violence that has raised fears the country is sliding into full-scale civil war.
- India Tightens Border Security After Mumbai Blasts (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
India is stepping up vigil on its borders with Nepal and Bangladesh after investigations into the Mumbai bombings revealed militants and weapons were being smuggled from these areas, officials said on Tuesday.
- Next Ninety Days (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Jul 26, 2006)
What follows is largely conjecture. Consider the West Asian crisis. It has led some media commentators to speculate on whether it heralds World War Three.
- Teeth For Forces On Bangla Border (Telegraph, SUJAN DUTTA, Jul 26, 2006)
The security set-up along the border with Bangladesh has been rejigged with a record number of battalions of the Border Security Force being deployed.
- Bush Knew Of Pak N-Reactor Plan (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Jul 26, 2006)
The Bush administration on Monday acknowledged it had long known about Pakistan’s plans to develop a large plutonium production reactor and urged Pakistan not to expand its nuclear weapons programme.
- Congressman To Block Sale Of F- 16s To Pak (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Jul 26, 2006)
A close friend of India and the Indian American community, Congressman Gary Ackerman, has introduced a legislation in Congress to block the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan.
- Israel Zone To Bar Rebels (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
Israel said today it was determined to pursue its war against Hizbollah and would establish a no-go zone for the guerrillas in southern Lebanon until an international force arrives.
- Terror Tactics (Telegraph, Stephen Hugh-Jones, Jul 26, 2006)
Who are the terrorists now? That is a question most Arabs and many others have been asking as we watched the Israeli trashing of Lebanon this month. To most Americans and nearly all Israelis, the answer is self-evident: those uglies called . . .
- Beyond The Ceasefire (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Jul 26, 2006)
The hostilities in west Asia make it imperative that the prime minister, Manmohan Singh travel to Havana in September to attend the next non-aligned summit.
- Pakistan Nuclear Expansion Raises U.S. Concerns (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Jul 26, 2006)
Pakistan is building a new nuclear reactor that could produce enough plutonium for 40 to 50 nuclear weapons a year in what would be a major expansion of its nuclear program and could prompt an intensified arms race in South Asia, a report said Monday.
- Rice's Concern Over Lebanon Suffering (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
Israeli troops move in deeper to besiege ``capital of the resistance''; Arabs pile pressure on Syria
- Badal Seeks Kalam, Manmohan's Help (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
Asked to speed up action on ex-Servicemen issue
- Nepal Abolishes Military Secretariat (Hindu, Ameet Dhakal, Jul 25, 2006)
Nepal's Government on Monday scrapped the Military Secretariat cutting the King's last links with the Army. The Cabinet also set up a Security Coordination Office (SCO) at the Defence Ministry to look after the palace security.
- Bomb Factory (Tribune, Joby Warrick, Jul 25, 2006)
Pakistan has begun building what independent analysts say is a powerful new reactor for producing plutonium, a move that, if verified, would signal a major expansion of the country’s nuclear weapons capabilities and a potential new escalation in . . .
- Bloated Babudom (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 25, 2006)
Punjab has a bloated bureaucracy. This fact is not unknown to the government either.
- Princely Rescue (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 25, 2006)
All is well that ends well. This can be said about the two-day drama at Hardaheri in Kurukshetra district.
- Entering Into A Treaty (Tribune, Rajindar Sachar , Jul 25, 2006)
Recently the question has been raised whether the Constitution should not be amended to provide that Parliament should have a role in pre-ratification in the treaty-making power of the Central government.
- Ansari Was Urged To "Do Something" In Mumbai: Ats (New Indian Express, PTI, Jul 25, 2006)
With the arrest of Tanvir Ansari in the Mumbai serial blasts case, police on Monday claimed to have busted an important sleeper module of Lashkar-e-Toiba in the city.
- Not By Musharraf Alone (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Jul 25, 2006)
After the Mumbai blasts and the meandering investigations by the government, one thing stands out. India has no easy options in dealing with either of the twin challenges that confront the nation — terrorism and relations with Pakistan.
- Upa Politicising War On Terrorism, Says Bjp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
BJP leads delegation to submit memorandum to President
Leaders beat `thalis' with spoons to focus on rising prices, farmers' suicides
"Burden on common man had become unbearable"
Office-of-Profit: "use Article 143 to seek apex court opinion"
- Prince Responding Well To Treatment: Doctors (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
He has no external or internal injuries
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