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Articles 7721 through 7820 of 27135:
- No Troop Cut In J&k As Long As Pak Helps Terrorists' (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2006)
India today ruled out reduction in troops in Jammu and Kashmir until Pakistan keeps its promise of not allowing its territory to be used by terrorists against it.
- More Frigates (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2006)
A pity not home-built
Given the need to arrest declining force-levels as well as a realisation that there is no escaping increasing, internationally-recognised, maritime responsibilities there must be unstinted approval of placing an order for . . .
- G8 Summit Begins With Discussions On Middle East, Terrorism (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2006)
Leaders of the world's big powers opened a high-stakes summit here on Sunday dominated by fears that Middle East turmoil could escalate into war but were divided over how to defuse the crisis.
- Dangerous Escalation (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 17, 2006)
Hezbollah can cause a larger world war
- Army Camp Attacked (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2006)
Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels on Sunday attacked an army camp in eastern Sri Lanka with mortars, wounding one soldier and a civilian, while two ethnic minority Tamils were shot dead in the north, authorities said, in the latest violence to threaten . . .
- No Option For Pyongyang: Usa (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2006)
North Korea will have no choice but to ultimately return to six-nation nuclear disarmament talks, the USA said today, buoyed by a UN Security Council resolution sanctioning Pyongyang for launching missile tests.
- Indian Soldier’S Family Among 31 Feared Dead In Mudslide (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2006)
Five members of an Indian Army soldier, Hom Bahadur Pun, were among the 31 people who were feared killed in western Nepal after a mudslide triggered by incessant rain since last week buried their tiny village on Friday
- Pranab Rules Out Troops Withdrawal (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2006)
India has ruled out troops withdrawal from Line of Control until Pakistan stops sponsoring cross-border terrorism in the Valley.
- Nine Dead In Rocket Attacks On Haifa (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2006)
Lebanese guerillas fired a relentless barrage of rockets into the northern Israeli city of Haifa on Sunday, killing nine people at a train station and wounding seven others, police said.
- Advani Wants Pota Revived (Hindu, Lalit Shastri, Jul 17, 2006)
"Blasts are unprecedented and executed with military precision"
- No Quotas Please, Says This Obc (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 17, 2006)
I am an OBC. I belong to the caste in Maharashtra called the Malis. The great social reformer, Mahatma Jotiba Phule, was a Mali. He advocated the abolition of the caste system, but never asked for reservations for the so-called backward classes.
- Infiltration Continues Unabated (Daily Excelsior, J N Raina, Jul 17, 2006)
Islamic terrorism is ever on the rise. Willy-nilly, India has now become the entrepot of terrorism, which is well entrenched and 'flourishing' fast in the Muslim-dominated regions, where Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency has spread its tentacles.
- Pakistan’S Politics: Need For Balance (Dawn, Shahid M. Amin, Jul 17, 2006)
IT seems that a culture of cynicism and disenchantment has developed in Pakistan over a period of time.
- Radiating Half-Truths (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 17, 2006)
The ‘Doom soon’ generation can heave a big sigh of relief, thanks to the Chernobyl Forum, an international organisation of scientific bodies including UN agencies.
- The Intelligence Way To Tackle Terror (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 17, 2006)
July 11 was indeed a very bloody Tuesday. The frequent targeting of India’s financial capital, and now tourists for the sixth time in J&K, points to a well-orchestrated strategy by India’s enemies.
- G8 Leaders Divided On Israeli Military Strikes (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2006)
Leaders of the G8 industrial nations are meeting on Saturday under growing pressure to stem spiralling Mideast violence but are sharply divided over Israeli military strikes on Lebanon which entered a fourth day.
- North Korea 'Totally Rejects' Un Council Vote (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2006)
North Korea ''totally rejects'' the UN Security Council resolution condemning its recent series of missile tests, its UN ambassador said.
- Pak Terror Tap On, No Troop Cut In J-K (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2006)
Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee today ruled out any withdrawal of troops from the Jammu and Kashmir border until Pakistan keeps its committment of not allowing terrorists to operate from its soil.
- Effective Flood Relief (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 17, 2006)
Times is of the essence. Rivers in Punjab and the NWFP are swelling at a rapid rate and further increases are likely as the monsoon season gets in full swing.
- Middle East In Threat Of War (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2006)
The Israeli onslaught on Lebanon, with bombings and missile strikes and the imposition of an air and sea blockade, has brought the Middle East to the brink of all-out war.
- Pak Tried To Illegally Acquire Russian N-Tech (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2006)
Pakistan had tried to illegally source missiles and nuclear technology from Russia and one of its nationals who tried to gain access to weapons and dual use products was barred entry into the country by Russian authorities, a report published on the . . .
- Israel Flattens Foreign Ministry, Hamas Offices (Reuters, Nidal Al-Mughrabi, Jul 17, 2006)
An Israeli air strike flattened the 8-storey Palestinian Foreign Ministry building in Gaza City on Monday, part of a campaign against the Hamas militant group and the government it controls.
- British Troops Join Raid On Taliban Stronghold (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2006)
Helmand offensive like punching flies, says major
Area is site of six British deaths in about a month
- Iran Moves First (Jerusalem Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2006)
Iran's quarreling and competing leaders finally decided to reject the US-European offer of an energy reactor, aircraft spare parts, economic cooperation and more in exchange for giving up uranium enrichment with which they could make nuclear weapons.
- Musharraf's Na Visit (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 16, 2006)
President Musharraf's visit to the Northern Areas last week was an important occasion in many respects.
- Lanka Pledges To Honour Truce Despite Violence Spiral (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
The Sri Lankan government said today it would honour a four-year ceasefire despite stepped-up clashes between soldiers and Tamil Tiger rebels that have killed nearly 30 people in recent days and threaten to drag the country back to full-scale civil war.
- Fresh Israeli Air Raids In Gaza Kill 2 (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
Israel pounded Gaza with fresh air raids on Saturday, killing two people and injuring 10 others including three babies, in its campaign to retrieve an abducted soldier and stop rocket attacks.
- Hezbollah Missile Hits Israel Ship (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
A missile fired by Hezbollah, not an unmanned drone laden with explosives, damaged an Israeli warship off Lebanon, the Army said on Saturday.
- India Dictated By Hostile Neighbours (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 16, 2006)
North Korea, Pakistan and China have forced the missile race on India and the US has no doubts that ours is a more responsible programme focussed on deterrence ----
- Khan Not Alone (Pioneer, Anjan Roy, Jul 16, 2006)
Pakistan's latest charm offensive, sculptured to woo civilian nuclear knowhow from the US, includes disowning AQ Khan. But it is impossible that three Prime Ministers and a host of senior generals, including Pervez Musharraf, were unaware of the . . .
- Programme Under Scanner (Pioneer, Vijay Sakhuja, Jul 16, 2006)
Competition for strategic missile superiority hots up in South Asia ---- Having overcome "political and technological" constraints on testing its most ambitious surface-to-surface intercontinental-reach-capable Agni-III missile, India finally . . .
- Vadodara To Bhiwandi (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Jul 16, 2006)
If anyone throws stones at policemen, we will answer them with bullets." That was no Narendra 'Milosevic' Modi defending Gujarat Police for firing that resulted in the death of two Muslims in Vadodara.
- Maharashtra Ats To Quiz Let Activist (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist Mudassir alias Raju, the prime catch of security agencies in J&K, will be questioned by the Anti-Terrorists Squad of Maharashtra Police in connection with the outfit's suspected role in the Mumbai serial blasts.
- Israel Strikes Near Syrian Border (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
Israel fired rockets near the Lebanese-Syrian border on Saturday, heightening fears that it could hit Syria, as well as Lebanon, in a campaign to dislodge Syrian-backed Hizbollah fighters from its northern border.
- Belling The Judiciary (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
The book discusses the helplessness of the media in the face of the contempt of court law and addresses the matter of blind judicial power and legislature privileges.
- Iran Aiding Hezbollah: Israel (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
Eighteen civilians, including nine children, were burnt alive in an Israeli helicopter gunship attack today on residents fleeing border villages in south Lebanon, UN peacekeepers and hospital sources said.
- The Greatest Pashtun (Statesman, SUBROTO ROY, Jul 16, 2006)
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (1890-1988) was without a doubt the greatest political genius the Pashtun people have yet produced. Understanding the political economy of the Pashto/Pakhto speaking peoples, as well as the Tajik, Hazara, Uzbek, Turkmen and . . .
- Agni Dives Into Sea (Daily Excelsior, Tushar Charan, Jul 16, 2006)
The scientific community in India has probably never suffered a more embarrassing blow than the failure of two successive space-bound vehicles in July when our most ambitious missile, the 3500-km range Agni-III followed by the much trumpeted . . .
- What Is Ltte Upto Now? (Daily Excelsior, Ajay Kaul, Jul 16, 2006)
The comment by LTTE's ideologue and Chief Negotiator Anton Balasingham: that it "deeply regrets" Rajiv Gandhi's killing has been interpreted differently by different sections. Many have construed it to be a confession by LTTE for the assassination . . .
- Aftermath Of Mumbai Blasts..... (Daily Excelsior, Allabaksh, Jul 16, 2006)
Nearly 13 years after a serial blast that took 250 lives in the metropolis, Mumbai, the financial capital of India, was rocked on July 11 by seven coordinated attacks within a matter of about 20 minutes on the suburban railway network during the . . .
- Mumbai Blasts An Act Of Cowardice: Aamir Khan (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
Bringing to the fore the socially conscious individual in him following the massive deaths and destruction caused by last week's Mumbai blasts, Bollywood actor Aamir Khan has described the blasts as an act of cowardice.
- Russia Rules Out ‘Crusades’ On Iran N-Issue (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
Putin says the UNSC should take a balanced approach on the issue and take into account the interests of Iranian people to develop modern high-tech industries
- We Delivered On Commitments: Saran (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Jul 16, 2006)
New Delhi cannot undertake obligations beyond July 18 statement
India should carefully scrutinise binding provisions in bilateral accord with U.S.
Rejects view that separation of civilian, military nuclear facilities would erode strategic deterrent
- Israel Airstrikes Kill 18 Fleeing Lebanese (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
Israeli warplanes pounded Hezbollah's south Beirut stronghold and struck roads around the country Saturday, killing at least 18 Lebanese fleeing the onslaught. Hezbollah rockets continued to pour into
- Musharraf Not Keeping Words: Pranab (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee today flayed Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf for not "keeping his words" to dismantle terrorist camps in that country and said the terrorists are infiltrating into India from Pakistan.
- Pak Military Has Repeatedly Subverted Democracy: Khan (Pioneer, PTI, Jul 16, 2006)
Accusing the Pakistani military of subverting democracy with repeated coups, former Air Force Chief Noor Khan has said it was Pakistan's army which went to war with India both in 1965 and 1971 provoking retaliation.
- Bangladesh Hotbed Of Terror Activities (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
Bangladesh is fast becoming the new international hub of terrorist activities and the country has become the hotbed of militant training and recruitment ground with even the Bangladeshi Army directly involved with terror outfits, sources said.
- In Brief (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
Security forces have recovered a large quantity of arms and explosives including six rockets and four kgs of RDX, from militant hideouts in Rajouri and Doda districts, defence sources said here on Saturday.
- Rules For A Global Road (Hindu, SHASHI THAROOR, Jul 16, 2006)
That is the paradox of the UN: to be both stage and actor — to devise, agree upon and execute programmes in which all the world's peoples have a stake and all enjoy the opportunity to participate.
- Nuclear Energy: Russia, U.S. To Expand India Ties (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Jul 16, 2006)
They announce steps to prevent spread of nuclear weapons
Russia and U.S. welcome India's non-proliferation commitments
The two countries agree to pursue bilateral nuclear cooperation
Setting up of international enrichment centres proposed
- Where Are We Headed? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 16, 2006)
Allama Hassan Turabi’s assassination in Karachi on Friday raises a question or two about the direction in which we as a nation are headed.
- Vdcs Keep Militancy At Bay (Hindu, Luv Puri , Jul 16, 2006)
They have motivated others in the State
"Militants are on the look-out to kill us''
VDC members lack bullet-proof jackets
- 34 More Killed As Israel Steps Up Lebanon Bl (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
Israel killed at least 34 civilians on Saturday, including 15 children, in air strikes meant to punish Lebanon for letting Hizbollah guerrillas menace the Jewish state’s northern border.
- Bush, Putin Urge End To Me Violence, Clash O (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
US President George W Bush and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin appealed on Saturday for an end to the raging violence in the Middle East, but clashed on democracy in talks here and failed to clinch a key trade deal.
- ‘Lanka To Honour Cease-Fire’ (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
The Sri Lankan government said on Saturday it will honour a four-year cease-fire despite stepped-up clashes between soldiers and Tamil Tiger rebels that have killed nearly 30 people in recent days.
- Pakistan's Stand (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 16, 2006)
One thing Israel's brutal reinvasion of the Gaza Strip and all-out attack on Lebanon have done is to alienate it from the international community, with the United States virtually the sole country supporting the government of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.
- Suicide Bombing In Karachi (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 16, 2006)
Once again Karachi has been hit by a cowardly suicide bombing, which has taken the life of Allama Hasan Turabi, a central leader of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA), the Shia Ulema Council as well as the Sindh chief of the Tehrik-i-Islami.
- 600 Rebels Surrender In Southwest Pakistan (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
Around 600 militants laid down arms on Saturday in Pakistan's troubled southwestern Balochistan province where the tribal rebels are engaged in a low-scale insurgency for more political and economic rights.
- Pak Militant Shot Dead In Kishtwar (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
A Pakistani militant of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), who was among a group of four militants descending to a village from Paddar in Kishtwar tehsil of Doda district reportedly with a view to execute a massacre, was shot dead by Doda police in wee hours . . .
- Capital Suggestion (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 16, 2006)
In 2004-05, Pakistan's GDP grew by a wholesome 8.4 per cent -- its highest level in 20 years. In the past 58 years, there have only been five fiscal periods where our GDP growth matched or exceeded eight per cent.
- ‘1,400 Ultras At Large In J&k’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
Nearly 1,400 militants are presently active in Kashmir valley, Lt Gen S S Dhillon, general officer commanding (GOC) 15 Corps, has revealed.
- Show Evidence Of Our Involvement, Say Pakistanis (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jul 16, 2006)
"The basic framework of the peace process is good and may survive this crisis"
Pakistanis feel the two countries have missed the peace boat once again
"India using blasts as a pretext for not discussing the serious business of tackling disputes"
- 9 Children Among 30 Killed In Israeli Attacks (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
Israeli air strikes killed at least 30 civilians today, pounding Lebanon for a fourth straight day to punish it for letting Syrian and Iranian-backed Hizbollah fighters threaten northern Israel.
- Islam Stands For Peace And Harmony (Tribune, Humra Quraishi, Jul 16, 2006)
The tragedy that struck Mumbai has had a definite effect on people in Delhi. That feeling of insecurity coupled with disgust at the madness going on…killings and terrorist attacks rupture not just peace, but leave dents on the human psyche.
- Afghan Clashes Claim 40 Ultras (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
Coalition and Afghan forces killed more than 40 militants in clashes across southern Afghan on Saturday, according to the US military.
- Sickness Doesn’T Deter Him From Service (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 16, 2006)
Every second day, he goes for dialysis. His kidneys have completely failed.
- Sangh Parivar’S Bombay Dreams (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Jul 16, 2006)
The Sangh Parivar seems to have taken the plunge. A plunge that most people thought they would take — sooner or later. By choosing Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as their main mascot for the BJP’s anti-terror march in Mumbai, the Sangh Parivar . . .
- Bush, Putin Laud India’S Non-Proliferation Efforts (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
Lauding the “important” non-proliferation obligations undertaken by New Delhi, the leaders of the United States and Russia on Saturday agreed to work “actively” with India in the field of civilian nuclear cooperation to meet its energy requirements.
- Musharraf Cannot Campaign: Cec (Deccan Herald, PTI, Jul 16, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf cannot support the election campaign of the ruling pro-military PML-Q during next year’s general elections, Pakistan’s Chief Election Commissioner ruled on Thursday.
- ‘No Drastic Rise In Kashmir Infiltration’ (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
Infiltration by militants into held Kashmir allegedly from the Pakistani zone has risen slightly but shown no “drastic” increase, a top Indian army official said on Saturday.
- Rajputana Rifles Battalion For U.N. Mission In Congo (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
The elite battalion will be inducted for peacekeeping operations there this month
It was baptised operationally during the First Afghan War in 1840
It won the First Victoria Cross of the Indian Army in 1856
It has participated in all major . . .
- Forces Launch Intensive Hunt For Unlf Insurgents (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
International border along Manipur sealed off
Police say UNLF insurgents sneaked into Moreh from Myanmar
Manipur People's Army, UNLF's military wing, claims responsibility for killing
Indian traders and shoppers in Namphalong and Tamu, Myanmar . . .
- Hoax Calls Keep Cops On Their Toes (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Security at important buildings, institutions and installations across Capital stepped up
Akshardham temple, Red Fort, Anand Vihar ISBT target of calls
RAF deployed; cyber cell of Delhi police alerted
- Beyond Eelam And Tigers (Tribune, J. Sri Raman, Jul 15, 2006)
Truly trite, by now, is the crack about the “Tigers” not changing their stripes. The past few weeks have revealed the more notable fact that political opinion in Tamil Nadu remains unchanged and predominantly indifferent to their fate.
- Poor, Suffering Lebanon (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 15, 2006)
While Israel's response to the abduction of two of its soldiers by Hizbollah has been outrageously disproportionate and indeed terroristic, the militant outfit shares the blame for jeopardising the safety of Lebanese civilians through its . . .
- ‘Pervez Can’T Support Campaign’ (Asian Age, PTI, Jul 15, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf cannot support the election campaign of the ruling pro-military PML-Q during next year’s general elections, the chief election commissioner has said."
- Us Surveillance Interests Army (Asian Age, Sridhar Kumaraswami, Jul 15, 2006)
American undersecretary for defence (acquisitions and logistics) Kenneth J. Krieg, accompanied by US ambassador to India David C. Mulford, met defence minister Pranab Mukherjee in the capital on Friday.
- India Dictated By Hostile Neighbours (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 15, 2006)
North Korea, Pakistan and China have forced the missile race on India and the US has no doubts that ours is a more responsible programme focussed on deterrence ----
- Khan Not Alone (Pioneer, Anjan Roy, Jul 15, 2006)
Pakistan's latest charm offensive, sculptured to woo civilian nuclear knowhow from the US, includes disowning AQ Khan.
- Israel Under Left Fire For Lebanon (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
The Left on Friday condemned the attack on Lebanon by Israel and called upon the Congress-led UPA government at the Centre for a tough response to the situation in West Asia.
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