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Articles 8621 through 8720 of 27135:
- Defence Being Made Invincible: Musharraf (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf on Monday said that work on a 15 years comprehensive plan was under way to make the country’s defence impregnable, adding that the enemy would not cast the evil eye on Pakistan.
- We Fat Men (Indian Express, HARSH DESAI, Jul 04, 2006)
We, fat men, are invariably underestimated and thought to be sluggish both in mind and body. We are regularly condemned for our eating habits and our lack of exercise. We are laughed at as we waddle from place to place.
- Army Jawan Thrown Off Train In Bihar (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
An Army jawan, Sunil Dutt, has been thrown off the running Mahananda Express by four drunken criminals near Bihia railway station between Danapur and Mughalsarai sections of the East Central Railway.
- India Against Us Selling F-16s To Pak (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
Despite getting a nuclear deal through with the US, India has taken exception to the US supplying 36 F-16 fighter aircraft to Pakistan. Reacting to the reports, the MEA spokesperson said on Monday that this would not be conducive to improving ties . . .
- Navy War Room Leak: 5 Chargesheeted (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
Will more skeletons now tumble out of the defence ministry's closet? The CBI says as many as 7,000 pages of classified information were "compromised" during last year's infamous Navy war-room leak episode.
- Monsoon Blues: Mumbai Packs Up After Mass Sms (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
On Monday Mumbai applied for casual leave. But there was nothing casual about the application.
- Ready To Share Experiences, India Tells Sri Lanka (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Jul 04, 2006)
Saran delivers Manmohan's message to Rajapakse
- Iraqi Problem Can End Only When Full Sovereignty Returns: Manmohan (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Jul 04, 2006)
Situation tragic, I don't have a readymade solution
Spanish Prime Minister wants greater contacts with India
Both countries should work together to curb terrorism: Manmohan
- Iraq And Guantanamo Fuelling Terrorist Threat, Says Report (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Jul 04, 2006)
The way the "war'' on terror is being conducted has further fuelled extremism and increased the threat from Al-Qaeda, according to a high-level committee of British MPs.
- Parents To Meet Kalam Against Kv Demolition (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
Intensifying their struggle against the proposed demolition of Central School in Clementown Cantt area by Army authority here, representatives of Kendriya Vidyalaya Abhibhavak Sangharsh Samiti has decided to call on President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.
- Develop A Positive Attitude And Work Hard, Students Told (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
Teachers should evolve new ways of imparting education to children'
- Top Lashkar, Al-Badr Militants Killed (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Jul 04, 2006)
Including those responsible for the attack on a tourist bus
- Nepal Maoists Firm On Peace Process, Says Yechury (Hindu, M. Rajeev, Jul 04, 2006)
Talks between interim Government and Maoists will yield result
Maoists, Government fine-tuning proposals that have emerged during talks
Both sides reiterate their commitment to establishing the democratic process
U.N. intervention can give . . .
- New York Times Versus The White House (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 04, 2006)
If a story is in the public interest, doesn't the press have a right to publish?
- 3 Militants Shot Dead In Rajouri, Bhadarwah (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
Three top militants including a ‘deputy district commander’ of Hizbul Mujahideen were gunned down by Army and police in two separate encounter at Darhal in Rajouri and Bhadarwah in Doda districts since last night.
- Quit Or Face No-Trust Move, Ard Tells Pervez (Tribune, Ashraf Mumtaz, Jul 04, 2006)
The Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy (ARD) on Sunday demanded resignation of Gen Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz by July 31, “failing which a vote of no-confidence shall be moved against the Musharraf regime”.
- Journey Of An Asm (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 04, 2006)
While glancing through the pages of The Tribune on June 19, I got stuck at the first page of “Chandigarh Tribune” carrying the photograph of the Assistant Station Master candidates waiting for the train for their return journey and found myself . . .
- End Of An Innings (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Jul 04, 2006)
The American political vocabulary as well as of daily discourse is loaded with superlatives.
- Military And Media (Daily Excelsior, Vinod Vedi, Jul 04, 2006)
Vice Chief of Army Staff Lt-Gen S. Pattabhiraman has apologized for his published comment on women in the Army even after it was put out officially that his remarks had been torn out of context by a reporter.
- Lessons Learned? (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 04, 2006)
Wish that were the norm
It is not easy to be convinced by the Planning Commission’s assertion that the experience gained in the process of working out schemes for modernising the airports in Mumbai and Delhi would prove profitable when re-developing . .
- Navy Chief's Kin Chargesheeted In War Room Leak Case (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
Ravi Shankaran, a kin of Navy Chief Admiral Arun Prakash, and four former senior defence officials were today chargesheeted by the CBI in the Naval war room leak case.
- Sri Lanka Blasts Kill 8, Indian Official Visits (Reuters, Peter Apps, Jul 04, 2006)
Two suspected Tamil Tiger rebel blasts killed eight people in Sri Lanka's north and east on Monday as a former Northern Irish militant and a top Indian diplomat visited the island to discuss rising violence.
- Hamas Issues Tuesday Evening Deadline To Israel (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jul 04, 2006)
We will not entertain blackmail, says Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert
- Non-Political Experts To Head J & K Working Groups (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jul 04, 2006)
PDP, National Conference unable to agree on nominees: official
People's representatives should conduct political dialogue: Tarigami
A step in the right direction: Omar
Appointments, a significant change in official thought on dialogue process . . .
- Vietnam Showcases Political Stability (Hindu, P.S. Suryanarayana, Jul 04, 2006)
The smooth change in leadership reflects the country's recent track record.
- War Room | Cbi Files Charges Against 4 (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday filed charges against four defence officials for leaking confidential information from the Indian Navy's war room related to national security.
- Nepal To Scrap Unified Command (Telegraph, J. HEMANTH, Jul 04, 2006)
The Girija Prasad Koirala government today decided to dismantle the Unified Security Command which functioned for about three years under the Nepal Army’s control.
- Pak Fighters Leave Sour Taste (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
Two issues have brought a sense of uneasiness into India-Pakistan relations.
- Beijing Is Not Far From Delhi (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 04, 2006)
There’s nothing like Sri Lanka to concentrate the mind when it comes to a discussion on terrorism. Last week, even as the German NGO, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, was hosting a conference on the state . . .
- Us Army Not Sure If Iran Blitz Will Work (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
Bombing raids against Iran would not be successful and will fail to destroy the country’s nuclear programme as there was a lack of reliable intelligence, senior officials have warned the Bush Administration.
- What’S Brewing? Beer Firm Woos Ap (Asian Age, Editorial, The Asian Age, Jul 04, 2006)
Asia-Pacific Breweries Ltd (APB), riding on its second wave of regional expansion, is about to add fresh froth to the largest beer consuming state, Andhra Pradesh. APB is investing in a greenfield brewery with an initial brewing capacity of 250,000 . . .
- Nation Pays Tributes To Nowshera Ka Sher (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
The nation paid glowing tributes on Monday to one of the most illustrious war heroes of Independent India Brigadier Mohammad Usman who died during the 1948 conflict with Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir on this day and set an example of military . . .
- India, Pakistan To Play Kabbadi After 60 Years (Statesman, Kavita Suri, Jul 04, 2006)
For the first time in nearly sixty years of hostility between India and Pakistan, the two neighbours will be playing a Kabbadi match in Jammu on 22 July.
- D-Day Today But Tel Aviv Unfazed (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 04, 2006)
Palestinian militants who captured an Israeli soldier gave Israel less than 24 hours today to start releasing 1,500 Palestinian prisoners, and implied he would be killed if Israel did not comply.
- Left Myopia Blinds Centre (Pioneer, Shobori Ganguli, Jul 04, 2006)
Israel feels cornered ---- As tension mounts in West Asia, the UPA Government, under obvious pressure from its Left allies, is systematically distancing itself from Israel and allowing some discomfort to creep into a bilateral relationship that has . . .
- Arun Prakash's Nephew Among 5 Chargesheeted (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
Navy Chief Admiral Arun Prakash's nephew Ravi Shankaran and four former senior Defence officials were on Monday chargesheeted by the CBI in the Naval War Room leak case.
- Jawan Is Thrown Off Train In Bihar (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
In yet another horrific incident on a train in Bihar, a group of drunken young men believed to be petty criminals threw an Indian Army jawan going home on leave out of a running train in Bhojpur district on Sunday night.
- Saddam Daughter Under Jordan Protection (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
Usally Jordan insisted on Sunday that deposed Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein’s eldest daughter remained under its protection despite calls from the US-backed authorities in Baghdad for her extradition.
- Quota Gone Mad (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 04, 2006)
Doss cares a toss for the PM ---- The free-for-all that the UPA Government has become known for, was apparent yet again when, on Sunday, July 2, a self-anointed social justice convention in Delhi demanded the Manmohan Singh Governnment immediately . . .
- Soldier’S Captors Give Israel 24 Hrs To Release Prisoners (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
Three Palestinian militant groups that captured an Israeli soldier gave Israel less than 24 hours on Monday to start releasing 1,500 Palestinian prisoners or "bear all the consequences."
- Palestinian Crisis And Pakistan (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 04, 2006)
A duck once walked into a bar and asked: "Got any bread?" The barman said: "No." The duck asked: "Got any bread?" The barman said: "No." The duck again asked: "Got any bread?" The barman responded: "No, we have no bread." When the duck again asked . . .
- Us Unveils $5bn F-16, Arms Package (Dawn, Anwar Iqbal, Jul 04, 2006)
US Congress is scheduled to hold a hearing on July 13 on a $5 billion arms package for Pakistan which includes F-16 fighter jets and an assortment of air and ground weaponry.
- Unethical Demand Of Ard, Ji (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 04, 2006)
ARD’s constituent party leaders, meeting in London on Sunday, have demanded resignation of President Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz by July 31 next or face a no confidence vote.
- One Palestinian Killed, Two Injured In Israeli Air Strike In Gaza (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
One Palestinian was Killed and Two others were wounded Tuesday, one seriously, in an Israeli air strike in the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Lahiya Tuesday, medical sources said.
- A Good First Step (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 04, 2006)
Finally, there is something positive to comment on.
- A Level Playing Field (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 04, 2006)
Be it 2007 or 2012, there is no denying the fact that General Pervez Musharraf, like his predecessors, will have to leave and it is meaningless whether his exit is on Ayub's model or in Zia's style.
- India-Us Deal: On Track With Reservations (News International, Nasim Zehra, Jul 04, 2006)
The writer is an Islamabad-based security analyst and adjunct professor at SAIS Johns Hopkins University, Washington DC
- Bill Gates, Ngos And The Role Of The State (News International, Ethan Casey, Jul 04, 2006)
In mid-June, Bill Gates announced that over the next two years he will be handing over many of his duties at Microsoft Corporation to two other executives and moving into a part-time role with the company, in order to devote most of his attention . . .
- The Eu: The Power Of Weakness (Business Standard, Ajai Shukla, Jul 04, 2006)
Among the elegant architectural delights of Brussels, the glass and steel headquarters of the European Parliament jars the senses.
- Indo-Pak Peace: New Process, Old Approach (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 04, 2006)
Colombo, the Sri Lankan capital city, is just the right place for Pakistanis, Indians and Kashmiris to meet and discuss Kashmir. It is neutral, friendly, exotic, and one also feels at home when it comes to violence and suicide bombings.
- Anything But Negotiation (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 04, 2006)
By using vastly disproportionate force against Gaza, Israel has once again demonstrated its contempt for international law and its indifference to human suffering.
- Afghanistan: 20 Militants Killed In Coalition Ambush (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
US soldiers killed 20 militants who ambushed a military convoy in southern Afghanistan, the coalition said on Monday.
- Smelling Gunpowder (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 04, 2006)
Steady violence unleashed by LTTE is fast shifting into a 'low-intensity' war in Sri Lanka, says Matthew Rosenberg in Batticaloa.
- Unequal Allies, Uneasy Questions (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 04, 2006)
The Indo-US nuclear deal has less to do with energy requirements of the country and more to do with its FDI needs, says CP Bhambhri.
- Death, Destruction In Palestine (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 04, 2006)
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has ordered the Army to intensify action in the Gaza Strip as his country’s war-planes and gunship helicopters struck at the heart of the Palestinian government on Sunday hitting the Gaza office of Hamas Prime . . .
- Israel Rejects Palestinian Ultimatum On Held Corporal (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
Israel on Monday formally rejected a 24-hour ultimatum set by the captors of an Israeli soldier held in the Gaza Strip who are demanding the release of Palestinian prisoners.
- All The Greatest Missions Have Crept Spectacularly. This Is No Exception (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
For the past decade or so, whenever there has been any substantial British military deployment, a moment comes when pundits and former generals are invited to worry about the danger of something called “mission creep”.
- Islam In Britain (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
In the anguished weeks of debate and foreboding that followed the London bombings last July, dire predictions were made.
- Uk May Send More Troops To Afghanistan (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
Britain said on Monday that it would send extra troops and aircraft to southern Afghanistan if military chiefs asked for help, after clashes with Taliban left five soldiers of the country dead in three weeks.
- Commanders Begin To Balk At Mission Impossible (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
British commanders raised concerns about the deployment of 3,300 troops to the hostile, opium poppy-growing area of Helmand in southern Afghanistan even before the force had touched ground.
- Ground Prepared For Extra Forces In Taliban Conflict (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
Stand-in defence minister confirms commanders have asked for more resources in southern province of Afghanistan
- Community Divided On Terrorism And Security (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
million-strong Muslim community is deeply divided over issues of security, terrorism and national pride, an opinion poll for The Times and ITV News has found.
- Haniyeh Says Attack Will Not Break People’S Will (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
Gaza City–Israeli aircraft sent missiles tearing through the office of Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh on Sunday in an unmistakable message to his ruling Hamas group to free an Israeli soldier.
- Indo-Us Nuclear Deal & Its Dark Shadows (Pakistan Observer, Rizwan Ghani, Jul 03, 2006)
Within 24 hours of US Foreign Relations Committee’s backing for the deal which now awaits voting from full Senate and House of Representatives, reportedly Indian PM had to dash to Maharashtra to have firsthand view of debt crisis that has resulted . . .
- 23 Killed In Afghan Clashes, Air Attacks (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
Coalition air strikes killed eight Taliban in southern Afghanistan on Sunday after two British soldiers, an interpreter and 12 other rebels died in a major battle, officials said.
- F-16s Deal With Pakistan Won’T Affect Indian Advantage: Us (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
Bush administration has assured the Congress that the F-16 deal with Pakistan will not affect the balance of power in the region.
- Farewell To Arms (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 03, 2006)
Arms and democracy do not go together. An end to the cult of arms is, therefore, the first prerequisite for a political settlement in Nepal.
- Us Spoke In Nepal Peace: Maoists (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
The US is undermining Nepal’s peace process by warning it could cut aid if Maoist guerrillas join an interim government without giving up their weapons first, the rebels’ chief said.
- Pak Cry For Pervez Stepdown (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
About 50 politicians from Pakistan’s largest Islamic political party are ready to resign to force President Pervez Musharraf to step down, an official said today, as dozens of party supporters staged a noisy rally in the capital.
- Future Of Relations With Iran (Dawn, Javid Husain, Jul 03, 2006)
Pakistan’s relations with Iran enjoy a unique strategic significance which is too obvious to need elaboration.
- Us Soldier Dies In Afghanistan Copter Crash (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
One US serviceman was killed and another was injured after an AH-64 Apache attack helicopter crashed shortly after takeoff from an airfield in Kandahar in southern Afghanistan, officials said.
- It’S The Right Choice For Women » (Hindustan Times, Venkatesh Ganesh, Jul 03, 2006)
It’s a new cliché for a new age: Behind every successful information technology (IT) firm are a bunch of talented women.
- Worldwide Revulsion (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jul 03, 2006)
It is a great pity and a matter of shame that the US is continuing to defy world opinion over the concentration camp it has set up at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba following the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001. It has detained there, without trial . . .
- Iran Rejects Deadline For Nuclear Response (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
Iran on Sunday again rejected a deadline to respond to an international offer aimed at resolving a nuclear standoff, saying it would answer during the next Iranian month which begins on July 23.
- Western Geopolitics: An Infantile Disorder (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jul 03, 2006)
The mindless enlargement of the NATO alliance threatens to create new arcs of instability.
- Rough Justice In Waziristan (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 03, 2006)
The public execution near Miramshah of a man accused of murdering two other villagers is further proof of the rapid Talibanisation of the NWFP’s tribal areas, where the writ of the state is now conspicuous only by its absence.
- Of A Boss And Her Able Aide (OutLook, Khushwant Singh, Jul 03, 2006)
A tale of two Gujarati women who made it their mission to rescue women abducted during Partition.
- Congo's Jungle Terrorists Disband (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 03, 2006)
One of Africa's most-feared militias has crumbled and now faces the wrath of the population it terrorised. The mayi-mayi, warrior-mystics who have ravaged the Democratic Republic of Congo for 10 years, are surrendering in droves.
- Into The Home Stretch (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 03, 2006)
Having secured the backing of key committees in the House of Representatives and the Senate, the India-U.S. agreement on civil nuclear cooperation can be expected to overcome its final legislative hurdle — passage before a full sitting of both . . .
- Dirty Game (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 03, 2006)
Conventional wisdom in international relations is to “talk talk”, rather than “fight fight”. Even if the talks don’t bear any fruit, at least there is no bloodshed.
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