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Articles 8821 through 8920 of 27135:
- Maoists Propose Two Armies Under Joint Command (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 02, 2006)
Having agreed to put their cadres from the People’s Liberation Army under the supreme command of the Nepalese Prime Minister in the interim government, the Maoist rebels believe they have shown more than adequate commitment to its eight-point . . .
- Smarting Over India N-Deal, Pak Gets F-16 Offer From Us (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Jul 02, 2006)
The Bush Administration’s decision to seek Congressional approval last night of the sale of 16 F-16 fighter aircraft for Pakistan is, only in part, a compensation for the American refusal to offer a nuclear deal similar to the one signed with India . . .
- Weepy Sings A New Tune (Pioneer, ASHOK MALIK, Jul 02, 2006)
Some politicians aspire to be development icons - Vikas Purush, in case you remember the expression -others to be demagogues and still others to be dictators.
- Karzai Losing Out To Taliban (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 02, 2006)
The rising graph of violence in Afghanistan has underscored the problems of security, governance and stability of a nation that has not seen peace since April 1978.
- Fear Returns (Pioneer, Khursheed Wani, Jul 02, 2006)
After a brief lull, cross-border terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir is returning to its old level.
- Honeymoon That Never Was (Pioneer, Kanchan Lakshman, Jul 02, 2006)
The so-called "peace process" in Jammu and Kashmir is only a tactical ploy by Jihad Inc. to buy time. The intensity of extremism has not reduced, though there has been some diminution of terrorist capacities
- Iran Fm Visit, Us N-Debate Coincide (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Jul 02, 2006)
Iranian foreign minister Manouchehr Mottaki is likely to visit India for two days from July 19. It is not clear as yet whether he will meet with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who is holding charge of the ministry of external affairs, particularly . . .
- Israel Hits Interior Ministry, Hamas Offers Soldier (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 02, 2006)
Israeli warplanes struck the Palestinian Interior Ministry early Friday, setting it ablaze as Arab leaders tried to forge a deal that would halt the Israeli offensive and free a 19-year-old soldier held by gunmen allied with the ruling Islamic Hamas.
- Us Congress Notified Of Pak F-16 Sale (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 01, 2006)
The Bush administration has notified the US Congress about the proposed sale of F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan, including that of 18 newer versions, which could make Washington coffers richer by five billion dollars if the deal is done.
- Israeli Planes Strike Gaza (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 01, 2006)
Israeli warplanes pounded Gaza on Friday, setting ablaze the Interior Ministry offices of the Hamas-led Palestinian government in a widening military effort to secure the release of a captured soldier.
- India Claims Killing 8 Militants In Held Kashmir (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 01, 2006)
India said its troops shot dead eight suspected militants on Friday when they tried to sneak into occupied Kashmir from the Pakistani side.
- Lt-Col Dies In J&k Encounter (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 01, 2006)
A Lieutenant Colonel and three militants were killed in an encounter between militants and security forces at Bandipore in Baramulla district today.
- Prosecuting Writers In Turkey (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 01, 2006)
It has happened again. Close on the heels of the trial of Orhan Pamuk, the celebrated Turkish writer, another writer, Perihan Magden, is standing trial in Istanbul for "alienating people from military service."
- Israel Hits Interior Ministry, Hamas Offers Soldier (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 01, 2006)
Israeli warplanes struck the Palestinian Interior Ministry early Friday, setting it ablaze as Arab leaders tried to forge a deal that would halt the Israeli offensive and free a 19-year-old soldier held by gunmen allied with the ruling Islamic Hamas.
- How An Officer’S Life Was Cut Short (Deccan Herald, Bala Chauhan, Jul 01, 2006)
On May 28, Major (Dr) Shobha Rani reportedly ended her life in Bangalore in the Air Force Command Hospital officers’ mess at the Trinity Circle.
- A Time To Kill, A Time To Regret (Hindu, R. Hariharan, Jul 01, 2006)
Despite the appeal to India, it hardly appears that the LTTE is about to turn over a new leaf. India needs to consider its course of action vis-à-vis Sri Lanka with care.
- East Asia And Japan's Pullout From Iraq (Hindu, P.S. Suryanarayana, Jul 01, 2006)
Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has had to balance domestic sentiment and U.S. concerns.
- Himalayan Divide (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 01, 2006)
Indo-China border dispute remains unresoIved
- Nasa Taps British Astronaut For Key Spacewalk (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 01, 2006)
Perched on the end of a 100-foot pole, shrouded in darkness and floating in space, British astronaut Piers Sellers may be forgiven a moment of trepidation.
- Justified Concern (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jul 01, 2006)
It is to be welcomed that a high-level meeting in the national capital has decided to usher in "remedial measures" to tackle the present law and order situation in the State.
- China Opens High-Altitude Tibet Railway Line (Reuters, Lindsay Beck, Jul 01, 2006)
China opened the world's highest railway on Saturday, celebrating the link into Tibet as a symbol of strength and ethnic harmony while critics denounced it as a threat to the Tibetan people's culture and environment.
- Almost At The Gate (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Jul 01, 2006)
Adapting and only slightly exaggerating Rabindranath Tagore, it could be said that one sees India everywhere in Cornwall but finds Indians nowhere.
- Pak Journalists Terrorised (Daily Excelsior, Samuel Baid, Jul 01, 2006)
On June 23 the Dawn of Karachi said in an editorial "…journalism is becoming an increasingly hazardous profession in Pakistan."
- Guns And Bombs From China (Daily Excelsior, Tukoji R Pandit, Jul 01, 2006)
It is hardly surprising that the London-based Amnesty International has reported that China has become the ‘most secretive and irresponsible’ exporter of arms which help fuel conflicts in many parts of the world.
- Hope Belied? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jul 01, 2006)
Any hope that a serious effort is on in Pakistan for the restoration of democracy seems to be rather misplaced. One of the first public assertions by the neighbouring country's new Chief Election Commissioner Justice Javed Iqbal has already created . . .
- The Valley Sulkers (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Jul 01, 2006)
Ten days spent in the valley, after an eight-month gap, brought me up against a new phenomenon which I would call the "great sulk" of urban Kashmiri Muslims.
- Charter: Diplomats’ View (Dawn, Tariq Fatemi, Jul 01, 2006)
While much has been written on the ‘Charter of Democracy’ signed by former prime ministers Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif, little has been written on how this document is being viewed by local representatives of foreign powers, especially those . . .
- Russia May Lease Nuclear Submarine To India (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Jul 01, 2006)
The Nerpa nuclear submarine was launched at the Amur shipyard
- 'Musharraf To Hold Pak Reign For 10 More Years' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 01, 2006)
Pervez Musharraf is likely to rule Pakistan for another 10 years amid signs that the country could become more and more Islamic, according to an Indian strategic expert.
- A Victory For Law (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 01, 2006)
After September 11, 2001, the Bush administration chose to set aside the standing legal procedures and treaties for fighting this country’s enemies and make up rules of its own
- Israeli Jets Blitz Gaza (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 01, 2006)
Hamas vowed on Friday it would not be destroyed by Israel after fighter jets blitzed Gaza, striking the interior ministry and militant targets in the latest assault aimed at securing the release of a captured soldier.
- Advice On Democracy (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 01, 2006)
It seems that US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's 'advice' to Pakistan to hold free and fair elections, as contained in remarks to journalists during her visit to Islamabad early this week, have rubbed a lot of people the wrong way.
- Guantanamo Ruling (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 01, 2006)
The US Supreme Court needs to be lauded for its ruling on Thursday that military tribunals established by Washington to try detainees at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility are illegal.
- Supreme Ruling Or Not, Guantanamo Won't Go (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 01, 2006)
Behind coils of razor wire and fortified guard posts, private contractors are finishing a $30 million concrete-and-steel prison wing to replace the steel-mesh cells that have held hundreds of suspects for up to four years.
- China Migration, Not Rail Link, Worries Tibetans (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 01, 2006)
An American Tibetan activist protested China’s imminent inauguration of a new railway line into Tibet by clambering atop the façade of Beijing’s central railway station and unfurling a banner that read “China’s Tibet Railway: Designed to Destroy”.
- India, Then And Now (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 01, 2006)
It happens that two days after I arrived in London last week, Lakshmi Mittal won his bid to take over Arcelor.
- General Recall (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Jul 01, 2006)
Jammu and Kashmir Governor Lt-Gen S.K. Sinha (retd) knows how to wriggle out of a sticky situation.
- Rare Privilege (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 01, 2006)
The entire process should be completed by end of July
- 'Musharraf To Rule Pak For A Decade More' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 01, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf is likely to be ruling Pakistan for another 10 years amid signs that the country could become more and more Islamic, according to an Indian strategic expert.
- Invasion Of Gaza (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 30, 2006)
It is shocking that the Bush administration should have supported Israel’s current invasion of the Gaza strip, for what Israel has done since invading the territory on Wednesday is more than military action.
- Israelis Arrest Palestinian Ministers, Mps (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Israel arrested dozens of Hamas cabinet ministers and lawmakers on Thursday in a move the ruling group said aimed to topple its government, as the army pressed on with a Gaza offensive to free an Israeli soldier captured by Palestinians.
- Bin Laden Defends Zarwai In Tape (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Osama bin Laden defended attacks by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi against civilians in Iraq, purportedly saying in a taped Web message Friday that the slain Al Qaeda leader in Iraq was acting under orders to kill anyone who backed American forces.
- Us Supreme Court Declares Guantanamo Trials Illegal (Dawn, Anwar Iqbal, Jun 30, 2006)
The US Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that President George W. Bush had overstepped his authority in creating military war crimes trials for Guantanamo Bay detainees.
- Close Guantanamo? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 30, 2006)
The military detention camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has become the focus of global protests against US human rights violations during the war on terrorism.
- Ngo Funding Militancy, Says Bd Govt (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Four officials of a Kuwaiti non-government organisation, Revival of Islamic Heritage Society, widely suspected to have channelled funds to militant organisations, have been asked to leave Bangladesh by July 31, said sources.
- Air Raid Against Palestinian Interior Ministry In Gaza (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
The Israeli air force carried out a series of raids in the Gaza Strip overnight, including a strike on the Hamas-run Palestinian interior ministry, without causing any casualties, witnesses said early Friday.
- Us Senate Panel Okays India N-Deal (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
The Foreign Relations Committee of the US Senate on Thursday approved the civilian nuclear cooperation deal with India despite concerns raised by Pakistan at the highest level.
- When ‘Tigers’ Purr (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 30, 2006)
There must be no diluting the minister of state for external affairs’ summary rejection of the kiss-and-make-up plea of LTTE ideologue Anton Balasingham.
- China: Cpc Members Asked To Combat Corruption (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
As China's ruling Communist Party celebrated its 85th founding anniversary, General Secretary Hu Jintao today identified combating "rampant" corruption as a "historic task" for the party to justify its continued hold on political power in the . . .
- Us, Japan Agree To ‘Pressure’ N. Korea: Bush, Koizumi Hold Summit (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said on Thursday that he and US President George Bush had agreed to impose unspecified ‘pressures’ on North Korea if it launches a long-range missile.
- Israel Hits Ministry; Hamas Offers Soldier (US News & World Report, Ravi Nessman, Jun 30, 2006)
Israeli warplanes struck the Palestinian Interior Ministry early Friday, setting it ablaze as Arab leaders tried to forge a deal that would halt the Israeli offensive and free a 19-year-old soldier held by gunmen allied with the ruling Islamic Hamas.
- Israel Hits Ministry Building In Gaza (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Israeli planes blasted the Hamas-controlled Palestinian Interior Ministry in Gaza City early Friday, intensifying pressure on the Islamic militants to order release of a captured soldier, as Arab mediators tried to work out a deal to end the crisis.
- Corruption As A Cultural Phenomenon (Business Standard, T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan, Jun 30, 2006)
"Factors other than legal enforcement appear to be important determinants of corruption".
- Rs 20.5b Supplementary Budget Approved (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Approving demands for grants worth Rs 20.583 billion unanimously after withdrawal of all the cut motions by the legislators, the NWFP Assembly Thursday passed the supplementary budget for the fiscal year 2005-06.
- Senate Panel Nod For Nuclear Deal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
It's a 16-2 vote for Bill; second hurdle cleared
John Kerry speaks up for India's non-proliferation record
All Republican Senators vote for legislation
Both chambers of Congress have to vote on the deal
- Cwc Expresses Concern Over Rising Prices (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
The Congress Working Committee (CWC) on Thursday expressed deep concern over the plight of the common man due to hike in prices of essential commodities, and asked the Government to take effective steps to control the situation.
- Bush Overstepped His Authority: Court (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Supreme Court blocks Guantanamo trials
- Bjp Threatens To Abrogate Nuclear Deal (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Jun 30, 2006)
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has threatened to abrogate the Indo-US nuclear deal when it returns to power.
- Para-Legal Army For Tribals' Cases Mooted (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Union Minister Jairam Ramesh expresses concern over tribals losing out their lands
- Nuclear Deal: Bjp Questions `No Testing' Commitment (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Jun 30, 2006)
"Vajpayee made one but Government reserved the right to detonate a bomb"
Deal will bind India; Pakistan free to continue research, test nuclear weapons
Will make India completely energy dependent on U.S.
Nothing should be done to take away . . .
- Israel Captures Palestinian Ministers And Lawmakers (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
8 ministers, 24 lawmakers among a total of 64 arrested
* Hamas condemns arrests as declaration of ‘open war’
* Abbas appeals for intervention
* Israeli settler killed
- Taliban Using Pakistani Territory: Us Commander (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Taliban forces fighting US troops in Afghanistan have grown stronger and more sophisticated, and are directing operations from neighbouring Pakistan, a senior US commander said on Wednesday.
- India Upbeat After Key Us Congress Panel Backs N-Deal (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
The bill seeks to amend the US Atomic Energy Act of 1954 that prevents the US from trading nuclear technology with non-NPT nations
- Bin Laden Hails Slain Al-Zarqawi As 'Lion' (US News & World Report, LEE KEATH, Jun 30, 2006)
Osama bin Laden defended attacks by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi against civilians in Iraq, purportedly saying in a taped Web message Friday that the slain al-Qaida in Iraq leader was acting under orders to kill anyone who backs American forces.
- We Respect Iran’S N-Rights: Somnath (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee said on Thursday that India respected Iran’s right to civilian nuclear energy for peaceful purposes within IAEA guidelines.
- 10 Hamas Ministers Arrested By Israelis (Asian Age, Donna Abu-Nasr, Jun 30, 2006)
Israeli forces on Thursday rounded up dozens of Palestinian Cabinet ministers and legislators from Hamas, increasing pressure on the Islamic militants to release a captured Israeli soldier, and witnesses said tanks moved into northern Gaza, widening . . .
- Disaster In The Sea (Pioneer, Abhijit Bhattacharyya , Jun 30, 2006)
Even if a tad late in the day, Naval Chief must keep the nation informed about the reasons leading to the loss of INS Prahar, says Abhijit Bhattacharyya
- Israeli Army Arrests Hamas Ministers, Lawmakers (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Gaza operation: The 64 officials held will not be ‘bargaining chips’ for the release of abducted Israel soldier, says foreign minister
- Past Imperfect (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 30, 2006)
Pakistan's failure to inculcate democratic culture in governance has its roots in the circumstances it was created, says Salim Mansur.
- Michael Vatikiotis: India Coddles Its Despotic Neighbors (International Herald Tribune, Michael Vatikiotis , Jun 30, 2006)
Isn't it time that the world's largest democracy started behaving like one? Much as India deserves plaudits for ensuring that more than a billion people enjoy the rights and liberty that democracy endows, it could surely do more to promote these . . .
- German 'Nod' To Iran Enrichment (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Iran should be allowed to enrich uranium for power generation provided there is close monitoring by UN inspectors to ensure it is not trying to develop atomic weapons, Germany's defence minister said.
- Israel Rounds Up Hamas Mps (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Israeli troops rounded up dozens of Palestinian ministers and lawmakers belonging to Hamas on Thursday, while pressing a military campaign in Gaza meant to win the release of an Israeli soldier held by Hamas gunmen.
- Ltte’S Turnaround (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Jun 30, 2006)
The security of Sri Lankan Tamils is eventually what needs to be ensured as a first step towards a deal
- Communication Failure With Pm's Plane Being Probed (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Is even the PM not immune from the frequent technical snags in the aviation arena? Eyebrows are being raised at "a sudden communication failure" between a special IAF jet carrying Manmohan Singh and the civilian air traffic control (ATC) at . . .
- Cong Wants Aiadmk, Allies Banned For ‘Backing’ Ltte (Indian Express, JAYA MENON, Jun 30, 2006)
The first feeble echo of a response to remarks by LTTE ideologue Anton Balasingham, ‘‘deeply regretting’’ the ‘‘monumental historical tragedy’’ of Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination, was heard in Chennai today when Congress-sponsored posters appeared . . .
- Upa Compromising India's N-Security: Bjp (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, Jun 30, 2006)
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) mounted a frontal attack on the UPA Government on Thursday for bowing to the United States on the nuclear deal that threatens the country's right to "credible minimum nuclear deterrent".
- Deal, A Strategic Initiative: Lugar (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
"It will give U.S. new diplomatic options"
U.S. to ensure that the deal does not undercut its responsibilities under the NPT
The Bill removes the prohibition on cooperating with India imposed after its 1998 nuclear tests
- Mass Arrest Of Hamas Leaders Deepens Crisis (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jun 30, 2006)
Israeli jets fly over summer palace of Syrian President Assad
- Return To Gaza (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 30, 2006)
The invasion will strengthen hawks on both sides
- How The West Lost A Friend In Moscow (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Jun 30, 2006)
Persistent Western criticism of Russia and America's role in the unrest in its neighbourhood appear to be testing the patience of even pro-western Russian leaders. Now Mikhail Gorbachev tells Washington and London to keep their hands off Russia.
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