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Articles 9221 through 9320 of 27135:
- Japan To Explore 'All Options' If N Korea Tests Missile (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Japan warned today it would consider "all options" - including severe sanctions - in response to a possible missile test by North Korea, and accused the communist country of intimidation.
- India, Pak Need To Cut Down On Defence: Pak Minister (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
India and Pakistan should simultaneously reduce their defence budgets, relax visa regimes and open up borders for tourism so as to promote friendly ties and develop their economies, Pakistani Tourism Minister Nilofar Bakhtiar said here.
- The Death Of Innocent Visitors (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 26, 2006)
How difficult and heartchurning it is to see the violent death of own child in front of you and still you are unable to do anything positive.
- Indira Began Congress' Defence Deal Safar: Vp (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Deal troubles do not seem to ebb for the Congress.
- Iraq’S Accord Plan May Not Douse Terror (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Jun 26, 2006)
The 24-point reconciliation plan presented on Sunday to parliament by Iraqi Premier Nuri al-Maliki is unlikely to extinguish the violence in Iraq.
- Nepal Rebels Assess Opinions (Telegraph, J. HEMANTH, Jun 26, 2006)
Maoist chief Prachanda and his number two, Baburam Bhattarai, arrived here late last night for t alks with politicians and prominent citizens ahead of the next summit with Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala.
- Narayanan, Dai Meet Ahead Of Sino-India Boundary Talks (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
India's Special Representative to the India-China boundary talks, K Narayanan and his Chinese counterpart, Dai Bingguo have met informally in the north-western Chinese city of Xian ahead of the official-level talks here on Monday.
- See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil (OutLook, B. Raman , Jun 26, 2006)
While it is gratifying to see India focus on the positive and play down the negative in its dealings with China, but in its keenness, it seems prepared to forget what happened to it in the past. The Chinese are not.
- Advani Links Scorpene To Navy War Room Leak (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
The Leader of the Opposition, Mr L.K. Advani, on Sunday claimed that the Navy war room leak case was linked to the Scorpene submarine deal.
- Map Of Human Intelligence (Pioneer, Claude Arpi, Jun 26, 2006)
Technology is as good as the minds using it; if terrorists try to deploy it to their advantage, it can also be used to beat . . .
- ‘India, Pak Should Cut Defence Budget’ (Asian Age, Anil K. Joseph, Jun 26, 2006)
India and Pakistan should simultaneously reduce their defence budgets, relax visa regimes and open up borders for tourism so as to promote friendly ties and develop their economies, Pakistan tourism minister Nilofar Bakhtiar said here.
- Centre, Nscn Hold 'Fruitful' Talks (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
The Group of Ministers constituted by the Prime Minister to hold parleys with the leaders of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) Issac-Muviah faction has reportedly concluded fruitful talks on contentious issues raised by the rebels . . .
- National Security Redefined (Dawn, Javid Husain, Jun 26, 2006)
IN an earlier article on the subject of national security, I suggested that we must implement a comprehensive national security policy taking into account its military, economic, diplomatic and internal dimensions in an optimum mix, rather . . .
- Need For A Policy Re-Think (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 26, 2006)
The landmark decision of the Supreme Court annulling the privatisation of Pakistan Steel Mills provides the government much-needed pause to re-think its privatisation policy.
- India Says No To Demilitarisation (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
India’s defence minister on Sunday rejected a call by Pakistan for troop cuts in Kashmir to push forward a slow-moving peace process, citing a recent spiral of violence in the region.
- Mantra For Armed Forces' Synergy (Pioneer, Rahul Datta, Jun 26, 2006)
Parallel warfare is the new mantra for the Indian armed forces for fighting future wars and the three services are now laying down the principles for joint operations to achieve the political and military objectives.
- ‘Us Not Addressing Roots Of Terrorism’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
Experts say failure to improve infrastructure and rise in drug trade helping Taliban to regain strength
- Arrest Altaf, Dismiss Sindh Govt: Apc (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
Qazi says MQM ‘biggest land mafia in country’
- Iraqi Sunni Leader Detained (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
Sunni groups today complained that the US troops detained a top Sunni religious leader in Tikrit, while a US soldier was killed in a bomb blast during a foot patrol in Baghdad at the end of a particularly deadly week for the US forces in Iraq.
- Civilian Nuclear Deal With Us (News International, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 25, 2006)
Pakistan is in need of having a civil nuclear energy agreement with the United States and the matter would be raised in the Pak-US energy dialogue scheduled to be held in Washington tomorrow (June 26), Foreign Office spokesperson Tasnim . . .
- A Standard For Interrogation (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 25, 2006)
IN the days and weeks after Sept. 11, 2001, senior Bush administration officials decided that harsh interrogation methods were necessary to prevent devastating attacks on the country — and that such methods could be carefully administered and . . .
- The Re-Election Idea (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 25, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf’s re-election is more than a question of constitutional validity; it is essentially a political and moral one.
- Pakistan, India To Free Fishermen (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
Pakistan and India have agreed to free fishermen of each country being held by the other by the end of June.
- Ritual Murder (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Jun 25, 2006)
Pakistan is about to lay out another farcical election for Kashmiris under its control.
- 82 Militants Killed In Afghan (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
Afghan and coalition forces killed about 82 militants in multiple assaults across southern Afghanistan, the military said on Saturday.
- R.K. Raghavan: Profiling Terrorists (Frontline, R.K. Raghavan, Jun 25, 2006)
The life of Abu Musab Al Zarqawi, who was killed in a U.S. attack in early June, is an index of the stuff of which terrorists are made.
- Army Captain, 2 Hizb Militants Killed In Pulwama Gunbattle (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Jun 25, 2006)
Schoolboy dies in exchange of fire, Baramulla protesters set fire to police station
Probe into killing of schoolboy
Many houses damaged in Mirbagh encounter
- Attack On Mystic: Lashkar Man Identified (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jun 25, 2006)
Islamists here have long opposed the influence of Ahad Sa'ab Sopore, who quit his job and became a mystic
Nassar responsible for recent attacks in Sopore
Islamists oppose influence of Ahad Sa'ab Sopore
Sufi shrines targeted by terrorist groups
- Nuke Deal In Us Interests: Senator (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
Maintaining that the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal was in the best interests of America, leading US Senator John Cornyn has urged fellow lawmakers to support legislation on the agreement and boost the strategic relationship between the two nations.
- 6 Cadets Killed In Russian Naval Academy Fire (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
A fire broke out on Saturday in a naval academy dormitory in Russia's second biggest city, St Petersburg, killing six cadets and injuring 18, the Emergency Situations Ministry said.
- Mukherjee Asks Army To Examine Women's Issues (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
Government on Saturday said women officers in the armed forces could be considered for combat role in future depending upon their willingness to undergo hard training. It has also directed that all salary anomalies and discrimination against them . . .
- Us-Led Forces Kill 70 More Taliban Rebels (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
US-led forces killed around 70 Taliban rebels during clashes in southern Afghanistan, the US military said on Saturay, raising the number of insurgents killed to 100 over the past three days.
- Second Or Thick Skin? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 25, 2006)
Double-skin façade is a term used in architecture to generally describe a "building in a building".
- ‘N-Deal In Best Interests Of Us’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
Maintaining that the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal was in the best interests of America, leading US senator John Cornyn has urged fellow lawmakers to support legislation on the agreement and boost the strategic relationship between the two nations.
- Prisoners Of State Apathy (Indian Express, Maja Daruwala & Navaz Kotwal, Jun 25, 2006)
It is not for nothing that prisons are sometimes known as oubliettes: French meaning a place for the forgotten.
- 149 Taliban Militants Killed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
Operation Mountain Thrust enters its second week in Afghanistan
- Japan, Us Sign Missile Pact (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
Japan and the United States have expanded their agreement over missile defence programmes to include joint development and production of related materials.
- Prachanda Proposes Merger Of Maoist Army With Nepal Army (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
Issue of arms management could also be discussed, says Maoist leader
- Manmohan's Efforts Lauded (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jun 25, 2006)
Musharraf's remarks more positive
Claims that Pakistan is not trying to internationalise issue
"Comfortable" holding two offices
- Rajapakse Opts For War (Statesman, Sam Rajappa, Jun 25, 2006)
In the prevailing circumstances, India has a special responsibility in preventing this mindless blood-letting in Sri Lanka
- Cheney Urges Congress To Ok U.S.-India Nuclear Deal (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Jun 25, 2006)
Vice President Dick Cheney on Thursday urged senior lawmakers to help win congressional support for a controversial U.S.-India nuclear cooperation agreement as opponents launched a grass-roots campaign to scuttle the deal.
- Transparency And Accountability In Public Life (Daily Excelsior, M V Meenakshisundaram, Jun 25, 2006)
The report of the Second Administrative Reforms Commission, coming close on the heels of the historic Right to Information Law, is likely to go a long way in promoting transparency and accountability in public life.
- Misreading Tehran (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
Tehran The mullah asked the Korean: "What's your idea about Iranians?"
- Why Did Bush Blink On Iran? (Ask Condi) (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran knows what he wants: nuclear weapons and the means to deliver them; suppression of freedom at home and the spread of terrorism abroad; and the "shattering and fall of the ideology and thoughts of the . . .
- Inside Iran's Fractured Regime (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
For weeks, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has insisted that there are no fissures in the Iranian regime.
- Iran On The Potomac (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
As the Bush administration frets over Iran's nuclear program, Iranian dissidents are descending on Washington, seeking help in fostering regime change back home. Just one problem: The exiles can't agree on a strategy.
- Iraqi Govt Declares State Of Emergency (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
The Iraqi government declared a state of emergency and imposed a curfew Friday after insurgents set up roadblocks in central Baghdad and opened fire on U.S. and Iraqi troops just north of the heavily fortified Green Zone.
- Cheney Battles Hard For N-Deal (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Jun 24, 2006)
The heat is on in Washington, with India’s civilian nuclear energy agreement with the United States scheduled to come up for a rigorous assessment on June 27 and June 28 by the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the House International . . .
- Ritual Murder (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Jun 24, 2006)
Pakistan is about to lay out another farcical election for Kashmiris under its control. But this time the so-called "peace process" and its associated hype about "people-to-people contact" will work against Islamabad.
- Two Militants, Cop Killed (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
Two militants and a cop were killed, while as 12 persons, including six civilians and five CRPF personnel, were injured in separate incidents of violence across the Valley since Thursday evening.
- 16 Qaeda Suspects Arrested In Pak (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
Pakistan security forces arrested 11 Afghan nationals in Quetta on Friday for links with the Al Qaeda network.
- Cbi Raids 19 Places (Tribune, S Satyanarayanan, Jun 24, 2006)
The CBI today claimed to have unearthed a “larger conspiracy” in the sensational naval war room leak case after conducting searches on the premises of nine Navy and Army officials, three Defence Ministry officials, controversial businessman Abishek . . .
- India Pledges $ 2 Million For Un Peace Fund (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
India has decided to make an initial commitment of $ 2 million to the Peacebuilding Fund proposed to be set up under the newly established Peace-building Commission (PBC) at the United Nations, the Ministry of External Affairs said today.
- Oldest Indian Scales Mt Everest (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
He has climbed many a peak, but scaling Mount Everest has been special for BSF officer S.C. Negi as the feat made him the highest-ranking paramilitary official and the oldest Indian to reach the roof of the world.
- Iraqi Govt Declares Emergency (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
The Iraqi Government on Friday declared a state of emergency and imposed curfew, after insurgents set up roadblocks, on central Baghdad and opened fire on US and Iraqi troops just north of the heavily fortified Green Zone.
- N Korea, Usa To Come Face To Face (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
As tension engulfs the peninsula over the latest North Korean missile crisis, the President office has confirmed that Seoul has scheduled to hold summit talks with Washington as early as September
- Us Bill On N-Deal Seeks India's Role In Curbing Iran's N-Ambition (Pioneer, PTI, Jun 24, 2006)
Final touches are being given to a bipartisan bill on the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal, which is likely to contain a provision seeking India's "full participation" in American efforts to curb the Iranian nuclear ambitions.
- Iran For ‘Mess-Opotamia’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
US general says Iran providing IEDs to Shia groups
Admits no concrete evidence to support claims
- Muslim World Stuck In Backwardness (Dawn, Shamshad Ahmad Khan, Jun 24, 2006)
Anti-americanism is today a universal phenomenon reflecting the general reaction to US might and power, to its self-righteousness, and . . .
- Validating Overspending (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 24, 2006)
As per practice, the National Assembly on Thursday validated after a short and non-consequential debate, more than Rs 217 billion worth of overspending by the Federal Government in the outgoing financial year.
- Even Karzai Protests To Us! (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 24, 2006)
The cat is out of the bag. President Hamid Karzai called Thursday for a reassessment of the US-led coalition’s strategy for fighting terrorism, saying the current approach of hunting down militants does not focus on the root causes.
- Gagging The Press (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 24, 2006)
Being a journalist in Pakistan, especially an independent-minded one who would want to practice the profession as it should be done, has never been easy.
- Waziristan: A New Strategy (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 24, 2006)
The news from Waziristan has in recent times been quite disturbing, given the fact that it has been the theatre of the war on terror since 2003.
- Multi-City Cbi Raids In Naval War Room Leak Case (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
Claiming to have cracked a ring of "compromised officials" in various wings of the armed forces, the CBI today conducted searches at 19 places in four cities against retired and serving defence officials, businessman Abhishek Verma and a chartered . . .
- First Vote In Decades Tests Congo’S Truce (Tribune, Kevin Sullivan, Jun 24, 2006)
Kinshasa, Congo — In a hot haze of exhaust and smoke from burning garbage, a one-legged man hopped along a street clogged with overloaded minibuses while a woman sold tiny monkeys tied to a tree.
- Don’T Delay N-Deal, Cheney Tells Congress (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Jun 24, 2006)
Vice president Dick Cheney on Thursday described the civilian nuclear deal with India as “one of the most important strategic foreign policy initiatives of our government,” and urged the U.S. Congress to enact legislation soon to make this deal possible.
- Blast In Philippines Market Kills 6 (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
A bomb killed six people at a crowded public market in the southern Philippines today in an attack the police said was aimed at a powerful provincial governor allied with President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
- India And Us Vow To Fight Terror Together (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Jun 24, 2006)
US Vice President Dick Cheney told the US-India Business Council’s Leadership Conference here on Thursday that the US-India partnership was based on democratic values, common interests, strong commercial ties and a climate of trust and good faith.
- India Pledges $2 Million For Peace Building Fund (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
India has pledged to make an initial commitment of $ 2 million to the Peace Building Fund, to be set up under the Peace Building Commission (PBC) at the United Nations.
- Army’S Maoist Slur Draws Flak (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
The Nepal government today accused the Nepal Army of trying to sabotage the peace process between the Seven Party Alliance and the Maoist rebels.
- Peace Process At Critical Stage (Tribune, Sushant Sareen, Jun 24, 2006)
JUST when India and Pakistan are most in need of a leadership that can find a way out of the cul-de-sac in which the peace process appears to have entered, the heads of government in both countries seem to have been greatly weakened . . .
- Govt Sidesteps Linking U.S. Nuclear Deal To Iran (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
The government said on Friday a landmark nuclear deal with the United States should be based on the original commitments made by the two sides, sidestepping new moves to link the pact to its stand on Iran's atomic programme.
- India Refutes Reports On Nuke Deal (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
India on Friday refuted media reports that India had the capability to make about 50 nuclear warheads every year, a claim made by a retired intelligence official.
- Indo-Nepal Relations On New High (Daily Excelsior, Ajay Kaul, Jun 24, 2006)
India's gesture of announcing a Rs 1000 crore package for reconstruction and development of cash-strapped Nepal during the recent visit of Prime Minister G P Koirala amply proves that a friend in need is a friend in deed.
- Don’T Delay Deal, Cheney To Congress (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
Pitching for the Indo-US nuclear accord, American Vice-President Dick Cheney has warned Congress that any delay in its approval would risk wasting critical opportunity to clinch the “strategically important” deal.
- 'Brain' Behind War-Room Scam Yet To Be Held (Times of India, RAJAT PANDIT, Jun 24, 2006)
Businessman Abhishek Verma, whose residence was raided by CBI on Friday, does not figure among the nine accused in the original war-room leak FIR registered under the Official Secrets Act and criminal conspiracy of IPC by CBI on April 6.
- Killer Highway (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 24, 2006)
How does one describe a highway on which more than 30 persons are deprived of their lives in less than a week?
- N Korean Missile Threat Is No Bluff: S Korea (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
South Korea said on Friday that North Korea was making genuine plans to test fire a missile, but warned Pyongyang that its actions were a miscalculation and would not change US policy.
- Iran-India Gas Link Held Up By Price Hitch - Pakistan (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
Plans for a $7 billion natural gas pipeline project running from Iran through Pakistan to India have been held up due to disagreements over the pricing formula, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said on Friday.
- Cbi Raids To Plug Navy Leak (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
The CBI today swooped down on at least 19 places in four cities, giving a new twist to the sensational naval war room leak case by rounding up 14 more people, including 12 senior officials of the defence . . .
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