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Articles 10721 through 10820 of 27135:
- Though Late, Offer To Talk To Iran Will Only Benefit U.S. (USA Today.com, Editorial, USA today.com, May 31, 2006)
Can Iran be persuaded to give up its race for nuclear weapons?
- “There Have To Be Final Talks For Solution” (Deccan Herald, Bala Chauhan, May 30, 2006)
He is distant, cold and speaks briefly.
- Pm Speaks To Yudhoyono, Offers Help To Indonesia (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today spoke to Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and offered India's assistance to the quake-hit country as tonnes of relief material was despatched there with an assurance that more would follow if needed.
- Pakistan Politics Up For Rapid Changes (Daily Excelsior, V M Gokuldas, May 30, 2006)
Pakistan's political scene is in for rapid changes and India has per force to take a close look at the fast-moving developments to see what impact they could make on its domestic scene and on its overall security.
- Highly Disquieting (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 30, 2006)
A report in this newspaper makes a highly disquieting reading.
- Bombs Kill Dozens In Iraq, Leaders Wrangle (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
Bombs killed dozens of people in Iraq on Monday, adding to pressure on rival factions in the country's new government to agree on interior and defence ministers who can tackle the relentless violence.
- China, India Pledge To Deepen Military Exchanges (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
China and India pledged on Monday to deepen military exchanges during a visit by Indian Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee, the latest sign of warming relations between the neighbours and one-time foes.
- Star Struck (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, May 30, 2006)
Hallelujah! The ‘messiah’ has finally descended on earth. And She is a girl.
- Bush Vows To Win War For Fallen (Washington Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
President Bush stood among the graves of nearly 300,000 veterans at Arlington National Cemetery yesterday and said that the United States must continue fighting the war on terror in the name of those who have already given their lives in the cause.
- The Bitter Truth Of Our Politics (Dawn, Murtaza Razvi, May 30, 2006)
While the world moves on to pursue its socioeconomic and other loftier goals in the new millennium, the debate on the state of democracy continues in Pakistan.
- Kargil Pride Turned Into Shame (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 30, 2006)
Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that he came to know of the Kargil operation from his Indian counterpart Atal Behari Vajpayee in May 1999. In an interview with Indian news agency PTI, he squarely blamed Gen Pervez Musharraf for what he . . .
- India’S Insecurity~ii (Statesman, Bibhuti Bhusan Nandy, May 30, 2006)
If the state of India’s external security is a cause for serious concern, the country’s internal security situation is equally dismal.
- Pakistan Rallies Around A.Q. Khan (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , May 30, 2006)
Renewed interest in America on nuclear proliferation network
- China Promises A "Non-Smoking" Olympics In 2008 (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
China, the largest producer and consumer of tobacco in the world with an army of 350 million smokers, today vowed to stage a "non-smoking" Olympic Games in 2008.
- History And Mythology (Daily Excelsior, Indranil Banerjea, May 30, 2006)
During colonial times, India was portrayed as serving a role in history that was subservient to the European agenda, or as just a passive entity activated primarily by the incursions of invading groups.
- Nepalese Soldiers Taken Hostage In Congo (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
Nearly two years after 12 Nepali workers were abducted and killed in Iraq by Islamic militants, seven Nepali soldiers employed in UN peacekeeping operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo were captured by rebel Congolese militia, who also . . .
- Simian ‘Scarecrows’ (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 30, 2006)
It’s a worthwhile experiment. Unable to muster an adequate force of langurs ~ on 24x7 duty at that ~ to drive the monkeys from Raisina Hill the authorities are planning to use mobile dummies to back-up the “real” ones that have met with relative . . .
- 'Need To Expand Military Cooperation In Naval Exercises' (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
India and UK on Monday discussed the entire gamut of maritime security in the backdrop of terrorism, conducting multilateral naval exercises and expanding the scope of military to military co-operation when chief of Royal Navy and first Sea Lord . . .
- Left Dictatorship Behind Failure Of Foreign Policy: Bjp (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
The BJP on Monday accused Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of allowing the Left to dictate the country's foreign policy leading to the Government's utter failure in dealing with external affairs issues in the national interest.
- Sindh Coalition Intact (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 30, 2006)
Now that the differences between the MQM and the PML have been settled — to quote the prime minister — “amicably”, one hopes that no new tension will develop between the two, and the coalition will stay intact and work as a team for Sindh’s . . .
- Nepal Lawmakers Welcome Code Of Conduct For Ceasefire (Press Trust of India, Shirish B Pradhan, May 30, 2006)
Nepal's Parliament today welcomed the 25-point code of conduct for a ceasefire with Maoists, saying it would help check violence during the peace process aimed at ending the decade-long insurgency as a rebel leader called for sweeping reforms in . . .
- India, China Can Resolve Complex Problems: Pranab (Tribune, Anil K. Joseph, May 30, 2006)
Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said “complex” problems that existed in Sino-Indian bilateral ties could be resolved through dialogues and mutual understanding.
- India Should Do A China In Africa (Tribune, NIMI KURIAN, May 30, 2006)
China has lately been rediscovering the African continent with a voyager’s zeal. Chinese President Hu Jintao’s recent visit to Africa forms part of a charm offensive to determinedly court the continent.
- Institutionalised Greetings (Tribune, Harish Dhillon, May 30, 2006)
My school has a very old, very strong tradition — every child wishes every teacher, and every visitor he crosses, the time of day.
- Risk In A Turban (Deccan Herald, M N Batra, May 30, 2006)
Security chiefs often become suspicious of harmless objects while checking guests
- The Pakistan Connection (Deccan Herald, G Parthasarathy, May 30, 2006)
India has to be prepared for attacks on its personnel working on Afghan-Pak border from the Taliban
- Air Raid Kills 50 In Afghanistan (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
More than 50 Taliban guerrillas were killed in a US-led air strike on a mosque in Afghanistan's southern province of Helmand on Monday.....
- Six Visits, And The Hint Of A Breakthrough (Telegraph, Jyoti Malhotra, May 30, 2006)
Unlike his predecessor, Manmohan Singh perhaps prefers the slow-and-steady initiative on Kashmir. It seems to be finally showing results, in spite of bureaucratic sloth,
- India, China Mou On Military Ties (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, May 30, 2006)
Important beginning that will provide the basis for further cooperation: Pranab
MoU for institutionalising frequent exchanges
It calls for developing an annual calendar for joint military exercises
- India Yet To Endorse Un Role In Nepal (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, May 30, 2006)
As the Government in Nepal prepares to invite the UN into the peace process with the Maoists, India is yet to make up its mind on the timing and the nature of the external involvement in the Himalayan nation.
- Against Empires Old And New (Hindu, Kesava Menon & Nirupama Subramanian, May 30, 2006)
Demolishes the justification trotted out by apologists for the U.S. invasion of Iraq
- A Quick Step Forward In Sino-Indian Ties (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, May 30, 2006)
As China and India grow in economic and strategic importance, what is needed is a genuine attempt towards mutual accommodation that would take into account shifting geopolitical power plays.
- Pranab In Beijing, Talks Today (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday said he hoped to have a "very useful" meeting with the Chinese leadership to further consolidate India's strategic relationship with the Communist giant.
- India Offers Help To Indonesia (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, May 29, 2006)
India's offer of assistance to quake-hit Indonesia has been conveyed by Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee, now on tour of East Asia.
- 7 Killed In Lanka's Park Blast (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
The Wilpattu national park is well-known for leopards and elephants and is located in the government-held areas between Madawachchi and Anuradapura western borders.
- India’S Insecurity~i (Statesman, Bibhuti Bhusan Nandy, May 29, 2006)
External defence being the classic concern of international law, the traditional notion of national security has been wholly militaristic.
- Patient Pm Avoids Strike Hospital (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
The Prime Minister was to get up close and personal with the striking doctors today. But at the last moment, he thought better of it.
- Through The Looking Glass In J&k (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 29, 2006)
New Delhi's dialogue with the All Parties Hurriyat Conference has reached an impasse. What could now lie ahead?
- Indonesia Quake Toll Rises To 4,611 (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
20,000 injured, 1,00,000 homeless; US, Australia pledge aid worth $5m
- Dan Brown, Jesus And Indian Christians (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 29, 2006)
“Even if Dan’s hypothesis were to be true -which it is not- should we feel so embarrassed that Jesus loved a woman?”
- Report Says Guantanamo Has Juvenile Detainees (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 29, 2006)
More than 60 children, some as young as 14 years, have been held at the US detention camp for suspected terrorists at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, a human rights group here claimed in a report today.
- ‘A Few Good Men’ Can Fight Terror (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 29, 2006)
The past fortnight has seen a spate of violent incidents in the Kashmir Valley. Tourists are also being targeted.
- India For Better Strategic Ties With China (Tribune, Anil K Joseph, May 29, 2006)
Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said he hoped to have a "very useful" meeting with the Chinese leadership to further consolidate India's strategic relationship with the Communist giant.
- The Part Is Not The Whole (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , May 29, 2006)
Exciting news. Tycoons presiding over international finance capital have taken to reading what was hitherto subversive literature; they have been bowled over by Marx.
- Indonesia Quake Toll Shoots Past 4600 (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
Rescue workers dug desperately for survivors today and hospitals struggled to cope with the thousands of injured, a day after an earthquake killed more than 4,600 people on Indonesia’s Java island.
- India Joins Rush To Help (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
India has joined the international community in offering relief and assistance to Indonesia in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake that hit Java.
- India For Strengthening Ties With China (Pioneer, PTI, May 29, 2006)
Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Sunday he hoped to have a "very useful" meeting with the Chinese leadership to further consolidate India's strategic relationship with the Communist giant.
- Race Against Time In Shaken Java (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
Rescue workers dug desperately for survivors on Sunday as residents returned to ruined homes on Indonesia's densely populated island of Java a day after a powerful earthquake killed nearly 3,300.
- Nuclear Wake-Up Call (Times of India, K SUBRAHMANYAM, May 29, 2006)
The US delegation to the UN Conference on Disarmament in Geneva has tabled a draft Fissile Materials Cut-off Treaty (FMCT). It has also moved for nomination of an ad hoc committee from among 65 members of the conference to start the negotiating process.
- China To Promote Its Culture Abroad To Dissolve "China Threat" (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
China will strive to dissolve the global misconception of its fast development as the "China threat" in the wake of its rapid economic and military might, by making its traditional value systems like harmony known to the world.
- Iraqi Pm Again Fails To Name Security Ministers (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki once again failed to name a new defence and interior minister as parliament reconvened after a four-day break.
- Pranab Mukherjee Begins Maiden China Visit (Hindustan Times, Anil K Joseph, May 29, 2006)
Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday kicked off his maiden official visit to China holding meetings with senior Chinese officials, including Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing in Beijing.
- Hizb Condemns Attack On Tourists In J&k (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
Condemning the attack on a bus carrying tourists that left four persons dead, the Hizbul Mujahideen group on Sunday said the strike was part of a "conspiracy" to defame terrorists.
- Hitler's New Youth (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 29, 2006)
Unlike in the West, the German dictator has never been a hated figure in Palestinian society, say Itamar Marcus and Barbara Crook.
- Stuck In Conflict, S.Lanka Monitors Find New Roles (Reuters, Peter Apps, May 29, 2006)
For civilians caught on the front line of a growing conflict between Sri Lanka's government and Tamil Tiger rebels, truce monitor Jukka Heiskanen's white jeep is almost the only reassurance around.
- Nepal Army Pledges To Obey New Government (Reuters, Gopal Sharma, May 29, 2006)
The chief of Nepal's army said on Sunday the military would accept the orders of the new government, his first comments since parliament curbed King Gyanendra's powers including his control over the armed forces.
- Defence Diplomacy Redefined (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, May 29, 2006)
It isn’t often that India’s defence ministers make a mark on global diplomacy. But that’s precisely what Pranab Mukherjee is doing these days.
- Bin Laden Not In Pakistan: Sherpao (Daily Times, Javed Afridi, May 29, 2006)
Interior minister rules out operation in Upper Dir
Asks Afghan leaders to mind their own business, put own house in order
- Indonesian Quake Toll Reaches 4,000 (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
Rescue workers dug more bodies from rubble on Sunday, a day after a powerful earthquake flattened thousands of houses in Indonesia's densely populated Java Island, taking the death toll to nearly 4,000, with tens of thousands left homeless.
- Insurgency And Friendship Cannot Go Together (Daily Excelsior, Brig. (Retd.) S.N. Sachadeva, May 29, 2006)
Certain issues bordering on civil-military relations have been rattling the military mind for quite sometime.
- Israeli Warplanes Attack Palestinian Bases In Lebanon (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
Israeli warplanes attacked Palestinian militant bases in Lebanon, wounding at least five guerrillas, in response to a rocket attack on northern Israel earlier Sunday, Lebanese and Israeli officials said.
- Jihadis Stand To Gain Most (Pioneer, Sunita Vakil, May 29, 2006)
Union Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee's rejection of demilitarisation of Jammu & Kashmir is a step in the right direction.
- Jam Speaks Of Foreign Hand In Balochistan (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Mohammad Yousuf has said that foreign hand is involved in the ongoing terrorism and subversion in Balochistan. In an interview with Pakistan Observer in Islamabad on Saturday, he categorically said that no one will be . . .
- Hindu-Muslim Clash In Indian Gujarat (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
At least 30 people were hurt in clashes between Hindus and Muslims in Ahmedabad in Indian Gujarat, said witnesses and police.
- Progress On Sir Creek (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 29, 2006)
BY agreeing on a joint survey of the Sir Creek ahead of a 2009 UN deadline for final demarcation of maritime borders, Pakistan and India have given a further push to the on-going composite dialogue.
- The U.S. Will To War (Frontline, AIJAZ AHMAD, May 29, 2006)
What drives the `sole superpower' inexorably towards perpetual warfare?
- Army Chief Rules Out Troops Withdrawal From Siachen (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
Chief of the Army Staff Gen J J Singh has ruled out withdrawal of troops from Siachen unless Pakistan agreed on the actual ground position.
- Facing Iran's Nuclear Challenge Together (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
Since the end of World War II, no alliance has a better record of achieving peace than the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. With the world community facing a looming challenge in Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons, a big unanswered question remains: . .
- Indian Press Silent About Disappeared Kashmiris: Roy (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2006)
Noted Indian author Arundhati Roy has said that there are 10,000 disappeared people in Kashmir, but nobody talks about them in the mainstream Indian media.
- Minority Government In Tamil Nadu (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, May 28, 2006)
The DMK's manifesto and alliance arithmetic enable M. Karunanidhi to take charge as Chief Minister for the fifth time in Tamil Nadu.
- Town Flattened • 200,000 Homeless (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2006)
A powerful earthquake flattened homes and buildings in central Indonesia on Saturday as people slept, killing more than 3,500 and injuring thousands more in the nation’s worst disaster since the 2004 tsunami.
- Should The Troops Come Home Now? (Jordan Times, Ian Bremmer, May 28, 2006)
Last weekend’s announcement that Iraqi lawmakers have finally formed a unity government is welcome news, both for Iraq and for George W. Bush and Tony Blair.
- Agha Shahid Bugti Among 15 Booked For Gas Pipeline Blast (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2006)
Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP)’s secretary general, Senator Agha Shahid Bugti, his son Tabish Bugti and Central Secretary .
- 3,505 Die In Quake (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2006)
A powerful earthquake flattened homes and buildings in central Indonesia early Saturday as people slept, killing more than 3,505 and injuring thousands more in the nation's worst disaster since the 2004 tsunami.
- ‘International Legitimacy And Justice As The Basis For Peace In Palestine’ (Jordan Times, Musa Keilani, May 28, 2006)
For the moment, Hamas has defused tension in the Gaza Strip by ordering its 3,000-strong paramilitary force off the streets after clashes with President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fateh militias that sparked fears of a Palestinian civil war.
- Quake Kills 3,000 In Indonesia (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2006)
A powerful earthquake flattened homes and hotels in central Indonesia early Saturday as people slept, killing at least 2,900 and injuring thousands more in the nation’s worst disaster since the 2004 tsunami.
- Manmohan's Failure (Business Standard, T N Ninan, May 28, 2006)
The most important strategic issue facing India is not a nuisance called Pakistan; it is not nuclear elbow-room via a deal with the United States; and it is not getting a permanent seat in the Security Council. Instead, it is the rise of China.
- The ‘Charter Of Democracy’ (Dawn, Anwar Syed, May 28, 2006)
The “charter of democracy” that Ms Benazir Bhutto and Mian Nawaz Sharif issued on May 15, 2006, is noteworthy both for what it does say and that which it omits.
- Making False Promises (Dawn, Kunwar Idris, May 28, 2006)
The doings of the government and other public institutions are being increasingly marked more by propaganda than by commitment to the people’s welfare.
- An Alliance To Contain China (Frontline, P.S. Suryanarayana, May 28, 2006)
The latest U.S.-Japan security accord focusses on China and stresses joint preparedness in the military domain.
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