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Articles 11421 through 11520 of 27135:
- Balochistan Violence (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 13, 2006)
Despite confidence expressed by General Musharraf in March that the conditions in Balochistan would be under control in a month’s time, attacks on security personnel and government installations continue to take place almost on a daily basis. In the . . .
- Al Qaeda Calls For Attacks Over Blasphemy (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2006)
A video by an Al Qaeda member posted on the Internet on Thursday called upon Muslims to attack Denmark, Norway and France for publishing anti-Islam cartoons.
- Us Stands Tough On Iran's Nuclear Program (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2006)
The United States will not hold direct contacts with Iran and insists that sanctions must be part of a new carrots-and-sticks offer being drawn up by major powers to curb Iran's nuclear activities, a senior administration official said.
- Palestine Starving (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, May 13, 2006)
Israeli and Western governments are denying the Palestinian Authority funds after the Hamas victory in the elections.
- America’S Game In The Middle East (Dawn, Karamatullah K. Ghori, May 13, 2006)
IT cannot be just a coincidence that every time George W. Bush paints himself in a tight corner a new recorded message of his nemesis, Osama bin Laden, pops up out of the blue to come to his rescue and remind an increasingly sceptical American people . .
- Democrat Proposes Compromise On India Nuclear Deal (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, May 13, 2006)
A leading Democratic lawmaker said on Thursday that a landmark U.S.-India nuclear deal lacks the necessary support to pass the U.S. Congress and he put forward a compromise intended to keep the accord alive.
- Rumsfeld's Ways (Frontline, Vijay Prashad, May 13, 2006)
The Defence Secretary has argued for a high-tech U.S. military with limited manpower, with personnel from "allied powers" bearing the arms.
- Bla Does Exist (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 13, 2006)
SIix policemen of the Anti-Terrorist Force were killed and 13 others injured in five powerful explosions which rocked the firing range of the Police Training College in Quetta on Thursday.
- Pak, Indonesia To Boost Defence, Economic Ties (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Friday agreed to enhance ties between their countries in multifaceted areas covering defence, security, political, diplomatic and economic fields.
- Oman's Defence Under Secretary To Visit India (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2006)
Oman's under secretary for defence Mohammad Nasir Mohammad Raasbi will visit India for a week from May 15.
- Interview (Frontline, Siddharth Varadarajan, May 12, 2006)
What is your reaction to the G.P. Koirala government's ceasefire offer and its decision to remove the terrorist tag from the Maoists?
- Terror On The Mountains (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 12, 2006)
On the politics and practice of massacres in the Jammu region in the wake of the killings in Doda and Udhampur districts.
- Friend Of India Wants To Scuttle N-Deal (Rediff on the Net, Aziz Haniffa, May 12, 2006)
While United States Congressman Tom Lantos, the senior-most Democrat on the powerful House International Relations Committee, is supportive of the India-US civilian nuclear agreement and has pledged to lead the charge for approval of the legislation . . .
- Frayed Truce (Frontline, V.S. Sambandan, May 12, 2006)
The April 25 attack on the Army chief has cast a shadow on the fragile peace process in the country torn by years of civil strife.
- Master Of Illusions (Telegraph, ARNAB BHATTACHARYA , May 12, 2006)
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- India Has Become A Nation Of Clerks To The World, Says Joshi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
The former Union Minister laments country's loss of civilisational glory
- Caroe's Lessons (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, May 12, 2006)
The book dips into archival material to trace the strategic thinking of Sir Olaf Caroe, a distinguished Foreign Secretary of the Raj.
- For Human Rights Protection, A New Beginning (Hindu, Jorge E. Taiana, May 12, 2006)
Argentina (along with India and 45 other countries) was elected by the U.N. General Assembly as one of the member states to the Human Rights Council, the new United Nations body that will replace the Commission on Human Rights established in 1947.
- Us Retreat On Iran (News International, Editorial, The News International, May 12, 2006)
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's conciliatory letter to President Bush this week was immediately seen in the West as a ruse to manipulate the UN Security Council into dropping plans for sanctions against Iran.
- Brown’S Balancing Act (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 12, 2006)
Gordon brown's interview with BBC was an illustration of the delicate balancing act that the chancellor is compelled to play in Labour’s internal politics as the pressure mounts for Tony Blair to step down sooner rather than later.
- Singh Sees Rising Militancy In Ihk (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 12, 2006)
Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has claimed that the freedom struggle in Occupied Kashmir, considered as militancy by him, is once again on the rise.
- Victim Praises The Killer (Pioneer, Priyadarsi Dutta, May 12, 2006)
Dhundup Gyalpo's article, "Dalai Lama and Islam" (May 2), has made a sentimental but factually weak defence of Dalai Lama's erroneous statement that Islam is a religion of compassion.
- The Essential Struggle (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 12, 2006)
Civil war may look atrocious, but it is the only way that can lead to peace in Iraq, as history has shown elsewhere, says Edward Luttwak.
- Valley Of Death And Despair (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 12, 2006)
Pranab Mukherjee must be applauded for rejecting the call for demilitarisation of Kashmir, says Cecil Victor.
- When Right To Life Is Questioned... (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 12, 2006)
It's time for Hindus to change, if they want to survive in Jammu & Kashmir, their mindset of depending too much on state for security, says RK Ohri
- Australia Denies Plan To Sell Uranium To India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
Australian Prime Minister John Howard said on Thursday Australia would stick to its policy of banning uranium sales to India but he would seek more details on a US-India nuclear deal when he visits Washington this week.
- Thunder In The Air (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 12, 2006)
THE successful test flight of the fourth prototype of the JF-17 Thunder, jointly manufactured by China and Pakistan, has not only demonstrated the aeroplane’s reliable performance but also signifies the growing capability of the aviation industry . . .
- Indian Kidnapped In Nigeria (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
Two expatriate oil workers, including an Indian, on Thursday were kidnapped in the southern Nigerian oil city of Port Harcourt, company and army sources said.
- “Boom Bust Cycles” (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 12, 2006)
Speaking at the Pakistan Development Forum, World Bank Vice-President for South Asia Praful Patel’s reference to Pakistan’s long history of boom-bust cycles was appropriate.
- Resource Rich Bolivia Turns Clock Back (Hindu, William Keegan , May 12, 2006)
Bolivia has nationalised its domestic energy resources in the face of current trends in favour of private enterprise. A shrewd move, perhaps, at a time when owners of natural resources hold many of the best cards.
- An Iranian Offer That America Must Heed (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, May 12, 2006)
The Ahmadinejad letter is as much an invitation to dialogue as a reminder to the world of the dangers posed by the Bush administration's policies.
- Reactors That Will Come Under Safeguards Identified (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
Updated plan for separating nuclear facilities tabled in Parliament
Individual NFC facilities to be offered for safeguards by 2008 also identified
14 reactors identified for safeguards
- Kalam Promises Steps To Ensure Return Of Pandits To Valley (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
Delegation attributes Doda massacre to the lopsided policy of the Central and State Governments
Village defence committees should be given advanced training
Government should create political space for Pandits till peace returns to Valley
Demand for
- The Dead Sea Is Shrinking (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, May 12, 2006)
'Can the Dead Sea be allowed to die?' is a question that concerns environmentalists of West Asia, who are also alarmed by the prospect of River Jordan going dry
- Iaf's Airfield In Siachen To Stay (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
The Indian Air Force, the Army's lifeline in maintaining troops in the world's highest battlefield Siachen, on Thursday ruled out shutting its airfield here in the event of any demilitarisation along the glacier.
- ‘People Around The World Are Flocking To God. Don’T You Want To . . . (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 12, 2006)
Last week, Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad sent a letter to US President George W Bush. It was the first personal communication from an Iranian president to his US counterpart since the 1979 Islamic revolution. We reproduce extracts from the letter:
- Bush Denies Spying Infringing On Americans' Privacy (Reuters, Matt Spetalnick, May 12, 2006)
President George W. Bush denied on Thursday the government was "trolling through" Americans' personal lives, despite a report that a domestic spy agency was collecting phone records of tens of millions of citizens.
- A Failed State Of Understanding (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, May 12, 2006)
Pakistan’s irate response to its rating on the Failed States Index is a knee-jerk denial
- Charge Sheet Filed Against Army Officials In Pathribal Killings (Daily Excelsior, Ahmed Ali Fayyaz, May 12, 2006)
Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI) today stole the show of high profile policing in Kashmir as it took over the investigation of the explosive 'sex scandal' and filed charge sheet against five Army officials, including an officer of the rank of . . .
- Hayden’S Appointment Sets Off Alarm Bells (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, May 12, 2006)
President George W. Bush’s nomination of Gen Michael Hayden to head the Central Intelligence Agency has set off alarm bells in Washington where some members of Congress are worried that U.S. intelligence services are being put exclusively in the hands. .
- China And U S Commanders Upgrade Military Ties (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
China and the United States have agreed to upgrade military exchanges after commanders from the two often wary military powers met in Beijing, Chinese state media reported today.
- Whose Freedom? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 12, 2006)
Normally it would have been taken as a positive signal from Muzaffarabad, the Capital of "Azad" Kashmir as the occupied territory across the Line of Control is locally known.
- Surrendered Militants Need Rehabilitation (Daily Excelsior, Sanchet Barua, May 12, 2006)
On some occasions, disgruntled cadres even give up arms of their own accord, because life in the jungle is no longer tenable, or a leadership crisis sparks an exodus. Over the last one year 105 militants sneaked into India form Bangladesh's . . .
- War On Iran (Daily Excelsior, Tanveer Jafri, May 12, 2006)
American President George Bush may have made up his mind, personally, to thrust war upon Iran, but it doesn't seem easy to attack.
- Democrat Proposes Compromise On India Nuclear Deal (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, May 12, 2006)
A leading Democratic lawmaker said on Thursday that a landmark U.S.-India nuclear deal lacks the necessary support to pass the U.S. Congress and he put forward a compromise intended to keep the accord alive.
- Several Ssps, Dcs Among 59 Officers Transferred (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
The State cabinet today ordered promotions of six DIGs as IGPs in the super time scale and ordered transfers and postings of 34 police officers including SSPs of Doda, Udhampur, Rajouri, Kathua and Jammu Border. SSPs of Kupwara and Baramulla have . . .
- Cong Proves Naysayers Wrong (Times of India, BHASKAR ROY, May 12, 2006)
Despite the dark prophecies, Congress at final count has acquitted itself fairly well by capturing power in three states along with its allies, which include retaining the pole position in Assam, where it faced a stiff challenge from AGP and a new . . .
- Lessons In Democracy (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 12, 2006)
It seems appropriate that, due to the Iraq war, the world has been debating the nature of democracy 200 years after Alexis de Tocqueville's birth.
- The Babu And The Jawan (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 12, 2006)
The reasons for the young men of today shunning a career in the armed forces are not far to seek.
- Take It As Red (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , May 12, 2006)
West Bengal continues to be the despair of psephologists.
- Cbi Chargesheets 5 Army Officers (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
Over six years after the incident, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) here today filed charge-sheets in the fake encounter case against Army personnel for the alleged killing of five civilians at Pathribal in Anantnag district of South Kashmir.
- Remembering Mahajan (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, May 11, 2006)
When he was alive, the RSS always had an ambivalent attitude towards Pramod Mahajan, and though his tragic death has invoked fulsome tributes in the Organiser, some of that ambivalence creeps through. In a front-page . . .
- U.S. Joins India's Moon Mission (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 11, 2006)
India's first space probe for the scientific exploration of a celestial body, has matured into a truly international effort.
- Indian Obduracy (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 11, 2006)
DESPITE much flexibility having been displayed by General Musharraf on Kashmir, Islamabad has not succeeded in making a dent in Indian obduracy.
- A Helpless Bystander (OutLook, B. Raman , May 11, 2006)
Sri Lanka has been bleeding continuously ever since Mahinda Rajapakse took over as the President last November and immediately thereafter wriggled out of the commitment made to the Sri Lankan Tamils by his predecessors to find a solution to their . . .
- Get Cracking (Pioneer, Editorial, The News International, May 11, 2006)
In announcing an increase in troop mobilisation in Jammu & Kashmir, Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee has only accepted that the UPA Government's wishy-washy approach to terrorism has been a failure.
- Nailing Naxals (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 11, 2006)
That the Home Ministry has recognised the seriousness of the threat from those we so conveniently dub “Naxals” is itself a matter of some satisfaction ~ somehow the theory of nipping trouble in the bud has eluded North Block ~ but the outcome of . . .
- Bbc's Coverage Comes Under Fire (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, May 11, 2006)
FOR YEARS, the British Broadcasting Corporation has been accused by the Israeli Government, its diplomats in Britain, and by Jewish groups of displaying an anti-Israeli "bias" in its coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. At the height of the . . .
- Another Spin (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 11, 2006)
Spinning around the moon together is not a bad way to make friends. India is hoping to launch its unmanned lunar orbiter, Chandrayaan-I, in 2008.
- Assembly Polls Counting To Begin On Thursday (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
The fate of 2586 candidates including Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa and DMK president M Karunanidhi, contesting the assembly elections, will be known on Thursday when the votes are counted.
- Sonia Is Their Problem (Deccan Herald, B K Chandrashekar, May 11, 2006)
The Ordinance contemplated by the Government to protect MPs against disqualification, they charged, was meant to save Sonia's membership.
- Who Will Be The Top Gun? (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, May 11, 2006)
Musharaff claims to be negotiating a deal with Nawaz Sharif and Benazir Bhutto
- Retirement Blues (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 11, 2006)
There're always some plans waiting for a man expecting retirement
- Maharashtra Minister Gets 1-Month Jail (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
The Supreme Court today sentenced Maharashtra Transport Minister Swaroop Singh Nayak and state Additional Chief Secretary Ashok Khot to one-month simple imprisonment for violation of court orders.
- Australia Denies Plan To Lift Uranium Ban On India (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
Australia on Thursday denied it had plans to lift a ban on selling uranium to India even if nuclear-armed New Delhi refused to sign the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
- Nepal Maoists Form Team For Talks (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, May 11, 2006)
Less than a week after Maoist supremo Prachanda aka Pushpa Kamal Dahal welcomed newly appointed prime minister Girija Prasad Koirala’s announcement of a ceasefire and call for beginning talks, Nepal’s Communist guerrillas moved swiftly, forming a . . .
- Right Initiative (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 11, 2006)
President Ahmedinejad’s letter to President Bush, debunked by the US as “a rambling18-page document” containing “nothing new” should, in fact, lead to a breakthrough in the Iranian nuclear impasse, if taken seriously.
- Army Jawan Shot Dead In J-K (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
Militants shot dead an army jawan and injured a government teacher in separate attacks in Jammu and Kashmir, official sources said on Wednesday.
- Putin Calls For Strong Army (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , May 11, 2006)
President Vladimir Putin has called for a dramatic defence buildup to enable Russia to resist external threats and pressure.
- Learning, Language And Literacy (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
An examination of the role of literacy in the study of language and the learning process, and in the development and democratisation of societies.
- Indian Navy Seeks Approval For More Stealth Ships (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
The Indian Navy, racing to acquire the latest military hardware, is seeking cabinet clearance to buy three Russian stealth frigates worth $665 million, a spokesman said on Wednesday.
- A New Equation (Frontline, Deb Mukharji, May 11, 2006)
Indo-Nepal relations must evolve from one of largely personal linkages to one truly between two sovereign states.
- For Lasting Peace (Frontline, Kanak Mani Dixit, May 11, 2006)
The people and the political players pull Nepal back from the brink, with some help from India; now it is time to let the U.N. to play its part.
- Indian Flip-Flop (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, May 11, 2006)
The Indian government managed to retain some credibility by going with popular sentiments despite its slipshod initial reaction.
- B Raman: Should We Believe General Malik? (Rediff on the Net, B Raman, May 11, 2006)
The perennial debate over the functioning of the intelligence agencies between the Indian Army and the agencies has once again been revived following the publication by General Ved Prakash Malik, the Chief of the Army Staff at the time of the . . .
- The Freelance Jihadis (OutLook, B. Raman , May 11, 2006)
They are not members of any identified jihadi terrorist organisation. They are not brainwashed into resorting to suicide terrorism by any organisation or madrasa or religious cleric or state-sponsor of terrorism. They are just angry. Very angry.
- Fears Of A Drought (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, May 11, 2006)
Pakistan faces a treat of a drought hitting hard the kharif crops, cotton and rice in particular, warns the meteorological department.
- Five Cops Abducted By Maoists In Nepal (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
Maoist rebels abducted at least five policemen patrolling a highway in southern Nepal, police said on Wednesday.
- Who Will Be Crowned King Of Bureaucrats? (The Financial Express, P VAIDYANATHAN IYER, May 11, 2006)
With present Cabsec BK Chaturvedi’s tenure ending mid-June, the race for this coveted post is on
- Pml-N To List Govt Employees Aiding Poll Rigging (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has said it will prepare lists of all those government employees, including military personnel, who, they believed, will become tools for rigging in the next general elections while performing duties.
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