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Articles 11521 through 11620 of 27135:
- Taliban's Target (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, May 11, 2006)
The kidnapping and killing of the Indian telecom engineer is another warning from the Taliban against the Indian presence in Afghanistan.
- Jihadi Groups Term Talks With India Futile (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
An alliance of guerrilla groups fighting Indian rule over the divided region of Kashmir on Monday termed talks with India futile and warned the moderate All-Parties Hurriyat Conference that “fruitless talks” with India would spoil Kashmiris’ sacrifices.
- Benazir Says Musharraf Won’T Arrest Osama (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto has said that capturing Osama bin Laden is not in President General Pervez Musharraf’s interest because that will deprive him of the justification for his rule.
- Lessons From La Paz (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 11, 2006)
Should events in far off Bolivia be of any concern to us in India? On the face of it, no. Even in a globalising world, where we’d like to proclaim the end of geography and talk of the global village, proximity does make a difference.
- Tunisian Held In Waziristan (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
Security forces arrested three suspected militants, including a Tunisian believed to belong to the Al Qaeda terrorist organisation, in North Waziristan, a senior official said on Wednesday.
- No Pullout, Please (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 11, 2006)
Terrorism must end before troops can be withdrawn
- Putin Pledge To Know India, China & Usa Better (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
Russia would expand its interaction and cooperation with India, China and the USA, which remain its “key” partners in ensuring global security and stability, President Vladimir Putin said here today.
- Towards The Moon (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 11, 2006)
Indo-US space cooperation moves ahead
- Avert Grave Danger (Pioneer, Daniel Pipes, May 11, 2006)
Sustained diplomatic pressure is needed to stop Tehran from developing weapons of mass destruction, says Daniel Pipes
- Rally Staged Against Tadadi Project (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
The seer was irked by statements made by scientists that fly ash was not a cause of concern.
- Taliban Surviving On Continued Pak Support, (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
Pakistan’s tacit support and unhindered movement of traffic through its boundaries has provided the much-needed life-support system to the Taliban regime, a Washington based scholar Marvin Weinbaum said on Tuesday.
- Nepal Rising (Frontline, Siddharth Varadarajan, May 11, 2006)
A road map exists, and the people of Nepal are anxious to get moving. But there are also seven roadblocks to be overcome.
- Ghosts Of Kargil (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 11, 2006)
India's former Chief of the Army Staff provokes renewed debate on the intelligence warnings prior to the 1999 Kargil War.
- This Day, That Year (Pioneer, C UDAY BHASKAR, May 11, 2006)
May is very hot in the plains of India and, by a combination of complex causal factors that include design and coincidence it is deeply associated with India's nuclear narrative.
- Sino-Pak Cooperation Provoking Us, India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
Analyst says Balochs afraid of being displaced from Gwadar
- Options In Fata (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 11, 2006)
Pakistan’s tribal areas have been hitting world headlines now for several years because of the security operations against Al Qaeda.
- Mr Mukherjee’S Second Thoughts (News International, Editorial, The News International, May 11, 2006)
Indian Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee must have made Tuesday a field day for those who remain sceptical about the possibility of rapprochement between his country and Pakistan.
- Taliban At It Again (Tribune, G.S. Bhargava, May 11, 2006)
MORE outrageous than the killing in cold blood of an engineer by the Taliban in Afghanistan is the reaction of officials.
- Taliban Surviving On Continued Pak Support, Says Us Expert (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
Pakistan’s tacit support and unhindered movement of traffic through its boundaries has provided the much-needed life-support system to the Taliban regime, a Washington based scholar Marvin Weinbaum said on Tuesday.
- Spaced In (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, May 11, 2006)
The memorandum of understanding signed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) opens a new chapter for India’s space programme.
- Unchanged Defence Spending (News International, Editorial, The News International, May 11, 2006)
It is a positive trend that various committees of the National Assembly have been discussing the government’s financial record every year on the eve of the annual budget.
- Another Pitch To Iran (Washington Post, Editorial, Washington Post, May 11, 2006)
It was hard not to be struck by the sequence of developments on Iran on Monday.
- In Iran, Apocalypse Vs. Reform (Washington Post, Jackson Diehl, May 11, 2006)
In a dusty brown village outside this Shiite holy city, a once-humble yellow-brick mosque is undergoing a furious expansion.
- Govt To Bring New Bill On Oop (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 10, 2006)
The Union Cabinet on Tuesday decided to bring a Bill to amend the 1959 Act of Prevention of Disqualification of Members of Parliament to end the raging office-of-profit controversy.
- Extradition Treaty Issue To Top India's Agenda At Saarc (Pioneer, Pramod Kumar Singh, May 10, 2006)
When Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil reaches Dhaka to attend the meeting of the Home Ministers of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) on Wednesday, there will be too many things on his platter.
- A Weak Centre Cannot Hold (Pioneer, Gautam Sen, May 10, 2006)
The relationship of the Centre and its political masters with the territories beyond always constitutes a vital issue. Shorn of all that is derivative or politically transient, the strength of the Centre defines what endures beyond it.
- Varanasi Blasts' Accused Shot Dead In Kashmir (Pioneer, Khursheed Wani, May 10, 2006)
After receiving a tip-off from the Uttar Pradesh Police about his presence in the northern part of the Valley, the Jammu and Kashmir Police shot dead Muhammed Zubair, key accused in the March 7 Varanasi blasts case in an encounter in Kupwara district....
- Ltte's Efforts To Provoke Colombo Have Not Succeeded . . . (Hindu, Amit Baruah, May 10, 2006)
Says the onus of resuming the peace process is now on the Tigers
"LTTE using Karuna issue as a pretext not to return to negotiating table"
He spells out goals for innovators
Facilitator's task a "thankless one" given the complexity of ethnic problem
- Blair Denies Straw-Iran Link (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, May 10, 2006)
British Prime Minister Tony Blair has dismissed as "rubbish'' reports that Jack Straw was removed from the Foreign Office because of his opposition to any military intervention in Iran, or because of pressure from Washington.
- Ahmadinejad's Letter To George Bush (Hindu, Simon Tisdall, May 10, 2006)
Flat rejection of the offer will be interpreted by Teheran and others as confirmation that the U.S. is using the nuclear issue as a lever for regime change.
- Pakistan's Jihadi Problems (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 10, 2006)
While Pakistan claims to have lost more than 600 of the 80,000 troops it has committed to the campaign against the Taliban and Al-Qaeda, Afghanistan and the United States remain unimpressed.
- Livelihood A Major Issue For Quake Survivors In Uri (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, May 10, 2006)
URI (Kashmir): Life will, perhaps, never be the same for the hundreds of families affected in the earthquake that shook parts of Jammu and Kashmir on October 8 last year. For over 260 families, now living at the Bela Camp in Uri, there is nothing . . .
- Agriculture In Strategic Policy Making (Business Line, Sumit K. Majumdar, May 10, 2006)
The productivity gains made in the last forty years can be the foundation for India's agriculture sector to be globally one of the best. If these gains are compounded, the country's exportable surplus in many commodities and . . .
- No Troop Cuts In Kashmir Till Militancy Halts, Says India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
Pakistan rejects Mukherjee’s allegations
- Emerging Coalition Of Jihad (Pioneer, Wilson John, May 10, 2006)
With Al Qaeda far from being vanquished, and Pakistan and Bangladesh inevitably turning into jihadi outposts in the emerging pan-Islamist network in Asia, India is more than likely to be caught in the vicious tail-wind of the next wave of terrorism,
- Nettlesome Letter (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 10, 2006)
It is not surprising that the United States' Secretary of State, Dr Condoleezza Rice, has stated that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's letter to President George Bush of the United States does not provide an "opening to engage on the nuclear. . .
- Who Needs America? (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, May 10, 2006)
Last fortnight an Indian engineer in Afghanistan was beheaded by the Taliban. This followed a demand that India quit Afghanistan. The Indian government firmly stated that it would not withdraw from Afghanistan.
- Latin America’S Turn To The Left (Dawn, Mahir Ali, May 10, 2006)
Towards the end of last month, Fidel Castro played host to a pair of neighbours, Hugo Chavez and Evo Morales, with whom he signed a pact titled the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas.
- Varanasi Blast ‘Brain’ Shot In J&k Was Up Madarsa Teacher (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
At a sprawling madarsa in Tanda, in western UP’s Baghpat, the students were waiting for their teacher, Mohammad Zubair, gone missing since April 4.
- Another War Will Be Mad (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, May 10, 2006)
The “generals' revolt” may have sent a warning to America's military establishment to beware of reckless political leadership.”
- Troops Kill Suspect In Varanasi Bombings (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
Indian soldiers in Kashmir on Tuesday shot dead a suspected Muslim militant, who police said was behind bomb blasts in the Hindu holy city of Varanasi in March that killed 15 people and wounded dozens.
- Right To Remain Poor (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, May 10, 2006)
Three United Nation's representatives have advised the Indian Government not to increase the height of Sardar Sarovar Dam until rehabilitation is complete.
- The Rising And Emerging India (Daily Excelsior, Ramesh Pandita and Meenakshi Koul, May 10, 2006)
Right goes the saying that every body stands by the side of strong and superior, so gets reflected in context to India.
- Killer Waves (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 10, 2006)
Long ago a boat filled to capacity with pilgrims from Akhnoor to the Jhiri fair capsized on the way in the Chinab River.
- Pakistan Charity Says U.S. Terror Label An Indian Plot (Reuters, ZEESHAN HAIDER , May 10, 2006)
The founder of one of the most feared militant groups fighting in Kashmir accused the United States on Tuesday of pandering to India and being anti-Islam by branding the charity he now runs as a terrorist organisation.
- Bush Faces Battle Over Cia Choice (Hindu, Suzanne Goldenberg, May 10, 2006)
George Bush's choice of a controversial air force general to head the CIA has raised the prospect of a contentious confirmation battle amid Republican and Democratic alarm that the civilian spy agency risks being swallowed up by the Pentagon.
- Groundrules On Gujarat (Indian Express, ANANDA MAJUMDAR, May 10, 2006)
Against the backdrop of the demolition of the Sufi shrine in Vadodara and the terrorist strike in Doda, the CPM’s message to the UPA is clear: firstly, the government cannot be a bystander and secondly, the Left’s support to the UPA was clearly to . . .
- Singapore Wants To Train Its Armed Forces In India, Govt Positive (Indian Express, Amitav Ranjan, May 10, 2006)
Departing from its policy of allowing only joint exercises, India is preparing to open its terrain to Singapore by allowing it to station and train its army here.
- No Demilitarisation In J&k: Pranab (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee today categorically ruled out any de-militarisation in Jammu and Kashmir, one of the main demand of moderate Hurriyat Conference, saying number of the troops will not be reduced in the State.
- Us Opens Military Barn Door For India (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI: In a military and arms sales career spanning three decades, Michael Devers seldom had India on his radar -- until 2005.
- Another Deadly Violation (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 10, 2006)
AT least three different versions of the US helicopter gunship bombardment on the Pak-Afghan border that left three miners dead, three others injured and eight missing on Monday have appeared in the press.
- Centre Sweats To Save Mps (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
With the Supreme Court showing no mercy and a political consensus proving elusive, the Centre today shrugged off an air of indecisiveness and decided to expand the list of offices of profit immune to the disqualification law.
- Musharraf Denies Snap Poll Reports (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
Gen Musharraf, who has been meeting a number of ruling party politicians in recent weeks as part of his efforts to revitalise the alliance led by ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Q (PML-Q), told a group of legislators on Monday that the assemblies would . .
- Bill To Save Office & Keep The Profit (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
A decision to this effect was taken by the Union Cabinet at its meeting chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Priyaranjan Dasmunshi told newspersons here.
- Office Of Profit Issue: More Posts May Be Exempted (Independent Inquiry Committee, P. Sunderarajan , May 10, 2006)
Dasmunsi: no amendment to Constitution, only changes in disqualification law
- Key Suspect In Varanasi Blast Shot In Kashmir (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
A top militant of the Harkat-ul-Jehadi Islamia and one of the main brains behind the twin blasts that rocked Varanasi recently was shot dead in a gunbattle in the Handwara area today.
- Oop: Cabinet Okays Amendment (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
Government on Tuesday night decided to amend the law to exempt more posts from being considered an office of profit.
- Ahmadinejad’S Letter To Bush (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 10, 2006)
AS the world sits biting its nails nervously and waiting to see the next move on the Iranian crisis, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has done the unexpected.
- Kargil And After (Tribune, Air Commodore Jasjit Singh (retd), May 10, 2006)
History of human conflict and wars has persistently included three elements. More often than not, fighting men, unless they are incapable or lack the grit, inevitably bear the cost of (military, political and bureaucratic) planning and intelligence . . .
- Lankan Foreign Minister For Negotiations To Settle Ethnic Issue (Tribune, T.R. Ramachandran, May 10, 2006)
Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera categorically said today that Colombo was not looking for a new facilitator as Norway was doing its best and his government would continue to seek a negotiated settlement to the protracted ethnic issue . . .
- Varanasi Blasts Suspect Shot Dead In J&k (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 10, 2006)
Police-Army operation ends in elimination of Bhagpat-based cleric Mohammad Zubair
He had overall command of Varanasi bombings, believe investigators
Was trained in bomb-making, urban terrorism in Pakistan
- Don't Celebrate The Mutiny (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 10, 2006)
Hindus were better placed during the British regime, when they shared with Muslims a level playing field, says Prafull Goradia .
- ‘Enlightened Citizens Can Help Deal With Terrorist Situations’ (Indian Express, APJ ABDUL KALAM, May 10, 2006)
I would like to share with you the cruel incident which took place in Afghanistan and has resulted in the loss of a precious engineer, Suryanarayana, resulting in the loss of smiles on the faces of his family including his three small children.
- Critical Mass With Iran (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
Top diplomats of the world's major powers met in New York on Monday to see if they could agree on whether the UN Security Council should demand that Iran suspend its uranium enrichment and stop building a heavy-water nuclear reactor. They couldn't.
- Showing Who's The Boss (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 09, 2006)
It has been barely a week since Prime Minister Koirala took over the reins in Nepal but the Seven Party Alliance (SPA) government he heads has quickly understood a key principle of political survival: the amount of power it wields is a function of . . .
- Growing Isolation (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 09, 2006)
Blair may have to decide to make a dignified exit
- Ahmadinejad Plans To Make Peace With Us (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, May 09, 2006)
It was announced in Tehran on Monday that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is sending a letter to US President George W Bush putting forward “new solutions” to end the long-standing differences between the two countries.
- Nosedive In Blair’S Popularity (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 09, 2006)
The outcome of Local Bodies’ elections in the United Kingdom clearly shows that the incumbent Prime Minister, Mr Tony Blair is facing the wrath of the public opinion.
- U.S. Makes A Return To Cold War Rhetoric (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , May 09, 2006)
Washington's change of heart has been largely provoked by Moscow's increasingly assertive foreign policy and determined upholding of national interests.
- Serious Implications Of Indo-Us N Deal (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 09, 2006)
During the just concluded meeting of the US-Pakistan defence consultative group, Islamabad once again expressed its reservations over American nuclear deal with its arch rival India, telling Washington that it has the potential to upset the existing . . .
- Is The Us 'Doing Enough'? (News International, Editorial, The News International, May 09, 2006)
The statement in March by Abdullah Abdullah, then foreign minister of Afghanistan, that Osama bin Laden, Mullah Mohammad Omar and Al Qaeda No 2 Ayman al-Zawahiri were all hiding in Pakistan was obviously baseless.
- Unfair Criticism (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 09, 2006)
Two more statements — one by a US official and the other by the Afghan foreign minister — have accused Islamabad of not doing enough in the war on terror.
- Another Exhibition (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 09, 2006)
An encounter with truth" is the name of the photo exhibition currently in progress in the national capital. It has been organised by the Ajay Chrangoo faction of Panun Kashmir focussing on "expulsion of Hindus" from the Kashmir region.
- Bad Noisy Breath (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 09, 2006)
When people take a catnap or tend to conk out, the surest way to find how they are doing is by listening to their snores, says Rungeen Singh .
- A Day The World Must Not Forget (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 09, 2006)
May 9 will always bring Russian people of all generations, nationalities and religious beliefs together, writes Viktor Litovkin .
- Secularism Of Convenience (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 09, 2006)
A 'dargah' where 'puja' is held can be termed Islamic only in Gujarat because it's convenient, says Tarun Vijay
- 67 Pc Polling In Bengal (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
An estimated 67 per cent voters exercised their franchise in six districts of West Bengal in the fifth and final phase of polling on Monday, reports reaching the election headquarters here said.
- Bombs Kill 7 Iraqis, Us Soldiers (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
Bombs killed a US soldier and seven Iraqis on Monday as politicians haggled over key posts in the new Cabinet, officials said. Another American died the day before in northern Iraq, according to a US statement.
- Sailing Solid (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 09, 2006)
The navy chief reassures
The tradition of the captain going down with his ship, colours nailed to the mast, has long been abandoned but the Chief of the Naval Staff has just telegraphed a manful message ~ he assumes responsibility for what goes . . .
- Us Agrees To Give Pak Latest Conventional Weapons Systems (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
The United States has agreed to provide Pakistan's military with latest conventional weapons systems besides the already promised F-16s to fight terrorism.
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