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Articles 11721 through 11820 of 27135:
- China — Reaching Out To The World (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, May 06, 2006)
There is a global fascination now for all things Chinese. On its part, Beijing gives due importance to cultivating soft power.
- Usa, Pak Firm Up Army Ties (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 06, 2006)
Pakistan and the USA have agreed to strengthen military ties and enhance intelligence-sharing for combating terrorist activities, especially those of the Al-Qaida and Taliban in the Afghan-Pak border.
- Canberra Can If Delhi Inks Deal (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 06, 2006)
Australia may change its official policy of not selling uranium to countries such as India, which have not signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), if New Delhi negotiates a special agreement with Canberra on safeguarding its nuclear facilities.
- Be Tough With Taliban (Daily Excelsior, Tanveer Jafri, May 06, 2006)
The Indians had to face again, great & sorrowful news last days when media telecast news that an Indian Engineer, Surya Narayan was killed by the Talibani militants.
- Upa Core Panel Meets Today On Quota Issue (Tribune, Anita Katyal, May 06, 2006)
Now that Science and Technology Minister Kapil Sibal is back from his foreign visit, the next meeting of the Union Cabinet may well witness some sparks when he comes face to face with Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh on the latter’s . . .
- Bush Warns Hamas Again To Shun Terror, Recognise Israel (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, May 06, 2006)
President George W Bush has slammed Palestinian Islamic group Hamas, which is in power there, saying that unless it disarms, stops terrorism and recognises Israel's right to exist, the US will not work with it.
- Ltte Attack Warded Off (Hindu, V. S. Sambandan, May 06, 2006)
The Sri Lankan navy and air force on Friday warded off an attack by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) off the island's north-western coast, the army said.
- Challenges Before Women In Combat (Tribune, Air Marshal R.S. Bedi (retd), May 06, 2006)
The Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), Pune has recommended women for combat duties in the armed forces. The study carried out over a period of three years has advocated that “Women be considered for combat duties” as Indian women, as else where,
- Murder Of Sufi Soul (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 06, 2006)
Thirty-eight-year-old Rafik Abdul Ghani Vohra was set upon by a mob, led by Ashok Thakur and other well-known VHP activists, and burnt to death in his car, at Ajwa Road, while returning from Gujarat Refineries on May 2.
- Site Unseen (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 06, 2006)
In H G Wells's The Invisible Man, a scientist theorises that if a person's refractive index is changed to exactly that of air and his body does not absorb or reflect light, then he will not be visible.
- Paramilitary Forces Arrive For Election Duties (Hindu, K.T. Sangameswaran, May 06, 2006)
They will be posted in `sensitive' booths; more forces to arrive
- "Poseidon" To Hit Silver Screen With Special Effects (Hindu, Lakshmi B. Ghosh , May 06, 2006)
This is a movie that comes with the promise of "immersing" you. Or at least coming close to completely drenching the audience and making them look at the world upside down.
- Why Not Strike Bargain With Iran? (Toronto Star, Haroon Siddiqui, May 06, 2006)
The world is only marginally less polarized on Iran than it was on Iraq three years ago. But the big difference this time is that George W. Bush is doing his bullying more skilfully.
- Jirga Lays Demands Before Talks (Daily Times, Iqbal Khattak, May 05, 2006)
A grand jirga, consisting of representatives from all tribes in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), has set May 12 as the deadline for the government to meet its demands before negotiating a peaceful solution to the issue of the presence . . .
- Back To The Security Council (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 05, 2006)
The United States will begin a long, difficult and possibly unsuccessful campaign this week to persuade the UN Security Council to order an end to Iran’s nuclear programme — even though Iran’s president has already said the regime does “not give a . . .
- Sympathy For The Devil (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 05, 2006)
Moussaoui, who jeered America as he was spared death for the 9/11 bombings, is no deranged lunatic but an Islamist, says Robert Spencer
- Turmoil In Balochistan (Dawn, Ghayoor Ahmed, May 05, 2006)
THE Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah wanted Pakistan to be a federation, with autonomous units in which fundamental human rights, equality of status and opportunity, social, economic and political justice would be guaranteed.
- Press Freedom (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 05, 2006)
Addressing the Press Institute of Pakistan seminar on World Press Freedom Day, new Federal Information Minister Mohammad Ali Durrani could not have been more right in saying that any manner of freedom secured by journalists has "not been gifted . . .
- Consulting Legislators (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 05, 2006)
On Wednesday General Musharraf visited Parliament House, where he talked to National Assembly Speaker Ch Amir Hussain and a number of ruling alliance legislators.
- Time To Shun The Chinese Trap (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 05, 2006)
Beijing has executed well its plan of propping up the Maoists and then making Nepal's royalty an institution of disgrace, says Bulbul Roy . . .
- Doing Away With 58-2(b) (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 05, 2006)
Ever since Ziaul Haq inserted Article 58-2(b) in the Constitution by a decree, Pakistan has seen four elected governments dismissed and the elected assemblies dissolved. Ziaul Haq first made use of it in 1988 when he sacked the government of . . .
- Comply Or Face “Further Measures”, Security Council Tells Iran (Tribune, DHARAM SHOURIE, May 05, 2006)
Britain and France have moved a resolution in the UN Security Council demanding that Iran suspend nuclear enrichment or face the threat of unspecified “further measures”, setting the stage for a possible confrontation with Russia and China who . . .
- Stoking Communal Flames (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 05, 2006)
The extended communal violence in Vadodara in Gujarat cannot be explained by its immediate provocation: the demolition of a dargah in Fatehpura area by the municipal authorities as part of a road-widening project.
- How To Tackle Hostage Crises Abroad? (The Economic Times, Sushant Sareen, May 05, 2006)
An aggressive and ‘forward’ foreign policy, like the one India has adopted in Afghanistan, inevitably extracts a heavy price in men and material.
- Indian Origin Astronaut To Make Maiden Journey To Iss (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2006)
Three years after Kalpana Chawla's tragic space expedition, another American astronaut of Indian origin Sunita Williams will make her maiden journey to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of NASA's six-month mission.
- Silver Lining (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 05, 2006)
There is a silver lining in the blood-splattered atmosphere prevailing today. It is to be welcomed that both New Delhi and Islamabad have reiterated their resolve to go ahead with the peace process.
- Toilet Trouble (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 05, 2006)
One is not quite sure of it, but the Government of Chhattisgarh may well have created a global record by prescribing a new ground for depriving an elected member of a local self-governing body of his or her job - the absence of a loo in . . .
- Us Soldiers Among 10 Iraqis Killed (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2006)
A suicide bomber attacked a crowd of people waiting outside a heavily guarded court building in Baghdad today, killing 10 Iraqis and wounding 52, police said.
- South Indian Red Herring (Telegraph, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, May 05, 2006)
The author is president, Centre for Policy Research
In his defence of further extending reservations to the other backward classes, P. Chidamabaram, a late and curious convert to the new reservation mania sweeping the government, predictably . . .
- Ceasefire Ceases (Statesman, Sam Rajappa, May 05, 2006)
The suicide attack on the Sri Lankan Army Commander, Lt.-Gen. Sarath Fonseka, on 25 April, by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, marks the end of the 2002 Ceasefire Agreement between the government and the militant organisation.
- Consensus Crucial (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 05, 2006)
Nobody with a modicum of common sense would oppose a settlement of the debilitating dispute over Siachen, yet there is scope for disquiet at the series of “leaks” suggesting that an accord is imminent.
- Surviving Devils (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 05, 2006)
Dum Dum hoodlums mock CM’s assurances
- Globalisation Of Saarc (Daily Excelsior, Pallab Bhattacharya, May 05, 2006)
When India hosts the 14th SAARC Summit next year, it will see not only the entry of Afghanistan as a full member but also the participation of East Asian neighbours China and Japan, as observers.
- Sri Lanka Army Says Kills 7, Talks Remain Deadlocked (Reuters, Peter Apps, May 05, 2006)
Sri Lanka's army said it killed seven suspected Tamil Tigers after an attack on a checkpoint on Thursday, while the rebels raised new objections to a government plan aimed at ending the deadlock over peace talks.
- Another Futile Cbm (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 05, 2006)
Pakistan and India have agreed on another Confidence Building Measure (CBM). This time it relates to launching of a truck service between Azad and Occupied Kashmir to promote trade between the two parts.
- Law Loses Speed, Lynch Mob At Large (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2006)
More than 36 hours after 11 persons were named in the murder of Mohammed Rafiq Vohra in an FIR, not one has been arrested, raising questions about the government’s sincerity in punishing rioters.
- Centre Cites Tension In Vadodara, Sc Stays Hc Order On Demolition (Indian Express, R VENKATARAMAN, May 05, 2006)
The Supreme Court today stayed the Gujarat High Court order directing authorities to remove all religious structures encroaching public land in the state.
- Mr Toraichi Kono And The Tramp (Deccan Herald, Bruce Wallace, May 05, 2006)
Kono and Chaplin. Kono, an aide to Chaplin for years, was forgotten until crates of his papers came to light.
- Running Riot (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 05, 2006)
The current spate of rioting in Vadodara is further evidence of the deep fissures that divide Gujarat and the perverse approach of the Narendra Modi administration towards issues of governance.
- Lend Lease (Times of India, SWAGATO GANGULY, May 05, 2006)
Mao Zedong may have been a fire-breathing revolutionary, but he proved far-sighted in one respect. When the People's Liberation Army was routing its enemies across mainland China in 1949, he didn't order them into Hong Kong.
- Root Of Insecurity (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 05, 2006)
The seed of defence brings offence. I want physical security; I create a sovereign government, which necessitates armed forces, which means war, which destroys security.
J Krishnamurti
- Riots Are So 2002 (Indian Express, Darshan Desai, May 05, 2006)
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi tending to a Muslim riot victim. Narendra Modi seeking an army flag march in the beleaguered town of Vadodara.
- Bloated Babudom (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 05, 2006)
Parkinson would have loved Punjab
- Seeking Progress On All Fronts (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 05, 2006)
The people of Darfur need much more than aid. They need protection on the ground and they need peace, not just on paper but implemented and enforced throughout each and every village across the region.
- Kargil And Questions Of War (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 05, 2006)
Was the Kargil war the outcome of just intelligence failure?
- Indian Security Presence In Afghanistan (Hindu, M.K. Bhadrakumar, May 05, 2006)
The U.S. and Britain have hitherto been averse to any role for India — in deference to Pakistani sensitivities. Why, now, a change of heart?
- Dangers Of Saltoro Pull-Back (Business Line, G. Parthasarathy, May 05, 2006)
There are indications that New Delhi is negotiating with Pakistan to pull back Indian forces from the strategic heights of Saltoro Range and establish an extensive demilitarised zone. But there should be no question of a pull-back from positions . . .
- Curfew Relaxed In Vadodara (Hindu, MANAS DASGUPTA, May 05, 2006)
Clash in Navapura before Army moved in
Army stages flag march in affected areas
"Handling of situation by police raises a lot of questions"
- Snap Poll In Singapore (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, May 05, 2006)
The May 6 election is viewed as an exercise in the politics of stability.
- Bush Imperilling Free Speech (Hindu, Sidney Blumenthal, May 05, 2006)
An imperial President is smothering the system of checks and balances.
- Indian-Origin Sunita Williams To Make Maiden Space Expedition (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2006)
She will serve as a flight engineer on NASA's six-month mission
- Over 5,000 Police Personnel To Be Deployed For Elections (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2006)
Around 140 booths identified as sensitive; flag march held at Namakkal
- Washington Still Needs Islamabad (Hindu, Simon Tisdall, May 05, 2006)
When america's world changed after 9/11, President Pervez Musharraf adapted faster than most. He severed Pakistan's official links with the Taliban, backed the U.S. war on terror, and set about taming lawless tribal areas abutting the Afghan border. Gen.
- Bnp Briefs Eu Lawmakers On Balochistan Situation (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2006)
Balochistan National Party secretary-general Sanaullah Baloch on Wednesday briefed European Union lawmakers on Pakistan army operations in his province, saying Islamabad must be told to immediately stop the “violation of human rights of the Baloch people.
- ‘Pak Role A Must For Afghan Mission Success’ (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2006)
Recognising Pakistan’s role in the war on terror, it will soon be given control of the Commander Task Force (CTF)-150 operation in the Arabian Sea.
- New Frontline In The War On Terror (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2006)
As hideouts go, the Shawal Valley in northern Pakistan is a militant's dream.
- Pak-Afghan Meeting Held On Enhancing Border Patrol (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2006)
Pakistani and Afghan military officials met for two weeks in March for a US-sponsored seminar in Germany to discuss better ways to patrol Pak-Afghan complex border, a rugged tribal area that harbours terrorist fighters, said a statement by US . . .
- Pakistan To Help Dutch Deploy Troops In Urzgan (Daily Times, Mohammad Imran, May 04, 2006)
Pakistan will help the Netherlands deploy its troops in the Urzgan province of Afghanistan as part of NATO forces, decided a meeting between Defence Minister Rao Sikandar Iqbal and his Dutch counterpart Henricus Gregorius Jozeph in Rawalpindi on Tuesday.
- Sabre-Rattling Against Iran Unlikely To Succeed (Hindu, Tariq Ali, May 04, 2006)
Ringed by nuclear states, Teheran's atomic programme is scarcely unreasonable. So why has Washington manufactured this crisis?
- A Man Of The Modern World (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , May 04, 2006)
There was no job in the BJP that Pramod Mahajan did not handle — and handle with some finesse. Whether he was in the party or the government, he took every job seriously, working out every detail.
- Nepal's Monarchy At A Crossroads (Hindu, Ameet Dhakal, May 04, 2006)
Nepal's reinstated House of Representative passed a unanimous resolution on Sunday to go for constituent assembly elections to draft a new constitution. Will ballot power overthrow the 237-year old monarchy?
- Teheran Gives Out Mixed Signals On Nuclear Issue (Hindu, Atul Aneja , May 04, 2006)
Gulf nations mull plans to cope with radiation hazard
- Nellithope Crucial For Both Dmk, Aiadmk (Hindu, S. Nadarajan, May 04, 2006)
An ex-serviceman and an ex-CM lock horns in the poll battle
Janakiraman has been holding the seat since his first win in 1985
Segar is a green horn in the poll battle
Nellithope has a total of 22,758 voters with 11,645 women voters and 11,113 men
- Iran Enriches Uranium No Danger To Neighbours, It Says (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2006)
Iran announced that it had enriched uranium to a higher level than before, though not beyond the range required for reactor fuel, as a leading nuclear official tried to reassure neighbouring countries that Tehran's nuclear programme posed no danger.
- Rocket-Rattling Over Iran (Deccan Herald, Tariq Ali, May 04, 2006)
Till now, what has prevented the crisis in Iraq from becoming a total debacle for the US has been the open collaboration of the Iranian clerics.
- Bees Better At Big Decisions (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 04, 2006)
To be or not to be — that is the question:/Whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to suffer/The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune/Or to take arms against a sea of troubles/And by opposing end them,” soliloquised the Prince of Denmark in Act Three, . . .
- Changing Geo-Politics Of Central Asia & India (Daily Excelsior, Sudhanshu Tripathi, May 04, 2006)
The Central Asian region is one of the most prominent socio-political cultural units in the contemporary world. Its location in the middle of Islamic, Christian and Buddhist radicalized civilizations makes the region as the most convenient transit . . .
- Defanging Terrorists (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 04, 2006)
In the course of its war on terror, the US has succeeded in disrupting Al Qaeda's WMD efforts with considerable success, says . . .
- Time Is Running Out For Tehran (Pioneer, Pyotr Romanov, May 04, 2006)
The US war against Saddam Hussein in Iraq was a precursor to the eventual or inevitable conflict with Iran, says Pyotr Romanov
- Grooming Budhia (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 04, 2006)
Five-year-old Budhia Singh had already become a celebrity before Tuesday when he qualified for an entry in the Limca Book of Records by running 65 kilometres in seven hours and two minutes.
- Army Recruitment Rally From June 6 To 12 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2006)
This will be held at Gandhi Stadium in Salem
Those who have completed Plus Two and belonging to Dharmapuri, Namakkal, Coimbatore and Krishnagiri can appear for the interview for the post of Soldier Nursing Assistant on June 10
Interview for the . . .
- Consensus Crucial (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 04, 2006)
Nobody with a modicum of common sense would oppose a settlement of the debilitating dispute over Siachen, yet there is scope for disquiet at the series of “leaks” suggesting that an accord is imminent.
- Ceasefire Ceases (Statesman, Sam Rajappa, May 04, 2006)
The suicide attack on the Sri Lankan Army Commander, Lt.-Gen. Sarath Fonseka, on 25 April, by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, marks the end of the 2002 Ceasefire Agreement between the government and the militant organisation.
- Surviving Devils (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 04, 2006)
Dum Dum hoodlums mock CM’s assurances
- The Saltoro Range (Tribune, G. Parthasarathy, May 04, 2006)
There has been significant progress in recent months in expanding cooperation and reducing tensions between India and Pakistan, despite continuing incidents of ISI- sponsored terrorism.
- Us Will Continue Its Offensive Against Terrorists: Bush (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2006)
US President George W Bush has said that though the trial of Al Qaeda conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui has come to an end, Washington would continue its offensive against terrorists.
- Mahajan Outstanding Organizer, Able Parliamentarian: Parties (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2006)
Leaders across the political spectrum today said that with the death of BJP leader Pramod Mahajan the country has lost an outstanding organizer and an able parliamentarian who had a bright future ahead of him.
- Never Too Late (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 04, 2006)
The Bush administration's recent decision to place Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and Idara Khidmat-e-Khalq (IKK) in the Specially Designated Global Terrorist Designation (SDGT) category has not come too soon.
- Bjp Loses Link With India Inc (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2006)
As the attempt-to-murder charge against him is converted to one of murder, Praveen Mahajan might now plead “grave and sudden provocation” in his defence besides insanity.
- Private Firms Eyeing Defence Sector (Tribune, P.K. Vasudeva, May 04, 2006)
THE Indian defence budget is estimated to cross $20 billion by 2008, and 26 per cent FDI inclination towards gradual indigenisation of defence supplies.
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