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Articles 12021 through 12120 of 27135:
- India Hints A Giftwrap Of Revival Package (Indian Express, ANANDA MAJUMDAR, Apr 29, 2006)
With Nepal taking the first major step towards popular rule when its Parliament was reconvened after four years today, India has decided to propose a package for the country’s economic recovery.
- Bending Over Backwards (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 29, 2006)
THE third round of talks between Pakistan and India on conventional confidence building measures ended on Thursday with little success, as New Delhi rejected Islamabad's proposal for demilitarisation of Occupied Kashmir while also turning down its . . .
- Pakistan's Fault Line (Pioneer, BHARAT VERMA, Apr 29, 2006)
The so-called land of the pure, Pakistan, on its creation in 1947 had approximately 13 per cent minorities residing within an Islamic population of 76 million. In its unholy fervour to achieve physical instead of the spiritual purity, the minorities . . .
- India To Boost Co-Habitation Of Maoists (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Apr 29, 2006)
As the Nepal conundrum continues to stare in the face of policy-makers here, there is one thing which New Delhi is going to encourage: co-habitation of Maoists in the Nepalese political set-up.
- The Siege Within (Pioneer, Sushant Sareen, Apr 29, 2006)
The armed insurrection by Pashtun tribes in Pakistan's north-western tribal belt and Baloch tribes in the south-western province of Balochistan is not a new phenomenon.
- The French Connection (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 29, 2006)
THE launch in Paris of the Pak-France Committee at a meeting between Industries, Production and Special Initiatives Minister Jehangir Tareen and MEDEF, an association of 700,000 French-based . . .
- Bangladesh Was An Aberration (Pioneer, Irfan Husain, Apr 29, 2006)
Among serious observers of Pakistan, predicting its disintegration has become a bit of a cottage industry.
- Who Cares For Myanmar? (Pioneer, Claude Arpi, Apr 29, 2006)
Last month, Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran spoke at a well-attended lecture organised in Washington by the Heritage Foundation.
- Energy-Cum-Trade Corridor (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 29, 2006)
ON Thursday Pakistan and China signed a Memorandum of Understanding to provide umbrellas for agreements furthering bilateral energy, industrial and trade cooperation. Earlier addressing a group of China's private and public sector leaders . . .
- Sri Lankan Foreign Minister To Visit India (Indian Express, Rajeev Bhattacharyya, Apr 29, 2006)
Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera is expected to visit India on May 7, at a time when India is looking with concern at the escalation of violence in the neighbouring country.
- Faster, Higher, Out Of Reach (Tribune, Vijay Mohan, Apr 29, 2006)
For 25 years it was India’s elusive eye in the sky, keeping a constant watch over the enemy deep inside his own territory and yet remaining beyond his reach.
- Scorpene Deal: Court Issues Notices To Centre, Cbi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
Petition seeks probe into alleged payment of kickbacks
Centre, Defence Ministry went ahead with deal despite knowing about involvement of middlemen: petitioners
Division Bench directs respondents to file replies by May 30
- A Policy Of Deception On Nepal (Indian Express, S. D. Muni , Apr 29, 2006)
India has turned back from the brink of disaster over Nepal. For years it has remained a confused and uncertain observer of the Nepal crisis that was precipitated by the Maoist uprising and King Gyanendra’s despotism.
- Uncommon Sense (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 29, 2006)
Snakes are unique: they can smell with their tongues. Now scientists at the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition in the US have gone one better by enabling humans to see with their tongues.
- With A Plot From Bangladesh (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Apr 29, 2006)
Investigation into the Varanasi bombings leads to the fact of Bangladesh's emergence as a base for Islamist terrorism.
- Plagiarism And Absurd Explanations (Deccan Herald, Robert Zelnick, Apr 29, 2006)
We should find a way to treat Kaavya Viswanathan and William H Swanson as we do errant students.
- Himalayan Task (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 29, 2006)
The King retains power with no change in constitution
- Is 'Euston-Ism' The New Left In The U.K.? (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Apr 29, 2006)
The only Left bit of the "Euston Manifesto" is its faintly Left jargon. On the other hand, there is a lot in it that neo-conservatives are more likely to find to their taste.
- Politics Amidst Turmoil (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 29, 2006)
Four months after the December 2005 election, Iraq's parliamentarians finally picked nominees to fill the seven top spots in the governmental structure.
- I'm Not Bush's Poodle: Musharraf (Hindu, Declan Walsh, Apr 29, 2006)
Pakistan's General Pervez Musharraf, facing a surge of anti-American sentiment, on Thursday warned that covert U.S. air strikes against Al-Qaeda inside Pakistan were an infringement of national sovereignty.
- Iran Vows To Defy U.N. Resolution On Uranium Enrichment Plan (Hindu, WILLIAM J BROAD, Apr 29, 2006)
IAEA delivers report to Security Council; debate next week
- Iaea Report Says Iran Defies Un Demands (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
The world’s nuclear watchdog said in a report circulated today that Iran has ignored a UN Security Council call to suspend all nuclear fuel enrichment and has accelerated the programme.
- How Individuals Can Help Overcome Terrorism (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 29, 2006)
Terrorism is a menace. Often, terrorists do not seek solutions but look to destruction as their aim and achievement. The terrorist community has gone to the extent of running terro-rist training camps and acquiring stealth hardware to create maximum . . .
- 'Step Up Political Pressure On Ltte' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
Calling it a "close and friendly neighbour", Sri Lanka wants India to assist in "political and diplomatic terms to the peace process".
- Facts Still Incomplete And No One Knows Why (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Apr 29, 2006)
“The way television channels have hyped the attack on Pramod Mahajan and his subsequent hospitalization for two days… crossed the limits of sanity.
- Accord On New Cbms (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 29, 2006)
Even though basically of a technical nature, the four confidence-building measures, including the finalisation of “ground rules” along the international border, agreed to by Pakistan and India on Thursday, constitute a step forward in the on-going . . .
- U.S., Uk Want U.N. Action On Iran; China Has Doubts (Reuters, Evelyn Leopold , Apr 29, 2006)
Western powers want to introduce a U.N. Security Council resolution next week that would demand Tehran curb its nuclear ambitions, despite China's objections, U.S. and British diplomats said on Friday.
- Iran Won't Bow To Nuclear Pressure: Ahmadinejad (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad vowed on Friday that his country "will not bow to injustice and pressure," the day before the expiry of a UN deadline to suspend sensitive nuclear work.
- Us Asks Cong To Clear Sale Of F-16 Jets To Pakistan (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Apr 29, 2006)
THE Bush administration will formally ask the U.S. Congress to approve the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan, Undersecretary of State R. Nicholas Burns said on Thursday.
- Ppp Requires Equals (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Apr 29, 2006)
The huge technology gap between the public and private sectors makes a full-fledged partnership difficult.
- ‘My Popularity Has Gone Down’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
Talibanism spilling over into settled areas: Musharraf
Says US covert strikes are infringing on Pakistan’s sovereignty
* I’m nobody’s poodle
* I have a lot of teeth to bite back with
* Baloch rebels are mercenaries, pgymies, merely pinpricks
- Indian Court Demands Answers On Submarine Kickback Charge (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
An Indian court on Friday demanded answers from the government over allegations that a French defence firm paid bribes to secure a deal to sell six Scorpion submarines to the Indian Navy.
- Nepal Parliament Reconvenes After Four Years (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
Nepal’s Parliament reconvened on Friday for the first time in four years, with legislators proposing a ceasefire with the country’s Maoist rebels and elections to a constitutional assembly.
- Another Blow To Lanka Peace (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 29, 2006)
Following Tuesday’s suicide attack on the army headquarters in Colombo and retaliatory air strikes by the military on Tamil targets in the north-east of the island, Sri Lanka’s fragile truce is once again on the verge of collapse.
- Indian Worker, Driver Kidnapped In Afghan South (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
Afghanistan (Reuters) - Gunmen kidnapped an Indian telecommunications worker and his Afghan driver in southern Afghanistan on Friday and Taliban insurgents claimed responsibility.
- Change In Nepal (Tribune, Pran Chopra , Apr 29, 2006)
Within a matter of days, if not hours, Nepal has emerged out of an unprecedented crisis to knock at the doors of a kind of opportunity it has never had before. It is not certain yet that it will be able to sustain the chance till its fruition.
- World United Against Iran's Desire For N-Weapons: Bush (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Apr 29, 2006)
US President George W Bush has said the international community was "united and concerned" about Iran's "desire" to have nuclear weapons and Washington will explore all diplomatic options to remind everyone that Tehran's "intransigence" was not . . .
- Retaining Pilots (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 29, 2006)
The IAF is fully justified in declining applications for early release from pilots tempted by the goodies on offer from the booming civil aviation sector.
- Nepal Parliament Reopens, Ailing Pm-Designate Absent (Reuters, Gopal Sharma, Apr 29, 2006)
Nepal's parliament opened on Friday for the first time in four years, but the country's 84-year-old prime minister-designate was too ill to attend the opening or his swearing-in ceremony.
- Musharraf:'i'm Nobody's Poodle.' (Christian Science Monitor, Tom Regan, Apr 29, 2006)
Facing a rising tide of anti-American sentiment in his country, Pakistan leader General Pervez Musharraf says that covert US airstrikes against Al Qaeda targets in Pakistan are "an infringement of national sovereignty." In an interview with the British
- Lanka Wants Eu's Terror Tag On Ltte (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
While expressing its resolve to continue the ongoing peace process with LTTE, Sri Lanka on Friday asked the European Union to declare the Liberation of Tamil Tigers Eelam (LTTE) a terrorist organisation.
- I'm Not Bush's Poodle : Mush (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
Insisting that he was 'not a poodle' of US President George Bush, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said that covert US air strikes against al-Qaeda terror network inside his country were an infringement of national sovereignty.
- Trends In Myanmar (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 29, 2006)
Junta’s fraud on the people reaffirmed
The Myanmar military junta’s threat to dissolve Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy is another desperate attempt to tighten the screws on an icon of the democratic movement in Asia.
- Cbms-Conflict Resolution In Tandem (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 29, 2006)
The third round of Pakistan-India dialogue on conventional CBMs has concluded with experts agreeing on some important measures, including finalisation of ‘ground rules’ for implementation along the international border. They also agreed not to develop . .
- Al-Qaida Leader Killed In Iraq (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
US forces killed a local Al-Qaida in Iraq leader and two other insurgents in a raid in the north of Baghdad today, and roadside bombs killed a US soldier and an Iraqi policeman, officials said.
- Puppet Masters (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Apr 29, 2006)
Investigation into the Varanasi bombings leads to the fact of Bangladesh's emergence as a base for Islamist terrorism.
- Loud Thinking About 9th Wonder (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 29, 2006)
PRESIDENT Pervez Musharraf has emphasized the need for exploiting potential for joint ventures and investment between Pakistan and China in the energy sector, pledging to turn the country into a trade, industry and energy corridor for the benefit of . . .
- India, Pakistan Agree To Work To Finalise "Border Ground Rules" (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Apr 28, 2006)
Part of conventional CBMs between the two countries
Agree on modalities for holding quarterly flag meetings in agreed sectors
Existing posts, defence works not to be fortified
Persons inadvertently crossing LoC to be returned fast
- Hamas On A Tightrope (International Herald Tribune, George S. Hishmeh, Apr 28, 2006)
It is the tradition here that any new government be given a grace period of 100 days before judgement is voiced about its direction and effectiveness. But this has not been the case with the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority.
- Another Inconclusive Round (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 28, 2006)
Pakistan and India concluded on Wednesday the fourth round of expert group talks on nuclear confidence building measures, aimed at reducing the risk of nuclear accidents but the desired progress does not seem to have been made since differences . . .
- China Confirms New Human H5n1 Bird Flu Case (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
General Pervez Musharraf pledged to hold free and fair elections next year.
- ‘Us-India Deal Will Not Trigger Arms Race With Pakistan’ (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Apr 28, 2006)
Noted South Asia expert and author Stephen P Cohen told the Senate here on Wednesday that the Indo-US nuclear deal need not trigger an arms race with Pakistan, and it is certainly not a green light to India to build a thousand or more nuclear weapons.
- India, Pakistan Must Get Serious About Nuclear Issues (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Apr 28, 2006)
The fourth round of expert-level talks on nuclear CBMs between Pakistan and India has been wrapped up with a joint statement on Wednesday.
- Business As A Bridge Between Neighbours (Business Standard, T Thomas, Apr 28, 2006)
By developing trade with Pakistan, we can gain more because we have a much bigger and much more competitive manufacturing base.
- The Republic Of Deceit (Pioneer, Daniel Pipes, Apr 28, 2006)
Saddam Hussein became a victim of his past, for the world regarded his claim to removing all traces of WMD as a ruse, says Daniel Pipes
- Maoist Vipers (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 28, 2006)
On the eve of Nepal's reconvened Pratinidhi Sabha's meeting to formally elected Mr GP Koirala as Prime Minister at the head of a seven-party alliance Government, two important statements have emanated from Kathmandu. Comrade Prachanda, chairman . . .
- Prescott's Problem (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 28, 2006)
The report that Britain's Deputy Prime Minister, Mr John Prescott, has confessed to having had a two-year-old "relationship" with a secretary, Tracey Temple, does not come as a profound surprise. Politicians in Britain, as in most other . . .
- Courtiers Hailed As Democrats (Pioneer, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Apr 28, 2006)
Today's historic meeting of Nepal's Pratinidhi Sabha presents a challenge not just to the kingdom's three main contenders for power - King Gyanendra, the constitutional parties led by Prime Minister designate Girija Prasad Koirala, and Comrade . . .
- Pak Cries 'Foul' On Cbm Talks (Pioneer, K J M Varma, Apr 28, 2006)
Pakistan proposed but India disposed. And that's what Islamabad says is the cause of contention.
- Iran Missiles Target Europe, Says Israel (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
Iran has received a first batch of BM-25 surface-to-surface missiles that put some central European countries within firing range, Israel's military intelligence chief was quoted as saying in the Haaretz . . .
- Use The Democratic Dividend (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Apr 28, 2006)
Did India handle the Nepal crisis properly? Detractors claim that India's response was ham-handed and did not reflect the mood of the Nepalese people.
- China Irked As Nepal Trumps King Card (Statesman, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Apr 28, 2006)
Alarmed at the fall of King Gyanendra’s regime, China has rushed a delegation to Kathmandu to gloss over its unstinted support to the monarch and appease the new government.
- Nepal Maoists Can’T Be Ignored’ (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
The CPI-M insists that the Maoists’ role in the Nepalese struggle for democracy cannot be overlooked and they must find a place in the proposed Constituent Assembly to shape the proposed republic’s destiny.
- Natwar Picks Holes In March 2 Indo-Us Nuclear Deal (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
After attacking the Government over its handling of Nepal situation, former External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh today picked holes in the March 2 Indo-US civil nuclear deal, saying it contained elements that were absent from the joint . . .
- Npt And Indo-Us Civil Nuclear Deal (Daily Excelsior, Brig. (Retd.) S.N. Sachadeva, Apr 28, 2006)
The Indo-US nuclear deal may get derailed if the non-proliferation lobby in the US Congress insists on India signing the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). India has always held the view that the NPT is discriminatory and it holds little . . .
- No Demilitarisation Of J&k, Says India (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
India today rejected Pakistan’s proposal to demilitarise Jammu and Kashmir by pulling out heavy artillery, guns, rockets and mortars, saying it was its sovereign right to keep troop formations in the state.
- India Rejects Pak Proposal To Dimilitarise J&k (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
India today rejected Pakistan’s proposal to demilitarise Jammu and Kashmir by pulling out heavy artillery, guns, rockets and mortars, saying it was its soverign right to keep troop formations in the State.
- Us Policy Is Bin Laden's 'Indispensable Ally': Ex-Cia Analyst (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
The former head of the CIA unit hunting Osama bin Laden unit said that US policy in the Middle East has given a boost to Al-Qaeda and its leader.
- India, Pak Agree On Several Military Cbms (Press Trust of India, K J M Varma, Apr 28, 2006)
India and Pakistan today made a steady progress in their efforts to initiate confidence building measures between the two armies by agreeing to finalise border ground rules, arrange frequent meetings between sector commanders and avoid construction . . .
- Saying No To Nukes (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
The Raabta Foundation from Pakistan showcases the futility of nuclear weapons with a performance of Naquab at Ranga Shankara this weekend.
- Sri Lanka Situation Causes Concern In State (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Apr 28, 2006)
Security agencies hope violence will die down soon
Navy, Coast Guard and police, including the coastal security wing, step up alert
Politicians may find it difficult to avoid raising Tamils issue if violence continues
Sri Lankan authorities have . .
- Extreme Makeover: New Ideas Of Mutualism (Deccan Herald, Geoff Mulgan, Apr 28, 2006)
Societies advance through innovation every bit as much as economies do.
- Compete Fairly (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 28, 2006)
India Posts should not try to snuff out the competition
- Bjp Rises Above Petty ‘Profit’ (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
After keeping its opponents guessing about its stand on the office-of-profit issue, the BJP today sought to take a “moral” high ground ruling out any compromise on the “larger moral principle” while moving any amendment to the existing law defining . . .
- Retaining Pilots (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 28, 2006)
The IAF is fully justified in declining applications for early release from pilots tempted by the goodies on offer from the booming civil aviation sector.
- Signs Of Normality In Sri Lanka (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Apr 28, 2006)
Colombo halts "deterrent strikes" on "selected targets" in rebel-held areas
- No Unity Without Secularists (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Apr 28, 2006)
There cannot be a national unity government in Iraq because of the exclusion of secularists.
- Truth Is Above Contempt (Tribune, Sudhanshu Ranjan, Apr 28, 2006)
It is heartening that Parliament has amended the Contempt of Courts Act in 2006 to make truth a defence.
- Looking Back~i (Statesman, BIBEKANANDA RAY, Apr 28, 2006)
Now that the Left Front is aiming at returning to power for the seventh time, it may be relevant to look at its balance sheet during 29 years of uninterrupted rule.
- Trends In Myanmar (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 28, 2006)
The Myanmar military junta’s threat to dissolve Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy is another desperate attempt to tighten the screws on an icon of the democratic movement in Asia.
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