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Articles 12221 through 12320 of 27135:
- The Media And Defence Purchases (Deccan Herald, Raja Menon, Apr 26, 2006)
Many of the bright young people in journalism weren't around in the mid 1980s, when an artillery gun almost brought down a government. The details of the apparent scandal were that the General Staff Quantitative Requirements (GSQR) had been changed,
- Benazir, Nawaz To Take On Musharraf (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2006)
Meeting in London, two former prime ministers of Pakistan both in exile, launched what many of the Pakistanis here term as fight against Musharraf.
- Mentally Disturbing Law (Times of India, NIRMALA SRINIVASAN, Apr 26, 2006)
"Hey, I am normal but not recovered", yelled out Roni, running across the road. "I am lucky that I have a job, though not sure for how long", he added.
- Enters Mughal-E-Azam (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Apr 26, 2006)
The low-key screening of Mughal-e-Azam in Lahore last week-end may have come as a surprise.
- Look Before You Leap (Pioneer, Abhijit Bhattacharyya , Apr 26, 2006)
The "beauty" of India is that most people here are indifferent to subjects that apparently do not affect them directly. What are these "subjects''? Don't be surprised to see the list:
- Terror On The Rise In Manipur (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 26, 2006)
With the arrival of Pakistan's ISI in the Northeast, insurgent groups have turned into terrorist outfits, more so in 'the land of jewels', says Anil Bhat
- India's Folly Lets Maobadis Win (Pioneer, Kanchan Gupta, Apr 26, 2006)
Switching on the television set in my hotel room in Kasaragod early Tuesday morning to catch up with the news, I was greeted by a newsreader on a 24x7 channel informing the world how "people's power" had won in Nepal.
- Victory For The People Of Nepal, Says Pranab (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2006)
India on Tuesday reacted positively to King Gyanendra's decision to revive Parliament in Nepal. Being the closest neighbour, India is now turning its focus on bringing back Himalayan kingdom to normalcy.
- India, Pakistan Discuss Draft For Nuclear Risk Reduction (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Apr 26, 2006)
Legal, logistical issues need to be thrashed out: official
Talks going in the right direction
CBMs provide foundation to sustain composite dialogue: Pakistan Minister
- Koirala's Task Govern And Crush Maoists (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 26, 2006)
Mr Girija Prasad Koirala, who, by all accounts, is set to be Prime Minister of Nepal once again, and the seven-party alliance which has chosen him for the job, have a heavy responsibility to discharge.
- Who Is Afraid Of Peace With Pakistan? (Hindu, Harish Khare , Apr 26, 2006)
There is no dishonour in exploring the flexibility and leeway provided in the Constitution to satisfy the demand for self-governance in Kashmir.
- A People's Victory (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 26, 2006)
The announcement by King Gyanendra restoring Nepal's Parliament that was dissolved in 2002 is a historic victory for the country's pro-democracy movement.
- Use Of Force Against Tehran Can Exacerbate Tensions: India (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2006)
Ahead of IAEA report to the UN Security Council on Iran nuclear issue, India today warned that confrontation or use of force against Tehran could only exacerbate tensions and should be avoided at all costs.
- Military Purchases (Daily Excelsior, Vinod Vedi, Apr 26, 2006)
The deal to purchase the Scorpene submarine from France has acquired all the hallmarks of the earlier Bofors howitzer fiasco with allegations being hurled that middlemen/agents were used by the French company to secure the contract.
- Sublime To Ridiculous (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Apr 26, 2006)
The debate over the Hutch-Orascom deal and its implications for the Indian telecom company, Hutchison-Essar, has descended from the sublime to the ridiculous.
- Will The Nawaz-Bb ‘London Plan’ Fly? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Apr 26, 2006)
After a two-hour meeting in London, Pakistan’s two exiled former prime ministers, Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif, issued a statement calling for the ouster of President General Pervez . . .
- Caving In On Siachen (Pioneer, Rai Singh, Apr 26, 2006)
In the editorial, "Sorry capitulation" (April 8), you have unmasked the mystery behind the UPA Government's plan to placate Pakistan in August when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is scheduled to meet Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf.
- A Caretaker Set-Up (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 26, 2006)
AN acting government to oversee the general election due next year is good news in a country where the sanctity of the ballot paper is no part of the political culture.
- Redlining And The Israeli Real Estate Industry (Jordan Times, Fred Schlomka, Apr 26, 2006)
The recent Israeli elections were followed by a number of pronouncements by US officials praising democracy in Israel.
- India Not For Use Of Force Against Iran (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Apr 26, 2006)
"It can only exacerbate tensions in the region "
Values civilisational ties with Teheran
Issues should be resolved through dialogue
IAEA report to Security Council due on April 28
- Why Globalisation Has Stalled (Tribune, Sebastian Mallaby, Apr 26, 2006)
A few years ago, anti-globalisation rioters were clogging the streets, disrupting the meetings of the world’s multilateral organizations. Today, something more serious is afoot.
- Why ‘Fade Away’? (Tribune, Lieut-Gen Vijay Oberoi (retd), Apr 26, 2006)
Gen Douglas Macarthur, a very famous General of the twentieth century, who served his country, the United States of America, with dedication and elan for over half a century, both in peace and war, had made a famous speech on April 19, 1951,
- Us Forces Launch Air Strike On Taliban (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2006)
An air strike by U.S.-led forces killed three Taliban fighters in southern Afghanistan, while another five were killed in a militant attack on a police station, officials said on Tuesday.
- The Last Gasp Of A Monarch? (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Apr 26, 2006)
IT has been at least 20 days since the people of Kathmandu took to the streets and — surprise, surprise — their revolt against a degenerate, autocratic and anachronistic monarchy remains unlabelled.
- Victory Of The Nepali People, Says New Delhi (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2006)
Without making any reference to Nepal’s King Gyanendra or the Maoists, India on Tuesday hailed the restoration of multi-party democracy and handing over of political power to the people calling it as a victory of the people of Nepal.
- Sri Lankan Army Chief Injured In Attack (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Apr 26, 2006)
Ten killed as woman suicide bomber blows herself up; Air Force launches deterrent sorties in the East
- Nawaz-Benazir Meeting (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 26, 2006)
Notwithstanding Sh Rashid Ahmad's observation that the London meeting between Mian Nawaz Sharif and Benazir Bhutto was a "shot in the air", it turned out to be more than a mere social get-together.
- India Welcomes Developments In Nepal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2006)
Victory for the people, says Pranab
"We are ready to render unstinted support"
Silent on Constituent Assembly
- King Sans Country (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 26, 2006)
Nepal continues to be a country with a king, but Gyanendra has become a king without a country. The message from the streets of Kathmandu has been emphatic; the Nepalese want a republic.
- Beyond Calculation (AL-Ahram, Editorial, Al Ahram, Apr 26, 2006)
The Middle East is racing towards yet another precipice beyond which lies a gaping unknown, and we might reach the edge sooner than expected.
- Do Not Attack Iran (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2006)
Iran's announcement that it has enriched a minute amount of uranium has unleashed urgent calls for a preventive U.S. air strike by the same sources that earlier urged war on Iraq.
- ``I Saved Pakistan From Sinking '' (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Apr 25, 2006)
Steps taken to project a soft image
- Endgame In Nepal (Telegraph, Deb Mukharji, Apr 25, 2006)
The author is former ambassador to Nepal
Power to the people
The seven-party alliance in Nepal has done well so far to hold fast to its demands with continued rejection of the ‘offer’ from King Gyanendra to transfer executive power to a prime m
- American Empire-Ii (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 25, 2006)
Anatol Lieven in an article titled “The Empire Strikes Back” in The Nation offers a clue to the difference between the American imperialism of Clinton and that of Bush, a difference that is real but — like the relationships between nationalism . . .
- N-Deal Okay, But India No Nuclear Weapon State: Us (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
Seeking to allay apprehensions that it was shifting goal posts on the Indo-US nuclear deal, the US on Monday said it understands that India will continue to maintain its strategic programme but believed that majority of future growth will be on . . .
- Pakistan Damaged Kashmir Or Vice Versa? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Apr 25, 2006)
Syed Salahuddin, the Islamabad-based leader of Hizbul Mujahideen, the Indian-held Kashmir-based freedom-fighting militia, has said that Pakistan has caused “irreparable damage” to the cause of Kashmiri fighters by pursuing peace with India without . . .
- Shame At Sea (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 25, 2006)
It would be silly to go ballistic over the sinking of the INS Prahar after a collision with the infinitely larger MV Rajiv Gandhi of the Shipping Corporation of India some 25-30 nautical miles off Goa. Yet there can be no denying that a ship going . . .
- Pakistan, India To Hold N-Talks Today (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
The fourth round of expert-level talks on nuclear confidence-building measures (CBMs) between Pakistan and India will begin in Islamabad today (Tuesday), the Foreign Office said.
- Five-Day Army Recruitment Rally Begins In Guntur (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
The five-day Army recruitment rally for selecting Havildar (Education) candidates from Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu began here at the Police Parade Grounds on Monday.
- Bush’S Thousand Days (Indian Express, Arthur Schlesinger Jr, Apr 25, 2006)
The Hundred Days is indelibly associated with Franklin D Roosevelt and the Thousand Days with John F Kennedy.
- In Nepal, Novel Forms Of Protest And Familiar Ones Too (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Apr 25, 2006)
Free Students Union at the T.U. Teaching Hospital organised a referendum onganatantra,lokatantra, orrajtantra
- India’S Future N-Growth Will Be Civilian: Usa (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
The United States embassy today issued a statement on India-US civil nuclear cooperation treaty, reiterating that it does not recognise India as a nuclear weapons state. It also understood that India will never join the nuclear non-proliferation . . .
- One Killed, 32 Injured In Election Violence In Jammu And Kashmir (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Apr 25, 2006)
59 per cent polling recorded in the four segments for byelections
Boycott call by separatists largely ignored
Bhaderwah witnesses the highest turnout of 72 per cent
High turnout in Palhalan, which has not voted since 1996
- Gyanendra Yields, Restores Parliament (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
Nepal's embattled King Gyanendra on Monday reinstated the lower house of Parliament and offered solace for those killed in weeks of pro-democracy protests, hoping to avoid a bloody showdown between his security forces and demonstrators.
- Accused Dodges Cbi For 17 Yrs (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
An accused in a sensational defence espionage case has not appeared even once in the court since 1989 when the CBI chargesheeted him along with a former Lt General of the Army.
- 4 Die In Lanka Violence, Ethnic Fears Rise (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
Four people were shot dead in fresh Sri Lankan violence on Monday, while the killing of six Sinhalese farmers by suspected Tamil Tiger rebels the previous day raised fears of more ethnic riots.
- Checkmated King Rolls Dice Again (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Apr 25, 2006)
A 19-day “people’s war” by tens of thousands of unarmed Nepalis finally brought King Gyanendra on his heels, an achievement 10 years of an armed communist insurgency could not.
- Pakistan To Propose Draft On Safe Seas (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Apr 25, 2006)
Talks on CBMs to begin today
- Settling Siachen: Don’T Let The Solution Become A Bigger Future Problem (Indian Express, Jasjit Singh, Apr 25, 2006)
While a war has gone on at the world’s highest battlefield for 22 years almost to date, it has not changed the basic military position of India and Pakistan. In fact, Pakistan’s repeated attempts to dislodge the Indian Army from its posts on the . . .
- Benazir, Nawaz Unite Against Musharraf (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
Rule out any deal with govt; demand free polls, release of political prisoners; ex-PMs may return together
- Dp World Triggers A Trend (Business Line, G. Ramachandran, Apr 25, 2006)
DP World being stymied by US Congress means that many deals involving American assets and bidders, say, from West Asia, South Asia and China may not go through.
- Not Wanted By The Pla (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 25, 2006)
The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China now wants to free its officers of not just bourgeois traits like fashionable tattoos but also heavy snoring. And this is to be done at the induction stage itself, as per the latest recruitment . . .
- Hu’S Discerning Remarks (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 25, 2006)
President Hu Jintao’s address to the Saudi Shura Council on Sunday was full of observations that were as much discerning and pertinent to the present global scenario as much as they contained a strong undercurrent of criticism of Western policies . . .
- Saving The Nation (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 25, 2006)
IN a PTV interview General Musharraf has recounted what he considers his major achievements.
- America’S Changed Stance (Dawn, Athar Osama, Apr 25, 2006)
President George Bush’s trip to South Asia last month has been the subject of the Pakistani, Indian, and American news media and security analysts for a while now.
- Testing Is New Wrinkle In U.S.-India Nuclear Deal (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Apr 25, 2006)
The United States will stick to its insistence that India adhere to a moratorium on testing atomic weapons as part of a deal that would give India access to U.S. and foreign nuclear technology for the first time in three decades, senior officials . . .
- Decline Of American Power? (The Economic Times, Alok Sheel, Apr 25, 2006)
US economic strength rests not simply on its economic size, but on invisible ‘dark matter’ which generates a bottomless global appetite for dollars and ensures a higher return on its assets relative to the rest of the world.
- Much Worse (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 25, 2006)
IT should not take a genius to figure out that things have become much worse since the military operation was launched in tribal areas bordering Afghanistan.
- Endangered Monarchy (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Apr 25, 2006)
As Nepal undergoes its gravest convulsions in recent times, two trends stand out. The time for King Gyanendra is running out as is India’s traditional two-pillar policy for the kingdom: a constitutional monarchy and multi-party democracy.
- A Slice Of American Pie (Indian Express, NIRANJAN RAMAKRISHNAN, Apr 25, 2006)
A character in a recent episode of Boston Legal said: “When the weapons of mass destruction thing turned out not to be true, I expected the American people to rise up .
- Blood And Thunder In The Family (Indian Express, Inder Malhotra, Apr 25, 2006)
Never before has there been anything like the murderous assault on the BJP general secretary, Pramod Mahajan, even though it is impossible to keep count of the murders or attempted murders of politicians in this supposedly non-violent country.
- Myanmar — Gateway To S-E Asia (Business Line, G. Parthasarathy, Apr 25, 2006)
Rather than joining a Western chorus of condemnation of Myanmar, India would do well to cooperate with Asian powers to encourage Yangon to move towards a more representative government. With New Delhi engaging Yangon economically and . . .
- Constructive Talks (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 25, 2006)
Cordial Sino-US relations are needed for world peace
- Musharraf ‘Literally Wept’ When East Pakistan Fell (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said he ‘‘literally wept’’ when he heard the ‘‘disgusting’’ news of surrender of Pakistani troops during the Bangladesh war with India.
- When Bush Was In Pak, His Plane Was In Delhi (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
The US Secret Service was so scared of terror attacks during President George W. Bush’s visit to Pakistan last month that it declined to park the President’s standby aircraft, a second Jumbo 747, in Islamabad.
- Joke Morcha Charge Of The Lost Brigade (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 25, 2006)
O! what a fall was there, my countrymen!" A former Prime Minister of India, who had also held the Defence and Finance portfolios at the Centre, and had been Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, has now set up an organisation which, though called Jan . . .
- No Pause In Sri Lanka's Bloodletting (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
The Sri Lankan military on Monday accused Tamil rebels of slaughtering six Sinhalese rice farmers working in their fields to provoke race riots between the two ethnic groups.
- A Pm For Iraq (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 25, 2006)
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani asking the Shia bloc’s new nominee, Mr Jawad al-Maliki, to form a government in the violence-torn country ends the impasse that has been continuing since the parliamentary election results were announced in December 2005.
- Us Plane Crashes In Afghanistan; 4 Killed (Pioneer, Noor Khan, Apr 25, 2006)
A transport plane carrying anti-narcotics officials crashed in Afghanistan on Monday, killing two people on board and two young girls on the ground and injuring at least 14 others, some of them Americans, officials and victims said.
- Diplomats Work To Cut Deal, Avoid Showdown In Nepal (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
Desperate to avoid a bloody showdown between Nepal's king and protesters calling for his ouster, foreign diplomats struggled on Monday to cut a deal to end weeks of protests that have left this Himalayan nation on the verge of chaos.
- As Kathmandu Crumbles, India May Abandon King (Pioneer, Pramod K Singh, Apr 25, 2006)
With Nepal swiftly slipping into Maoist control, India on Monday appeared all set to abandon Nepal's beleaguered monarchy and instead prepare a contingency plan to tide over developments post-monarchy.
- No Navy Blues (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 25, 2006)
With time in hand, Mukund B Kunte remembers the centenary of an old college steeped in glorious tradition
- Corruption Is Security Threat (Pioneer, Abhijit Bhattacharyya , Apr 25, 2006)
The "beauty" of India is that most people here are indifferent to subjects that apparently do not affect them directly.
- On India Inc Job Quotas, An Affirmative Lesson From South Africa (Indian Express, G. ANANTHAKRISHNAN, Apr 25, 2006)
As facts lose out to rhetoric in the debate over quotas in the private sector, New Delhi and India Inc should perhaps take a look at the example of South Africa.
- Nepal King Revives Parliament (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
Yielding to unrelenting pressure from the pro-democracy movement, King Gyanendra of Nepal tonight met a key demand of the Seven-Party Alliance (SPA) by announcing that Parliament, which he had dissolved in 2002 would be revived.
- Collision Course (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 25, 2006)
Washington and Tehran appear to be on a collision course, with Pentagon plans for bombing Iran selectively leaked to the media, and the warlike rhetoric emanating from both capitals pushing oil prices to record levels.
- Congress Accuses Government Of Neglecting Irrigation Projects (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
Kumaraswamy working against the interest of Tumkur district, allege leaders
`Charge sheet'
The allocation for irrigation is the lowest in nine years
Upper Bhadra, Netravati and Hemavathy 2nd Phase projets have been neglected
- India To Try Out Swedish And Israeli Howitzers (Tribune, RAHUL BEDI, Apr 25, 2006)
India will conduct a fourth round of summer trials of Swedish and Israeli 155m/52 cal towed howitzers that are vying for the Army’s 400-gun contract delayed for years due to a variety of reasons.
- The Ultra Menace (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 24, 2006)
The moral victory the Left Front can claim over Maoists following the impressive turnout in Bankura, Purulia and West Midnapore should not blind them to the reality that the extremists in these three districts will continue to be a major headache . . .
- Ipi Gasline Deal (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 24, 2006)
The news that the deal on the $7 billion Iran-Pakistan-India gasline project is about to be finalised between the three countries has rekindled hopes that Islamabad and New Delhi are determined to withstand pressure from Washington to back off from . . .
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