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Articles 12621 through 12720 of 27135:
- Pak Army Commissions First Sikh Officer (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
After a Hindu created history by briefly becoming the Chief Justice of Pakistan Supreme Court last year, a youth hailing from the birth place of Guru Nanak near Lahore has earned the distinction of being commissioned into the Army as the first . . .
- Advani Swipe At Pm Over Dam (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
Senior BJP leader Mr LK Advani today accused the Prime Minister of abdicating his responsibility when he was supposed to provide leadership and blasted the Centre for creating an “unprecedented and messy Centre-state stalemate” on the Narmada dam issue.
- Geronimo To Zarqawi (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 17, 2006)
It is not that surprising, really. The revelation that that US military has been exaggerating the role of Abu Musab al Zarqawi, the Jordanian who headed Al Qaida in Iraq, is in keeping with the standard American practice of demonising an adversary.
- Nuclear Deal~i (Statesman, DIPAK BASU, Apr 17, 2006)
Once again, the Indian foreign policy establishment could not differentiate euphoria from the reality regarding the nuclear offer from the USA.
- Time To Restore (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 17, 2006)
Autocratic rulers make two mistakes — they overestimate their own powers and they underestimate the people’s power to change things.
- Pm To Embark On Foreign Tour From Apr 22 (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
Having successfully clinched the nuclear deal with US President George W Bush in March, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh leaves here for Germany and Uzbekistan on Saturday to garner support for the historic accord in the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG).
- Indo-Pak Talks On Water, Tourism From Today (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
Observing that there was "no sustained decline" in infiltration of terrorists and violent incidents during 2005-06, India has made it clear to Pakistan that the entire dialogue process hinged on building an atmosphere of trust and confidence.
- Pak To Issue 10,000 Visas For Dehra Sahib (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
Observing that there was "no sustained decline" in infiltration of terrorists and violent incidents during 2005-06, India has made it clear to Pakistan that the entire dialogue process hinged on building an atmosphere of trust and confidence.
- Talks In Atmosphere Free Of Terror: India (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
Observing that there was "no sustained decline" in infiltration of terrorists and violent incidents during 2005-06, India has made it clear to Pakistan that the entire dialogue process hinged on building an atmosphere of trust and confidence.
- Nuke For Nuke (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Apr 17, 2006)
As long as the arms race between India and Pakistan continues, the dialogue will not make much progress
- Tense Again (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 17, 2006)
Delhi-Dhaka issues need to be sorted out expeditiously
- Kashmir Militants Coming Home, Says India General (Reuters, Sheikh Mushtaq, Apr 17, 2006)
India's most senior army general in Kashmir said on Sunday that militants based in Pakistani Kashmir have been giving up arms and returning to their homes in the Indian part of the Himalayan region following last year's devastating earthquake.
- Iran's 'Nuclear University' Conceals Research: Report (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
Iranian scientists are secretly conducting crucial nuclear research and development, using university laboratories as cover to avoid international scrutiny, a media report claimed here today.
- Pact With Us To Close Weapon Door (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Apr 17, 2006)
India is about to sign a bilateral agreement with the US, which will require New Delhi to give up the option of testing a nuclear weapon forever.
- Taliban Rebels Clash With Coalition Forces (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
Taliban fighters attacked two police checkpoints simultaneously on a southern Afghan highway, killing or wounding up to 14 militants, an official said today. Coalition and Afghan troops shot dead three insurgents in central Afghanistan.
- Experts Worried About Iran's Enrichment Powers (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
A one-sentence assertion made by the Iranian president has provoked such surprise and concern among international nuclear inspectors they are planning to confront Tehran about it this week, The New York Times reported on Monday.
- 40,000 Iranian Suicide Bombers Ready, If Nuke Sites Hit (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
Iran has formed battalions of suicide bombers to strike targets in the UK and the USA if its nuclear facilities are attacked, according to a media report.
- Maoists In Bus Spill Police Blood (Telegraph, R. KRISHNA DAS, Apr 17, 2006)
Three days after the Prime Minister met six chief ministers to draw up plans to fight the Maoists, guerrillas today blocked several highways in Chhattisgarh, drove a hijacked bus to a police outpost and gunned down 11 personnel.
- Beheaded ‘Us Spy’ Found On Pak Border (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
Residents of a troubled Pakistani border region found the beheaded body of a man with note saying he was an American spy and a warning others would face the same treatment, an official said on Sunday.
- Pentagon Attacks Rumsfeld Critics (Times of India, Mark Mazzetti, Apr 17, 2006)
The US Defence Department has issued a memorandum to a group of former military commanders and civilian analysts that offers a direct challenge to the criticisms made by retired generals about Defence Secretary Donald H Rumsfeld.
- Today's Editorial: Two Legs Good (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 17, 2006)
Indians with a condescending view of Nepali backwardness that has allowed a full-fledged Maoist insurgency to rage in that country, would do well to look in their own backyard.
- Pentagon Attacks Rumsfeld Critics (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 16, 2006)
The US Defence Department has issued a memorandum to a group of former military commanders and civilian analysts that offers a direct challenge to the criticisms made by retired generals about Defence Secretary Donald H Rumsfeld.
- New Jd(u)chief Hopes To Take Gowda Along (Deccan Herald, B S Arun, Apr 16, 2006)
Newly elected Janata Dal (United) President Sharad Yadav has the strengthening of the party in Karnataka and Jharkhand as one of his top priorities.
- Sonia Pays Tribute To Ghani Khan (Deccan Herald, Prasanta Paul, Apr 16, 2006)
Ms Gandhi also spent a few minutes inside the Congress office. Ghani Khan Choudhury’s body was later flown to his residence at Kotwali in Malda district where he was laid to rest amidst grieving mourners and party supporters.
- The Pentagon Preps For Iran (Washington Post, William M. Arkin, Apr 16, 2006)
Does the United States have a war plan for stopping Iran in its pursuit of nuclear weapons?
- Drumbeat Of War Is Drowning Out Wiser Counsels (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 16, 2006)
The neo-con regimes in Washington and Tehran are on collision course after last week's announcement by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad that his country has 'joined the nuclear club'.
- Rumsfeld In The Line Of ‘Friendly’ Fire (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Apr 15, 2006)
The White House has been obliged to publicly support Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld as more retired army generals have stepped forward to call for his resignation.
- Friction Ahead (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Apr 15, 2006)
Tehran’s claim that it has successfully enriched uranium to a level used in power stations adds another twist to the already knotty Iranian tale.
- 5 Civilians Killed, 44 Injured In 7 Blasts (Daily Excelsior, Ahmed Ali Fayyaz, Apr 15, 2006)
Amid the festival celebrations of Eid-e-Milaad-un-Nabi, Baisakhi and Good Friday, which also coincided with the arrival of an intellectual delegation from Pakistan and ‘Pakistan occupied Kashmir’, militants today struck a wave of terror with . . .
- Media Crisis In Nepal (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Apr 15, 2006)
I find it very disturbing that the Indian media, print and electronic, should show little interest in the ongoing political crisis in Nepal, a crisis that has been preceded by years of upheaval.
- Nuclear Deal (Tribune, Major-Gen Ashok K. Mehta (retd), Apr 15, 2006)
According to the US establishment, the geostrategic benefits of the nuclear deal with India (which is likely to sail through Congress) outweigh any risks of proliferation.
- Rival Armed Factions Seizing Pieces Of Gaza (Christian Science Monitor, Joshua Mitnick, Apr 15, 2006)
Fatah and Hamas militias train in old Israeli settlements as anxiety grows over instability.
- Spies Failed To Warn Of Indian N-Tests (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
US intelligence failed to warn of India’s nuclear tests conducted in 1974 and 1998 despite tracking the Asian giant’s atomic weapons potential for nearly half a century, according to documents declassified on Thursday.
- Karachi Shuts Down (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
Partial strike in Lahore and Islamabad
* Reports of arson in some areas
* ST extends ultimatum to a later date
* FIR against unidentified terrorist
* Rally in Quetta today
- Digging In For The Long War (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 15, 2006)
Reports speak of American military policy-makers preparing for what they call a “long war”.
- 5 Killed, Several Hurt In Srinagar Blasts (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
Five people were killed and 31 others, including nine security personnel, were wounded in a series of powerful grenade explosions in Srinagar.
- Need To Revamp Agencies (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 15, 2006)
General Musharraf has very timely directed the Sindh Government to take stern action against the officials responsible for the security lapse which led to the Nishtar Park tragedy, killing 58 persons at an Eid Miladun Nabi congregation.
- Balochistan Policy (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 15, 2006)
High level government officials have expressed the view that Baloch Sardars have lost their support and the government would now hold talks only with genuine political forces.
- Hazy Picture (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 15, 2006)
IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei's characterizing the Iranian nuclear deadlock as "the picture is still hazy" is apt, since both negotiations and threats (of sanctions as well as military force) have failed to budge Tehran from its original line,
- The Next Steps To Peace (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Apr 15, 2006)
The dialogue process is reaching an impasse. Should India now resort to a grand gesture, or take gradated steps to sustain it?
- S.Lanka Army Says Foils Attack, Violence Simmers (Reuters, Peter Apps, Apr 15, 2006)
Sri Lanka's army said on Saturday it had foiled a suspected Tamil Tiger rebel ambush hours after the two sides agreed new dates for talks on saving the fragile four-year truce.
- U.S.-China Ties Under Strain Ahead Of Hu-Bush Summit (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Apr 15, 2006)
U.S. ties with China are becoming strained over security and economic issues after a relative calm, presenting a difficult challenge as President George W. Bush and Chinese President Hu Jintao meet next week.
- Hitler Planned Holocaust In Palestine: Book (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
Nazi leader Adolf Hitler made plans to conduct a Holocaust of Jews living in Palestine during the Second World War, according to German historians who have examined government archives for a new book about extending the extermination programme . . .
- Infosys Q4 Profit Up 21 Pct, Outlook Strong (Reuters, Shailendra Bhatnagar, Apr 15, 2006)
Infosys Technologies Ltd., India's second-largest software exporter, reported a 21 percent jump in quarterly profit on Friday and forecast better earnings ahead on an outsourcing boom.
- Nepal Opp Hell Bent On Anti-King Agitation (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
Rejecting King Gyanendra's offer of dialogue, Nepal's opposition alliance asked people from all walks of life to actively participate in its anti-monarchy agitation which entered the ninth day on Friday with thousands of protesters demanding . . .
- Naxal Bid To Extend Sway In South Cause For Concern (Hindu, VINAY KUMAR, Apr 15, 2006)
Emphasis on planning on the lines of the military
Increasing attacks on rail infrastructure
Multiple attacks on police, security apparatus
Affected States to launch joint operations
- Russia To Go For New Round Of Talks On Iran (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
Russia will host another round of talks next week with the US, the EU and China on Iran's nuclear programme, the Foreign Ministry said on Friday.
- Upa Wakes Up (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 15, 2006)
There is much to be said for the commonplace wisdom behind the proverb: Better late than never.
- India To Seek Larger Interaction With Chinese Armed Forces (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
Proposing new initiatives to build further confidence in ties, India is seeking larger interaction with the Chinese armed forces by scaling-up the level of joint exercises and training programmes.
- Rumsfeld In The Line Of ‘Friendly’ Fire (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Apr 15, 2006)
The White House has been obliged to publicly support Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld as more retired army generals have stepped forward to call for his resignation.
- A.P. Government Toughens Stand On Junior Doctors (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
Talks ruled out until they called off their agitation
All-party meeting slated for April 16 unlikely to be held
Court directions to be implemented in toto
- Katiyar Out, Bjp Hunt On For Rae Bareli Face-Saver (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Apr 15, 2006)
Once the ruling party in Uttar Pradesh, the BJP is today having a tough time scouting for a credible candidate against Congress president Sonia Gandhi in the Rae Bareli Lok Sabha constituency.
- U.S. Allies Are Behind The Death Squads (Hindu, Jonathan Steele, Apr 15, 2006)
Iraq's U.S. overlords at last seem to have grasped the danger posed by their friends' militias. But it may be too late.
- Unlocking Afghanistan (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 15, 2006)
Karzai wants to move a political Hindukush
- ‘Us Spies Failed To Warn Of Indian Nuke Tests’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
US intelligence failed to warn of India’s nuclear tests conducted in 1974 and 1998 despite tracking its atomic weapons potential for nearly half a century, according to declassified documents.
- Dialogue Needs A Common Language (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, Apr 15, 2006)
When Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh spoke recently of a “treaty of peace, security and friendship” with Pakistan, he inadvertently highlighted the different visions of India-Pakistan relations prevailing in Delhi and Islamabad.
- China Not Keen On India’S Unsc Seat (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
China has not really been enthusiastic about the idea of India entering the UN Security Council as one of its new permanent members.
- When All Hell Broke Loose (Deccan Herald, Bidanda M Chengappa, Apr 15, 2006)
Brand Bangalore is in jeopardy – the police failed to protect citizens, and the government machinery collapsed on Wednesday and Thursday
- Remembering Pudumaippithan (Frontline, S. Viswanathan, Apr 15, 2006)
In his birth centenary year, Tamil literature lovers all over the world celebrate the master of the short story.
- Praful Bidwai: Only The First Step To Change (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, Apr 15, 2006)
Sonia Gandhi's resignation affirms democratic virtue and should trigger reform of the "office-for-profit" law and a radical rethink in the Congress.
- Us Acts Tough As Iran Shuns Un Request (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Apr 15, 2006)
Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday shunned a U.N. request to end uranium enrichment saying his country would not step back “one iota,” while in Washington Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice warned Teheran “there will have to be some . . .
- The British Sleepwalk Into A Police State (Hindu, Arvind Sivaramakrishnan, Apr 15, 2006)
What is being implemented is a calculated, meticulous, and ruthless project to criminalise legitimate political dissent.
- Russia To Speed Up Nuclear Re-Armament (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Apr 15, 2006)
Moscow seeks to counter increasingly aggressive U.S. policies.
- Deceit And Policy (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Apr 15, 2006)
These volumes shed light on the way governments deceive not only adversaries but their own people.
- Two Kissingers (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Apr 15, 2006)
There is a disconnect between intellect and character in Henry Kissinger's personality.
- Jama Masjid Rocked By Blasts, 13 Injured (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
Two blasts rocked the historic Jama Masjid complex in Old Delhi on Friday evening, injuring 13 people including a 10-year-old boy.
- Iran May Climb Down Over N-Issue Sooner Than West Expects (Arab News, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
Was Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahamdinejad inspired by a Tehrani folk tale to try and lead the Islamic republic out of what looks like the most serious foreign policy crisis in its history?
- Search For A Way Out (Arab News, editorial, Arab news, Apr 15, 2006)
Cui Tiankai may only be China’s assistant foreign minister but his arrival yesterday in Tehran is a welcome sign that Beijing is now prepared to join with Moscow to play a role in the crisis over Iran’s uranium-enrichment program.
- Lanka Burns, Tigers Want Talks Put Off (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2006)
The Tamil Tiger rebels on Thursday requested the Norwegian facilitator to postpone the second round of direct talks with the Sri Lankan government in Geneva and set a new date after April 22 to enable its Eastern commanders to have discussions with . . .
- Missing Pak Scribe With Us, Says Family (Telegraph, IMTIAZ GUL, Apr 14, 2006)
As the Pakistani army launched a new anti-terror operation in the tribal region of North Waziristan, the family of a local journalist Hayatullah Khan, who disappeared last December, fear that he has been handed over to the US.
- Chinese Puzzle (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Apr 14, 2006)
The State is a land of people with unstinted flight of imagination.
- Gyanendra’S Time Is Up (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Apr 14, 2006)
That he has managed to get Marxist leader Sitaram Yechury, former National Security Adviser Brajesh Mishra and US President George W. Bush on the same side of the debate on Nepal reveals all you need to know about King Gyanendra’s ham-handed power . . .
- Naxal Menace: Manmohan For Coordination (Hindu, VINAY KUMAR, Apr 14, 2006)
Calls for improved use of intelligence on weapons, membership, locations and links
Naxal movement may have lost its intellectual attraction but it has spread to over 160 districts
Naxalites are trying to establish `liberation zones' where they . . .
- Needed Correction (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Apr 14, 2006)
No need for alarm
The savage but much-needed correction in the stock market on Wednesday and Thursday, after the increased margin requirements took effect on Tuesday, was only to be expected.
- Bridge Between Asia And Europe (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 14, 2006)
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev outlines the ways for his country to reach higher levels of attainable development
- Briefs (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2006)
Pakistan deploys troops in Karachi
- Unsc To Decide After Iaea Reports On Iran (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2006)
Members of the UNSC could not agree on their response to Iran's announcement of uranium enrichment and have agreed to consider the issue only after IAEA report on Tehran's compliance to the demand that it stop all nuclear programmes.
- Chase Your Passion, Not Pension' (Business Line, D. Murali , Apr 14, 2006)
Last week, a big bank remained closed, because its employees struck work to press for pension hike. The showdown happened on Sunday, with the Government yielding to the demands. And the protest was called off.
- The Line Is Busy (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Apr 14, 2006)
Even as the telecom market grows exponentially (40 per cent last year), the regulation of this vital industry is coming up short. For many months now, mobile phone service providers have been demanding more spectrum allocation—for free, to be . . .
- Vvip Flights (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 14, 2006)
Cause turbulence everywhere
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