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Articles 13921 through 14020 of 27135:
- Short On Substance (Frontline, Editorial, Frontline, Mar 16, 2006)
The Budget is mired in neoliberal orthodoxy. The commitments represent little more than lip-service to the NCMP.
- Palestinian Ultras Release Post-Jail Raid Hostages (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
Palestinian militants today released the last four foreigners they were holding, a day after seizing the hostages to protest an Israeli military raid on a West Bank prison.
- Global Democracy (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Mar 16, 2006)
India, Not America, Should Take Lead
- Nuclear Deal At What Price? (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, Mar 16, 2006)
The Manmohan-Bush `understanding' on implementing the July nuclear deal leaves many questions unanswered about the `hidden' costs.
- Maoist Siege Fuels Price Rise (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
Nepalis wait for transport at a bus terminus in Kathmandu while soldiers patrol a highway near Kathmandu on Wednesday. (AFP, Reuters)
- Now Conversations Are Happening In Real Time (Deccan Herald, Arianna Huffington, Mar 16, 2006)
The scene is changing: Blogging and the new media are transforming the way news is disseminated.....
- India Counters U.S. Objections To Russia's Decision To Supply Fuel (Hindu, CR Jayachandran, Mar 16, 2006)
Change your laws and we will buy Light Enriched Uranium from you too, Washington told
Russian fuel supply "really has no connection to our nuclear deal with the U.S."
Once the laws are amended "India looks forward to the U.S. emerging as a major . . .
- The Wind Blows Another Way At The Durand Line (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, Mar 16, 2006)
Pakistan’s relations with Afghanistan are in a downward spiral. First came the war of words between President Hamid Karzai and General Pervez Musharraf over who was to blame for the resurgence of the Taliban along the mountainous Afghan-Pakistan . . .
- 1000 Micro Hydel Electric Projects For J&k: Baig (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
Deputy Chief Minister Muzaffar Hussain Baig today said that an action plan has been finalised for the construction of 1000 Micro Hydel Electric Projects by the Army in the State under Rs 24,000 crore Prime Minister’s Reconstruction Plan.
- Kashmir Talks Incomplete Without Us In Frontline: Hizb (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
Apparently peeved with Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf for not including them in the Kashmir dialogue, the pro-Pakistan Hizbul Mujahideen has said the process would not be complete until they were in the "frontline" of the talks.
- Pakistanis Watch "Bush-Mush" Satire Over And Over (Reuters, SIMON CAMERON-MOORE, Mar 16, 2006)
U.S. President George W. Bush went home two weeks ago, but ever since his visit Pakistanis have been watching multiple daily repeats of an animated television satire of his meeting with their own president.
- Us, Uk Can Play Pivotal Role In Kashmir Solution: Mushahid (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
PML Secretary General Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed said on Wednesday the US and the international community had to play a pivotal role in promoting a peaceful solution of the Kashmir issue.
- Nameless Names (Deccan Herald, H N ANANDA, Mar 16, 2006)
The name says it all. No ambiguities. Vegetarians, please keep off. Chicken biryaani and mutton pulav ready. Similarly, you know what to expect at the 'SRI GANESHA PRASANNA UDUPI MEALS AND TIFFIN Hotel'.
- Rebels Quit Hijacked Train, Cops Clap (Telegraph, SALMAN RAVI, Mar 16, 2006)
Engaging armed Maoists at night would have been foolhardy, Jharkhand police said today, seeking to justify their inaction on Monday night when a passenger train was held hostage for 10 long hours.
- Moral Force (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
The Opposition National Conference (NC) supported by BJP, National Panthers Party (NPP) and MLA Bishnah, Ashwani Sharma disrupted the proceedings of State Assembly for 10 minutes this morning to protest against the non-presence of Ministers in the House.
- Reuniting Parliamentary, State Elections (Daily Excelsior, Aditya Nath Dar, Mar 16, 2006)
The leader of opposition in Lok Sabha, Mr. Lalkrishna Advani, while delivering a speech at India Today conclave, surprised most of his listeners when he said that he was in favour of reuniting the parliamentary and state assembly elections.
- India Says Russian Nuclear Fuel Deal Clean (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
India said on Wednesday that a decision by Russia to supply uranium to two U.S.-built atomic power plants that have been struggling for fuel did not violate global guidelines governing nuclear trade.
- China's 'Schindler' (International Herald Tribune, Howard W. French, Mar 16, 2006)
Nanjing, China: From the outside it does not look like much: the shell of a two-story brick building with scaffolding running up its sides and, on this drizzly winter day, a pair of construction workers kicking around in a courtyard littered with building
- Saddam Urges Iraqis To Unite Against Gis (US News & World Report, BASSEM MROUE, Mar 16, 2006)
Saddam Hussein, testifying Wednesday for the first time in his trial, called on Iraqis to stop killing each other and instead fight U.S. troops. The judge reprimanded him for making a rambling, political speech and ordered the TV cameras switched off.
- Saddam’S Half Brother Denies Involvement In Dujail Massacre (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
Saddam Hussein’s half brother, Barzan al-Tikriti, on Wednesday denied involvement in mass reprisals ordered against a village after a failed 1982 assassination attempt there against the ousted Iraqi leader.
- Welcome Change In Tone (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 16, 2006)
There is a distinct change in the tone in Kabul, and for the better. Even though they still want Pakistan “to do more”, the sentiments expressed by President Hamid Karzai and his Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah do not seem couched in hostility.
- Icg Urges World To Support Democracy In Pakistan (News International, Mariana Baabar, Mar 16, 2006)
The international community would be wise to use its massive reconstruction pledges to counter Jihadi influence, support Pakistan's democratic transition and promote regional peace.
- Effective Action By Afghan And Coalition Forces Urged (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
Saying that a comprehensive approach is required to address the challenges of terrorism and criminal violence and insurgency in Afghanistan, Pakistan on Tuesday asserted “the failure to do so cannot be externalised.”.
- Jet Project Faces Rough Weather (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
Britain assails U.S. plan to eliminate funding for backup engine
- Seminary Used As ‘Den By Terrorists’ Blown Up (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
A seminary abandoned a few years ago but now being allegedly used as a terrorist den was blown up by security forces here on Wednesday.
- Israeli Assault (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 16, 2006)
Somehow, for all the powerful protagonists of human rights who roam the earth pretending to uphold the dignity of man, the beleaguered Palestinian people seem to have no respite from the cruelties of the rampaging Israeli forces, which ruin their . . .
- Foreign Policy Failure (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 16, 2006)
While the government is never tired of presenting Pakistan as a frontline state against the War on Terror and prides itself on having done more than any other country to curb Al-Qaeda, those it has helped mostly remain dissatisfied.
- Negative Fallout Of Bush’S Visit (Dawn, Ghayoor Ahmed, Mar 16, 2006)
THE government and the people of India are jubilant over the visit of the US President George W. Bush to New Delhi to seal a “new relationship” between the United States and India. India has certainly secured a stunning diplomatic success by . . .
- Saddam's Scheming Did Him In (US News & World Report, Kevin Whitelaw, Mar 16, 2006)
In the months leading up to the invasion of Iraq, there had been great concern about what kind of "scorched earth" tactics Saddam Hussein might deploy against the U.S. military. U.S. News, for example, outlined some of the "Six Deadly Fears"that . . .
- Fiery Saddam Prompts Judge To Ban Media (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
A combative Saddam Hussein formally took the stand at his trial on Wednesday and urged Iraqis to fight "invaders," prompting the judge to bar reporters from the court the former president denounced as a "comedy."
- Saddam Takes The Stand And Lauds The Resistance (International Herald Tribune, Edward W. Said, Mar 16, 2006)
Saddam Hussein took the witness stand Wednesday for his first formal testimony in his trial, and delivered an incendiary political diatribe that urged Iraqis to cease the sectarian bloodshed and carry on the . . .
- U.S. Offers Sdf First 'Full-Time' Offshore Site (Japan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
The United States has proposed providing facilities on Guam for the Self-Defense Forces to keep troops and an aircraft squadron there on a "full-time" basis for training, a U.S. Defense Department official said Tuesday.
- N-Deal: Battle Begins At Us Congress (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Mar 16, 2006)
One day before the legislation is introduced in the US Senate and the House of Representatives to implement the Indo-US civil nuclear agreement, two Congressmen have come out with diametrically opposed views on the merits of the deal.
- The Journey Within (Hindu, CR Jayachandran, Mar 16, 2006)
All systems of Indian philosophy excepting the materialists (Charvaka) accept liberation from bondage (Mukti, Moksha) as the goal of human birth.
- In Search Of Energy Security (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 16, 2006)
Close on the heels of a Memorandum of Understanding with Myanmar, India has signed an MoU with Mauritius to explore for hydrocarbons off the island nation's coast.
- Who Wants To Be A Superpower? (Hindu, DHIRAJ NAYYAR, Mar 16, 2006)
India needs to be a super-empowerer of the less powerful, both countries and peoples, and not a superpower in the shade of an even bigger one.
- Us Discusses Arms Purchase Norms (Hindustan Times, Sutirtho Patranobis, Mar 16, 2006)
Barely days after US President George Bush left India, a high-level defence delegation from the United States flew in for a five-day visit to discuss procedures and protocol followed in arms purchases .
- Continue Resistance,saddam Tells Iraqis (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
Saddam Hussein took the witness stand on Wednesday for his first formal testimony in his trial, delivering a rambling political diatribe urging Iraqis to continue their resistance to the American occupation.
- New Phase In Indo-Us Ties (Daily Excelsior, Sarvadaman, Mar 16, 2006)
After many decades, Indian leaders have learnt to walk with the most powerful leader (Mr Bush) of the world. So far India's Pak-centric policy had not only made India waste her time but also look small.
- Ethnicity Versus Theocracy (AL-Ahram, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
Unrest among ethnic Arabs in Ahvaz (better know among Arabs as Ahwaz most of whom decline to use the Farsi Ahvaz), the capital of the oil-rich Khozestan province bordering southern Iraq, presents Iran with its most serious domestic security threat . . . .
- Iran? Hardly Israel's Problem Alone (Jerusalem Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
As the world ponders what to do about Iran's nuclear ambitions some talking heads claim they have found the perfect solution.
- Musharraf Versus Karzai (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Mar 15, 2006)
Some analysts feel that Americans have weighed Musharraf and found him wanting
- Military Diplomacy (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 15, 2006)
The Indian Air Force (IAF) for the first time will participate in military diplomacy with China as its ‘Surya Kiran’ and ‘Sarang‘ aerobatic teams plan to visit that country for a public performance.
- Commute To Another World (Deccan Herald, Barbara Demick, Mar 15, 2006)
It takes barely an hour to drive from downtown Seoul to the other side of the demilitarised zone, but the culture shock is such that you might as well be commuting to the moon......
- Death Of A Mass Murderer (Dawn, Maqbool Ahmad Bhatty, Mar 15, 2006)
THE death of Slobodan Milosevic, in his cell at the Hague, where he was undergoing a trial at an International Criminal Court since 2001, for crimes against humanity, including genocide, has left incomplete a process that would have delivered the . . .
- Significant Steps (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 15, 2006)
Mr Kalam’s visit to Myanmar is historic...
- Mystical Experience (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2006)
Spiritual experience is a one-to-one communion with God and hence even the great sages who were fortunate to have this experience did not generally speak about it.
- India And Nuclear Proliferation Issues (Hindu, R. Ramachandran, Mar 15, 2006)
Is a report by a Washington-based think tank a desperate attempt by the U.S. strategic community to torpedo the nuclear agreement with India?
- One Nuclear Deal, Two Narratives (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, Mar 15, 2006)
That the Western media have savaged the Bush visit and the nuclear deal shows India acted in its national interest. Yet looked at another way, India is befriending a world leader seen to pursue an agenda against Muslim countries.
- Myanmar To Inform India On Suu Kyi (Hindu, Sandeep Joshi, Mar 15, 2006)
Myanmar, Mauritius visit important: Kalam
India will be happy to push Parliamentary system in Myanmar as far as possible: Kalam
He meets Myanmar leader, Senior General Than Shwe
- ‘Us Gave Too Much To India’ (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Mar 15, 2006)
One of the most trenchant critics of the nuclear deal says he believes it will be approved by the US Congress.
- Unclear Policy (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Mar 15, 2006)
The Left's gyrations on Indian nuclear policy may have been mildly diverting, had they not come so transparently at the expense of the country.
- Manmohan: Not Kowtowing To U.S. (Hindu, Crisil Marketwire, Mar 15, 2006)
"Nuclear agreement is not a surrender "
Judge us by our results
It is in national interest to engage with U.S.
Pro-active role to be pursued with neighbours
- Israeli Soldiers Storm Jail On West Bank (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Mar 15, 2006)
Militant jailed for murder of Israeli Minister seized; attack triggers abductions in Palestinian territories
- Indonesia, India To Cooperate In Defence Sector (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2006)
Indonesia and India are probing a possible strategic defence partnership, including cooperation between their state-owned weapon industries, Defence Minister Juwono Sudarsono said on Tuesday.
- No Investment Without Security (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Mar 15, 2006)
Us Energy Secretary Samuel W Bodman, visiting Pakistan for consultation on non-nuclear energy resources, made a profound statement on Monday:
- Diplomats Vs Scientists (Tribune, T.P. Sreenivasan, Mar 15, 2006)
AN unfortunate fallout of the negotiations on the implementation of the US-India nuclear deal was the impression created by certain analysts, including retired nuclear scientists, that the diplomats and scientists were at loggerheads over the . . .
- Crackdown In Bangladesh (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Mar 15, 2006)
IN quick succession, Bangladesh’s crack anti-crime force, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), arrested Sheikh Abdur Rahman and Saddiqul Rahman, alias Bangla Bhai. Each carried a reward of 50 lakh takka on his head as they were the . . .
- Us Versus Them (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Mar 15, 2006)
Paranoia has no place in FDI policy
- Us Nuke Deal: Unfolding Future Events (The Financial Express, S NARAYAN, Mar 15, 2006)
At the India-Japan symposium in Tokyo on Friday last, the outlook on the India-US nuclear power agreement ranged between cautious and negative.
- Taliban Office In Miranshah (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2006)
22 Afghans held
Govt releases Rs 213m for families
Missing soldiers return to base
- Us House May Tie Conditions To India Deal (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2006)
The US Congress may attach conditions for any approval of a landmark civilian nuclear agreement with India, a senior lawmaker said on Monday as he announced congressional hearings later this month on the controversial deal.
- Reuniting Parliamentary, State Elections (Daily Excelsior, Aditya Nath Dar, Mar 15, 2006)
The leader of opposition in Lok Sabha, Mr. Lalkrishna Advani, while delivering a speech at India Today conclave, surprised most of his listeners when he said that he was in favour of reuniting the parliamentary and state assembly elections.
- Security Forces Arrest Lashkar Terrorist In J&k (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2006)
Security forces in Jammu and Kashmir have averted a major tragedy by detecting and defusing two powerful improvised explosive devices (IEDs), official sources said in Jammu on Tuesday.
- India Says Russia To Supply Fuel To Atomic Plants (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2006)
India will receive uranium from Russia to run two atomic power plants that have struggled to find fuel after the United States stopped supplies more than three decades ago, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
- War Clouds Over Iran ? (Daily Excelsior, Syed Ali Safvi, Mar 15, 2006)
Iraq under Saddam Husain did not pose threat to the U.S. but it did to Israel.",
- Belated Recognition For China's 'Schindler' (International Herald Tribune, Howard W. French, Mar 15, 2006)
From the outside it does not look like much: the shell of a two-story brick building with scaffolding running up its sides and, on this drizzly winter day, a pair of construction workers kicking around in a courtyard littered with building materials.
- Iraq Unravelling (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2006)
The American game plan in Iraq seems to be coming badly unstuck. Sectarian violence has grown in frequency and scale, and there is talk increasingly of the country heading for civil war between rival militias.
- Chinese Military Trains In West (Washington Times, Bill Gertz, Mar 15, 2006)
China is stepping up military training in Latin America because of a law that limits U.S. military support to nations in the region, the general in charge of the U.S. Southern Command told Congress yesterday.
- Congress May Set Terms On Indo-Us N-Deal (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2006)
Congress may seek to put unspecified conditions on a landmark U.S.-India nuclear-energy agreement despite Bush Administration warnings that such moves could scuttle the deal, a key lawmaker said.
- Russia, Iran Talks On N-Venture Today (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2006)
Russia and Iran will hold another round of talks tomorrow on the setting up of a uranium enrichment joint venture on the Russian soil as part of the package to resolve the vexed issue of Tehran’s suspected nuclear weapons programme.
- Sugar Crisis Inquiry (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 15, 2006)
IT bears noting that in an action that defies common logic, NAB has opted to close investigation into the ongoing sugar crisis apparently "to avoid further instability" in the market.
- Us Discusses Arms Purchase Norms (Hindustan Times, Sutirtho Patranobis, Mar 15, 2006)
Barely days after US President George Bush left India, a high-level defence delegation from the United States flew in for a five-day visit to discuss procedures and protocol followed in arms purchases.
- Fm's Feel-Good Defence Bounty (Daily Excelsior, Brigadier (Retd.) S. N. Sachadeva, Mar 15, 2006)
Fulfilling a promise made to the Armed forces more than five years ago, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram in his 2006-07 budget, unveiled a big gift to them: the Defence Moder- . . .
- How To Nip Iran's Designs (Gulf News, Editorial, Gulf News, Mar 15, 2006)
Remember Donald Rumsfeld's "unknown unknowns"? The US Defence Secretary used the phrase in 2003 in the context of the controversy over Iraq's weapons of mass destruction.
- Afghans Ordered To Leave N Waziristan (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 14, 2006)
Authorities claim families start returning to Miranshah; power, phone restored
- Harper Makes Surprise Visit To Afghanistan (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 14, 2006)
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper made a surprise visit on Sunday to Afghanistan’s most volatile region to show support for Canadian troops deployed there as part of an international force, officials told AFP.
- Fm's Feel-Good Defence Bounty (Daily Excelsior, Brigadier (Retd.) S. N. Sachadeva, Mar 14, 2006)
Fulfilling a promise made to the Armed forces more than five years ago, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram in his 2006-07 budget, unveiled a big gift to them: the Defence Moder- nisation Fund.
- Congress May Set Terms On U.S.-India Nuclear Deal (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Mar 14, 2006)
Congress may seek to put unspecified conditions on a landmark U.S.-India nuclear-energy agreement despite Bush administration warnings that such moves could scuttle the deal, a key lawmaker said on Monday.
- U.S. Wants To Help Pakistan On Energy, But Not Nuclear (Reuters, SIMON CAMERON-MOORE, Mar 14, 2006)
Barring nuclear power, or a gas pipeline from Iran, the United States wants to help its ally Pakistan develop potential energy sources, U.S. Energy Secretary Samuel W. Bodman said on Monday.
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