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Articles 14721 through 14820 of 27135:
- A Modest Hike, Says Pranab (Hindu, SANDEEP DIKSHIT, Mar 01, 2006)
Defence Ministry to seek more funds
Army receives an overwhelming share of 47.5 per cent
Rashtriya Rifles and National Cadet Corps are other gainers
Coast Guard a major beneficiary in sub-sectoral allocation
- Naxalites Blow Up Truck With Peace Rallyists (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2006)
In one of the biggest Maoist strikes on civilians in the country, at least 28 villagers were killed and about 120 feared abducted in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district this morning.
- Outlays Up For Social Sector Programmes (Hindu, Ashok Dasgupta , Mar 01, 2006)
No change in income, corporate tax rates
In a measured budgetary exercise, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Tuesday sought to provide the necessary push to agriculture and various sectors of industry to spur the growth momentum and build infrastructure
- Far From The Full Measure (Telegraph, S.L. Rao, Mar 01, 2006)
Inhibited by political pressures, Chidambaram has not gone the whole way to strengthen and stimulate the economy, writes S.L. Rao.
- Fast Breeders For Energy Security (Tribune, O.P. Sabherwal, Mar 01, 2006)
The question is often posed — why fast breeder reactors? What is the special place of fast breeders in India’s nuclear power programme? The simple answer is that fast breeders are the route to India’s energy security, . . .
- No Compromise On Capability (Tribune, Man Mohan Singh, Mar 01, 2006)
THE article has been excerpted from the statement made by the Prime Minister in Parliament on February 27on civilian nuclear energy cooperation with the United States.
- Sachar Panel: A Demoralising Element (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2006)
I am sure those who are news freak must be aware of Sachar Committee.
- India Increases Defence Budget (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Mar 01, 2006)
India, on Tuesday, increased its defence spending by Rs 60 billion for the fiscal year 2006-2007, an increase of 8.94 percent from last year’s Rs 830 billion to Rs 890 billion. While presenting the annual budget, Finance Minister P Chidambaran also . . .
- No Agreements To Be Signed During (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Mar 01, 2006)
As the US President George W. Bush begins his maiden passage to India tomorrow evening, no agreements will be signed between the two sides — not because there aren’t any but because that is Mr Bush’s personal style.
- Clinching Nuclear Deal Will Be Bush's Great Contribution To Ending India's Isolation: Pm (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2006)
"I have promised our Parliament that I will do nothing that will hurt India's strategic programme"
- Pm Silences Sceptics (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s statement in Parliament on Monday should end the controversy over the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal. He has cleared every doubt being voiced by the sceptics of the July 18 deal on the eve of the visit of the . . .
- George Bush Leaves For India, Pakistan Tour (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2006)
US President George W Bush, accompanied by First Lady Laura Bush, left Washington for India and Pakistan for a five-day trip.
- Pc's Budget Not Taxing; Cars, Idli-Dosa Made Cheaper (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2006)
With key elections round the corner, the finance minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday presented a political Budget, re-asserting the UPA government's social commitments. However, the Left -allies at the Centre but already making grounds . . .
- Pakistan Hunting Qaeda, Taliban (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2006)
* President calls Karzai’s Taliban list ‘a waste of time’
* Wants US to push for Kashmir deal
- India Hikes Defence Budget By 7.2pc (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2006)
India on Tuesday hiked military spending by 7.2 per cent to Rs 890 billion (19.8 billion dollars) in its budget for the year to March 2007 to fund ongoing modernisation, the finance minister said.
- Deal With Us Would Signal India’S Nuclear Coming Of Age’ (Daily Times, Elizabeth Roche, Mar 01, 2006)
While US nuclear experts are sceptical of the Indo-US nuclear deal, Indian experts believe it will bring New Delhi into the global fold of nuclear states
- Indian Soldiers Kill Suspected Militants Ahead Of Bush Visit (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2006)
Government forces killed three suspected militants on Tuesday as troops beefed up security in the Indian portion of Kashmir ahead of the US president’s visit to India, police said.
- ‘India’S Success Marred By Social Inequality’ (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Mar 01, 2006)
The post-1991 dismantling of India’s nationally regulated economy has been accompanied by a rapid growth of social inequality and economic insecurity, according to an analysis published by the World Socialist Website (WSWS).
- Wanted More Holidays (Dawn, Hafizur Rahman, Mar 01, 2006)
There are spoil-sports everywhere, only we have more than our share of them in Pakistan. Usually their sanctimonious outbursts are aimed at innocent young people whom they cannot bear to see enjoying themselves with Klashnikovs and stolen motor cars.
- Implications Of Bush Visit (Dawn, Tariq Fatemi, Mar 01, 2006)
Soon we will have the US president in Islamabad. What message will the world’s most powerful leader bring us and what advantages can accrue to the country from this event?
- Grappling With The Ghosts Of Russian History (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Mar 01, 2006)
Russian television planned last week to mark the 50th anniversary of a turning point in Soviet history with a documentary. For reasons that are not very clear, the project was abandoned before it could be aired. “I don’t feel they want very much to mark t
- India, Pak To Hold Talks Next Month To Review Air Services (Press Trust of India, K J M Varma, Mar 01, 2006)
Top officials from India and Pakistan would hold talks next month to review the bilateral air services agreement, to further commercial cooperation and to iron out differences on tariff and non-tariff barriers.
- ‘Nuclear Deal Will Be Bush’S Great Contribution To End Our Isolation’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2006)
Contending that the separation plan under the Indo-US nuclear deal is not a “dividing” issue, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said an agreement on this would be President George W Bush’s “great contribution” to ending India’s isolation . . .
- ‘Troops Aggressively Hunting Al Qaeda’ (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf said his troops were aggressively hunting down the Al Qaeda terrorist group and Pakistan was doing all it could in the US-led war against terrorism and not focusing solely on capturing Osama bin Laden.
- Bush Leaves For New Delhi Amid N-Deal Debate (Dawn, Anwar Iqbal, Mar 01, 2006)
The joint US and Indian efforts to save their nuclear deal continues to dominate discussions in the US capital as President George W. Bush left home on Tuesday for a landmark visit to South Asia which many say is as important as President Nixon’s
- India Raises Defence Budget (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Mar 01, 2006)
Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram on Tuesday unveiled India’s budget for the year to March 2007 with a total federal government outlay of $126.8 billion or Rs5639.91 billion, of which $20 billion or Rs890 billion are earmarked for defence, . . .
- India Hikes Military Spending By Rs 73b (The Nation, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2006)
India has increased its defence budget by Rs 73 billion to Rs 890 billion for fiscal 2006-07 against the revised defence spending of current financial year at Rs 817 billion, mirroring upward revision of 8.94 per cent.
- As The Crisis Deepens (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 01, 2006)
ACTS of terror and disruption in Balochistan have now become a daily occurrence and seem to be assuming new dimensions.
- Sonia Fact-File (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Mar 01, 2006)
Mrs Sonia Gandhi has been criticised by several people on account of her foreign origin.
- Kashmir Ultras Linked To Al-Qaida: Pervez (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2006)
Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has said in an interview to US television channel ABC that terrorists operating in Kashmir have nexus with the Al-Qaida, Taliban and Pakistani extremists and that is a “very dangerous” combination
- India, Usa Midway Through Civilian N-Deal (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2006)
There is still “some distance” between the Indian and Americans to bridge the gap and sign a civil nuclear energy agreement during the visit of US President Mr George W Bush.
- Terrorists In Kashmir Have Nexus With Qaeda, Taliban: Pak Prez (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has admitted that terrorists operating in Kashmir have nexus with al-Qaeda, Taliban and Pakistani extremists which is a "very dangerous" combination.
- Good Nukes, Bad Nukes (Washington Post, David Ignatius, Mar 01, 2006)
Juxtaposed this week are the two poles of the emerging world: India and Iran. They are alpha and omega, the dream and the nightmare.
- Bush To Visit Afghanistan Despite Taliban Attacks (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
The US president, George Bush, is planning a visit to Afghanistan this weekend, his first to the country since the US-led invasion in 2001.
- Pm: Reciprocity Is Key In Nuclear Deal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
"India's strategic nuclear programme will not be compromised"
Asserts that the nuclear scientists' work would not be frittered away
Says there will be no impediment to research and development activities
- Stand On Iran Not Final: Pranab (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
Says India's position could change; efforts on to evolve consensus
The Government on Monday indicated that the position it took on the Iran nuclear issue at the February 5 meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was not final
- Pm Allays Fears On Nuke Deal (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
On the eve of US President George Bush’s visit to India, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday explained to the members of Parliament the contours of the ......
- Rajapakse's Allies Reject Geneva Agreement (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Feb 28, 2006)
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse's electoral allies — the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) and the Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) — have rejected the Geneva agreement between Colombo and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) . . .
- Court Seeks Status Report On Bangladeshi Immigrants (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
Petition alleges inaction in preventing illegal entry of immigrants and seeks their deportation
- Will Bush Visit Be Transformational Or A Letdown? (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
When Air Force One touches down in the mellow twilight of the Indian capital on Wednesday to bring an American president to the subcontinent after six years, George W. Bush will have to live down a reputation that could otherwise make . . .
- Us Gives Iran One Week To Defuse N-Standoff (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
The United States said that Iran had a one-week "opportunity", before the March 6 meeting of the UN nuclear watchdog agency, to ease fears that it seeks atomic weapons.
- Iaea Readies Iran’S Weapons Report (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
Eu officials said today that they were awaiting confirmation of a preliminary deal between Iran and Russia to establish a joint uranium enrichment venture.
- Govt Gets Opposition Pat, Ally Fire On Iran Vote At Iaea (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
Taking predictable positions, BJP offered qualified support to Congress in Parliament over Iran vote today while supporting parties — CPI(M), CPI and SP — warned the Government against an adverse fallout if it took an anti-Iran stand at IAEA meeting on Ma
- Shed These Blinkers (Indian Express, Nilofar Suhrawardy, Feb 28, 2006)
With due respect to the armed forces and their secular stance, and with due respect to the views expressed by Shekhar Gupta on the subject (‘Kitne Musalman hain?’,IE, February 18), one is compelled to raise a small question.
- Defence Plea For List Of Cbi Witnesses Rejected (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
The designated court hearing the Ayodhya demolition case against BJP leader L.K. Advani and seven others on Monday rejected the defence application seeking a list of CBI witnesses
- Rajnath: Don't Compromise On Deterrence (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Feb 28, 2006)
"Keep in mind country's energy needs"
With the possibility of an Indo-U.S. deal being inked during the visit of President George W. Bush, the Bharatiya Janata Party has said that while the Government must keep in mind the energy security . . .
- Conspiracy Charges Filed (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Feb 28, 2006)
Top leaders of the Communist Party of the Philippines and at least four members of the House of Representatives were among the 51 persons charged in Manila on Monday for an alleged "conspiracy" against President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
- Hole To Pole, Potential Threats All (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
The US Secret Service is leaving nothing to chance as it goes about its job of protecting the President: it has given its tips to the Indian home ministry but will anyway keep watch from eyes in the sky.
- Singh Outlines Nuclear Deal (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
The Prime Minister today narrated in Parliament the likely shape of a nuclear cooperation agreement that could be reached with the US.
- Pak's Focus Not Just On Osama: Musharraf (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said on Monday his country was doing all it could in the US-led war against terrorism.
- New Kids On The Block (Telegraph, Chandrashekhar Dasgupta, Feb 28, 2006)
Most analysts of world politics would agree that the prevailing unipolar global order will give way to a multipolar, or a polycentric order by mid-century
- No Retreat On Nuke Plan: Pm (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
Ahead of US President George Bush's visit to India on Wednesday, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday emphasised that India will not accept any "limitation" on its strategic programme even as New Delhi negotiates a civil nuclear . . .
- Tehelka Case: George Aide Picked Up (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
More than a year after a case into alleged bunglings brought out by Tehelka expose in procurment of Hand Held Thermal Imagers, the CBI arrested former Samata Party treasurer R K Jain under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
- "We Cannot Accept Safeguards On Our Indigenous Fast Breeder Programme" (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 28, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh says the decision on what facilities may be identified as civilian will be made by India alone, and not by anyone else.
- The Nuclear Deal: What If It Falls Through? (Hindu, Placid Rodriguez, Feb 28, 2006)
The U.S. has more to lose than India if the deal does not come through. America needs Indian scientists and technologists to revive its nuclear sector.
- Nuclear Deal: India Plays Safe (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
Barely 48 hours before President George Bush's visit, India said it will not accept any safeguards on its indigenous fast breeder programme as it negotiates a complex plan to demarcate its civilian and military facilities as a prelude . . .
- Nuke Deal: Country’S Interests First (Tribune, Premvir Das, Feb 28, 2006)
There is a segment of our political spectrum and scientific community which, for good reason or bad, feels that the country’s march towards nuclear capabilities will be severely constrained by the Indo-US nuclear agreement.
- Singh Defends Civilian Nuclear Deal With Us (The Nation, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday defended a proposed civilian nuclear deal with the United States ahead of a visit by US President George Bush, telling parliament it would not compromise the country’s atomic weapons programme.
- Getting Out Of The Crevice (Dawn, Irshad Abdul Kadir, Feb 28, 2006)
The proverb: “Whom the gods wish to destroy, they first drive mad”, may seem at first to approximate the vandalism visited on Lahore and Peshawar consecutively on February 14 and 15, by radical mobsters protesting against the publication . . .
- Diplomacy May Succeed In Iran-Us Nuclear Row (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Feb 28, 2006)
‘BASIC agreement’ has been reportedly reached between Tehran and Moscow to set-up a joint uranium enrichment facility on Russian soil, Iran’s nuclear chief Gholamreza Aghazadeh said on Sunday.
- Pak-Us Talks To Focus On Kashmir, Terrorism: Fo (News International, Mariana Baabar, Feb 28, 2006)
President George W Bush will be paying a two-day official visit to Pakistan later this week, the dates and timings for which are not being announced for security reasons. Both sides will focus on a wide range of issues besides Kashmir, terrorism and ...
- Guantanamo: The Us Gulag (Dawn, Thomas Wilner, Feb 28, 2006)
The American prison camp at Guantanamo Bay is on the southeast corner of Cuba, a sliver of land the United States has occupied since 1903. Long ago, it was irrigated from lakes on the other side of the island, but Cuban President Fidel Castro . . .
- A Coverup Committee (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 28, 2006)
That the United States Senate has a body called the intelligence committee is an irony George Orwell would have truly appreciated. In a world without doublespeak, the panel, chaired by GOP Sen. Pat Roberts of Kansas, would be known . . .
- Time For A Sane Approach (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 28, 2006)
IT IS yet too early to heave a sigh of relief on the Iranian nuclear crisis.
- Self-Governance Being Discussed With India (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
The Foreign Office said on Monday that Pakistan and India were discussing at various levels the proposal of self-governance in Kashmir.
- India Calls Out Riot Troops To Guard Bush (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Feb 28, 2006)
India on Monday began a major security drill for this week’s visit of US President George W Bush, calling out commandos and riot police for the world’s most powerful man
- No Compromise On India’S N-Programme: Manmohan (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Feb 28, 2006)
Indian PM says 65 percent of thermal nuclear reactors to be declared civilian
- Autonomy Of India's Nuke Programme Will Not Be Compromised:pm (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
In some plain-speaking ahead of President George W Bush's visit, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today rejected US demand for placing safeguards on India's indigenous Fast Breeder Programme and asserted that the autonony of its nuclear programme . . .
- "Stakes High For Bush, Manmohan" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
Subrahmanyam predicts consensus on separation of civil and military facilities
- Pakistan Welcomes Bush Push For Kashmir Peace (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
* Musharraf, Bush to discuss civilian N-tech
* FO says missiles named after common heroes
- Iran Acting Difficult: Iaea (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
Iran appears determined to expand its uranium enrichment programme, a key international concern because of fears it could use the activity to make nuclear weapons, the International Atomic Energy Agency said today.
- ‘All’S Well In J&k’ (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
Alluding to a decision by India and Pakistan to allow merchandise-laden lorries on Jhelum Valley Road, the Governor, Lt-Gen. (retired) SK Sinha, today said it would boost Jammu and Kashmir’s economy significantly.
- Bush Visit To India An Unproductive Exercise? (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Feb 28, 2006)
With his words carrying little weight in his own country, being enmeshed in such controversies as illegal wire-tapping, detainees at Guantanamo Bay and Abu Ghraib, his poor handling of domestic issues after the Katrina disaster, and . . .
- Control Of Indian Ocean Vital, Says Former Army Chief (Hindu, John L. Paul, Feb 28, 2006)
The Indian Ocean is the most important ocean in the world and those who control it control the world, General V. N. Sharma (Retd), who was Army Chief from 1988 to 1990, said.
- Land Of The Rising Space Programme (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Feb 28, 2006)
The M-5 rocket that blasted off from Japan's Uchinoura Space Centre last week did more than just launch the infrared space telescope, Akari (light) into Earth's orbit.
- Pm Takes Firm Line On Atomic Deal With U.S. (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Feb 28, 2006)
India insisted on Monday it must decide the extent of international safeguards on its nuclear reactors and will not compromise its atomic weapons programme as it seeks a landmark deal with Washington.
- Bush India Trip To Spur Undertapped Business Ties (Reuters, Paul Eckert, Feb 28, 2006)
U.S. President George W. Bush will share the spotlight on his trip to India this week with corporate moguls from both countries who will try to cut India's red tape and intensify the country's economic reforms.
- Compact Fisc (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Feb 28, 2006)
For those who worship at the altar of growth, the 2005-06 Economic Survey reflects prayers answered.
- Critical Elements Missing In Kashmir Dialogue (Daily Excelsior, O P Modi, Feb 28, 2006)
There is much ballyhoo these days about the future of Jammu & Kashmir.
- Budget Hike For Defence Unlikely (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
The Ministry of Defence demands for a substantial increase in defence funds in the Budget are not likely to be met today by Finance Minister P Chidambaram. Sources have indicated that increase this year is likely to be about 7.2 per cent . . .
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