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Articles 15021 through 15120 of 27135:
- With Him, For Us (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 24, 2006)
Bush has said why US, India must be close. Manmohan must do the same — in the House
- India, Us Narrow Their Gap In N-Deal Talks (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Feb 24, 2006)
India and US today covered a fair distance in trying to resolve their differences over New Delhi’s plan for separating its nuclear reactors. While there is still work to do, talks moved in a positive direction with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh . . .
- Iraq On Alert As Bodies Pile Up (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2006)
Iraq cancelled all leave for the police and army and placed them on the highest alert as the death toll mounted on Thursday
- N-Deal Points At Rosy Future (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Feb 24, 2006)
Contrary to what some in the South Block and Washington have been saying, this agreement, if implemented, provides the bedrock for the kind of strategic partnership that has eluded India and the US since 1947.
- Lanka-Tiger Talks Make Little Headway (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Feb 24, 2006)
The two-day talks between the Sri Lankan government and the Tamil Tiger rebels, which ended on Thursday, made little headway as the two warring sides only further hardened their positions on the ceasefire agreement signed in 2002, diplomats said.
- Gulbarga, Hassan To Get Airports (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2006)
Although the Civil Aviation Ministry had earlier agreed to take up the two projects, the Airports Authority of India had declined to implement them citing that they were not feasible.
- In Pursuit Of A Nuclear Deal With India (Hindu, Michael Krepon , Feb 24, 2006)
If the July 2005 agreement-in-principle is about helping India's economy to grow, it will receive support in the U.S. Congress. If it's also about helping India's nuclear arsenal to grow, it will face stiff questions on Capitol Hill and an even . . .
- Tap The Unrealised Potential (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 24, 2006)
Not distracted by l'affaire Mittal and with the Clemenceau controversy out of the way, the India visit by President Jacques Chirac has sent out a strong signal of the French desire to widen the scope and give depth to its relations with India.
- `Tipu Was An Enterprising Personality' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2006)
Historian Kurup highlights the constructive efforts of Tipu Sultan
"A blueprint for a reservoir across the Cauvery, naval headquarters in Bangalore under a naval board, renovation of ports and harbours, establishment of factories outside India,
- Djinn Of Ethnic Conflict Let Out Of Bottle (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Feb 24, 2006)
US envoy to Iraq’s stance is a reversal of Bush administration strategy based on rule by loyal factions
- Aphc Demands Complete Pull Out Of Indian Troops (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2006)
Demanding revocation of “unlimited” powers “enjoyed” by troops in Indian Occupied Kashmir in the wake of killing of four youths, Hurriyat Conferene today said the whole Held State should be demilitarized.
- Strengthening Of Pak-China Defence Ties (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Feb 24, 2006)
Pakistan and China have agreed to bolster their defence relations covering the defence industry and joint defence production and development. The decision was taken at a meeting between President Musharraf and Chinese Defence Minister Cao Gangehuan . . .
- Burns Here, But India Won’T Bow To Us On Nuclear Deal (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 23, 2006)
As US undersecretary for political affairs R Nicholas Burns arrived here on Wednesday to resolve differences in the civilian-military separation plan for the July 18 Indo-US nuclear deal, India has drawn up a "bottom-line" list of centres . . .
- Bold As Brass (Telegraph, Jyoti Malhotra, Feb 23, 2006)
Jyoti Malhotra recounts several instances in recent international politics where India has stood its ground
- India-U.S. Nuclear Talks Raise Hopes Of A Deal (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Feb 23, 2006)
A top U.S. official arrives in India on Wednesday for last minute talks over a thorny nuclear cooperation deal, raising hopes that a pact could be finalised before next week's visit by President George W. Bush.
- Kalam For Big Push To Nanotechnology (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 23, 2006)
India could follow Singapore's `Biopolis model'
Increase human resources in emerging fields
India lags behind in implementing research findings
- Colombo, Ltte Take Opposing Positions (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Feb 23, 2006)
The Sri Lankan Government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) commenced in Geneva on Wednesday their two-day direct talks on implementation issues of the four-year old ceasefire agreement (CFA).
- Wrong Way To Think About The Importance Of Oil (The Financial Express, JOSEPH S NYE, Feb 23, 2006)
In his recent State of the Union address, President George W Bush declared, “America is addicted to oil.” He announced a programme of energy research to reduce American oil imports from the Middle East by 75% over the next two decades.
- Bush Urges India To Cooperate On Nuclear Plans (Reuters, Steve Holland, Feb 23, 2006)
President George W. Bush pressed India on Wednesday to separate its civilian and military nuclear programs so a controversial deal giving New Delhi access to U.S. and other foreign nuclear technology could go forward.
- A Good Deal (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 23, 2006)
No compromise on strategic nuclear interests
What India’s Ambassador in Washington Ronen Sen told the international media on Tuesday should be enough to quieten the sceptics of the Indo-US nuclear deal. Mr Sen declared that the much . . .
- India, China Plan Tie Boosters (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 23, 2006)
Both Indian and Chinese militaries have decided to take more confidence building measures, including more sporting events along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) so as to keep border areas incident-free, official sources said here today.
- Huntington’S Forebodings (Tribune, G. Parthasarathy, Feb 23, 2006)
Followers of the great Semitic religions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam share a common belief in the Old Testament.
- Kashmir Maha Panchayat: Learning From History (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Feb 23, 2006)
The Delhi Conference on Jammu and Kashmir offers the prospect of a dialogue with the State's peoples — and a break with a flawed history of back-room deal making.
- No Headcount (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 23, 2006)
Armed forces are pride of the nation
Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee’s announcement in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday that there will be no headcount of Muslims in the armed forces will, hopefully, bring the curtain down on an unsavoury controversy.
- Truth As Defence (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 23, 2006)
Law of contempt needs review
The Contempt of Courts (Amendment) Bill 2004 passed by the Lok Sabha on Tuesday fulfils a long-felt need.
- Bush Wants Civilian N-Plans Under Iaea Norms (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 23, 2006)
Days ahead of his visit to India, US President George W Bush today said India has to separate its civilian and military nuclear programmes and bring the civilian ones under IAEA safeguards which he admitted was not an easy decision to make.
- N-Tempo Up Ahead Of Bush Visit (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Feb 23, 2006)
The significance of the pending nuclear deal between India and the US has been highlighted by two senior civil servants of the Bush administration who say: “If the Congress does not approve provisions for India related to nuclear energy, . . .
- Put Civil N-Plan Under Iaea, Bush Tells India (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Feb 23, 2006)
Just days ahead of his visit to India, US President George W Bush on Wednesday said India has to separate its civilian and military nucelar programmes and bring the civilian ones under IAEA safeguards which he admitted was not an easy decision to make.
- "The World Has To Deal With Hamas" (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Feb 23, 2006)
Commonwealth Secretary-GeneralDon McKinnon, in an interview in New Delhi recently, calls for dialogue and cooperation whether it is in handling Hamas' victory in the Palestinian elections or the row over the cartoons on Prophet Muhammed. Excerpts:
- Towards A Civilisation Alliance (Hindu, Vitaly Naumkin, Feb 23, 2006)
Every government must do more to outlaw violent xenophobia at home.
- Not An Easy Decision For India: Bush (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 23, 2006)
Days ahead of his visit to India, United States President George W. Bush said on Wednesday that India had to separate its civilian and military nuclear programmes and bring them under IAEA safeguards. He admitted that this was not an easy decision.
- No Plan For Military Tie-Up With U.S.: Tyagi (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Feb 23, 2006)
"Bush's arrival may push cooperation"
Allays doubts that India was out of orbit for state-of-the-art fifth-generation fighter planes
Defence exercise with Singapore not intended to send any signal to China
- Truth Shall Prevail (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 23, 2006)
Jurisprudence history has been made. Judiciary, our finest institution, . . .
- Clashes As Shia Shrine Is Bombed (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Feb 23, 2006)
Spiritual leader calls for mourning; retaliatory attacks on 27 Sunni mosques
The dome came crashing down after four men entered the shrine and detonated explosives
- Free Speech, Even If It Hurts (Dawn, Michael Shermer, Feb 23, 2006)
“MORE women died in the back seat of Edward Kennedy’s car at Chappaquiddick than ever died in a gas chamber at Auschwitz.”
- Nuclear Separation "Voluntary" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 23, 2006)
Anand Sharma tells Lok Sabha `all relevant organisations' within Government consulted
Issue of ``in perpetuity'' safeguards yet to be settled
Outstanding issues being addressed
- Indo-Pak Jugalbandi In Congo (Hindustan Times, Sutirtho Patranobis, Feb 23, 2006)
When this contingent of the Indian Air Force spots an advancing Pakistani troop, it has orders to open fire. Nothing unusual in that, except that they will not be firing at their traditional enemies but rather shielding them from a common foe.
- Sonia Not At Par With British Queen: Bjp (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 23, 2006)
Criticising the ruling party for protesting against opposition leaders' remarks about Sonia Gandhi, BJP on Wednesday accused them of following the British system of Parliament where the Queen's name is not taken.
- India A Global Leader And Natural Partner: Bush (Hindustan Times, S Rajagopalan, Feb 23, 2006)
Terming India a "global leader", a "natural partner" and a "good friend", President George W Bush declared on Wednesday that he will use his upcoming visit to advance the US’s strategic partnership with India.
- Without Jobs, Kashmiris Set Their Sights On Army (Reuters, Sheikh Mushtaq, Feb 23, 2006)
On a bright, sunny day nearly 5,000 young Kashmiris mass outside a heavily guarded Indian army camp.
- Holy Shia Shrine Bombed In Iraq (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Feb 23, 2006)
Major provocation during parleys for new government
The blast which damaged the Shia Askari shrine at Samarra on Wednesday amounted to a major provocation of the Shias at a time politicians in Baghdad are holding sensitive . . .
- N-Deal May Take Time, Patience, He Says; Another Round Of Talks Today (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Feb 23, 2006)
US President George W Bush today said that implementation of the Indo-US nuclear deal would take time and both countries needed to be patient. Speaking at a Asia Society function in Washington, Bush said:
- Release Of Final Voters' Lists May Be Delayed: Ec Secretary (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 23, 2006)
Authenticity of the applicants ought to be duly verified: official
Villupuram Assembly segment tops the list of new applications
- Neoconservatism’S Ends And Means (Deccan Herald, Francis Fukuyama, Feb 23, 2006)
The US needs to reframe its foreign policy not as a military campaign but as a political contest for hearts
- Will India Play Hardball? (The Week, R. Prasannan, Feb 23, 2006)
During Operation Para-kram, Indian Air Force confronted a peculiar problem. The Pakistani air space was well defended and, if the balloon were to go up, IAF would have problems in hitting Pakistani targets in depth.
- A Shot In The Arm (The Week, R. Prasannan, Feb 23, 2006)
Indian industry has a lot to look forward to, thanks to new defence procurement policy
- Fighting The Long War (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 23, 2006)
No one ever accused Donald Rumsfeld of thinking small — except about the number of US troops needed to secure the peace after the war he helped mastermind in Iraq.
- Managing The Trade Deficit (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Feb 23, 2006)
Pakistan incurred a record external trade deficit of $6.5 billion in the first seven months of this financial year ending June 2006. That marks a leap of 127.3 per cent over the deficit of $2.858 billion recorded in the same period last year.
- Future Of Us-Pakistan Relations (Dawn, Touqir Hussain, Feb 23, 2006)
As President Bush heads for South Asia, a look at the strategic direction of US relations with India and Pakistan will be timely. In Pakistan, our self-image and worldview has been anchored in a belief that the rest of the world should look at India
- Bush Shares Musharraf’S Vision For Democracy (News International, Kamran Khan, Feb 23, 2006)
US president says Kashmir solution must be acceptable to Pakistan, India and Kashmiris; mourns loss of lives in Bajaur
- Meeting The Challenge (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 23, 2006)
Some observations made by Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz at the inaugural ceremony of Comstech’s General Assembly are most appropriate and deserve to be taken note of. It also makes sense that these remarks were made at a forum which brings together . . .
- Nobel Peace Prize Down The Ages (Dawn, F.S. Aijazuddin, Feb 23, 2006)
Since the Nobel prizes were first instituted in 1901, they have acquired a dignity of purpose and a purity of intent that makes one forget, as do flawless white lotus blossoms growing out of a muddy lake, the murkiness from which they originate.
- Infiltration Into Held Kashmir Falls: India (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 23, 2006)
India said the number of militants entering held Kashmir from Pakistan dropped by more than half in 2005, media reports published on Wednesday said.
- India Must Separate Civil, Military N-Facilities (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Feb 23, 2006)
President Bush has asked India to separate its military and civilian nuclear programmes, saying that the July 18 nuclear cooperation agreement signed between the two countries would need that to proceed.
- Iran's Gift: New Unity In The West (Washington Post, Jim Hoagland, Feb 23, 2006)
The fog of negotiation is not for Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. He prefers to confront the United States and Europe directly over Iran's nuclear and political ambitions.
- U.S. Nuclear Deal Would Not Expand Indian Arsenal - Envoy (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Feb 22, 2006)
India's ambassador to Washington on Tuesday dismissed fears that a controversial civilian nuclear energy deal with the United States would help New Delhi expand its atomic weapons production.
- Iran’S Nuclear Imbroglio Heads Towards Resolution (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 22, 2006)
Russia and Iran on Tuesday agreed on “a general formula” on Moscow’s offer to enrich uranium on Russian territory for use in Iranian nuclear power plants after two rounds of bilateral talks, and will continue the parleys later this week in Tehran.
- Us Deal Only For Energy: Sen (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Feb 22, 2006)
India’s ambassador to Washington says the nuclear deal agreed last year with the US is for energy and not to develop resources for more nuclear weapons.
- Head-Count: Sc Puts Off Hearing (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 22, 2006)
Refusing to hear a PIL seeking immediate halt to the head-count of Muslims in the defence forces, the Supreme Court on Tuesday decided to hear the petition on March 6. There is no urgency to hear the matter, said a three-judge . . .
- Bjp To Raise Scorpene Deal, Indo-Us Nuclear Pact In Parliament (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 22, 2006)
Main Opposition BJP today decided to vociferously raise the controversial Scorpene submarine deal and the Indo-US nuclear pact during the current session of Parliament.
- Terror Killings Down In J&k (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 22, 2006)
Infiltration from across the border in Jammu and Kashmir has declined by 54 per cent and terrorist killings by 22 per cent in the past one year, Home Minister Shivraj Patil informed Lok Sabha today.
- Bird Flu Spreads Further, Thousands Tested In India (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 22, 2006)
The H5N1 strain of bird flu was confirmed in Hungary and Croatia on Tuesday as the deadly virus spread around the globe, while EU officials considered measures to vaccinate millions of birds in France and the Netherlands.
- Ignoring A Noble Soul (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Feb 22, 2006)
JP’s secretary Sachchidanand, who helped many a politician, died without proper medical care
- Nuclear Reactors Today, What Next? (Indian Express, VASANT GOWARIKER, Feb 22, 2006)
I once headed ISRO’s Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre. So, India’s launch vehicles is a subject of my interest. Which causes me to ask: after America sorts out the nuclear deal with India, what next? Launch vehicles?
- House Cleaning (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 22, 2006)
Recall, not the US envoy, but the days Parliament saw smart debates
The final countdown to the George Bush visit was expected to be a fussy affair. After all, this was primetime for a reflexively anti-American section of India’s political class and . . .
- Where Is Upa’S Homework On J&k? (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Feb 22, 2006)
When you invite a speaker or a panelist to a meeting, you confirm his or her participation before the cards are sent out.
- Forest Rights Bill: House Panel Under Left, Bjp Fire (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 22, 2006)
Protests from the Left and the BJP members led the chairman of the Joint Committee on the Scheduled Tribes (Recognition of Forest Rights) Bill to give an assurance that it would try to present the joint committee’s report on the bill in the House as soon
- India To Study French Levy To Support Anti-Aids Campaign (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 22, 2006)
New Delhi, Paris reaffirm commitment to work together in fighting terrorism
- "Landmark'' Appeal In U.K. Against Iraq War (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Feb 22, 2006)
War may be declared a crime of aggression
In an unprecedented move, a group of British peace campaigners have gone to the House of Lords, the country's highest court of appeal, for a ruling that, according to legal experts, could result . . .
- U.S. And India Part Company On Nepal (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Feb 22, 2006)
Washington has denounced an agreement between the Maoists and the Nepalese parliamentary parties that New Delhi sets much store by.
- Is Breeder Needed For Strategic Purposes? (Hindu, R. Ramachandran, Feb 22, 2006)
In effect, a breeder reactor functions as a "laundry" for dirty plutonium. This assumes importance in the effort for parity with Pakistan vis-à-vis a minimum credible deterrent.
- North Korea Nuclear Talks Sought In March, April - Source (Reuters, Jack Kim, Feb 22, 2006)
The six countries trying to end North Korea's nuclear programmes are discussing possibly resuming talks in March or April, an unnamed South Korean official said on Tuesday.
- A Quantum Leap (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Feb 22, 2006)
Not many realize the significance of Chirac’s visit to India
The Elysee Palace, it would seem, has no faith in astrology. If its present occupant, Jacques Chirac, had faith in soothsayers — like politicians in India and elsewhere in the Orient
- Parlez Vous (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 22, 2006)
The decision taken by France to supply nuclear power plants to India is significant and timely.
- No Muslim Headcount In Armed Forces: Pranab (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 22, 2006)
Government today said it did not favour headcount of Muslims in the armed forces as it would like to maintain their secular and apolitical character and they will not be included in the study for possible state intervention for uplift of Muslims.
- Getting Mushy In Beijing (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Feb 22, 2006)
Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf’s five-day visit to China would not have been remarkable weren’t it for the fact that it comes on the eve of US President George W. Bush’s visit early next month.
- India Needs More Fortune 500 Companies, Says President (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 22, 2006)
Spells out the mantra, identifying ``righteousness in life'' and ``possessing an indomitable'' spirit as the ingredients for making it big
- Bush Visit May Tone Up Alliance: Military Official (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Feb 22, 2006)
U.S. President George Bush's visit to India could turn into "an opportunity for a symbolic comment to strengthen the alliance between the two countries," according to a high-ranking military official.
- Recruitment Based On Merit: Pranab (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 22, 2006)
No discrimination in armed forces on basis of caste/ religion
Government not "apologetic" about Sachar Committee
Survey meant to help all the minorities
- French Perfume (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 22, 2006)
Make it last long
France has long pushed for a relaxation of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) guidelines to facilitate supply of nuclear fuel and technology to India.
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