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Articles 15421 through 15520 of 27135:
- Cheap Diversion (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Feb 16, 2006)
It is much too curious for comfort. Within days of the world being treated to distasteful scenes of British soldiers thrashing Iraqi youth is released footage of what supposedly preceded the shameful beatings — a mob attack on the troops.
- Nailing Mulford (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Feb 16, 2006)
When Left pressures no longer work
Marxists believe that aggression is the best form of defence, even when Anil Biswas sounds unconvincing by blowing hot and cold against the Election Commission observers.
- Little Chance Of Talks Before Bush Visit (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Feb 15, 2006)
Implementing nuclear deal is far from easy
Kakodkar's blunt statement seems to have changed the equation for and against the separation plan
As of now, the Government seems to have adopted Kakodkar's approach
- Why The Hue And Cry, Asks Shahi Imam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Why hue and cry against survey?
- "India Must Speak Up On Human Rights And Rule Of Law" (Hindu, Irene Khan, Feb 15, 2006)
The Secretary General of Amnesty International criticises the Bush administration's "war on terror" and urges New Delhi to be a fearless, principled international player.
- Nepal’S Court Frees Deuba (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Almost 10 months after he was arrested from his residence in a midnight raid and jailed for alleged corruption, . . .
- Nda Tells Supreme Commander: Stop Muslim Headcount (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
‘Inquiring religious denominations, probing postings being given fraught with dangerous consequences’
- Clemenceau Is Dangerous, Says Overseer (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
A French government overseer has said that an asbestos-bearing warship being sent to India for dismantling is dangerous waste and should not be broken down there, lawyers said.
- Muslim Survey Necessary, Says Imam Bukhari (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Coming out in support of a Government Committee seeking information regarding Muslims in armed forces, Imam of Delhi’s historic Jama Masjid Syed Ahmed Bukhari said ....
- Day 2: Violence On In Assam (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Sporadic incidents of violence were reported from across Assam, as another dawn-to-dusk bundh threw life out of gear in the state on Tuesday too....
- Anti-Iran Vote In India’S Interests: Bjp (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Toeing the RSS line, the main Opposition BJP on Tuesday virtually endorsed the Government’s vote against Iran at the IAEA meeting saying it was not in India’s interest to have another nuclear neighbour in its vicinity.
- Army Gives Data But Does Not Want It Passed On To Panel (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, Feb 15, 2006)
Sachar Committee says its efforts to seek information have been misconstrued
Navy, Air Force had submitted reports
Statistics sought from more than 500 institutions: committee
- Stop Muslim Count In Military: Nda To Kalam (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
The opposition National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Tuesday stepped up pressure against a government-sponsored survey of Muslims in the military, petitioning President A.P.J. Kalam to have it immediately halted.
- Ladakh: The Writing Was On The Wall (Indian Express, Balraj Puri, Feb 15, 2006)
The recent flare-up between the Buddhists and Muslims is a conclusion of the continuing polarisation , brought about by neglect in governance issues
- Nuclear Iran Not In India's Interest: Bjp (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Feb 15, 2006)
Vote at IAEA ``mismanaged''
India must maintain minimum deterrent
Must not accept curbs on production of fissile material
- Nda Seeks Kalam's Help To Halt Survey On Muslims (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Says the move is fraught with "dangerous consequences"; wants Navin Chawla to go "It is an issue that needs to be handled with a non-discriminatory attitude"
- Violence Mars State Bandh Called By Aasu (Hindu, Sushanta Talukdar, Feb 15, 2006)
Bandh to protest against killing of 9 persons in police firing at Kakopathar
Bandh evokes total response
Buses set afire, railway official attacked
More than 400 protesters arrested
- India Marches Together (Indian Express, V. R. Raghavan , Feb 15, 2006)
This country’s army does not need to reflect its social composition
The fascinating public debate consequent to the questions by the Sachar Committee on the number of Muslims in the defence forces is cause for reflection.
- Taliban To Step Up Violence (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Afghanistan’s Taliban guerrillas are gaining strength and will step up attacks against government and foreign troops when spring comes next month, a Taliban commander said on Tuesday.
- Hornets’ Nest (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 15, 2006)
The PMO could have been more tactful with the survey
The media has recently highlighted a survey directed by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) to assess the status of Muslims in the armed forces which has stirred up a hornets’ nest, . . .
- Imperilled Nuclear Freedom (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Feb 15, 2006)
India has succumbed to US pressure and voted at the IAEA against Iran which is not in its interest
- Self-Governance Proposal (Tribune, Sushant Sareen, Feb 15, 2006)
India’s Kashmir policy — if at all there is such a thing — is bizarre. To the rest of the world India never fails to point to the existence of an elected government, but this same government is ignored when it comes to making critical decisions . . .
- Courting Army Awards (Tribune, Lt-Gen (retd) G.S. Sihota, Feb 15, 2006)
Promotions and awards go hand in hand. Promotions are a measure of the overall success of a soldier’s career and awards that of his bravery/distinguished service. An individual aspires to be recognised for his professional excellence deeds of valour.
- Hudood Laws Must Go (Dawn, Zubeida Mustafa, Feb 15, 2006)
Last Tuesday was women’s day in the National Assembly. Four bills directly relating to them were introduced in the house.
- France Looks Into Asbestos On Ship Sent To Scrap (Reuters, Emmanuel Jarry, Feb 15, 2006)
Paris ordered a probe on Tuesday into the removal of asbestos from a French warship bound for an Indian scrapyard, a new twist in a saga that has embarrassed France ahead of a visit to India by President Jacques Chirac.
- Pakistan Sees Most Violent Reaction To Cartoons (Reuters, ZEESHAN HAIDER , Feb 15, 2006)
Security guards shot dead two men, police used teargas on students in Islamabad's diplomatic enclave and protesters attacked Western businesses on Tuesday in Pakistan's most violent reaction yet to cartoons of the Prophet.
- India Connects Kashmiris With New "Peace Bridge" (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
India said on Tuesday it had completed a new bridge connecting Indian and Pakistani Kashmir after an earlier one was damaged in last year's South Asian earthquake.
- Israel Urges World Action Against Iran Nuclear Bid (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Israel's Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert renewed a call by the Jewish state on Tuesday for a united world effort to bar Iran from obtaining atomic arms.
- Military, Not Iran, Drives Bjp (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Senior leaders of the NDA today complained to President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam about what they described as the government’s decision to assess the level of Muslim representation in the armed forces.
- Cartoon Anger Turns To Violence (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
* Thousands protest nationwide
* Punjab Assembly, private businesses burnt in Lahore, fires could not be put out till late at night
* Telenor shops and hoardings attacked
* Two shot by security guards
* Students storm Diplomatic Enclave
- Death From The Sky (The Nation, Roedad Khan, Feb 15, 2006)
Friday, January 13, will go down in our history as a black day, a day of infamy, a day when every self-respecting Pakistani, who loves this country, must hang his head in shame. On that day, "America's war on terror" reached Damadola village . . .
- Pakistan's Costly 'Other War' (Washington Post, Selig S. Harrison, Feb 15, 2006)
The usual explanation for Pakistan's failure to go all-out against al Qaeda and Taliban forces along the Afghan frontier is that Gen. Pervez Musharraf's armed forces and intelligence services are riddled with Islamic . . .
- Army Gives Count, But Under Cover (Telegraph, SUJAN DUTTA, Feb 15, 2006)
The army has given the ministry of defence details on the community-wise composition of its ranks following queries by a committee constituted by the Prime Minister’s Office but has requested that the information should not be made public or debated.
- Manmohan Gets Bjp Vote On Iran (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
At a time when it is having to fend off surrender charges from its allies — significantly the Left — Manmohan Singh government’s decision to vote against Iran for nuclear proliferation has been endorsed by the BJP.
- Bjp Backs Govt On Iran (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Succumbing to the RSS pressure, the Opposition BJP today virtually endorsed the government’s vote against Iran at the IAEA meeting, saying it was not in India’s interest to have another nuclear neighbour in its vicinity.
- Reality Check For Vips (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Feb 15, 2006)
The Followers of spiritual leader Asaram Bapu who protested against his frisking at Ahmedabad airport would do well to pause and reflect on the predicament of those responsible to ensure that flying remains a safe experience for passengers.
- Two Killed In Pak Cartoon Clashes (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Two people were killed and dozens injured in Pakistan yesterday in the worst violence triggered by demonstrations against the cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed.
- Queen Betty And Two Kings (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 15, 2006)
Back in 1948, a couple of young women called Bettye Goldstein and Coretta Scott both attended the convention of the Progressive Party in Philadelphia. The organization, which lived up to its name but proved to be spectacularly unsuccessful in . . .
- The On-Again, Off-Again Nuclear Deal (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Feb 15, 2006)
As the Budget session of Parliament gets underway and Assembly elections approach in West Bengal and Kerala, the political atmosphere is hotting up.
- Will Musharraf Be Kashmir’S Messiah? (Daily Times, Ijaz Hussain, Feb 15, 2006)
India wants a settlement on its own terms. It does not want to acknowledge that a solution to the Kashmir problem can be reached through Islamabad. It appears to be quite confident that it can settle terms with local Kashmiri leaders by offering . . .
- Budget Session — Government On Sticky Wicket (Business Line, R. C. Rajamani, Feb 15, 2006)
With a slew of worrisome developments since the end of the winter session, Parliament faces an uneasy Budget session beginning February 16. Moreover, some old issues are still alive such as the Volcker report that had led to the resignation . . .
- Srinagar-Muzaffarabad Bus To Run Again From Feb 20 (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
The Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus will ply again across the Line of Control from February 20 when Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad reopens the reconstructed 'Aman Setu' (peace bridge) on the LoC for traffic.
- A Tough Decision For India (News International, Jyoti Malhotra, Feb 15, 2006)
The battle for the mind of India will finally climax this week, as New Delhi at last arrives at a decision over separating its civilian nuclear programme from its military one.
- Us-India Naval Exercise Off Sri Lankan Coast (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Feb 15, 2006)
Aircraft carriers from the navies of India and the United States will rendezvous off the coast of Sri Lanka were due to rendezvous on Valentine’s Day for passage exercises.
- Cartoons: Unified Oic Action Needed (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Muslims continue to express their outrage across the world against publication of blasphemous caricatures in Danish and other European newspapers.
- Iran Confirms Uranium Enrichment (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Iran confirmed on Tuesday it had resumed limited uranium enrichment, as world powers warned it against any failure to cooperate over its suspect nuclear programme.
- Dangerous Talk (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 15, 2006)
For reasons that would be hard to justify, some politicians have begun demanding a postponement of the general election due next year.
- Karzai Will Call For Crackdown On Taliban (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai is due in Pakistan today (Wednesday) for a three-day visit during which he will call on President Musharraf.
- Army ‘Census’: Nda Knocks On Kalam Door (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
The NDA today called on the President, Dr APJ Kalam, and expressed strong disapproval of proposed head count of Mus-lims in forces.
- Unions Around World To Protest Iran's Treatment Of Bus Workers (Washington Post, Nora Boustany, Feb 15, 2006)
While the international community is locking horns with Iran over its plan to push ahead with uranium enrichment -- a potential first step toward making nuclear weapons -- a separate global confrontation is gathering steam over labor practices under . . .
- Latin America's Leftist Regimes Get Cozy With Iran (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
When the 35-nation board of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna voted to refer Iran's energy case to the United Nations Security Council earlier this month, there were three notable "no" votes.
- In A State Of Self-Imposed Siege (Dawn, M. ZIAUDDIN, Feb 14, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf has argued once again that if the US Predator had violated Pakistan’s sovereignty on January 13, the Al-Qaeda elements and their supporters operating in Pakistan were as much guilty of the same crime.
- Torture In Iraq (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 14, 2006)
Millions of people the world over have seen the video showing British soldiers beating and kicking young Iraqi boys, while a corporal watched and encouraged them.
- Brave Indians, Also Muslim (Indian Express, Anil Bhat, Feb 14, 2006)
The story of Indian Muslims in India’s armed forces is far too nuanced to be understood by the bureaucratic inquisitiveness of the Rajinder Sachar committee.
- Armed & Dangerous (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 14, 2006)
What’s the next national institution up for community classification? The budget?
- ‘Maoist War In A Decisive Phase’ (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
Observing that the Maoists’ “guerilla war” has reached a “decisive stage” in parts of 13 states, military experts said law enforcement agencies in other parts of the country so far underestimated its impact and suggested that talks be held with . . .
- Hamas Causes Terror In Us (Dawn, Eric S. Margolis, Feb 14, 2006)
How, one wonders, can the Bush administration, with its huge intelligence apparatus and large diplomatic corps, keep getting everything wrong about the Muslim world?
- Kalam Scripts History (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
Writing history under the waters of the Bay of Bengal, President A P J Abdul Kalam dived into a submarine on Monday and took a three-hour voyage, becoming .....
- The Military Mindset (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Feb 14, 2006)
Islamabad has no option but to listen to the regional nationalists and it is unwilling to do so
- Who’S Afraid Of The Nuke Deal? (Indian Express, R. Rajaraman, Feb 14, 2006)
The issue of whether or not India’s fast breeder reactor should be placed under safeguards is at the core of the storm raging in India around the Indo-US nuclear agreement.
- Kalam Nudge At Fleet Review: Time For Indigenous Subs, Longer Range (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
Hinting that it was time to speed up the country’s indigenous Advanced Technology Vessel (ATV) project that will build nuclear submarines for the Navy, President APJ Abdul Kalam said this afternoon that it was time for the Navy to operate . . .
- War Mongering (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 14, 2006)
Iraq precedent must make the US desist from attacking Iran
- Curfew Relaxed In Leh, Kargil For 2 Hrs (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
Curfew was relaxed for two hours today in Leh and Kargil towns in Jammu and Kashmir following an improvement in the situation after last week’s clashes over alleged desecration of the holy Koran by some Buddhists.
- Pakistan To Raise Cross-Border Firing With Afghan President (Indian Express, ROD MCGUIRK, Feb 14, 2006)
Pakistani civilian casualties from rockets and artillery originating from Afghanistan are likely to be on the agenda when the Afghan president visits Islamabad this week, the Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
- Dialogue With Ulfa (Daily Excelsior, M V Naina, Feb 14, 2006)
Political expediency in time for the assembly polls in Assam in May 2006 appears to have guided the second round of talks between the Central Government and the 11-member Peoples Consultative Group (PCG), hand-picked by the outlawed . . .
- Kalam Goes Where No President Has (Hindustan Times, Sutirtho Patranobis, Feb 14, 2006)
On Monday, President APJ Abdul Kalam went where none of his predecessors had ever been — 40 metres below the sea in one of the most advanced Indian Navy submarines equipped with ballistic missiles that can be launched from under water.
- Remembering A Liberal Humanist (Deccan Herald, Satya Narayana Sahu, Feb 14, 2006)
K R Narayanan wanted safe pedestrian crossings for the unempowered in the fast lane of liberalisation, privatisation & globalisation
- ‘Dae Not At War With Govt Of India’ (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Feb 14, 2006)
When Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Anil Kakodkar accused the US government of “shifting the goal posts” on the nuclear deal agreed last year in Washington, American analysts accused him of launching a war against his own government.
- India Accelerating Towards Deal With Cern (Indian Express, Reshma Patil, Feb 14, 2006)
India's nuclear scientists are on the verge of entering into a new, intensive collaboration—estimated at five million Swiss francs—with the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN), the world’s largest particle physics centre near Geneva.
- Going Beyond Peacekeeping (Hindu, V. R. Raghavan , Feb 14, 2006)
Captures the experiences and the spirit of the challenges involved in building sustainable peace
- Insights Into Carnatic Music (Hindu, P. VASANTH KUMAR, Feb 14, 2006)
Lecture demonstrations on a wide range of topics in Carnatic music by a reputed musician and musicologist
- Much Ado (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 14, 2006)
Indians love ghosts and conspiracies, so they chase shadows. This is perhaps the best explanation for the attack that has been launched on Mr Manmohan Singh’s government by the left and the Bharatiya Janata Party for the nuclear deal that . . .
- Supreme Court Orders New Panel For "Toxic" Ship (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
The Supreme Court on Monday ordered a new panel be set up to investigate whether a "toxic" French warship should be let into India to be broken for scrap, after a committee failed to make a firm recommendation.
- India Angle In Baluch Talks (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
Two days before Afghan President Ha-mid Karzai lands, Pakistani officials are readying to take up prickly issues such as cross-border firing by Afghan troops and the alleged Indian role in the turmoil in Balu-chistan.
- Politics In A State Of Flux (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Feb 14, 2006)
The prevailing political turbulence in the country can be ascribed to many factors: the string of state assembly elections starting with West Bengal, Mr Deve Gowda’s dubious role in his son’s collective defection to the Bharatiya Janata Party . . .
- India Must Modernise Its Armed Forces (Tribune, Maj-Gen Rajendra Nath, Feb 14, 2006)
India is doing well economically. However, few realise that India is passing through a difficult period from the security point of view. China is giving weapon systems to Myanmar, Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan.
- Army Against Recruitment By Religion, Says Gen Singh (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
The Army chief, Gen J J Singh, on Monday vehemently opposed the government’s move to gather information on the number of Muslims in the armed forces, saying that every citizen had an equal chance to serve in uniform.
- Assam: Sonia Orders Healing Touch (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
Apparently worried about a voter backlash in the run up to the Assembly elections in Assam, Congress President Sonia Gandhi said she has taken “serious” note of the death of nine people in police firing in the state and asked the Centre . . .
- Navy To Buy 8 Sea Harriers (Deccan Herald, RAHUL BEDI, Feb 14, 2006)
The Indian Navy (IN) is on the verge of acquiring between six and eight second-hand Royal Navy (RN) BAe Systems Sea Harrier FA Mk2 fighters to bolster declining force levels.
- Form Committee On Clemenceau: Sc (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to suggest four to five names of retired navy personnel having experience in manufacture and breaking of ships to give opinion on the controversial French ship Clemenceau.
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