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Articles 15521 through 15620 of 27135:
- Using Science To Save A Cat (Hindu, G. ANANTHAKRISHNAN, Feb 14, 2006)
A tour de force of science-driven conservation advocacy by a tiger biologist
- Exclusive - No Homeland For Tigers - Sri Lanka President (Reuters, Simon Gardner, Feb 14, 2006)
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse on Monday ruled out Tamil Tiger demands for a separate homeland in the island's north and east, but said he would rein in armed groups - a central rebel demand ahead of crunch talks.
- Iran Resumes Some Atom Enrichment Work - Diplomats (Reuters, MARK HEINRICH, Feb 14, 2006)
Iran has resumed some uranium enrichment work, geared to making fuel for nuclear reactors or bombs, in defiance of a vote to engage the U.N. Security Council in efforts to rein in Tehran's atomic ambitions, diplomats said.
- Musharraf Backs Iran Gas Pipeline: Us Asked To Help On Kashmir (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf said on Monday that he supported plans to build a gas pipeline from Iran to Pakistan and India, despite opposition from the United States.
- A Setback For Washington (Dawn, Niall Ferguson, Feb 14, 2006)
While the United States has become fixated on the Muslim world, a region much closer to home has been quietly spinning out of American control.
- It's An Indian Army (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Feb 14, 2006)
The person heading the Prime Minister's High Level committee on the social, economic and educational status of the Muslim community, Rajinder Sachar, has eminently secular credentials.
- Left Conveys Concern Over Centre's Decisions (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
To insist on debate in Parliament on the Iran nuclear issue
Calls for a full discussion on the implications on vote on Iran
"Stand on Iran has nothing to do with the minorities"
- Survey On Muslims: Pmo Clarifies (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
Data being sought from all departments and agencies, not just the armed forces It is part of the assignment to prepare a report on the social, economic and educational status of the Muslim community
- Perils Of Three-Way Security Cooperation (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Feb 14, 2006)
Tokyo wants India, Japan, and the U.S. to develop a trilateral framework for security cooperation. But New Delhi has good reason to be wary.
- Us Can Help Solve Kashmir Issue, Says Musharraf (News International, KAMAL SIDDIQI, Feb 14, 2006)
Terror suspects violated our sovereignty; Balochistan to be largely converted into ‘A’ areas; Pakistan to go ahead with Iran pipeline
- A Budding Relationship Between U.S. And India (US News & World Report, Thomas Omestad, Feb 14, 2006)
Through a period of foreign policy upheaval dominated by the Bush administration's war on terrorism, a major shift in U.S. policy with enduring consequences has received far less public attention in America: Washington's embrace of New Delhi and . . .
- A Line That Has Sundered Lives And Hearts (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Feb 14, 2006)
The quake, some hoped, would dissolve the LoC; four months on, that hope seems illusory
- We Follow Secular Norms: J.J. Singh (Hindu, SANDEEP DIKSHIT, Feb 14, 2006)
Chief of the Army Staff J.J. Singh said here that the military would continue to follow secular norms in recruiting soldiers. The armed forces never considered recruitment on the basis of community.
- Pakistan Powerless To Stop Us Attack On Iran: Musharraf (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
* Pakistan going ahead with Iran pipeline
* Cartoons issue uniting moderate and radical Muslims
* Uniform no threat to democracy
- The Urban Mess (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Feb 14, 2006)
Last year's public spat between Mr Deve Gowda and Mr N. R. Narayana Murthy ended in the latter's dire warning that Bangalore would regret any delay in upgrading its infrastructure.
- The Nuclear Debate — India Should Not Buckle Under Pressure (Business Line, M. Ramesh , Feb 14, 2006)
Pressure from various quarters seems to be building on India to fall in line with the United States to put India's fast breeder reactors (FBR) under international safeguards. . .
- Kalam Lauds Navy At Fleet Review (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
The nation today witnessed the Navy’s prowess as the President, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, reviewed its fleet on the eastern coast off this port city, declaring that the country was proud of its naval forces and assured of its maritime security.
- Dilemmas Of Us-India Nuclear Deal (Daily Times, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Feb 14, 2006)
As President George Bush prepares to visit India and Pakistan in March, negotiations between India and the United States over last July’s nuclear deal have entered a very sensitive stage.
- Indian Allies Unlikely To Pull Down Govt: Official (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
The communist parties that support India’s coalition government are not threatening to call a no-confidence vote, but are seeking a parliamentary debate over the government’s decision to back the referral of Iran to the UN Security Council .. .
- Rethink In Bjp On Iran Vote? (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Feb 14, 2006)
RSS stand may influence view
Statement likely today Emphasis can shift to U.S. pressure Brajesh Mishra special invitee
- Indian Sc Seeks Information On French Ship (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
India’s Supreme Court on Monday ordered that a new panel of experts determine the exact contents of an asbestos-laden French warship before ruling whether it can be broken up in India.
- Court For New Panel On Clemenceau (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Feb 14, 2006)
Bench asks Centre to name retired naval officers
Earlier order that ship should not enter Exclusive Economic Zone to continue French Government to indicate quantum of asbestos on board
- Lessons Of Desert Fox (Boston Globe, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
A Radical leader of an Islamic country confronts the United States and threatens Israel. The United States suspects that this country's leaders are not being truthful about their nuclear program.
- No Deal Yet, But Nuclear Fight Rages (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Feb 13, 2006)
Contrary to public perception, India did not at any stage offer to put its fast-breeder programme on the civilian nuclear list to be separated from military ones in order to move forward on the Indo-US nuclear deal.
- Fresh Video On Prisoner Abuse (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 13, 2006)
Yet another video footage purportedly showing abuse of Iraqi prisoners by British soldiers has come to light, triggering a fresh controversy over the conduct of western troops in the war-ravaged country.
- Khaleda May Put Past Behind (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Feb 13, 2006)
Bangladesh Prime Minister to hold talks with Aziz on a whole range of ties
- Chirac Visit: India Rules Out Nuclear Pact With France (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 13, 2006)
France is more than willing to offer India its expertise in nuclear energy, but a formal civil nuclear cooperation pact may not be signed between the two countries when President Jacques Chirac comes here this month.
- Kalam Calls For Missiles On Subs (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 13, 2006)
President A P J Abdul Kalam Sunday reviewed the Indian Navy's fleet off this port city in Andhra Pradesh and urged the force to frame a long-term plan to mount cruise missiles on its submarines.....
- India And France Not To Ink Nuke Pact (Hindustan Times, Manish Chand, Feb 13, 2006)
France is more than willing to offer India its expertise in nuclear energy, but a formal civil nuclear cooperation pact may not be signed between the two countries when President Jacques Chirac comes this month.
- Be Prepared To Shoulder Some More Responsibilities, Kalam Tells Navy (Hindu, SANDEEP DIKSHIT, Feb 13, 2006)
Besides surveillance and protection of maritime assets, it should help combat ecological disasters
- Media’S Subversive Role (Deccan Herald, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Feb 13, 2006)
Prophet Mohammed cartoons show how the media takes sides
- Vaunted U.S.-India Nuclear Deal Begins To Fall Apart (International Herald Tribune, Brahma Chellaney , Feb 13, 2006)
NEW DELHI With international attention focused on Iran's renegade nuclear program, a much-trumpeted nuclear deal that was to showcase the emerging global strategic partnership between the United States and India has begun to unravel virtually unnoticed.
- Violence In Kargil (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 13, 2006)
Nip it in the bud for communal amity
IT is unfortunate that the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir is in the grip of communal tension.
- Nepal's King Faces Exile Or Execution - Maoist Chief (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 13, 2006)
Nepal's King Gyanendra will ultimately be exiled or executed because he has closed the door to any political compromise since seizing absolute power a year ago, the reclusive leader of the country's Maoist rebels said.
- Musharraf 95 Pct Sure U.S. Airstrike Killed Five Al Qaeda (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 13, 2006)
Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf said on Saturday he was almost certain a U.S. airstrike which killed 18 Pakistani villagers near the Afghan border last month also killed five al Qaeda militants.
- Maoists' Guerilla War Has Reached A Decisive Stage: Experts.... (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 13, 2006)
Observing that the Maoists' "guerilla war" has reached a "decisive stage" in parts of 13 states, military experts have said law enforcement agencies in other parts of the country have so far underestimated its impact and . . .
- U.S. Plans Devastating Bombing Of Iran's Nuclear Sites: British Paper (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Feb 13, 2006)
Preparations are more than contingency military assessment, says report
Raids will be backed by submarine ballistic missile attacks
U.S. Central Command and Strategic Command planners identifying targets
- Protest Against Bid To Stifle Democracy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 13, 2006)
``Nepal's monarchy an obstacle to peace''
Call to work actively to end "America-sponsored imperialism"
The monarchy is on the brink of collapse.
- Navy's Show Of Strength Impresses Kalam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 13, 2006)
Kalam sees key role for Navy in complex missions Breathtaking manoeuvres by air wing and an array of vessels
President seen applauding feats performed by navymen
A memorable day for people of Vizag
Perfect touchdown by sky-divers
- Understanding Asean (Daily Excelsior, V M G Das, Feb 13, 2006)
For over two millennia, Indians have nursed the Vishal Bharat concept of a vastly extended frontier in Southest Asia, where they brought religious (Hinduism and Buddhism), trade and a vast variety of socio-cultural mores. India's northeast and . . .
- Old Battle, New Battlelines (Daily Excelsior, Fazal Mehmood, Feb 13, 2006)
The UPA Government is likely to bring legislation in the budget session of Parliament for reservation of jobs for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes in the private sector.
- Us Strike At Iran Possible (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 13, 2006)
The United States is drawing up plans for bombing raids backed by submarine-launched ballistic missile attacks against Iran’s nuclear sites as a ‘‘last resort’’ to block Tehran from developing nuclear weapons, a media report said today.
- Iaea Removes Seals From Iran Nuke Sites: Diplomats (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
Inspectors from the UN nuclear watchdog agency have stripped most surveillance cameras and agency seals from Iranian nuclear sites and equipment.
- Curfew Declared As 5 Killed In India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
Soldiers were deployed and a curfew was imposed across an isolated region of eastern India on Saturday, one day after security forces fired into a crowd of rampaging protesters marching on a police station, killing five people, a police official said.
- President Arrives For Fleet Review (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
First-ever Naval fleet review outside Mumbai in public view
President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam arrived here on Saturday afternoon for a three-day visit during which he would review the Naval Fleet, witness the Operational Prowess Demonstration (OPD) . . .
- J&k Recruitment (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Feb 12, 2006)
Decidedly encouraging is the overwhelming response to the army’s recruitment drive in Langate in North Kashmir: which happens to be in Kupwara, one of the three districts which Pervez Musharraf wants demilitarised.
- The Business Of Expelling Excellencies (Tribune, T.P. Sreenivasan, Feb 12, 2006)
We are not unfamiliar with stories of punishment being meted out to the messenger for the message that he has brought.
- Vip Violators Of Traffic Rules (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Feb 12, 2006)
On the first day of traffic rules’ enforcement, the Islamabad Traffic Police issued over 2,500 tickets to violators of rules. The long list contains names of several Federal Ministers (including a lady advisor), Ministers of State, bureaucrats, . . .
- India Must Allow Int’L Scrutiny Of N-Facilities: France (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
* French envoy to Delhi says India will have to make compromises acceptable to the Nuclear Suppliers Group
- Firing Cloud On Peace Talks (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
The team of negotiators chosen by the banned Ulfa today threatened to pull out of the peace process with Delhi in the aftermath of yesterday’s police firing on civilians at Kakopathar in Assam’s Tinsukia district, where the toll rose to 10 today.
- Iran ‘Could Quit’ Nuclear Treaty (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned today the Islamic republic could quit the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) if forced by the West to limit its disputed nuclear programme.
- Kalam’S Fleet Review In ‘City Of Destiny’ (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
This bustling port city on the eastern coast will have its biggest day tomorrow when President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam reviews the naval fleet.
- Punish Those Behind Custodial Death, Sonia Tells Pranab (Hindu, Sushanta Talukdar, Feb 12, 2006)
Death toll in Kakopathar police firing goes up to eight
Farmer's widow to get job; Army to take care of children
Security situation in Assam has improved much: Sonia
Party workers urged to ensure the poor are registered under the employment scheme
- Navy Chief Had Offered To Quit Following Leakage: Pranab (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
Navy chief Admiral Arun Prakash had offered to resign following the controversy over leakage of Navy's war room secrets but government turned it down because his integrity was not in question, Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said.
- Bridge Across Loc Rebuilt (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
The Army has made operational again the Kaman Bridge, also known as ‘Aman Seethu’, on the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad road, by completing the reconstruction work on Saturday.
- Parleys On To Sort Out Nuclear Issue (Deccan Herald, K Subrahmanya, Feb 12, 2006)
Top officials from the Prime Minister’s Office, External Affairs Ministry and Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) have stepped up consultations in an eleventh hour bid to make a breakthrough in the civil/military nuclear separation impasse ahead of US . . .
- Zawahri’S Relative Died In Bajaur... (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf on Saturday condemned the US air strike in Bajaur and termed it interference in the internal affairs of a sovereign country. At the same time he said those illegally staying in the country by exploiting religion were also wrong.
- The Secret Route (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Feb 12, 2006)
The growing involvement of U.S.-based emissaries with no real base in the Kashmir Valley in closed-door meetings with the Indian establishment raises concern.
- Nepal Hits Back At Global Criticism Of Polls (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
Nepal's royalist government hit back on Saturday at global condemnation of local elections it held this week, saying the polls were a victory against a Maoist revolt that has disrupted democracy in the country.
- Cloud Over Indo-Us Nuke Deal (Hindustan Times, Nilova Roy Chaudhury, Feb 12, 2006)
With US President George Bush’s visit just round the corner, the Indo-US nuclear agreement seems to be a non-starter. Talks are deadlocked on the critical issue of separating India’s civilian and military nuclear facilities.
- The Silence Of Liberal Muslims (Hindustan Times, Vir Sanghvi, Feb 12, 2006)
I am sorry if you feel you have had enough of the latest religion vs freedom of expression controversy: the fuss over the Danish cartoons that featured the Prophet Mohammed.
- Musharraf 95 Pct Sure U.S. Airstrike Killed Five Al Qaeda (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf said on Saturday he was almost certain a U.S. airstrike which killed 18 Pakistani villagers near the Afghan border last month also killed five al Qaeda militants.
- France Adds To Pressure On India's Atomic Ambitions (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
France has lined up behind U.S. pressure on New Delhi to put more of its nuclear facilities under international scrutiny, making it clear that French help for India's atomic energy programme hangs in the balance.
- Sri Lanka Navy Says Rebels Blew Themselves Up On Boat (Reuters, Peter Apps, Feb 12, 2006)
The Sri Lankan military said Tamil Tiger rebels blew themselves up on a trawler smuggling weapons on Saturday to avoid a search ahead of peace talks in Switzerland later this month, but the rebels denied involvement.
- Eu's Solana In Mideast To Limit Fallout Of Cartoon Row (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana embarks on a Mideast charm offensive Monday to calm protests over blasphemous cartoons, and to limit the diplomatic fallout from the row.
- Stranded For Long And Still Waiting (Dawn, Kunwar Idris, Feb 12, 2006)
Earleir this week, newspapers here and abroad published a photograph showing the police beating a protesting “Pakistani refugee” in Dhaka. The person getting the beating is a refugee not because he left his country but, as someone poignantly put it, . . .
- Kashmir ‘Peace Bridge’ Set To Reopen (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
A “peace bridge” linking the Jammu and Kashmir and Azad Jammu and Kashmir that was severely damaged by a devastating earthquake has been completely repaired and will reopen on Saturday, an Indian army spokesman said.
- Dimensions Of Child Abuse (Frontline, R.K. Raghavan, Feb 12, 2006)
Nothing can be more dishonest or harmful to our future generations than underplaying an issue such as the abuse of children.
- John Cherian (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Feb 12, 2006)
The Hamas victory in the Palestine elections, facilitated by the corruption in the Palestinian Authority run by the Fatah, promises a dramatic change in West Asian politics characterised by an Islamist upsurge.
- A General On The Edge (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Feb 12, 2006)
The multiple crises facing Pakistan have a disturbing precedent: the last time around, they ended with the execution of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and the rise of the Islamist military dictatorship of Zia-ul-Haq.
- Ltte Blew Up Trawler To Avoid Search, Says Army (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
Sri Lankan military said that Tamil Tiger rebels blew themselves up on a trawler smuggling weapons on Saturday to avoid a search ahead of peace talks in Switzerland later this month, but the rebels denied involvement.
- Iaea Removes Seals, Cameras From Iran N-Sites (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
Inspectors from the UN nuclear watchdog agency have stripped most surveillance cameras and agency seals from Iranian nuclear sites and equipment as demanded by Tehran in response to its referral to the UN Security Council, diplomats said.
- Bomb That Ticks On N-Deal (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Feb 12, 2006)
The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) and the country’s nuclear establishment are shadow-boxing over the separation of civilian and military nuclear facilities as part of the deal with the US.
- Mending Our India Policy (Dawn, Javid Husain, Feb 12, 2006)
IT is not an exaggeration to say that Pakistan’s relations with India since its inception have been the central or rather the determining factor of its foreign policy.
- Forward With Nuclear Deal (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 11, 2006)
US must push it through Congress
With the Iran vote behind us, the contours of the nuclear debate are gaining some clarity. There is no question that the July 18 Indo-US deal is in India’s national interest.
- Containing Iran’S Nuclear Ambitions (Tribune, V. KRISHNA ANANTH , Feb 11, 2006)
After pretending to be in a mood to assert itself, the Manmohan Singh government voted with the US and others in the IAEA against Iran.
- Myths About Iran Conflict (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 11, 2006)
Is there anything the West can do, short of a highly dangerous military option, to prevent Iran from going forward with its nuclear program? The answer is clearly yes.
- Curfew Declared After Five Protesters Killed In Eastern India (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2006)
India: Soldiers were deployed and a curfew was imposed across an isolated region of eastern India on Saturday, one day after security forces fired into a crowd of rampaging protesters marching on a police station, killing five people, . . .
- 37 Die In Two Hangu Blasts, Violence (Dawn, Abdul Saboor Khan, Feb 11, 2006)
Death toll on Friday rose to 37 and the number of injured to 91 in two days of sectarian violence in Hangu, NWFP.
- Left, Govt Clash On Economic Policy (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2006)
The Left parties today differed sharply with the government leaders on economic policy issues, but doled out an agenda to the UPA regime on how to handle its expenditures and revenues, including higher resources for the National Rural Employment Programme
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