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Articles 15621 through 15720 of 27135:
- Bush Looking Forward To Visit India (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2006)
The White House has said that President George W Bush is looking forward to his visit to India with a view to building on an improving relationship over the years
- Assam:centre To Amend Foreigner's Act (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2006)
Ahead of the Assam assembly elections, the Congress-led government today dropped the idea of bringing in a new law but decided to amend the Foreigners' Act to ensure fair hearing to a person before declaring him a foreigner.
- Taking God Seriously (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Feb 11, 2006)
I see a perverse saving grace in an Iranian newspaper’s tit-for-tat promise of a contest of Holocaust cartoons.
- Sharks, Dolphins And Joy (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 11, 2006)
Governance has often been a visionary affair for the chief minister of West Bengal. And his visions for Calcutta have been especially grand.
- Samajwadi Party: Light Years From Lohia (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, Feb 11, 2006)
The Samajwadi Party has grown and prospered notwithstanding internal discomfiture over its new orientation. Today while the SP hogs the limelight for the wrong reasons, the BSP is determinedly expanding its base.
- Taking `Look East' Further (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 11, 2006)
President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has completed a productive three-country tour in nine days, sharpening India's focus on a dynamic region in pursuance of the `Look East' policy initiated by Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao.
- Bridge Chasm Between The West And Muslim World: Badawi (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Feb 11, 2006)
Protests continue across Asian countries over blasphemous cartoons
- Indo-U.S. Space Cooperation Adrift (Hindu, R. Ramachandran, Feb 11, 2006)
If the U.S. is unwilling to relax controls in the arena of space technology, where ISRO stands to gain in commercial terms, why should India yield on the nuclear front?
- Alleged Al-Badr Militants Held In Delhi; Arms Seized (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2006)
Arms consignments frequently received from J&K
One of the militants toured the country to expand network
Handsome payment made for carrying out explosions
- Centre To Amend Foreigners Act (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2006)
Tribunals for determination of illegal migrants
Act to be amended for fair hearing
Decision taken at CCPA meeting
- Cpm Ups Ante, Vows To Rock The Upa Boat (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2006)
Briefing newsmen after the two-day crucial politburo meeting of the party here, CPM General Secretary Prakash Karat minced no words about the party’s intense displeasure over the UPA role in the Iran issue
- Spineless Nation (Hindustan Times, Khushwant Singh, Feb 11, 2006)
No book has depressed me more than B.N. Tandon’s PMO Diary II: The Emergency (Konark).
- Is There A No. 2? (Hindustan Times, Pankaj Vohra, Feb 11, 2006)
The Union Cabinet reshuffle has sparked off speculation regarding two of Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s closest aides — her political secretary Ahmed Patel and general secretary, but now also a minister, Ambika Soni.
- India Has To Make "Compromises" For Nuke Cooperation: France (Press Trust of India, Ajay Kaul, Feb 11, 2006)
France today said India will have to make "some compromises" on the issue of separation of its civil and military facilities as lack of consensus in the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) could put any such arrangement on nuclear cooperation "on hold".
- 'India Has To Compromise For N-Deal' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2006)
France has said that India will have to make "some compromises" on the issue of separation of its civil and military facilities as lack of consensus in the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) could put any such arrangement on nuclear cooperation "on hold".
- Four Die As Sects Clash After Pakistan Attack (Reuters, Abdul Sami Paracha, Feb 11, 2006)
Small-arms and rocket fire between Muslim sects killed four people in and around a Pakistani town after 36 people, mostly minority Shi'ites, died in a suicide bombing and other violence, officials said on Friday.
- Hangu Bombing (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 11, 2006)
The suicide bomb attack in Hangu on the town’s Ashura procession and the ensuing violence on Thursday and Friday are a grim reminder of the sectarian divide in the country and of the role played by extremists on either side.
- 41 Pakistanis Detained In Zabul (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2006)
Afghan authorities have arrested more than 40 Pakistani workers for inciting violence during a protest against cartoons of Prophet Mohammed in which four people were killed,
- India, China Step Up Engagements As Manmohan, Hu Jintao Plan Visits (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2006)
Keeping up the pace after Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao’s visit to India last year, both countries are looking at another round of high-level visits soon with Chinese President Hu Jintao keen on coming here within the next few months.
- A New, Clear Doctrine (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Feb 11, 2006)
After 40 years of ambiguity, we took the big risk in Pokharan II. It worked. The US N-deal means reaping rewards, let’s not blow it
- Pro-King Party Wins Most Seats In Nepal Polls (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2006)
Nepal’s pro-King Rashtriya Prajatantra Party (Thapa) led by Home Minister Kamal Thapa has won most of the seats in the municipal polls which were boycotted by key political parties amidst charges of rigging and misuse of security forces.
- U.S. Mulling More Nuclear Talks Before Bush India Trip (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2006)
The top U.S. negotiator on a landmark nuclear deal with India may soon visit New Delhi for talks on the troubled accord before President George W. Bush visits South Asia next month, U.S. officials said on Friday.
- Iraq's Sadr Says Prophet Images Must Unite Muslims (Reuters, Khaled Yacoub Oweis, Feb 11, 2006)
Muslims must unite and set aside sectarian differences to counter a Western "crusade" on Islam following a furore over cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammad, Iraqi Shi'ite leader Moqtada al-Sadr said on Friday.
- India Has To Make Compromises: France (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2006)
India has to make some proposals, acceptable to us, to the Americans and all other NSG countries, says Girard
- Long-Term Strategy Needed (Deccan Herald, Gurmeet Kanwal, Feb 11, 2006)
Political compulsions is compounded by the defence ministry’s inability to fully utilise even the allotted funds
- More Violence As Nepal Mulls Fresh Polls (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2006)
Even as they called off their four-day nationwide bandh, Nepal’s Maoist guerrillas struck again in western Nepal, ambushing a security convoy and capturing 12 soldiers and policemen.
- Tank Up On Petrol And Say, ‘I’M Good Enough, I’M Rich Enough, And People In The Middle East Like My Money’ (Indian Express, John Tierney , Feb 11, 2006)
Before I unveil my plan for energy independence, let me explain what’s wrong with everyone else’s.
- Nato Renews Afghan Commitment (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2006)
Says no change in South Afghanistan plan despite riots
- The Battle Over A Warship Continues (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Feb 11, 2006)
Opposition is growing in France to the Government's efforts to get theClemenceaudismantled in India.
- Beware: Division Can Be A Chain Reaction (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 11, 2006)
Communal tensions in Ladakh and Jammu must be quickly addressed, says Muzamil Jaleel
- The Colonel, Recalled (Indian Express, JOYCE LEBRA, Feb 11, 2006)
India lost Colonel Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon, the last survivor of the heroic trio of the Indian independence struggle who were tried in the Red Fort.
- Nuclear Or Unclear? (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Feb 11, 2006)
Reasoned public discourse is becoming a postmodern fantasy, says Pratap Bhanu Mehta
- Pakistan, 2005 (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Feb 11, 2006)
Day in, day out Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, his Prime Minister and other ministers talk of "demilitarisation" and "self-rule" in Jammu and Kashmir. What is the scenario like under their very noses?
- 7 Killed As Nepal Mulls Fresh Polls (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2006)
day after they called off their four-day nationwide bandh, Nepal’s Maoist guerrillas struck again in western Nepal, ambushing a security convoy and capturing 12 soldiers and policemen.
- Hiccups In Civilian Nuclear Pact With The French Too (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Feb 11, 2006)
The prospects of a formal India-France civilian nuclear cooperation agreement have hit a roadblock after New Delhi declined to make any references to the International Atomic Energy Agency or the Nuclear Suppliers Group in the document. Instead, . . .
- Grab The Moment (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Feb 11, 2006)
C. Raja Mohan explains how the Indo-US nuclear pact could benefit all parties, including the DAE
- Looking East (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 10, 2006)
Kalam’s visit to S-E Asia boosts economic relations
President A P J Abdul Kalam returned on Wednesday after his ten-day three-nation tour of Singapore, the Philippines and South Korea.
- On The Fast Breeder Programme, Begin A Civil Debate (Indian Express, G. Balachandran, Feb 10, 2006)
With barely a month to go before the visit of US President George W. Bush to India, prospects of successfully taking forward the July 18 Indo-US agreement on nuclear cooperation seem have receded further with the latest broadside of Secretary . . .
- The Violent Species (Deccan Herald, VARALOTTI RENGASAMY, Feb 10, 2006)
Human beings as a race are genetically predisposed to violence. Even the soft-hearted and the mild-mannered love to see an African lion devouring a live zebra - the primordial violence skillfully captured by the most expensive cameras . . .
- Suicide Attack On Pak Procession, 29 Killed (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 10, 2006)
At least 29people were killed and scores injured on Thursday in a suspected suicide attack on a Shiite Muslim procession marking Muharram in northwestern Pakistan, setting off riots with angry faithful torching shops and vehicles prompting . . .
- Slow Breeder Reactor (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 10, 2006)
The BJP should have much to say on the nuclear deal. They why this strange silence?
- Kill Cartoonist, Take 100 Kg Gold: Taliban (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 10, 2006)
Over 100 militants have enlisted to become suicide bombers in Afghanistan since the appearance of “blasphemous” cartoons of Prophet Mohammad
- 23 Die In Pakistan Sectarian Violence (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 10, 2006)
Blasts trigger violent protests
At least 23 persons were killed and scores others injured on Thursday following a suspected suicide bombing on a Muharram gathering in Hangu town in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) of Pakistan.
- What About Freedom From Violence? (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Feb 10, 2006)
The row over the offensive caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad published in the European press is the latest event in the “clash of civilisations” between Occident and Orient.
- India-Us Accord On Civilian Nuclear Uses (Daily Excelsior, O.P. Sabherwal, Feb 10, 2006)
The India-US nuclear accord, agreed in principle last July, is to promote civilian nuclear power and other peaceful nuclear applications by India.
- When The State Took Flight (Indian Express, Nandan Nilekani, Feb 10, 2006)
In their sweeping book on the 20th century, The Commanding Heights, Daniel Yergin and Joseph Stanislaw trace how the world has seesawed between the state and markets at different times due to various circumstances and based on the dominant . . .
- The Burdens Of The Modern Beast (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 10, 2006)
Now all of us have increased our portable effects, if not our effectiveness.
- Nation's Top Scientists Flay Indo-Us N-Deal (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 10, 2006)
Top nuclear scientists and experts have come out in full support of Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) chief Anil Kakodkar's stance on the Indo-US nuclear deal.
- Bush Looking Forward To India Visit: White House (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 10, 2006)
The White House has said that President George W Bush is looking forward to his visit to India with a view to building on an improving relationship over the years.
- Lifting The Lid (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Feb 10, 2006)
If we have been amazed by anyone’s ability to sleep soundly at night after the 2002 communal riots in Gujarat, it has been Narendra Modi’s.
- Curfew Imposed In Leh After Clashes (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 10, 2006)
31 people arrested; Army stages flag march
Curfew was imposed on Thursday in Leh and the Army staged a flag march following clashes between Muslims and Buddhists triggered by reports of desecration of the Quran at a mosque in Kargil.
- Bush To Visit India By Month-End (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Feb 10, 2006)
US President George W Bush’s visit to India is to go ahead as scheduled – and that’s official
- Us May Invite India To Join New Global Plan On Nuclear Fuel (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 10, 2006)
The United States may invite India to join aplan under which American companies would sell nuclear fuel to foreign countries on the condition that it be returned later to the U.S. for reprocessing, officials said Friday.
- Fbrs Not To Be Put In Civilian N-List, Us Told (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Feb 10, 2006)
India has never proposed or indicated to the US that it would put its Fast Breeder Reactors (FBRs) programme under the civilian list of nuclear facilities since the two countries are engaged in negotiations on implementation of the July 18 Indo-US . . .
- Bush Visit To India — For A New Strategic Partnership (Business Line, G. Parthasarathy, Feb 10, 2006)
Working towards stability in West Asia and the possibilities for greater cooperation in hi-tech transfers and Defence equipment are important issues for India and the US to discuss during the forthcoming visit to India of the US President, Mr George Bush.
- 31 Die In Pak Suicide Blast (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 10, 2006)
A suicide bomber struck a Shi’ite Muslim procession in the northwestern Pakistan town of Hangu today killing at least 31 and sparking riots during the Muslim sect’s most important holiday. Mayor Mr Ghani ur-Rehman said more than 50 have been wounded.
- Preparing To Buy Combat Aircraft (Tribune, Abhijit Bhattacharyya , Feb 10, 2006)
One is not on technical specifications or the superiority thereof in the choice of 126 combat aircraft (i.e. multirole fighter) of the Indian Air Force. One only needs to explore the depth as to who has what plan up his sleeves for choosing from . . .
- Jaswant In Advani’S Footsteps (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Feb 10, 2006)
Only a few newspapers in this country have taken note of BJP leader Jaswant Singh’s overland pilgrimage to various shrines in Sindh and Balochistan provinces of Pakistan, and that too to record the host country’s surprise at his decision to . . .
- Telling Message (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Feb 10, 2006)
That the Army's recruitment drive in the Valley has drawn an overwhelming response sends a significant message. It puts the harsh economic truth in right perspective.
- Atomic Reactors Plan: Top Scientists Back Aec Chief (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 10, 2006)
Top nuclear scientists and experts have come out in full support of Atomic Energy Commission(AEC) chief Anil Kakodkar’s stand that putting the fast breeder reactor programme under IAEA safeguards will jeopardise the country’s strategic interests.
- Himalayan Farce (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 10, 2006)
Autocrats also love the trappings of democracy. But Nepal’s King Gyanendra deceives no one with Wednesday’s civic elections in the country. By any measure of electoral democracy,
- A Brain Drain Threatens Afghanistan's Future (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 10, 2006)
On the eve of the Soviet invasion almost 26 years ago, I left Afghanistan as a young man in search of a better life.
- Mittal Will Retain Control Of 'Hire And Fire' At Merged Group (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 10, 2006)
NRI steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal will control all appointments at a merged Arcelor-Mittal Steel group if his bid to take over the European consortium goes through, even though he removes his family's special voting rights, raising fresh questions . . .
- On `Security' Grounds (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 10, 2006)
Now that Mr Mani Shankar Aiyar is out of the Petroleum Ministry, will the oil giants still scout as vigorously as before for energy resources abroad?
- Musharraf Likely To Brief Chinese Leaders About Indo-Pak Ties (Press Trust of India, Anil K Joseph, Feb 10, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf is expected to brief the Chinese leadership on the latest developments in his country's relations with India during his February 19-23 visit to the Communist nation
- Dogmatic Certitude (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Feb 10, 2006)
What began as an act of not-so-innocent bravado in Denmark last September has ceased to be a laughing matter.
- Counter-Terrorism Forces In Kashmir Not Reduced (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Feb 10, 2006)
Rashtriya Rifles replaces troops sent to northeast
Brigade completed relocation a month ago
Rashtriya Rifles holds out no offensive threat
Announcement a foreign policy imperative
- Suicide Attack, Shooting, Kill 35 In Pakistan (Reuters, Ali Imam, Feb 10, 2006)
At least 35 people were killed and dozens wounded in Pakistan on Thursday in a suicide bombing on a Shi'ite Muslim procession and subsequent violence on the holiest day of the year for the religious minority.
- India-U.S. Nuclear Deal Runs Into Troubled Waters (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Feb 10, 2006)
A landmark nuclear cooperation deal between India and the United States has run into serious trouble, with Washington playing hard ball and India's atomic energy establishment raising objections to the terms of the deal.
- The Ayatollah Joke Book (Washington Post, MICHAEL KINSLEY, Feb 10, 2006)
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the noted wit, expert on freedom and unelected religious leader -- the leader who counts -- of Iran, observed the other day that in the West, "casting doubt or negating the genocide of the Jews is banned but insulting the . . .
- Would Iranians Rally 'Round The Flag? (Los Angeles Times, Editorial, Los Angeles Times, Feb 10, 2006)
There may be good reasons to oppose an air attack on Iran's nuclear installations at this time, but one of the arguments that is advanced most often is seriously flawed.
- From People's War To Competitive Democracy (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Feb 09, 2006)
As leader of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist),Prachandais arguably the most important political player in the Himalayan kingdom today. In an exclusive face-to-face interview withThe Hindu, he discusses his party's road map for the end to monarchy . .
- Blast At Pak N-Facility (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 09, 2006)
A technician was killed in an explosion at a top Pakistani nuclear research facility, a military spokesman said on Wednesday.
- Save The Whales (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 09, 2006)
The "prince of whales," the northern bottlenose that wandered off from its deepwater habitat and perished in the Thames, has become a poignant symbol of all endangered whales and dolphins.
- The Complicated World Of Nuclear Deals (Hindu, R. Ramachandran, Feb 09, 2006)
Safeguards are only one of the fallouts from the Indo-U.S. nuclear deal. Several issues need to be considered before tying down the DAE's hands.
- The Meaning Of Moharrum (Deccan Herald, Mir Mujtaba Hussain, Feb 09, 2006)
The historic event of Moharrum has great significance in learning moral and spiritual lessons
- 'Meddling’ Fuel Feeds Nuclear Fire (Telegraph, G.S. Mudur, Feb 09, 2006)
In pursuing the Indo-US nuclear deal, the government has departed from its decades-old practice of encouraging indigenous nuclear capabilities and keeping bureaucrats from meddling in nuclear affairs, a former atomic energy official said today.
- Us Hopes For Progress On N-Deal With India (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 09, 2006)
The United States on Wednesday said that it has been working very closely with India to ensure the implementation of the civilian nuclear deal at the earliest, while approving India’s decision to vote in favour of an IAEA resolution to report . . .
- Russia To Upgrade Iaf Mig-29s (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 09, 2006)
Granted financial clearance by the defence ministry in fiscal 2005-06, the MiG-29 upgrade project has already been delayed by over two years. It is now likely to commence only in fiscal 2006-07 and be completed around four years later, officials said.
- Triumph Of Truth (Dawn, Jauhar Ali, Feb 09, 2006)
R and resurgence of Islam is bound up with the struggle and sacrifice of the highest order.
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