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Articles 15821 through 15920 of 27135:
- Senior Nuclear Scientists Support Aec Chief's Contention (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2006)
Amid criticism that US was shifting the goalpost, senior nuclear scientists today came out in strong support of Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Anil Kakodkar's contention that the fast breeder programme should be kept out of the . . .
- 5,000 Troops In J & K Redeployed (Hindu, SANDEEP DIKSHIT, Feb 07, 2006)
Nothing to do with Bush visit: Pranab Mukherjee
They have been sent back to West Bengal, says Minister
More troops can be moved out: Army chief
Pakistan welcomes withdrawal
- Danish Embassy In Tehran Pelted With Rocks (Hindustan Times, Nasser Karimi, Feb 07, 2006)
Hundreds of angry protesters hurled stones and fire bombs at the Danish Embassy in the Iranian capital to protest publication of caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad.
- Under A Mushroom Cloud (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Feb 07, 2006)
The cat is out of the bag. The Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) says it does not need too much of international cooperation to expand nuclear power generation in this country. It wants the nation to wait two or more decades for a large nuclear . . .
- Maoists Kill 13 Policemen In Chhattisgarh (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2006)
Maoist rebels in Chhattisgarh killed thirteen policemen, including 10 from Nagaland Armed Police (NAP), in two separate attacks on Monday.
- Let People Know About Nuclear Deal With U.S.: Former Ambassadors (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2006)
Eight former Bangalore-based Ambassadors have expressed disquiet over the secrecy surrounding the negotiations with the United States on separation of civilian and military nuclear facilities.
- Airport: Gmr Gives 500 Cr Guarantee (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2006)
Though GMR had the option of matching GVK’s bid for Mumbai, it opted for Delhi where its bid, at 43 per cent, was behind Reliance’s 45.99 per cent.
- Sc Panel To Submit Report On Clemenceau Soon (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2006)
SDI, a French company which bought the carrier, has already told the apex court that it will abide by the committee's interim recommendation that the ship should not enter India’s 220-mile exclusive economic zone until the matter is disposed of.
- Iran Will Get The Bomb, Sooner Or Later (Deccan Herald, DAVID E SANGER, Feb 07, 2006)
Hours after the United States and Europe prevailed in a contest over officially reporting Iran’s history of clandestine nuclear activity to the United Nations Security Council, US President George W Bush issued a statement on Saturday from his ranch, ...
- 3 Myths About The Iran Conflict (Washington Post, Editorial, Washington Post, Feb 07, 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.
- Why Bush Has To Deliver In India (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
Will President George W Bush deliver? Will India-US negotiations on the civilian nuclear deal yield something before the American leader lands in New Delhi on the evening of February 28?
- Nato-Isaf To Attend Rawalpindi Meeting (Dawn, Qudssia Akhlaque, Feb 06, 2006)
The Tripartite Commission comprising senior military and diplomatic representatives from Pakistan, Afghanistan and the United States will hold its 17th meeting in Rawalpindi on June 5-6, it is learnt.
- Us Dependence On Oil (Dawn, GWYNNE DYER, Feb 06, 2006)
“America is addicted to oil, which is often imported from unstable parts of the world,” said President George W. Bush in his State of the Union speech on Wednesday.
- Iran Moves To Resume Uranium Enrichment (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
A defiant Iran moved on Sunday to block snap UN nuclear inspections and kick-start sensitive fuel work after being reported to the Security Council, deepening a crisis over its disputed atomic ambitions.
- On To A Broader Horizon (Dawn, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Feb 06, 2006)
My previous article tried to sketch a framework of geo-strategic and geo-economic concerns that determine the new bearings of the Saudi foreign policy.
- Indian Pm Considers Talks With Leftists (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was mulling on Sunday whether to hold crisis talks with leftwing allies that are angry at his government’s vote against Iran over its nuclear programme and its airport privatisation plans.
- Germany Says Iran Should Take Up Russian Offer (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
* German FM says solving Iranian issue key to preventing arms race in Middle East
- War In The Air (The Week, Frances Bulathsinghala, Feb 06, 2006)
It is 7.30 p.m. A group of eager youth affiliated to the LTTE media unit wait round the television set with cups of steaming tea for the start of transmission.
- Al Qaeda Fighters Saints In Afterlife (Daily Times, Ghafar Ali, Feb 06, 2006)
The Arwali graveyard is located on the road to Parachinar, the headquarters of Kurram tribal agency
- India Opts Out Of Us Navy Aircraft Deal (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
The Indian Navy has decided not to lease two US Navy P-3C Orion maritime reconnaissance aircraft (MRA) because they are too expensive.
- Military Option On The Table: Rumsfeld (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
U.S. Defence Secretary Donald H Rumsfeld said all possibilities were still open in the dispute over Iran's nuclear programme, including military action, a German newspaper reported on Sunday.
- Not End Of The Road: Iran (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
Iran said today that it was still willing to negotiate with the international community over its nuclear programme while the President mocked the referral by the UN nuclear watchdog to the Security Council.
- Explosion On Quetta-Lahore Bus Kills 12 (Daily Times, Azizullah Khan, Feb 06, 2006)
* Police chief says timed device caused the blast
* Six die in latest clashes between tribesmen and security forces in Dera Bugti
- Kashmir Solution A Must For Peace, Says Aziz (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that durable peace in South Asia can only be established with the resolution of the Kashmir dispute in accordance with the wishes and aspirations of the Kashmiri people. He was speaking at a seminar on ‘Earthquake: ...
- George Bush To Propose Nuclear Partnership With Russia (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
President George W Bush will propose funding for the creation of an atomic energy partnership with Russia in his upcoming fiscal 2007 budget, according to the New York Times.
- Iran Vote Comes Back To Haunt Manmohan (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Feb 06, 2006)
India’s decision to vote in favour of reporting Iran to the United Nations Security Council has started to become a major problem for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government.
- Yes, Foreigners Too Are Violating Sovereignty (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Feb 06, 2006)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said that January 13 missile attack on Bajaur was violation of Pakistan’s sovereignty, but foreigners in the Tribal Areas are also guilty of it. In his interaction with the electronic media anchorpersons, . . .
- We Must Not Miss Chance For Kashmir Peace: Musharraf (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
* President urges India to respond to demilitarisation proposal
* Says time it’s to focus on dispute resolution
* Rs 80b to rebuild schools and hospitals in quake zone
- Back To The Wto Doha Round (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Feb 06, 2006)
The good thing about the Davos meeting is that it has straightaway injected a sense of urgency into the negotiating process. A detailed, though informal, timetable is being circulated of what has to be accomplished and by when.
- Brazil: The Challenge Of Ecological Resource Use (Business Line, C. Gopinath , Feb 06, 2006)
Brazil's rainforest is considered the earth's most biologically diverse ecosystem. Unfortunately, about 16 per cent of this forest has been denuded in just the last four decades.
- Musharraf Weakening Kashmir Stance (Daily Times, Ghafar Ali, Feb 06, 2006)
General Pervez Musharraf has weakened Pakistan’s principled stand on Kashmir by initiating ‘confidence-building-measures’ (CBM) with India which has shown no flexibility on its stance, said Qazi Hussain Ahmed, the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) president.
- Pr Failure? It's A Bigger Mess, Don (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Feb 06, 2006)
Without discounting the relevance of the information front in contemporary warfare, . . .
- Visits Muzaffarabad, Bagh On Kashmir Solidarity Day (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
Calling upon Indian leadership to reciprocate Pakistan’s offers for resolution of Kashmir dispute, President General Pervez Musharraf has said that New Delhi will have to show more flexibility.
- Trial And Error (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Feb 06, 2006)
It’s easy to tell the difference between the trial of Saddam Hussein and the Nuremberg tribunal.
- Lasting Bonds (Tribune, Prashant Sood, Feb 06, 2006)
Even though their directions were different, their goals apart, their thinking disparate, their views distinct and their ideas divergent, the separatist leader and the Army Captain shared a bond.
- Pranab Defends Centre’S Stand On Iran (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
The Defence Minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee, today defended the Centre’s stand on Iran, adding that it had been a wise decision for it to go along with other non-aligned countries.
- Geopolitics In N-Ties (Tribune, O. P. Sabherwal, Feb 06, 2006)
Nuclear issues the world over have a habit of becoming contentious, enmeshed in nuclear weapon controversies.
- Old Friends (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 06, 2006)
The decision by the board of governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency to report Iran to the United Nations security council, for its non-compliance on the nuclear issue, was inevitable.
- No Compromise On National Sovereignty (Daily Excelsior, Sanchet Barua, Feb 06, 2006)
The Naga ceasefire that was to expire on February 1 has been extended for another six months by the government and the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isaac-Muivah). The decision was taken after four-day long discussions between . . .
- Iran Ends Cooperation With Iaea (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
Iran ended all voluntary cooperation with the U.N. nuclear watchdog on Sunday but said it was open to a proposal to enrich Iranian uranium in Russia, reversing its earlier response to being reported to the Security Council over fears it wants to produce n
- Maoist Strike Paralyses Life In Nepal (Press Trust of India, Shirish B Pradhan, Feb 06, 2006)
A general strike called by Maoist rebels in Nepal to disrupt the upcoming local body polls paralysed normal life across the Himalayan Kingdom with educational institutes and businesses remaining close on the first day of the week-long stir today.
- Us To Withdraw Troops In Pak Quake-Hit Areas (Press Trust of India, K J M Varma, Feb 06, 2006)
Some 750 American troops in Pakistan's quake-hit areas will begin withdrawing from the middle of this month, bringing to a close the biggest ever external relief operations carried out by the US, officials said today.
- India Tries To Calm Iran After Nuclear Vote (Reuters, Reuters, Feb 06, 2006)
India said it was one of the countries which voted on Saturday to report Iran to the U.N. Security Council over its nuclear programme, but tried to calm its old ally by saying the move allowed for more negotiations.
- Iran Halts Iaea Inspection (Indian Express, PARISA HAFEZI , Feb 06, 2006)
A defiant Iran on Sunday ended snap UN checks of its nuclear sites and said it was resuming uranium enrichment, a day after being reported to the Security Council over suspicions it is building nuclear weapons.
- Iran Ends Un Inspections, Resumes Enrichment (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
A defiant Iran on Sunday ended snap UN checks of its nuclear sites and said it was resuming uranium enrichment, a day after being reported to the Security Council over suspicions it is building nuclear weapons.
- Musharraf Says Peace Linked To Kashmir (Dawn, Tahir Naqash, Feb 06, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf on Sunday called upon the Indian leadership to take advantage of the atmosphere in the wake of the Oct 8 earthquake and resolve the issue of Kashmir in accordance with the wishes of the Kashmiris.
- Iran Resumes Uranium Enrichment, Ends U.N. Checks (Reuters, PARISA HAFEZI , Feb 06, 2006)
A defiant Iran on Sunday ended snap U.N. checks of its nuclear sites and said it was resuming uranium enrichment, a day after being reported to the Security Council over suspicions it is building nuclear weapons.
- Sri Lanka Tigers Rule Out Mid-Feb Peace Talks - Source (Reuters, Simon Gardner, Feb 06, 2006)
Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers have rejected plans for crunch peace talks in Geneva in mid February because of reported abductions of pro-Tiger aid workers, a rebel source said on Sunday.
- World Won’T Let Iran Have Nukes: Bush (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
The UN nuclear watchdog’s decision to report Iran to the UN Security Council is a clear message that the world will not allow Iran to have nuclear weapons, US President George Bush has said.
- Hamas Asserts ‘Right To Self-Defence’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
Hamas, under mounting international pressure to renounce violence, asserted the Palestinians’ “right to self defence” on Sunday after the first Israeli air raids since its election victory last month.
- Lanka Tigers Rule Out Mid-February Peace Talks (Indian Express, Reuters, Feb 06, 2006)
Sri Lanka’s Tigers have rejected plans for peace talks in Geneva on February 15 because of reported abductions of pro-Tiger aid workers, and want talks later in the month, a rebel source said on Sunday.
- As India Twiddles Thumbs, Us, Russia Unveil Nuclear Deal (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Feb 06, 2006)
As it continues to dither on a plan to separate its civilian and military nuclear facilities, India is in the danger of losing out on a new partnership being launched by the US and Russia to promote an expansive global nuclear industry.
- Indian-American Leaders Rush To Join Bush’S Tour (Indian Express, LALIT K. JHA, Feb 06, 2006)
With US President George Bush’s India visit scheduled for March first week, speculation is rife on who all among the Indian-Americans would join him on the historic trip.
- Us Shifting Goalpost On N-Deal: Atomic Energy Chief (Indian Express, PALLAVA BAGLA, Feb 06, 2006)
With work on the landmark Indo-US nuclear deal going right down to the wire, the well-entrenched nuclear-scientific-military establishment is getting increasingly wary. Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission Anil Kakodkar has said that Washington’s ....
- Playing By The Ear (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Feb 06, 2006)
The Pakistan constitution, bureaucracy and citizenry are too weak to keep the Army subordinate to the govt
- Hamas Victory: Need For Flexibility (Dawn, Mansoor Alam, Feb 06, 2006)
The recent Hamas victory in the Palestinian election has stunned everyone including Hamas itself. Although pre-election opinion polls had indicated that Hamas would give a close fight, most analysts had predicted a narrow Fatah victory.
- Left Calls For Debate On Vote (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
Stating that national interests would be jeopardised due to the UPA government’s position, the Marxist leader said maintaining good relations with Iran was in the best interests of the country.
- "Ours Is A Fight Against Terrorism" (Hindu, K. Srinivas Reddy, Feb 06, 2006)
Mahendra Karma, the key figure behind the anti-Maoist civilian initiative, says the Maoists are now on the `defensive.' Excerpts from a recent interview in Hyderabad:
- Finally, A Chain Reaction (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Feb 06, 2006)
Oil, nationalism tinged with religious zealotry and non-proliferation are the incendiary mix that make the task of dealing with Iran’s clandestine nuclear activities so difficult. Fortunately, ...
- Letters Of Intent Issued For Airports' Modernisation (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
To GMR-Fraport and GVK Industries
Even as the Delhi High Court is scheduled to hear on Monday the Reliance Airports Developers Private Limited petition challenging the bidding process for modernisation of airports, the Government on Sunday . . .
- Frozen Remains Of World War Ii Airman Identified (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
Mustonen crashed in Nevada mountains
The frozen remains found in the California mountains last fall are those of an airman from Minnesota whose plane went missing during World War II, relatives said.
- Left Front To Name Poll Candidates On Feb. 16 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
There will be no formal mahajot in the polls, says CPI leader
Mamata fails to reach agreement with Congress on Mahajot
We will go our own ways, says Pranab Mukherjee
Election Commission move to take corrective steps in deletion of names welcomed
- Public-Private Partnership Needed To Help Weaker Sections: Ficci President (Tribune, Manoj Kumar, Feb 05, 2006)
WHILE opposing the government’s move to introduce reservation in the private sector, . . .
- Iaea Refers Iran To Unsc (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 05, 2006)
Ahmadinejad halts snap UN nuclear inspections
The UN nuclear watchdog voted on Saturday to report Iran to the Security Council over fears it was trying to build atomic bombs and a defiant Tehran said it would end snap UN inspections of its nuclear . . .
- India Votes Against Iran At Iaea (Indian Express, Reuters, Feb 05, 2006)
The UN nuclear watchdog voted on Saturday to report Iran to the Security Council over suspicions it plans to build atomic weapons, and Tehran responded it would start enriching uranium fuel that can be used in bombs.
- Empowering The Citizen To Fight Terrorism (Tribune, Col (Dr) P.K. Vasudeva (retd), Feb 05, 2006)
Terrorism is nothing new in India. We have been fighting insurgency since 1960s in the North East, since 1989 in Jammu and Kashmir and in the mid 1980s in Punjab. Delhi has always been a vulnerable city.
- Iaea Refers Iran To Unsc (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 05, 2006)
* 27 members vote in favour, Cuba, Syria and Venezuela oppose resolution
* NAM states’ attempt to soften resolution’s text rejected
- Iaea Reports Iran To Un Security Council (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 05, 2006)
The UN nuclear watchdog Saturday reported Iran to the U.N. Security Council in a resolution expressing concern that Tehran’s nuclear programme may not be “exclusively for peaceful purposes.” Iran retaliated immediately, saying it would resume . . .
- Deweaponisation Is The Real Challenge (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Feb 05, 2006)
President Musharraf has unveiled a strategy to deal with the Balochistan situation, which inter alia includes surrender and disarming of the private militias, stoppage of interruption in the development process and no Government money to Sardars.
- Musharraf Needs His Own Party (Dawn, Kunwar Idris, Feb 05, 2006)
Having dominated the national scene longer than any of his chief rivals, Gen Musharraf should go to the people in 2007 with his own, new party rather than continue to rely on the defectors from other parties.
- Abdul Kalam Meets Philippine President (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 05, 2006)
Indian President Abdul Kalam met with his Philippine counterpart Gloria Arroyo on Saturday as the two countries pledged to step up cooperation in defence, tourism, agriculture and pharmaceuticals.
- Iran Leading Terror Sponsor: Rumsfeld (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 05, 2006)
US Defence Secretary Mr Donald Rumsfeld today urged the world to work for a “diplomatic solution” to halt the nuclear programme of Iran, a nation he called the “leading state sponsor of terrorism.”
- Iaea Refers Iran To Security Council (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Feb 05, 2006)
India again voted against Iran as the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) today referred the Iranian nuclear file to the United Nations Security Council which has the power to impose crippling political and economic sanctions on Tehran.
- Iaea Vote On Iran Beginning Of Intensified Efforts: Bush (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Feb 05, 2006)
Stressing that the International Atomic Energy Agency has sent a "clear message" to Iran it cannot be allowed to acquire nuclear weapons, US President George W Bush said the vote in Vienna was only the beginning of "intensified" efforts by the . . .
- Finally, Relief In Calcutta (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 05, 2006)
After more than 80 hours of nerve-racking battle, it was time to relax for air traffic control staff and those at the communication and technical wing of Calcutta airport today.
- Joint Venture Would Serve Defence Needs (Daily Excelsior, Brig. (Retd.) S.N. Sachadeva, Feb 05, 2006)
In the capital's trade fair grounds at Pragati Maidan, Defexpo 2006 opened on February 1.
- Twilight Of The West (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 05, 2006)
Niall Ferguson From the Daily Telegraph © Niall Ferguson
The author is Laurence A. Tisch Professor of History at Harvard University www.niallferguson.org
- Battles At Home (Hindu, R. KRITHIKA, Feb 05, 2006)
`A TALE of war and peace', says the blurb of Nilita Vachani's HomeSpun. Well, the book does refer to the freedom struggle and the Indo-Pak war but the phrase seems to have more to do with the battles fought within the four walls of a home.
- On Telling The Truth (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Feb 05, 2006)
If David Mulford had met Charles Igoh things might have turned out differently.
- Bypassing The Roadblock (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 05, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf’s four-point plan for Balochistan has its merits but may fail to bring peace to the province.
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