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Articles 16221 through 16320 of 27135:
- Musharraf Wants West To See Beyond Terrorism (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 30, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf has said that the US and its allies do not understand the threat of extremism and confuse terrorism with extremism.
- A Symbolic Visit (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Jan 30, 2006)
Nothing much can be expected from George Bush’s India trip
- 7 New Ministers In Union Cabinet — Aiyar Loses Petroleum To Murli Deora; Shinde Gets Power (Business Line, Our Bureau, Business line, Jan 30, 2006)
LEAVING the four pillars of his Cabinet - Finance, Home, Defence, and Law - untouched, and retaining the External Affairs portfolio, the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, today did the first major reshuffle and expansion of his Council of Ministers.
- Saddam Leaves Court In Protest (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 30, 2006)
The trial of Saddam Hussein resumed today but was thrown into chaos when the former Iraqi leader, his lawyers and all high-profile co-defendants stormed out in protest against the proceedings.
- Hopes In Terror (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 30, 2006)
Democracy may spring deadly surprises. Its Western sentinels — the United States of America, Britain and the European Union — would have had cause to rejoice over the Palestinian elections, which were remarkably free, fair and peaceful.
- Cabinet Expansion With Eye On Economic Reforms (Tribune, T.R. Ramachandran, Jan 30, 2006)
In undertaking a large expansion of his Cabinet, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has ensured that economic reforms
- Soni, Soz, Deora Join Union Cabinet (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Jan 30, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s first comprehensive reshuffle and expansion of his 20-month-old Council of Ministers
- Cabinet Mark Ii (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 30, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s first major expansion and reshuffle of the Union Cabinet since he assumed office in 2004 is a shrewd exercise calculated to send out multiple messages.
- Rule Over Self (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 30, 2006)
Today our minds are clouded by delusion. In our ignorance, we quarrel with one another and indulge in rowdyism against our own brethren.
- Gas Pipelines Blown Up (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 30, 2006)
The Uch power plant was shut down while operations of the Loti gas purification plant was affected when significant portions of the pipelines supplying gas to the two units were blown up by outlaws in separate incidents on Sunday.
- Militants Pay Ex-Gratia, Use Traders To Run Business (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 30, 2006)
A diary, purportedly recovered from a detained woman of Jablipora, Bijbehara, has revealed that militants of Hizbul Mujahideen had procured 100 quintals of explosive material for the purpose of causing landmine and IED blasts in south Kashmir in the last
- Migs To Be Replaced: Aoc-In-C (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 30, 2006)
Apart from the battle field operations, the Indian Air Force requires the advanced technology aircrafts to enhance its operational capability in peace time rescue operations and meet the present day challenges.
- Shinde, Antulay, Soz Inducted In Ministry (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 30, 2006)
Three heavyweights from Maharashtra - Sushil Kumar Shinde, A R Antulay and Murli Deora - were today brought into the Union Cabinet in a major expansion and reshuffle of his ministry by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who stripped Mani Shankar Aiyar of...
- Naga Problem : Finding Away Out (Daily Excelsior, Rajyalakshmi, Jan 30, 2006)
The recent reports that between 40 to 50 Naga rebels have been killed in an Army-Air Force coordinated operation in Tirap and CVhangla districts of Arunachal Pradesh has once again underlined the grim situation in the country's north-eastern region.
- Three Maharashtra Heavyweights In Union Cabinet (Press Trust of India, PTI, Jan 30, 2006)
Three heavyweights from Maharashtra - Sushil Kumar Shinde, A R Antulay and Murli Deora - were today brought into the Union Cabinet in a major expansion
- Irritating Thorn Of Democracy (Dawn, F.S. Aijazuddin, Jan 30, 2006)
PAKISTAN has one leg shorter than the other; it leans on imports to keep itself upright.
- Us Wants 'Great Majority' Of Indian N-Reactors In Civil Prog (Press Trust of India, Ajay Kaul, Jan 30, 2006)
Providing glimpses of the "difficulties" involved in implementation of the July 18 nuclear deal, the US has said if India did not put a "great majority"
- Pakistani Train Derails, Three Killed (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 30, 2006)
Three people were killed and up to 40 injured when a Pakistani passenger train derailed on Sunday and one carriage plunged into a ravine, but all other passengers were believed to have been rescued, officials said.
- Merkel Says Iran Threatens Democratic World (Reuters, LOUIS CHARBONNEAU, Jan 30, 2006)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel used her first visit to Israel on Sunday to deliver a strong criticism of Iran, saying it threatens not only the Jewish state but the entire democratic world.
- Arcelor Board Rejects $23 Bln Mittal Bid (Reuters, Michele Sinner, Jan 30, 2006)
Arcelor's board unanimously rejected the $23 billion hostile takeover bid by rival Mittal Steel on Sunday, amid concerns about potential job losses and differences of opinion over strategy.
- After The Hamas Earthquake (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 30, 2006)
DEMOCRATS will rightly applaud the 78 per cent turnout in Wednesday’s elections to the Palestinian parliament, which were remarkably fair, free and peaceful.
- Peaceful Rise, In Three Steps (Indian Express, C. RAJAMOHAN, Jan 30, 2006)
While the Indian leaders merely rule, the Chinese tend to reign.
- 'Iran Making Nuke Not In India's Interest' (Hindustan Times, PTI, Jan 30, 2006)
Iran going in for nuclear weapons might not be in the interest of India, but that country could not be faulted, former Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), MR Srinivasan, said on Monday
- Pm Inducts 19 New Ministers (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 30, 2006)
Altogether 22 ministers were administered oath of office and secrecy at the Rastrapati Bhavan. While 19 of them joined Manmohan ministry in this reshuffle, three were elevated from Minister of State to Cabinet rank.
- Antulay, Shinde In Union Cabinet (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 30, 2006)
18 new faces, Shibu Soren re-inducted, three elevated to Cabinet rank..
- Let’S End This Dance Of Death (Deccan Herald, Paul Oestreicher, Jan 30, 2006)
We need to come out of the ‘them-not-us’ syndrome and learn to forgive and move on
- The Devil And The Deep (Deccan Herald, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Jan 30, 2006)
India’s decisions at the IAEA meet will be difficult as all its options are going to have serious repercussions
- Measured Moves (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 30, 2006)
Sunday’s expansion-cum-reshuffle of the Union Council of Ministers was overdue,
- Cabinet-Council Of Ministers (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 30, 2006)
22 Ministers take oath in UPA government expansion New Delhi, Jan 29 (UNI) The following is the new list of Council of Ministers of the Manmohan Singh government after today's expansion-cum-reshuffle:
- Saddam, Co-Defendants Evicted Amid High Drama In The Court (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jan 30, 2006)
Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was ordered out of the courtroom following an argument with the Chief Judge in a trial whose credibility has now been seriously brought into question.
- A Majestic Show At Vijay Chowk (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 30, 2006)
Drummers walk away with major part of the applause at Beating the Retreat
- Bush's Choice On Iran (Washington Post, Jackson Diehl, Jan 30, 2006)
The debate on Iran is drifting toward the ugly question that the Bush administration would most like to avoid.
- Ten Reasons To Doubt Nuclear Deterrence (Daily Times, Ahmad Faruqui, Jan 29, 2006)
It is often said that poor countries have a right to nuclear weapons since the rich countries have them; not letting the former have them is reprehensible and reeks of double standards, a kind of nuclear apartheid.
- India Tests Two Surface-To-Air Missiles (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 29, 2006)
India carried out two successful tests on Saturday of its surface-to-air Akash missile at an eastern coastal testing range, a defence official said.
- Tattering Civil Service (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 29, 2006)
Prime Minister has decided formation of a Civil Service Restructuring Committee to prepare a reform programme for the betterment of civil service, which would be headed by Mr Shaukat Aziz himself.
- Saving Darfur (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 29, 2006)
The risk still exists that we may eventually look back on the present decade and conclude to our shame that its greatest scandal was not who did what to whom in Iraq, or even in Palestine, but the way the world ignored genocide in the Darfur . . .
- Baloch And Their Sardars (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Jan 29, 2006)
General Musharraf would have us believe that the current insurrection in Balochistan is primarily the work of a few self-serving tribal sardars. They hold their tribesmen in utter subjection, exploit them, and force upon them a life of ignorance and ...
- Us, India Close To N-Deal: Negotiator (Dawn, Anwar Iqbal, Jan 29, 2006)
The US official negotiating a nuclear deal with India has said that the two countries are “very close” to reaching an agreement, but “some of the most difficult issues” have arisen towards the end of the negotiating process.
- Ties With Moscow (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 29, 2006)
In spite of a past full of bitterness stemming from their role in the Cold War, relations between Pakistan and Russia seem to be improving, though it goes without saying that they have a long way to go.
- Merkel Visits Israel Amid Worries About Hamas, Iran (Reuters, LOUIS CHARBONNEAU, Jan 29, 2006)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel begins her first official trip to Israel on Sunday, where she will voice concerns about Iran's nuclear programme and the victory of Islamist militant Hamas in the Palestinian election.
- More Powers For The Provinces (Dawn, Kunwar Idris, Jan 29, 2006)
The majority of the people and political parties in Pakistan favour a parliamentary form of government with full autonomy for the provinces. The sentiment for autonomy is particularly strong in Balochistan, Sindh and the NWFP, perhaps in that order, . . .
- France Willing To Repatriate Toxic Wastes (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Jan 29, 2006)
This is a definite change in the French position on Clemenceau
- Wagging The Tail (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jan 29, 2006)
If the latest series of bomb blasts in Assam reflect Ulfa’s response to the peace process, the Centre has got to rethink its attitude and not allow the perpetrators to go unpunished.
- Nuclear Pact With India May Not Be Ready For Bush Visit: Burns (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 29, 2006)
The United States indicated on Friday that a controversial civilian nuclear agreement with India might not be ready by the time US President George W Bush makes his first visit to New Delhi in March.
- Bush's Bolivian Paradox (The Economic Times, R K NANDAN, Jan 29, 2006)
Iraq is not the only real problem for the USA. In what the USA has, according to its Monroe Doctrine, regarded as its backyard, the inauguration on January 22 of the presidency of the first tribal to be elected Bolivia’s head of state could be . . .
- People-Policing, Not Piecemeal Policing (Tribune, Kiran Bedi, Jan 29, 2006)
If we want cities safe for all we will have to do better ‘quality’ and ‘quantity’ policing. Briefly said, it needs to be more ‘people-policing’ in content and approach.
- Balochistan Military Operation Is A World Issue: Kachkol (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 29, 2006)
The United Nations (UN), European Union (EU) and G-8 countries should take action against the Pakistani government which started an undeclared army operation in Balochistan, said Kachkol Ali Baloch on Saturday.
- India Tests Two Surface-To-Air Akash Missiles (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 29, 2006)
India carried out two successful tests of its surface-to-air Akash missile at an eastern coastal testing range, a defence official said on Saturday.
- India, Usa Close To Nuclear Deal, Says Burns (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Jan 29, 2006)
A few “barriers” remain in the U.S.-India nuclear deal but both nations are very close to reaching an agreement on a plan to separate India’s civilian and military nuclear facilities, a senior Bush administration official said on Friday.
- Pm To Expand Cabinet Today (Tribune, T R Ramachandran, Jan 29, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will undertake the long awaited expansion-cum-reshuffle of his Cabinet here tomorrow to fill the gaps in the Council of Ministers and provide proper representation to the states left out thus far.
- Nepal Candidates In Safe Houses (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 29, 2006)
Nepal’s royalist government has gathered dozens of candidates for next month’s municipal polls—the country’s first elections in years—into safe houses to protect them from Maoist rebels.
- Q Marks Dent The Halo Around A ‘Renunciant’ (Indian Express, SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI , Jan 29, 2006)
Every saint has a past and every sinner a future. The saying yields two thoughts.
- Pm Retains External Affairs, Coal Goes Back To Soren (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 29, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will retain the key External Affairs ministry portfolio and the Coal portfolio will go back to JMM chief Shibu Soren in the expansion and reshuffle of the Union Cabinet on Sunday.
- U.S. Close To Nuclear Deal With India, Official Says (Reuters, Sue Pleming, Jan 29, 2006)
The United States is close to reaching a nuclear cooperation deal with India and may clinch it before President George W. Bush visits there in March, a senior U.S. official said on Friday.
- On This One, Follow The General (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Jan 29, 2006)
It has been a while since you read about Kashmir in this space. This is because I have been too bored with the subject to write about it.
- Nuclear Reactions (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 29, 2006)
The July 18, 2005 nuclear deal with the US has divided Indian public opinion as never before.
- Society’S Willing Murderers (Hindustan Times, Vir Sanghvi, Jan 29, 2006)
If you are reading this in Bombay, then you probably know all about Daya Nayak.
- A Famous Victory (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jan 29, 2006)
The victory of Hamas in the Palestinian election is a watershed in the history of the Middle East. It now emerges as a dominant force in Palestine and this alone is bound to have a profound impact on the peace process with Israel.
- 16 N-Reactors, How Many To Declare?16 N-Reactors, How Many To Declare? (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Jan 29, 2006)
New Delhi has said no to Washington’s proposal that all its power-generating nuclear reactors be put on the civilian list. With negotiations on the landmark nuclear deal going right down to the wire, India is working on how . . .
- Engaging In Power (Hindustan Times, K. Shankar Bajpai , Jan 29, 2006)
For nations, as for human beings, different stages of life, or circumstances, demand different levels of maturity
- Last Man Standing? (Deccan Herald, T C NARAYAN, Jan 29, 2006)
In one sentence it is an unique book in the sense that it deals with highly emotive matters of current relevance and reading it, one could almost feel the temperature of the venues of those speeches and interviews.
- Indian, Chinese Officials Hold Border Meeting (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 29, 2006)
Indian and Chinese border personnel held a "cordial" 'Spring Festival' meeting along the Line of Actual Control in Jammu and Kashmir where the two sides expressed satisfaction at the ongoing confidence building measures, a defence spokesman said today.
- Pm Plans Big, Party Gets Cold Feet (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 29, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s intention to carry out a cabinet overhaul has run up against the Congress leadership’s inclination to play safe.
- Making The Law Work For You (Deccan Herald, K S Narayanan, Jan 29, 2006)
The handbook is an important tool for negotiating the criminal justice system and gives a clear account of the rights of citizens and non-citizens in all relevant situations.
- External Forces Not Allowed To Operate Here: Musharraf: Bajaur Raid: An Issue Of Sovereignty (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 29, 2006)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said that Pakistan has condemned the Jan 13 US missile attack on a village in Bajaur Agency as “an issue of sovereignty” and cannot allow any external force to operate within its territory.
- Krishna May Get Berth (Deccan Herald, K Subrahmanya, Jan 29, 2006)
It is likely that former Karnataka chief ministers S M Krishna and M Veerappa Moily will find berths in the expanded Cabinet.
- Pakistan Wants Peaceful Solution To Kashmir: Aziz (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 29, 2006)
Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Saturday expressed his country's willingness to further the peace process with India for finding a peaceful solution to the Kashmir issue.
- India's Passion For Clout (News International, S M H Bokhari, Jan 29, 2006)
India is an emerging world power. It is one of the world's seven nuclear states and has strong armed forces. It exudes considerable power but wants to have more of it.
- Sri Lanka Extends Detention Of Five Indians (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 29, 2006)
A judge on Saturday extended the detention of five Indians held by Sri Lanka's Navy, allegedly with tens of thousands of detonators that authorities believe were intended for Tamil Tiger rebels.
- No Nuke Deal Before Bush Visit (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 29, 2006)
Indicating that the Indo-US nuclear deal may not be finalised by the time President George W Bush visits India in March, Washington has said there are a “few issues” that remain “barriers”.
- Defenders Of The Wild (Deccan Herald, BITTU SAHGAL, Jan 29, 2006)
In an ocean of bad news on the wildlife front there are bright sparks of light that give us hope. These are the quiet ones. The people who wake every morning and get to work defending the world we love.
- It's The Regime, Stupid (Washington Post, Editorial, Washington Post, Jan 29, 2006)
If an air and missile strike could destroy Iran's nuclear weapons program, it might seem the best of many bad options. But the likely costs outweigh the benefits.
- In Central Asia, New Players, Same Game (Washington Post, Editorial, Washington Post, Jan 29, 2006)
Two hours north of Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, an Iranian construction firm is boring a hole in the side of the Fan Mountains.
- Interpol Notices Politically Motivated: Bhutto (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jan 28, 2006)
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto said the Interpol’s Red Notices issued against her and husband Mr Asif Ali Zardari that alerted its member countries to the fact that the two faced arrest back home on corruption charges were part of . . .
- “Mulford’S Views Echo Us Congress’ ” (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Jan 28, 2006)
Even as the Bush administration distanced itself from United States Ambassador to India David Mulford’s comments about a civilian nuclear deal with India, congressional sources said his remarks are an accurate reflection of the sentiment in the U.S.
- 'Clemenceau Should Be Decontaminated In France' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jan 28, 2006)
As part of the fight to keep Le Clemenceau out of the ship-breaking yard in Alang till its toxic material is removed, Annie Thebaud-Mony flew in from France to depose before the Supreme Court monitoring committee. Representing Ban Asbestos Network (BAN)..
- "Go Back Bush" Campaign Planned (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 28, 2006)
Left, SP resent David Mulford's "arrogant effort" to influence India on Iran
Samajwadi Party and the former Prime Minister V.P. Singh demand recall of Mr. Mulford
India should not support any resolution referring Iran to U.N. Security Council: Left
- R-Day Parade: Out Of Step? (Hindustan Times, Vir Sanghvi, Jan 28, 2006)
I don't know if you have noticed but over the last four years or so, the run-up to the Republic Day parade is always marked by a certain amount of disgruntled muttering. This year has been no exception.
- Former Pm Bhutto Says Ready To Face Pakistan Charges (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 28, 2006)
Pakistan's exiled former prime minister, Benazir Bhutto, has told a U.S. government radio network she is ready to return face what she said are "scurrilous" charges against her by her country's military-led government.
- Karnataka Assembly Adjourned (Hindu, S. Rajendran, Jan 28, 2006)
Trust vote not taken; Gowda steps down; Kumaraswamy recognised as leader
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