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Articles 16421 through 16520 of 27135:
- Indo-Saudi Anti-Crime Pact Inked (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
India and Saudi Arabia today took the first step towards combatting terrorism together through an agreement that opens the door for intelligence-sharing for the first time between both countries.
- 8 Die In Maoist Attack (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
A diplomatic battle began in the capital on Wednesday with Opposition leader Girija Prasad Koirala, released from house arrest only on Sunday, meeting Indian Ambassador Shiv Shankar Mukherjee and the Bangladesh Ambassador Humayun Kabir at his residence.
- Paying For Peace (Indian Express, Sukhmani Singh, Jan 26, 2006)
It's true, while the big fish violators go scot free, the ordinary law abiding citizens must pay the price.
- Cleared For Takeoff (Indian Express, AMBA B BAKSHI, Jan 26, 2006)
In the city known as India’s Silicon Valley, 15 years is practically a lifetime. That’s how long Bangalore has been waiting for an international airport. But this Republic Day, India’s biotech hub can finally see the beginnings of one.
- India's Military Might Unfolds Amid Terror Alert (Hindustan Times, CR Jayachandran, Jan 26, 2006)
Amid an unprecedented multi-layered security blanket, India demonstrated its military might during the 57th traditional Republic Day parade in the national capital on Thursday.
- N-Deal Dies If India Doesn’T Vote Against Iran: Mulford (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Jan 26, 2006)
US Ambassador to India David Mulford today played spoiler to New Delhi’s delicate dealing on the Iran nuclear issue as he sought to link the fate of the Indo-US nuclear deal to the way India votes at the International Atomic Energy Agency meeting . . .
- India, S Arabia Sign Four Agreements (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
India and Saudi Arabia on Wednesday joined hands to combat global terrorism and signed four agreements that will impart a new strategic dimension to their burgeoning ties.
- Rebels Blow Rail Link Ahead Of Republic Day (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Maoist rebels in eastern India blew up a rail bridge, stranding about a dozen trains, and attacked a police station hours before the country was to begin its annual Republic Day celebrations, police said on Thursday.
- India On Alert Ahead Of Republic Day Celebrations (Reuters, Palash Kumar, Jan 26, 2006)
Anti-aircraft guns were mounted on high-rise buildings in the Indian capital on Wednesday and hundreds of soldiers and police patrolled its ceremonial heart as the country prepared to mark Republic Day.
- Us Says India Nuclear Deal May Depend On Iran Vote (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
The United States said on Wednesday a nuclear cooperation deal with India may stall unless New Delhi votes against Iran next month at the U.N. nuclear energy watchdog.
- Rumsfeld Rejects Criticism On Harm To U.S. Military (Reuters, WILL DUNHAM, Jan 26, 2006)
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld defended the state of U.S. military on Wednesday after charges by a former Pentagon chief that wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have left it so stretched that potential enemies may be tempted to challenge America.
- Pokhran Brotherhood, 1,000 Moons (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam still has fond memories of the Pokhran II days and of the project’s fellow architect, A.B. Vajpayee.
- Taiwan-India: Politics And Economics (Deccan Herald, V Wen-Hsien Chen, Jan 26, 2006)
In view of Taiwan’s rise as an economic power, India should review its ties with it
- Kashmir Independence Not Possible: Musharraf (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Ruling out independence as an option to resolve the Kashmir issue, President Pervez Musharraf has said a ‘‘minor step back’’ was required by India and Pakistan from their ‘‘rigid positions’’ to evolve a solution based on his proposals . . .
- Mothers Of Invention (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jan 26, 2006)
What marks the election of two women as presidents of two war-torn countries is the chief reason attributed to their victory. “It is the minds of men that make war.
- Badge Of Legitimacy (Statesman, AMITAV BANERJI, Jan 26, 2006)
Ever since the fall of the Berlin Wall, democracy has become more than just a mantra.
- Iran Welcomes Russia Offer (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Teheran’s nuclear negotiator today welcomed Moscow’s offer to have Iran’s uranium enriched in Russia, but said the proposal needs more work and threatened to renew full-scale uranium enrichment if his country is referred to the UN Security Council.
- Blasts In India, Afghanistan (Tribune, G. Parthasarathy, Jan 26, 2006)
While Pakistan’s eastern flank with India has been free of tensions ever since the ceasefire along the Line of Control came into effect in November 2003, the same cannot be said about the developments on its western borders.
- Go Ahead With N-Deal (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 26, 2006)
The recent talks between India’s Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran and US Under Secretary of State Nicholas Burns in New Delhi have raised some avoidable doubts among the sceptics about the implementation of the historic Indo-US nuclear agreement . . .
- Saudi King Signs Four Accords With Delhi (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
A day after arriving in India on a four-day landmark visit, the Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz today signed four accords, including one on combating terrorism, with New Delhi after talks with Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh.
- India, S Arabia Sign Pact To Fight Terror (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah signed an agreement on Wednesday to work together to fight terrorism as the two countries moved to build closer ties.
- Salute The Republic (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 26, 2006)
Today we salute the Republic of India with our both hands. The day marks more than merely a ritual. In every sense it goes beyond massive celebrations that are witnessed across the country.
- Musharraf Playing A Double Game On Fighting Terror: Daily (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Slamming Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf for indulging in a "double game" on the issue of fighting terrorist infrastructure in his country, a leading American daily has said the US government should attack .
- Tamil Tigers Agree To Hold Talks With Lankan Govt (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Ending a nearly three-year deadlock in the peace process, Tamil Tiger rebels today agreed to hold talks with the Sri Lankan government in Geneva in mid-February after hectic negotiations with the peace broker Norway.
- Indian Believed Among 8 Killed By Nepal Maoists (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Eight people, possibly including an Indian, died as fresh violence erupted in Nepal on Tuesday night with hundreds of Maoist guerrillas launching multiple attacks on a key city in midwestern Nepal near the Indian border and spreading panic.
- India Should Vote Against Iran Or Nuke Deal Will 'Die': Us (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Film Director Adoor Gopalakrishnan, noted social worker Nirmala Deshpande and renowned author Mahasveta Devi were among the nine persons who have been conferred with prestigious Padma Vibushan award, the second highest civilian honour.
- Musharraf Rules Out Independence (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Ruling out independence as an option to resolve the Kashmir issue, President Pervez Musharraf has said a "minor step back" was required by India and Pakistan from their "rigid positions" to evolve a solution based on his proposals of self-governance . . .
- Now & Again: Conspicuously Out Of Place (Statesman, SUDHA PALIT, Jan 26, 2006)
It was the 1950s and I was new to the city of Kolkata. Still in my twenties, I was awed by the sights and sounds of a big metropolis. Compared to the small district town that I had lived in before marriage, almost everything that I experienced here . . .
- Parts Of Pak In Qaida, Taliban Hands: Us Media (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Al Qaida and its former protectors, the Taliban, have virtually taken over parts of Pakistan’s tribal areas bordering Afghanistan, especially in Waziristan Province, a media report today said quoting local officials and Al Qaida video tapes . . .
- Sri Lanka Says Breakthrough In Peace Process A "Major Relief" (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Slamming Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf for indulging in a "double game" on the issue of fighting terrorist infrastructure in his country, a leading American daily has said the US government should attack Al Qaeda and other terror . . .
- ‘Uk To Deploy Up To 4,000 Troops In Afghanistan’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Britain plans to order up to 4,000 of its toughest troops to start deploying in a restive area of southern Afghanistan from April or May, the mass-circulation Sun tabloid reported on Wednesday.
- Pro-Iran Vote Can Kill Indo-Us Civil Nuclear Deal: Mulford (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Jan 26, 2006)
India rejects attempt to link IAEA vote to Indo-US civil nuclear deal
- Fear Of Al Qaeda’ Keeps Bajaur Elders From Joining Administration Against Militants (Daily Times, Iqbal Khattak, Jan 26, 2006)
The Bajaur Agency administration is finding it difficult to get tribal chieftains on its side against wanted militant Maulvi Faqir Muhammad, who is suspected to be sheltering Al Qaeda-linked militants in the border area with Afghanistan.
- Iran Positive On Russian Uranium Plan, Says Larijani (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
* Chief nuclear negotiator says plan could involve other countries
* P5 members plus Germany to meet in London on Monday to strive for consensus before IAEA meeting next month
- Promoting Science (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 26, 2006)
The appeal to the media by physicist Dr Pervez Hoodbhoy to popularize science is timely.
- Kashmir Bloodied Again Ahead Of Republic Day (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
* Indian soldier goes postal, kills four
* Kashmiris to observe black day today
- Permission Not Needed To Attack Qaeda, Says Wp (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Jan 26, 2006)
The Washington Post on Wednesday advised US President George W Bush to eliminate Al Qaeda and Taliban operations in Pakistan, if the targets could be located, “with or without General Pervez Musharraf’s cooperation”.
- Saudi Officials Brief Abdullah Before Talks In India (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Jan 26, 2006)
Before starting official engagements, Saudi King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz on Wednesday preferred having a detailed briefing from an advanced Saudi civil community delegation that had been interacting with Indian academics, officials and members . . .
- J&k Infiltration Close To Zero: Indian Army (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
A senior Army officer said on Wednesday that infiltration levels in Jammu and Kashmir were close to zero.
- India On Alert Ahead Of Republic Day (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Anti-aircraft guns were mounted on high-rise buildings in the Indian capital on Wednesday and hundreds of soldiers and police patrolled its ceremonial heart as the country prepared to mark Republic Day.
- Us & South Asia (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 26, 2006)
With President George Bush’s March visit to Pakistan and India confirmed, one hopes the US will make a determined effort to stimulate international interest in a resolution of the Kashmir conflict.
- Pm Seeks Active Us Role On Kashmir (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said Pakistan had urged upon the US to play a proactive role for solution to the Kashmir problem, which was imperative for regional peace and security.
- India Pressed To Vote Against Iran (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
The United States and Israel are pressing India to vote against Iran at the IAEA’s board meeting on Feb 2, the day when Israel’s national security advisor (NSA) will brief his counterpart here about the alleged threat Tehran poses to Tel Aviv.
- Choice Before Bush (Dawn, Mansoor Alam, Jan 26, 2006)
A leader is often confronted with a situation where “he is doomed if he does it and doomed if he does not.” That is the dilemma President George W. Bush is facing in Iraq.
- Pak-Us Strategic Relations (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 26, 2006)
US President George W Bush has termed Washington’s ties with Islamabad as ‘strategic’ and ‘vital’ for the United States and expressed the desire to further strengthen these relations.
- America’S Message To Iraq (Dawn, David Ignatius, Jan 26, 2006)
America's agile envoy in Baghdad, Zalmay Khalilzad, is working these days to cajole Iraqi political leaders to put aside narrow interests in favour of a government of national unity.
- Us Can Drop Nuke Deal If India Backs Iran: Envoy (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Warns America not convinced by Delhi's statements on separation of civilian, military N-plan; India says it'll be guided by national interest
- Us May Pull Out Of N-Deal If India Backs Iran (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Delhi rejects linking IAEA vote to accord
India could lose out on a nuclear deal with the United States if it does not vote against Iran at a key meeting of the UN nuclear watchdog agency, the US ambassador to India warned on Wednesday.
- India Under Pressure (News International, J Sri Raman, Jan 26, 2006)
Preparations are on, in full swing, for US President George Bush's visit to India -- and protocol matters are the least of the concerns of the mandarins here. The pressures on India, for compliance with exacting conditions for the great event to go . . .
- Us Moves To Delink Indian Nuclear Deal With Iran Vote (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Washington moved Wednesday to unlink a landmark US-India civilian nuclear deal with how New Delhi votes on the Iranian nuclear question at a key meeting of the UN atomic watchdog agency.
- Afghans Arrest Two Would-Be Suicide Bombers (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Afghan security forces arrested two suspected suicide bombers wearing vests packed with explosives on Wednesday, hours after a grenade was thrown at an Indian consulate, police said.
- Sonia-Gowda Talks Inconclusive (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 25, 2006)
Somewhat overshadowed by the dramatic Buta Singh affair, the politically-crucial meeting between the Janata Dal (Secular) leader and former Prime Minister Mr HD Deve Gowda and Congress president Mrs Sonia Gandhi ended inconclusively tonight.
- Bigger Nuclear Weapons Will Mean Less Security (Hindu, George Monbiot, Jan 25, 2006)
Without any public debate, one side's new missiles give others an excuse to flout the non-proliferation treaty.
The Orion programme will strengthen suspicion that the U.K. is building an entirely new class of weapons.
- Sonia, Gowda Discuss New Deal (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 25, 2006)
Amid expectations of a solution to the ongoing political crisis in Karnataka, Janata Dal (Secular) national president H D Deve Gowda on Tuesday called on Congress chief Sonia Gandhi but their discussions remained inconclusive.
- Iran, Iraq To Figure In Pm-Saudi King Talks (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Jan 25, 2006)
As Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and King Abdullah meet tomorrow to review regional security, Iran’s nuclear proliferation and Iraq’s political stability are also expected to figure prominently in their talks.
- In The Dark? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 25, 2006)
Filled with guilt about our degraded towns, every few months, bureaucrats, politicians and civic authorities announce some grandiose package of urban largesse. Global cities, world class airports, international standard highways, metro rail systems, ...
- Not Afraid To Do The Job (Deccan Herald, Antonia Potter, Jan 25, 2006)
Excluding women from the work of mediation is selling peace processes short
- Reclaim The Ceasefire (Tribune, Mohan K Tikku, Jan 25, 2006)
The increasingly incendiary situation in Sri Lanka is crying out for someone to step in to end the spiralling violence that could take the country back to war. More than sixty Sri Lankan troops have been killed in landmine blasts in various parts . . .
- Gowda Meets Sonia, Wants Son Kumaraswamy To Be ‘Super Cm’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 25, 2006)
A high-power committee headed by his son Kumaraswamy to control the coalition government in Karnataka is what former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda wants.
- Protests Erupt As Peace Envoy Meets Sri Lanka’S President (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 25, 2006)
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse met a Norwegian peace broker on Tuesday as diplomats tried to avert a return to civil war, but in the North protesters burnt his effigy and accused the army of killing civilians.
- Should Bofors Be Buried? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jan 25, 2006)
Politics, according to a textbook definition, is all about who gets what, when, and how. In contemporary Indian politics, it requires no great imagination to see how literally true this description is. But even more specific to Indian democracy . . .
- Pakistan Backs Iran Pipeline Despite U.S. Objections (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 25, 2006)
Pakistan said on Tuesday that a plan to build a natural gas pipeline from Iran to India through its territory should go ahead as scheduled, despite strong opposition from the United States.
- Blasts In Sri Lanka Coincide With Peace Mission (Reuters, Peter Apps, Jan 25, 2006)
Five explosions rocked Sri Lanka's capital on Tuesday, injuring no one but panicking the city as Norwegian peace broker Erik Solheim prepared to meet Tamil Tiger rebels in a last-ditch bid to salvage a 2002 truce.
- Iran, Russia Discuss Tehran's Nuclear Plans (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 25, 2006)
Iran and Russia held talks on Tuesday that were expected to cover Moscow's proposal that it control Iranian uranium enrichment as a means to defuse Western suspicions over Tehran's nuclear ambitions.
- Bush Says Will Visit India, Pakistan In March (Reuters, Tabassum Zakaria, Jan 25, 2006)
President George W. Bush praised Pakistan as a close ally in fighting terrorism and said on Tuesday that he would visit the country and its neighbor India in March
- Iaf To Shed Redundant Technology (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 25, 2006)
Fourteen nations and representatives of 21 international aviation organisation are participating in the two-day conference.
- War Of Words Over Balochistan (Daily Excelsior, Ajay Kaul, Jan 25, 2006)
In the midst of bonhomie and slew of confidence-building measures, India and Pakistan have entered into a war of words over Balochistan where the local tribes are up in arms against the security forces.
- Laughable Lament (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 25, 2006)
Mulayam Singh Yadav had only a half a leg to stand on as he staged a low-key limp-out from the extensive bungalow in Krishna Menon Marg (in the heart of Lutyens’ New Delhi for those unfamiliar with the Capital) that had been allotted to him when . . .
- Towards A Wider Horizon (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 25, 2006)
Known mainly for its self-centred approach Saudi Arabia now seems to be developing a broader vision.
- King Abdullah Wants Better Ties Between India, Pakistan (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Jan 25, 2006)
Saudi King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud arrived here on Tuesday as chief guest for India’s January 26 Republic Day military parade that will this year display nuclear-capable missiles designed to target Pakistan and China, both countries . . .
- Chirac Says No Change In French Nuclear Arms Policy (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 25, 2006)
President Jacques Chirac on Monday laughed off concerns that France has lowered its threshold for using nuclear weapons, saying there had been no change in policy.
- Pak-Us Ties Vital, Strategic: Bush (News International, Salim Bokhari, Jan 25, 2006)
President George W Bush has praised Pakistan’s role in combating international terrorism and termed Washington’s ties with Islamabad as "strategic and vital" for the United States.
- Explosions In Colombo (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Jan 25, 2006)
No casualties reported
There was a string of five minor explosions in and around Colombo on Tuesday evening.
- India In The Oic (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 25, 2006)
Pakistan's response to a Saudi proposal to give India the status of an observer at the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) has been ambivalent. But so was the original Saudi proposal.
- Us N-Cooperation Only India-Specific, Pakistan Told (Daily Times, Zulfiqar Ghuman, Jan 25, 2006)
The United States has conveyed to Pakistan that India-US civil nuclear cooperation is only specific to India, and such cooperation with Pakistan is unlikely because of its track record.
- Al Qaeda Members Probably Killed In Bajaur: Musharraf (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 25, 2006)
President says dozens of Qaeda members left
Norway offers additional $20m in quake assistance
- A Positive Move (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 25, 2006)
There is a section of the print media in Pakistan that plays a remarkably independent role contrary to the military-tainted image of the country
- India Buys Rocket Launchers From Russia (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Jan 25, 2006)
India has purchased a large batch of Russia's most powerful multiple rocket launchers (MRLS) and missiles, the top Russian defence export company, Rosoboronexport, has announced.
- Dharam Singh To Abide By High Command's Decision (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 25, 2006)
To face vote of confidence in the Legislative Assembly on Friday
Chief Minister banking on Sonia-Deve Gowda talks
Alliance with AIPJD in panchayats left to local party units
- Iaea Stance On Iran (Dawn, Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Jan 25, 2006)
As the momentum builds for the International Atomic Energy Agency board meeting on Feb 2, Mr ElBaradei, its director-general, has given the western campaign something of a setback by making it quite clear that he would not advance the date . . .
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