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Articles 16721 through 16820 of 27135:
- Al-Qaeda Leaders Killed In U.S. Attack? (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Jan 20, 2006)
Amidst media speculations that at least two senior commanders of Al-Qaeda were among the dead in last Friday's American strike on a village in the troubled Waziristan bordering Afghanistan, Pakistan Minister for Information and Broadcasting . . .
- Floor Test By January 27 (Hindu, S. Rajendran, Jan 20, 2006)
Dharam Singh confident; Deve Gowda swears by coalition; BJP questions time-frame
- Saran, Burns Hold Talks On Nuclear Deal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
Separation of nuclear facilities figures in discussions
Separation is an enormously difficult task, admits Burns
India shares concerns about the nature of Iran's nuclear programme, says German official
- Clemenceau: Media Interest In France (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Jan 20, 2006)
Egypt is determining whether the ship is in violation of the Basel Convention
- Another Round On Iran’S Nuclear Ambitions (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jan 20, 2006)
The attempt by the EU-3 — Britain, France and Germany — to get the International Atomic Energy Agency’s 35-member board to convene an emergency meeting on February 2 or 3 and vote on a new draft that asks the IAEA to report Iran’s nuclear activities . . .
- Sri Lankan Parties For Resumption Of Talks (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Jan 20, 2006)
An all-party meeting convened by Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse on Thursday evening unanimously decided that steps should be taken to resume "immediate talks" between the Government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
- Afghanistan: Qanooni's Moment Of Triumph (Hindu, M.K. Bhadrakumar, Jan 20, 2006)
With Yunus Qanooni's election as Parliament Speaker, a complex calculus of power is forming. Though they are seen as rivals, Mr. Qanooni's political platform is far from irreconcilable with that of President Hamid Karzai.
- Between The Lines Of N-Deal Fineprint: A New Indo-Us Pact? (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Jan 20, 2006)
Finding their way through maze of issues surrounding the Indo-US nuclear deal, both sides today focussed on details of a possible civil nuclear energy cooperation agreement during the upcoming visit of US President George W Bush. However, . . .
- Nepal Crackdown Cause For Grave Concern, Says India (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
King Gyanendra’s latest attempt to restrict political activity in Nepal has drawn a strong reaction from India, which today expressed ‘‘grave concern’’ and felt this was a setback to all efforts to get the monarchy to work together with . . .
- Behind Every Memsahib Is A Bai (Indian Express, FARAH WARIA, Jan 20, 2006)
When it comes to the rights of domestic help, it’s time to wake up and smell the coffee. Unless, of course, we prefer to serve it ourselves
- Why Iranians Don’T Smile (Indian Express, SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI , Jan 20, 2006)
Iran is in the news again, and for reasons that don’t bring much cheer to the world. Sudheendra Kulkarni looks to a new book—Christopher de Bellaigue’s In the Rose Garden of the Martyrs—for some insights into why grieving seems to be the leitmotif . . .
- India-Us Hold Talks On Implementing Civilian Nuclear Deal (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
Seeking to implement the landmark nuclear deal ahead of American President George W Bush's visit here expected in March, India and the US today held talks on the roadmap for completing the process.
- India Whining: Dirt In Parliament (Hindustan Times, Aloke Tikku, Jan 20, 2006)
After assessing governance and development in India, an independent group reports that there is hardly any good news. It says, India is whining and not shining.
- India, Us Hold Talks On N-Cooperation (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
Seeking to implement the landmark nuclear deal ahead of American President George W Bush's visit expected in March, India and the US on Thursday held talks on the roadmap for completing the process.
- Usual Rhetoric On Kashmir (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 20, 2006)
India and Pakistan have agreed to implement fresh measures to lower tensions over Kashmir and reaffirmed their commitment to keep the stuttering Pak-India peace process on track. A joint statement issued at the end of the two-day Foreign Secretaries’ ....
- Necessary? Is It? Who Says So? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 20, 2006)
There is "a theory of necessary noises" that is always at work in our State's politics.
- Weak Leaders, Strong Supporters (Daily Excelsior, Arun Nehru, Jan 20, 2006)
Governance is never easy and as I have written on several occasions in the past, the system cannot be run by 'dual power' centers and in the current form the situation is further compounded by the fact that both the power centers are 'weak' and . . .
- Tackling Musharraf (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 20, 2006)
His ‘out of box’ cures are dangerous
The India-Pakistan Foreign Secretary-level talks in New Delhi ended with the composite dialogue process showing some forward movement despite terrorism continuing to pose a serious threat to it.
- Gambols And Gambits In Kashmir (Tribune, B.G.Verghese, Jan 20, 2006)
The India-Pakistan peace process has slowed down since the earthquake that devastated parts of J&K last year.
- Elections In West Bengal (Tribune, V. Eshwar Anand, Jan 20, 2006)
Close on the heels of its spectacular success in Bihar, the Election Commission has geared up to hold free and fair elections in five states — West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Pondicherry. Of these, the commission will perhaps face . . .
- Diplomats Finetune N-Template (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
Seeking to implement the landmark nuclear deal on 18 July, ahead of American President Mr George W Bush’s visit here expected in March, India and the US today held talks on the roadmap for completing the process.
- Nuke Proposals Be Made Public: Cpi (M) (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
Observing that India's proposals to separate civilian and military nuclear facilities had been made public in the US, the CPI (M) on Thursday demanded that the government immediately make them public as Indo-US parleys were being held on the issue.
- A Dismal Rights Record (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
No country has been spared by the New York-based Human Rights Watch in its annual report for 2005 on human rights abuses across the globe. South Asia finds notable mention in the report, with Pakistan’s dismal record also coming under scrutiny.
- After The Makkah Summit (Dawn, Mahdi Masud, Jan 20, 2006)
Hasnain Heikal described summitry as the “Arab world’s principal political instrument. Like a political Trabant, it produces noise and hot air, but only the most lethargic motion.”
- India, Us Hold Crucial Round Of Nuclear Parleys (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
India and the US on Thursday held crucial round of talks here on the nuclear issue with focus on the implementation of the July 18 nuke accord between the two countries.
- Talks With Us On N-Deal (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
Delhi and Washington today tried to thrash out a key element of last July’s nuclear deal that faces a severe test later in the US Congress.
- High-Level India-Us Talks On N-Accord (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
Officials from India and the United States held talks on Thursday on closing a landmark deal that would give India access to previously forbidden civilian nuclear technology. Indian foreign secretary Shyam Saran met Under-Secretary . . .
- India Condemns Nepal Crackdown (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
India on Thursday condemned a crackdown on political and human rights activists in neighbouring Nepal, saying the actions of the royalist government were ‘regrettable and a matter of grave concern’.
- Us Must Meet Pak Defence Needs (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 20, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that meeting Pakistan’s legitimate security and defence needs by the United States is essential for long-term relationship between the two countries. Addressing the Council of Foreign Relations . . .
- Weapons Expert Among Four Al-Qaeda Militants Killed (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
An al-Qaida explosives and chemical weapons expert and a relative of the terror network’s No. 2 leader were among four top operatives believed killed in a U.S. missile strike in Pakistan last week, Pakistani security officials said Thursday.
- India, Us Hold Crucial Talks On N-Deal (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
India and the US on Thursday held crucial round of talks here on the nuclear issue with focus on the implementation of the July 18 nuke accord between the two countries.
- Indian Human Rights Record Faulted By Hrw (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Jan 20, 2006)
Human Rights Watch has accused the Indian military, paramilitary and police forces of having engaged in “serious human rights abuses in conflict zones”, while pointing out that as yet there have been “no attempts at transparent investigations or . . .
- Chattha Urges India To Reciprocate Cbms (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
Chairman Special Committee of Parliament on Kashmir Hamid Nasir Chattha has urged India to bring down the level of forces in held Kashmir, saying that the presence of Indian troops is the main cause of militancy there. He made this call while . . .
- Fatal Confrontation Shows Perils Of India's Rise (International Herald Tribune, Somini Sengupta , Jan 20, 2006)
Kalingangar Industrial Area, India On the first Monday morning of the year, four bulldozers, accompanied by nearly 300 police officers, arrived on a rocky patch of farmland on the edge of a wooded village and began leveling the earth.
- King Abdullah’S Visit To India — A Wake Up Call (Pakistan Observer, Dr Jassim Taqui, Jan 20, 2006)
The Indians seem in a state of euphoria over the reported four-day visit of King Abdullah bin Abdel Aziz to India, who agreed to be the chief guest at the Indian Republic Day parade on January 26. His visit would start on January 24 and . . .
- Towards Peace In West Asia (Deccan Herald, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Jan 20, 2006)
Sharon’s incapacitation gives India and other countries an opportunity to work for peace through the UN
- Chinese Change Of Policy Or Heart? (Rediff on the Net, Srikanth Kondapalli , Jan 20, 2006)
Behind the gruelling four sessions and about nine hours of discussions between Indian and Chinese interlocutors at Beijing last week, one (India) must be quietly satisfied with the turn of events in the last year or so.
- Nepal Under Siege; Oppn Leaders Held (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
There was fear phone lines would be disconnected again on Friday and the government would impose day curfew to avert the Opposition rally at any cost.
- N-Blueprint Yet To Get Us Nod (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
India’s civilian and military nuclear programme separation blueprint intended to implement the July 18 Indo-US civilian nuclear cooperation agreement has not fully met the expectations of the Bush Administration.
- Sri Lanka Extends Emergency Amidst Rebel Attacks On Troops (Deccan Herald, P KARUNAKHARAN , Jan 20, 2006)
Norwegian Minister of International Development Solheim, who is also the Minister in-charge, Norway’s peace process in Sri Lanka, is scheduled to arrive in Colombo on January 23.
- Containing Tehran (Washington Post, David Ignatius, Jan 20, 2006)
How should the United States think about Iran? What explains the fanaticism of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and what can America and its allies do to change it?
- Centre To Wait And Watch (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Refraining from taking any drastic action in Karnataka, the Centre is understood to have decided to adopt a ‘wait and watch’ policy with regard to the political developments in the state even as Congress president Sonia Gandhi held no meeting . . .
- Dasara March To Feature In State Tableau For R-Day (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
The State tableau will contain, behind the palace, the Chamundi Hills with the Mahishasura statue atop it. While the elephant, the howdah, the palace and the hills would be mounted, the tableau would also feature traditional artists from the State . . .
- Musharraf Refutes Rights Violation Allegations (Indian Express, K J M Varma, Jan 19, 2006)
Refuting allegations of human rights violations in South West Balochistan by Pakistani security forces, President Pervez Musharraf tonight said the “saboteurs” are being helped by “people from outside Pakistan” and they would be dealt with accordingly.
- Tighten Your Belts (Deccan Herald, CLIFFORD MARTIS, Jan 19, 2006)
Apart from defining one's formal appearance, belts hold the trousers firmly
- Funds Going Waste (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 19, 2006)
The army has underutilised budgetary allocations made to it last year
Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee has expressed his displeasure with the Army leadership for underutilisation of bugetary allocations and tardy clearance of weapons . . .
- Eu3 Opens Door To Iran Sanctions (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
The resolution “requests the director general (El-Baradei) to continue with his efforts to implement the agency’s safeguards agreement with Iran...
- Bjp: No Honest Effort To Implement Court Order (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Jan 19, 2006)
Government's strategy is to secure Quattrocchi's acquittal without trial: Jaitley
Within hours of court order CBI said it had no evidence to link money in bank accounts to Bofors payoffs
Additional Solicitor-General's opinion is fictional
- Dance Of Flowers (Deccan Herald, Vishakh N, Jan 19, 2006)
The flowers are in full bloom. And their fragrance will waft through the sprawling Lalbagh for a week starting tomorrow. And flowers which are not local to India too will vie for attention with home grown flowers at the Glass House.
- Can Bernanke Prevent The Next Recession? (The Financial Express, ROBERT J SHILLER, Jan 19, 2006)
Ben Bernanke, the nominee to replace Alan Greenspan this month as chairman of the US Federal Reserve Board, is a highly capable economist who has devoted his professional life to understanding the historical role of central banks and . . .
- ‘Fluid’ Nepal Situation Has India Worried (Statesman, Devirupa Mitra, Jan 19, 2006)
India has expressed concern regarding situation in Nepal where Maoist violence against the government has increased and rallies by political parties have been banned.
- Iaea To Hold Emergency Iran Meeting On Feb 2 (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
The governing board of the International Atomic Energy Agency will hold an emergency meeting on Iran's nuclear work on Feb. 2 at the request of European Union powers, an IAEA spokesman said on Wednesday.
- Iran Scorns Eu Trio's Draft Nuclear Resolution (Reuters, LOUIS CHARBONNEAU, Jan 19, 2006)
EU powers began circulating a draft resolution on Wednesday for a Feb. 2 meeting of the U.N. nuclear watchdog asking it to report Iran to the Security Council, but Russia was seeking moves that stopped short of a formal referral.
- U.S. Aims To Set Aside India Reactor Controversy (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Jan 19, 2006)
The Bush administration, confronting a potential threat to its 2005 nuclear deal with India, has signaled it will set aside concerns that New Delhi violated a previous agreement with the United States.
- Russia’S ‘Oil-For-Knowledge’ Scheme (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
In the strange new world of today, the modern and the pre-modern depend on each other. Thus, Russians trade oil for the products of knowledge. Imported technologies are cheap if you convert their prices into barrels of oil, so the country produces . . .
- India, Pak Agree On Trans-Loc Trade (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
India and Pakistan have agreed on early operationalisation of the bus service between Poonch and Rawalakot and a truck service on the Muzaffarabad-Srinagar route for trade.
- Cong Kayoed In Karnataka (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
The Congress-led coalition in Karnataka appeared tonight to be on its way out after being stunned by a revolt in the Janata Dal(S), its partner, from which a large section broke away and staked claim to form a new government.
- Eu3 Draft Wants Iran Reported To Un (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
A draft resolution to be submitted to the UN nuclear watchdog asks the agency to report Iran’s nuclear programme to the UN Security Council, according to the text dictated by an EU diplomat on Wednesday.
- Don't Vote Against Iran Again (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 19, 2006)
When the International Atomic Energy Agency convenes an emergency meeting of its Board of Governors in the next few weeks, India must not allow itself to be dragooned into joining the Washington-led nuclear lynch mob against Iran.
- ‘India A Partial Bright Spot For Human Rights In South Asia’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Human Rights Watch(HRW) sees India as a bright spot in its generally bleak assessment of the human rights situation in South Asia.
- Karnataka Government On The Brink (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Section of JD (S) stakes claim to form government with BJP; Governor's decision today after legislature session
- Human Rights Dealt A Blow In Asia (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Respect for human rights in Asia has been seriously eroded over the past year, with some governments committing the worst abuses, US-based Human Rights Watch reported on Wednesday.
- Civilised Way Out Of Iran-Iaea Deadlock (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Statute of the International Atomic Energy Agency and the Charter of the United Nations offer the most civilised course of action to resolving the controversy regarding Iranian compliance with its obligations as a non-nuclear state party to the Non-Prolif
- Iran Confident Of Escaping Security Council Referral (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Says Europe should not take ‘hasty decisions’ on nuclear issue
Iran’s Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Wednesday there was only a ‘weak’ chance of his country being referred to the UN Security Council over its disputed nuclear programme.
- India Rejects Pervez Proposals On Kashmir (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Jan 19, 2006)
Pakistan today formally presented President Pervez Musharraf’s “out-of-the-box” proposal on demilitarisation of Kashmir which India disposed, saying that New Delhi wanted to be “more ambitious” than demilitarising just three cities of Kashmir and . . .
- Make The Indo-U.S. Nuclear Deal More Transparent (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Jan 19, 2006)
If the civil-military separation plan is good enough to share with a foreign power, it is certainly good enough to share with the Indian public.
- U.S. Document Slams Iraq Situation (Hindu, Julian Borger , Jan 19, 2006)
Widespread lawlessness is curtailing civil liberties, says the paper
An official document issued by the U.S. foreign aid agency depicts the security situation in Iraq as dire, with constant militant attacks ``significantly damaging'' . . .
- Dialogue On Kashmir Issue To Continue (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Jan 19, 2006)
Commitment on bus service reiterated
Truck service on the Muzaffarabad-Srinagar route for trade in permitted goods
India wants Pakistan to do more to tackle terrorist activities
Manmohan says he is keen on visiting Islamabad
- Pakistan, India To Ease Tensions Over Kashmir (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Nuclear rivals India and Pakistan agreed on Wednesday to implement fresh measures to lower tensions over Kashmir and confirmed their commitment to keep their stuttering peace process on track.
- Killing Made Easy (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 19, 2006)
With pitifully little notice paid, another rash of year-end homicide statistics points up the madness of America’s fascination with handguns.
- New Delhi Told Balochistan Our Internal Matter: Fo (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Meanwhile talking to a private television channel, Pakistan’s foreign office spokesperson Ms Tasneem Aslam has said that Pakistan made it clear upon India that Balochistan was the internal matter of Pakistan and Islamabad will not discuss the . . .
- India Demands More Steps Against ‘Militancy’ (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
India, after two days of peace talks with Pakistan, Wednesday accused Islamabad of not doing enough to stem the flow of Islamic fighters into the disputed state of Kashmir.
- Al Qaeda Threatened Sweden Over Afghan Troops (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Sweden’s security service warned in December that Al Qaeda had threatened the country over its peacekeeping troops in Afghanistan but said on Wednesday the alert was over.
- Time Ripe To Take Up Kashmir, India Told (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Jan 19, 2006)
India and Pakistan wound up their two-day foreign secretary-level talks to unveil the third round of composite dialogue here on Wednesday, with the doves and hawks both finding reasons to claim victory.
- Seismic Factor Goes Against Kalabagh (Dawn, Fatehyab Ali Khan, Jan 19, 2006)
This article is not a comment on issues pertaining to the rights of riparians and the political and social repercussions of the construction of dams. The main aim of this endeavour is to highlight the technical, . . .
- ‘Qaeda Bomb Maker Killed In Bajaur’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
A top Al-Qaeda bomb maker with a $5 million reward on his head was killed in last week’s CIA missile strike at Bajaur, ABC News reported on Wednesday.
- India Must Address Issues To Fulfil Global Ambitions (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Jan 19, 2006)
India still needs to address numerous political and economic challenges to fulfil its global ambitions, according to a new study.
- Eu3 Draft Opens Door To Un Sanctions On Iran (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
France, Britain and Germany began circulating a draft resolution on Wednesday that asks the UN nuclear watchdog to report Iran’s nuclear programme to the Security Council, opening the door to possible UN sanctions.
- Us Upbeat On India N-Deal (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
The United States is confident of reaching a deal with India on nuclear cooperation even though differences remain over plans to separate India’s civil and military programmes, a top US official said on Wednesday.
- Civil War Threat In Sri Lanka (Dawn, Tayyab Siddiqui, Jan 19, 2006)
An unfortunate feature of politics in the South Asian region during the last 50 years has been the birth of separatist movements based mostly on ethnic and linguistic basis and complicated by majority-minority politics.
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