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Articles 16921 through 17020 of 27135:
- `India Should Stay Ahead To Tackle Kashmir Problem' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
There is no point in arriving at dishonourable agreements: former Governor
Krishna Rao's statements
The proxy war is likely to go on
There is no point in arriving at dishonourable agreements
- On The Brink Of Division (Hindu, Tariq Ali, Jan 17, 2006)
Had the Shia parties decided to give up their power struggles to resist the occupation, it would have been over long ago.
- Let Saboteur Sings On Terror Designs (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Police have arrested another key activist of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) at Almatti in Bagalkot district and seized explosives and incriminating documents from him....
- No Bar To Women (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 17, 2006)
Working with men does not ensure equality for women
In a ruling that could have far-reaching implications for women's rights, the Delhi High Court has ruled that no restriction could be imposed on women working in bars, banquets and restaurants . . .
- Mini-Vietnam Syndrome (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Jan 17, 2006)
Iran to gain as US plans Iraqi withdrawal
AS if by instinct, events are moving towards an era of inevitability in Iraq, the Bush administration having dramatically scaled down its bar for a “victory”.
- A Voice Called Arundhati Roy (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Jan 17, 2006)
Arundhati Roy’s turning down of Sahitya Akademi award should not surprise many. She has already denied to be a doll in the hands of those who reward their pets, reject their rivals.
- Rice Says World Must Act Fast Against Iran (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Jack Straw says Tehran bears the burden of responsibility in clarifying nuclear intentions
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Monday Iran ‘crossed the threshold’ with its recent nuclear actions and the world must act fast . . .
- Violence Hits Manipur Border Trade (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Tension mounts; traders and tourists are not able to move around
Bomb blasts at Namphalong hotels Junta seals off border Combing operations launched but no one is arrested
- Pak To Table Musharraf’S Proposals (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Jan 17, 2006)
Pakistan is expected to formally put on the table President Pervez Musharraf’s Kashmir-centric proposals during the Foreign Secretary-level talks between India and Pakistan beginning here tomorrow.
- The Audience Behind Real Consequences (The Economic Times, MUKUL SHARMA, Jan 17, 2006)
Why is it so difficult to have the courage to stand by our convictions, even though it means that by not doing so we often let misdeeds pass without lifting a finger?
- Nepal King Imposes Curfew (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
A year after imposing direct rule in Nepal and claiming the security situation had improved considerably, King Gyanendra’s government today imposed indefinite curfew in Kathmandu Valley as Maoist guerrillas shook up the administration with a spate . . .
- Riyadh Urges Iran To Forego Nuclear Weapons (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister said he opposed any attempt by Iran to develop nuclear weapons, but alleged the West was partly to blame for Tehran’s nuclear programme
- Chile Elects Socialist President (Tribune, Patrick J. McDonnell, Jan 17, 2006)
Michielle Bachelet, a socialist who was jailed and went into exile during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet, was elected the first female president of this South American nation on Sunday in a historic vote that underscored a leftward drift . . .
- Nitish Kumar Woos Nris (Tribune, Ambarish Dutta, Jan 17, 2006)
It was more a drive for image makeover than immediate investment by NDA Chief Minister Nitish Kumar when he attended the just-concluded three-day “Prabashi Bharatiya Sammelan” (NRI conclave) in Hyderabad between January 7 and 9.
- India Should Capitalise On Power Of Youth To Face Challenges, Says Isro Chairman (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
The Golden Jubilee Foundation Award was presented to five persons
- Irked India Lets Iran Have It (Hindustan Times, Nilova Roy Chaudhury, Jan 17, 2006)
The gloves are off. Or so it seemed on Monday when the Iranian National Security Adviser, Ali Larijani, sought to make an example of India's nuclear status as international double standards. India promptly hit back saying it regretted the reference.
- Demise Of A Caring Brother (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 17, 2006)
Kuwaiti Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah died and was later laid to rest on Sunday marking the end of his quarter of a century of rule over the oil rich Kuwait State. Crown Prince Sheikh Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah has succeeded him.
- Iranian N-Official’S Comments Upset India (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
India on Monday expressed "regret" over comments made by Iran’s top nuclear negotiator that New Delhi received preferential international treatment on nuclear proliferation issues.
- El-Baradei Says Iran Only Months Away From N-Bomb (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
The United States and its European allies pressed Russia and China on Monday to support bringing Iran before the UN Security Council, which has the power to impose sanctions over Tehran’s nuclear programme.
- Countrywide Anti-Us Protest Rallies (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Protest rallies were held in almost all major cities and towns of the country against the US missile attack in Bajaur Agency that left 18 innocent civilians dead. Speakers at the rallies condemned the US act of missile strike and termed it as . . .
- Token Protests (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jan 17, 2006)
The price of duplicity
There would be several factors underlying Pakistan’s muted protest over a clear violation of national sovereignty by the CIA-directed aerial strike against a suspected meeting of Al Qaeda leaders in the tribal-dominated border ...
- February Date For Iran Fate (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Powerful members of the United Nations Security Council and Germany agreed today that Iran must fully suspend its nuclear program, Britain's Foreign Office said following a day long meeting in London.
- General Will "Hit Balochis Hard" (Daily Excelsior, K.N. Pandita, Jan 17, 2006)
"I will hit them so hard they won't know what hit them", thundered the General in Islamabad.
- Pakistan-India Accord On N-Alert Likely (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Jan 17, 2006)
India and Pakistan will start a fresh round of their composite dialogue on Tuesday with a breakthrough expected on a mechanism to reduce their nuclear alert followed by an exchange of new ideas on ways to resolve the Kashmir dispute.
- Sri Lanka: Threat Of Civil War (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 17, 2006)
Once again, there are ominous signs that Sri Lanka, after nearly four years of an uneasy truce, is sliding back into civil war.
- Curriculum Change Controversy (Dawn, Omar R. Quraishi, Jan 17, 2006)
Curriculam revision seems to have become a very controversial issue in the country with not a month going by without some political or religious party objecting to a reported change in some textbooks or syllabus.
- The Balochistan Crisis (Dawn, Ghayoor Ahmed, Jan 17, 2006)
The long simmering ethnic passion that resurfaced in Balochistan in 2004 and has recently resumed with greater intensity is a source of great anxiety to the people of Pakistan. The security forces are currently engaged in quelling the insurgency-like ...
- Attacking Iran? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 17, 2006)
According to the western media, Israeli plans for attacking Iran’s nuclear installations are ready, and it goes without saying who has supplied the bunker-bursting bombs, most probably free.
- Balochistan War (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 17, 2006)
As the iron curtain around Pakistan is falling apart one comes face to face with a blood-stained war in the neighbouring country. It is being fought in its Balochistan (with another popular spelling of Baluchistan) province.
- Iraq’S Uncertain Future (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Jan 17, 2006)
There are several reasons why what happened in Iraq over the last three years should matter for Pakistan. The reason — or reasons — why the administration of President George W. Bush decided to invade Iraq is a matter of concern for countries . . .
- Let's Give Iran Some Of Its Own Medicine (Telegraph (UK), Mark Steyn, Jan 17, 2006)
So let me see. On the one hand, we have a regime that is pressing full steam ahead with its nuclear programme and whose president has threatened to wipe another sovereign state off the map.
- Tactics And Deals: The Options For The World (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Russia yesterday dangled the possibility that it can still strike a deal with Iran. That is certainly its own fervent hope.
- Seeking Trade, Not Aid (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 16, 2006)
The success of the forthcoming official visit of Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz to the US will be measured more in terms of its achievements on the economic front than on anything else.
- Unchecked Abuse (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 16, 2006)
US Congress voted by an overwhelming margin last month to ban all US personnel from inflicting “cruel, inhuman or degrading” treatment on any prisoner held anywhere by the United States.
- Self- Rule For Jammu And Kashmir....? (Daily Excelsior, J N Raina, Jan 16, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's proposal of 'self-governance' and 'demilitarization', to resolve the Kashmir issue, is ill-conceived, unintelligible and intended at balkanization of not only India, but Pakistan as well.
- Pattern In The Madness (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Jan 16, 2006)
When the International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed last Tuesday that Iran had broken the seals on its nuclear research facility at Natanz, many people reacted as if the next step was the testing of an Iranian nuclear weapon.
- Jaswant Un Hope Fades (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Jan 16, 2006)
Speculation about an Indian nominee for the number two job of deputy secretary-general of the UN has been temporarily halted with a UN spokesman making it clear that the job will not be filled until the beginning of next year.
- Defining Demilitarization (Dawn, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Jan 16, 2006)
In an effort to comprehend ‘demilitarization and self-governance’ that has during the last two years, become Pakistan’s substitute for the Kashmiri right of self-determination, my last article (Dawn, January 9) was largely devoted to the process . . .
- No Reduction In Troops In J&k: Pranab (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 16, 2006)
Indian Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday said there was no possibility now to substantially reduce the strength of armed forces in Jammu and Kashmir, reports PTI.
- ‘Tokyo Should Boost Ties With Delhi’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 16, 2006)
Possible Koizumi successor says Japan, India have common values
- Maoists Bomb Army Chief's Residence, Govt Buildings (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 16, 2006)
Maoists today exploded bombs at a residence of Royal Army Chief in the outskirts of the Nepalese capital and two government buidings in the far-west, a day after their deadly attacks near the Nepalese capital that killed at least 13 police personnel.
- Nepal Bomb Attack (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 16, 2006)
Maoists today exploded bombs at a house of the Royal Army Chief on the outskirts of the Nepalese capital and two government buildings in the far west, a day after their deadly attacks near the Nepalese capital that killed at least 13 police personnel.
- Sea Sentinels (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 16, 2006)
Naval UAV squadron heralds the future
WITH the commissioning of the Indian Naval Air Squadron (INAS) 342, the Indian Navy has its first squadron of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs).
- Needed Expansion (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 16, 2006)
But why the parliamentary secretaries?
WITH the induction of four new members, the strength of the 10-month-old Haryana Council of Ministers has gone up to 13.
- Tigers Condemn Attack On Truce Monitors (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 16, 2006)
Tamil Tiger rebels on Sunday condemned a bomb attack against Scandinavian truce monitors amid fears of more bloodshed ahead of high-level diplomatic visits seeking to pull Sri Lanka back from the brink of war.
- Travelling From Beauty To Beauty (Greater Kashmir, R. K. BHARATII, Jan 16, 2006)
Here you see the paradise on earth in light of ancient memoirs, records and travelogues, reviews
R. K. BHARATII
- Just Research (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 16, 2006)
The recent decision by Iran to re-start experiments at the uranium-enrichment plant at Natanz will further accentuate Iran’s confrontation with the United States of America.
- Smooth Landing For Nasa Space Capsule Carrying Comet Dust (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 16, 2006)
A space capsule loaded with comet dust completed a 2.9 billion-mile journey on Sunday, landing safely in the Utah desert, to the relief of NASA scientists who have waited seven years for the return of particles they hope will give them clues about the ori
- Nepali Troops On High Alert After Rebel Raids (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 16, 2006)
Nepali troops were on high alert Sunday after attacks around Kathmandu by Maoist rebels killed 12 policemen, an army officer said.
- Tap Gas Line: Islamabad, Kabul To Discuss Pipeline Today (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 16, 2006)
Pakistan and Afghanistan will hold minister-level talks in Islamabad today (Monday) on the multibillion dollar Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan (TAP) gas pipeline project.
- India, Iran And The Nuclear Challenge (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Jan 16, 2006)
Siding again with the U.S. and its allies in their illegal pressure on Iran will weaken India's hand on the civil nuclear cooperation and energy fronts.
- Nepal Firm On Civic Polls, Rebels Vow More Raids (Reuters, Gopal Sharma, Jan 16, 2006)
Nepal's Maoist rebels on Sunday threatened more attacks after a wave of blasts around the capital ahead of next month's civic polls, which the government vowed to hold on schedule.
- The Slippery Slope Of Stings (Hindustan Times, Vir Sanghvi, Jan 16, 2006)
After the success of the Aaj Tak–Cobrapost sting, nearly everybody in the media has got used to the concept of the sting operation-for-hire.
- Iran Wants Diplomacy Not Threats In Nuclear Impasse (Reuters, Parinoosh Arami, Jan 16, 2006)
Iran said on Sunday that only diplomacy, not threats to refer it to the U.N. Security Council, could defuse a standoff over its nuclear work and warned any Western push for sanctions could force up world oil prices.
- More Sri Lanka Tamils Flee To India Fearing War (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 16, 2006)
A new group of Sri Lankan Tamils has landed on the Indian coast claiming they are fleeing war in the island nation, police said on Sunday.
- Musharraf Calling (Hindustan Times, Karan Thapar, Jan 16, 2006)
General Musharraf knew how his ideas would be received in India.
- Row Over Mps' Phone Tapping (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Jan 16, 2006)
British MPs are furious over a reported Government move to lift the 40-year-old ban on tapping their phones in what is seen as yet another sign of the alarming expansion in the powers of intelligence agencies after last year's London bombings.
- Kerry Signals Change Needed For Pakistan Nuclear Deal (Reuters, David Brunnstrom, Jan 16, 2006)
U.S. Senator and leading Democrat John Kerry said on Saturday that Pakistan ought eventually to have the same access as rival India to civilian nuclear technology, but indicated changes were needed first.
- Sri Lanka Plans New Security Force For Capital (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 16, 2006)
Sri Lanka plans a new security force in the capital to deal with possible attacks as concern grows for a fragile ceasefire with separatist Tamil Tiger rebels, police said on Sunday.
- Nepal On High Alert After Rebel Raids (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 16, 2006)
Nepalese troops were on high alert on Sunday after attacks around Kathmandu by Maoist rebels killed 12 policemen, an army officer said.
- Egypt Approves Transit For French Warship Through Suez Canal (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Jan 16, 2006)
It is unclear if India's agreement for dismantling is still valid
Egypt appears to have accepted the French claim that the Clemenceau was a warship
French Defence Ministry confirms the deadlock had been broken
- Pakistan Protests U.S. Missile Attack (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Jan 16, 2006)
In a rare display of anger Pakistan Foreign Ministry on Saturday summoned the U.S. Ambassador to the country, Ryan C. Crocker and lodged a "strong protest" against the reported missile attack by American spy planes in a village in the . . .
- Pakistan Should Move Towards Democracy, Says John Kerry (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Jan 16, 2006)
To have a United States-India like civilian nuclear cooperation deal
Pakistan and U.S. should explore common ground for cooperation
Supports deal between India and U.S.
- Helping Army Men Survive A Stint At Extreme Altitudes (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 16, 2006)
The condition of soldiers is carefully observed before and after their stint at high altitudes, W. Selvamurthy tells K. Satyamurty
- Russia, Ukraine In Lighthouse Row (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Jan 16, 2006)
Russia has accused Ukraine of seizing a lighthouse rented by the Russian Black Sea Fleet in the Crimean Peninsula in an incident that whipped up tension anew between the two countries barely two weeks after they resolved a bitter gas price dispute.
- Us Diplomat To Visit South Asia (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 15, 2006)
A senior US diplomat travels to South Asia next week for talks aimed at firming a civilian nuclear deal with India, setting Pakistan on the road to democracy, and halting rising violence in Sri Lanka.
- If Jinnah Were To Return (Daily Times, Ahmad Faruqui, Jan 15, 2006)
Jinnah might conclude that Pakistan had failed not because the leaders who followed him were weak, but because there were weaknesses in the original design.
- Iran Nuclear Impasse Could Hurt Us-India Nuclear Deal (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 15, 2006)
A landmark US-India nuclear cooperation deal could be hampered by India’s reluctance to refer Iran’s nuclear programme to the UN Security Council and open enough of its own atomic facilities to inspection, US officials and experts said on Friday.
- Nepal Violence Kills 17 (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 15, 2006)
Fresh violence erupted in at least three districts of Nepal with at least 17 people being reported killed.
- Us-India Nuclear Deal Still Has Long Way To Go (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Jan 15, 2006)
The US-India nuclear cooperation agreement in July 2005 had been signed in a hurry without working out the details and was unlikely to be finalised any time soon, a noted defence and strategy expert told a meeting on Friday.
- Ahmadinejad Says Iran Does Not Want Nukes (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 15, 2006)
Claims the western states are living in medieval times
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Saturday his country had every right to possess nuclear technology but insisted it was not interested in acquiring nuclear weapons.
- Steep Drop In Hr Violations In Kashmir: Indian Home Ministry (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Jan 15, 2006)
India’s Home Ministry has said there has been a “steep drop” in human rights violations.
- More Light On The Siddhas (Deccan Herald, L SUBRAMANI, Jan 15, 2006)
Terrorism has an unlikely opponent — the philosophy of Tamil Siddhas, ancient ascetics of whom little of substance is known. A unique initiative aims at compiling their works, writes L Subramani.
- Bloodshed In Baluchistan, Revolt Against Dam (Daily Excelsior, Samuel Baid, Jan 15, 2006)
The tribal and feudal mindset that approves of honour killings also pervades political profession in Pakistan.
- Lanka Truce Prefects Blame Tigers (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 15, 2006)
Tamil Tiger involvement in a series of attacks against Sri Lankan armed forces cannot be ruled out, European ceasefire monitors said.
Some 70 government-armed personnel have been killed since December 4 in an upsurge in violence blamed on the . . .
- Violation Of Pak Sovereignty (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 15, 2006)
A US air strike inside Pakistan territory early Friday morning left at least 18 people martyred. According to reports carried by the American media, US predator drones fired about ten missiles at village Damadola in Bajaur Agency at the instance . . .
- All For One And One For One (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 15, 2006)
The author shows with the help of figures that US consumption poses a threat to the rest of the world.
- Al-Qaeda No 2 Was Target In Us Strike (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 15, 2006)
A US air strike in Pakistan targeted al-Qaeda’s second-in-command, Ayman al-Zawahri, but it was unclear if he had been killed, US sources knowledgeable about the strike said in Washington.
- Red Alert In W Bengal In View Of Bandh By Maoists (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 15, 2006)
Red alert has been sounded in the border areas of West Bengal and Jharkhand and police patrolling intensified in the three South Bengal districts of Purulia, Bankura and West Midnapur in view of a 24-hour bandh called by CPI(Maoists) from 6 am on Monday.
- Rebel Raids Put Nepal On Alert (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 15, 2006)
Nepali troops were on high alert on Sunday after attacks around Kathmandu by Maoist rebels killed 12 policemen, an army officer said.
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