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Articles 17121 through 17220 of 27135:
- What Next In Balochistan? (Dawn, Zubeida Mustafa, Jan 12, 2006)
The situation in Balochistan is going from bad to worse. Every day the newspapers carry reports of rocket attacks by unknown people and shelling and firing by the security forces.
- Cbms Are Going Nowhere (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Jan 12, 2006)
The two governments have not actually come to grips on the real issues between the two countries
- Convoluted Legacy Of The Bulldozer (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 12, 2006)
After Ariel Sharon was hospitalized a week ago following a massive stroke, there were some, particularly among Palestinians, who lost little time in dancing on his grave. From a distance, the celebrations were more than a little callous.
- Taliban Comeback In Afghanistan Stirs Alarm (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 12, 2006)
The appointment of a religious-affairs official of Afghanistan’s former Taliban regime to the country’s new parliament is prompting concern among international human rights advocates.
- Palestine After Sharon (Dawn, Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Jan 12, 2006)
The latest medical bulletins on Ariel Sharon’s health suggest that the Israeli prime minister will probably survive the massive stroke that he suffered a week ago but that his ability to function effectively will have been impaired beyond repair.
- Hysteria And Hypocrisy (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Jan 12, 2006)
The western world is engaged in a double- speak with regard to the Iranian declaration
- Us Continuing To Work With India On Civilian Nuclear Agreement (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Jan 12, 2006)
Ahead of US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns' visit to India next week, Washington has said it is continuing to work with New Delhi on the civilian nuclear deal and that the Indian Government is currently formulating . . .
- U.S. Hopes N.Korea's Kim In China For Nuclear Talk (Reuters, Jon Herskovitz, Jan 12, 2006)
The United States has little information about Kim Jong-il's apparent trip to China but hopes the North Korean leader is having talks that add life to stalled nuclear discussions, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday.
- The War In Balochistan: A Backgrounder (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jan 12, 2006)
What the conflict is about, and why it is important to the region
Tribal leaders see the conflict as an opportunity to get a fair share of the gas resources
The Government sees the fighting as an intolerable challenge to its authority
- Telangana Not On Aicc Plenary Agenda, Says Keshava Rao (Hindu, W. Chandrakanth, Jan 12, 2006)
'Any reference to region to be confined to developmental issues'
No change in Congress' stand, says APCC chief
UPA sub-committee awaiting consensus on issue
Plenary to discuss balanced development of all regions
- How America Kept Blair Out Of The Loop (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Jan 12, 2006)
A new TV documentary throws more light on how isolated Tony Blair was within his own establishment in the run-up to the Iraq invasion.
- Mirwaiz Asks Delhi To Give Proposals On Kashmir (Daily Excelsior, Ahmed Ali Fayyaz, Jan 12, 2006)
Chairman of moderate faction of the separatist Hurriyat Conference, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, today asked New Delhi to come forward with "a set of her own proposals" if the lately floated ideas of demilitarisation and self-governance in Jammu and Kashmir . . .
- Not Child’S Play (Telegraph, BHASWATI CHAKRAVORTY, Jan 12, 2006)
Will Gudiya be remembered even as a symbol?
Of what did Gudiya die? The local news channel reporting her death from Meerut said she had died of a lung infection.
- Indian Tourism: Reaching New Heights (Daily Excelsior, Arvinder Kaur, Jan 12, 2006)
Tsunami failed to dampen the spirit of tourists with the year 2005 witnessing new heights in Indian tourism. It recorded a growth of about 13.5 percent in arrivals and about 20 per cent in foreign exchange earnings.
- Chiefs Say Yes (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 12, 2006)
Confused notions of censorship could result in measures that look outrageous in a modern democracy.
- Food For Thought (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 12, 2006)
The Central Government's decision to place on hold the raising of foodgrain prices under the public distribution system (PDS) is welcome, but not enough
- The Balochistan Situation Has Some Similarity To 1971 (Daily Times, Sardar Sherbaz Khan Mazari, Jan 12, 2006)
The situation in Balochistan has been further aggravated by the government
- Rollback Upa? (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jan 12, 2006)
The government has shown it is reform-proof
The government is fond of proclaiming its reformist credentials from every conceivable forum.
- Aphc Leader Mirwaiz Urges India To Ensure Troops’ Withdrawal From Kashmir (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 12, 2006)
Chairman All Parties Hurriyat Conference Mirwaiz Umar Farooq gas welcomed President Gen. Pervez Musharraf’s proposal for demilitarization of occupied Kashmir and demanded Indian government to ensure pull-out of its troops from Kashmir.
- Iran Nuclear Moves 'Alarming': Russian Defense (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 12, 2006)
Iran's decision to resume sensitive nuclear research is "cause for alarm," Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said Wednesday.
- Indian Troops Kill Three In Held Kashmir (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 12, 2006)
In occupied Kashmir, the Indian troops killed three Kashmiris in skirmishes at various places.
- Britain Pushes For Action Against A Defiant Iran (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 12, 2006)
Britain hinted at tough sanctions against Iran yesterday as it prepared to persuade France and Germany today to back an early referral of Tehran to the UN Security Council.
- Iran's Nuclear Challenge (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 12, 2006)
Iran's resumption of uranium enrichment dramatically narrows the options of Western governments that hope to prevent its Islamic regime from acquiring nuclear weapons.
- Let's Make Sure We Do Better With Iran Than We Did With Iraq (Guardian (UK), TIMOTHY GARTON ASH, Jan 12, 2006)
Now we face the next big test of the west: after Iraq, Iran. As the Islamic revolutionary regime breaks the international seals on its nuclear facilities, and prepares to hone its skills in the uranium enrichment that could, in a matter of years, . . . .
- Countdown To Armageddon? (Washington Times, Editorial, The Washington Times, Jan 12, 2006)
Iran's removal of U.N. seals at its Natanz nuclear-enrichment plant and its resumption of nuclear research should be seen for what it is: the latest example of a 20-year campaign -- much of it documented by the U.N.'s International Atomic Energy . . . .
- We Should Be Very Worried About Iran (Telegraph (UK), editorial, telegraph UK, Jan 12, 2006)
I supported the Iraq war as, with reservations, I still do. Its opponents have a great deal of self-justification to do, all the more as the details of Saddam Hussein's iniquities unfold in the Baghdad courtroom where he is being tried.
- Bharat Sarkar, All Ears (Indian Express, Inder Malhotra, Jan 11, 2006)
Governments of all political hues have tapped phones in India, and got away
- Iran Breaks Seals At Nuclear Site, Set To Begin Fuel Research (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jan 11, 2006)
Teheran positions gas centrifuges used for uranium enrichment at Natanz facility
- 7 Pakistan Soldiers Die In Attack (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Jan 11, 2006)
At least seven soldiers of Pakistan's paramilitary and 14 suspected militants were killed early on Tuesday in the trouble torn Waziristan tribal belt bordering Afghanistan.
- A Journey Into The New American Century (Hindu, M.K. Bhadrakumar, Jan 11, 2006)
Recent pronouncements by Condoleezza Rice and Nicolas Burns offer clues to the way Washington wants the global system reordered. But will the rest of the world go along?
- Police: Sikhs Recover 114 Rusted Hand Grenades From Their Holiest Shrine In Northern India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 11, 2006)
Sikh volunteers digging part of their holiest shrine in this northern Indian city on Tuesday found 114 rusted hand grenades, police said.
- Not Airy-Fairy At All (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jan 11, 2006)
The renewed alarm that the H5N1 avian flu virus had mutated to a human one has been diffused by the WHO, which has said that the 14 cases of avian flu reported in Turkey in the last week weren’t through human transmission.
- Goodbye Peace Process? (News International, Ghani Jafar, Jan 11, 2006)
What on earth is New Delhi up to? There clearly is a method to the madness of its deliberately raising the pitch of hostility with Pakistan through the recent spate of unwarranted official pronouncements regarding the Balochistan situation.
- 'Equality' Issue Stalls Sl Peace Process (Hindustan Times, PK Balachandran, Jan 11, 2006)
One of the main factors holding up the start of talks on the implementation of the Ceasefire Agreement (CFA) in Sri Lanka is the issue of "equality" of the two parties, namely, the Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) and the LTTE, according to an informed...
- Too Clever By Half (Hindustan Times, MANOJ JOSHI, Jan 11, 2006)
The situation between India and Pakistan may not be bleak, as Pakistani spokeswoman Tasnim Aslam clarified on Monday...
- Remembering Remarkable Pm (Daily Excelsior, R K Bhatnagar, Jan 11, 2006)
Forty eventful years have passed, since the second Prime Minister of India, Lal Bahadur Shastri, died of massive heart attack.
- Time To Re-Analyse Defence Planning (Daily Excelsior, M.K. Bhatnagar , Jan 11, 2006)
The arms supplies to Nepal, the reported incursion into Bhutan by the Chinese troops, the Yangon - Beijing nexus,
- The Washington Rot (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Jan 11, 2006)
In the six years since Atal Bihari Vajpayee declared, in the presence of Bill Clinton, that India and the United States of America were “natural allies”,
- Arms And The Men (Telegraph, Abhijit Bhattacharyya , Jan 11, 2006)
The Indian army regiments’ history is a subject with a beginning but without an end.
- Hizb Network Busted In City (Daily Excelsior, Sanjeev Pargal, Jan 11, 2006)
A Hizbul Mujahideen network, planning strikes in the City here on or before Republic Day, was busted tonight by Jammu Police and Special Operations Group (SOG), Jammu with the arrest of three militants.
- Growers Of Gold (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 11, 2006)
AFTER allowing the Kashipur demolitions to turn into a live political issue, the Uttaranchal government has finally beaten a hasty retreat in the face of widespread protests,
- Terrorists Target Centres Of Growth (Tribune, Jangveer Singh, Jan 11, 2006)
THE terrorist attack on the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bangalore on December 28 has disturbed the peace of the Garden City. The economic importance of Bangalore as also of Chennai and Hyderabad is sure to attract the attention of terrorist outf
- Musharraf’S Ideas (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Jan 11, 2006)
Last weekend President Musharraf gave another peace proposal which was promptly rejected by our government.
- China, India Begin Strategic Talks (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 11, 2006)
The second round of talks between India and China, aimed at ironing out difficulties over their disputed border and strengthening their strategic partnership, began on Monday morning, an Indian official said.
- Demilitarisation Required More In Pakistan Than J&k: Azad (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 11, 2006)
Outrightly rejecting much touted ‘self-rule’ and de-militarisation’ proposals mooted by Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf for resolving Kashmir issue, Chief Minister, Ghulam Nabi Azad today said that aspirations of all the six regions of Jammu
- Vhp Lodges Protest With Malaysian Govt (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 11, 2006)
President of the International branch of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad Ashok Singhal has lodged a protest with the Malaysian Government over the body of a disabled Hindu Malaysian army officer being buried against the wishes of his widow.
- What Next In Balochistan? (Dawn, Zubeida Mustafa, Jan 11, 2006)
THE situation in Balochistan is going from bad to worse. Every day the newspapers carry reports of rocket attacks by unknown people and shelling and firing by the security forces.
- Free Advice Galore (Dawn, Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Jan 11, 2006)
THE latest medical bulletins on Ariel Sharon’s health suggest that the Israeli prime minister will probably survive the massive stroke that he suffered a week ago but that his ability to function effectively will have been impaired beyond repair.
- Pak-India Dialogue: A Qualitative Change (News International, Shireen M Mazari, Jan 11, 2006)
The third round of the composite dialogue between Pakistan and India begins later this month with the foreign secretary-level talks in New Delhi on January 17-18.
- Centre Invites Non-Hurriyat Outfit For Talks First Time (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 11, 2006)
Outrightly rejecting much touted ‘self-rule’ and de-militarisation’ proposals mooted by Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf for resolving Kashmir issue, Chief Minister, Ghulam Nabi Azad today said that aspirations of all the six regions of Jammu
- The Balochistan Situation Has Some Similarity To 1971 (Daily Times, Sardar Sherbaz Khan Mazari, Jan 11, 2006)
* The situation in Balochistan has been further aggravated by the government..
- Pakistan: Haunted By Balochistan (Deccan Herald, Bidanda M Chengappa, Jan 11, 2006)
The Balochis, marginalised from the mainstream, are up in arms against the Pak army.
- Australia To Send More Troops To Afghanistan (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 11, 2006)
Australia will deploy 110 more troops to Afghanistan as part of its commitment to fight "terrorism", Defence Minister Robert Hill said on Tuesday.
- Unserious Consequences (Wall Street Journal, Editorial, Wall Street Journal, Jan 11, 2006)
Iran's decision yesterday to resume what it dubs "nuclear research" is garnering stern criticism in unexpected quarters.
- Iran Policy Is Calculated Risk (Washington Times, Editorial, The Washington Times, Jan 11, 2006)
Blocking research activities is similar to blocking the light" was the poetic phrase used by Iran's head of nuclear research, Hossein Ghafourian, on Iranian radio last "Blocking research activities is similar to blocking the light" was the poetic . . . .
- Tn :No Change In Bjp Decision To Go It Alone In Polls (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
There is no change in the BJP's decision to go it alone in the assembly polls in Tamil Nadu, a senior BJP leader said today.
Former Union Minister and BJP's National Executive member S Thirunavukakrassar told a press meet here today the party . . .
- Saying It Shortly (Indian Express, Vinita Bahadur, Jan 10, 2006)
In these days of e-mail and sms, a new dictionary of acronyms has taken shape. Btw means by the way, lol is laugh out loud and asap means as soon as possible. But have you ever heard of DLTGH?
- Caves Of Antiquity (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Sanjay Biswas and Shubha Chacko are mesmerised by the ancient temples and sculptures of Aihole that silently speak of people who lived fifteen hundred years ago.
- Securing Human Rights For All (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 10, 2006)
On Human Rights Day, December 10, what must worry the world is the silent violation of human rights
- Serious Threat-Ii (Statesman, PR DUBHASHI, Jan 10, 2006)
It has been stated on behalf of the BJP that they had no alternative but to boycott Parliament because all along they had been treated by the UPA government as an enemy rather than an adversary and were not even allowed to speak on the floor . . .
- Mqm ‘Ultimatum’ And After (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 10, 2006)
There has been a major development over the weekend, and it is positive and political.
- Ruined Green (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 10, 2006)
Book fairs and political rallies are essential for the health of certain democracies.
- I’M Depressed, You’Re Depressed (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 10, 2006)
One of the questions I am often asked is, “Do you ever get depressed?” The person asking me is usually depressed and feels better if I admit I’m in worse shape than he or she is.
- Pak Says It Has Evidence Of Indian Involvement In Balochistan (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Pakistan today claimed that it has evidence with regard to its allegation that India was involved in the unrest in Balochistan province and a decision on sharing it with New Delhi would be taken later.
- Nepalese Soldiers Used As Guinea Pigs By Us? (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Jan 10, 2006)
The fate of the volunteer soldiers is also not known. Medical researchers in the US and Nepal are now raising concerns that the US intended to use Nepal, one of the poorest countries in the world, as a guinea pig to find a drug that would help US soldiers
- Russian N-Proposal To Iran 'Sensible' - Sergei Ivanov (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Russia has put forward a "very sensible" proposal to resolve the Iranian nuclear issue and ally international concerns about Tehran's nuclear programme within the IAEA framework, Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov has said.
- Sri Lanka Vows Tough Line On Terror (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
President says awaiting Tigers’ respons
Sri Lanka’s president on Monday vowed tough measures to prevent ‘terror attacks’ that undermine an already troubled ceasefire with Tamil Tiger rebels as officials reported three more deaths in the embattled east.
- India Mulls Nomination For United Nations Post (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Jan 10, 2006)
The UN Secretary General Kofi Anan’s communication seeking Indian nomination for the deputy secretary general has put the government here on the horns of dilemma.
- ‘Myanmar On Collision Course With Un’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Myanmar’s military regime could find itself on a collision course with the United Nations Security Council by turning a deaf ear to a growing global chorus for political reform, a UN diplomat said on Monday.
- Australia To Send More Troops To Afghanistan (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Australia will deploy 110 additional Special Forces soldiers and two helicopters to help fight rising violence in Afghanistan, the defence minister said on Tuesday.
- The Mobile Revolution: Global Scale Is Critical (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
From the 1910s to the mid-1990s, the United States dominated the mobile business. It was the delay in the commercialisation of the cellular technology — from 1947 to 1983 - that opened the window of opportunity to mobile challengers in Europe and Asia.
- It Could Be A Trying Time (Telegraph, Jyoti Malhotra, Jan 10, 2006)
How Pervez Musharraf handles India will determine if his seventh year in office will be a dream or a nightmare, writes How Pervez Musharraf handles India will determine if his seventh year in office will be a dream or a nightmare, writes Jyoti Malhotra
- General Idea (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 10, 2006)
Musharraf can stop cross-border terrorism
Pakistan President Gen Pervez Musharraf comes out with some “idea” on Jammu and Kashmir whenever he finds an opportunity to do so.
- Insurgency In Iraq Sunnis Hold The Key (Tribune, Maj-Gen Ashok Mehta (retd), Jan 10, 2006)
Since the fall of Saddam Hussein, plenty of water has flown down the Euphrates and the Tigris.
- Musharraf’S Kashmir Plan (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Jan 10, 2006)
Pak to join India in combating militancy if troops are withdrawn from 3 cities
- Water Wars Everywhere - Ii (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Jan 10, 2006)
Land disputes have ended paving way for battles over water resources, Zahid Samoon (Abraham) responds to Saadut Hussain’s article Water Wars
- Wings To Fly (Greater Kashmir, ZAFAR THAKUR, Jan 10, 2006)
The thrill of flying needs not only courage, but a rigorous training. When you have both, you are all set to fly, writes
ZAFAR THAKUR
- Pak No To Troop Pull-Out From Pok (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Pakistan today ruled out unilateral withdrawal of troops from Pakistan occupied Kashmir and said the future of Indo-Pak dialogue process was not “bleak” in the wake of India’s rejection of its suggestion to pull-out troops from three cities in the valley.
- Pak-India Peace Process (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
The reports that India is not ready to accept President Pervez Musharraf's invitation for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to visit Pakistan during the cricket series between the two countries indicates a palpable cooling down in bilateral ties.
- Return To Nuclear Talks: Us Urges North Korea (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
The United States has urged North Korea to return to international nuclear talks, saying economic sanctions levelled at the communist-led country are unrelated to diplomatic efforts to rid the North of nuclear weapons.
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