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Articles 17721 through 17820 of 27135:
- Attack On The Iisc — South India On Terror Cross-Hair (Business Line, B. Raman , Dec 30, 2005)
The Wednesday attack at the IISc does not appear to have been targeted at any scientist but generally at the IT industry for which Bangalore is best known.
- Naxalite Violence, Tribal Movement Dominate Events In Chhattisgarh (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 29, 2005)
Amid Chhattisgarh’s continued struggle to raise the new state’s visibility even in the fifth year after its formation , spurt in Naxalite violence, tribal uprising against left wing extremism, paddy and rice scams and expulsion of a BJP . . .
- Us Sanctions On Indian Firms 'Unfair' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 29, 2005)
India on Wednesday termed as unjustified the US decision to impose sanctions on its two firms for supplying some chemicals to Iran, asserting that the transfer did not violate Indian regulations or its international obligations.
- India Urges S.Lanka Talks, Sidesteps Help Request (Reuters, Reuters, Dec 29, 2005)
India said on Wednesday it was concerned about rising violence in southern neighbour Sri Lanka and called for the resumption of peace talks between Colombo and Tamil Tiger rebels blamed for a spate of attacks.
- Communication Gap (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Dec 29, 2005)
Bharatiya Janata Party president L.K. Advani on Wednesday dared Congress chief Sonia Gandhi to come clean on the Volcker Committee revelations on Iraq's `Oil-for-Food' programme or resign as the head of the National Advisory Council.
- India's Comments An Interference: Pakistan (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 29, 2005)
Pakistan has said the observations by the Indian External Affairs Ministry spokesman on the law and order situation in Balochistan are "unwarranted and baseless."
- No Counter Reaction To Pak's Comment : India (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 29, 2005)
A day after voicing concern of army's high-handedness in Balochistan, India today refused to join issue with Pakistan which has reacted sharply to the comments.
- State Funding Of Polls Will Fail In India (Daily Excelsior, Kedar Nath Pandey, Dec 29, 2005)
In a significant decision with wide-ranging ramifications, the Union Cabinet has given in-principle approval to the proposal of state funding of elections. The government will now refer the proposal to the Election Commission to push it forward . . .
- Not Faqs (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Dec 29, 2005)
These are not FAQs (frequently asked questions) about our State. Yet, they are important. They give us rare insight into certain unconventional spheres of life.
- Kashmir Settlement Hopes Freeze Despite Quake Disaster (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 29, 2005)
Hopes that India and Pakistan can build a solution to the Kashmir dispute from the rubble of the South Asia quake have cooled as the Himalayan winter draws in, analysts and residents say.
- India Tests Missile (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 29, 2005)
India successfully tested its nuclear-capable short-range Dhanush ballistic missile on Wednesday, defence officials said.
- Why Has India Butted In? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Dec 29, 2005)
Just as the call for an all-out strike protesting “military operations” and Kalabagh Dam was moving to its successful conclusion in Balochistan, the Indian Ministry for External Affairs issued a brief call to Pakistan saying that India was . . .
- Action Against ‘Terrorists’ In Kohlu Continues: Minister (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 29, 2005)
Balochistan Home Minister Mir Mohammad Shoaib Nausherwani has said many outlaws’ camps have been eliminated during paramilitary forces’ operation in different regions of Kohlu district and action was in progress against the terrorist network.
- India's Unsolicited Concern (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 29, 2005)
The Foreign Office on Tuesday dismissed the comment by the spokesman of India's External Affairs Ministry on Balochistan the same day as "unwarranted and baseless."
- Danger To The Dialogue? (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 29, 2005)
"The Government of India has been watching with concern the spiralling violence in Balochistan and the heavy military action, including the use of helicopter gunships and jet fighters by the Government of Pakistan to quell it.
- Challenge From Alternative Therapy (Times of India, Harmala Gupta, Dec 29, 2005)
Every now and then we hear about a cure some practitioner of unconventional medicine has found for cancer. Interestingly, this is no longer confined to any one geographical region.
- Netaji's Death: Amartya Sen Goes By Anita Pfaff's View (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 29, 2005)
"The leader's political thoughts... were something to be felt with the heart''
``This visit brought me close to someone whom I have known about since childhood"
Meets Anita Pfaff and her husband Martin Pfaff
- Israel Strikes Palestinian Militant Base In Lebanon (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 29, 2005)
Three Britons kidnapped in Gaza; guerillas occupy election offices
Israeli jets blasted a Palestinian militant group's base in Lebanon early on Wednesday, lightly wounding two guerrillas, hours after rockets hit a northern Israeli border town.
- Shock, Awe And Hobbes Have Backfired On Neocons (Hindu, Richard Drayton, Dec 29, 2005)
The Tragid irony of the 21st century is that just as faith in technology collapsed on the world's stock markets in 2000, it came to power in the White House and the Pentagon.
- Balochistan: Yet Another Crackdown (Dawn, A.R. Siddiqi, Dec 29, 2005)
At A random reckoning, we are seeing the fifth major military/paramilitary operation in Balochistan since independence. This is besides other lesser known and relatively minor military actions launched in the province from time to time.
- Hrcp Unable To Access Kohlu (Daily Times, Azizullah Khan, Dec 29, 2005)
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) tried to visit Kohlu but was only able to reach the border of Kahan, where aerial attacks have been reported in the past ten days, said HRCP Chairperson Asma Jahangir on Wednesday
- Govt Goes Tough With Balochistan Miscreants (News International, Tariq Butt, Dec 29, 2005)
The federal government has decided to go ahead with its plan to deal with troublemakers head on in Balochistan and is not apparently pushed to revive the dialogue process.
- Hrcp Calls For Talks To Settle Balochistan Issues (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 29, 2005)
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has underlined the need to solve the issues of Balochistan through dialogue instead of using power.
- Waziristan Militants Disturb Govt (Daily Times, Iqbal Khattak, Dec 29, 2005)
NWFP Governor Khalilur Rehman is facing a real test of his political skills to bring South Waziristan under control after the turbulent tribal region was declared “secured” following successful operations last year, analysts and . . .
- Railway Security: Issues, Imperatives (Deccan Herald, Bidanda M Chengappa, Dec 29, 2005)
Migration of labour as an issue should be taken up seriously
The recent killing of four Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel in a daring attack by Naxalites at Vizianagaram in Andhra Pradesh highlights the problems that plague railway security . . .
- Salem Subjected To Polygraph Test (Indian Express, JOHNSON T A, Dec 29, 2005)
Extradited Mumbai gangster Abu Salem was today put through 65 questions over a two-hour period during his polygraph (lie detector) test—the first of the three forensic psychology tests he will be subjected to in the Pradeep Jain murder case, . . .
- Third Time Rebellious In Baluchistan (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Dec 29, 2005)
This week India surprised by expressing concern over the crackdown in Pakistan’s largest province. C. Raja Mohan explains what is at stake.
- Peace Process Wears No Clothes (Indian Express, S.D. Muni, Dec 29, 2005)
The demand for India’s active engagement with the Sri Lankan peace process has been building up for the past couple of years following the gradual erosion in the credibility of Norway as an impartial ‘facilitator’.
- Myanmar’S Flight Of Capital (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 29, 2005)
Military trucks rumble up in front of Yangon’s ministries several times a week and workers lug ancient desks, chairs and filing cabinets to the waiting vehicles. The convoys depart at daybreak on a 12-hour journey along roads badly rutted and pocked,
- A Spent Force To Reckon With (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, Dec 29, 2005)
It is unlikely that the ‘Bihar model’ or a mahajot can turn things around for the opposition parties in West Bengal, argues Sumanta Sen. People are yet to be convinced that they are an alternative to the CPI(M)
- For Some Cheap Thrills (Telegraph, NEHA SAHAY, Dec 29, 2005)
Among non-Christian Asian countries, Christmas in Hong Kong is legendary for the spectacular way it is celebrated.
- India Concerned Over Spiralling Violence In Balochistan (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 29, 2005)
India on Tuesday expressed concern over the spiraling violence in Balochistan and asked Pakistan to exercise restraint and address grievances through peaceful discussions.
- India Successfully Tests Short-Range Ballistic Missile (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 29, 2005)
India successfully tested its short-range Dhanush ballistic missile today in the eastern state of Orissa, the Press Trust of India reported, citing official sources.
- Balochistan: Pakistan Says India Remark Unwarranted (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 29, 2005)
Reacting sharply to India’s comments on the situation in Balochistan, Pakistan on Wednesday said they were tantamount to interference in its internal affairs and ‘‘contrary’’ to efforts aimed at bringing peace and stability in South Asia.
- Blast Triggers Fire At Pak Gas Field (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 29, 2005)
A bomb ruptured a pipe and triggered a fire at the main gas field in south-western Pakistan, but no one was hurt and the fire was quickly put out, an official said on Wednesday.
- Curbs Against Indian Firms Not Justified, Says Govt (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 29, 2005)
India today termed as unjustified the US decision to impose sanctions on its two firms for supplying some chemicals to Iran, asserting that the transfer did not violate Indian regulations or its international obligations.
- Enlightened Moderation? (Tribune, G. Parthasarathy, Dec 29, 2005)
Ever since it was established that the terrorist bombings in New York and Washington were engineered from Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, Gen Pervez Musharraf has constantly proclaimed his goal of making Pakistan a “moderate Islamic country” based on . . .
- India Says U.S. Sanctions Against Two Indian Firms Accused Of Aiding Iran Is Unjustified (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 29, 2005)
India on Wednesday criticized U.S. sanctions imposed on two Indian companies accused of supplying chemical arms material to Iran, and said the action was "unjustified."
- India, Iran Discuss Pipeline (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 29, 2005)
India and Iran began a new round of talks on Wednesday to review progress on a tri-partite deal to build a gas pipeline project through Pakistan that the three nations aim to finalise by June, an Indian official said.
- India Tests New Missile (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 29, 2005)
India successfully tested its nuclear-capable, short-range Dhanush ballistic missile on Wednesday, defence officials said.
- India Refrains From Reacting To Pakistan’S Statement (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 29, 2005)
A day after expressing concern at Pakistan army’s alleged high-handedness in Balochistan, India on Wednesday declined to join issue with Pakistan which has reacted sharply to the comments.
- Unwise, Unwarranted (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 29, 2005)
ISLAMABAD has done well to reject New Delhi’s charges concerning the situation in Balochistan and called Indian comments “unwarranted and baseless”.
- India’S Achievements In 2005 (Dawn, Tariq Fatemi, Dec 29, 2005)
The well-known American scholar on South Asia, Professor Stephen Cohen, in his definitive study on India published in 1996, had described the country as an “emerging power”.
- Technology And Imperialism (Dawn, Richard Drayton, Dec 29, 2005)
The tragic irony of the 21st century is that just as faith in technology collapsed on the world’s stock markets in 2000, it came to power in the White House and Pentagon.
- Thy Neighbours (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 29, 2005)
Assertion here, tinkering there
South Asian area studies are becoming more and more complex. On the eve of the third round of the composite dialogue in the new year, it is just as well that India has put Pakistan on notice over the terrorist camps.
- Exit Kerry Packer (Dawn, Tariq Fatemi, Dec 29, 2005)
The well-known American scholar on South Asia, Professor Stephen Cohen, in his definitive study on India published in 1996, had described the country as an “emerging power”.
- 100 Tonnes Of Explosives Missing From Indian Ship (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 29, 2005)
India’s defence and interior ministries were investigating how 100 tonnes of explosives went missing from a merchant navy ship bound for Iran, officials said on Wednesday.
- Executive Negligence: Consequences And Covers (Business Line, P. Umesh, Dec 28, 2005)
Corporate governance is the hot-topic these days, thanks to growing stakeholder pressure, rising regulatory scrutiny and supervision, increasing customer awareness and mounting judicial activism on the role of directors and officers of an enterprise . . .
- India And Sri Lanka: So Near, Yet So Far (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Dec 28, 2005)
While New Delhi seems clear about what it cannot do in relation to Sri Lanka's search for peace, there is no clarity on what it should do.
- Rajapakse To Seek India’S Help (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse arrived in the capital early Tuesday afternoon on his first visit abroad since assuming office last month, with an agenda of seeking active Indian involvement in Colombo’s efforts to find a negotiated settlement ....
- Saving Lives With Mangroves (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 28, 2005)
The tsunami of December 26, 2004 that killed tens of thousands may be viewed as a natural calamity beyond human management capabilities. But new scientific evidence suggests the loss of life could have been substantially mitigated.
- Iaf Jet Crashes On Outskirts Of Bangalore, No Casualties (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
Pilots eject to safety; court of inquiry likely into cause of accident; eyewitness says plane was wobbling
Engine develops snag
Pilots manage to avoid houses
Plane burst into flames
- Pak Bans Export Of N-Material (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
Pakistan today announced banning export of technologies, material and equipment related to nuclear and biological weapons and their delivery systems.
- Naxal Menace: Military Assistance May Be Sought (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
Jana Reddy extends offer to resume talks with Maoists
- Changing Times (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Dec 28, 2005)
What distinguishes true statesmanship from the run- of-the-mill foreign policy practitioners is the ability to recognise critical changes at international level and exploit them to the advantage of one’s own country.
- One Year After (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 28, 2005)
Learning lessons from tsunami
The December 26, 2004, earthquake and the tsunami waves it unleashed killed 2,30,000 people in a dozen countries in the Indian Ocean region,
- Bloggers, Money In Information War (Tribune, Jonathan Finer, Dec 28, 2005)
Retired soldier Bill Roggio was a computer technician living in New Jersey less than two months ago when a US Marine officer half a world away made him an offer he couldn’t refuse.
- Kuwait Death For Qaida Link (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
A Kuwaiti court today sentenced to death six suspected militants linked to al Qaida for bloody attacks in the country.
- War Fear Grips Lanka As Tigers Kill 11 Soldiers (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
Fuelling fears of a return to civil war, suspected Tamil Tiger rebels today killed 11 soldiers in the island’s far north in the second mine attack in less than a week, the military said.
- Advani Ready With Defence On Cash Scam (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
Amid moves to oust him also as leader of the Opposition, outgoing BJP chief L.K. Advani is preparing to defend himself against the charge of having defended the cash-for-queries MPs in Parliament.
- System Failure (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 28, 2005)
Train journeys in India can be nightmarish for a variety of reasons. But what some security personnel did on board a train in Assam was simply horrific.
- Green Vs Rallies (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 28, 2005)
In a democracy, elected representatives of the people are supposed to reflect the views of those who vote them to power. Politicians are there in parliament to reflect the views of society.
- Rajapakse Arrives In Delhi For Talks (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Dec 28, 2005)
`Despite provocation by LTTE, the peace process must go on'
- Naxal Menace: Army Help May Be Sought (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
Jana Reddy extends offer of resuming peace talks with Maoists
- Two Indian Firms Face Us Sanctions (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
Two Indian chemical companies along with six Chinese government-run firms and an Austrian firm will soon be sanctioned by the Bush administration for allegedly selling missile goods and chemical arms materials to Iran, according to a media report.
- Bjp Sees Drift In Foreign Policy (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Dec 28, 2005)
Advani says India is doing what the U.S. wants it to do; Vajpayee puzzles observers
- Indian And Chinese Firms Sold Missile Equipments To Iran – Us Slaps Penalties (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
Two Indian chemical companies along with six Chinese government-run firms have been slapped with US sanctions for allegedly selling missile goods to Iran, media reports said on Tuesday.
- Us Slaps Sanctions On Two Indian Firms (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
Two Indian chemical companies along with six Chinese government-run firms have been slapped with US sanctions for allegedly selling missile goods to Iran, media reports said on Tuesday.
- Bjp Asks Allies To Get Ready For W Bengal Polls (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
Unsure of the Congress joining an anti-CPI(M) tie-up as mooted by Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, the West Bengal unit of BJP on Tuesday said that allies TC, BJP and some other parties should initiate the exercise of chalking out . . .
- Govt Seen Staying Away From Sri Lanka's New Troubles (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Dec 28, 2005)
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse arrived in India on Tuesday to seek New Delhi's support for Colombo's flagging peace bid with the Tamil Tigers, but he is unlikely to meet with much success, officials and analysts said.
- U.S. Sanctions On Two Indian Firms (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
The United States has imposed sanctions on two Indian firms, six Chinese Government-run companies and an Austrian company involved in selling missile goods and chemical arms materials to Iran, the Washington Times says quoting unnamed . . .
- Wb Bjp Asks Allies To Prepare For Assembly Polls (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
Unsure of the Congress joining an anti-CPI(M) tie-up as mooted by Trinamool Congress (TC) chief Mamata Banerjee, the West Bengal unit of BJP today said that allies TC, BJP and some other parties should chalk out a strategy for the forthcoming . . .
- Not A Secret (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Dec 28, 2005)
The latest report of the 9/11 Commission of the United States has stated the obvious about Pakistan. It has made twin observations. One is that Taliban forces freely operate in the tribal areas and the other is that terrorists from Pakistan . . .
- Can Communists Be Defeated In West Bengal? (India Daily, Tishar Pal, Dec 28, 2005)
It is more than 45 years and there is no end is sight for rule by the communists in West Bengal of India. Congress, BJP and Trinamul Congress the three major opposition parties has achieved little in the last dew decades even to come close . . .
- Small Hearted In The Land Of Waris Shah (Deccan Herald, Ayaz Amir, Dec 28, 2005)
Beautiful Punjab, fair land of the five immortal rivers, why, when so generous of heart, do you prove time and again so weak of understanding? When you have so much to offer why are you so poorly served by those who claim to lead you? . . .
- Fuller Implications Of ‘Usk’ Proposal (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 28, 2005)
APHC chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq is hammering on the proposal for ‘United States of Kashmir’ as solution to the long-standing Kashmir issue. He has been seeking support for the proposal from Pakistan and India for the sake of peace between the two . . .
- Pakistan Rejects Indian Allegation (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
Pakistan Tuesday rejected Indian statement regarding law and order situation in Balochistan and said that the Indian comments in this regard were “unwarranted and baseless”. Foreign Office spokesperson Tasneem Aslam, reacting to the Indian Ministry . . .
- New Delhi’S Concern Over Operation (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
India on Tuesday expressed concern over operations in Balochistan and expressed the hope that the issue would be resolved peacefully through discussions. “The Government of India has been watching with concern the spiralling violence in Balochistan ....
- Pakistan Rejects Statement (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
Pakistan on Tuesday rejected an Indian statement about the law and order situation in Balochistan and said the Indian comments in this regard were “unwarranted and baseless.” Foreign Office spokesperson Tasnim Aslam, reacting to the Indian Ministry ...
- Indian Forces Killed During Peacekeeping To Get Full Benefits (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
Indian Armed forces personnel suffering casualities during United Nations Peacekeeping operations would be eligible for full benefits as per the Armed forces order, Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee said today.
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