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Articles 18021 through 18120 of 27135:
- Lanka Needs Peace Strategy (Tribune, Maj-Gen Ashok K. Mehta (retd), Dec 23, 2005)
After killing Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar in August, the LTTE has started targetting the Sri Lankan Security Forces (SLSF). The regime change in Colombo has set off the alarm bells.
- Ipr Pact Signed, India To Push Russia On Technology Transfer (Indian Express, Shiv Aroor, Dec 23, 2005)
With the overdue intellectual property rights (IPR) agreement with Russia finally signed earlier this month during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit to Moscow, the Defence Ministry plans to make it clear to the Putin government that it will take ...
- Corruption Undermining Democratic Governance (Hindu, C. Raj Kumar, Dec 23, 2005)
Corruption violates human rights, undermines the rule of law, distorts the development process, and dis-empowers the Indian state. The way forward is to increase the say of civil society in governance issues.
- British Soldiers' Shameful Impunity (Hindu, Phil Shiner, Dec 23, 2005)
The British Government most act over Wednesday's judgement on the torture and killing of Iraqis by British forces.
- Ltte Attacks Navy Boats (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Dec 23, 2005)
Three sailors captured; a pre-planned attack, says Government
- Alaskan Oil Plan Stalled (Hindu, Jamie Wilson, Dec 23, 2005)
Environment campaigners were on Wednesday night celebrating an improbable victory after the U.S. Senate narrowly blocked a Republican plan to allow oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
- Seven Killed In Waziristan Gunfight (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
Seven people were killed in a gunfight in North Waziristan Agency, as seminary students, calling themselves the Taliban, raided homes searching for rivals, residents and a representative of the students said on Thursday.
- Croatian General To Take Unmogip Command On 29th (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
Croatian General Dragutin Repinc is to head United Nations military observers in Kashmir from December 29, officials said on Wednesday.
- Kasuri Pins Hope On Third Round: Pakistan-India Dialogue (Dawn, Ahmed Hassan, Dec 23, 2005)
Foreign Minister Mian Khurshid Mehmud Kasuri on Thursday expressed the hope that the third round of Pakistan-India dialogue, starting from January 2006 in New Delhi, would take the process of normalisation forward and bring about a breakthrough . . .
- Teach Human Rights In Schools, Says Shivaraj Patil (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
People should be aware of the importance of human rights and prevent violations'
- India Loses Southern Tip In Indian Ocean (Deccan Herald, Campbell Bay, Dec 23, 2005)
India has lost precious strategic land to the tsunami forever as large stretches in its southernmost tip, about 120 km from the Indonesian shores, remain underwater even an year into the mammoth natural disaster.
- How To Re-Engineer The Civil Services (Business Line, Sumit K. Majumdar, Dec 23, 2005)
A 21st century Indian economy, on the fast growth track, needs a forward-looking administrative organisation, and the creation of a second Administrative Reforms Commission (ARC-2) is an excellent opportunity to bring about substantial organisational ....
- On N-Deal, Saran Is Meeting Lugar (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Dec 23, 2005)
Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran may be in Washington for the meeting of the joint working group to implement the July 18 joint statement, but he is using the visit to reach out to other key players involved in the debate on the nuclear deal.
- India’S Turn To Be Flexible: Kasuri (Daily Times, Irfan Ghauri, Dec 23, 2005)
Foreign minister says no US official asked about AQ Khan
Optimistic about third round of composite dialogue starting next month
- N-Pact: India, Us Confident Of Advancement Before Bush Visit (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Dec 23, 2005)
India and the US should be in a position to make "significant advance" on the civilian nuclear cooperation agreement before President George W Bush makes his visit to India in the early part of 2006, visiting Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran has said.
- Al Qaeda Is More Than Just Osama Bin Laden... (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
Donald Rumsfeld, the US secretary of defence, who flew into Islamabad unannounced last Wednesday to visit the quake-hit areas, said that US intelligence had not picked any signal from Osama Bin Laden in nearly a year and it was possible that he was no ...
- Now, Punish (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 23, 2005)
Tainted MPs deserve the sack
The Lok Sabha committee headed by Mr Pawan Kumar Bansal deserves to be complimented on submitting its report with alacrity and recommending the expulsion of 10 MPs involved in the cash-for-questions scandal.
- Chauvinism And Justice (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Dec 23, 2005)
The Calcutta crowd was in an incensed mood. Sourav Ganguly, the erstwhile captain, had been removed from India’s ODI eleven on the ground of consistent lack of form.
- Saran-Rice Talks Focus On Bush's 'Historic' 2006 India Visit (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
India and the United States hope that President Bush's upcoming visit to India in early 2006 would be a historic one signifying the new relationship between the two countries.
- India Loses Precious Southern Tip In Indian Ocean Forever.......... (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
India has lost precious strategic land to the Tsunami forever as large stretches in its southernmost tip, about 120 km from the Indonesian shores, remain underwater even an year into the mammoth natural disaster.
- Tigers Abduct Three Sailors, Troops Take Seven Tigers (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels today captured three Sri Lankan sailors who are presumed to have been killed later following a sea battle off the island's north-western coast, the military said.
- Us Optimistic On Its Relationship With India (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Dec 23, 2005)
The United States has said that it was optimistic of a "bright" future for its relationship with India and it looked forward to taking the engagement to the next level.
- No Mfn Status For India Until Kashmir Solution: Kasuri (News International, Asim Yasin, Dec 23, 2005)
Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri on Thursday said Pakistan would not grant ‘Most-Favoured Nation’ status to India till the resolution of Kashmir issue.
- Water Of Contention (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 23, 2005)
The poet is delighted water water everywhere, but craves not a drop to drink.
- Playing To The Gallery (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 23, 2005)
Ulfa must stop intimidation
ULFA must stop blowing hot and cold if it wants to keep the peace process alive.
- Inflationary Pressures (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 23, 2005)
The approval of substantial increases in gas tariffs for domestic, commercial and industrial users by the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) from January 1, 2006, can only have an inflationary impact on the economy.
- Rumsfeld Says Early Afghan Pullout Risky (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
Warns quick withdrawal would allow terrorists to attack US interests at home and abroad
- Pak, Us Alarmed At Indo-Russian Aircraft Production (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
Both Pakistan and USA are alarmed by reports of India and Russia jointly developing a state-of-the-art fighter for which talks are at the final stages.
- Letter From India: Bribery So Common, It's A Laughing Matter (International Herald Tribune, Amelia Gentleman, Dec 23, 2005)
Not many people bothered to feign surprise or outrage at India's latest corruption scandal: the exposé of 11 Indian members of Parliament filmed taking bundles of bank notes in payment for asking questions in Parliament.
- Bjp For Adopting ‘Proper Procedures’ (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
Asserting that it was in favour of stern action against MPs caught demanding money for raising questions in Parliament in a television expose, the BJP said it would oppose the expulsion of 10 Lok Sabha Members as recommended by the House Committee, ...
- Tiger Sea Strike (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
Tamil Tiger rebels today attacked two Sri Lankan naval craft off the island’s northwest coast, opening fire and capturing three sailors in the most violent incident at sea since a 2002 truce, the navy said.
- Sri Lanka Rebels Clash With Navy, Capture Three (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
Tamil Tiger rebels attacked two Sri Lankan naval craft off the island’s northwest coast on Thursday, opening fire and capturing three sailors in the most violent incident at sea since a 2002 truce, the navy said.
- Bahrain And The Iranian Challenge (Washington Times, Editorial, The Washington Times, Dec 23, 2005)
Although the Bush administration decided in the immediate aftermath of September 11 that in order to secure the homeland the Middle East should be democratized, the forces that work against democratization are so challenging that the mission . . . . .
- India And Pakistan Must Find New Solution To Kashmir’ (Daily Times, Umer Farooq, Dec 22, 2005)
Speakers at a seminar on the possible solutions to the Kashmir conflict on Wednesday said that militancy was no longer an option in the ongoing freedom movement.
- Soft Power Assets Key To A Nation's Success' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Dec 22, 2005)
Mira Kamdar is a senior fellow at the World Policy Institute, The New School, New York. She spoke with Gurmeet Kanwal on India's soft power and its potential as a tool of diplomacy:
- Cash-For-Questions Scam — Implications For Democracy And Society (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Dec 22, 2005)
The time has come for both the classes and masses of the country to face up to, and do something about, a progressively deteriorating polity.
- India Not To Compromise On N-Facilities (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Dec 22, 2005)
Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran on Wednesday indicated he had come with “certain ideas” on the separation of India’s civil and military facilities, a prerequisite for civilian nuclear cooperation with the United States.
- Is It The Birth Of A New Era In Bolivia? (Hindu, R. Viswanathan , Dec 22, 2005)
This is the first time a full-blooded Indian has become President of the country.
- India Should Be Involved In Peace Process" (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Dec 22, 2005)
Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse is keen on a key role for India in the peace process and rebuilding along with the U.S., the EU, Japan, and Norway.
- Russia Tests Sea-Borne Nuclear Missile (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Dec 22, 2005)
Russia has test fired a new submarine-launched missile that will be the core weapon of the Russian naval nuclear forces in the coming decade.
- Russia Tests Missile (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
Russia on Wednesday test-laun-ched a newly developed long-range ballistic missile that experts claim incorporates the most advanced technology in the world.
- Resolution Opposing N-Deal Moved In Us House (Tribune, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Dec 22, 2005)
Coinciding with Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran’s visit here for talks on the Indo-US civilian nuclear cooperation, two lawmakers have moved a bipartisan resolution in the House of Representatives opposing the deal and claiming that it posed . . .
- Jj Tries To Pick Up Nepal Threads (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
The chief of the Indian Army has invited the chief of the Royal Nepal Army to visit India, a move that conveys Delhi’s willingness to Kathmandu to pick up the threads of a military relationship despite the diplomatic frostiness after King Gyanendra’s ....
- Insecure Minorities (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 22, 2005)
A Sikh becoming officer is no big deal
- Saddam Hussein Present As Trial Resumes (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Dec 22, 2005)
Witness alleges execution of his brother; security fears keep Ramsey Clark away
- Encircling China By Gwynne Dyer (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 22, 2005)
If I were a Chinese strategic analyst of a moderately paranoid disposition — and all strategic analysts are paranoid by nature — I would be twitching uncontrollably by now.
- America’S Way To Fight A War (Dawn, John Yoo, Dec 22, 2005)
Iraq seems to have the imperial presidency in retreat. Last week the White House accepted Sen. John McCain’s proposal to prohibit cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment of enemy combatants.
- Primacy Of A Democratic Framework (Dawn, Taliban, Dec 22, 2005)
For over six years General Musharraf, first as Chief Executive and then as president, while retaining his position as COAS, has been the sole arbiter of the destiny of Pakistan.
- Pak Army Building Bunkers (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
The Pakistan army is building bunkers, observation towers and new posts in close proximity to the International Border, including Barmer, Jaisalmer and Bikaner, the Rajya Sabha was informed today.
- Towards A United Asia (Deccan Herald, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Dec 22, 2005)
A second focal point of global power is not in US interest. Europe is about as much as Bush can stomach.
- India Buys 24 Russian Anti-Aircraft - Armored Vehicles With Automatic Cannons, Missiles And Radar Detection And Targeting Equipment (India Daily, Kiran Chaube, Dec 22, 2005)
India adds additional hardware to its anti-aircraft arsenal from Russia.
- Indo-Bhutan Treaty: Review Time (Indian Express, DALIP MEHTA, Dec 22, 2005)
As King Jigme Singhye Wangchuk promotes the democratisation of Bhutan and prepares to abdicate, a reconsideration of the basic framework of India’s relations with that country has acquired some urgency.
- Rumsfeld Doubts Osama Still Controls Al-Qaeda (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
S Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld today said he doubted that Al Qaeda founder Osama Bin Laden was now capable of supervising the global operations of the militant organisation.
- Saran Meets Rice, Burns (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
"India's programme must not be affected"
- Polls In India's Neighbourhood (Daily Excelsior, Vijay Satokar, Dec 22, 2005)
There may not be anything common between the two countries. Sri Lanka has long history of democracy while in Afghanistan there was hardly any democracy during the last 100 years.
- European Gulags To Fight Terror (Daily Excelsior, Allabaksh, Dec 22, 2005)
Many European countries are said to be fuming with anger over the disclosures that a large number of CIA flights had used their airports to ferry terrorists to ‘unknown’ destinations and the charge that certain European countries had provided ‘facilities’
- Us Optimistic On Its Relationship With India (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Dec 22, 2005)
The United States has said that it was optimistic of a "bright" future for its relationship with India and it looked forward to taking the engagement to the next level.
- India Defends Nuclear Deal With U.S. (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Dec 22, 2005)
India on Wednesday defended a controversial new civilian nuclear cooperation deal with the United States and rejected demands by American critics that New Delhi accept curbs on its atomic weapons program.
- ‘N-Separation Should Not Affect Indo-Us Strategic Programme’ (Indian Express, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Dec 22, 2005)
India and theUS today began talks here on the bilateral nuclear deal with Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran asserting the separation of civilian and military sites should not affect New Delhi’s strategic programme.
- "India Should Be Involved In Peace Process" (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Dec 22, 2005)
Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse is keen on a key role for India in the peace process and rebuilding along with the U.S., the EU, Japan, and Norway.
- Pakistan, India Agree On New Bus Links (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
Pakistan and India agreed on two new bus links on Wednesday, the latest progress in a hesitant peace process between the nuclear-armed rivals.
- Sri Lanka Rebels Clash With Navy, Capture Three (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
Tamil Tiger rebels attacked two Sri Lankan naval craft off the island's northwest coast on Thursday, the navy said, opening fire and capturing three sailors in the most violent incident at sea since a 2002 truce.
- Unequal Gains (Telegraph, Achin Vanaik , Dec 22, 2005)
The author is professor of international relations and global politics, Delhi University
- Us Congressmen Oppose N-Deal (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
Two US lawmakers have proposed a resolution expressing congressional disapproval for President George W Bush's "sweeping" nuclear agreement with India, one of the Congressmen said.
- Sir Creek Talks End In Stalemate (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Dec 22, 2005)
India and Pakistan on Wednesday failed to decide the terms of reference for a joint survey of the disputed 96-kilometre-long Sir Creek along the Gujarat (India) and Sindh (Pakistan) borders.
- World Danger Or Political Infighting? (Hindu, Simon Tisdall, Dec 21, 2005)
What was Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's aim in making statements against Israel?
- Us Orders Troop Cut In Afghanistan (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
The United States said on Monday it had ordered a cut in the number of American troops in Afghanistan to about 16,500 from the current 19,000 by next spring.
- Cash For Questions (Daily Excelsior, Deepayan, Dec 21, 2005)
The cash-for-question members of parliament are out in the dock, thanks to a TV sting operation.
- Civilian Nuclear Programme —India’S Game Plan (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
India will outline how it can split its civilian and nuclear facilities at a meeting this week in Washington as part of its bid to win access to US civilian nuclear technology, a report said on Tuesday.
- India Desperate To Boost H-Tech Weapons Production (Pakistan Observer, Aroosa Alam, Dec 21, 2005)
While the security planners in Pakistan are letting their guards down in a hope to broker a peace deal with India through the so-called CBMs , the schemers on the other line of the border are working relentlessly to enhance their defense capabilities....
- Modalities For Sir Creek Survey Discussed (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
Pakistan and India on Tuesday held parleys at a meeting of technical experts to carve out terms of reference and modalities for undertaking first-ever joint survey of Sir Creek.
- Indo-Us Talks On Nuclear Issue On Wednesday (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
India and the US are expected to spell out the steps taken by them on implementation of Civil Nuclear deal when Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran and his American counterpart Nicholas Burns hold talks in Washington on Wednesday.
- Of Politicians Who Crack Mirrors (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Dec 21, 2005)
Another sting operation reveals more of the seamy side of Indian politics. In the US, President Bush's ratings are at an all-time low. And it is perhaps through Harold Pinter's mirror that one can begin to understand how politicians operate with . . .
- Along These Corridors, Power Is For The People (The Financial Express, POONAM MADAN, Dec 21, 2005)
Driving through the Thai and Vietnamese countryside, one has a sense of deja vu. From bamboo clusters to faces on the roadside, from Assam roofs to japis, traditional headgear, the similarities with our northeast are striking.
- Hundred Years Of The Andamans Cellular Jail (Hindu, Ram Kapse, Dec 21, 2005)
It has been a long journey for the Cellular Jail — from a torture machine to a National Memorial, from a dreaded prison to a place of pilgrimage.
- U.S. Congressmen Seek To Oppose India Nuclear Deal (Reuters, Reuters, Dec 21, 2005)
Two U.S. lawmakers have proposed a resolution expressing congressional disapproval for President George W. Bush's sweeping nuclear agreement with India, one of the congressmen said on Tuesday.
- Tsunami Survivors Live In Sub-Standard Conditions - U.N. (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
A year after the Indian Ocean tsunami, many survivors still live in "substandard conditions" that fail to meet international criteria for adequate housing, United Nations human rights investigators said.
- First Sikh Officer In Pakistan Army (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 21, 2005)
Pakistan Army has got its first Sikh officer in its 58 years of history. Harcharan Singh (19) been who has commissioned in the army as an officer recently, hails from Nankana Sahib, the birth place of Guru Nanak.
- U.S. Non-Proliferation Group Ups The Ante With Draft Separation Plan (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Dec 21, 2005)
"India should place all power reactors, naval fuel cycle Rare Metals Plant under safeguards"
- 3 Nato Troops Injured In Afghan Attack (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
Three Italian soldiers were wounded on Tuesday in an apparent suicide attack against Nato-led troops in Afghanistan’s western city of Herat, military and government officials said.
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