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Articles 18521 through 18620 of 27135:
- Uncertain Nepal : India's Options (Daily Excelsior, Arun Deep Singh, Dec 11, 2005)
The developments of the past few weeks in Kathmandu are creating new uncertainties all around, especially in Nepal and India. First was the sudden announcement of Chinese arms supplies to Nepal in mid-November.
- Two Top Naxalites Killed In Encounter (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
In a major blow to the CPI (Maoist), two top naxalites were killed in an alleged encounter with the police at Marrivemula village in Pullalacheruvu mandal in Prakasam district on Saturday morning.
- The Slick That Sticks (Deccan Herald, N J Nanporia , Dec 11, 2005)
Perhaps the most arresting thing Mr Mathrani said in his interview with a New Delhi magazine was: “That Natwar and the Congress never knew is hogwash.” It is the last line of the Mathrani text and was tossed off seemingly as both a challenge and . . .
- Nuclear Weapons A Threat To Mankind's Survival: Elbaradei (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
Nobel Committee wants peril eliminated through broad international cooperation
- Courts Should Ensure Speedy Justice: Kalam (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
Holding that the “dynamism and innovativeness” of the judicial system is vital for the country’s development, President A P J Abdul Kalam on Saturday asked the courts to ensure speedy delivery of justice.
- Kashmiris Protest Hr Violations (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
Separatists in occupied-Kashmir accused India’s army of violating human rights and appealed for UN intervention as they staged protest marches on Saturday to mark International Human Rights Day. Police broke up a small march by activists of the . . .
- Elbaradei’S Warning (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 11, 2005)
While in Oslo to receive the Nobel prize, Mr ElBaradei warned Iran that the international community was losing patience over its nuclear programme. The IAEA chief also cautioned that there was no military solution to the problem.
- Economy Alone Won’T Do (Dawn, Kunwar Idris, Dec 11, 2005)
A brief comment on Gen Musharraf’s six years in power with which most people would tend to agree is: economically a success, administratively a failure and politically an unmitigated disaster.
- Forward Bloc Politics (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 11, 2005)
Dissidence within political parties is not a phenomenon peculiar to Pakistan. It is more common here and based more on personal grievances than principles because of the unrepresentative and undemocratic way in which the country has been governed . . .
- Iran To Produce Nuclear Fuel (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
Iran’s top nuclear official said today that his country will enrich uranium and produce nuclear fuel in Iran despite the US-led international drive to curb such efforts.
- Kalam Calls For Second Green Revolution (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
Exhorting farmers for the second Green Revolution and doubling the country’s food production to 400 million tonnes by 2020, President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam today said value addition to the agricultural produce of farmers could improve their economic . . .
- Kremlin To The Rescue Of Iran (Daily Excelsior, V.N. Paranjape, Dec 11, 2005)
The Kremlin’s intervention in the Iranian nuclear stalemate, which took one difficult problem off Manmohan Singh’s table, must open the eyes of those Indians who have lately found it fashionable to run down Russian diplomacy and jumped onto . . .
- In Search Of A Book (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
It all began with an inborn curiosity of the eye
The author will be speaking at G.D. Birla Sabhagar on December 12 at 7 pm as a guest of The Telegraph
- B'desh- Beware Of 1971 Traitors (Daily Excelsior, Samuel Baid, Dec 11, 2005)
A few days after Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia appealed to Opposition Awami League’s (AL’s) leader Sheikh Hasina to join hands to fight the rising jehadi terror in the country,
- Army To Implement Right To Information Act (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
Though infiltration along the Indo-Pak border has come down, it may be occurring through other borders like Nepal and Bangladesh, Army Chief Gen J J Singh today said.
"Due to snowing on the mountains
- `Z Plus' Security For Nitish (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
Hardly a week after upgrading security cover for Railway Minister and RJD leader Lalu Prasad in view of the perception of threat from `communal forces', the Centre accorded the `Z plus' status to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, . . .
- Sonia Flies In And Out, Leaves Angry People In Her Wake (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
She came, she saw, spent a total of eight minutes and cocooned herself in the high security army zone to spend the night.
- In Footsteps Of Enlightened One In Vizag (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
The existence of centuries-old Buddhist sites in Vizag is bound to interest both tourists and historians, writes V Guhan.
- Iraqi Scam? (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Dec 11, 2005)
Most regular internet users have, at some time or the other, received scam email from Nigeria and other African countries seeking their help in getting out a few million dollars of ill-gotten wealth out of the country with half the money as a reward.
- Infiltration On Through Nepal, Bangla Borders? (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
With terrorist attacks on the rise in Jammu and Kashmir, Army chief Gen J J Singh on Saturday said that infiltration routes through Nepal and Bangladesh borders might have become operational.
- Karzai Appoints Mujaddedi, Fahim To Afghan Upper House (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Saturday decreed the appointment of 34 people, already cleared by the Joint Electoral Management Body (JEMB), to the Meshrano Jirga (upper house of parliament).
- Removal Of Us Troops From Uzbekistan Good Omen: Hekmatyar (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
Former Afghan prime minister Gulbaddin Hekmatyar, who is wanted by the US, has said Uzbekistan’s decision to remove American troops from its Khanabad airbase would herald the withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan and Iraq.
- What's Cooking On J&k? (Pioneer, Kanchan Gupta, Dec 11, 2005)
APPARENTLY, A US TRANSLATION OF AZAADI------ Is something cooking on Jammu & Kashmir of which little is known in India right now? It would seem so from reports emanating from Pakistan and Mecca where the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) . . .
- Pak Army Team Due In Kabul On 14th (News International, Mariana Baabar, Dec 11, 2005)
Pakistan’s first high level military delegation will leave for Kabul on December 14 to attend the Tripartite Commission meeting.
- Forgetting Sheikh Abdullah At 100 ! (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Dec 10, 2005)
''It happens only in India'' That's the refrain of a song picturised some years ago on the late Amrish Puri.
- The Man In The Middle (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , Dec 10, 2005)
Nehru was an intelligent man who led an interesting life in most interesting times. And he could write.
- Rhetorics And Reality Of Human Rights (Daily Excelsior, Jagjit Singh, Dec 10, 2005)
''Instruments of political oppression still threaten many thousands of people. The number believed to be incarcerated without a fair trial is quite high in some countries. In many cases oppressive states use the police and military to repress people . . .
- Iraq Invasion Was A Bandit Act: Harold Pinter (Tribune, Ciar Byrne, Dec 10, 2005)
Harold Pinter was not able to deliver his Nobel literature laureate’s lecture in person in Stockholm on Thursday (Dec 7), but his pre-recorded speech was a characteristically impassioned critique of the Anglo-American decision to go to war in Iraq.
- Towards An American Exit Strategy In Iraq (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Dec 10, 2005)
The recent reconciliation conference in Cairo at which all the leading players in Iraq were present could be the start of U.S. moves to cut its losses.
- Govt Rules Out Jpc Probe (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2005)
The demand by the Opposition for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the Volcker findings on food-for-oil scam was rejected by the government in both the Houses of Parliament today saying Justice R.S. Pathak Inquiry Authority had . . .
- Terror Suspect Draws Government Pay (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Dec 10, 2005)
Jan's case, among others, being scrutinised by Chief Minister's staff "Whoever is responsible for this is mocking the martyrdom of men in uniform," says widow of Army Major
- Iaea Chief Warns Against Military Strike On Iran (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2005)
The head of the UN nuclear watchdog on Friday warned against a military strike against Iran if it refuses to abandon its alleged nuclear weapons ambitions.
- Qaeda-Iraq Link Us Cited Is Tied To Coercion Claim (Indian Express, Douglas Jehl and David Johnston, Dec 10, 2005)
The Bush administration based a crucial prewar assertion about ties between Iraq and al Qaeda on detailed statements made by a prisoner while in Egyptian custody who later said he had fabricated them to escape harsh treatment, according to current and....
- Volcker: Bjp Wants Jpc, Govt Says Nothing Doing (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2005)
Keen to keep the spotlight on the Volcker Committee report as long as possible, the BJP-led Opposition today raised a new demand—a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) enquiry into the Iraqi Oil-for-Food scam—and staged a walkout of the Lok Sabha . . .
- Volcker: Govt Says No To Jpc Probe (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2005)
The UPA government on Friday rejected the Opposition demand for setting up a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to probe the Volcker committee report on the Iraqi oil-for-food scam, saying the Justice R S Pathak Inquiry Authority has a wide scope . . .
- The Year That Was... (Hindustan Times, Khushwant Singh, Dec 10, 2005)
It was the coldest winter I can recall: late winter monsoon added dampness to the chill to usher in morning mists.
- Truth Dawns On Americans (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Dec 10, 2005)
The debate on the Iraq war has begun among Americans and the opinion polls are against Bush
- Win Win Ties (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 10, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s recent visit to Moscow has further strengthened India’s bilateral relations with Russia, especially in defence technology co-operation and energy security.
- Wise Choice (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Dec 10, 2005)
It has been a good decision on the part of Congress President Sonia Gandhi to spend her birthday with the sufferers of the October 8 earthquake in this State. Arguably she is not the first leader to have fruitfully utilised the day to make it memorable.
- Boom By The Brahmaputra (Indian Express, Ashok Malik, Dec 10, 2005)
Travelling through Assam, Ashok Malik experiences an enormous pent-up consumer energy, just waiting to blow out the shortage economy
- An Ambitious Grouping Taking Shape (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Dec 10, 2005)
India could still be regarded as an "outsider" at the East Asia Summit. It will be better to let its growing economic clout do the "talking."
- A Weak Defence (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 10, 2005)
In an attempt to quell a growing storm in Europe over the CIA’s secret prisons, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has issued a defence based on the same legalistic jujitsu and morally obtuse double talk that led the Bush administration into a swamp....
- A Forgotten Kashmiri Leader (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Dec 10, 2005)
Sheikh Abdullah, whose birth centenary is being celebrated this month, has not been given his due in India, much less in Kashmir from where he hailed.
- Resolving Iran’S N-Issue (Dawn, Afzaal Mahmood, Dec 10, 2005)
Some new steps in dealing with the stand-off over Iran’s nuclear issue offer a flicker of hope that the harsh realities may induce some flexibility in Washington and Tehran, leading to a peaceful resolution of the current crisis.
- Implications Of Indo-Us Alliance (Dawn, M. Tayyab Siddiqui, Dec 10, 2005)
The July visit of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to the US was hailed by both sides as a “historical watershed”. The true import of this visit, however, has not been sufficiently grasped by Pakistan, in particular the long-term adverse impact . . .
- Waziristan Under Siege (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 10, 2005)
Violence has once again erupted in Waziristan. The agency has been in turmoil since the war against terror was launched.
- Iaea Warns Against Strike On Iran (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2005)
The head of the UN nuclear watchdog agency, Mohamed ElBaradei, on Friday said the international community was losing patience with Iran over its nuclear programme but cautioned against using military action.
- Lennon Lives (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 10, 2005)
On December 8, 1980, a mentally deranged man, Mark Chapman, shot John Winston Lennon, aka John Ono Lennon, dead outside the apartment building he lived in - Dakota, on Manhattan's Central Park West. By that one act, the murderer despatched the . . .
- Karzai Makes Parliamentary Appointments (Washington Post, AMIR SHAH, Dec 10, 2005)
President Hamid Karzai has made his appointments to the upper house of Afghanistan's parliament, set to convene this month for the first time in over 30 years, officials said Friday
- Realising Fundamental Home Truths (Pioneer, KPS Gill, Dec 10, 2005)
Across regions of violence in India, a peculiar mindset has taken root: A constant harping on grievances - some real, but many imagined, or at least imagined to be uniquely afflicting a specific people or community - combined with a beggar's mentality . .
- Inside Al-Qaeda (Mid East Web, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2005)
Al-Qaeda (or Al Qaida) means "the base." It has been described as many different things, and it includes a "federation" of different Islamic groups, all dedicated to mayhem against the West, Christians, Jews and Muslim regimes that do not conform . . .
- Killer Earthquake (Tribune, Balraj Puri, Dec 10, 2005)
Lessons of the earthquake in Kashmir, worst in over a century, are both positive and negative. The shock of that intensity was perhaps needed to make Kashmiri speaking people of the state really conscious of the existence and plight of socially and . . .
- Protecting Human Rights (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2005)
December 10 is the Human Rights Day. Human Rights are those rights which are inherent in every human being by virtue of being a member of the human family. These are nothing but what had been traditionally known as natural rights.
- Iaf Band Regales Tihar Inmates (Tribune, Girja Shankar Kaura, Dec 10, 2005)
With all efforts being made by the Tihar jail authorities to reform the prisoners, it was yet another opportunity for the inmates to enjoy some good music, even though it was more of instrumental. For the first time ever, the Indian Air Force symphony....
- A New Start For India & Russia (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 09, 2005)
India's national interests demand a strengthening and deepening of friendly ties with Russia.
- Dangers Of Bureaucratic Sabotage (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 09, 2005)
The Centre's decision to alter the rules relating to file notings under the Right to Information Act, 2005, runs the risk of restricting access to a vital category of information.
- Harold Pinter Assaults U.S. Foreign Policy (Hindu, Michael Billington, Dec 09, 2005)
Shades of Samuel Beckett as the ailing playwright delivers powerful Nobel lecture.
- Coca Farmer Turned Saviour Of The Left (Hindu, Dan Glaister, Dec 09, 2005)
High up on the Bolivian altiplano near Lake Titicaca, an Aymara priest holds a green plastic lighter to a carved wooden cup containing strips of paper.
- The Other Face Of The Evil That Is Lashkar (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Dec 09, 2005)
Ejaz Butt's extraordinary story illuminates the lives of the foot soldiers of the organisation'sjihadin Jammu and Kashmir.
- Divine Tolerance (Dawn, Martin Jacques, Dec 09, 2005)
The past two or three years have marked a new moment in the global perception of China. There is suddenly a new awareness that encompasses both a recognition of China’s economic transformation and an understanding that, because of its huge size and . . .
- Iraq Bus Blast Claims 30 Lives (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
U.S. soldier killed in attack on convoy
- Educational Malaise (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 09, 2005)
The inter-provincial conference of education ministers held in Karachi this week took what may seem major decisions. From 2006, the academic year for schools will begin in September and end the following May.
- China: The Other Superpower? (Dawn, Martin Jacques, Dec 09, 2005)
The past two or three years have marked a new moment in the global perception of China. There is suddenly a new awareness that encompasses both a recognition of China’s economic transformation and an understanding that, because of its huge size and . . .
- Ignoring The Facts (Dawn, Richard Cohen, Dec 09, 2005)
In one of the most intellectually incoherent major speeches ever delivered by a minor president, George W. Bush blamed “some Democrats and antiwar critics” in recent weeks for changing their minds about the war in Iraq and now saying they were deceived.
- India Turns Down Iranian Envoy's Request To Tour Kashmir (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
Iran ambassador to India S. Zargar-Ya''gubi's request to visit Jammu and Kashmir was turned down by the ministry of external affairs, which said that he could go only if he agreed to meet leaders of the government's choice.
- Russian Overture (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 09, 2005)
The "Special Relationship" between India and Russia is based wholly on the ties that blossomed during the Cold War, when the Kremlin responded to New Delhi's overtures to further its larger geo-political interests.
- Bird Flu Wary Asia On Guard Against Migratory Birds (Reuters, Kamil Zaheer, Dec 09, 2005)
Forest guard Bhola Abrar Khan peers through binoculars scanning the skies for migratory birds that descend on one of India's biggest bird sanctuaries each winter.
- U.N. Sends Top Official To Eritrea Over Expulsion (Reuters, Evelyn Leopold , Dec 09, 2005)
The U.N.'s head of peacekeeping plans to visit Eritrea in an effort to convince the northeast African nation that its move to expel U.N. peacekeepers is unacceptable, a spokesman said on Thursday.
- 12 Killed In Pakistan Explosion (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
Twelve persons were killed and more than 40 wounded on Thursday when a powerful blast ripped through a bazaar in Pakistan's tribal belt bordering Afghanistan, local officials said.
- Curable Disease (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Dec 09, 2005)
Off and on one comes across weird reports of the men in uniform killing their colleagues or officers before taking their own lives. Some times they just kill themselves leaving others wonder why they have taken the fatal step.
- 12 Killed In Pak Bomb Blast (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
At least 12 people were killed and dozens wounded when a bomb exploded today in a market in Pakistan’s troubled tribal region near the Afghan border, officials said.
- India Tests Trishul Missile (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
India successfully tested its Trishul missile on Thursday in the eastern state of Orissa, defence officials said.
- Other Sums (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 09, 2005)
Nostalgia is a good way to inject fresh life into a relationship. The emphasis of the Indian prime minister, Mr Manmohan Singh, on the long and warm relationship of India and Russia, formerly the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics,
- Necessary Of A Knowledge Society (Daily Excelsior, Ram Rattan Sharma, Dec 09, 2005)
Twenty first century is going to be driven by science & technology. National Development is going to be increasingly dictated more by the knowledge strength than by access to Natural resources & capital.
- Wahhabi Islam: A M I Snomer (Greater Kashmir, Dr. Sheikh Muhammad Iqbal, Dec 09, 2005)
A rebel with acause, amission and amessage - V
Dr. Sheikh Muhammad Iqbal writes about the contribution of Sheikh Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab who rose in revolt against the socio-religious corruption prevalent during his times everywhere in Ottoman provinc
- Terror Groups Targeting J&k's Political System (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Dec 09, 2005)
Interrogation shows evidence of Lashkar efforts to plant operatives Using cash, coercion and common political interests, terrorists have sought to build affiliations to protect their overground sympathisers
- Iaf To Buy From Russia Unguided Rockets Worth Usd 24 Mn (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
Indian Air Force is to buy several thousand unguided rockets from Russia in a USD 24 million deal, media reports here said today.
- Clash In North Waziristan (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 09, 2005)
At least 17 persons were reported dead in clashes between seminary students and highway bandits near Miranshah in the volatile North Waziristan Agency on Wednesday. The clash followed students’ refusal to pay ‘tax’ at a ‘checkpost’ established . . .
- India Stalls Iran Envoy’S Visit To Kashmir : Shift In Me Policy Seen (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
India has taken an unusually tough stance with Iran by insisting that its ambassador to New Delhi, S.Z. Yaghoubi, who wants to visit Jammu and Kashmir could do so only if he agreed to meet people selected by the pro-India government in Srinagar,
- Indian Military Takes Measures To Stop Sensitive Data Leakage (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Dec 09, 2005)
In an unending war against the computer technology making the top defence secrets vulnerable, the Indian Army and the Indian Navy have banned “entry” of the flash memory pen drives in all their operational bases and offices.
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