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Articles 19321 through 19420 of 27135:
- Towards Change In Iran (Deccan Herald, TIMOTHY GARTON ASH, Nov 25, 2005)
Iran has a regime wedded to violence and a society eager for peaceful change. The West must address both.
- Body Of `Soldier Of Peace' Brought To Delhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
Maniappan given military honours of the kind reserved for Kargil martyrs
Government did not act promptly: Kerala MPs
All possible efforts were made: E. Ahmed
Manmohan to make statement in Parliament on Friday
- Iranian Students Seek Nuclear Turnaround By India (Reuters, Swapnil Rai, Nov 25, 2005)
His love of Indian freedom movement leader Mahatma Gandhi and India's cultural affinity with his homeland, Iran, brought S. Mohammad Mohammadi to New Delhi to study politics.
- Growing Wealth Gap In Blair's Britain (Hindu, Jonathan Freedland, Nov 25, 2005)
If you want to be deeply unfashionable, just read on. If you want to enter terrain so wildly out of date that mere mention of it has become taboo, then you have come to the right place.
- India Concerned By High Crash Rate Of Israeli-Made Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
India has expressed concern over the high crash rate of its Israeli-made spy drones, taking up the issue with Israeli officials, media reports said Thursday.
- Cannon Fodder For Conflict Zones (Hindu, C. Gouridasan Nair, Nov 25, 2005)
Ramankutty Maniappan from Kerala is a scalding reminder of the dangers that face hundreds of Indians who are forced to work in the world's regions of conflict.
- Report: Us Didn't Want Al Qaeda Members To Testify In Padilla Case (Christian Science Monitor, Tom Regan, Nov 25, 2005)
Evidence linking Padilla to 'dirty bomb' plot may have been obtained under 'harsh questioning.'
- Three Into Two (Economist, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2005)
The battle-lines in Nepal's bitter triangular conflict have become clearer. After talks in Delhi last week, two of the three sides—the Maoist insurgents and the mainstream political parties—announced on November 22nd that they were ganging . . .
- Tigers And A Hawk (Economist, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2005)
Any election in Sri Lanka is in part a referendum on how to bring a permanent end to the country's civil war, which began in 1983.
- Worker's Killing Exposes India's Vulnerability (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Nov 24, 2005)
India has plenty of hands wielding shovels in Afghanistan but no boots on the ground there.
- Talabani Extends Hand To Insurgents (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2005)
Insurgent attacks took their toll on coalition forces Sunday, with a roadside bomb killing a British trooper in southern Iraq and a US soldier slain by gunfire northwest of Baghdad. A US Marine also died of wounds, the US command said
- Sri Lankan Cabinet Sworn In (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Nov 24, 2005)
Rajapakse retains the crucial portfolios of Finance and Defence
- India Sends Out Signals To Us (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2005)
Any moves by the US Congress to alter a landmark US-India nuclear agreement could undermine the “finely balanced” deal, according to Indian ambassador to Washington Ronen Sen.
- Rodriguez Is Indian Nuclear Society President (Hindu, Special Correspondent, Hindu, Nov 24, 2005)
Placid Rodriguez, former Director, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), Kalpakkam, was elected president of the Indian Nuclear Society for a two-year term from 2005 to 2007 at its annual meeting held on November 18 in Mumbai.
- Nashik Facility To Make Missile Propellants (Hindu, Special Correspondent, Hindu, Nov 24, 2005)
To be ready in three to four years; to help in research on process engineering
- Bro Work Will Go On, Says Official (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2005)
Director-General may go to Afghanistan to review the security arrangements
- India, Us To Further Strengthen Defence Co-Operation (Press Trust of India, PTI, Nov 24, 2005)
India and the United States agreed to further strengthen bilateral defence cooperation and emphasised the importance of service-to- service ties at the meeting of the Defence Policy Group (DPG) which concluded here today.
- India, Indonesia To Establish "Strategic Partnership" In Tune With Realities (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Wednesday agreed to establish a "strategic partnership" between their countries in keeping with contemporary realities.
- People Important Than Pak Army's Budget ? (Daily Excelsior, Samuel Baid, Nov 24, 2005)
On the Eid day on November 4 General Pervez Musharraf went to Muzaffarabad in occupied Kashmir and made a statement that sounded like an Eidi (Eid gift) for the quake-smitten Kashmiris.
- ‘Iran Is A Threat To Peace’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2005)
Tony Blair has voiced “genuine” concerns over Iran, saying the government in Tehran poses a potential threat to world peace.
- Soldier Blues (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 24, 2005)
Narayan Rane’s famous victory in the Malvan-Kankavali by-election may be bad news for Vilasrao Deshmukh.
- India Envoy Warns On Changes To Us N-Deal (Indian Express, Carol Giacomo, Nov 24, 2005)
Any move by the US Congress to alter a landmark US-India nuclear agreement could undermine the ‘‘finely balanced’’ deal, according to Indian ambassador to Washington Ronen Sen.
- A Faustian Bargain? (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2005)
The Indo-US nuclear agreement on July 28, followed by India's vote in Vienna against Iran on September 20,
- West Propelled Jihadi Factories (Pioneer, Cecil Victor, Nov 24, 2005)
The Abu Salem case in Portugal and riots in France are facets of a colonial mindset which feed subversives all over the world
- Narayan Rane, Oedipus Rex (Indian Express, KUMAR KETKAR , Nov 24, 2005)
How do we read the results of the by-election in the Malvan constituency of Maharashtra, in terms of the personalities of Narayan Rane and Bal Thackeray, and their long and complex relationship with one another?
- India Investigates Security Of Indian Working In Afghan Highway Project After Killing By Taliban (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2005)
India said work on the highway project in Afghanistan where its nationals were involved and where an Indian project worker was kidnapped and killed by Taleban terrorists was "still in progress".
- Safe Sanctuary For Terrorists (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2005)
Claiming that the Pakistan Government has smashed most radical organisations and terrorist outfits, President Pervez Musharraf says that his grip on power is strong and moderate forces have reasserted themselves in the country.
- A Twist Of Fate (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 24, 2005)
Natwar Singh has exhausted his capacity to hurt himself. But he has not exhausted his capacity to hurt the Congress.
- The Last Vc (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 24, 2005)
The name of Subedar Major Umrao Singh, like those of most of our war heroes, would be little known beyond the military community. Yet the death of the last Indian soldier to wear the Victoria Cross is indeed a milestone in history.
- India, Indonesia In Strategic Pact As China Looms (Hindustan Times, Kamil Zaheer, Nov 24, 2005)
India and Indonesia vowed on Wednesday to strengthen security, trade and diplomatic relations between Asia's largest democracies as part of a new partnership.
- Joy In Poonch (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2005)
Eventually the trauma of the October 8 earthquake was partially overcome in Poonch district on Monday when nine persons walked across the Line of Control.
- Q&a: 'Food Is Considered A Soft Target' (Times of India, R Edwin Sudhir, Nov 24, 2005)
Vivek Kapur is with the University of Minnesota Medical School and director of the Biomedical Genomics Center, USA. He explains to R Edwin Sudhir the dangers of food terrorism and his work on portable detectors of pathogens:
- Seven Die In Held Kashmir Attacks (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2005)
Seven people were killed on Wednesday, five of them during an attack by militants on a police camp in held Kashmir as militants rejected an offer of assistance if they shun violence, officials said.
- Intelligence For Dummies (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2005)
The battle for the hearts and minds of the intelligent people who live in Washington continues. The president is accused of using faulty intelligence to get us into a war.
- Pok-Based Jehad Council Rejects Surrender Offer (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2005)
The Muzaffarabad-based United Jehad Council (UJC), an umbrella organisation of several militant groups operating in Jammu and Kashmir, has rejected Army Chief General J.J. Singh’s surrender offer to militants.
- Singh Wants Check On Rights Abuse In Kashmir (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Nov 24, 2005)
The US ambassador to Pakistan has called for the inclusion of the Kashmiris in the resolution of the Kashmir dispute.
- U.N. Reports Some Reduction In Afghanistan's Opium Output (New York Times, WARREN HOGE, Nov 24, 2005)
Afghanistan made some progress in cutting back opium poppy cultivation in the past year but is still in danger of becoming a "narco-state," the director of an annual United Nations survey said Wednesday.
- Take A Roman Holiday (Hindu, APARNA KARTHIKEYAN, Nov 23, 2005)
There is something for everyone at Rome — the art lover, the fashion aficionado, the diehard romantic, the history buff and even the child in you
- Cool Seawaters Spare Tamil Nadu The Blushes (Business Line, Vinson Kurian, Nov 23, 2005)
THE cooling anomaly in the southwest Bay of Bengal and the contiguous Gulf of Mannar on Tuesday ensured that the depression did not strengthen as it prepared to cross the Tamil Nadu
- Internet Scams: Lessons About Buyers (Hindu, Zoe Williams, Nov 23, 2005)
TWO THINGS have happened in the world of the wonder web. First, it emerged that Nigeria's third-largest source of hard currency, after oil and cocoa, is revenue from Internet scams.
- 'Dirty Bomb' Suspect Indicted (Washington Post, Dan Eggen, Nov 23, 2005)
Jose Padilla, the alleged "dirty bomber" who has been at the center of fierce legal and political struggles for more than three years, has been indicted on charges that he conspired to murder individuals overseas and provide support for terrorists, accord
- Lanka: New Beginning, Old Problems (Deccan Herald, S Murari, Nov 23, 2005)
N ow that Mahinda Rajapakse of the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) has taken over as the fifth president of Sri Lanka
- Iran-India: Critical Times? (Business Line, K. P. Prabhakaran Nair, Nov 23, 2005)
IS IRAN, as the Western media would have us believe, really mired in religious fanaticism and intolerance?
- Nato May Extend Stay Beyond January 2006 (Pakistan Observer, John Thakur Das, Nov 23, 2005)
Karachi—NATO may extend its emergency mission in earthquake hit Pakistan beyond January 2006 as it faces extreme challenges and high costs in rushing humanitarian aid to devastated areas. But the alliance is quickly gaining experience and is starting talk
- Parliament Faces A Winter Of Discord (Business Line, R. C. Rajamani, Nov 23, 2005)
At least 50 legislative measures are scheduled for introduction or consideration in the winter session of Parliament, opening today. But this appears a tall order, given the confrontationist mood of the Opposition.
- Emerging Security Challenges (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 23, 2005)
CHAIRMAN Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Gen Ehsan ul Haq has said that Pakistan cannot remain indifferent to the happenings around it. At a seminar on ‘New Security Perspective’ held in Islamabad on Monday, he said that Pakistan has suffered more than an
- Salem Seeks Overseas Legal Help (Times of India, RASHMEE ROSHAN LALL, Nov 23, 2005)
A British Pakistani law firm based in the English city of Birmingham has been asked to come on board by Abu Salem's Indian legal team in a bid to mount a many-pronged, multi-national defence that could involve dragging India before the European Court of H
- Go Beyond The Us (Times of India, P R CHARI, Nov 23, 2005)
The Indo-US relationship has proceeded at a furious pace over these past few months. A review of the relationship would, therefore, not be out of place
- Unhealthy Practice (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Nov 23, 2005)
The government is considering the imposition of a 1 per cent cess on all direct taxes to fund its health sector commitments under the Common Minimum Programme (CMP).
- When Bullying Is Not Enough, Try Disinformation (News International, Siddharth Varadarajan, Nov 23, 2005)
In the run-up to the crucial November 24 International Atomic Energy Agency board of governors meeting in Vienna,
- New Iraq Strategy: Stay In Hot Spots (Christian Science Monitor, Scott Peterson, Nov 23, 2005)
Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
FALLUJAH, IRAQ – As US Marines battle insurgents in a string of towns in Iraq's western Anbar Province, they are applying lessons learned from their experience in Fallujah: Flush out insurgents, then stay
- Virtual War (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 23, 2005)
It was a good simulation of warlike conditions.
- A Milestone On The Road To Nowhere (News International, M B NAQVI, Nov 23, 2005)
The thirteenth annual summit of the twenty years old South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation was held after two postponements on November 12 and 13.
- Three Brigades May Be Cut In Iraq Early In 2006 (Washington Post, Bradley Graham, Nov 23, 2005)
Barring any major surprises in Iraq, the Pentagon tentatively plans to reduce the number of U.S. forces
- Indian Envoy Warns On Changes To Us Nuke Deal (Hindustan Times, Ronen Sen, Nov 23, 2005)
Any moves by the US Congress to alter a landmark US-India nuclear agreement could undermine the "finely balanced" deal, according to Indian ambassador to Washington Ronen Sen
- India, Us High-Tech Trade Talks Next Week (Hindustan Times, PTI, Nov 23, 2005)
Ways to reduce barriers to Indo-US high-tech trade as also specific matters in the areas of defence technology, information technology, biotechnology and nanotechnology will top the agenda of the two-day meeting of the High Technology Cooperation Group to
- Bland Man’S Bluff (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 23, 2005)
THE row in Britain over the memoirs of a former ambassador to the United States would have made a little more sense had Sir Christopher Meyer’s book featured at least a few startling revelations.
- India Envoy Warns On Changes To U.S. Nuclear Deal (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Nov 23, 2005)
Any moves by the U.S. Congress to alter a landmark U.S.-India nuclear agreement could undermine the "finely balanced" deal, according to Indian ambassador to Washington Ronen Sen.
- India, Us High-Tech Trade Talks Next Week (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswamy, Nov 23, 2005)
Ways to reduce barriers to Indo-US high-tech trade as also specific matters in the areas of defence technology, information technology, biotechnology and nanotechnology will top the agenda of the two-day meeting of the High Technology Cooperation Group to
- Not Enough Tents For Pakistan Quake Survivors - Iom (Reuters, Suzanna Koster, Nov 23, 2005)
NEELUM VALLEY, Pakistan (Reuters) - Aid workers in Pakistan's quake-hit mountains are trying to ensure everyone has shelter before snow falls, and with not enough tents for all, some will have to spend the winter under plastic
- Defence Demands To See Salem's Confession (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, Nov 23, 2005)
"If it is a voluntary statement, what is wrong in showing it to counsel?"
- The Padilla Case (New York Times, Editorial, The New York Times, Nov 23, 2005)
Almost three and a half years ago, the Bush administration announced that it had arrested a Chicago-born man named Jose Padilla
- Us Asks India To Evolve A ‘Credible Nuclear Plan’ And Make A Distinction Between Military And Civilian Nuclear Policies To Facilitate Exchange Of Atomic Energy Technologies (India Daily, Media Release, Nov 23, 2005)
The United States on Monday asked India to evolve a "credible nuclear plan" and make a distinction between military and civilian nuclear policies to facilitate exchange of atomic energy technologies between the two countries.
- Lalu Prasad Promises Nitish Full Cooperation (Hindu, K. BALCHAND, Nov 23, 2005)
Rashtriya Janata Dal chief and Railway Minister Lalu Prasad on Tuesday conceded defeat and extended his greetings to Nitish Kumar, chief ministerial candidate of the National Democratic Alliance in Bihar.
- War Crimes And Phosphorus Clouds (Hindu, George Monbiot, Nov 23, 2005)
We now know the U.S. also used thermobaric weapons in its assault on Fallujah, where up to 50,000 civilians remained.
- Poised To Create History (Hindu, Jonathan Franklin, Nov 23, 2005)
MICHELLE BACHELET was a 23-year-old medical student in Chile when a gang of military men broke into her house and kidnapped both her and her mother, Angela Jeria.
- Still Searching For A Strategy Four Years After Sept. 11 Attacks (New York Times, ADAM LIPTAK, Nov 23, 2005)
Four years after the terrorist attacks of 2001, the government has yet to settle on a consistent strategy for holding and punishing people it says are terrorists. Its efforts remain a work in progress, notable for false starts and a reluctance to have the
- Eu Ready To Revive Talks With Iran (Indian Express, MARK HEINRICH, Nov 23, 2005)
European European Union powers are willing to revive nuclear talks with Iran to discuss a Russian proposal aimed at defusing an impasse over what the West believes is an Iranian atomic bomb programme, diplomats said on Tuesday.
- Indonesia Wants To Jointly Manufacture Defense Items With India (India Daily, Media Release, Nov 23, 2005)
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Tuesday [22 November] said his country is interested in exploring joint manufacturing possibilities with India in the industrial sector, particularly in the defence field, by leveraging Indian technologies.
- Us Soldier And Interpreter Killed In Afghanistan Blast (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 23, 2005)
A US soldier and an Afghan interpreter were killed on Tuesday when a crudely-made bomb hit their vehicle in central Afghanistan, the US military said.
- Buoyed By Bihar Results, Nda All Set To Take (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Nov 23, 2005)
Buoyed by its victory in the Bihar Assembly elections, the opposition NDA will cross swords with the Government in the winter session of Parliament, commencing tomorrow, on a host of issues, including the raging Volcker report controversy and the policy
- Taliban Execute Indian National (News International, Rahimullah Yusufzai, Nov 23, 2005)
The Taliban have executed an Indian national they had kidnapped in south-western Afghanistan four days ago.
- Rs 16.47 Lakh Looted From Jk Bank (Daily Excelsior, Excelsior Special Correspondent, Nov 23, 2005)
Using the smokescreen of a grenade blast to make it appear as the handiwork of militants, unidentified looters today plundered cash worth Rs 16.47 lakh in a broad daylight drama from a downtown branch of the Jammu and Kashmir Bank Ltd (JKBL).
- Danger Signals From Us (Tribune, T.P. Sreenivasan, Nov 23, 2005)
FOR those of us who walked the corridors of the Capitol in May 1998 in a bid to “sell” Pokhran II to the US Congress, the danger signals from there on the nuclear deal come as no surprise.
- Remove Threats To Global Security (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 23, 2005)
One of the most effective ways in which rich countries could address the threats to human development posed by violent conflict is by supporting regional capacity.
- Security Paradigm Global Threats, Local Responses (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 23, 2005)
Addressing the Combined Commanders Conference in Delhi on 20 October, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said:
- Missiles Export (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 23, 2005)
It is not easy to share the optimism of the head of the Integrated Missile Development Programme that a substantial market exists in African, Gulf and South-east Asian countries for the Akash, Trishul, Nag and Brahmos missiles.
- Development Backlog In Fata (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 22, 2005)
When it comes to any form of negotiation, there’s always some give and take. This idea wasn’t lost on the Zakhakhel tribesmen in Bazaar area of Landi Kotal in Khyber Agency, who, on Saturday, stopped army people from constructing a helipad until more.....
- Feature - Time Runs Out For Animal Survivors Of Pakistan Quake (Reuters, Robert Birsel, Nov 22, 2005)
Pakistani farmer Shabir Naqvi lost six members of his family in last month's earthquake, among them his wife, daughter and father.
- Iraqi Peace Talks Rescued After Near Collapse (Reuters, Mohammed Abbas and Waleed Ibrahim, Nov 22, 2005)
Iraqi politicians put aside some differences and agreed a closing statement at a reconciliation conference on Monday, despite last minute objections to the mention of Iraqi federalism and the definition of resistance.
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