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Articles 20221 through 20320 of 27135:
- Manipur Still Unstable - India Extends Ban On Six Manipur Groups (India Daily, Sudhir Chadda, Nov 04, 2005)
Manipur is still in an unstable state with insurgents using foreign help to cause trouble.
- Ccs Holds Unscheduled Meeting To Discuss Indo-Us Exercise (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 04, 2005)
An unscheduled meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security was held here late tonight apparently to discuss the Left parties' decision to lay a siege of Kalaikunda air base in West Bengal where air forces of India and the US would hold joint military...
- Raising More Funds For Reconstruction (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Nov 03, 2005)
DONORS at the UN-sponsored international conference in Geneva held last week have pledged far less funds for providing relief and shelter to the October 8 earthquake victims than what Pakistan had expected.
- Global Response To The Call (Dawn, Tayyab Siddiqui, Nov 03, 2005)
THE devastation caused by the October 8 earthquake has no parallel in the history of our country.
- The Cia Bureaucracy (Dawn, David Ignatius, Nov 03, 2005)
THE most dangerous moment in any transition is halfway through, when the old structure is badly weakened but the new one isn’t yet strong enough to carry the load.
- Purify Your Wealth (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Nov 03, 2005)
Dr. Rouf Mohi-ud-din explains in detail the subject of an institutionalized system of charity called Zakat
- No Threat To Security: Nato (Dawn, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 03, 2005)
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)’s Special Representative to Pakistan Ambassador Maurits Jochems has said the NATO forces operating in the country have no direct security threat.
- A Leak In The Basement (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2005)
IT was the leak that shook the world — and worse still — The New York Times.
- It’S Us V Us & Buddha’S Backing Off (Statesman, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 03, 2005)
With the CPI-M firing salvos against the UPA government for toeing Uncle Sam on Iran and holding joint exercises in Bengal between the IAF and the US Air Force, the chief minister, Mr Buddhadeb Bhattcharjee, has put his FDI-hunting mission to the USA earl
- Top Al Qaeda Suspect Escapes Top Al Qaeda Suspect Escapes (Dawn, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 03, 2005)
A top Al Qaeda suspect has recently escaped from a US-run detention facility in Afghanistan, Pentagon officials told reporters on Wednesday.
- It’S Too Early For Optimism In Assam (Deccan Herald, Deepak K Upreti, Nov 03, 2005)
While an ULFA-approved civil society group and the Centre are talking, the police and the army are queering the pitch.
- Monstrous Absurdity (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 03, 2005)
IT is an extraordinary statement that seems to scuttle the very basis of all peace plans and “processes” that have been launched over the years to resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict.
- A Challenge For Azad (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2005)
THE bomb blast in Srinagar in which 10 people were killed on Wednesday is a grim reminder of the challenge facing the new Chief Minister.
- Pakistan Earthquake Toll Put At 73,000 (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, Nov 03, 2005)
The toll in Pakistan's earthquake jumped to over 73,000 dead and 69,000 injured even as Islamabad on Wednesday discounted reports that a U.S. chopper was shot at in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir while carrying relief material.
- Introspection Needed (Deccan Herald, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 03, 2005)
The officers could have been allowed to defend themselves
- U.S. To Resume Kashmir Relief Flights Despite Attack (Reuters, David Brunnstrom, Nov 03, 2005)
The U.S. military said it was resuming helicopter relief flights in Pakistan's earthquake zone on Wednesday, even though it believed a rocket-propelled grenade was fired at one of the aircraft the previous day.
- Planning For Quake Recovery (Dawn, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 03, 2005)
THE October earthquake’s devastation of Azad Kashmir and parts of the Frontier province urgently requires realistic planning and effective implementation for alleviating victims’ misery and rebuilding their homes, businesses, villages and cities.
- Us Working Closely With India Against Terrorism: State Dept (Press Trust of India, PTI, Nov 03, 2005)
The United States is working closely with India and other countries to fight terrorism, a global scourge which transcends borders and religions, the State Department has said
- The Lashkar-E-Taiba, In Theory And Practice (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Nov 03, 2005)
Last week's bombings in New Delhi necessitate a clear understanding of what the terrorist group wants — and what it will do to achieve its ends.
- The Volcker Report And Troubling Issues (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, Nov 03, 2005)
The fifth and final report of the "Independent Inquiry Committee" on the "manipulation" by Iraq of the United Nations' Oil-For-Food Programme (OFFP)
- Bush Officials Oppose Amending India Nuclear Deal (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Nov 03, 2005)
The Bush administration on Wednesday warned against efforts to impose new conditions on a controversial civilian nuclear power agreement with India saying such amendments would be "deal breakers."
- Reality In Kashmir: The Quake Opened A Window (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Nov 02, 2005)
One believed that only some kind of self-determination vote offered to the people of Kashmir would exorcise from their minds the ghost of plebiscite.
- Introspection Needed (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 02, 2005)
The officers could have been allowed to defend themselves
- A Volunteer Corps (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 02, 2005)
By pledging to prove “cynics and rejectionists” wrong, President Pervez Musharraf has taken up a challenge for himself and for his administration.
- So What Should We Do? (Dawn, Hafizur Rahman, Nov 02, 2005)
One marvels at the brazen audacity with which our twice-deposed prime ministers,
- Bush’S Troubled Presidency (Dawn, Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Nov 02, 2005)
While we in Pakistan have had our minds and energies focused, and quite rightly so, on the catastrophic earthquake and its fearsome consequences, the Americans and most of the rest of the world have been watching, some with glee and others with . . .
- Trials As Political Action (Hindu, PARVATHI MENON, Nov 01, 2005)
Lessons from the legal legacy of the freedom struggle focussing on the important political trials
- Arming The Hills (Telegraph, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 01, 2005)
Historically, communists have had more to fear from their comrades than from their enemies.
- A Ministry Of National Security (Daily Excelsior, Maj Gen V K Madhok (Retired), Nov 01, 2005)
Three issues concerning India's secruity demand instant action. Threats which the country faces today (including natural disasters) or will face tomorrow?
- Tackling Disasters: Natural And Man-Made (Tribune, Gopal K. Piplani, Nov 01, 2005)
Tammy, Rita, Katrina, Emily, Dennis, the 40-plus Betsy or whatever. They are definitely not our bar girls, trying to migrate to the USA. They are the wicked Atlantic sisters.
- Tear-Soaked Eid (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 01, 2005)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has taken a very pertinent decision in issuing directive to all concerned busy in relief and rehabilitation operation to remain on duty during Eid holidays.
- Sri Lanka: Elections And The Tsunami (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Nov 01, 2005)
Tsunami relief has not emerged as a major, island-wide issue with the potential to sway the electorate. It now jostles for space with other local issues.
- Saving The Survivors (Dawn, Naeem Sarfraz, Nov 01, 2005)
An immense amount of goodwill has surfaced for the victims of the earthquake in northern Pakistan. An entire nation has rallied. But there is a fatal flaw in the ongoing relief operations.
- All The Liberals Can Do Is Gloat (Hindu, Gary Younge, Nov 01, 2005)
LIBERALS CALLED it "Fitzmas." And it was a long time coming. But even though it took almost two years for special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald to make it down the chimney, it was worth the wait.
- Carnage And Consequences (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 01, 2005)
New Delhi's half-empty markets are evidence of just how much impact terrorism can have on audiences increasingly accustomed to images of carnage.
- Need For Welfare State (Deccan Herald, Avijit Pathak, Nov 01, 2005)
The marketisation of social sectors like health is disastrous. We need a welfare state and a vibrant community
- Literary Creativity (Hindu, S. Revathy, Nov 01, 2005)
SRI SUNDARARAJA RACANAVALI — Collection of Creative Sanskrit Works by S. Sundararajan: Pub. by Devavani Parisad, R-6, Vani Vihar, New Delhi-110059. Rs. 107.
- Coping With The Quake Calamity (Dawn, Dr Parvez Hasan, Nov 01, 2005)
The devastating earthquake that has caused horrendous loss of life, great human suffering,
- Sabotage In Balochistan (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 01, 2005)
Onceagain, vital installations have been targeted in Balochistan. On Saturday, high explosive devices blew up rail tracks near Quetta,
- India’S Interests In Iran (Tribune, Syed Nooruzzaman, Nov 01, 2005)
India's relations with Iran continue to be a subject of debate after New Delhi voted in favour of the resolution sponsored by the European Union-Three on the Iranian nuclear issue at the September 24 International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) meeting . . .
- "Let's Demilitarise Quake-Hit Zone" (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Nov 01, 2005)
Musharraf wants `softening' of LoC to be taken forward for resolution of Kashmir issue
- Making Loc Irrelevant! (Dawn, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 01, 2005)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said that he is making the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir irrelevant. ‘We should open the LoC…there must be political movement’ he said in an interview with the Saudi newspaper Arab News. He said that he is for . . . .
- Pangs Of Partition Planning (Tribune, Trilochan Singh Trewn, Nov 01, 2005)
THE Cauvery, flying the flag of Senior Officer, Persian Gulf, had just berthed in Karachi when a message was received that the naval subcommittee of partition secretariat comprising Captain Soman, Captain Choudhry, Commander Dayashankar and . . .
- The Mullahs Want Iran To Be A Mental Hospital — So Let's Invite Them Over (Times Online (UK), DAVID AARONOVITCH, Nov 01, 2005)
Liberal democrat peers: you never know whether you’re going to find them bravely castigating Western governments for human rights failures, or seeking to have us understand why much worse abuses committed by exotic foreigners are somehow less . . . . .
- A Chance To Further The Peace Process (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 31, 2005)
THE LANDMARK pact between India and Pakistan on opening up the Line of Control (LoC) to enable people on both sides to take part in the relief work in the earthquake-affected areas, is perhaps the best news in the region since October 8 when disaster....
- No Super Power's Stooge (Daily Excelsior, R K Bhatnagar, Oct 31, 2005)
Indira Gandhi, the two time Prime Minister of India and the only child of Jawaharlal Nehru was born on November 19, eightyeight years ago in Allahabad in 1917.
- Challenge For Afghan Opposition (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2005)
Afghanistan appears to be headed for a phase of intense political activity, now that the results of the September 18 parliamentary election have been declared — more than a month after the polling.
- Tragedy In The Mountains (Dawn, Eric S. Margolis, Oct 31, 2005)
Watching the disaster in Pakistan, it is heartrending to see so many ordinary people, whose suffer distress and poverty in their everyday lives now crushed into a state of unimaginable misery by the cruel power of nature.
- Our Winter Of Discontent (Dawn, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Oct 31, 2005)
The cataclysmic earthquake of October 8 continues to bring images of unbearable human suffering even three weeks after it devastated a large swathe of Pakistan’s northern districts and Kashmir.
- The Moving Finger (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Oct 31, 2005)
The script follows its own inexorable grammar. The International Atomic Energy Agency has voted in September.
- Why Bangalore Is Not Silicon Valley (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Oct 31, 2005)
While the government apparatus is to blame for the poor condition of many a city, in the case of Bangalore, to some extent, the IT industry is also responsible.
- Oh, Boys! (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Oct 31, 2005)
A recent report by the Refugees International, a Washington-based aid group, has expressed concern over the charges of sexual exploitation and abuse that have dogged the United Nations peacekeeping missions around the world.
- A British Gandhi (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 31, 2005)
Non-violent defiance against Iraq war
- Regional Rivalries Over Afghanistan (Dawn, Maqbool Ahmad Bhatty, Oct 31, 2005)
As war-ravaged Afghanistan appears headed for economic recovery, there are signs of renewed interest, both by global and regional powers, in building ties with it.
- Entangled Loyalties (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Oct 31, 2005)
A detailed report in this newspaper that victorious People's Democratic Party candidate Nizamuddin Bhat in the Legislative Council elections in the Valley did not get his full quota of allotted votes of the members of local bodies belonging to the . . .
- Licence To Kill (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Oct 31, 2005)
Last Sunday in Brazil, a country with the second-highest rate of gun deaths on the planet, almost two-thirds of Brazilians voted against a total ban on the sale of firearms. Explain that.
- Stay The Course On Nepal (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Oct 31, 2005)
These are testing times for Indian policy towards Nepal.
- That Little Bug Which Changed The Course Of Modern Medicine (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Oct 31, 2005)
A breakthrough medical scientists were looking for has come at last. A great discovery beneficial for the whole world in general and Kashmir in particular.
- Anti-Israel Threat Is No Iranian Joke (San Francisco Chronicle, Edotorial, San Francisco Chronicle, Oct 31, 2005)
Nearly universal dismay aroused by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's demand for Israel to be "wiped off the map" points to diplomatic naivete on the part of the recently elected leader in Tehran.
- The Message From The Delhi Blasts (Rediff on the Net, Editorial, rediff.com, Oct 30, 2005)
Only the Sikh terrorists, Al Qaeda and the International Islamic Front, of which Al Qaeda, the Lashkar-e-Tayiba and the Jaish-e-Mohammad are amongst the members, have the capability for organising the kind of three well co-ordinated blasts which . . .
- Iran: ``India Should Make Amends'' (Hindu, K.V. Prasad, Oct 30, 2005)
New Delhi should abstain from voting at the IAEA, says Prakash Karat
- History Or His Story? (Hindustan Times, Karan Thapar, Oct 30, 2005)
Was Jinnah the cause of partition or did the British think of the idea first?
- Pakistan, India Agree To Open Quake-Hit Border (Reuters, ZEESHAN HAIDER , Oct 30, 2005)
Rivals India and Pakistan agreed on Sunday to open the border dividing earthquake-hit Kashmir to allow survivors and relief supplies to cross.
- Editorials (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 30, 2005)
Politburo adds to fears in IT industry
- Talks Between India, Pakistan On Opening Up Loc Continue (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 30, 2005)
Talks between India and Pakistan here on Saturday, to firm up the agreement for "opening" of the Line of Control (LoC) to enable Kashmiris on both sides of the divide to cross over to help the earthquake victims, continued late in the night.
- Give Us Power, What Would Separatists Say (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Oct 30, 2005)
How naïve and self deceiving is to draw an imaginary link between the aspirations of people and the demands of politicians, Hilal Ahmad reacts to an article by Sadiq Ali published in Greater Kashmir
- Growing Opposition To Nato Forces (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 30, 2005)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has rejected the apprehensions being expressed by certain quarters about NATO forces’ presence in Pakistan saying that they will take part only in the relief operations in the earthquake-hit areas.
- Kalam For Greater Use Of Renewable Energy Sources, Solar Power (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2005)
``Make country energy-independent by 2030``
Call to promote the aeronautical sector
"Set up nuclear reactors based on Thorium"
"Need to integrate the country's strengths in the civil and military aviation sectors"
- An Earthquake Can’T Shake It (Indian Express, Pamela Philipose, Oct 30, 2005)
This is a disaster that comes with the sting of winter in its tail; a disaster that has no early closure. The projections are dire and compelling.
- Wrong Signal (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 30, 2005)
Few bad habits arouse intense passions so publicly as smoking. The gentle kick,
- Ncc To Launch Un-Sponsored Aids Campaign (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2005)
Each of the 13 lakh NCC cadets will try to educate at least 20 people on AIDS.
- Weaving Narrative Threads (Deccan Herald, Sheila Kumar, Oct 30, 2005)
Shinie Antony’s recent releases both deal with bold subjects, vulnerability being the leitmotif in one of them.
- Japan: U.S. Allays Fears On N-Carrier (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Oct 30, 2005)
The United States has announced that it would deploy a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier at a Japanese port, Yokosuka, replacing the conventional warship with effect from 2008.
- Eight U.S. Soldiers Killed In Iraq Over Three Days (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2005)
Militants used a land mine and a roadside bomb to kill three U.S. Army soldiers and wound four on Saturday in attacks that brought to eight the number of American service members who have died in the last three days.
- Lies As Instrument Of Us Diplomacy (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 30, 2005)
Chief of Staff of the US Vice President Lewis Scooter Libby Jr has been indicted on charges of obstruction of justice, perjury and making false statements in the CIA leak investigation.
- Spilling The Beans... (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2005)
Revelations in the book of corruption during the Indira Gandhi era has claimed the attention of national media.
- Bihar: Polling Begins In Seven 'Super Sensitive' Constituencies (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2005)
Polling began this morning amidst heavy security in seven 'super sensitive' constituencies in Bihar where polls were deferred due to security reasons on October 26.
- No Loosening Of Control Over Loc (Deccan Herald, Sushant Sareen, Oct 29, 2005)
Unless India can turn the political opinion inside Kashmir in its favour, any softening of the LoC is not advisable
- Three Weeks On, Pakistan And India Talk On Quake (Reuters, Robert Birsel, Oct 29, 2005)
Three weeks after a devasting earthquake that killed more than 56,000 people in Pakistan and India, officials from both countries were to meet on Saturday to discuss opening their Kashmir border to survivors.
- Security Lapse! Think Again!! (Daily Excelsior, Dr R L Bhat, Oct 29, 2005)
All who have recently been to Kashmir would tell you that everything is normal there.
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