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Articles 20321 through 20420 of 27135:
- Militancy In Bangladesh (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 29, 2005)
With militancy on the rise in Bangladesh, the fate of the Saarc summit in Dhaka seems to be in doubt again.
- Funds For Rebuilding (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 29, 2005)
After the poor response at the Geneva conference for the rebuilding of the earthquake ravaged areas, the government has said that it will have to raise Rs 300 billion from its own resources.
- Fighting For The Centre Ground (Hindu, Polly Toynbee , Oct 29, 2005)
Though horrified by the market let loose on public services, the U.K.'s ruling Labour MPs know dissent is the route to opposition.
- Earthquake And The Loc (Dawn, Tariq Fatemi, Oct 29, 2005)
The massive earthquake that devastated most of northern Pakistan and Azad Kashmir, as well as smaller areas in Indian occupied Kashmir, has caused unprecedented death and destruction all around.
- Pakistan Takes Exception To India's Remark (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 29, 2005)
Pakistan has taken "strong exception" to the remarks made by the Indian External Affairs Ministry spokesman on the situation in Gilgit in the aftermath of a sectarian flare-up.
- Iran A Threat To World Security, Says Blair (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Oct 29, 2005)
British-Iranian relations touched a new low after Prime Minister Tony Blair ratcheted up the rhetoric against Teheran calling it a "threat'' to world security and warning of action "if they carry on like this''.
- Three Naval Officials Sacked For Data Leak (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2005)
In a rare case, the Navy has dismissed from service three senior officers for leaking classified data for pecuniary gain.
- Telangana Movement Losing Steam? (Hindu, S. Nagesh Kumar, Oct 29, 2005)
The rebellion by senior Telangana Rashtra Samithi leader Santosh Reddy seems to have pushed on to the backburner the demand for a separate Telangana.
- Quake And Musharraf Diplomacy (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Oct 29, 2005)
Tragedies of the kind that flattened parts of our Kashmir, most of Pakistan occupied Kashmir, the neighbouring province of North West Frontier and some other places in Pakistan are the ones that bring you face to face with the dormant forces of nature.
- Indian Team Arrives For Talks On Loc (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2005)
Pakistan and India will discuss specific steps of cross-border cooperation in Islamabad today (Saturday) to help October 8 earthquake victims.
- Indo-Us Nuclear Alliance (Dawn, Afzaal Mahmood, Oct 29, 2005)
During his recent visit to New Delhi, the US under-secretary of state, Nicholas Burns, assured his hosts that the US was fully committed to implementing the nuclear deal with India.
- Blow To Gaza Truce (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 29, 2005)
Seven Palestinians were killed and ten others injured in an Israeli air strike on the car of Islamic Jehad commander Shahdi Mhanna in the Gaza Strip on Thursday.
- Loc: Pak Stops Work On Bridge By India (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2005)
Pakistani soldiers stopped their Indian counterparts from constructing a footbridge over the Kishenganga river to enable quake survivors from across the Line of Control (LoC) to enter this side for seeking relief, a defence spokesman said here on Friday.
- North East Back On The Radar (Daily Excelsior, Vinod Vedi, Oct 29, 2005)
The shooting of students in the Garo Hills of Meghalaya, an unseemly debate on how to deal with the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), and the imminent resumption of the Centre-NSCN (I-M) dialogue underscore the tinderbox nature of geopolity . . .
- A Religion Called Khaki And A Follower Called Policeman-Iii (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 29, 2005)
If you are in police, you know nothing but the duty you are assigned to do.
- 2,000 And Rising (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 29, 2005)
Even a single violent death is one too many, so a certain sympathy must be generated by the number of fatalities suffered by the American forces in Iraq having crossed the 2,000 mark.
- Battling For Nature (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 29, 2005)
Even if it would serve to confirm its own ineptitude, the ministry of environment and forests should have no hesitation in accepting the army’s offer to involve itself in the protection of wild life and other conservation activities.
- An Earthquake Can’T Shake It (Indian Express, Pamela Philipose, Oct 29, 2005)
This is a disaster that comes with the sting of winter in its tail; a disaster that has no early closure.
- Chennai Battered, Army Alerted (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 29, 2005)
It was a day when the skies opened up over Chennai, pounding it with 21 cm of rain in just five hours between 3.30 am and 8.30 am, . . .
- Ego Or Life Which Is More Important? . . . (India Daily, Balaji Reddy, Oct 29, 2005)
Pakistani president decides to go for ego over saving life. He refuses to take help from indian soldiers in Pakistn occupied Kashmir while helpless Kashmiris are dying.
- Indian Prime Minister And Insurgent Ulfa Of India’S Northeast May Have Reached... (India Daily, Sonia Chopra, Oct 29, 2005)
It is historic, it is a real breakthrough for India. Indian Prime Minister and insurgent ULFA of India’s northeast may have reached a secret agreement within the framework of Indian constitution.
- India's Foreign Policy Compromised: Experts (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2005)
New Delhi will be a "big loser" if steps are not taken to repair ties with Teheran, says former envoy Bhadrakumar
Manmohan Singh Government should be made to return to NCMP which promises an independent foreign policy: N. Ram
- Swamy Opposes Peace Talks With Pakistan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2005)
The Janata Party president, Subramanian Swamy, on Friday opposed the current peace talks with Pakistan saying a plan to withdraw from Siachen, and thereafter from Sir Creek, was in the offing in the name of "confidence building" measures.
- Tamil Nadu To Seek Assistance From Centre For Relief Work (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2005)
Detailed memorandum to be submitted, says Chief Minister Jayalalithaa
Relief operations to continue till normalcy is restored
Restoration of traffic given priority
Bus services restored substantially
- The Difference Between India And Pakistan (Rediff on the Net, VIJAY DANDAPANI, Oct 29, 2005)
If India builds the bomb, we will eat grass or leaves, even go hungry. But we will get one of our own.' declared Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the late prime minister of Pakistan, the man responsible for not only enlisting A Q Khan in a successful bid to . . .
- Very Wrong And Very Foolish (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2005)
There is no real reason to suppose that Iranian policy toward Israel, which in recent years has been marked by occasional verbal extremism and by support for Palestinian radical groups but also by a recognition that Israel is a permanent fact of . . .
- Israel Asks U.N. To Expel Iran (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2005)
Hitting back at Iran, Israel on Thursday asked the United Nations to remove it from the membership of the world body amid an international outcry over Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's remarks that the Zionist nation be ``wiped off the map.''
- Indian Prime Minister And Insurgent Ulfa Of India’S Northeast May Have Reached .... (India Daily, Sonia Chopra, Oct 28, 2005)
It is historic, it is a real breakthrough for India. Indian Prime Minister and insurgent ULFA of India’s northeast may have reached a secret agreement within the framework of Indian constitution.
- Do Not Blame India In Affording Relief To Pakistani Earthquake Victims From Across The Ceasefire ... (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said India was not to blame for the delay in affording relief to Pakistani earthquake victims from across the ceasefire line in earthquake-devastated Kashmir.
- India Offers $25 Million Aid (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Oct 28, 2005)
India offers $25 million aid
* India offers $25 million aid
* Iraq offers to send army to help in relief effort
* China triples quake aid
* Queen Rania to tour Muzaffarabad
- Relief Delayed Is Relief Denied (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Oct 28, 2005)
In a nutshell, here’s Pervez Musharraf’s philosophy: earthquakes may be great levellers, but when it comes to India-Pakistan relations, they don’t make much of a difference.
- Tamil Nadu Govt Seeks Army's Help (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2005)
With no let up in rains, the Tamil Nadu government on Thursday sought Army's help to provide assistance to people of Chennai as normal life came to a standstill in the metropolis and its suburbs.
- Indo-Us Nuke Deal: Us Urges For ‘Transparency’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2005)
US lawmakers have urged the administration to share information on the deal while experts have claimed that the deal poses risk to American security interests.
- India, Pakistan Seen Giving Quake Victims Few Ways Out (Reuters, ZEESHAN HAIDER , Oct 28, 2005)
Talks on Saturday over how, where and when to open routes for earthquake survivors across the ceasefire line dividing Kashmir are likely to result in limited crossings for stranded villagers, political analysts said.
- Waiting To Happen (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 28, 2005)
There is a need for a safe flying environment at the HAL airport
- India Recognised Israel Decades Ago' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2005)
Reference to Iranian Presidents recent remarks on Israel
JWG working out modalities of implementing nuclear agreement with the U.S.
Separating civilian and military nuclear facilities a "precondition"
A period of intensive consultations expected
- Expel Iran From Un, Demands Israel (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2005)
The international community has condemned Iranian President’s call to wipe off Israel from the map.
- Chennai Battered, Army Alerted (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 28, 2005)
It was a day when the skies opened up over Chennai, pounding it with 21 cm of rain in just five hours between 3.30 am and 8.30 am, paralysing normal life, leaving more than half the cityunder water, uprooting about 100 trees and claiming at least . . .
- "India Ready To Export Brahmos" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2005)
Other countries also placing orders for cruise missile: Vice-Admiral Madanjit Singh
- Indo-Us Nuclear Deal Comes Under Sharp Criticism In Congress (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Oct 28, 2005)
A taste of what awaits the Indo-US nuclear agreement on Capitol Hill was provided on Wednesday when expert after expert appearing before the House International Relations Committee expressed serious concern about its implications and impact.
- Perils Of Fighting Insurgents (Tribune, Lieut-Gen Harwant Singh (retd), Oct 28, 2005)
Consequent on the incident of killing of Manorma Devi in Imphal by Assam Rifles personnel and the agitation for the abrogation of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) that followed, the government set up the Justice Jeevan Reddy Commission . . .
- Why Is The Junta Afraid Of Suu Kyi? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 28, 2005)
One step forward, two steps back. That sums up the Myanmar ruling military junta's approach to the peace process, which is expected to restore democracy in the country at some point in the future.
- India Submits To The Bush Doctrine? (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Oct 28, 2005)
The Government's `bold' new line on non-proliferation is full of sound and fury but signifies nothing other than the loss of our official capacity to analyse the world rationally and independently.
- Russia Offers Help To Lift Nuclear Curbs On India (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Oct 28, 2005)
President Vladimir Putin pledged Russia's support for India to get international restrictions on civilian nuclear technology transfers lifted.
- Gogoi At Sea (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 28, 2005)
Dispur clutching at shadows
- Rain Cripples Chennai (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2005)
Unprecedented rain lashed Chennai today bringing life to a standstill. The state government sought Army’s help to cope with the situation even as a deep depression threatened to pound the state, coastal Andhra Pradesh and Orissa.
- Okinawa Base Deal Faces Opposition (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Oct 28, 2005)
Okinawa Governor has expressed dissatisfaction over the accord between Tokyo and Washington
- Kashmir Earthquake: History Repeats Itself (Hindu, R.N. Iyengar, Oct 28, 2005)
Seismic microzonation of cities provides a way to compute future risk so that building owners, legislators, and other stakeholders can draw up prudent action plans.
- Army Operations Against Ulfa To Continue’ (Deccan Herald, Prasanta Paul, Oct 28, 2005)
Prior to talks, ULFA, as a precondition, had demanded total ceasefire. But it has not taken place.
- Will It Doom The War? (Dawn, John Mueller, Oct 28, 2005)
Media attention today is focused on the death of the 2,000th American soldier in Iraq. But that grim event alone probably won’t prove a tipping point in public opposition to the war.
- Tragedy Of 1943-Ii (Statesman, AK SEN SARMA, Oct 28, 2005)
Using A Cyclone To Wreak Vengeance On Rebellious Subjects
- Mid-Life Crisis Ahead For Call Centres? (Business Line, Vinod Mathew, Oct 28, 2005)
Passions run high when issues relating to Alang, the world's largest ship-breaking yard, are discussed.
- Pack Up And Go (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2005)
It's a consensus that cuts across party lines politicians hold on to their bungalows in Delhi as though it were their birthright.
- Big Picture (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 28, 2005)
Even a flawed peace makes better sense than endless violence. It is too early to say what shape and direction the peace talks with the United Liberation Front of Asom will take.
- The Other Side Of The Earthquake (Greater Kashmir, GHULAM NABI HAGROO, Oct 28, 2005)
The disaster broke all walls, rendered all lines useless and raised the question of a forced separation once again, comments
GHULAM NABI HAGROO
- Fight It Out – Together - I (Greater Kashmir, Samuel Baid, Oct 28, 2005)
The 13th summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) nations scheduled for next month in Dhaka is taking place against two colossal tragedies that struck this region within a space of less than 10 months.
- Political Fault Line (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 28, 2005)
The president is reported to be considering calling an all-party conference on the single item agenda of dealing with the earthquake aftermath.
- What Discretion Demands (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 28, 2005)
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s strong statement calling for “Israel to be wiped off the map” does not come as a bolt from the blue.
- The Opportunist (Tribune, Harish Dhillon, Oct 28, 2005)
He was the one truly effervescent person I have known. He was handsome, suave, charming, with a deep sense of humour which could bring light even to one’s darkest hours. I continued to like him long after I had recognised that he was also a crass . . .
- Iran Again Challenges The Security Council (Telegraph (UK), editorial, telegraph UK, Oct 28, 2005)
The call by Iran to destroy Israel is, sadly, not new. In 2001, Ali Akbar Rafsanjani, a former president, suggested that the Islamic world annihilate the Jewish state with nuclear weapons, an attack that he claimed would "just produce damages" . . . . .
- Spend Money On Alleviating Human Distress And Not On Fuelling Arms Race (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Oct 27, 2005)
Spend money on alleviating human distress and not on fuelling arms race
- Cheney For Torture (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2005)
US Vice-President Cheney is aggressively pursuing an initiative that may be unprecedented for an elected official of the executive branch: He is proposing that Congress legally authorize human rights abuses by Americans.
- A Kurdish Vision Of Iraq (Dawn, Massoud Barzani, Oct 27, 2005)
In recent weeks Iraq has passed three important milestones. The constitutional referendum on October 15 was a powerful demonstration of Iraqis’ desire to establish democracy and save a country still recovering from its disastrous history.
- Lapses In Crisis Management (Dawn, Shamshad Ahmad Khan, Oct 27, 2005)
The overall response of our nation to the catastrophic tragedy of October 8 was both admirable and heartening.
- We All Have A Stake In Outcome Of Plamegate (Hindu, Jonathan Freedland, Oct 27, 2005)
This scandal offers an opportunity to discredit the entire ideology used to justify the war in Iraq.
- Donors Pledge $580m For Relief (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2005)
IDB announces $250 million contribution
* Annan says quake shows need for global fund
- Ever Since The Crusades (Telegraph, Anabel Loyd, Oct 27, 2005)
Until Iraq becomes truly independent, the Middle East will remain turbulent
- Rolls Royce Sets Eyes On Indian Aviation Sector (Deccan Herald, B S Arun, Oct 27, 2005)
Buoyed by Indian budget airline, IndiGo’s order for the supply of engines for 100 aircraft, Rolls-Royce has set its eyes on the thriving Indian aviation sector with further orders worth $600 million.
- The Kashmir Dilemma Bears Hope (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Oct 27, 2005)
Irrespective of the final decision on who will be the chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir after November 2 — Mufti Mohammed Sayed or Ghulam Nabi Azad
- "Transfer Of Kanchi Case No Reflection On District Judiciary" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2005)
The petitioner's lawyers could not perform their duty in this situation: Supreme Court
Launching of prosecution against prominent persons shows the attitude of the State
Actions of prosecuting agency creating apprehension in the mind of petitioner
- Difficult Times Ahead For Indo-Us Nuke Agreement (Hindustan Times, S Rajagopalan, Oct 27, 2005)
The Indo-US nuke deal debate on Capitol Hill is moving into an admittedly difficult second stage, with the spotlight set to turn on the formidable non-proliferation dimension.
- Sc Shifts Seer Trial To Pondicherry (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2005)
The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the transfer petition filed by Kanchi Sankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi and ordered the shifting of the trial in the Sankararaman murder case from the sessions court in Chengalpattu in Tamil Nadu to the court . . .
- U.S. Lawmakers Cautious On India Nuclear Deal (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Oct 27, 2005)
Key U.S. congressional leaders said on Wednesday they would resist hasty action on an agreement President George W. Bush has reached with India allowing U.S. nuclear cooperation with the Asian state.
- Post-Referendum Choices (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2005)
The ratification of the draft constitution by an overwhelming majority takes the democratic process in Iraq a step forward. Given the fact that the Shias and Kurds were both in favour of the constitution, the nearly 80 per cent ‘yes’ vote should surprise
- U.S. To Relocate Okinawa Air Base (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2005)
The United States on Wednesday accepted a Japanese proposal for the relocation of a U.S. air station on Okinawa, resolving a dispute that had blocked progress on military realignment talks and caused friction between the two allies.
- A Tribute To Saviours Of Kashmir (Daily Excelsior, Lt Col Puneet Sehgal, Oct 27, 2005)
The state of Jammu and Kashmir had not decided on its political status when partition of the Indian sub continent took place.
- Tragedy Of 1943-I By Ak Sen Sarma (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 27, 2005)
Sixty-two years ago, on 23 September, 1943, this newspaper, then owned by the British and perceived as the mouthpiece of colonial interests, upheld the best traditions of journalistic objectivity.
- Chief Minister Promises Solution To City's Floods In Two Days (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2005)
Blames improper planning in city municipal council limits on the outskirts of city
- How America Dislodged Britain From Pakistan (Hindu, Anita Inder Singh, Oct 27, 2005)
Archival material shows that by early 1951, the Americans were for an understanding with Pakistan. The British could not rebuff the Americans, but they thought Middle East defence should hinge on Egypt, not Pakistan.
- Age Of Tabloid Television (Dawn, Zubeida Mustafa, Oct 26, 2005)
How do people feel about the electronic media’s approach to the traumatic events that have shaken the country since October 8 when a massive earthquake struck northern Pakistan and Azad Kashmir?
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