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Articles 20821 through 20920 of 27135:
- 'After Iraq, Pak Figured On Bush Hit-List' (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2005)
Two months before the Iraq invasion, US President George W Bush had told British premier Tony Blair that he "wanted to go beyond Iraq" in dealing with the spread of weapons of mass destruction and mentioned Pakistan as one of the countries posing problems
- In Search Of A Settlement In Afghanistan (Hindu, M.K. Bhadrakumar, Oct 15, 2005)
The central objective of the Bonn accord was to stabilise the security situation but this did not happen. What are the American intentions in Afghanistan?
- A Pre-Emptive Strike Or An Attempt To Change Iran's Government Is Extremely Risky : Us Policy Research Group (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2005)
The United States may find it less costly to contain a nuclear-armed Iran than to dismantle the weapons program already in place,
- What Goes Up Must Come Down (Business Line, D. Murali , Oct 15, 2005)
Eric J. Weiner's What Goes Up is intriguingly sub-titled `The uncensored history of modern Wall Street as told by the bankers, brokers, CEOs and scoundrels who made it happen'. A racy read for the weekend, says D. Murali,
- American “war On Terrorism” (Tribune, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Oct 15, 2005)
History recreated mythology on October 1 as explosions rocked the deceptive idyll of Bali only three days before Balinese Hindus were due to celebrate an earlier clash of dharma and adharma.
- Terror On Prowl (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Oct 15, 2005)
Some times it would appear as if the United States, which is admittedly the world's sole superpower at this moment, gets panicky and haughty at the slightest provocation.
- Thoughts On A Quake (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Oct 15, 2005)
The Recent terrestrial shock in the north-western part of the subcontinent is said to have taken 40,000-50,000 lives, a toll which is by no means final and could rise even higher if the view of eyewitnesses is taken into account.
- Craving For Power (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Oct 15, 2005)
There was this former President of India, a very distinguished man indeed he was.
- Rocket Sense (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 15, 2005)
India needs to respond to China’s triumph
- Mere Rhetoric Will Not Do (Dawn, Afzaal Mahmood, Oct 15, 2005)
Despite the positive role on which the recent talks between the foreign ministers of Pakistan and India ended, and notwithstanding the claim that the second round of the composite dialogue was more successful than the first one, the fact remains . . .
- Gestures Galore (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Oct 15, 2005)
A report that the Indian soldiers have helped their Pakistani counterparts in rescue operations at the Kaman Bridge must have pleasantly surprised many. Indeed,
- The Blogging Generation (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 15, 2005)
The news from our ICM poll that a third of young people online have launched their own blog or personal website may come as a surprise to many older people only dimly aware of what blogging is all about.
- Blood Is Thicker Than Water (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Oct 15, 2005)
Sufferings efface identities. I thought something like that would happen when the earthquake struck Islamabad and both sides of Kashmir, more Pakistan’s than India’s.
- Time For Stocktaking (Dawn, Prof Mohammed Rafi, Oct 14, 2005)
Ramazan comes every year to remind us that it is not a month of mere fasting but a time to re-assess our commitment to God for upholding and practising His directives as revealed in the Quran.
- Power Play In Central Asia (Dawn, Tayyab Siddiqui, Oct 14, 2005)
The central Asian states that emerged independent after the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 have since remained in a state of ferment and turmoil.
- Let Leaders Unite And Solve The Dispute Together - I (Greater Kashmir, NISAR A PATIGAROO, Oct 14, 2005)
We need to rise above our petty political interests and find out a solution that lasts, comments
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- Let Leaders Unite And Solve The Dispute Together - I (Greater Kashmir, NISAR A PATIGAROO, Oct 14, 2005)
We need to rise above our petty political interests and find out a solution that lasts, comments
NISAR A PATIGAROO
- Who Is Winning The War On Terror? (Dawn, Mustafa Malik, Oct 14, 2005)
WAEL Abdul Latif, a Shia member of the Iraq constitutional committee, fears that he may have participated in the disintegration of his country.
- Knowledge Industry By Bharat Jhunjhunwala (Statesman, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Oct 14, 2005)
The Director General of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Dr Raghunath Anant Mashelkar, has led a valiant and commendable drive to get India to patent her traditional knowledge and acquire patents for her many innovations.
- Nsc Irrelevance (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 14, 2005)
The Frontier Chief Minister, Mr Akram Khan Durrani, attended the National Security Council meeting held in Islamabad on Wednesday.
- In Another Role (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 14, 2005)
Nothing can be a true palliative for the greatest sufferings. For numerous people affected by the earthquake in Kashmir, the immense loss and devastation are only the beginning of an ordeal compounded by the cold, rain and the lack of shelter,
- India Turns Down Us Help To Quake Victims While Helping Pakistan To Recover From Worst Quake To Hit Kashmir (India Daily, Balaji Reddy, Oct 14, 2005)
According to media sources, India has told the US that aid was not required to tackle the post quake scenario in Jammu and Kashmir, according to Defense Minister Pranab Mukherjee.
- Hollow Promise (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 14, 2005)
Even monarchs and military dictators sometimes pretend to be democrats. It is easy, though, to see through the democratic pretensions of Nepal’s King Gyanendra.
- Be On Toes (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Oct 14, 2005)
Now that the experts have sounded warnings that lower Himalayas may face earthquakes of greater intensity in future than the one that has rocked us on last Saturday it will be suicidal if we allow ourselves to be caught napping. There is no cause for pani
- Roadmap To Confusion (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Oct 14, 2005)
If ever an award is instituted for creating confusion in the relations between India and Pakistan in the present times it should go to Pakistan's Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas Makhdoom Sayed Faisal Saleh Hayat.
- New Godfather Of Jihad (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Oct 14, 2005)
Move over Osama bin Laden. The new godfather of jihadis has emerged: Abu Mousab al-Zarqawi, the man responsible for suicide bombings, kidnappings, mass executions and televised beheadings in Iraq since 2004.
- Mishandling The North-East (Tribune, Maj-Gen Ashok Mehta (retd), Oct 14, 2005)
MOST of our policy-makers have little sense of history and even less of geography. Otherwise, the North-East of the country would not languish in a state of neglect.
- Iran's Heritage Deserves Respect (Hindu, Martin Woollacott , Oct 14, 2005)
As the protests and demonstrations that led to the fall of the Shah swelled in 1978, Western reporters travelled to Iran to cover each new outbreak.
- Doing Business The Boeing Way (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Oct 14, 2005)
The company offers product-related facilities and joint ventures to offset part of the cost of a purchase.
- Responding To A Pakistani Call For Help, Indian Troops Crossed The Line Of Control And Rescued Trapped Pakistani Troops (India Daily, Anil Razdhan, Oct 14, 2005)
Kistory is created again!
Pakistani army officers souted out calling for help, urging the Indian troops to send men across and help rescue the trapped soldiers.
- Quake Deepens Fissures In Kashmir Despite Army Help (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Oct 14, 2005)
After pulling his three daughters out of the rubble of his house and burying them, Mohammad Sadiq sat down in his village in Indian Kashmir and waited for help to come.
- Indians Help Pak Rebuild Bunker (Deccan Herald, Zahoor Malik, Oct 14, 2005)
India soldiers scripted a unique tale of camaraderie when they helped their Pakistani counterparts rebuild a quake-hit bunker.
- The Debris Of Lost Chances (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2005)
Frankly speaking, I am disappointed with India’s response to the earthquake victims in Pakistan.
- Village On Loc Waits, Unsure Who Will Help: India Or Pak? (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2005)
It was a four-hour walk to Chatkadien from Dildar on the Tangdhar-Teetwal road.
- After Us And Russia India Will Be The Only Country To Make Sophisticated Ballistic Missile Agni With A Power Plant Made Of Light Weight Composite Materials (India Daily, Preeti Singhani, Oct 14, 2005)
India joins Russia and America in high technology missile club.
- A Moment For A Statesman (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Oct 14, 2005)
There were teasing kneejerk offers of Indian help as soon as the unspeakable human tragedy unfolded in Muzaffarabad and its environs.
- Fallout Of Plame Affair (Hindu, Sidney Blumenthal, Oct 14, 2005)
Coverage of the Plame affair has been tainted by the press's cosy duet with the White House.
- Pakistan Feels Embarrassed In Accepting The Fact That Indian Soldiers Helped Pakistani Counterparts In Recovering From Earthquake Devastations (India Daily, Sudhir Chadda, Oct 14, 2005)
Pakistan just cannot get over the ego syndrome. They just cannot accept the fact that during natural calamities staunch enemies can become friends.
- China And Pakistan Quietly And Jointly Stealing Military Strategic Information From India – Laptop Stealing With Military Data (India Daily, Preetam Sohani, Oct 14, 2005)
India wants to keep it quiet for the time being as internal investigations unfolds world’s one of the most sophisticated ring of espionage operations initiated by Chinese and Pakistani secret agent’s in stealing India’s strategic military data.
- Pakistan Denies Reports Of Indian Soldiers Crossing Loc (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 14, 2005)
"Our fighting bunkers are intact because their construction is very robust"
- India, Russia To Hold Joint Exercises (Hindu, SANDEEP DIKSHIT, Oct 14, 2005)
The Indian and Russian troops are set to hold joint military exercises. Undergoing familiarisation at Agra, paratroopers from both countries will move to Rajasthan and conduct a mock operation to destroy a terrorist camp.
- 2 More Survivors Airlifted (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 14, 2005)
After great persuasion from the local authorities that the life of the elder Tandon could be at risk without immediate medical attention, the family agreed to be evacuated.
- India Inc Wakes Up, Rushing Relief To Quake-Hit Kashmir (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2005)
India Inc has finally woken up to the tragedy in Kashmir. Offers of help for quake victims have come from Infosys, Bajaj Auto, Ashok Leyland, ITC and Coca Cola and there are reports of other business houses and multinational companies also chipping in.
- Don't Place All Your Bets On One Quarter Alone (Business Line, D. Murali , Oct 14, 2005)
On October 12, Infosys posted a net profit of Rs 606 crore for Q2, short for the second quarter that ended on September 2005. The profit was 36 per cent more than what was achieved in last year's Q2, and beat street expectations, reported the media.
- Say No To Nato Troops (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 13, 2005)
As the international community is offering all kinds of assistance to cope with the unprecedented catastrophe, NATO Secretary-General has called a special meeting of the 26-member organization to discuss the issue of providing quick aid to Pakistan.
- India Inc. Can Do More (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 13, 2005)
How grim is the tragedy that struck Kashmir on both sides of the divide is becoming clearer with each passing day.
- Defence Deals (Statesman, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 13, 2005)
Today, next to China, India is the second largest importer of military hardware in the world.
- An Equation With Israel? (Dawn, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 13, 2005)
CONTRARY to general belief, contact between Pakistan and Israel goes back to the years soon after independence. Pakistan is an important member of the OIC.
- Army Comes To Rescue (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 13, 2005)
PRIME Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that two divisions of Pakistan Army, one each in Azad Kashmir and Mansehra, have been deployed to accelerate the pace of rescue and relief activities in the quake hit areas.
- Iqbal And Jinnah (Greater Kashmir, Jinnah, Oct 13, 2005)
Bilal Ahmad writes about the coherence of a concept laid down by Iqbal and upheld by Jinnah
- Dear George! (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 13, 2005)
Now we know why U.S. President George W. Bush ordered his troops to invade Iraq. God told him to do so.
- The New Economics Of Ecological Capital (Hindu, John Vidal, Oct 13, 2005)
Here Is a conundrum, courtesy of Merv Wilkinson, one of Canada's oldest and wisest foresters. In 1938, he bought a few hectares of forest on Vancouver Island which, he reckoned, contained about 100,000 board feet of timber. Once every 10 years, he would h
- Existential Crisis Of Pakistan (Daily Excelsior, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 13, 2005)
Pakistan’s accentuated existential crisis has made historians to write new books for school students, distorting the basic facts that the Islamic Republic was ever a part of India.
- Coping With Earthquakes (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Oct 13, 2005)
Of all natural disasters, earthquakes are the most difficult to manage because they can be neither predicted nor prevented. As such, they do not give any opportunity for shifting people to safer areas.
- Good Is Too Good (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2005)
The phenomenon of good versus the bad is as old as probably human life on the earth.
- 100 Years Ago Today October 13, 1905 (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 13, 2005)
Partition Day. — A Jew named Abraham, a shopkeeper of Radha Bazaar, charged Babu Charu Chunder Bannerji with trespassing into his shop with intent to commit an assault.
- Seize The Moment In Jammu And Kashmir (Hindu, Harish Khare , Oct 13, 2005)
The Congress will soon have to decide whether it wants to claim the chief ministership. Its thinking should be based on a calculus of national interest in the present geo-strategic context.
- Indian Soldiers Cross Loc To Help Pak Troops (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2005)
As a goodwill gesture, the Indian Army on Wednesday crossed the Line of Control (LoC) to help Pakistani soldiers in removing the rubble of a bunker in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
- Jharkhand: Tightening Grip (Frontline, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 12, 2005)
IN the second week of September, the Arjun Munda-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government in Jharkhand launched a special security initiative called Operation Black Thunder (OBT) to counter the naxalite activities in the State.
- Nobel Peace Prize For Iaea Chief ‘A Rebuff To Us’ (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Oct 12, 2005)
The 2005 Nobel Peace Prize for Mohamed ElBaradei, who has a history of locking horns with Washington, could be interpreted as a slap in the face for the Bush administration.
- Cruelty And Calamity (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 12, 2005)
A calamity brings out the best and the worst in the man. The recent earthquake too has put on display two facets of human nature. On the one hand, total strangers are helping the quake victims.
- Pak Nod To Iaf Relief Plane, Kasuri Thanks Natwar (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 12, 2005)
Pakistan today gave clearance for landing of an Indian Air Force plane which is to carry 25 tonnes of earthquake relief material like tents, plastic sheets, blankets, mattresses, food items and medicines.
- Pm Announces Rs 500 Cr More Aid, Toll Rises To 1300 (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 12, 2005)
Describing the weekend earthquake in Jammu and Kashmir as a national calamity, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today announced an additional Rs 500 crore relief.
- Un’S Peace-Building Task (Tribune, Anita Inder Singh, Oct 12, 2005)
One of the outstanding agreements among the UN member-states at last month’s World Summit in New York was on the formation of a Peace-building Commission. The consensus reminded us that 60 years after the founding of the UN the maintenance of peace and se
- Notes From Underground (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Oct 12, 2005)
The novel, written in 1864, reflects the changes in Dostoevsky’s thought that had occurred as a result of recent events in his life.
- Political Faultlines (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 12, 2005)
The challenge of rescue and relief operations is too big. This is no time for politics
- A Force For The Good (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 12, 2005)
Two stark pictures separate themselves from the many etched into the terrible devastation. The first is not made up of any one specific event.
- Coping With Earthquakes (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Oct 12, 2005)
Of all natural disasters, earthquakes are the most difficult to manage because they can be neither predicted nor prevented.
- How Large Is China's Private Sector? (Frontline, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 12, 2005)
Although the private sector displaces the state sector as the dominant player in the economic reform in China, the strategic areas identified as the lifelines of the economy are predominantly in the public sector.
- Surprising U.S. Economy (Frontline, Jayati Ghosh, Oct 12, 2005)
Despite a high level of current account deficit and external vulnerability, the U.S. economy seems to go from strength to strength. What exactly is going on?
- The Naxalite Challenge (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Oct 12, 2005)
Left extremists have regrouped under the one-year-old Communist Party of India (Maoist) and expanded their area of operation. The state is planning a crackdown, but success may not come easily.
- Buying Obsolescence (Daily Excelsior, Vinod Vedi, Oct 12, 2005)
Former Prime Minister Inder Gujral once complained that the developing world was forced to buy obsolescent weaponry from the developed world. It would be interesting to know what he thinks of the US proposal to sell India a warship that was commissioned i
- Captain’S Free Power (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 12, 2005)
By defending his government’s decision to give free power to the farm sector and a section of the Scheduled Castes, rather in an undignified way, the Punjab Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, has placed himself on a slippery ground. There was no need t
- The Temblor's Footprint (Indian Express, Arun Bapat, Oct 12, 2005)
Every natural calamity has some new lesson to teach us. The last two - the tsunami of December 26, 2004, and the heavy flooding of Mumbai on 26th July this year brought their own insights.
- Pm Assures All Help To Kashmir (Greater Kashmir, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 12, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said humanitarian considerations would be given precedence over political considerations when dealing with the earthquake.
- No Incentive (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 12, 2005)
Yet another inter-ministerial committee to examine export incentives has been announced.
- Why Osama Roams Free: South Asia Could Soon Face Its Biggest Ever Crisis (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Oct 12, 2005)
The Supreme Court judgment on the Bihar Assembly dissolution compels far-reaching systemic changes.
- Muzaffarabad In Ruins (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Oct 12, 2005)
Heavy rain and hail forced the cancellation of some relief flights to earthquake-stricken regions in Pakistani Kashmir Tuesday and survivors scuffled over the badly needed food — the first international aid to make it overland to this devastated city.
- 'No American Can Treat India Like A Pet' (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2005)
K Subrahmanyam is India's leading strategic thinker and the most vocal supporter of the country's weapons programme. The man who wanted India to make bombs is now, surprisingly, ready to cap its weapons programme. He says his change of heart comes . . .
- Neocon Lite Nuclear Agenda (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Oct 11, 2005)
A liberal counter-proliferation Bible whose selective implementation will likely leave the world more unequal - and dangerous
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