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Articles 22221 through 22320 of 27135:
- Et Tu, Bangladesh! … (Daily Excelsior, Dr R L Bhat, Aug 20, 2005)
As a country Bangladesh is non-contiguous with the Muslim crescent in ways more than one.
- Closing Of The Backdoor (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 20, 2005)
It does not behove a government to find ways and means to defy the spirit of various rules and regulations, while pretending to stick to its letter.
- Rumble In The West (Tribune, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Aug 20, 2005)
Parliament's enthusiastic approval of the Bill on dual citizenship, the arrest of another London bombings suspect and the Irish Republican Army’s promise to lay down arms all bore out Eric Hobsbawm’s definition of the 21st century as the age of .....
- A New Nuclear Era (Washington Post, Editorial, Washington Post, Aug 20, 2005)
The bush administration is known for gambles, and Monday's about-face on nuclear cooperation with India qualifies as such.
- It’S Commercialised Media (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Aug 19, 2005)
MANY years ago, Krishna Menon, who later became Defence Minister, said that it was the jute Press that India had.
- Fly Over This Divide (Indian Express, S Krishnaswamy, Aug 19, 2005)
The other day, The Times of India reported that 263 pilots from the IAF took “premature retirement” during 2002-2004, and called it an exodus.
- In-Depth Succour (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 19, 2005)
Bond of the brine
- Sensible Screening (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 19, 2005)
Common sense seems to be creeping back into procedures for screening airline passengers, and it’s most welcome.
- Russia, China Launch First Major Wargames (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 19, 2005)
Russia and China today launched their first-ever joint wargames in a show of military might they insisted was not aimed at any other country after the USA expressed concern.
- Tackling Religious Extremism (Dawn, Sohail Mahmood, Aug 19, 2005)
Undoubtedly, Pakistan has suffered tremendously because of the sectarian and Islamic extremist phenomenon. A number of extremist organizations grew out of the earlier jihad in Afghanistan during the 1980s. At the time, the war was strongly supported
- The Siege Within (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2005)
The 350 bomb blasts which rattled Bangladesh on Wednesday killing two people and unleashing panic in the country are the latest in a series of terrorist activities by Islamist militants all over the world.
- Moscow’S Correct Stand (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2005)
Russia has joined voices of sanity by calling for a dialogue to settle the Iranian nuclear question,
- The Rosa Parks Of The Anti-War Movement (Hindu, Vijay Prashad, Aug 19, 2005)
The protest outside President Bush's ranch by Cindy Sheehan, whose soldier son was killed in action, has raised awareness of the continued devastation in Iraq.
- Ball In Musharraf's Court (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Aug 19, 2005)
Musharaff cannot afford to let the Hasba Bill become law. But if he stymies it, he will lose the MMA support.
- From London To Trehgam-Ii (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Aug 19, 2005)
In modern game of browbeating, belligerence and transgression on the part of some arrogant states (with military hardware and economic power) and the atmosphere of cold war terror and terrorism is becoming a common affair and can be seen effecting mankind
- Hoodwinking Delhi (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 19, 2005)
Khaleda’s self-destructive game
- The Quagmire Called Iraq (Dawn, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Aug 18, 2005)
Identifying the basis of international law, many jurists argue that ‘no benefit can be received from an illegal act’.
- Emptying Guantanamo (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 18, 2005)
The agreement announced last week to repatriate 110 Afghan detainees from Guantanamo Bay Naval Base is a breakthrough of sorts in the thorny problem of managing captives in the war on terrorism.
- Hijack Drill (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2005)
If strident policy pronouncement served as effective deterrent, it might have been worth roundly applauding government’s new formulation for dealing with hijacked aircraft.
- Silence, Race Hatred And Spiel (Indian Express, T V R Shenoy, Aug 18, 2005)
How could 62,040,606 Americans get it so wrong? So wailed a tee-shirt slogan last November.
- Series Of Blasts In Bangla, India Sounds Red Alert Along Border (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2005)
A series of blasts, targetting government installations, ripped through bangladesh on Wednesday killing one person and leaving more than 200 injured.
- Recipe For Disaster (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Aug 18, 2005)
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, South Africa’s recently appointed deputy president, has a sense of humour, so maybe she was just joking. But it was the political equivalent of shouting “fire” in a crowded theatre, what she had to say at a conference in . . .
- The Disintegration Of The Taliban (Deccan Herald, N C Aizenman, Aug 18, 2005)
Several former members of the Taliban have deserted insurgency. Some are even running for parliament
- Israeli Troops Force Settlers Out Of Gaza (Deccan Herald, Neve Dekalim, Aug 18, 2005)
Police scuffled with crowds of protesters, many of whom were non-resident hardliners, while other protesters begged security forces to disobey orders.
- The Importance Of Being China And India (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Aug 18, 2005)
The two neighbours are the focus of a lot of attention in the U.S. and closer home in the East Asian region.
- Government Drags Its Feet On Choosing Idsa Director (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Aug 18, 2005)
Panel of four names with Pranab Mukherjee for the past 7 months
Institute being run by deputy director C. Uday Bhaskar since July 2004
- India And Pak Promoted Missile Race (Daily Excelsior, Uday Shankar Bajpai, Aug 18, 2005)
As a counterpoise to the Indo-US defence cooperation, Pakistan on August 11 test fired an "indigenously developed" cruise missile, named Babur, without any prior intimation to India.
- Hope On The Horizon (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 18, 2005)
Israel has to go beyond the withdrawal of settlers and soldiers from the Gaza strip
- Youthful Dead (Times of India, MUKUL SHARMA, Aug 17, 2005)
Here's good news for people worried about growing old. Recent research has shown that no matter what our chronological birth age may be, our bodies are much younger.
- Secure Ground (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 17, 2005)
Politicians thrive on managing contradictions. Mr Pranab Mukherjee has a well-deserved reputation as a troubleshooter for the Congress party.
- India’S Secret Longing For A Purer Modernity (Telegraph, AMIT CHAUDHURI, Aug 17, 2005)
Amartya Sen has attempted — successfully, I think — to write an erudite but accessible handbook on, and defence of, what is in effect secular Indian modernity (although, tellingly, like other Indians, Sen too isn’t wholly comfortable with the term
- Secure Ground (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2005)
Politicians thrive on managing contradictions. Mr Pranab Mukherjee has a well-deserved reputation as a troubleshooter for the Congress party.
- Bloody Month Of August (Times of India, MAHENDRA VED, Aug 17, 2005)
Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, though a rambling orator, made many incisive observations. One was about his desire to work for a South Asian confederation wherein Indira Gandhi would be the premier,
- Freedom, According To Marx (Indian Express, Balbir K Punj, Aug 17, 2005)
Leftists, crypto-communists, communists and progressives are seen at the forefront of street demonstrations for freedom of expression and freedom of the Press.
- Aceh Deal: A Model For Peace? (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2005)
Hopes for peace are at an all-time high in the troubled Indonesian province of Aceh after the government and GAM rebels signed an agreement reached last month at Helsinki.
- ‘cia Involved In 1975 Bangla Military Coup’ (Deccan Herald, Hassan Shahriar, Aug 17, 2005)
Lawrence Lifschultz’s findings about assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman are being published in Dhaka’s Daily Star and Prothom Alo newspapers.
- Safer Skies (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 17, 2005)
The chain of command should be an effective one
- 'Man And Animals Can Co-Exist' (Deccan Herald, Marianne de Nazareth, Aug 17, 2005)
Like Jim Corbett, Colonel John Wakefield an Indian born Englishman has made India his home and was a pioneer of wildlife tourism in the country. Born in Gaya in 1916,
- The Great Nuclear Handshake (Times of India, K SUBRAHMANYAM, Aug 16, 2005)
Many people in India charge that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh did not get all that he should have in the Washington summit. Similarly, there are voices in Washington which complain that India got all it wanted without giving anything worthwhile in return
- Israel Begins Historic Pull-Out (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Aug 16, 2005)
Residents given two days to leave Gaza and some areas in the West Bank
- Kashmir: The Missed Opportunities (Dawn, Javed Hussain, Aug 16, 2005)
Flushed with victory in the Rann of Kutch in April 1965, Field Marshal Ayub Khan and his confidants thought that the time was ripe for wresting Kashmir . . . .
- Us Threat To Iran: Empty Or Real? (Dawn, Dan Plesch, Aug 16, 2005)
President Bush has reminded us that he is prepared to take military action to prevent Iran acquiring nuclear weapons. On Israeli television recently, he declared that “all options are on the table” if Tehran doesn’t comply with international demands.
- Tackling Hijackers (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 16, 2005)
If tough policies can prevent hijackings, there will be none in India once it adopts the stringent measures cleared by the Cabinet Committee on Security. But that is not how things work in real life.
- The Iranian Assertion (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Aug 16, 2005)
Irans challenge to the West is simple and complex at the same time. At one level, it is asserting its right under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty to use nuclear technology for peaceful purposes.
- Iran Signals Confrontation With West (Hindu, Robert Tait, Aug 16, 2005)
Iran's new President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, on Sunday signalled a sharp move towards ultra-Islamist policies and a readiness to confront the West by naming a hardline Cabinet.
- Awards To Nation Builders (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 16, 2005)
On the auspicious occasion of Independence Day, President Pervez Musharraf, on Sunday, conferred Civil Awards on 192 citizens of Pakistan and 15 foreign nationals for excellence in various fields of activities.
- A Tearful Farewell To Kadirgamar (Hindu, V. S. Sambandan, Aug 16, 2005)
Sri Lankan Prime Minister calls upon all countries to join together to wipe out terrorism
- Justice Delayed And Denied (Tribune, Ranjit Singh Ghuman, Aug 16, 2005)
It seems that the Indian state/government has acquired a high degree of specialisation in procrastination. It is often said that justice delayed is justice denied, but here are both!
- Confrontation Is Not The Way Out (Deccan Herald, Vishal Arora, Aug 16, 2005)
The proposed bill on foreign contributions to NGOs imposes unreasonable restrictions on them
- A Reply To Brahmos: Pakistan (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Aug 16, 2005)
Spokesperson condemns branding it as Islamic cruise missile
Spokesperson condemns branding it as Islamic cruise missile
`EU, Iran should settle row through dialgoue'
70,000 troops deployed on Pakistan-Afghanistan border
- Black Day In Ihk (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 16, 2005)
Kashmiris in occupied Kashmir observed India’s Independence Day on Monday as Black Day to evoke international community’s attention towards unabated State terrorism and massive human rights violations by the Indian occupation forces.
- Minimum Deterrence Is Must (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 16, 2005)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said that the successful test firing of first Cruise Missile Babur manifests Pakistan’s resolve to maintain balance of power in the region to ward off any threat to its sovereignty and security. Speaking at the Corps....
- Enter, The Dragon (Indian Express, Kanti Bajpai, Aug 16, 2005)
China’s extraordinary rise has been documented in many ways. Its economy has been the primary focus of attention, with the astonishing run of growth that we have witnessed over the past two decades.
- Iaf’S Russian Connection (Deccan Herald, Bidanda M Chengappa, Aug 16, 2005)
The Moscow Air Show 2005 (MAKS) that begins on August 16 showcases the strengths and opportunities of the Russian aircraft industry.
- It’S Man Versus Bear (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2005)
Bears are by nature shy creatures but the poaching of bear cubs from the Dharwad forest circle has made these animals dangerous to human beings, writes SHYAM SUNDAR VATTAM.
- Aceh Peace Still Faces Hurdles (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2005)
Government policies will be needed to prevent sabotage of the peace deal
- Every I-Day, I Cry With Pain’ (Deccan Herald, BALA CHAUHAN, Aug 16, 2005)
Her voice is choked and her eyes are streaming with tears that just wouldn’t stop. A pause, a silence, pregnant with the memories that today completed 58 years, along with the one of Independence.
- Private Patriotism (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 15, 2005)
Independence as state of mind, not mind of state
- From Pity To Fear (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 15, 2005)
How western perceptions of India have changed?
- Patriot Act (Times of India, Amrith Lal, Aug 15, 2005)
With apologies to Marx, patriotism is the opium of the masses. No one understands it better than the nation state. As practised in our times, it is religion at its worst.
- Blindness No Bar To Officer Post In Banks, Says Sc (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 15, 2005)
The apex court has approved of a jawan’s discharge from the army as he repeatedly overstayed his leave.
- Mangal Pandey, Raj Nostalgia And Neo-Liberalism (Deccan Herald, A J Thomas, Aug 15, 2005)
Barrackpore played out in microcosm some of the most noted features of the uprising of 1857: defiance, bloodshed and retribution
- Kalam For 'Energy Independence' (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 15, 2005)
The President said it is essential for the country to produce enough power to meet all its needs within 25 years.
- Centre Unveils New Anti-Hijack Policy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 15, 2005)
Negotiations will only relate to safety of passengers: Pranab
- British Foreign Office Plotted To Kill Netaji In 1941, Says Historian (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 15, 2005)
The British Foreign Office had ordered the assassination of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in March 1941 during his great escape from India and reconfirmed the order in June 1941,
- A Pioneering Tea Wage Pact (Hindu, Indrani Dutta, Aug 15, 2005)
The new settlement has diluted the job norms through some exceptions
The pact transcends traditional areas of employee concern to look at larger industry issues
- Chandrika To Renew Efforts For Devolution (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Aug 15, 2005)
Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga on Sunday said she would "redouble" her efforts to provide for political devolution to find an end to the island-nation's decades-long separatist conflict.
- Death Of A Master Diplomat (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 15, 2005)
The assassination of Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar is a monstrous act of terrorist aggression against the Sri Lankan state and against the ceasefire supposedly in place.
- Blind To Nepal’S Republican Trends (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Aug 15, 2005)
A political paradigm shift is taking place in Nepal. The people of Nepal are questioning every assumption — from the institution of the monarchy to the role of the political parties and the Maoist agenda. Nothing is as it was six months ago.
- Guaranteeing Action For Employment (Hindu, Aruna Roy & Nikhil Dey, Aug 15, 2005)
The Employment Guarantee Act can provide the basis of a permanent social security system, and even act as an instrument for planned and equitable rural development.
- Govt Unveils Anti-Hijack Policy (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 15, 2005)
The policy, which rules out negotiations with hijackers and provides for death penalty to them, has been welcomed by all political parties.
- Truth And Reconciliation (Tribune, Brig H.S. Sodhi, Aug 15, 2005)
The assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was an unfortunate and sad event. This was, however, built into Operation Bluestar. This operation, and some other political events of the same period, was the outcome of the usual political mindset of wan
- Bush Raises Option Of Using Force Against Iran (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2005)
The psychological offensive to make Iran halt its nuclear power programme is intensified by President Bush
- Last Train From Pakistan (Deccan Herald, Dinesh Kumar, Aug 14, 2005)
14 August, 1947. 11:00 hours. My parents, my siblings and I boarded a tonga with a bare trunk under our feet.
- An Army Affair (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 14, 2005)
Despite myriad hearings, investigations and prominent trials of privates and specialists, no commissioned officer has received serious punishment for any of the many confirmed cases of prisoner mistreatment in Iraq,
- Pakistan Was Not The End In Itself (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 14, 2005)
The nation is celebrating its 58th Independence anniversary today amidst mixed feelings of success and failure on different counts during the last six decades.
- Shaukat Markets Pakistan Well (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 14, 2005)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has concluded his visit to Japan and Hong Kong with a grand success in marketing Pakistan for trade and investment.
- Troubled Times (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 14, 2005)
The monster of terrorism stalks the land as Pakistan celebrates the 58th anniversary of its independence today.
- Need For Strategy (Statesman, JR MUKHERJEE, Aug 14, 2005)
Increasing people to people contact between India and Pakistan, talk shows on the electronic media, articles in the media and pressure from countries across the globe are steadily creating an influential group of our citizens that favour a peaceful . . .
- One Too Many (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 14, 2005)
Without seeking to challenge the latest scientific pronouncement that men really find it difficult to hear what women are saying, it would be worth drawing attention to the plight of a lorry driver in Malaysia,
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