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Articles 12621 through 12720 of 26693:
- Join Brazil In Planting Oil (Hindu, LUIZ INACIO LULA DA SILVA, Mar 08, 2006)
The 21st century will be marked by a crucial debate: how can we make economic and social development compatible with the preservation of our natural environment?
- A Landmark Deal Between (Daily Excelsior, K.N. Pandita, Mar 08, 2006)
The nuclear deal between the strongest and the largest democracy in the world essentially stems from 9/11. No doubt it has come belatedly, but certainly it reflects mature statesmanship of highest level.
- Low-Intensity War In Balochistan (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 08, 2006)
"Don't push us," President Pervez Musharraf warned in January last year, after an attack by Baloch insurgents on a gas refinery in Sui disrupted steel and fertiliser production across Pakistan for more than a month.
- A Matter Of Confidence (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2006)
No individual can be bigger than the institution. And so it is in the case of the Election Commission, which first grabbed the public mindspace when TN Seshan began disciplining political parties across the country.
- Full Circle? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Mar 08, 2006)
Who was the leader to have accompanied United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi during her meeting with US President George W. Bush in the national capital recently? Dr Karan Singh is the answer.
- Breaking The Mould? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 08, 2006)
Among the points raised by President Pervez Musharraf during his talk with editors on Monday and earlier in his CNN interview was his criticism of the ‘India-centric’ attitude in Pakistan.
- Ec Sends Notice To Minister (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2006)
The Election Commission has served notices on Assam Minister of State for Panchayat and Rural Development Ripun Bora and Congress legislator Haren Das asking them to show cause by 5 p.m. on Wednesday why action should not be taken against them . . .
- Senate Surprises (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 08, 2006)
Monday's voting by the provincial assemblies brings to a close the election to 45 seats of the Senate. Predictably, the government and its allied parties are the main beneficiaries, together gaining more seats than they had lost in the ballot . . .
- Kalam’S Decision On Jaya Likely Today (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2006)
J. Abdul Kalam consulted legal and constitutional experts on the issue of disqualification of Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan following the opinion by the Election Commission, she sent a letter to Dr Kalam requesting him to seek a fresh opinion . . .
- Mdmk Shifts Camp — Is It Advantage Aiadmk? (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Mar 08, 2006)
With Mr Vaiko walking out of the DMK-led alliance to the AIADMK, Ms Jayalalithaa appears first off the block in the race to the Tamil Nadu Assembly. For the DMK it appears to be a double whammy as now the other allies may demand more seats.
- Sc Allows Development Of Mumbai Mill Lands (Business Line, J. Venkatesan, Mar 08, 2006)
Plan does not violate BIFR requirements'; HC order set aside
- Marxist Miff (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Mar 08, 2006)
West Bengal’s ruling Left Front is livid at the Election Commission of India’s insistence on enforcement of the ban on wall writing by political parties. In earlier elections, the ban was enforced fitfully.
- Side Trips On A Visit To India (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Mar 08, 2006)
More than four years after a US-led invasion force delivered to Afghanistan the gifts of freedom and democracy, the man behind the enterprise finally plucked up the courage for a quick trip to Kabul.
- What’S In It For The Us? (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Mar 08, 2006)
“What is in it for America?” That was how the national security adviser, M. K. Narayanan, reacted after the Bush administration proposed the nuclear deal to the Indians at Blair House, the official guest house of the American president, during the . . .
- King Refuses To Listen (Tribune, Maj-Gen Ashok Mehta (retd), Mar 08, 2006)
The call was from Nepal. “Dang-Ghorai has given the first martyr of Nepal’s third revolution.
- Finances In Good Health (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 08, 2006)
Budget not as populist as feared
- House Proud (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 08, 2006)
There is something strange about the political centre of a republic being divided into upper and lower.
- No Fresh Taxes In Punjab Budget (Tribune, Sarbjit Dhaliwal, Mar 08, 2006)
With an eye on the coming Assembly elections in Punjab, the Finance Minister, Mr Surinder Singla, today presented a tax free Budget having a total outlay of Rs 27,791.87 crore. The revenue deficit will be Rs 1,390 crore.
- Judicious Double Standards (Washington Post, Richard Cohen, Mar 07, 2006)
Back behind my high school one day, we all assembled to watch a fistfight. To my immense pleasure, a bully was being bested by his victim.
- India: An Emerging Power — Ishtiaq Ahmed (Daily Times, Ishtiaq Ahmed, Mar 07, 2006)
In material terms, India has embarked, in a very determined way, upon the path taken by Japan and Germany after World War II to find their fortune in world affairs by developing their industrial strength and technological base.
- General Musharraf’S Salvo On Afghanistan (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Mar 07, 2006)
On the touchstone of newsworthiness, the US cable news channel CNN could not have caught General Pervez Musharraf for an interview at a more opportune time.
- Us ‘Trapped’ India Into Signing Nuclear Deal: Rashid (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 07, 2006)
Information Minister Sheikh Rashid has said India has been "trapped" by the US into signing a nuclear deal and that the deal will not effect Pakistan.
- And The Great Game Goes On — Uri Avnery (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Mar 07, 2006)
And now, with one stroke, Putin has changed everything. Inviting Hamas to Moscow was a gambit of genius: it didn’t cost anything, and it put Russia back on the map of the Middle East.
- Avoid Too Many Fronts (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 07, 2006)
AT least 46 militants and five Pakistani soldiers were killed in one of the heaviest clashes in North Waziristan Agency. It’s reported that fighting erupted Saturday afternoon when the militants occupied some government buildings in Miranshah . . .
- Through The Third Eye (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Mar 07, 2006)
It was nice to see the alacrity with which Union home minister Shivraj Patil accepted Sonia Gandhi’s suggestions for witness protection in the wake of the acquittal of all the accused including Manu Sharma, son of a Haryana minister, in the Jessica. . ..
- Analysis - India-U.S. Ties Surge But Some Mistrust Lingers (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Mar 07, 2006)
A successful visit to India by U.S. President George W. Bush has dramatically bolstered ties between the two countries but decades of mistrust will not be erased overnight
- Bush Puts Cold War Legacy Behind (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Mar 07, 2006)
President Bush’s visit to South Asia has made it clear that Islamabad can no longer expect parity with India in the American strategy for the region.
- Facts Are Sacred (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 07, 2006)
It was to huge saffron protests that the Justice U.C. Banerjee Committee appointed by the Railway Ministry presented, in January 2005, its interim report on the Godhra train calamity.
- Let The Iaea Do Its Work On Iran (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Mar 07, 2006)
Involving the U.N. Security Council will escalate the nuclear crisis and reduce the scope for dialogue and negotiation. India must disassociate itself from any such move.
- Dealing With Hamas (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 07, 2006)
Hamas does not appear to be in any hurry to re-examine its policy towards Israel.
- Airport Ii On Radar (Telegraph, SIMI KAMBOJ, Mar 07, 2006)
In five to seven years, Calcutta may have its second international airport, equipped with two runways and a capacity to handle 4.5 million passengers a year.
- Congress Violating Code: Assam Opposition (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 07, 2006)
EC in State to assess preparations The parties expressed apprehension that the Congress might resort to rigging
Opposition parties in Assam complained to the Election Commission on Monday that the Congress was violating the model code of conduct.
- Living With The Kiwis (Telegraph, ADRITA MUKHERJEE, Mar 07, 2006)
For an émigré, settling into a new country is a process that goes on for a lifetime
- Plain-Speaking In Pindi (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 07, 2006)
US gives up the parity theme
THE just concluded visit of Mr George W. Bush to South Asia has proved to be path-breaking.
- Extreme States (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 07, 2006)
Leftwing politics is notorious for partisan wars. This is fundamentally due to the importance of violence in leftist ideology.
- Economic Condition Of Muslims (Hindu, Mujibur Rehman, Mar 07, 2006)
Offers insight into the current socio-economic status of Urdu-speaking Indian Muslims
- Hp Thinks Of Women (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 07, 2006)
Concern about sex ratio is welcome
WHAT Finance Minister P. Chidambaram is attempting at the national level, Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh is trying to do in Himachal Pradesh: implementing gender budgeting.
- Sonia Too Holds Office Of Profit: Mulayam (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 07, 2006)
Reacting to the Election Commission's recommendation seeking disqualification of Jaya Bachchan from the Rajya Sabha membership, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav on Monday said even Congress party president Sonia Gandhi was holding . . .
- Friends, Not Allies (Telegraph, Chandrashekhar Dasgupta, Mar 07, 2006)
An entente with the US does not compromise India’s independent, or non-aligned, foreign policy, argues Chandrashekhar Dasgupta The author is former ambassador to China
- Ec To Be Approached For Wage Revision (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 07, 2006)
Leader of the Opposition requested to accompany Finance Minister
- Ec Urges Jaya's Removal From Rs (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 07, 2006)
The Election Commission on Monday recommended the disqualification of Jaya Bachchan from Rajya Sabha on a complaint from a Congress worker, even as Rashtrapati Bhavan referred to the poll watchdog a petition seeking similar action against Samajwadi Party
- Watch A Space Called Tamil Nadu (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Mar 07, 2006)
Of the five states going into election mode, it is Tamil Nadu that will most affect national politics.
- Oh India! Do Not Beat Around This Bush (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 07, 2006)
It is too early for us to rejoice at the fact that Bush visit has turned out to be in India’s favour.
- Bush Readies To Play Hardball (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Mar 07, 2006)
In the US an argument rearing its head is that the deal will make it much harder for Washington to counter arguments from other countries
- Breaking No Ground (Indian Express, KENNETH TURAN, Mar 07, 2006)
Sometimes you win by losing, and nothing has proved what a powerful, taboo-breaking, necessary film Brokeback Mountain was more than its loss Sunday night to Crash in the Oscar best picture category.
- Mass Distraction (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 07, 2006)
In UP, a new votebank strategy that can end up linking foreign policy to identity politics
- Talabani Calls Parliament’S First Meeting On March 12 (Indian Express, FARIS AL-MEHDAWI, Mar 07, 2006)
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said on Monday he would convene Parliament in six days, but political wrangling and violence means there is little chance of forming a government of national unity any time soon.
- Mdmk's Departure Takes Centre Stage At Dmk Meet (Hindu, R.K. Radhakrishnan, Mar 07, 2006)
NEWSANALYSIS While not mentioning Vaiko's exit, the party assessed the damage The DMK's ninth State Conference was an opportunity for the party to kick-start its election campaign with a massive show of strength
- Of Mergers And Demergers (Deccan Herald, VINOD VYASULU, Mar 07, 2006)
A metropolitan planning committee may be better than merging the CMCs
- Foreign Policy Approach Against Cmp And Security Interest, Says Cpi(m) (Hindu, K. V. PRASAD, Mar 07, 2006)
"Sum total of Bush's visit was to draw India closer into U.S. strategic plans in Asia"
India will have to pay unacceptable price for nuclear deal
Tie-up will trigger more American demands
Wrong to see nuclear deal in isolation from emerging alliance
- Tn Kaleidoscope (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 07, 2006)
The alliance between the ruling AIADMK and the MDMK for the May 8 Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu is yet another proof of the adage that politics is the art of the possible.
- Colossal Beauty (Deccan Herald, Jyothi Natarajan, Mar 07, 2006)
Nature in the Himalayas is spectacularly different from the rest of India.
Thanks to bad Bangalore roads, I was able to withstand the most tortuous tour through the Char Dhams of Uttaranchal. You may not believe the legend that the Dhams . . .
- I Am Not Anti-It: Kumaraswamy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 07, 2006)
`Advent of IT and BT firms has raised the cost of living in Bangalore'
Promises
Government to implement scheme for meritorious girl students
Scheme for bright students from poor families also being planned
- Much Hard Work Lies Ahead (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Mar 07, 2006)
India-US deal
The US-India deal stands out as the harbinger of a new era of trust and faith between an established world power and a putative one. But the easy part is over. Ahead lies the painstaking work both on the technical and diplomatic . . .
- 62 Opposition Members Suspended In A.P. House (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 07, 2006)
Sripadsagar project tenders rock Assembly again
- Bridging The Indo-Us Nuclear Divide (Daily Excelsior, Abhijit Patwardhan, Mar 07, 2006)
The US president, George W. Bush, and prime minister Manmohan Singh signed the civil nuclear deal, which will go a long way to meet India's growing energy needs.
- Bjp Slams Upa For Disrupting Parliament (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 07, 2006)
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday criticised the United Progressive Alliance constituents for disrupting Parliamentary proceedings vis-à-vis the Banerjee Committee report on burning coaches of the Sabarmati Express at Godhra in Gujarat in 2002.
- In Pakistan (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Mar 07, 2006)
What is the perception outside the ruling establishment in Pakistan of United States President George W. Bush's visit to the neighbouring country? One and all seem to be angry that their President Pervez Musharraf's claim of enhanced influence of Pakistan
- Dividing To Rule (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Mar 07, 2006)
Yakub Qureishi can’t lead India’s Muslims. Muslim leaders must realise this
- Sri Lanka Hardliners Back Govt After Rebel Talks (Reuters, Peter Apps, Mar 07, 2006)
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse's hardline Buddhist and Marxist allies agreed to keep backing his government on Monday despite concerns over talks with Tamil Tiger rebels.
- Spurious Friendship-Ii (Statesman, BP SAHA, Mar 07, 2006)
The Congress top brass is keen to avoid a confrontation with Left parties in spite of provocation.
- Left Flays Indo-Us Strategic Partnership (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 07, 2006)
The Indo-US strategic partnership today came in for sharp criticism from the Left parties who charged the UPA government with deviating from an "independent foreign policy" outlined in the Common Minimum programme of the ruling alliance backed by them.
- Tn:mdmk, Aiadmk Tie Up For Pondy Polls (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 07, 2006)
MDMK today extended its alliance with the AIADMK for the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections to the polls in neighbouring Union Territory of Pondichery too.
- Talabani Summons Parliament, Bomb Kills Children (Reuters, FARIS AL-MEHDAWI, Mar 07, 2006)
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said on Monday he would convene parliament in six days, but political wrangling means a government of national unity is unlikely to be formed any time soon.
- Bush's Journey To India (US News & World Report, Thomas Omestad, Mar 06, 2006)
Where, in a world rife with anti-Americanism, can you find most people owning up to warm feelings for the Bush administration? One of those few places is here, in the South Asian giant of India, where President Bush arrives this week to mark . . .
- Sonia Wants Tn ‘Freed’ From Jaya’S Clutches (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2006)
Attacking the Opposition chief ministers for making “false claims” that the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme was theirs, Congress president Mrs Sonia Gandhi today said the scheme was fully funded by the UPA government.
- Poll Fraud Twist To Manila Talks With Rebels (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2006)
Any talks between President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and restive soldiers on defusing the political crisis must include the issue of the involvement of generals in probable fraud in the May 2004 election.
- Us Envoy Upbeat About Nuclear Deal With India (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2006)
The civilian nuclear cooperation deal with India will get "positive attention" from lawmakers in the United States, the US ambassador to New Delhi said in an interview aired Sunday.
- Urban Renewal (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 06, 2006)
Further friction in Centre-State equation
It is a crippling blow on the eve of the elections. Kolkata is the loser with the Centre’s decision not to release funds under the National Urban Renewal Mission for traffic and transport.
- Hamas Leader Unconcerned By Threats To Funds (Reuters, Nidal Al-Mughrabi, Mar 06, 2006)
Hamas is not worried by Western threats to cut funding to the Palestinian Authority once it forms a new government because it is certain of getting money elsewhere, the group's leader said on Sunday.
- Bush Rejects Pak's Demand For N-Deal » (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2006)
In a blunt rejection of Pakistan's demand for a civilian nuclear deal on the lines he clinched with India, US President George W Bush on Saturday said the two countries had different needs and different histories.
- U.S. Denies Iraq Pullout Plan, Impasse Continues (Reuters, Ibon Villelabeitia, Mar 06, 2006)
The U.S. military denied British newspaper reports on Sunday that it planned to pull its forces from Iraq early next year, saying the stories, sourced to senior British defence officials, were "completely false".
- Bush Convinced Of Pakistan Commitment In Terror War (Reuters, Tabassum Zakaria, Mar 06, 2006)
U.S. President George W. Bush said on Saturday he was convinced of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's commitment to the "war on terror" despite the violence and presence of militants in the country.
- Maoist Rebels Attack Nepal Town, Free Prisoners (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2006)
Hundreds of Maoist rebels raided a town in eastern Nepal, bombing government buildings and freeing dozens of prisoners from a local jail, officials said on Monday.
- Clear Message (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Mar 06, 2006)
United States President George W. Bush's visit to the sub-continent has sent a few clear messages.
- No Threat To Mulayam Govt (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2006)
:Dismissing any immediate threat to Mulayam Singh Yadav Government in Uttar Pradesh in the wake of the High Court ruling setting aside the split in BSP whose 40 rebel MLAs support him, Rashtriya Lok Dal president Ajit Singh today, whose partly of . . .
- Cleaning Up (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 06, 2006)
The Election Commission has a constitutional obligation to clean up the electoral system.
- Democracy Is Pakistan's Future: Us President » (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2006)
US President George W Bush said on Saturday that democracy was important for fighting extremism in Pakistan.
- Decision To Lift Military Rule By 2007: Musharraf » (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2006)
Asserting that he has introduced the essence of democracy in Pakistan for the first time, President Pervez Musharraf on Saturday said that the country's Constitution had allowed him to wear the military uniform until 2007 and he will take a decision . . .
- Capitol Hill Cautious (Hindustan Times, S Rajagopalan, Mar 06, 2006)
In a pointer to the tough road ahead, the Indo-US nuke deal has evoked a mixed reaction on Capitol Hill, even as the non-proliferation lobby upped its ante by urging Congress not to approve the arrangement in its present form.
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