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Articles 14121 through 14220 of 26693:
- Ponm Demands Halt To ‘Army’ Operation In Balochistan (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 01, 2006)
The Pakistan Oppressed Nations Movement (PONM) demanded on Tuesday that the "military operation against civilians" should be stopped forthwith in Balochistan, alleging that the establishment is strengthening the Sardari system in the province.
- London Moot Pledges Support To Afghanistan (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 01, 2006)
Afghanistan set out a plan on Tuesday to tackle problems from opium production to corruption and terrorism, as envoys from more than 60 nations pledged they would help the shattered nation along the road to peace and self-sufficiency.
- Diplomatic Wisdom (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Feb 01, 2006)
Indian diplomacy has, almost accidentally, shown some wisdom. The King of Saudi Arabia should have been long ago invited to be Chief Guest on Republic Day.
- Jobless In J&k (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 01, 2006)
Treat it as a national responsibility
Unemployment is a matter of serious concern everywhere, more so in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Lawyers Not Above The Law (Tribune, P.P. Rao, Feb 01, 2006)
All democratic institutions in our country, be they constitutional, statutory or voluntary, are facing the same problem — quality of leadership.
- Need To Build More Ponds (Tribune, Sanjida O Connell, Feb 01, 2006)
Creating a pond in our garden was a fantastic way to impress the neighbours. Usually disapproving of our city ways, 70-year-old Albert’s eyes lit up when he caught his first glimpse of a broad-bodied chaser.
- The Uniform Issue (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 01, 2006)
By any standards it is a shocking statement. Speaking at the foundation laying ceremony of a girls’ college in Rawalpindi on Monday,
- Post-Poll Prospects In Palestine (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 01, 2006)
Earthquake: that was the commonest metaphor deployed by an evidently shaken international media in describing last week’s Hamas landslide in the occupied as well as the unilaterally abandoned Palestinian territories.
- Hamas At The Crossroads (Dawn, Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Feb 01, 2006)
Belying the predictions of experts and the results of exit polls, the Hamas, formally known as the Islamic Resistance Movement, scored an overwhelming victory, garnering 76 of the 132 seats in the Palestinian legislature and bringing to an end the . . .
- All Form And No Matter (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Feb 01, 2006)
It would be odd if Buta Singh were to echo Marilyn Monroe's reputed line: "If you are looking for a scapegoat, here I am". The Bihar dissolution case — no less the Supreme Court's judgment on it — is drowned in politics.
- Religious Tolerance (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 01, 2006)
Have you noticed how every nation, every society and every individual often claim that tolerance of political, religious and social views of others is a cardinal feature of their culture?
- Before The Dream Sours (Telegraph, Raoji Bandodkar, Feb 01, 2006)
India would do better to attend to the more press- ing domestic problems than try to join the UN high table uninvited, argues Raoji Bandodkar
- Women Power (Daily Excelsior, Vijay Satokar, Feb 01, 2006)
Harshini Kanekar is like any other neighbourhood young girl. What makes her special, however, is that she is the first woman to have opted for and successfully selected to become a fire engineer. Harshini would be the first woman fireman . . .
- Shaukat Too Should Reshuffle His Cabinet (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Feb 01, 2006)
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has reshuffled his Cabinet and quite a few ministers have been laid off apparently in a bid to avoid growing public criticism on account of their misconduct and corruption.
- In Defence Of Larger Interests (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 31, 2006)
The 104th Constitution Amendment Act should survive the apex court’s basic structure review and be declared valid, argues Sudhir Krishnaswamy The author is a doctoral candidate at Oxford University and is presently completing a dissertation on . . .
- Please Change The Topic (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Jan 31, 2006)
Having bad-mouthed Sonia Gandhi for decades, having been personal and superficial in the public political discourse, having projected irrelevant issues on the national agenda, having been unable to debate and find solutions to the real problems . . .
- All About Terror (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 31, 2006)
Two developments have taken place in the world which concern terrorism but are different in nature and content.
- Wali Khan (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 31, 2006)
He had the courage of conviction
It is said that nothing grows under a banyan tree. The same is believed to be true of a towering leader, whose progenies are generally no patch on his greatness.
- Failing The Test (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 31, 2006)
Making the right choice of allies is crucial to electoral politics. There was nothing right about Ms Mamata Banerjee’s idea of a mahajot, or a grand alliance, against the left in the coming polls in Bengal.
- All Change (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 31, 2006)
Blessings often come heavily disguised as setbacks. The Congress is possibly experiencing such a blessing in Karnataka and is failing to recognize it as such.
- Privileges And Perils (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Jan 31, 2006)
Shortly after presenting his credentials in Rashtrapati Bhavan several years ago, an American ambassador invited his fellow heads of diplomatic missions for breakfast at his residence in Chanakyapuri.
- U.N. For Asean Role In Myanmar (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Jan 31, 2006)
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan is understood to have suggested that the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) encourage the military-ruled Myanmar to move towards democracy, according to Malaysia.
- Multi-Headed Evil (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 31, 2006)
Just imagine the following scenarios: (a). a corporation from the State awards contract for certain work in the national capital to a firm based in this city.
- Ongc Net Up 11%, Strikes Brazil Deal (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 31, 2006)
India’s most valuable company, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC) on Monday reported a better-than-expected 11 per cent rise in quarterly profit and said it had struck a deal to acquire ExxonMobil Corp’s stake in a Brazilian oil project.
- Ysr Sets Conditions For Free Power (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 31, 2006)
Asks farmers to install capacitors, foot-valves by March 31
- Lifting The Veil From The U.N. Security Council (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Jan 31, 2006)
An able chronicle of the U.N.'s exertions, from Iraq and Bosnia to Rwanda and Haiti
- New Threats From Al-Qaida (Daily Excelsior, P. Bhattacharya, Jan 31, 2006)
In the event of recent proclamations of Osama bin Laden threatening the US, each of the items in the increasing din of news reports of prisoner abuse is a public relations windfall for the Al Qaeda, in the same way the Vietnam War . . .
- A Good-Looking Future At Davos (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 31, 2006)
But how comfortable can business get in a turbulent political environment?
- N-Proliferation Can’T Be Ignored (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Jan 31, 2006)
India is in a difficult position in respect of the possible resolution that may come up before the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna on February 2.
- Bal Thackeray Stands Rejected, Diminished (Tribune, Shiv Kumar, Jan 31, 2006)
As he stood up on stage in Mumbai last week to celebrate his 80th birthday, Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray could not have missed the sprawling ruins his pet project has turned into.
- A Case Of Missed Possibilities (Indian Express, R. VENKATARAMAN, Jan 31, 2006)
Holding that the dissolution of the duly elected Bihar legislative assembly in March last year was ‘‘unconstitutional’’, the Supreme Court, vide a 3:2 majority of a five-judge full Constitution bench has come down heavily upon the then governor, . . .
- Discovery’S New Show: Us, Pak & The Hunt For Al-Qaeda (Indian Express, TONY PERRY, Jan 31, 2006)
Politics, it is said, makes strange bed-fellows. So too does the fight against Al-Qaeda. The first part of a top-notch two-hour documentary, The new Al-Qaeda—Frontline Pakistan and Jihad.com, on the Discovery Times Channel, examines the marriage . . .
- Pakistan Opposes Unsc Referral (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 31, 2006)
FO says Indian firms among 300 companies involved in N-proliferation
Foreign Office spokesperson Tasneem Aslam on Monday said Pakistan was against referring the Iranian nuclear issue to the United Nations Security Council and sought resolution . . .
- Sonia Could Learn From Atal (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Jan 31, 2006)
It was an all-Congress show at Sunday’s swearing-in ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Shibu Soren and Prem Chand Gupta were the lone representatives from the allies in the long line of those waiting to take the ministerial oath.
- Maoists Shoot Candidate In Fortress Kathmandu (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 31, 2006)
Maoist guerrillas today launched a daring attack on a mayoral candidate, who is contesting the February 8 municipal elections, in the heavily-guarded Kathmandu valley.
- Diplomatic Wisdom (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jan 31, 2006)
Indian diplomacy has, almost accidentally, shown some wisdom. The King of Saudi Arabia should have been long ago invited to be Chief Guest on Republic Day.
- Iran To India: Lng Price We Signed On Is No Longer Valid (Indian Express, Amitav Ranjan, Jan 31, 2006)
Last October, Tehran linked its energy dialogue to India’s nuclear diplomacy asking New Delhi to “compensate (its) past default (voting against Iran) by supporting Iran in the next meeting of the IAEA board of governors in November.
- ``Al Fatah Must Reinvent Itself'' (Hindu, SANDEEP DIKSHIT, Jan 31, 2006)
"Poll verdict was against administration"
Palestinian Authority has failed to tone up quality of life
Many people are unhappy with the peace process
- Ministry Expansion May Trigger A Crisis In Janata Dal (Secular) (Hindu, S. Rajendran, Jan 31, 2006)
Prakash and Sindhia likely to spell out their stance after Kumaraswamy is sworn in
- Shackling India’S Nuclear Dreams (Deccan Herald, K Subrahmanya, Jan 31, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is convinced that the July 18, 2005 Indo-US civil nuclear agreement, when implemented, will go a long way in addressing the country’s growing energy needs; But the scientific community is divided on the pact.
- Apollo Buys Dunlop, S.Africa (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 31, 2006)
The all-cash deal is valued at Rs. 290 cr.; acquires two companies
Deal includes 47 p.c. holding in National Tyres, Harare
Neeraj Kanwar is new Joint Managing Director
- Gowda Mulls Action Against Son (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 31, 2006)
According to sources close to Mr Gowda, the former prime minister will propose to the Party National Council to either suspend or expel his son and a few other prominent MLAs, who have joined hands with the BJP.
- Upa At Centre, Jdf In State? (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 31, 2006)
With an UPA and an NDA at the Centre, will there be a JDF in the State?
- India In A Fix Over Iran Vote (Deccan Herald, K Subrahmanya, Jan 31, 2006)
Top officials in the Prime Minister’s Office and External Affairs Ministry maintained that the government was “yet to take a decision” on the IAEA vote.
- Hamas Victory Sparks Debate In Kashmir (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Jan 31, 2006)
The triumph of Hamas in the recent Palestinian elections has created a buzz in militancy-affected Jammu and Kashmir.
- Goodbye Paris, Hello Chad (Dawn, Walter Russell Mead, Jan 31, 2006)
About 100 seasoned US state department officials recently got perhaps the nastiest shock of their professional lives.
- Detach Politics And Economics (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Jan 31, 2006)
If Pakistan allows the Kashmir issue to stymie its trade with India, it could get isolated in the region
- The Constitution: Who, If Anybody, Is Supreme? (Hindu, K.N. Hari Kumar, Jan 31, 2006)
Interpretation of the Constitution is inevitable. And, in the current situation, the people are likely to place greater faith in the judiciary than in their elected representatives.
- Rajasekhara Reddy Sets Terms For Free Power (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 31, 2006)
Asks farmers to install capacitors, foot-valves by March 31
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy has said farmers must install capacitors and frictionless foot-valves before March 31 this year to be eligible for supply of free . . .
- Choosing Ministers A Tough Task For Bjp In Karnataka (Hindu, Alladi Jayasri , Jan 31, 2006)
Top brass trying to accommodate all "deserving candidates"
The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) ministry-making exercise in Karnataka seems to be running into rough weather.
- Benazir To Return To Pakistan For 2007 Polls (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 31, 2006)
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has said she plans to return to Pakistan from her self-imposed exile in time for the next elections in 2007, even if it means risking arrest.
- Benazir Bhutto To Return To Pakistan In '07 (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 31, 2006)
Pakistani leader Benazir Bhutto has said that she plans to return to Pakistan ahead of the next general election in 2007, even if it means risking arrest.
- Steel Raider Mittal On French Charm Offensive (Reuters, Marcel Michelson, Jan 31, 2006)
Steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal fought on Monday to contain a French political storm over his company's $23 billion bid for rival Arcelor as the Luxembourg-based steel firm dug in for a long takeover battle.
- Putin Faces Press On Economy, Democracy (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 31, 2006)
President Vladimir Putin is expected to put a positive spin on Russia's record last year at a news conference on Tuesday, but could also face questions about his long-term strategy and commitment to democracy.
- Wipro Eyes Double Digit Revenue Growth In Japan (Reuters, Natsuko Waki, Jan 31, 2006)
Wipro, India's third-largest software exporter, expects to boost revenues in Japan by 40 percent a year in the next 5 years, the chairman of the company said on Friday.
- Israel Plunges Me Into Deeper Crisis (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 31, 2006)
Acting Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has ruled out contacts with Hamas-led Palestinian Government, while its Defence Minister threatened to ‘liquidate’ Hamas militants. With the latest comments, Israel has shown no signs of backing down . . .
- Help Sought For Peaceful Nuclear Technology: Govt Committed To Gas Pipeline Project: Kasuri (Dawn, Arshad Sharif, Jan 31, 2006)
Foreign minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri on Monday asked the international community not to adopt a discriminatory approach toward Pakistan but to help it acquire nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.
- N-Ties Not Linked With Democracy, Says Fo (Dawn, Qudssia Akhlaque, Jan 31, 2006)
Pakistan on Monday made it clear that while it was cooperating with the international community in the war against terrorism the effective measures it had taken to fight this scourge were primarily prompted by its own national interest.
- Unemployment Touches New Heights (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Jan 31, 2006)
Over three lakh candidates apply for 5,000 posts
- Spurious Wrath (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jan 31, 2006)
As state secretary, Anil Biswas must sustain the morale of his cadre against all kinds of opposition.
- Don’T Cut Aid: Hamas (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 31, 2006)
A top Hamas leader promised today that foreign aid would go only toward helping ordinary Palestinians — not to attacks on Israel — and said a Hamas government was ready to have its spending monitored.
- Keep Cmp In Mind (The Financial Express, GURUDAS DASGUPTA, Jan 31, 2006)
The Cabinet expansion is alright with us, but the newly chosen must not forget the promises made in the Common Mini-mum Programme (CMP) of the government and should take steps which are pro-poor.
- Time For Candour (Hindu, KESAVA MENON, Jan 31, 2006)
Argues that any religion can degenerate if its tenets are not subjected to constant scrutiny
- No Ally Interested In Coalition Government: Karunanidhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 31, 2006)
DPA may complete talks on seats sharing before the DMK conference in March
- The Reforms Debate (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jan 31, 2006)
A timely account of the intellectual ferment in the Arab world and the attempts of governments to cope politically and intellectually with the new challenges
- Space Exploration (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 31, 2006)
Human exploration of space is such an epic notion, conjuring images of both a science-fiction future and a real-life history of giant steps for mankind, that it’s hard not to be swept up in the romance.
- Post-Election Crisis (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 31, 2006)
Unless common sense prevails all around, there is every possibility that Palestine could descend into chaos.
- Towards A New Society-Nature Model (Business Line, Jayanta Bandyopadhyay, Jan 31, 2006)
Attainment of higher economic growth rate on a sustainable basis presupposes a clearer understanding of the sensitive links between economic activities and the natural environment.
- Stove It, Mr Mulford (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jan 31, 2006)
Ambassador David Mulford used to be a successful banker before taking up his current job at the US embassy in India. It would be a good idea for him to go back to banking. He is not doing a particularly good job of advancing his country’s . . .
- Pakistan Is Losing Ground (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Jan 31, 2006)
During his recent visit to Washington, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz spoke repeatedly about the openness of the economy he and his economic team manage.
- Us Looking To Share Afghan ‘Burden’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 31, 2006)
* European diplomat says US ‘systematically’ trying to push security expenditure into the international Afghan budget
- Cautious Shuffle (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jan 31, 2006)
Shuffles in a council of ministers are largely a mix of political necessity and some experimentation with administrative fit. So it is with Sunday’s new permutations in the Manmohan Singh-led council. If people were expecting bold changes, they shouldn’t
- Musharraf Will Stay In Uniform After 2007: Cm (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 31, 2006)
* Elahi confident Musharraf will get second term as president
* Says Punjab fully behind president
- Observer Status At The Oic (Dawn, Ghayoor Ahmed, Jan 31, 2006)
Prior to his departure for India to attend its Republic Day parade on January 26 as chief guest, Saudi King Abdullah gave an interview to a private Indian TV channel.
- Iran Already Has The Bomb (Jerusalem Post, URI DAN, Jan 31, 2006)
Rafi Eitan suspects that Iran already has enough enriched uranium fissionable material to manufacture at least one or two atom bombs of the Hiroshima type.
- Invade Iran? There's Another Way, Stupid (Times Online (UK), Edotorial, Times Online, Jan 31, 2006)
There is no situation in the Middle East so dire, that we cannot get a white guy in to make it worse. Next on the agenda: let’s bomb Iran.
- Pakistan And A World In Disorder (Dawn, Javid Husain, Jan 30, 2006)
THE end of the Cold War generated hopes of a new world order based on justice and fair play, and guided by the principles of the UN Charter. Later events belied these hopes.
- After The Hamas Earthquake (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 30, 2006)
DEMOCRATS will rightly applaud the 78 per cent turnout in Wednesday’s elections to the Palestinian parliament, which were remarkably fair, free and peaceful.
- Saudi Arabia Looks East (Dawn, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Jan 30, 2006)
SOME seven years ago, Pakistan, in a gesture of solidarity, celebrated the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Saudi kingdom by the house of Saud.
- Environmental Degradation (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 30, 2006)
A WORKSHOP conducted by an NGO in Islamabad the other day pointed out that although it is mandatory to carry out an environment impact assessment (EIA) before undertaking a development project, this has rarely been the case, especially in the public secto
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