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- The Lull Before The Storm? (Business Line, A. Seshan, Oct 31, 2007)
The banking system may have no difficulty in absorbing the rise in CRR as it has excess reserves.
- Up To India To Close N-Deal: Kissinger (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 31, 2007)
Making it clear that he is in India not to “influence” the government on the Indo-US nuclear deal, former US secretary of state, Dr Henry Kissinger, said today it was up to India’s political leadership to conclude the deal.
- Nepal Needs A Close Look (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, Oct 31, 2007)
In the case of Nepal, historically India's foreign policy has been driven by its security concerns, but the policy planning has been patchy.
- N Korea Agrees To Take Aid For Disabling Nuke Programme (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2007)
North Korea agreed to accept half of the economic aid it has been promised today for disabling its nuclear reactor in energy-related equipment and other items, a South Korean official said.
- Govt Looking At Dec Window To Approach Iaea (Indian Express, D K Singh, Oct 31, 2007)
Trying hard to build a “broad-based consensus” at home over the Indo-US nuclear — Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said “there is some delay” but “we have not reached the end of the road yet” — the Congress-led UPA government . . . .
- Don’T Delay, Seal Deal Quickly: Kissinger To India (Express India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2007)
Batting for early conclusion of the Indo-US civil nuclear deal, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger warned that a delay could impact upon prospects of such a cooperation as the critics would be ‘better organised’ two years later.
- Pm Hints At Treading N-Path Again (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2007)
The prime minister said his government had encountered "some problems" in the implementation of the deal with the US but "we have not reached the end of the road."
- Hu Gets More Power (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 31, 2007)
The 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China that concluded in Beijing last week has been a landmark political event.
- Inflation Still The Key Concern (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 31, 2007)
In a somewhat unexpected move, the RBI has increased the CRR by 50 basis points to 7.50 per cent. The reverse-repo and repo rates have, however, been kept unchanged at 6 per cent and 7.75 per cent respectively.
- Maintaining Stability (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 31, 2007)
The RBI continues to re-emphasise its policy preference for maintaining price stability and well-anchored inflationary expectations.
- Pak Cj Orders Sharif Return (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2007)
Pakistan’s Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry today ordered the government to allow Nawaz Sharif to return home, saying its deportation of the former Prime Minister in September violated an earlier court ruling.
- Fuel For The Hungry (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Oct 31, 2007)
The rush into “biofuels” or “agrofuels” is being described as the green gold rush of the 21st century.
- Economic Consequences Of Talibanisation (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Oct 31, 2007)
During the 1990s Pakistan’s annual growth rate averaged about 3 percent.
- Collective Punishment, Say Palestinians (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Oct 30, 2007)
Israel’s Defence Minister Ehud Barak has approved sanctions against the Gaza Strip to discourage rocket attacks from the territory on Israel.
- Other Voices – European Press (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 30, 2007)
There is still some room for manoeuvre in the nuclear dispute with Iran. And the US sees this too, despite the militaristic rhetoric within the Bush administration.
- Need For Political Balance (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 30, 2007)
Each country should have a political system that suits its internal and external situation.
- Warsaw’S New Dispensation (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
Poland’s likely new coalition of the centre-right Civic Platform — the largest single party to emerge from the recent general elections — promises to build upon the country’s robust economic growth, push for early adoption of the . . . .
- Pak Hires Delhi Thorn To Lobby Us (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
Pakistan has hired controversial the former US assistant secretary of state for South Asia, Robin Raphael, to push its case on Capitol Hill and with the White House.
- Political Survival Vs Energy Imperatives (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
Both in politics and in military strategy buying time by reaching a tactical agreement with the potential adversary is a standard procedure. India's governing United Progressive Alliance (UPA) move to assure the Left that the operationalisation . . . .
- Globalisation Dynamics (Hindu, C. T. Kurien, Oct 30, 2007)
Alan Greenspan, as readers may know, was till mid-2006 the Chairman of the United States Federal Reserve System (“the Fed”), one of the highest official positions in that country which he had occupied for almost two decades.
- Germany’S Merkel In India To Talk Trade, Security (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived in India on Monday for a visit expected to focus on security and trade issues, as Europe’s largest economy aims to strengthen ties with the Asian giant.
- Pm: India Has Never Reneged On A Deal (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Oct 30, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, in yet another hint that the government is determined to move ahead on the civil nuclear energy agreement with the United States, told the delegates of the Global Fortune Forum here on Monday that India . . . .
- Bjp Still ‘Totally Opposed’ To N-Deal (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Oct 30, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, in yet another hint that the government is determined to move ahead on the civil nuclear energy agreement with the United States, told the delegates of the Global Fortune Forum here on Monday that India "has never . . . .
- The Future Is Black (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
Almost nonstop, gargantuan 145-tonne trucks rumble through China's biggest open-pit coal mine, sending up clouds of soot as they dump their loads into mechanised sorters.
- Saudi King Raps U.K. On Terrorism (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Oct 30, 2007)
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia on Monday accused Britain of failing to act on intelligence supplied by his government that may have averted the July 7 London bombings in which at least 52 persons were killed and hundreds injured.
- Half A Century Of Space Exploration (Hindu, N. Gopal Raj , Oct 30, 2007)
In terms of human lifespan, the space age that began with the launch of Sputnik-1, the world’s first artificial satellite, would count as comfortably middle-aged.
- Fashioning A Policy For Myanmar (Tribune, B.G. Verghese, Oct 30, 2007)
The brutal crackdown in Myanmar in recent weeks has quelled protests but has stirred the international conscience.
- This Too Shall Pass (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 30, 2007)
Some well-meaning commentators have sought to portray the present, with China’s new emphasis on a harmonious society and a harmonious world, as being propitious for a reconciliation between Beijing and the Dalai Lama.
- The Iraq Math: How Many Dead Civilians Worth A Bad Guy (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
US commanders prosecuting the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq make “macabre” calculations as to how many civilian casualties could be justified in taking out an enemy target.
- Egypt To Build Nuclear Power Plants (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
Egypt said on Monday it would build several nuclear power plants, moving into the front of a group of nations raising fears of Middle Eastern proliferation with new pushes to develop nuclear energy.
- No Threat To Upa Govt: Karat (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
CPM general secretary Prakash Karat today said there was no threat to the UPA government following differences with the Left over the Indo-US nuclear deal.
- Ronen Sen Offers Unconditional Apology (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Oct 30, 2007)
India’s Ambassador to the United States Ronen Sen offered an unqualified and unconditional apology to the Lok Sabha Privileges Committee here on Monday for his “headless chicken[s]” remark relating to the discussion in India related . . . . . . .
- Ufos Spotted In Kolkata (Deccan Herald, Prasanta Paul, Oct 30, 2007)
An Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) spotted and filmed for nearly three hours by a company executive in his digicam early on Monday created an unprecedented stir among the astronomers here who have so far failed to explain the phenomenon.
- 'There Are Strict Regulations On Sting Operations In Britain' (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
Nik Keith Gowing is no stranger to India and not to billions across the world. Well, it's hard to miss the main presenter on the BBC's international news and current affairs channel, BBC World for over a decade.
- Us Courts Indian Politicians For Nuke Deal (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Oct 30, 2007)
The US is trying to convince various Indian politicians to salvage the Indo-US nuclear deal after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh failed to generate political consensus for it.
- N-Deal: Rice Calls Pranab, Us Rules Out Renegotiation (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Monday spoke to External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee over telephone on bilateral nuclear deal as Washington ruled out renegotiation of the agreement.
- Positive Signals (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 30, 2007)
Sonia Gandhi’s visit to China has come at a time when there is unease in Beijing and New Delhi over the Sino-Indian bilateral relationship.
- Pressure Builds On Turkey (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
Intense diplomatic efforts have continued to try to head off a major Turkish operation against fighters of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, the PKK, in northern Iraq.
- Why Not Death Penalty? (Deccan Herald, C V Aravind, Oct 30, 2007)
Indian Presidents have always been loathe to disposing off mercy petitions as most of them might have been against capital punishment.
- 'Musharraf Had Run Proxy War In J&k' (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, commander of 4 Corps (Lahore), Lt Gen Mohammed Aziz, and Chief of General Staff, Gen Mohammed Yusuf, had run the proxy war in Jammu and Kashmir in the early 1990s, a new book has claimed.
- Politics Stands Still (Indian Express, YUBARAJ GHIMIRE, Oct 30, 2007)
External recognition, it seems, is a much more important factor in Nepal’s politics than internal legitimacy.
- Nuclear Nightmares (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
According to a new book by two British journalists, Adrian Levy and Catherine Scott-Clark, Pakistan readied nuclear missiles for use against India during the Kargil war.
- Klm Mulls Mro Facility In India (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, the Netherlands based international airlines operating in India, is considering setting up a maintenance repair and overhaul (MRO) facility in India.
- Rice Rules Out Renegotiation On N-Deal (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice spoke to External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee over telephone on Monday on bilateral nuclear deal as Washington ruled out renegotiation of the agreement.
- Many Colours Of Imperialism (Times of India, SWAGATO GANGULY, Oct 30, 2007)
Integration into the global nuclear order has been a long-standing Indian demand. However, New Delhi is dropping out just at the moment when — following lengthy and arduous negotiations and activism — the prize is within its grasp.
- ‘Musharraf Ran Proxy J-K War’ (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, commander of 4 Corps (Lahore), Lt Gen Mohammed Aziz, and Chief of General Staff, Gen Mohammed Yusuf, had run the proxy war in Jammu and Kashmir in the early 1990s, a new book has claimed.
- Child Sweatshop Shame Threatens Gap's Ethical Image (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
An Observer investigation into children making clothes has shocked the retail giant and may cause it to withdraw apparel ordered . . . .
- Iraq Warns Turkey Against 'Disastrous' Incursion (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
Turkey paraded its military muscle on Monday, amid stern warnings from Baghdad that any large-scale Turkish incursion against Kurdish rebel bases in northern Iraq would have "disastrous" results.
- Consumers Will Have To Pay More For New Channels (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
Get ready to shell out more for your direct-to-home (DTH) service if you want to watch the new and upcoming channels. DTH players will charge you extra if you want channels such as Neo Sports, NDTV Good times and Bindaas.
- 123 Agreement In Present Form Not Acceptable, Rajnath Tells Mulford (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Oct 30, 2007)
It would not be possible for the Bharatiya Janata Party to accept the 123 agreement on the India-United States nuclear deal in its present form.
- Australia Stays Off Wheat Row (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
Amid the furore over import of red wheat, the Australian High Commission has sought to clarify that India has imported only white wheat from Australia and the other variety in news is not an Australian produce.
- Indian Police Find 14 Children Working In Sweatshop (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
With Gap Inc. under fire for selling clothes made by children in India, activists and police raided a sweatshop in New Delhi where 14 boys were embroidering women's garments Monday, illustrating the widespread problem of child labor in the South . . .
- Pakistan-India Trade From Porters To Trucks (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
Pakistan and India have entered into mutual arrangement for cross-border movement of trucks transporting import and export cargo through Wagha. First Indian truck carrying import cargo crossed the border on October 1, 2007 under this arrangement.
- Tiger Airways Launches First Service To India (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
Budget carrier Tiger Airways launched its first flight to India and a fifth service to southern China from its Singapore base Sunday.
- Trai Okays Cable Landing Rates Of Rcom, Vsnl And Bharti (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
Trai has approved the Reference Interconnect Offer (RIO) of the three undersea cable owners — Reliance, Bharti and VSNL— paving the way for long distance operators and Internet Service Providers to access the trios’ cable landing . . . .
- Pak Vows To Go Ahead With Iran Gas Pipeline F.P. Report (Frontier Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
Pakistan said Monday that it would go ahead with the multi-billion Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) gas pipeline project.
- Pride And Joy In India Over La.'S Bobby Jindal (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
U.S. politics aren't usually the subject of gossip in the homes of this sleepy rice- and wheat-growing village in northern India. But when Bobby Jindal, an American of Indian descent, was elected governor of Louisiana this month, the residents . . .
- Argentina’S First Lady Now President (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
Argentine first lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner rode an economic boom and her husband's popularity to victory in a presidential election on Sunday to become the country's first elected woman leader.
- Let N-Deal Go Through, Kissinger Urges Bjp (Pioneer, KUMAR UTTAM, Oct 30, 2007)
As the US continued its efforts to garner BJP support for the much-opposed civilian nuclear agreement, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and US Ambassador to India David C Mulford met Leader of the Opposition LK Advani and BJP president . . .
- When Pilots Qualify For Sainthood (Business Line, A. Ranganathan, Oct 30, 2007)
The saintly soul, Mother Theresa, is yet to be ordained as a saint. Her followers have to establish that she saved lives by performing miracles. Pilots, on the other hand, do not have to undergo this ordeal.
- Higher Education: The Quality Issue (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Oct 30, 2007)
When an individual falls sick, only he and his family are affected. When institutions are affected, the ramifications are much more.
- Inflation, Current Account Deficit To Trouble Economy (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
Curbing inflation and bringing down the current account deficit will be the biggest challenges for the country’s economic managers in the current fiscal year, but the targeted economic growth rate of 7 percent or more is likely to be . . . .
- Sensex Becomes World's 33rd Index To Scale 20k (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
India on Monday became the 20th nation in the world to have seen its stock market benchmark enter the league of bourses that have touched the 20,000-point milestone.
- Two Options, One Future (Pioneer, ASHOK MALIK, Oct 30, 2007)
In the end, the nuclear deal asks India an existential question -- does it want to be the US or the EU? Does it want to be a power player or does it only want to pretend?
- Delhi Stalls Protest By Thousands Of Landless (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
Thousands of landless workers, indigenous people and "untouchables" from the bottom of Indian society were yesterday prevented from taking their demands to the country's parliament - the final leg of a month-long protest march.
- In Parliament, Bjp To Oppose N-Deal (New Indian Express, ANITA SALUJA, Oct 30, 2007)
Former BJP President M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday made it clear that the party would oppose the Indo-US nuclear deal in the present form.
- India's Landless Prevented From Marching On Parliament (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
Thousands of landless workers, indigenous people and "untouchables" from the bottom of Indian society were today prevented from taking their demands to the country's parliament - the final leg of their month-long protest march.
- British Muslim Minister Detained At Us Airport (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
Britain's first Muslim Government Minister said he was "deeply disappointed" on Monday after his luggage was searched for explosives at a United States airport as he returned from official talks.
- India-Usa Interests (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 30, 2007)
If there is a “natural alliance” between India and the United States, it arises to the extent that both are large democracies and more or less free societies that happen to be placed half way across the globe and pose no perceptible military threat . . .
- Special (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
If there is a “natural alliance” between India and the United States, it arises to the extent that both are large democracies and more or less free societies that happen to be placed half way across the globe and pose no perceptible . . . . .
- The Original Sin Of Politics (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 30, 2007)
Some political scientists consider violence to be the ‘original sin’ of politics. Political leadership ritualises death as sacrifice — for a cause and higher purpose.
- Maruti To Invest $1.8 Billion (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
29: Maruti Suzuki India, the country's biggest car manufacturer on Monday said that it will invest $1.8 billion for setting up a research and development (R&D) unit at Manesar, as well as marketing and production expansion.
- Dirty Business (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Oct 29, 2007)
There is déjŕ vu about the report that the government is preparing to remove the hurdles to the entry of Dow Chemical, which has bought Union Carbide into India in a big way.
- It’S India Time, Folks (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2007)
When I came to India in September, the immigration official while checking my passport asked me about the book I was carrying. And then went on to ask if it was good.
- Iran, Turkey Explore Options On Pkk (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Oct 29, 2007)
Turkey and Iran have begun exploring options to address the crisis resulting from the recent ambush of Turkish troops by the Kurdish PKK operating from northern Iraq.
- Unaware Of Gold (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Oct 29, 2007)
Britannia has long ceased to rule the waves. No matter, thanks to the American century, English has retained its dominance on the global stage.
- Globalisation:new Challenges (Deccan Herald, MARIO SOARES, Oct 29, 2007)
Recent developments show, the world is now on the way to a multi-polar arrangement.
- Bangalore It Show Takes Off Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2007)
It promises to be bigger and grander this year. Over 200 top information technology companies, 60 of them global majors, will converge for BangaloreIT.in, arguably Asia’s largest IT and telecom annual event, to take off at the Bangalore . . . .
- Offering Pain Relief (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2007)
Living without pain is a basic human right but not many with grave illnesses like cancer have access to inexpensive palliative medication. Palliative care is today a distinct discipline and the benefits of oral morphine for pain relief . . . . .
- Contempt Of Court And The Truth (Hindu, Anil Divan, Oct 29, 2007)
The contest is between truth and its suppression. The choice then is between the plea of truth to expose judicial misconduct and the attempt to stifle such publication by the use of the contempt power.
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