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- N Korea Counters Japan Sanctions With Threats (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
A North Korean official threatened "strong counter-measures" against Japan for new sanctions against the Communist regime, Kyodo News agency reported from Pyongyang on Thursday.
- China Calls Himalaya Border Shooting Self-Defence (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
Chinese troops fired on about 70 people near the country's mountain frontier with Nepal, and one of them died, Chinese state media said on Thursday, partly confirming earlier reports but defending the shooting.
- New Voice Of The East (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 13, 2006)
In Turkey, Orhan Pamuk has been accused of subversive ideas; abroad, he is celebrated as the voice of freedom, says Benjamin Harvey.
- ... In A Time Of Flux (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 13, 2006)
Orhan Pamuk's seven published novels explore the way Turkey is torn between East and West and how it is split between conservative religious folk and modern Western-looking secularists.
- China, S Korea To Discuss North Korean Issue (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun arrived here today on a visit to boost bilateral ties as well as to exchange views with the Chinese leadership on the North Korean nuclear issue.
- Mumbai Airport Set For Mega Makeover; Rs 5200-Crore Plan Unveiled (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL) on Thursday unveiled a master plan to handle an annual passenger traffic of 40 million and remove infrastructure bottlenecks at the country's busiest airport.
- Milestone En Route To A Deadend (Indian Express, Fali S. Nariman, Oct 13, 2006)
The headline ‘Defying World, North Korea’s Isolated Dictator blasts into Nuclear Club’ (IE, October 10) encapsulated a stark reality: despite all its pretensions and posturing, humankind is only a whisker away from total annihilation.
- Leave It To Diplomacy (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 13, 2006)
North Korea is now the world’s eighth declared nuclear state.
- Lashkar Issues Fresh Threats (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Oct 13, 2006)
Islamist polemic proliferates in Pakistan despite detention of terror group's chief
- The Death Toll In Iraq (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 13, 2006)
MANY PEOPLE refused to believe the Lancet report in 2004 from a group of American and Iraqi public-health scientists who surveyed homes across the country and found that about 100,000 additional Iraqi deaths had taken place since the coalition . . .
- Wondrous Babbler (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 13, 2006)
A small, previously unknown bird found in a degraded mid-altitude forest patch in Arunachal Pradesh is being hailed internationally as the first new bird species discovered in India in nearly half a century.
- Six Lakh Iraqis Killed Since U.S. Invasion, Says Report (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Oct 13, 2006)
More than 600,000 Iraqis are estimated to have died since the United States-British invasion of their country three years ago, suggesting that the humanitarian crisis facing Iraq is significantly more serious than either Britain or U.S. are willing . . .
- Hampi Prepares For Mega Cultural Festival (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
ICCR has agreed to invite cultural troupes from South Korea, Uganda and Sri Lanka
- Rbi For Unified Consumer Index (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday suggested construction of a Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP), based on existing four Consumer Price Index series, which would provide a common measure of consumer price inflation for the country . . .
- Pacification Of The Tribals (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 13, 2006)
On the face of it, Pakistan’s decision to involve tribal leaders in peacekeeping and anti-terrorism operations in North Waziristan seems to be getting accepted by the international community.
- India-Eu Bacchanalian Cup Runneth Over (Business Line, K. Subramanian, Oct 13, 2006)
Whisky may be too small an item to spoil India-EU trade and economic relations. But there could be twists and turns.
- Helsinki Prefers Silence On Nuclear Deal (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Oct 13, 2006)
Finland matters since it heads European Union; it is a key state in the Nuclear Suppliers Group
- Infrastructure On L&t Campus To Be Developed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
The initiative has been planned in Mysore
- Gaps To Fill (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Oct 13, 2006)
In the "unassailable" Mumbai blast case, serious questions remain about the evidence.
- Ready For Conflict, Concord: N. Korea (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Oct 13, 2006)
East Asia was in the grip of growing tensions on Thursday with North Korea blowing hot and cold in a strategy to counter the moves at the United Nations to censure it and, perhaps, impose sanctions for having "tested" a nuclear weapon on Monday.
- `U.S. Committed To Nuclear Deal' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
Amid concerns that North Korea's nuclear test could impact the implementation of the India-U.S. civilian nuclear deal, the U.S. administration has said it is ``determined'' to fulfil commitments it has made to New Delhi on nuclear commerce.
- Fortresses Of Faith (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Oct 13, 2006)
The discovery of a madrassa-based Lashkar cell in Gujarat raises difficult questions about such seminaries.
- A Variation On Building Bridges (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Oct 13, 2006)
Mrs McAleese, lawyer, academic and television presenter, is Ireland’s first head of state from Northern Ireland, still a part of the United Kingdom. Born and bred in Belfast, a city once torn by intercommunal strife, she has made the theme of her . . .
- Mellow Month (Frontline, Bhaskar Ghose, Oct 13, 2006)
With the Durga Puja festival season comes the hope of a spell of relative mellowness and cordiality among people.
- Afzal Must Not Hang (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, Oct 13, 2006)
India's justice delivery system will undermine its own credibility if Mohammed Afzal, accused in the Parliament attack case, is hanged.
- Karan Singh (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
Chairman of the ICCR, on the upcoming Festival of India in Brussels
- Vote On N Korea Sanctions Delayed (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
China and Russia have delayed a vote on a new UN resolution, drafted by the US, that calls for sanctions on North Korea over its claimed nuclear test.
- Eu-India Trade On The Rise: Nath (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
The European Union (EU) remains India’s largest trading partner and now the EU and India are also strategic partners, said Union commerce minister Kamal Nath at the EU-India summit in Helsinki on Thursday.
- The Wrong Approach (News International, Editorial, The News International, Oct 13, 2006)
Japan's imposition of sanctions against North Korea, while understandable in that the island nation lies within the range of most of Pyongyang's missiles, is unfortunately not the correct approach to dealing with the crisis arising out of . . .
- Us Asks Pakistan To Stop Export Of Terror To India (Times of India, Chidanand Rajghatta, Oct 13, 2006)
The Bush administration is again leaning on Islamabad to put an end to terrorism directed against India by Kashmiri separatist groups supported by Pakistan.
- Lanka Talks Of Peace Amid Heavy Casualty In Jaffna Fighting (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
The Sri Lankan government said on Thursday it remains committed to peace talks with Tamil Tiger separatists, despite raging battles a day earlier that the military said killed 200 rebels and up to 129 soldiers.
- Stranger’S Tales (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Oct 13, 2006)
Reading this engaging book brought to mind Graham Greene’s comment that if he wanted to be understood or understand, he would have bamboozled himself into belief.
- Gulled By Glamour? (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Oct 13, 2006)
Speaking at a Punjab National Bank function, Vinod Rai, special secretary (financial services) in the Union government, decried the policy of buying customer loyalty by projecting celebrities, saying it did not work anymore.
- Global Europe Meets India Inc. (The Financial Express, Peter Mandelson, Oct 13, 2006)
There is a compelling case for a new bilateral trade and investment pact between the two partners
- Ibm Sees Brisk Business In India (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
IBM, the world's largest computer services company, aims to increase its share of business in India as banks, retail and small and medium-sized firms spend more on technology in Asia's fourth-largest economy.
- Us Determined To See N-Deal Through (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
In a major relief for New Delhi, the US on Thursday indicated its determination to thwart the attempts of non-proliferation ayatollahs to use the North Korean tests for killing the Indo-US nuclear deal.
- Us ‘Determined’ To Fulfil Commitments On India Nuke Deal (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
Amid concerns that North Korea’s nuclear test could impact the implementation of the Indo-US civil nuclear deal, the US administration has said it is ‘‘determined’’ to fulfil commitments it has made to New Delhi on nuclear commerce.
- 200 Tigers Dead: Lanka (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
The Sri Lankan military on Thursday claimed to have killed over 200 Tamil Tiger rebels in heavy fighting that also left at least 44 soldiers dead and over 430 injured.
- Manmohan, Finnish Pm For Strengthening Un (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
Visiting Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Finnish counterpart Matti Vanhanen today issued a joint appeal for strengthening multilateral institutions like the United Nations and the World Trade Organisation (WTO), saying that this was the . . .
- General Assembly To Appoint New Un Secy-Gen Today (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
The UN General Assembly plans to appoint South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon as UN Secretary-General tomorrow, giving him time for a transition before assuming the post on January 1.
- Part Of Daily Life (Telegraph, Abhijit Bhattacharyya , Oct 13, 2006)
India’s GDP is reported to be growing at more than 8 per cent, notwithstanding the inflation, the petrol price hike, the hazards of tsunami, drought and other natural disasters.
- The Dialogue Of Cultures (Daily Excelsior, EDUARDO FALEIRO, Oct 13, 2006)
In the present age, international exposure is a requirement of an increasing number of jobs. The trend is likely to expand further in view of the ongoing globalization of the world’s economy, transnational movements of people and the emergence of . . .
- Put Sponsors Of Terrorism On Notice: India (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
Without naming any country, India has asked the international community to put sponsors of terrorism on notice saying it would not tolerate their actions.
- Finland Quiet On Indo-Us N-Deal (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
Finland's Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen has refused to make any commitment supporting the India-US civilian nuclear cooperation deal. Nor has he taken a position on the proposal for an India-specific waiver on nuclear trade.
- Nobel For Writer Who Defended Rushdie (Telegraph, Amit Roy, Oct 13, 2006)
Turkey’s most famous author, Orhan Pamuk, 54, who defended Salman Rushdie against Ayatollah Khomeini’s fatwa, was today named the winner of this year’s Nobel prize for Literature.
- Self Rule, A Step Towards Secession (Daily Excelsior, Rameshwar Singh Jamwal, Oct 13, 2006)
A lot is being discussed about self governance and demilitarization, both at National level and at State level as well, PDP, the chief propagandist of these borrowed terms, from none other than General Parvez Musharraf, has renewed its vigour for . . .
- European Union Non-Committal On Support To Indo-Us Nuclear Deal (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
The European Union (EU) on Thursday said it understood India’s increasing energy needs, but gave no commitment on supporting the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal.
- Other Investments & Private Equity (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
The equity investor today has a very wide choice of investment vehicles with a menu of alternatives.
- Mind The Gap Between Musharraf’S Words And Deeds (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Oct 13, 2006)
On the eve of the 7th anniversary of his coup — after he promised he would go at the end of 2004 — President-General Pervez Musharraf says he wants every Pakistani to embrace “moderation” like him.
- Nail Sponsors Of Terrorism: India To Un (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
Without naming any country, India has asked the international community to put sponsors of terrorism on notice saying it would not tolerate their actions.
- Desai Inherits Literary Success (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 13, 2006)
She had spent the last eight years as a hermit, struggling to write The Inheritance of Loss, the follow-up to her acclaimed debut.
- China For Strong Un Response To N Korea (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
A special envoy of Chinese President Hu Jintao told President George W. Bush on Thursday that China wanted a strong U.N. response to North Korea’s claimed nuclear test, a White House spokesman said.
- Pakistan Not Behind Blasts’ (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
Experts quoted in a US think-tank report have rejected claims that Pakistan’s intelligence agencies were involved in the Mumbai or London blasts.
- N. Korean Test Calls For Patient Diplomacy (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
Editor, Foreign Affairs Two wrongs do not make a right. No doubt the North Korean test explosion is a high stakes gamble that has heightened tensions, aggravated dangers to peace and stability in East Asia and driven North Korea itself into . . .
- If Musharraf Looks Back To 1999 (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 13, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf has completed seven years of the eventful journey that he started on October 12, 1999 — first three years as Chief Executive of the country and now as Head of the State.
- Moderation Versus Extremism (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 13, 2006)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has urged the liberal and moderate sections of society to galvanise in order to stem the growing wave of extremism in the country.
- N-Test Provokes Global Rethink On North Korea (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Oct 12, 2006)
As the international community debates the success of North Korea’s nuclear test, one thing is certain: the hermit regime’s actions have succeeded in grabbing the world’s attention.
- I Am Against Terrorism, Says Musharraf (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Oct 12, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf said on Wednesday that he was "against terrorism and the Mumbai blasts were a terrorist act. Whether it is Mumbai, the attack on the Indian Parliament, it is terrorism. Pakistan deplores it, I am against it."
- Pakistan-West Relations On A Skid? (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Oct 12, 2006)
It must be clear to the US and its Western allies that by not delivering on what he was expected to do, Gen Pervez Musharraf is willy-nilly contributing to a more ferocious form of terrorism, not only in his own country but in the entire region.
- Japan May Follow The Course (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 12, 2006)
North Korea’s nuclear test has evoked worldwide condemnation, as it’s perceived to be a destabilising factor in the region.
- North Korea Warns Against Us 'Pestering' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
North Korea warned Wednesday it would physically retaliate to increased US pressure against the communist regime after its claimed nuclear test.
- Eu And India — Shaping A Better Tomorrow (Hindu, José Manuel Barroso, Oct 12, 2006)
It is time for the two to work together even more closely.
- British Bridge (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 12, 2006)
While prime minister Manmohan Singh has been stressing that maintaining India's currently impressive economic growth rate would require massive upgradations of infrastructure, he understandably underplayed such riders when making his pitch in London . .
- United In Their Disapproval (Tribune, Bruce Wallace, Oct 12, 2006)
North Korea’s announcement that it had tested a nuclear device is pushing Japan, China and the two Koreas into a new era that challenges existing assumptions about security and diplomacy in a region riven by deep historical grudges and modern rivalries.
- No Attack, But No Talks Either: Us (Times of India, Chidanand Rajghatta, Oct 12, 2006)
The United States offered public assurances on Tuesday that it does not intend to attack North Korea. But Pyongyang said Washington's threat of sanctions "unlike anything that they have faced before," was tantamount to a war call and warned of . . .
- ‘Us Pressure Would Mean War’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
North Korea will view US pressure to rein in its nuclear programme as "a declaration of war", the isolated communist regime said on Wednesday in its first official statement since announcing it had carried out a nuclear test.
- Terrorism: Pak Ready To Cooperate With India (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
Waiting for India to forward evidence of alleged involvement of ISI and Pakistan-based militant groups in the Mumbai train blasts, Pakistan today said it is ready to cooperate against ‘’common enemy’’ of terrorism.
- China:waking Up To Aids (Frontline, PALLAVI AIYAR, Oct 12, 2006)
The poor but scenic Yunnan province is in the forefront of China's battle against AIDS.
- Atomic Adolescent (New Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Oct 12, 2006)
India was quick in its condemnation of North Korea’s nuclear test on Monday.
- Blair's Long Goodbye (Frontline, Hasan Suroor, Oct 12, 2006)
At the annual Labour Party conference Prime Minister Tony Blair signals that he will step down in a year's time.
- 22 Sri Lankan Soldiers Die In Battle (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 12, 2006)
Intensified fighting caused by LTTE provocations, says Colombo
- Printpick (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
Hosted by CRY (Child Rights and You) and conducted by Derek O'Brien the FACT (Free a Child Today) Quiz sees some of India's top corporate quizzers battling it out every year - all for a charitable cause. The Quiz Book 1 features questions from the . . .
- Japan Slaps Sanctions On N. Korea (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Oct 12, 2006)
Ahead of any United Nations decision on imposing sanctions against North Korea for conducting a nuclear test, the Shinzo Abe Government in Japan outlined its move to impose its own sanctions on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
- Human Rights Versus Section 377 (Hindu, Anil Divan, Oct 12, 2006)
India must march in step with other democracies in removing legal restrictions on sexual orientation. With Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, which criminalises homosexuality, posing a threat to public health by impeding programmes for the . . .
- A Warning Signal (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 12, 2006)
The recent outbreak of a highly virulent, extremely drug resistant tuberculosis strain (XDR-TB) — in KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa — highlighted at the XVI International AIDS Conference in Toronto in August has added a disturbing dimension . . .
- We’Ll Use Force If Provoked, Warns N Korea (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
North Korea warned today that it will regard increased pressure from the United States as a “declaration of war” that will be met with “physical measures,” as Japan announced tough new sanctions against the country.
- Number Of People Killed In Iraq Since 2003: Study (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
American and Iraqi public health experts have calculated that about 655,000 Iraqis have died as a result of the March 2003 US-led invasion and subsequent violence, far above previous estimates.
- Reconcile Ideas On Growth And Finance (Business Line, A. Vasudevan, Oct 12, 2006)
Of late, the government and regulatory authorities have been airing differing views on fiscal discipline, foreign institutional investment, use of foreign exchange reserves, SEZs and interest rates.
- Facing The Truth (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Oct 12, 2006)
India's objection to Pakistan's legal right to sign the 1963 border treaty is justified, but the alignment it secured was correct.
- Special Article (Statesman, Salman Haidar , Oct 12, 2006)
North Korea’s nuclear test has driven everything else off the page. The international community is united in condemnation. Strong statements have been issued from every corner, especially the immediate neighbours. India, too, has criticised the . . .
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