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Articles 2121 through 2220 of 53943:
- Silencing Of Anna Politkovskaya (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Oct 11, 2006)
When Anna Politkovskaya fell, there was a kind of hush even in the camp of her enemies — and there was no shortage of those.
- Menon & The Marxists (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 11, 2006)
New Foreign Secretary starts on the wrong foot
- West Woke Up Too Late (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 11, 2006)
With Pyongyang's entry into the nuclear club, world leaders seem unanimous that the errant Communist regime should be punished, says Con Coughlin.
- Us Atomic Diplomacy Fails At Korea Front (Times of India, DAVID E SANGER, Oct 11, 2006)
North Korea may be a starving, friendless, authoritarian nation of 23 million people, but its apparently successful explosion of a small nuclear device in the mountains above the town of Kilju on Monday represents a defiant bid for survival and respect.
- Did North Korea Bluff On Nuclear Test? (Times of India, Chidanand Rajghatta, Oct 11, 2006)
Was it a bang or a fizzle? North Korea's self-proclaimed nuclear test was a minor hiccup, seismically speaking, but it's US analysts who are choking with theories about what really happened.
- Pm, Blair For ?Global Effort? To Tackle Terrorism (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his British counterpart Tony Blair on Tuesday called for a “coherent global effort with shared perspectives and commitments” to combat the menace of terrorism.
- Defining Moments (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 11, 2006)
Reaction as potent as the test
Brinkmanship has ever been Pyongyang’s forte and the coming days would reveal whether the fall-out of its self-proclaimed nuclear test will prove truly disastrous, or will expose the international . . .
- Regrouping Of Taliban (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 11, 2006)
Despite the US-led multinational drive against the Taliban in Afghanistan for over five years, the Hamid Karzai government finds that its writ run does not beyond the country’s capital, Kabul.
- Tremors From The Blast (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 11, 2006)
Do you think North Korea will explode a nuclear bomb this time?” I asked Singapore Prime Minister last Friday on the sidelines of a Conference of Asian and European Editors.
- Rural Resistance (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
The most visible resistance to the often indiscriminate acquisition of land has come, naturally, from farmers. A roundup of the state of play in different parts of the country.
- Cooperation Accord With Nato To ‘Defeat Taliban’ (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
Pakistan and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation have agreed to enhance cooperation to defeat the Taliban and terrorism. The agreement was reached during a meeting of Nato Commander in Afghanistan Gen David Richards with President Pervez . . .
- China Seeks Punitive Action Against N Korea (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
The UN Security Council’s five veto-wielding members plus Japan said more talks were needed to agree a package of tough sanctions to punish North Korea for its nuclear test and force it to resume stalled disarmament talks.
- Donors’ Failure To Deliver (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 11, 2006)
Details now made available about the donations that were pledged for earthquake relief and rehabilitation to Pakistan in November last year at the donors’ conference are likely to cause much public concern.
- Slaughter Of Trees Unending (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 11, 2006)
The Lahore administration’s continued disregard for the protection of the environment was witnessed on Saturday when 60 or so eucalyptus trees were cut down to make way for a motorcycle racing track.
- `A Trigger For Social Unrest' (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Oct 11, 2006)
Former Prime Minister Vishwanath Pratap Singh is one of the first political leaders to highlight the potential problems posed by the manner in which the concept of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) is advanced by the UPA government.
- `Allow Them Time To Stabilise' (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Oct 11, 2006)
When the Special Economic Zones Act was being discussed in Parliament in 2005, Jairam Ramesh, the present Minister of State for Commerce, was yet to join the Ministry.
- Setback In New York (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Oct 11, 2006)
New Delhi has no reason to be surprised by the U.S.' rejection of Shashi Tharoor's candidature for the top U.N. post.
- Russia: Huge Damage To Global Non-Proliferation Efforts (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Oct 10, 2006)
North Korea's nuclear test will "jeopardise stability in the region"
- India Should Quit (Deccan Herald, N Haridas, Oct 10, 2006)
The painful reassessment of the Non-Alignment Movement continues with no clear answer.
- N Korea: Everything To Gain, Nothing To Lose (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Oct 10, 2006)
A leading US Congressman has called for the immediate and urgent deployment of a missile defence system in East Asia following North Korea's nuclear test on Monday...
- ’93 Blasts: Another Accused Convicted (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2006)
The prime accused in the 1993 bomb blasts case Tiger Memon had distributed Rs 5,000 to each of the 12 persons who had planted explosive-laden vehicles at various places in the megapolis that killed 257 persons.
- India-Mozambique Discuss Co-Operation In Mining (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2006)
Mozambique invites Indian investment
GSI, Mineral Exploration activities highlighted
Mozambique opens up mining sector to private initiative.
- Nkorea Walks N-Threat, Dares World To Act (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2006)
North Korea faced united global condemnation and calls for harsh sanctions on Monday after it announced it had detonated an atomic weapon in an underground test that thrust the secretive communist state into the elite club of nuclear-armed nations.
- North Korea Conducts N-Test (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2006)
North Korea boasted today it performed its first-ever nuclear weapons test, saying it detonated a successful underground blast in a “great leap forward” that defied international warnings against the communist regime.
- N Korea N-Test Jolts World (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2006)
Major world powers condemned North Korea after it said it successfully conducted a nuclear test on Monday, and called for UN-sponsored sanctions that could further impoverish the isolated communist state.
- People To The Fore (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2006)
As is customary with International Labour Organisation's (ILO) publications this also bears the stamp of clarity of presentation combined with direct appeal.
- Fission And No Fizz (OutLook, Kanti Bajpai, Oct 10, 2006)
N-power status put India back a notch on all counts. What saved us from the hole: the economy.
- A Marriage Of Inconvenience (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 10, 2006)
Civil aviation minister Praful Patel had announced plans for a formal merger of the two state-owned airlines. To justify it, he had cited the coming together of Jet Airways and Air Sahara, and of KLM and Air France.
- A Dictated Peace (OutLook, B. Raman , Oct 10, 2006)
The lack of unity among the Sri Lankan Tamil political leaders and the readiness of some of them to let themselves be used by the government are threatening to place the Sri Lankan Tamils in a position of weakness the like of which they had not faced . .
- Spectre Of N-Arms Race Looms Over Asia (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2006)
The spectre of an Asian nuclear arms race loomed over region on Monday after communist North Korea shocked the world by announcing it conducted its first-ever nuclear test.
- Lanka Govt Warns Ltte Of ‘Counter Measures’ (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2006)
Sri Lanka’s President warned today that “appropriate counter measures” would be taken to ensure security if Tamil Tiger attacks continue, as a Tamil political party warned of full-scale war if the military launches a major offensive.
- Waiting Game (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 10, 2006)
It’s time again for the festival of lights, and many party faithfuls in the Congress are wishing for a perfect Diwali gift. The Cabinet reshuffle on the cards—what with a foreign minister to be appointed soon—is what is keeping the Congress brass . . .
- ...Vindicates India's Stand On Pak, China And N Korea Nexus (Pioneer, Shobori Ganguli, Oct 10, 2006)
The Asian strategic theatre got a little more complicated on Monday when North Korea announced to the world that it had gone nuclear.
- Pressure On Delhi Likely, Trouble For Us N-Deal (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Oct 10, 2006)
The India-US civilian nuclear energy deal is expected to get trapped in the shock waves sweeping across the world after the nuclear test conducted by North Korea, which is being widely perceived as a "failure" of the Bush administration’s foreign policy.
- No Link With Khan Network: Pakistan (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Oct 10, 2006)
Pakistan on Monday said there was no link between the claimed North Korean nuclear test and the A.Q. Khan proliferation network, and termed as "regrettable" Pyongyang's decision to go ahead with the test against the advice of the international community.
- Rajapaksa Warns Ltte (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 10, 2006)
Violence must stop, says the Sri Lankan President
- India Should Import More: Khaleda (Hindu, HAROON HABIB, Oct 10, 2006)
Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia has said India should import more from the country to reduce the widening trade imbalance. She conveyed this to outgoing Indian High Commissioner Veena Sikri.
- India Has A Duty To Resolve Sri Lankan Crisis: Tamil Parties (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 10, 2006)
Plote, TULF and EPRLF say peace cannot be achieved without New Delhi's advice and guidance
Delegation gives details about New Delhi visit
Discussed matters ranging from devolution of power to escalation of violence
Apprehensions over . . .
- The End Of 'Non-Proliferation' (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 10, 2006)
On October 9, 2006, North Korea became the eighth country on the planet to announce that it had conducted a nuclear explosive test and joined the ranks of nuclear weapon states.
- Dirty Deals (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 10, 2006)
India’s top ranking in the Bribe Payers Index compiled by Transparency International is a sad commentary of business practices in the country.
- Prime Minister Calls For Second Green Revolution In Rice (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Oct 10, 2006)
Cautions researchers on use of biotechnology
- Time To Ban All Forms Of Child Labour (Hindu, Madhura Swaminathan, Oct 10, 2006)
The additional curbs on child labour in specified hazardous occupations come into effect today. This is a welcome step but far from adequate. Ultimately, all forms of labour are hazardous to the well being of children.
- India Condemns North Korean Test (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Oct 10, 2006)
"Don't compare us with Pyongyang"
Test violates international commitments
It jeopardises peace, stability, security in the region.
- A 'Kashmiri' Assembly (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Oct 10, 2006)
Often on this side of the Line of Control we view the Muttahida Jihad Council (MJC) as an umbrella organisation of Muzaffarabad-based Kashmiri militant outfits. This is a misnomer.
- Utterly Frank And Direct (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Oct 10, 2006)
The parallel between Jairam Ramesh’s remarks about Brazil and George Fernandes’s, two years ago, about China, is uncanny.
- China Should Force N Korea To Abandon Nuclear Ambitions: Sen (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2006)
A conservative US Republican Senator has called on the international community to put pressure on China to use its "economic leverage" and force North Korea to abandon its nuclear ambitions in the wake of the communist regime's first nuclear test.
- Blast Of Anger (Times of India, RASHMEE ROSHAN LALL, Oct 10, 2006)
A storm of predictable but probably ultimately pointless - protest from Europe rained down on Pyongyang's reclusive regime (TODAY, MONDAY) after it triumphantly announced it had carried out its first nuclear weapons test.
- Blair And Manmohan Singh To Agree Counter-Terrorism Pact (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2006)
British Prime Minister Tony Blair and his Indian counterpart, Manmohan Singh, are expected to agree on Tuesday on a set of cooperative measures designed to combat terrorism, a spokesman said.
- New Centre Of Terrorism (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Oct 10, 2006)
According to Indian Intelligence agencies the recent incidents of terrorist attacks and trafficking of drug and human being has a very close connection with the Bangladesh based terrorists.
- Beyond The Line Of Fire (Telegraph, Jyoti Malhotra, Oct 10, 2006)
By telling lies about Kargil, Pervez Musharraf has sowed the seeds of distrust in the minds of his own people, writes Jyoti Malhotra.
- N.Korea Can Now Blackmail Us (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Oct 10, 2006)
The North Korean nuclear test was unique in its being announced before hand. In the case of China and Pakistan preparations for the tests were known to the world before hand.
- Grappling With Domestic Abuse (Telegraph, SREYASHI DASTIDAR, Oct 10, 2006)
What is the point of an Irani Trophy if the Ranji champions cannot play with full strength?
- Major Fallout (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 10, 2006)
The nuclear test reportedly conducted by North Korea could have very serious implications for Asian security, and will have an impact on international relations even beyond the continent.
- Nuclear Gandhigiri (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 10, 2006)
Yesterday, North Korea became the eighth country in the world to conduct a nuclear test. The political fallout from Pyongyang's explosion will be immense. Washington is likely to call for wide-ranging international sanctions against Pyongyang.
- A Memoir Meant For Himself (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Oct 10, 2006)
Surely, the most fascinating aspect of Gen Pervez Musharraf’s memoir is what he reveals about himself, rather than his justification about specific events.
- North Korea Conducts Nuclear Test (Hindu, P.S. Suryanarayana, Oct 10, 2006)
China voices ``firm opposition to the test''; a crisis, says Japan
- A Double Whammy (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Oct 10, 2006)
With its first nuclear test on Monday, North Korea has dealt a double blow to China. For years, it had been widely assumed that if any one had leverage with “dear leader” Kim Jong-il, it was Beijing.
- Rajnath Opposes Talks With Pak (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2006)
BJP president Rajnath Singh today said India should refrain from any kind of dialogue with Pakistan until the later puts on end to cross-border terrorism and training camps on its territory.
- Dear Leader Has A Blast (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 10, 2006)
The nuclear test by North Korea appears to have taken the world by surprise. But to anyone who has been following the events in the Korean peninsula, it was only a matter of time before this happened.
- U.N. Vows Strong, Swift Response (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2006)
Members of the U.N. Security Council condemned North Korea's claim of a nuclear test Monday, demanding during an emergency meeting that the country return to six-party talks on its weapons programme, U.N. ambassadors said.
- New High Commissioner To Pakistan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2006)
Senior diplomat Satyabrata Pal, India's envoy to South Africa, was on Monday appointed the next High Commissioner to Pakistan. A 1972 batch IFS officer, Mr. Pal is expected to take up his assignment shortly, an official announcement said here.
- Mushrooming Choices (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 10, 2006)
North Korea's nuclear test changes the global nuclear order and the regional balance in East Asia.
- N Korean Generals Want Early Nuclear Test:source (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2006)
North Korea may bring the date of a planned nuclear test forward after a contentious remark by China's UN ambassador angered generals in the reclusive country, a source with close ties to Pyongyang said today.
- Pepper Prices To Get Hotter; Chilli May Cool Down (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2006)
Pepper prices are likely to rise further in the domestic commodity market with supply failing to meet the consumption needs, while chilli prices may cool down after a sharp rally in the recent past, the analysts believe.
- India, Eu To Ink Bilateral Treaty (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2006)
India and the European Union (EU) are likely to sign a framework agreement next week to kickstart negotiations on a comprehensive pact for trade in goods and services as well as investment flows between the two sides.
- Japan Wreck: Eight Indians Still Missing (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2006)
The body of 46-year-old Panvel sailor, William Thomas was found by the Japanese coast guard on Saturday, a day after the bulk carrier he was working on ran aground and broke apart in stormy weather outside Kashima port, 100 km from Tokyo.
- Global Warming (Daily Excelsior, Tukoji R Pandit, Oct 09, 2006)
The British entrepreneur, Sir Richard Branson, may be famous for his flamboyant style of doing business and living.
- India Could Have Won 1962 War If It Had Used Combat Jets’ (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2006)
India could have defeated China in the 1962 war had the combat power of its air force been used, a top serving officer has asserted, claiming that while the then political-bureaucratic combine had sought US Air Force’s help but had not even . . .
- Nepal Rebels Want King Suspended (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Oct 09, 2006)
As Nepal’s multi-party government and the Maoist guerrillas resumed peace negotiations Sunday after a hiatus of over three months, the rebels stuck to their contentious demands regarding monarchy.
- Pakistan Again (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Oct 09, 2006)
Only the naive will be surprised by Pakistan's move to rake up the Kashmir issue again in a United Nations Committee last weekend. Speaking at the UN Decolonisation Committee a Pakistani delegate has demanded "right of self-determination" for the. . .
- It's Now Organic Eggs! (Business Line, Sudha Menon, Oct 09, 2006)
Research project under evaluation by Dept of Biotech
- Reforms: Govt Cites China To Convince Left (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2006)
In an attempt to allay the fears raised by the supporting Left parties over foreign direct investment (FDI) and complete capital account convertibility, the Congress led UPA government has asked them to look at China’s experiences.
- Let The Council Act Objectively (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Oct 09, 2006)
Inability to act against abuses has undermined the newly formed HRC.
- Crisis In Darfur (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 09, 2006)
As the humanitarian crisis in Sudan’s Darfur region deepens there are growing calls for sending in a UN peacekeeping force there whether or not Sudan’s government is in favour of this.
- All Play And No Work (Telegraph, NEHA SAHAY, Oct 09, 2006)
The new academic year has barely started when it is holiday time again. Schooling for foreigners in China is fun in more ways than one, specially for Indian kids.
- To Run A Mammothon (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2006)
Keeps you turning the pages rapidly, chuckling all the while, painlessly teaching you a great deal about Indian elephants and their increasingly troubled lives.
- Conservationists' Sigh With Relief As Forum Bans Ivory Sale In Africa (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2006)
Heeding to elephant conservationist, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) at its meeting held in Geneva last week decided not to allow sale of ivory stockpile in Africa.
- Dealing With It (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Oct 09, 2006)
India and the US are now reconciling themselves to a delay in the Indo-US deal for civil nuclear cooperation. In the past month or so, as elections raised partisan temperatures in the US, it became apparent that the Senate version of the Bill to . . .
- Truth About Cats And Dogs (Pioneer, AJAI SAHNI, Oct 09, 2006)
How the world and India continue to place faith in Musharraf is a believe-it-or-not story
- Church Heat On Multi-Faith Uk (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2006)
The Church of England has launched an astonishing attack on the government’s drive to turn Britain into a multi-faith society.
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