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Articles 2221 through 2320 of 53943:
- A Turning Point In Ties, Says Hu Jintao (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Oct 09, 2006)
Holds frank talks on many issues with Japanese Premier Abe
- N Korea Likely To Defer Nuke Test By Three Months (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2006)
North Korea might defer its first nuclear test by three months, giving time to the United States to lift financial sanctions and return to the negotiation table, a media report said today.
- Japan, China Historic Meet (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2006)
Chinese President Mr Hu Jintao met with Japanese Prime Minister Mr Shinzo Abe in the Great Hall of the People today afternoon, soon after Mr Abe’s talks with Premier Mr Wen Jiabao.
- New Foreign Policy?~ii (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 09, 2006)
Multiple Jallianwalla Massacres May Have Occurred In Iraq, Afghanistan
- Pouring In Through Borders (Pioneer, Abhay K Upadhyay, Oct 09, 2006)
We have shunned Pakistan before as a rogue state, but that didn't work. The Havana Declaration may be a way to move away from the blame game and see the beginning of a diplomatic process against terror
- Levelling The Playing Field (Pioneer, Hari Jaisingh, Oct 09, 2006)
More than the problem of evolving a joint anti-terror mechanism, the real challenge for India's policy-makers and strategists is one of properly understanding and countering President Pervez Musharraf's personalised diplomatic offensive wrapped in . . .
- Patil Assures All Help To Quake Hit (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2006)
The Centre has assured the Jammu and Kashmir government of all assistance for reconstruction of the quake-affected areas on modern lines and providing necessary succour to the sufferers.
- N Korea Warns On Border Shots, No Word On N-Test (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2006)
North Korea issued threats against its southern neighbour over a border incident but made no mention of a planned atomic test as China and Japan expressed joint concern on Sunday over Pyongyang's nuclear intentions.
- No Mercy For Afzal, Bjp Petitions Kalam (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2006)
A high-powered BJP delegation led by Leader of Opposition L K Advani and BJP President Rajnath Singh on Sunday night petitioned President A P J Abdul Kalam and urged him not to grant clemency to Mohammad Afzal, facing execution for attack on . . .
- India, Eu Set To Sign Galileo Pact At Helsinki (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Oct 09, 2006)
India and the European Union are set to sign the Galileo communication project agreement at the Seventh India-EU Summit in Helsinki (Finland) on October 13.
- Hu Jintao For “Harmonious Society” (Tribune, MARK MAGNIER, Oct 09, 2006)
Beijing – In advance of a key Communist Party meeting this weekend, Chinese President Hu Jintao is working to burnish the party’s image of harmony, even if it’s taken some bloodletting to drive the point home.
- Stop Arming J&k Militants, Us Watchdog Tells Pak (Tribune, Smriti Kak Ramachandran, Oct 09, 2006)
An international human rights organisation has asked Pakistan to stop providing arms and finances to terror groups. A set of recommendations issued by the US-based Human Rights Watch to the Government of Pakistan has called for a complete suspension . . .
- President Pledges To Rebuild Quake-Hit Areas (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf on Sunday reiterated his firm resolve and commitment to reconstruct quake ravaged areas on modern lines and announced housing and agricultural loans written off for the quake-affected people.
- Joint Mechanism: Will It Work? (The Economic Times, Hamid Ansari, Oct 09, 2006)
Denunciation is a politico-theological instrument reflective of great anger.
- Periyar University To Set Up Digital Library (News International, S. RAMESH, Oct 09, 2006)
MoU signed for getting the UGC-Infonet connectivity
- Iran Sticks To Its Guns Despite Sanction Mov (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2006)
Iran insisted on Sunday and flatly refused to suspend sensitive atomic work despite signs that world powers were close to agreeing on sanctions against Tehran.
- Gwadar’S Fading Charm (News International, Editorial, The News International, Oct 09, 2006)
News reports suggest that property prices in Gwadar, which were already depressed owing to the slow pace of development work there, have receded further following the death of Nawab Akbar Bugti last month.
- Shiv Sena Threatens To Disrupt Pak-Nz Match At Mohali (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2006)
The Shiv Sena has threatened that it would dig up the cricket pitch in Mohali to protest against Pakistan cricket team playing in India in the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy.
- Interventions Abroad (Tribune, Gurmeet Kanwal, Oct 09, 2006)
Since independence, the Government of India has had to exercise a military option several times in support of its policy objectives.
- Scintillating Show Marks Air Force Day (Tribune, Vibha Sharma, Oct 09, 2006)
Shifting for the first time the venue of its annual Air Force Day parade from the Palam air base in Delhi to the outskirts of the Capital at Hindon in Ghaziabad (UP), the Indian Air Force (IAF) today presented one of the grandest ever displays of . . .
- Dealing With Time (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 09, 2006)
IT is understandable why US Ambassador David Mulford chose to downplay last weekend expectations about the American legislative timetable for the nuclear deal. Congressional approval is now trapped in procedure.
- British General Confronts Pakistan (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2006)
Spokesman says discussions with Musharraf will be ‘full and frank’
UK paper says videos and pictures show Taliban camps in Pakistan
- Caught Between Past And Future (Indian Express, Anita Inder Singh, Oct 09, 2006)
The security horizons of NATO, and Europe, are expanding in South Asia. On Thursday, 12,000 US troops in eastern Afghanistan transferred to the 31-nation International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) which was created under UN Security Council . . .
- Manmohan To Relive Memories (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s three-day visit to the UK from Monday for bilateral talks will also take him down memory lane nearly 50 years after he attained a first class in economics from Cambridge University (St John’s College) in 1957.
- Power Shift Or Balance Of Power? (Hindu, P.S. Suryanarayana, Oct 09, 2006)
The recent coup has left Thailand unsettled. The challenge for the new leadership is to heal the divisions.
- Curfew, Bundh Sink M’Lore (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2006)
The last time curfew was imposed in Dakshina Kannada was in 1997 when Surathkal witnessed violence. However, the curfew then was restricted to only a small area in Surathkal.
- "India Could Have Won 1962 War" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2006)
IAF chief not consulted
Capability of Chinese air force "over-estimated"
- State 'Responsible' For Vidarbha Mess (Pioneer, Swapan Dasgupta, Oct 09, 2006)
No amount of ham-fisted spin-doctoring and the desperate resurrection of a 35-year-old slogan can take away from what is fast becoming an open secret:
- Army, Ltte Trade Charges (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 09, 2006)
At least four soldiers of the Sri Lankan Army (SLA) were killed in clashes even as the military and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) continued to trade charges of unprovoked artillery fire. Sunday's claims and counter-claims in the east . . .
- Building Global Indian Companies (Business Line, S. Ramachander, Oct 09, 2006)
Signs are emerging that Indian companies taken together will soon be investing abroad sums large enough to stand respectable comparison to the foreign capital inflow.
- Foreign Ministers Of The Arts (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 09, 2006)
The book is the earliest and internationally most widespread medium of a culture of dialogue. Books can overcome borders.
- N Korea Says It Performed Its First-Ever Nuclear Test (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2006)
North Korea said today it has performed its first-ever nuclear weapons test.
- Clemency — For The Right Reasons (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 09, 2006)
The issue of exercising presidential clemency and commuting to life imprisonment the death sentence passed on Mohammad Afzal in the December 13, 2001 Parliament attack case — which took a toll of nine lives, not counting the five terrorists killed . . .
- Musharraf Pledges Speedy Reconstruction (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Oct 09, 2006)
Pakistan marks first anniversary of killer earthquake
- India, Israel For Pre-Emptive Strike Against Pakistan (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 09, 2006)
Israeli Ambassador to New Delhi David Danieli has said that his government appreciates the idea that India should launch pre-emptive attacks to dismantle alleged terror camps in Pakistan and Bangladesh.
- ‘Israel Supports Bjp Position On Terror Camps’ (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Oct 08, 2006)
Israel has said that it supports the idea of dismantling “terror camps” in Pakistan and Bangladesh “after taking the international community into confidence”.
- Joint Strategy Must To Eliminate Taliban, Says Musharraf (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf on Saturday reiterated Pakistan’s unwavering commitment to fighting terrorism and said a joint strategy and close cooperation in the area of intelligence sharing was vital to the success of the ongoing anti-terror . . .
- Terror Fight Must Consider Ground Realities: Musharraf (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2006)
President tells Gen Abizaid to inform Afghan govt of realities
Says Pakistan, US and Afghanistan must adopt joint strategy against Taliban
- Playing Along With General's Bluff May Work (Pioneer, Abhay K Upadhyay, Oct 08, 2006)
We have shunned Pakistan before as a rogue state, but that didn't work. The Havana Declaration may be a way to move away from the blame game and see the beginning of a diplomatic process against terror
- Living With Disasters (News International, Editorial, The News International, Oct 08, 2006)
On this eighth of October, we observe the first anniversary of the most severe national disaster in our history. And as anniversaries go, this has a particular significance.
- Kargil, Lies And Musharraf (Pioneer, Hari Jaisingh, Oct 08, 2006)
More than the problem of evolving a joint anti-terror mechanism, the real challenge for India's policy-makers and strategists is one of properly understanding and countering President Pervez Musharraf's personalised diplomatic offensive wrapped in . . .
- Trust But Verify (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Oct 08, 2006)
Those who believe in making the naughtiest boy the class monitor forget that to make it work, you need a headmaster who is sincerely interested in maintaining order.
- 'Ifrs Now Globally More Relevant' (The Economic Times, Deepshikha Sikarwar, Oct 08, 2006)
International financial reporting standards (IFRS), issued by the International Accounting Standards Board, are increasingly becoming popular. Many listed companies the world over are now publishing consolidated financial statements, compliant with IFRS.
- Special Article (Statesman, SUBROTO ROY, Oct 08, 2006)
Seven phases of Indian foreign policy may be identifiable since Nehru; the current phase seems to involve subservience to the strong, jingoism otherwise
- That Sinking Feeling (Pioneer, Swapan Dasgupta, Oct 08, 2006)
No amount of ham-fisted spin-doctoring and the desperate resurrection of a 35-year-old slogan can take away from what is fast becoming an open secret: The floundering Government of Manmohan Singh.
- The Empire Of Deceit (Pioneer, AJAI SAHNI, Oct 08, 2006)
How the world and India continue to place faith in Musharraf is a believe-it-or-not story
- Israel ‘Lauds’ Rajnath Idea To Quell Terror (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2006)
Israel has "appreciated" Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Rajnath Singh’s idea to let India take a proactive role in dismantling terror camps in Pakistan and Bangladesh after taking the international community into confidence, the party said . . .
- Pakistan Quake Survivors Face 2nd Winter In Shelters (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2006)
Zafar Iqbal had hoped to have finished rebuilding his house before snow covers the mountains of Kashmir.
- India To Raise Non-Trading Barrier Issue With Eu (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2006)
During the forthcoming visit of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to Helsinki to participate in the India-EU Summit on October 11-12, India is likely to raise the issue of non-trade barriers with the 25-nation European Union.
- A Whiter Shade Of Brown (News International, Editorial, The News International, Oct 08, 2006)
Here's a particularly interesting paradox. Nearly sixty years after Partition, some Pakistanis continue to exhibit a disproportionate negativity towards India. '37, '47, '65, '71 and 2002 are consistently rounded off to 666, the mark of the devil.
- Foreign Policy: Menon For Consensus (Deccan Herald, K Subrahmanya, Oct 08, 2006)
In move that has no precedence, Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon has initiated a process of consultations with leaders of prominent political parties with a view to forge consensus on key foreign policy issues.
- With Gandhi In South Africa (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 08, 2006)
Jawaharlal Nehru, while paying tribute to Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, once said, “where he walked is hallowed ground”. Some of us, fortunate to be with Manmohan Singh during his recent visit to South Africa, felt that where Gandhi was thrown out . . .
- Here Come The Stars (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Oct 08, 2006)
The list of young promising cricketers who hold the key to their team’s fortunes at this year’s Champions Trophy
- Upa Govt Has Given New Meaning To Development In J&k: Azad (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2006)
Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has said that coalition Government with the help of UPA Government at the Centre and by the keen interest of Chairperson Sonia Gandhi has given a new meaning to the development processes in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Pm To Talk Trade, Terror With Eu (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2006)
PM Manmohan Singh's EU summit next week at Helsinki is expected to kick off negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in goods and services, while affording him an opportunity to show evidence of a Pakistan connection in recent 7/11 terror . . .
- Theatre Everywhere (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2006)
London puts on many performances for its visitors.
- We Helped J&k Insurgency: Pak (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2006)
Pakistan has admitted that it might have helped insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir at “some time” but claimed it is now “trying our best” to prevent infiltration of militants into India.
- Sums And Guns: Getting It Right (Indian Express, V. R. Raghavan , Oct 08, 2006)
The question is more of obtaining optimal capabilities from defence outlays and less of their affordability
- Mid-Term Report Card: Average (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 08, 2006)
The Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), the flagship programme of the UPA government — launched in partnership with the state governments — is expected to be instrumental in attaining the goal of Universal Elementary Education (UEE) in the country.
- We Keep Experimenting With New Ideas (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 08, 2006)
A mini revolution is going on in Doon School in music and art. Our students excel not only in studies, but also various other activities” Kanti Bajpayee, Headmaster, Doon School
- Rx In Gujarat, Get Well In Tourist Hubs (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2006)
For all the grand plans of the state government it's going to be medical tourism without the latter in Gujarat. While the 'medical' part will be taken care of by hospitals in the state, for the 'tourism' part, foreigners and NRIs will be sent to . . .
- Pm To Discuss Terror With Britain, Eu (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will raise with the leadership of Britain and the European Union (EU) next week, India’s concerns over cross-border terrorism with respect to recent evidence that Pakistan’s ISI and terror outfits were behind the July 11 . .
- Us Nuke Detector Hovers Over N Korea (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Oct 08, 2006)
Concerned over the possibility of a nuclear test by Pyongyang on Sunday, a US military aircraft capable of detecting radiation has been deployed over the Korean peninsula.
- Reading Between The General’S Lines (Deccan Herald, N J Nanporia , Oct 08, 2006)
Perhaps one way of getting the measure of Musharraf’s “memoirs” is to consider what the book isn’t. It is not, in the strict sense of the word, an autobiography or an exercise in Presidential literature.
- Riddled With Error (Deccan Herald, Sakuntala Narasimhan, Oct 08, 2006)
The author takes on a large canvas of issues and there is evidence in the book of her having put in a fair amount of work in terms of gathering information, but at the end of it, the reader is left with a feeling of dissatisfaction.
- An Attractive Swap: Qatar’S Stake In Indian Energy Economy (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 08, 2006)
Reports say India is to source an additional 10 million tonnes (MT) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Qatar and offer, in the bargain, a stake in Dabhol power plant’s hived-off LNG terminal to the Gulf state.
- To Dream, To Think, To Go On (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2006)
Defeat is never easy to digest, in any endeavour in life — all the more so when the loss is both personal and, in a sense, national...
- Pressure Mounts On Iran (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Oct 08, 2006)
The five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council and Germany have agreed to discuss imposition of sanctions against Iran following its refusal to suspend uranium enrichment.
- Accord Between Main Sri Lankan Political Parties Has Significance . . . (Hindu, S. Dorairaj , Oct 08, 2006)
The agreement between the two main Sri Lankan parties — the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and the United National Party — provides room for cautious optimism in the efforts to find a viable solution to the island's ethnic conflict, according . . .
- Musharraf Urges Fight Against Terrorism, Extremism (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf urged the people of Shandur on Sunday to stand firm against terrorists and extremists in the remote mountainous region, where Osama bin Laden was once reportedly hiding.
- Impact Of Falling Oil Prices (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 07, 2006)
International oil prices have dropped from a peak of $78.40 in July to around $60 a barrel because of a weakening of international demand and the expectation of a global economic slowdown next year.
- World Powers Ratchet Up Pressure On Iran (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
The six world powers seeking to defuse the Iran nuclear crisis ratcheted up pressure on the Islamic state Friday, agreeing to discuss sanctions and lamenting Tehran's refusal to suspend uranium enrichment.
- Nato Command In Afghanistan (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
NATO's assumption of control of security for all of Afghanistan is the first time since the end of the Second World War that US troops will be deployed under foreign command.
- Operation Freedom (News International, Editorial, The News International, Oct 07, 2006)
It was not the first time that America decided to punish an alleged aggressor and to overthrow regimes, which were acting against its national interests.
- The Empire Of Deceit (Pioneer, AJAI SAHNI, Oct 07, 2006)
How the world and India continue to place faith in Musharraf is a believe-it-or-not story
Pick up a textbook of abnormal psychology and go to the chapter on sociopathic personality disorders - you will find a disturbingly accurate portrait of . . .
- Playing Along With General's Bluff May Work (Pioneer, Abhay K Upadhyay, Oct 07, 2006)
We have shunned Pakistan before as a rogue state, but that didn't work. The Havana Declaration may be a way to move away from the blame game and see the beginning of a diplomatic process against terror
- Trust But Verify (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Oct 07, 2006)
Those who believe in making the naughtiest boy the class monitor forget that to make it work, you need a headmaster who is sincerely interested in maintaining order. It's all too plain to see that the "headmaster" in charge of the war on terror is . . .
- World Powers Urge N Korea To Back Down On Nuclear Test (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
World powers were set to adopt a joint statement Friday urging North Korea to abandon plans to test a nuclear device, which Japan said could happen as early as this weekend.
- Earthquake: World Should Do More (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 07, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf on Thursday called upon the international community to provide $800 million more required for meeting the shortfall in reconstruction efforts in the quake-affected areas.
- Sez Clearance For Salim, 24 Others (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
The Board of Approval for special economic zones (SEZ) today approved 25 proposals, including eight formal and 17 in-principle.
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