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Articles 2421 through 2520 of 53943:
- Don’T Politicise Iran Pipeline: Pm To Left (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2006)
The Centre on Wednesday said its energy security was not linked to its ties with the US and asked its Communist allies not to ‘politicise’ international projects but assess them on ‘merit and economic viability.’
- Iran Mulls Tour Of Nuclear Sites (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2006)
Tourists visiting Iran might be able to add an unusual stop-off on their itinerary ~ a trip to one of the Islamic republic’s nuclear sites at the centre of a standoff with the international community.
- Singh Tells Pakistan To ‘Walk The Talk’ On Anti-Terror Vow (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2006)
Pakistan has to prove it is sincere about working with India to counter terrorism, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh warned after police accused Islamabad of plotting blasts that killed 186 commuters in Mumbai.
- Nato Moving Into Qaeda’S Lair (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2006)
When NATO takes over the forests and mountains of eastern Afghanistan from the US-led coalition on Thursday, it will find itself in the heartland of Osama Bin Laden’s Al Qaeda network.
- Indian, Nepalese Airports Beef Up Security Over Hijack Fears (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2006)
Security has been stepped up at a string of major Indian airports after warnings that a flight to or from Nepal could be hijacked, a security official said on Wednesday.
- Indian Writing As Rich As Europe’S, Says Vikram Seth (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Oct 05, 2006)
Vikram Seth doesn’t care to listen to critics who accuse him of selling out for writing in English despite being one of India’s most celebrated living authors and an unofficial ambassador for Indian literature.
- ‘The Un Offers An Alternative, Not A Panacea’ (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 05, 2006)
Ban Ki-Moon has been Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Korea since January 2004. He has won the most number of votes in the crucial straw poll for the post of the next UN secretary-general.
- Cabinet Satisfied Over Stability In Prices (Pakistan Observer, Sharafat Kazmi, Oct 05, 2006)
Federal Cabinet Wednesday noted with satisfaction that the government was vigilantly monitoring the prices in the market and the essential commodities were being sold at the controlled prices, said Minister for Information and Broadcasting Muhammad . . .
- Yes, No More Humiliation Of Dr Khan (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 05, 2006)
Pakistan has informed the US Ambassador in Pakistan Ryan C Crocker that Dr A Q Khan’s chapter is closed in the proliferation investigations.
- Coping With Terrorism (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Oct 05, 2006)
Muslim community leaders have a responsibility to isolate terrorists, and help in intelligence gathering and counter-terrorist operations, says Hiranmay Karlekar.
- With Prayer On His Lips, Nanak Fought Nation's Enemies (Pioneer, Neeraj Chauhan, Oct 05, 2006)
Of the 10 siblings born to his mother, Nanak Chand was the only one who survived. But his life too was cut short on December 13, 2001.
- India Reviews Pakistan's Military Capabilities (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2006)
The strategic environment in the Indian sub-continent and the military capabilities of neighbours like Pakistan were reviewed here on Wednesday by a panel headed by Cabinet Secretary BK Chaturvedi.
- The War's Winnable, Still (Pioneer, BHARAT VERMA, Oct 05, 2006)
If the epicentre of terrorism along Afghanistan-Pakistan is busted, the 'domino effect' will end the jihadi menace
- True For All Times? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 05, 2006)
Nothing, as the 19th century romantic writer Victor Hugo once said, can stop an idea whose time has come. Satyagraha was one such idea, enunciated by Mahatma Gandhi after years of persevering with developing a philosophy or worldview that backed his . . .
- Palestine On Way To Further Destruction (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 05, 2006)
Hamas and Al-Fatah groups of Palestine have clashed with some casualties the other day amidst rioting by state employees over delay in payment of salaries.
- U.N. Peacekeeping Nearing 100,000 Troops, Civilians (Reuters, Evelyn Leopold , Oct 05, 2006)
U.N. peacekeeping has surged to 93,000 troops, police and civilian personnel in 18 operations around the world, the most ever in the history of the world body, a U.N. official said on Wednesday.
- China Asks North Korea To Maintain Calm (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2006)
China today asked its closest ally, North Korea to keep calm and maintain restraint over its threat to conduct nuclear tests and urged all parties not to make any moves that could intensify the situation on the Korean Peninsula.
- Make Visas Must For Us Diplomats: Eu (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 05, 2006)
The European Commission said today it would recommend that EU countries impose visa requirements on US diplomats because Washington has failed to waive visas for all 25 EU nations.
- The Limits Of Finger-Pointing (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 05, 2006)
The Mumbai police chief's claims about the Pakistani provenance of the July 7 terrorist explosions have prompted the Bharatiya Janata Party to make the completely over-the-top demand that New Delhi sever diplomatic relations with Islamabad.
- Senate May Take Up Deal After Recess (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2006)
The Bush administration has said it is ``hopeful'' that the U.S. Senate will take up the legislation on India-U.S. nuclear deal when it returns for the Lame Duck Session and stressed that it would not tell the legislative body how to go about the bill.
- Colombo's Response Positive (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 05, 2006)
Sri Lanka is believed to have responded positively to the readiness of the LTTE for peace talks as conveyed through the official facilitator, Norway. Indications are the next round of talks will be held in Geneva from October 28 to 30.
- Bjp Bangalored (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2006)
Bangalore, the acknowledged global capital of outsourcing, has been singularly unfortunate in its political masters.
- The Taliban Must Not Return (Indian Express, Gurmeet Kanwal, Oct 05, 2006)
Continuing civil unrest and militancy in Afghanistan do not augur well for strategic stability in Southern Asia. C. Raja Mohan’s reminder that India is not doing enough to safeguard its interests in Afghanistan (‘No Control on Durand Line’, IE, . . .
- Indian, Chinese Firms Top "Bribe Payers' Index" (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 05, 2006)
India and China top a list of 30 countries whose firms are most willing to pay bribes to do business abroad, according to a survey by Transparency International (TI), an anti-corruption group.
- Respite In Lanka (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 05, 2006)
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) agreeing to hold “unconditional talks” with the Government of Sri lanka (GoSL) is a welcome development although it does not hold out immediate prospects of durable peace.
- Doctor’S Visits (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 05, 2006)
The past few weeks have seen the prime minister mentioned in mostly ‘foreign affairs’ stories, stuff that has sometimes made its way to only ‘international’ pages in newspapers.
- Sez: Montek Says No To Concessional Finance (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2006)
Ahead of the infrastructure meet on Saturday, where the issue of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) will be discussed, Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia today said he was not in favour of any concessional finance for these projects . .
- Mush’S Cheap Shot: General 1, Pakistan 0 (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, Oct 05, 2006)
There is a reason why heads of state and government avoid writing tell all memoirs until after they are out of office.
- Will Pak Walk The Talk On Terror! (Daily Excelsior, Subhashis Mittra, Oct 05, 2006)
It was indeed "Mohabbat Zindabad". After hitting a road block in the aftermath of the serial blasts in Mumbai in July, the chill in the India-Pakistan peace process seems to have thawed.
- Political And Military Scenario-Building On Iran (Hindu, Hamid Ansari, Oct 05, 2006)
In the final analysis, the exercise is one of intentions: on the Iranian side, of dismantling the cage of isolation; on the Western side, of encaging Iran till its ideology is exorcised.
- China Restraint Call To Korea (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2006)
China, the closest North Korea has to an ally, today called for restraint after the reclusive state said it planned a nuclear test in a move the US said would threaten world peace.
- India In Bribery Big League (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2006)
India has emerged as a superpower in bribery while doing business abroad, according to a survey that has tossed up a mixture of consternation and concern at home.
- Bush Not To Advise Senate On N-Cooperation Bill (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Oct 05, 2006)
The Bush administration is “hopeful” that the Senate will take up the U.S.-India Nuclear Cooperation Bill for a vote when it returns for a lame duck session on November 13.
- Rice Heads East But May Find Few Allies (Hindu, Simon Tisdall, Oct 05, 2006)
Lebanon's Premier has said the U.S. Secretary of State is not welcome in Beirut.
- Rewarding Psu Chiefs (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Oct 05, 2006)
The government’s proposal to sanction an annual bonus to the heads of all public sector banks (FE, Oct 4) is way overdue.
- Graceful Exit (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 05, 2006)
There are countries still wary of India’s ambitions.
- Rail Freight Hike (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Oct 05, 2006)
At a time when the economy is on an upswing, freight movement is increasing and crude oil prices on the international market are falling, the decision of Indian Railways to increase rates is not only uncalled for but also difficult to understand.
- Israeli Air Strike Kills 2 Activists Of Islamic Jihad (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2006)
Israel's army chief has fired a top general over his criticism of the war in Lebanon and government policy, the army said.
- A Flight Plan For Growth (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Oct 05, 2006)
As India looks seriously at how the overall civil aviation sector can grow stronger and more profitable, it is an opportune time to look at the possibility of outsourcing in this sector and understand its potential benefits.
- Will A Cap On Auditors' Liability Encourage Complacency? (Business Line, D. Murali , Oct 05, 2006)
A press release of great relevance to accounting professionals is on http://europa.eu.int, the site of the European Commission (EC). `Auditors' liability: Commission publishes independent study on economic impact of current rules,' reads the title . .
- Why No Relief On Oil Prices? (News International, Editorial, The News International, Oct 05, 2006)
The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA), as part of the bimonthly review of oil prices in the country, has announced that there will be no change for the next 15 days.
- Regulatory Authority Sought For Framing Norms On Sezs (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Oct 05, 2006)
V.P. Singh: let there be a six-month moratorium; farmers should be given a stake in the company.
- N Korea Identifies Site For Nuclear Test (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Oct 05, 2006)
Kilju, close to the Sea of Japan, has been identified as the likely site of the nuclear test that North Korea has threatened to conduct.
- Pak Promises ‘Action’ Sans Suspect Handover (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2006)
Pakistan will “help in investigations” of the Mumbai train blasts if India provides evidence, but will not hand over any person wanted by India.
- Nationalism Vs Globalisation (Daily Excelsior, S. Ranjan, Oct 03, 2006)
We are told day in and day out that India has become the chief destination for foreign investment.
- India, South Africa Vow To Push For U.N. Reform (Reuters, Paul Simao, Oct 03, 2006)
The leaders of South Africa and India renewed their commitment on Monday to push for expansion of the United Nations Security Council to include more developing nations from Africa, Asia and Latin America.
- There Is No Viable Alternative (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 03, 2006)
As Kofi Annan’s tenure as UN secretary-general limps to its inglorious close, the prestige and even the future of the world organisation he came into office determined to revitalise could scarcely seem bleaker.
- Iraq’S Pm Announces Plan To Unite Parties (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2006)
Iraq's prime minister announced a new plan Monday aimed at ending the deepening crisis between Shiite and Sunni parties in his government and uniting them behind the drive to stop sectarian killings that have bloodied the country for months.
- India Escalates Pak Bashing (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 03, 2006)
Indian Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon has said that Pakistan ‘will’ be provided evidence of ISI’s involvement in the Mumbai trains bomb blasts.
- Let Sinking Ships (And Airlines) Sink (Business Standard, Govindraj Ethiraj, Oct 03, 2006)
In the last ten days, I’ve witnessed an Indian aviation miracle of sorts. I arrived in Mumbai airport at three different times, late afternoon, evening and night.
- South Korea's Ban Ki-Moon On Course To Be Next Un Chief (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2006)
South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon was on course to become the next UN chief after he won crucial backing from the five veto-wielding members of the Security Council in a decisive straw poll.
- The Isi, Once More (News International, Editorial, The News International, Oct 03, 2006)
The ISI is once again in the eye of a worldwide media storm. Over the last couple of weeks, the country's premier secret agency has repeatedly grabbed the headlines, being accused of a catalogue of alleged misdemeanours by a variety of familiar sources.
- Ajk Unable To Run Loc Buses (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2006)
The Foreign Office has asked the Azad Kashmir authorities to resume bus services to the Line of Control from Muzaffarabad and Rawlakot but officials here have reportedly expressed inability to follow the directive citing financial . . . .
- Talks With India Likely To Resume After Eid: Fo: Baglihar Meeting Under Way In Paris (Dawn, Qudssia Akhlaque, Oct 03, 2006)
Pakistan and India appear all set to resume composite dialogue later this month, soon after Eidul Fitr, with a review meeting of foreign secretaries in New Delhi.
- No Proof Of Isi’S Involvement Received: Pm (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Monday rejected Indian allegations of Inter Services Intelligence’s involvement in the Mumbai blasts and said Pakistan had received no evidence so far to support this allegation.
- Musharraf’S Book ‘Falls’ As Indians And Pakistanis Continue To Differ (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Oct 03, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf’s book has fallen from No 3 on Amazon to No 20, but reader reviews continue with Indians castigating the author and denouncing what he has written and Pakistanis springing to his defence.
- A Multilateral Initiative To Combat Corruption (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Oct 03, 2006)
There may be protests from member-countries if the international financial institutions' initiative to combat corruption leads to new lending conditionalities.
- Nato Reports Drop In (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2006)
British NATO forces made a deal with Afghan tribal elders who said they would get Taliban fighters out of their district, leading to a sharp drop in clashes with rebels, a NATO spokesman said Monday.
- India, Sa See Eye To Eye On Unsc, Nuke Cooperation (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2006)
The leaders of India and South Africa made a strategic trade-off on Monday.
- India, Sa For Global Action Against Terror (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2006)
South Africa today strongly denounced the barbaric terror strikes in Mumbai and joined India in demanding a "global and comprehensive" fight against the scourge to eradicate it completely.
- Public Health Spending And Outcomes In States (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Oct 03, 2006)
In the previous edition of Macroscan, C. P. Chandrasekhar and Jayati Ghosh discussed the inadequate levels of Central Government expenditure on health, which has led to increased private expenditure.
- Indian Propaganda Helping Bail Out Their Terrorists, Says Fo (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2006)
Says Pakistan will cooperate if India gives evidence
Foreign secretaries likely to meet after Ramazan
- 'Sick Of War, Young Americans Are Drawn To Gandhi (OutLook, Ashish Kumar Sen, Oct 03, 2006)
Democrat Congressman from Georgia, USA, on the Civil Rights Movement and the need to use non-violence as a tool of foreign policy and fighting terror
- What's Faith Got To Do With It? (OutLook, Daniel Lak, Oct 03, 2006)
A big book, but can't get the incredulity. Is it really so strange that India should prosper or succeed?
- Isi Mark (OutLook, B. Raman , Oct 03, 2006)
The Mumbai Police naturally did not share with the media the details of the evidence regarding the ISI involvement collected by them.
- Railways Must Go Global To Boost Exports, Says Lalu (Asian Age, Ramesh Ramachandran, Oct 03, 2006)
Indian Railways is giving wheels to New Delhi’s Neighbourhood Policy and Africa Policy by making forays into countries that have of late been looking beyond New Delhi for appropriate technology and funds.
- General In His Labyrinth (Pioneer, B Raman, Oct 03, 2006)
Pervez Musharraf's lies and antics have created fissures and unhappiness in Pakistan's Army
- For The Sheer Love Of Art Alone (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2006)
Two immensely readable books address a range of art-related issues.
- Russian Troops In Georgia Put On High Alert (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2006)
The commander of Russian military forces in Georgia said Sunday that his troops had been put on high alert and ordered to shoot to kill to defend their bases, as the two ex-Soviet nations faced their worst bilateral crisis in years over the arrest . . .
- Rope In Us (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 03, 2006)
It's too early to write off the joint anti-terror mechanism agreed to in Havana, as many are wont to, with the Mumbai police uncovering Pakistani links to the 7/11 attacks.
- Pak Not To Hand Over Any Suspect (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2006)
A day after New Delhi said it would confront Islamabad with the evidence of its involvement in the Mumbai blasts, Pakistan today promised it would take action against any of its nationals having links with the attack if provided information about it . . .
- Musharraf’S Kargil Account Wrong: Aziz (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2006)
Rejecting President Pervez Musharraf’s claims on Kargil, Pakistan’s former foreign minister Sartaj Aziz has said the conflict disrupted the Lahore peace process.
- South Africa Backs India (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Oct 03, 2006)
South Africa declared today that once the US Congress cleared the Indo-US nuclear accord and it reached the nuclear suppliers’ group, it would fully support India’s case.
- Abe To Visit China (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Oct 03, 2006)
Beijing: The Japanese media have reported that the country's new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit China to meet President Hu Jintao on October 8, in what would be a breakthrough in mending the worsening ties between the two countries.
- Gujarat Madrasas: An Education In Terror? (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Oct 03, 2006)
Investigations into a Lashkar-e-Taiba cell in Gujarat cast new light on the Islamist networks that carried out the Mumbai serial bombings — and raise hard questions about the State's madrasas.
- Abe And Japan's Moment Of Choice (Hindu, P.S. Suryanarayana, Oct 03, 2006)
The new Prime Minister has a challenging task if he wants to reshape his country as a post-modern state.
- Sail Holding Talks To Take Over Sick Secondary Steel Unit In W. Bengal (Hindu, Indrani Dutta, Oct 03, 2006)
The takeover hinges on the State Govt. writing off all liabilities of NISCO
- Breakdown Of Peace Process In Assam (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2006)
Unlike the Naga peace talks and the related ceasefire for more than a decade, the apparent lack of confidence and resultant absence of mutual trust between the Centre and the ULFA presumably led to the premature collapse of the peace process in . . .
- Big Fight: Tharoor Concedes, Ban To Be Next Un Chief (Times of India, Chidanand Rajghatta, Oct 03, 2006)
South Korea's Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon will be the next United Nations Secretary General.
- Not So Fine Print (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 03, 2006)
That there is a strong bipartisan political support in Washington for the nuclear deal with India is of no satisfaction to New Delhi, if it falls through because of squabbling between Republicans and Democrats on procedure.
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