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Articles 2621 through 2720 of 53943:
- Decline And Fall (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Sep 29, 2006)
There are more cars than surfaces for vehicles to travel with ease and without endless stress-laden snarls.
- Don't Go For It (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 29, 2006)
One of the take-home messages of the East Asian crisis was that removal of capital controls can be dangerous for developing countries with weak institutions and financial markets.
- Good Semantics (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Sep 29, 2006)
As if to reaffirm the stance of those critical of the new joint mechanism against terrorism, Pakistan has reiterated its standard line over a list of wanted persons sent by India.
- 'Alternate Nobel' For Indian Woman Activist (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
Indian activist for Dalit women's causes, Ruth Manorama, has bagged the 2006 Right Livelihood Award, better known as Alternate Nobel Prize, it was announced here on Thursday.
- Tharoor Still In Race For Un Top Job (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Sep 29, 2006)
India’s Shashi Tharoor is still in the running to succeed Kofi Annan as the next Secretary General of the United Nations, despite the apparent lead that South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon seems to...
- Norwegian Envoy To Arrive In Sri Lanka (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Sep 29, 2006)
To persuade Government, LTTE to halt hostilities and resume dialogue
Norway engaged in behind-the-scenes activities to iron out issues
Prabhakaran says he is serious about negotiations.
- A Crisis And An Opportunity In Sri Lanka (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Sep 29, 2006)
The SLMM report, detailing the violations of the ceasefire agreement by the LTTE and the Government, underlines the need for a speedy return to the dialogue table.
- Heritage Tourism In Four States, Courtesy Unesco (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
Unesco will launch the Indian Heritage Passport programme in four pilot states of West Bengal, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan. The programme, a collaborative effort of Unesco, the Union tourism ministry and the state governments concerned, . . .
- ``U.S. For Rapid Economic Reform In India'' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
"Reforms at the macro level will be central to transforming into a superpower"
India, U.S. have developed strategic relationships in many areas
Efforts on to reduce visa-processing delays
India should enforce Intellectual Property Rights standards
- "Globalisation Will Only Work If The Winners Share With The Losers" (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 29, 2006)
Economist and Nobel laureateJoseph Stiglitz,author, most recently, ofMaking Globalisation Work, spoke to Nobel Laureates Plus editor Nathan Gardels on September 22.
- Turkey-Eu: ‘Train Crash’ Ties (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Sep 29, 2006)
West asia- Turkey's troubled candidacy: Legislation not implemented on the accession process.
- Evolve Pragmatic Policy To Preserve Ground Water Resources, . . . (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Sep 29, 2006)
``It provides a mechanism for devolution from the Centre to people at local levels''
"Collective wisdom can lead to `Water For All'"
India's initiatives in this elaborated.
- One Nationalist After Another (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 28, 2006)
Japan's new Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, appears set to add impetus to the revival of nationalist spirit that was a singular feature of his predecessor Junichiro Koizumi's tenure.
- Cooperation First, Then Safeguards (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Sep 28, 2006)
AEC Chairman Anil Kakodkar talks about the options before India vis-a-vis the U.S. Bill on the nuclear deal.
- James Connaughton On Global Warming (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Sep 28, 2006)
Interview with James Connaughton, Chairman, U.S. Council on Environmental Quality.
- Coup In Bangkok (Frontline, P.S. Suryanarayana, Sep 28, 2006)
Thailand's Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is ousted in absentia in a bloodless coup.
- Targeting Al Qaeda (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
The ethnic Pashtun hamlet of Damadola Burkanday in the Bajaur Agency of Pakistan's Federally Administered Territories is inhabited by the Mamond tribe. Bajaur has a history of strong jehadi sentiments.
- Call For Better Infrastructure To Promote Tourism In Mysore (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
Mysore Travel Agents' Association organises function to mark World Tourism Day
- Singapore Shows Interest In Revival Of Nalanda Varsity (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
In response to President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam seeking international cooperation for revival of Nalanda University, the ancient seat of learning, a high level delegation from Singapore on Wednesday had a "fruitful talk" with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar . . .
- Suicide Car Bombs Vs 'Precision' Bombs (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
The United States' bombs that use the latest technology cause far more civilian deaths than the Taliban's suicide car bombs.
- Put Some Steel Into The Relationship (Pioneer, Asheesh Shah, Sep 28, 2006)
Delhi must do much more to translate French goodwill for India into tangible gains for its economy, says Asheesh Shah.
- Unshackling Indian R&d (Pioneer, Vinayshil Gautam, Sep 28, 2006)
We need to utilise the pool of Indian talent in R&D that is providing the cutting edge to other countries, says Vinayshil Gautam.
- On Self-Destruct Mode (Pioneer, Abhijit Bhattacharyya , Sep 28, 2006)
Islamabad is gradually realising the enormous cost of nursing the violent ideology behind Pakistan's creation
- Us Senators Trade Blame Over India Deal Delay (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
Republican and Democratic leaders on Tuesday blamed each other for the US Senate’s delay in approving the landmark US-India nuclear cooperation agreement.
- Iraq Intelligence Report Expected After November (Reuters, DAVID MORGAN, Sep 28, 2006)
The Bush administration has begun work on a new intelligence report about Iraq that is not expected to be completed before the November 7 election and possibly not until January, officials said on Wednesday.
- `Do Not Tolerate Terrorism Sponsors' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
Pranab calls for practical measures to fight terrorism
- Oh, What A Lovely Fact! War Of Fictional Words (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 28, 2006)
We can’t really claim to know the minds of writers of fiction, preoccupied as we are with cross checking our facts, but it would not really surprise us if they are currently a bit under the weather.
- Flawed Recall (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 28, 2006)
The General wallows in his labyrinth of lies.
- Pulse Polio Needs A Closer Scrutiny (Deccan Herald, Dr Gopal Dabade, Sep 28, 2006)
The gains of the pulse polio programme have reached a point of saturation.
- ‘India Will Continue To Be India’ (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Sep 28, 2006)
Daryl Kimball, Director of the Arms Control Association, also cites the late Homi Bhaha to argue that nuclear assistance for civil needs could actually help military objectives.
- Rs. 5 Crore For Development Of Kemmanagundi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
It has been planned to construct a hotel of international standards at Kemmanagundi, situated on the Bababudan range at a height of 1,434 m., in Chikmagalur district.
- India Asks Intl Community Not To Tolerate Sponsors Of Terror (Press Trust of India, DHARAM SHOURIE, Sep 28, 2006)
In an apparent reference to Pakistan, India today asked the international community not to tolerate the actions of the "sponsors and abettors" of terrorism or those who "wilfully fail to prevent terrorists from utilising their territories".
- Ltte Supremo Agrees To Resume Talks With Sri Lankan Govt (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
Raising hopes for the revival of the peace process, Tamil tiger supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran has agreed to open talks with the Sri Lankan government and pledged "commitment" to the process.
- Last Journey Of Chopper Crash Victims Begins (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Sep 28, 2006)
Three days after they went missing in the remote north, Nepal’s helicopter crash victims finally returned to Kathmandu on Wednesday afternoon in body bags and pathetic bundles that bore no resemblance to the human body.
- A Foreign Hand (Frontline, C.P. CHANDRASEKHAR, Sep 28, 2006)
Making a commitment under GATS on education could prevent the government from adopting a nuanced policy that can ensure good quality higher education.
- Facing The Truth (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
Pakistan has solved its border problem with China, but India is caught in a prolonged dispute.
- Chinese Fdi Hitting `National Security' Barrier (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Sep 28, 2006)
New economic policy meets old paranoia; Beijing feels its firms being singled out
- Why Tony Blair Has To Go (Hindu, Jonathan Freedland, Sep 28, 2006)
Nobody sells New Labour like Mr. Blair, and the faithful are anxious about losing him. For all that, there was no appeal for him to stay.
- Cellphone Concerns (Frontline, R.K. Raghavan, Sep 28, 2006)
While use of cellphones to facilitate crime is serious, of greater concern is the fact that these phones have become a profitable target for street gangs.
- Ltte Sending Feelers For Talks, Says Colombo (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Sep 28, 2006)
Sri Lanka on Tuesday said that through Norway, the official facilitator of peace talks, it has received "positive signals" from LTTE on resumption of the stalled dialogue.
- Musharraf Stresses Need To Fight Taliban (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
Underscoring Pakistan’s lead role in the fight against terrorism, President General Pervez Musharraf has said the focus had now been shifted from al-Qaeda to Taliban who were mainly based in Afghanistan and operating under the command of their leader . .
- Executing Justice (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 28, 2006)
The formal issuance of a black warrant by a Delhi court and the announcement that Mohammad Afzal, the Kashmiri terrorist who masterminded the attack on Parliament on December 13, 2001, will be hanged on October 20 is most welcome.
- Lanka Says Tigers Ready For Peace Talks (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
Tamil Tiger leader Velupillai Prabhakaran has told the Sri Lankan government that he is committed to resuming talks on ending decades of ethnic bloodshed, a government minister said today.
- Ltte Agrees On Talks With Terms (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
Raising hopes for the revival of the peace process, Tamil Tiger supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran has agreed to open talks with the Sri Lankan Government and pledged "commitment" to the process.
- Us Thinks Afghanistan More Do-Able Than Iraq (Pioneer, ASHOK MALIK, Sep 28, 2006)
Among the reams of statistics available in the world's most powerful capital city, two stand out as representative of the United States' existential dilemma. Of every dollar of American tax-payer money disbursement for development work - . . .
- Getting Competitive (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 28, 2006)
In a ranking of competitiveness, India is ahead of China. Judged on nine parameters, India ranks 43rd in a World Economic Forum survey covering 125 countries.
- Indian Too Responsible For Terrorism In Pakistan (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 28, 2006)
Indian Defence Minister Mukherjee has accused Pakistan of being ‘nursery of global terrorism’ and lamented that it has done very little to dismantle, what he called, terrorists’ infrastructure on its eastern border – a reference to Kashmir where . . .
- Pet Bills Take Indo-Us Nuke Deal Down To Wire (Hindustan Times, S Rajagopalan, Sep 28, 2006)
The good news: There is overwhelming support for the Indo-US civil nuclear deal in the US Senate. The bad news: This is why individual senators are tying their pet bills to the Senate vote on the nuclear deal.
- Q&a: No Escape From Racial Profiling (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 28, 2006)
A former vice-chancellor of Oxford University and expert in private international law, Peter North has been associated with legal reforms in UK. Manoj Mitta speaks to North about the debate over racial profiling, which has emerged as the most . . .
- Japan Bid To Break China Ice (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
Japan wants to hold a leaders’ meeting with China in October, foreign minister Taro Aso said today, adding that a visit to Beijing by new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was one option.
- Under A New Boss (Telegraph, RABINDRA SEN, Sep 28, 2006)
As this year draws to a close, one of the critical issues doing the rounds in the international arena is the election of the new United Nations secretary-general who will succeed Kofi Annan, whose second term expires at the end of 2006.
- Pakistan Offers Visa On Arrival (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
Pakistan pulled a rabbit out of its diplomatic hat today by announcing visas on arrival for Indians.
- Who Needs The Military To Muddle Through? (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, Sep 28, 2006)
Army rule is believed to strengthen a nation through stability. Not in Pakistan, as recent events and the latest Transparency International survey confirm .
- The Lebanon Offensive (Dawn, Mahjabeen Islam, Sep 28, 2006)
WHO started this madness in the Middle East depends on who you talk to. Factually though, Israel killed a family picnicking in Gaza.
- Jolts Of ‘In The Line Of Fire’ (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 28, 2006)
President Musharraf’s book ‘In the Line of Fire’ has hit the best seller list as it popularity surged to number 11 on actual sale from 122 in the pre-release sales at Amazon.com. The 350-page book was launched on Monday.
- Musharraf-Blair Meeting Today (News International, Rauf Klasra, Sep 28, 2006)
The recent peace deal between the Pakistan Army and local Taliban in North Waziristan, bordering Afghanistan, is set to get a centre stage during crucial talks between President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Tony Blair as the president reaches . . .
- Iran-Eu Nuclear Talks To Continue Today (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
Top Iranian nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani and European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana will on Thursday (Today) continue talks billed as a final chance for the Islamic republic to agree to a nuclear deal offered by world powers.
- Economic Links With India (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Sep 28, 2006)
The freezing of the composite dialogue between India and Pakistan which was to resume this week has come at a time when Pakistan was proposing to enlarge the range of goods importable from India in its ‘positive list.’
- Iran Holds Nuke Talks With Solana In Germany (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani and EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana will meet on Wednesday in Berlin for talks about Iran’s disputed nuclear programme, a German government spokesperson said.
- Creating A Good Image (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 28, 2006)
Governments seem to believe that the image of a country is created by either having a press which does not report anything negative or by an efficient advertisement lobby.
- Armed For Democracy? (Indian Express, YUBARAJ GHIMIRE, Sep 27, 2006)
Unwilling to give up their arms, Maoists insist they’ll organise a ‘people’s revolt’ in Kathmandu. Their tactic is to project the pro-democracy coalition and judiciary as anti-people, and the security forces as violators of human rights
- India Joins War Of Words With Musharraf (Times of India, Indrani Bagchi, Sep 27, 2006)
The India-Pakistan battle of words is now fairly joined. Barely 24 hours after Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's creative take on current history hit the stands, the Indian Council for World Affairs (ICWA), a talk shop of the foreign office, . . .
- Let The Digital Revolution Touch All Lives (The Financial Express, Alok Sheel, Sep 27, 2006)
For, empowering the people thus will bring about a dramatic transformation in their lives.
- Russian Nuclear Fuel For Iran (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Sep 27, 2006)
Russia has reaffirmed its commitment to complete the construction of the Bushehr nuclear power station in Iran and to supply fuel for the plant next year.
- Heights Of Deception (Indian Express, K. Subrahmanyam, Sep 27, 2006)
It has taken seven years after the event for General Pervez Musharraf to come out with his version of the Kargil war. What an imaginative version! He tells us now that it was a great victory.
- Bomb Hunter (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Sep 27, 2006)
One of India's top crime scientists speaks out on the need for new investments in counter-terrorism technologies.
- Coffee With The Enemy (Indian Express, RICHARD N. HAASS, Sep 27, 2006)
Chatting with Ahmadinejad in New York wasn’t about bestowing him legitimacy. Exchange doesn’t mean endorsement.
- Anti-Terror Mechanism In Trouble Before Its Launch (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2006)
With Pakistan drawing red lines on the proposed anti-terror mechanism with India, the new arrangement is in existential danger even before it has been launched.
- Nepal Monarchy, Arms On Thursday Meeting Agenda (Indian Express, YUBARAJ GHIMIRE, Sep 27, 2006)
The status of monarchy and management of the Maoists’ “Peoples Liberation Army” are likely to dominate the meeting on Thursday in which top leaders of eight political parties and the Maoists are to participate.
- South Asia's Most Militarised Society (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Sep 27, 2006)
A study details the effects on Sri Lanka of the 23-year-old ethnic conflict.
- The Race To Choose Annan's Successor Is Hotting Up (Hindu, Dmitry Kosyrev, Sep 27, 2006)
Russia is not against any of the three front-runners from Asia. But are the Americans trying to fix the result?
- Join Hands With India To Fight Terror, Us Asks Pakistan (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2006)
The United States has asked Pakistan to work with India to reduce threat from Kashmiri separatist groups, many of whom were responsible for terrorist attacks in India.
- Maverick’S Musing (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 27, 2006)
It is customary when cornered to lash wildly in all directions. Pervez Musharraf is probably smart enough to understand that the clock is counting down the time for his carefully-crafted charade to conclude, hence his bid to present his side of the . . .
- Fact And Fiction (Times of India, K SUBRAHMANYAM, Sep 27, 2006)
So far, Nazi leader Josef Goebbels was considered the ultimate propagandist, who could project black as white and vice versa.
- Crossing The Line (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 27, 2006)
I woke up to the mellifluous strains of 'chaai-kaapi' wafting through our compartment. The Kanyakumari Express had trundled past Karnataka, kissing Tamil Nadu at Coimbatore, rolling into Palakkad station in Kerala.
- Diwali Countdown (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 27, 2006)
Will Lakshmi smile on the international community, more so India, this coming Diwali? India is likely to grow at its current rate of 7.5-8 per cent for at least another year, going by current trends.
- Fight Terrorism With India: Us Asks Pakistan (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2006)
The United States has asked Pakistan to work with India to reduce threat from Kashmiri separatist groups, many of whom were responsible for terrorist attacks in India.
- Now For Some Ghazals Too (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Sep 27, 2006)
It is standard practice for leading public figures to write their memoirs after they have reached the climax of their careers.
- Mumbai Blasts: Flawed Justice (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Sep 27, 2006)
A Mumbai court convicts some of the accused in the March 1993 serial bombings, but the key perpetrators are still safe in Pakistan.
- Special Article (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Sep 27, 2006)
A newspaper report sourced to French intelligence quoting Saudi sources claimed that Osama bin Laden died of typhoid on August 23 in Pakistan.
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