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Articles 2921 through 3020 of 53943:
- Cultural Diplomacy Needs A Big Thrust, Says Karan Singh (Tribune, Satish Misra, Sep 24, 2006)
Culture is the third instrument of foreign policy and it must be effectively used as a tool for projecting India’s image globally, says Indian Council for Cultural Relations President Dr Karan Singh. India is rich in arts, culture, music and dance.
- 'Terror Shouldn't Lead To Talks Failure' (Times of India, Chidanand Rajghatta, Sep 24, 2006)
Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf tried to raise the stakes on Saturday by saying that secretary and minister level talks had run their course and he would prefer a one-on-one with PM Manmohan Singh.
- Talks Should Never Break Down, Says Musharraf (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2006)
Joint statement has "seeds of success and forward movement"
Manmohan a "very positive and a very sincere person"
Appeals to citizens of India, Pakistan to show "understanding and flexibility"
Says he was the "greatest believer in democracy"
- Nuke Talks With Iran May Start Without Us (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2006)
France, Britain and Germany would be willing to begin talks with Iran even if it has not suspended its nuclear enrichment program first, but Washington would not take part, a German magazine reported on Saturday.
- N Korea Seeks More Plutonium For Bomb’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2006)
A senior North Korean official said his country plans to unload fuel rods from a nuclear reactor to obtain more plutonium for weapons and pressure Washington for direct talks, a visiting U.S. scholar said on Saturday.
- What Lies Beneath (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 24, 2006)
Those looking for a sentimental tale on the lives of the new shift-worker brigade will be disappointed.
- Moorish Mystique (Hindu, Sudha Mahalingam, Sep 24, 2006)
Being in Andalucia is like being inside an Arabian Nights tale.
- Ready To Convert? (Indian Express, ILA PATNAIK, Sep 24, 2006)
India and China account for barely 2 per cent and 5 per cent of world GDP respectively, in current dollar terms. At current growth rates it will take half a century for them to find place amongst the world’s largest economies.
- Pak Puts Off Signing F-16s Deal With Us (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2006)
Pakistan has put off signing the letter of acceptance (LOA) for purchase of 36 F-16 fighters from the US after complaints from its airforce that the planes were “bereft” of vital electronic warfare systems.
- Matching Credit And Debit (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Sep 24, 2006)
Higher spending upsets budget projections
- The Next Palestinian Struggle (News International, RAMZY BAROUD, Sep 24, 2006)
An expert in international law and an old friend of the Palestinian people wrote me with utter distress a few days after Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Ismael Haniyeh were reported to have reached an agreement on . . .
- Musharraf For Direct Talks With Singh (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf has called for a direct dialogue with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to settle Kashmir and other bilateral issues.
- Musharraf Puts Us On Defensive (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 24, 2006)
President Bush, White House spokesman and former US Deputy
- Threatens To Unleash Inspector Raj (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 24, 2006)
The commerce ministry’s knee-jerk response to the criticisms of the SEZ policy threatens to unleash inspector raj and the attendant corruption on these so-called internationally competitive and hassle-free islands for exports.
- Indians And Pakistanis Negative About Each Other (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2006)
Notwithstanding recent confidence building measures and the peace process between India and Pakistan, people from both countries continue to view each other “unfavourably”, said an international survey report.
- Palestinians Inching To Recognise Israel (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 24, 2006)
Assembly that the new Palestinian Government will recognise Israel. Addressing the UN General Assembly, he also reaffirmed that any future Palestinian government will commit to all the agreements that the PLO and the Palestinian Authority have concluded.
- Kargil Boosted Kashmir Cause: Opposing Us Would Be Disastrous, Says Musharraf In Book (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Sep 24, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf’s yet-to-be-released book — In the Line of Fire — has painted a bleak picture for Pakistan had it not joined the United States in the war on terrorism and says that the 1999 Kargil standoff with India boosted the cause . . .
- Gmat Scores In Cat Country (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2006)
Through September, the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, has been announcing its list of selected candidates for a new one-year MBA course it will launch in December. Admission to the course is not through the Common Admission Test or 'CAT'.
- Us Denies Threatening Pak (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2006)
The Bush administration has denied giving any instruction to former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage to threaten Pakistan of US bombings after the September 11 attacks.
- Musharraf Unveils Strategy To Curb Extremism (News International, Muhammad Saleh Zaafir, Sep 24, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf has announced a six-point strategy to curb extremism and said extremism paves the way for terrorism.
- Anchoring A Sinking Ship Don't Shoot The Mes (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 24, 2006)
Fantasy author Terry Pratchett unintentionally summarised the dilemma of the semi-educated, quasi-religious middle of the road Pakistani when he said 'the trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and . . .
- The Charm Offensive (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 24, 2006)
The rancour and bitterness of the previous day seemed to have vanished into thin air as US President George W Bush and his Pakistani counterpart Pervez Musharraf faced the press in Washington on Friday.
- U.S. Detained Venezuela’S Foreign Minister: Chavez (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2006)
Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez said his foreign minister was detained by U.S. authorities at a New York airport Saturday for more than hour as he tried to return to the South American country.
- The Havana Puzzle (Business Standard, T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan, Sep 24, 2006)
Even if the general delivers, can we hope for any sort of continuity in the post-Musharraf era?
- Press Freedom Under Threat (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 24, 2006)
Attacks on the press and media seem to have increased in recent months and this is a most disturbing and troubling development. The first incident that comes to mind -- and probably the most tragic -- is the death of FATA-based journalist . . .
- Kerala Travel Mart To Begin On Wednesday (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan will inaugurate the fourth Kerala Travel Mart (KTM) at the Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium here on Wednesday evening. The mart is held every two years to showcase Kerala to global tourism players.
- Iran Is Our Greatest Threat: Israel (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
The Israeli foreign minister on Wednesday warned that Iranian leaders pose the biggest threat to international values as they "speak proudly" of their wish to destroy Israel and pursue weapons to achieve that objective.
- A General Intent On Staying On, Come What May (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
Among other things, this self-congratulatory book stands l'affaire Kargil on its head and presents an over-the-top reading of what propels India-Pakistan relations.
- Riots In Indonesia After Execution Of 3 Christians (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
Hundreds of Indonesians angered by the overnight executions of three Christians rioted in eastern Indonesia today, looting, throwing rocks and torching an official’s home, reports said.
- The Great American Disconnect (Hindu, Hamid Ansari, Sep 23, 2006)
U.S. President George W. Bush's speech to the U.N. General Assembly highlights the gap between his perceptions and the ground realities.
- "A Country Like India Must Have A Land Use Plan" (Hindu, G. ANANTHAKRISHNAN, Sep 23, 2006)
George B. Schaller, a pioneer in field biology, says it is possible to achieve economic growth without destroying the environment and losing wildlife. In an interview in Bangalore recently, he says even India and China, the two most populous . . .
- White House: Not U.S. Policy To Threaten Pakistan (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
The White House said on Friday it was not U.S. policy to threaten Pakistan and former U.S. diplomat Richard Armitage denied warning Pakistan's president the United States would bomb his country after Sept. 11.
- Kashmir Issue Has To Be Resolved Between India And Pakistan: Bush (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
Making it clear that the issue of Kashmir has to be resolved between India and Pakistan, President George W Bush on Friday said US can only help create conditions for peace and cannot "force" nations to reach agreements.
- Usa Had Threatened To Bomb Pak: Pervez (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
The United States of America had threatened to bomb Pakistan “back to the stone age” if it did not cooperate in the war against terror after the 11 September attacks on America, President Pervez Musharraf has said in a startling disclosure.
- Stay The Course (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 23, 2006)
Even before India and Pakistan have had a chance to give concrete shape to the joint "anti-terrorism institutional mechanism" announced by the two sides in Havana, a torrent of criticism has come from the Bharatiya Janata Party and a host of . . .
- Court And The Cop (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 23, 2006)
The Supreme Court has directed the Centre to implement a slew of measures to streamline the police administration in the country.
- Pakistan Puts Off Signing F-16 Deal With America (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
Pakistan has put off signing the Letter of Acceptance (LoA) for purchase of 36 F-16 fighters from the US after complaints from its Air force that the planes were ‘bereft’ of vital electronic warfare systems.
- China Envoy Slams India For 'Bias' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
It may be the China-India friendship year, but the Chinese strains are showing. Weeks before Chinese President Hu Jintao arrives in India on the year's most watched visit, Chinese ambassador Sun Yuxi lashed out against the "unequal" treatment to . . .
- Manmohan Refuses To Meet Tna Team (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Sep 23, 2006)
The front has been kept at arm's length by the political leadership The LTTE would have used a meeting with Dr. Singh to show that its ties with India were on the mend.
- Resolve Kashmir Issue Bilaterally, Says Bush (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
The United States President, George W. Bush, on Friday said India and Pakistan should resolve the Kashmir issue bilaterally and Washington would extend all support.
- 'Buy The Book!' (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
Did Armitage threaten to bomb Pakistan back into the stone age? Did Mush buckle under that? Would Bush launch strikes into Pakistan? No answer, just usual book promotion that seems to be the new flavour of the week.
- Baloch Leaders For Pre-1947 Status (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Sep 23, 2006)
A grand jirga of 95 Baloch tribal chiefs and 300 other prominent Baloch leaders has said it will move the International Court of Justice against what it termed the violation of its "territorial integrity, exploitation of Balochistan's natural . . .
- Farewell To Arms (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 23, 2006)
For many years, I've been involved in the peace business, doing what I can to help people overcome their differences. In doing so, I've also learnt a lot about the business of war: the arms trade. In my opinion it is the modern slave trade.
- Number Of Internet Users In India Reaches 37 Million (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
Smaller cities and towns are increasingly embracing the Internet
Youth are the main users of the Internet
User base will cross the 40 million mark by March 2007.
- Luckily For Us, The Devil Has Refused Our Surrender (New Indian Express, S Gurumurthy , Sep 23, 2006)
‘‘India has suffered its first strategic setback in the fight against terrorism,’’ writes Ajit Doval, the former chief of Intelligence Bureau. India has suffered this strategic setback not because of Pakistan; nor because of Al-Qaeda or Lashkar-e-Toiba.
- Pakistan Defers F-16 Deal: Paper (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Sep 23, 2006)
Pakistan delayed signing the Letter of Acceptance (LoA) for the F-16 deal with the United States on the issue of the aircraft being stripped down for this sale and on conditionalities of usage, a newspaper said on Friday.
- Pranab, Condoleezza Rice Discuss Nuclear Deal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee met the U.S. Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, on Thursday night and held discussions with her on the civilian nuclear deal.
- Mulford Hopeful Of Senate Nod For Bill (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
The United States Ambassador, David C.Mulford, on Friday termed the civilian nuclear agreement between his country and India the most important diplomatic initiative in the past 50 years.
- Pope Invites Muslim Envoys To Meeting On Monday (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
Pope Benedict XVI has invited ambassadors of Muslim countries at the Vatican, as well as leaders of Italy’s own Muslim community, to a meeting at his summer palace on Monday, a senior Vatican official said on Friday.
- Musharraf Has ‘Total Confidence’ In Bush (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Friday rejected international calls to disarm his Lebanese guerrillas and told a huge “victory” rally they still had more than 20,000 rockets after a month of war with Israel.
- Kashmir To Be Resolved By India, Pakistan: Bush (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
Making it clear that the issue of Kashmir has to be resolved between India and Pakistan, President George W Bush today said US can only help create conditions for peace and cannot "force" nations to reach agreements.
- Drop In The Ocean (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 23, 2006)
Something is seriously wrong with India's polio eradication initiative (PEI). The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has raised doubts over why, after a decade of intensive implementation of polio vaccination, the incidence of acute flaccid . . .
- Assertive Japan? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 23, 2006)
Shinzo Abe’s election as leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) paves the way for his election as Japan’s new prime minister. Mr Abe comes from a political family but comes to the job with little political experience.
- Tougher Than They Thought (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 23, 2006)
According to an apocryphal account, a Taliban preacher told his Friday congregation soon after the American invasion of Afghanistan:
- On Natural Gas Pricing, Iran Keeps India Out (Indian Express, Amitav Ranjan, Sep 23, 2006)
Contrary to the agreement, Iran has excluded India — and likely Pakistan — from the joint exercise to work out the pricing formula for natural gas that would flow through the proposed tri-nation Iran-Pakistan-India pipeline.
- Talking Again (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Sep 23, 2006)
Another breakthrough! The topsy-turvy path of India-Pakistan dialogue has become so predictable that any talk of a 'breakthrough' after a 'deadlock' can evoke only a yawn.
- We’Ll Hunt Taliban, Qaeda: Musharraf To Bush (Daily Times, Rana Qaisar, Sep 23, 2006)
US president says Musharraf committed to fighting terrorism
Musharraf committed to holding free and fair polls in 2007
US and Pakistan want long-term broad-based strategic relationship
US willing to help resolve Kashmir
- Ready To Convert? (Indian Express, ILA PATNAIK, Sep 23, 2006)
India and China account for barely 2 per cent and 5 per cent of world GDP respectively, in current dollar terms. At current growth rates it will take half a century for them to find place amongst the world’s largest economies.
- Some Things Are So Scary (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 23, 2006)
The mysteries of American foreign policy elude me but surely we need to be more careful before we start talking about bilateral cooperation with a country that we know harbours some of the most evil terrorists in the world.
- Imf Quota Formula Needs Reality Check (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 23, 2006)
The second stage of the IMF quota review must consider need-based economic indicators while contemplating a revision of the outdated Bretton Woods formula.
- Averting A Crisis In Quake Areas (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 23, 2006)
As the one-year anniversary for the October earthquake approaches, it is important to pay heed to a UNDP bureau’s warnings of a major health crisis in the quake-affected areas during the coming winter.
- September 11: Before And After (Dawn, Shameem Akhtar, Sep 23, 2006)
IF a catastrophe of the magnitude of September 11 were to occur in the horrific manner in which it did in New York, any nation would go mad, and if the victims of this brutal act were to see the hidden hand of militants of whatever persuasion . . .
- Iran Warns Of ‘Lightning’ Response To Attack (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
Iran warned Western powers on Friday that the armed forces would hit back “like lightning” against any attack as it crowed over its military prowess and showed off firepower at a major army parade.
- First Woman To Win Sword Of Honour (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
Aviation cadet Saira Amin on Friday became the first woman cadet in the history of the country’s defence forces to win the Sword of Honour at a passing-out parade at the Pakistan Air Force Academy in Risalpur.
- Iran Warns ‘Lightening’ Response To Attack (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
Iran warned Western powers on Friday that the armed forces would hit back “like lightning” against any attack as it crowed over its military prowess and showed off firepower at a major army parade.
- India Must Try Anti-Terror Mechanism, Says Singh (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
India must try a joint mechanism with Pakistan to tackle terrorism, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Friday.
- The Havana Puzzle (Business Standard, T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan, Sep 23, 2006)
Even if the general delivers, can we hope for any sort of continuity in the post-Musharraf era?
- Bush Vows To Send Troops After Osama In Pakistan (Pakistan Observer, Aroosa Alam, Sep 23, 2006)
US President George W. Bush said he would be “absolutely” willing to send American soldiers into Pakistan if he had solid intelligence on the whereabouts of Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.
- Terror Cover Eludes Festivals (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
The rising number of terrorist strikes has not dampened the festive spirit for Navratri in Mumbai, Durga Puja in Kolkata and Ramleela in New Delhi.
- Lessons Of The Baloch Jirga (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Sep 23, 2006)
In a development that reflects the widespread alienation of the Baloch following the killing of Akbar Bugti, a grand jirga was convened on Thursday by the Khan of Kalat, Mir Suleman Daud Ahmedzai in which they announced that a case would be . . .
- Matching Credit And Debit (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Sep 23, 2006)
The impressive growth in the first two instalments of advance tax paid by corporate assessees reflects overall buoyancy. Also reflected in collections of most other major taxes,
- Govt Not To Rush Into Terror Deal With Pak (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
The government is unlikely to rush into institutionalising the proposed Indo-Pakistan mechanism for countering terrorism.
- Mush Metamorphosis (OutLook, B. Raman , Sep 23, 2006)
There seem to be two clear shifts - the first relates to the on-going US-led war against international terrorism and Pakistan's role in it and the second to Pakistan's stand on jihadi terrorism in Indian territory.
- Singapore Co To Invest $1bn Timil Nadu Sezs (The Economic Times, Amiti Sen, Sep 23, 2006)
Singapore-based property developer, Ascendas, has proposed to invest $1bn in two multi-product special economic zones (SEZs) in Tamil Nadu.
- Threatens To Unleash Inspector Raj (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 23, 2006)
The commerce ministry’s knee-jerk response to the criticisms of the SEZ policy threatens to unleash inspector raj and the attendant corruption on these so-called internationally competitive and hassle-free islands for exports.
- World Body Report Flays Islamabad For Repressing Democracy In . . . (Pioneer, Pramod Kumar Singh, Sep 23, 2006)
The Pakistani Government has come under sharp criticism from a world body for repressing democratic freedoms, muzzling the press and practising routine torture in Pakistan-occupied- Kashmir (PoK).
- Dot Asks At&t To File Licence Compliance Report (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
Department of Telecom has asked US telecom giant AT&T’s Indian arm to furnish by October 2, certain documents to prove compliance with the national long distance licence guidelines including appointment of Indian nationals to senior positions.
- S. Korea's Ban Seeks To Build On Lead In U.N. Race (Reuters, Paul Eckert, Sep 23, 2006)
Informal polls showing South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon as the leading contender to succeed U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan have strengthened his resolve to press for U.N. reforms, Ban said on Friday.
- Sez Promoters Look At Funding Options (Indian Express, DEV CHATTERJEE, Sep 23, 2006)
With the banking regulator Reserve Bank of India asking banks to treat loans to special economic zones as commercial real estate, promoters of SEZs are looking at all options including listing and raising cheap funds abroad.
- Injury In Computing `Non-Injurious Price' (Business Line, D. Murali , Sep 23, 2006)
The real world today is cruel and harsh. "It respects power, not poverty or weakness, and power comes from a high level of industrialisation. Hence, if we wish to get respect in the comity of nations, we must make India a modern, powerful, highly . . .
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