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Articles 3221 through 3320 of 53943:
- Imf Keeping Close Watch On Thai Coup (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2006)
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is keeping a close watch on the military coup in Thailand but it is too early to assess the impact on financial markets, IMF officials said on Wednesday.
- Kakodkar Meets Russian Counterpart In Vienna (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2006)
The ongoing construction of the Koodankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu and India's interest in building six more reactor units came up for discussion between Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission Anil Kakodkar and his Russian counterpart . . .
- Free To Explore (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 20, 2006)
The term, ‘new exploration licensing policy’, is getting incongruous.
- Pervez Musharraf Exudes Confidence On Peace Process (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's ongoing second regime has been found to be the most corrupt government the country has ever had.
- Kashmir Solution Within Reach: Musharraf (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2006)
UN General Assembly session and President Musharraf’s visit are being covered jointly by Dawn’s correspondents Masood Haider, Anwar Iqbal and Qudssia Akhlaque
- Chirac Defies Bush Over Iranian Sanctions (Tribune, Maggie Farley, Sep 20, 2006)
AS world leaders converged on the United Nations on Monday, French president Jacques Chirac dealt a significant blow to the Bush administration’s effort to slow Iran’s nuclear development, saying his government would join Russia and China in . . .
- Asit K. Biswas (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2006)
The World Water Prize laureate has fostered a rethink on water resource management
- Searching For A Convenient Forum (Business Standard, M J Antony, Sep 20, 2006)
Rushing to the high court with contractual disputes may not be a good strategy, according to a Supreme Court decision.
- President Asks Us To Put Its Weight Behind Pakistan-India Peace Process (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2006)
President Pervez Musharaff has asked the United States to put its weight behind the Pakistan-India peace process. He was addressing a select group of what were described by an official as “policy influentials and opinion-makers” at a meeting held . . .
- ‘Pervez’S Regime Most Corrupt’ (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's ongoing second regime has been found to be the most corrupt government the country has ever had.
- Help To End Conflicts Afflicting Islamic World: Musharraf (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2006)
Pakistan in the forefront of fighting terrorism, he tells U.N. Assembly
- Us Not At War With Islam: Bush (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2006)
Assuring Muslims around the world that the US is not at war with Islam, President George W Bush today pushed his "freedom agenda" for peace in the Middle East.
- Thai Military Stages Coup Against Thaksin (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Sep 20, 2006)
Martial law declared and Constitution revoked; Thaksin, now in New York, announces the dismissal of General Sonthi.
- Pm Tells Sceptics To Give Pakistan Pact A Chance (Reuters, Kamil Zaheer, Sep 20, 2006)
A proposed India-Pakistan pact to jointly fight terrorism deserves a fair trial, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said, but would be threatened if Islamabad does not do more to curb militant groups.
- Us Not Waging War On Islam: Bush At Un (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2006)
President Bush on Tuesday appealed directly to Muslims to assure them that the United States is not waging war with Islam as he laid out a vision for peace in the Middle East before skeptical world leaders at the United Nations.
- Talk Straight To Musharraf On Terrorism: Expert To Bush (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2006)
US President George Bush should make it clear to Pakistan that there is no justification for violence in Kashmir, an expert of a conservative think tank has said.
- Special Article (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 20, 2006)
The recent CSE reports regarding soft drinks manufactured by multinational companies, such as Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages Pvt Ltd and Pepsi Co India Holdings Pvt Ltd have become a subject of media hype.
- India Loses To China (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2006)
India and other developing countries today lost their campaign to stall a proposal that grants more powers for China, South Korea, Mexico and Turkey in the International Monetary Fund, but leaves others with diminished rights.
- Emergency Declared In Thailand As Army Seizes Power (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2006)
The Thai Army took control of Bangkok on Tuesday without a shot being fired and announced a commission to reform the constitution, despite the prime minister's declaration of a state of emergency from New York.
- Reforming In Parts (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 20, 2006)
The attempts by India and a number of other developing countries to reform the opaque governance system of the International Monetary Fund, though not wholly successful for now, may not be in vain.
- A Mission Lost In Petty Politicking (Hindu, N. Ram , Sep 20, 2006)
In a de-regulated media environment, manipulative power games are proving to be the undoing of the Indian Newspaper Society.
- Nepal's Unsteady Foot Forward (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, Sep 20, 2006)
Rumours travel like bushfire in Nepal. Whether it was Madhuri Dixit or Hrithik Roshan, and what they said or did not say, anti-India riots were rigged instantly across the country.
- The Pope And The Debate On Islam (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Sep 20, 2006)
The question that arises is whether this is the way to conduct an argument. Both sides need to raise their game if they are truly interested in a serious dialogue, and not in scoring points.
- Musharraf Exudes Confidence On Peace Process (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday exuded confidence that his ``positive'' meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Havana will help to carry forward the peace process in the region and resolve various issues facing the two . . .
- An Unprecedented Capitulation, Says Bjp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2006)
India-Pakistan anti-terrorism mechanism is a trap that could give Pakistan a foothold "It has wiped out in one stroke all that had been achieved by India in its war against terror through years of hard work with the international . . .
- Strong Medicine (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 20, 2006)
The slide of the Indian hockey team in the World Cup in Germany from able competitors to also-rans is a matter of deep anguish and abiding regret.
- In Nepal, Time To Check The Dangerous Drift (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Sep 20, 2006)
The road map for the formation of an interim government with Maoist participation is more or less in place. But powerful forces are intervening to derail the process.
- Havana Will Come To Haunt Us (Pioneer, B Raman, Sep 20, 2006)
Pakistan is a theocratic state that regards India as a Hindu nation. This puts a question mark on its promise to cooperate with us in fighting jihadi terror
- Rising Hopes From The Rising Sun (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Sep 20, 2006)
Japan’s new prime minister Shinzo Abe faces different expectations from different sections. The good news for us is that he’s an Indophile .
- Acceptable (J&k) Solution Is Within Reach: Musharraf (Indian Express, LALIT K JHA, Sep 20, 2006)
Fresh from his Havana meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf today told the United Nations General Assembly that “an acceptable solution of this long-standing dispute (over Jammu and Kashmir was) within reach”.
- With Us, Against Us (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 20, 2006)
The broad, global implication of IMF members’ 90 per cent approval for a change in the voting powers of China, South Korea, Mexico and Turkey is that the Fund’s boss, Rodrigo de Rato, has got away with offering emerging economies, especially . . .
- Joint Adventure (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 20, 2006)
Many bureaucrats, serving or retired, seldom meet a new idea they like. This condition is more pronounced within foreign offices and intelligence agencies.
- What’S Law Got To Do With It? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 20, 2006)
The campaign to decriminalise same-sex relations has received high visibility with the release of writer Vikram Seth’s public letter demanding a “reading down” of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code.
- Tada Court Rap For Scribes (Pioneer, TN Raghunatha, Sep 20, 2006)
1993 Mumbai blasts case Judge tells journalists to exercise restraint and not speculate on proceedings
- Rajasthan Refinery Viable Only On State Fiscal Incentive: Ongc (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2006)
Admitting for the first time ever that the proposed Rs 8,000 crore Rajasthan refinery project was not economically viable, Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) said the project would be shelved unless the state government extended large scale fiscal . . .
- Crowded Skies And Congested Airports (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Sep 19, 2006)
The phenomenal growth in passenger and freight traffic has stretched the country's civil aviation infrastructure to the limit.
- The Kaczynskis Of Poland (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Sep 19, 2006)
The twins' ultra-nationalist rhetoric has sent alarm bells ringing across Europe.
- India Sees A `Risk' In World Bank's Strategy (Hindu, P.S. Suryanarayana, Sep 19, 2006)
Chidambaram warns against good governance conditionality "A simultaneous and curative approach will avoid the risk of governance becoming a conditionality for development"
- Former Navy Chief Faces Arrest For Contempt (Times of India, Manoj Mitta, Sep 19, 2006)
The man who once ruled the waves for the Indian navy has upset a judicial officer way up in the Himalayas. Former Navy chief R H Tahiliani now faces a contempt proceedings before a magistrate in J&K.
- Over Darfur Looms The Shadow Of Rwanda (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 19, 2006)
Darfur, a semi-arid region in western Sudan roughly the size of France, demands the urgent attention of the world.
- Scourge Of Terrorism (Hindu, R. K. Raghavan , Sep 19, 2006)
Demolishes the theory that licence to religions has worked well for the U.K.
- China Is Not Just Rising, But Also Changing (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 19, 2006)
China's advance toward global economic pre-eminence appears irresistible. Having recently surpassed Britain, France and Italy, its economy is now the fourth-largest in the world...
- Invitation To Peace (Telegraph, Jyoti Malhotra, Sep 19, 2006)
Manmohan Singh triumphed in Cuba by putting the India-Pakistan dialogue back on track, writes Jyoti Malhotra
- Chirac Urges World Powers Not To Refer Iran To Security Council (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
ElBaradei reiterates call for diplomatic negotiations
Iran warns against security council action.
- Global Rally For Darfur Peace (Hindu, Jonathan Steele, Sep 19, 2006)
Warning of genocide in violence-wracked Sudan region .
- Iran Open To Talks, But No Preconditions (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
Iran on Monday said it was ready to discuss all questions on its nuclear programme but reaffirmed that it would not accept any preconditions before entering into formal negotiations.
- Deal's Off If Pakistan Does Not Curb Terror: Manmohan (Times of India, Arindam Sen, Sep 19, 2006)
While India expects the new India-Pakistan joint mechanism for fighting terrorism — its own brainchild — to get Pakistan to deliver on its promise to raise the heat on terrorists and other anti-Indian elements operating from its soil, it is clear . . .
- No Shift In India's Stand: Manmohan (Hindu, N. Ravi, Sep 19, 2006)
Misunderstanding with Iran a thing of the past, he says
- Memorable Meeting: Manmohan (Hindu, N. Ravi, Sep 19, 2006)
I want this photograph to be seen by one billion people: Fidel Castro
- Enrichment Suspension Idea Misunderstood: Iran (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
Iran said on Monday the idea it was prepared to shelve uranium enrichment for a limited time had been misunderstood by the West.
- A Strategic Setback For India (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 19, 2006)
India has suffered its first strategic setback in the fight against terrorism by certifying that Pakistan is not an aggressor but a state aggressed upon. On the terrorism front it brings both countries at par.
- Terror Pandemic (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 19, 2006)
We are all Americans today, declared the French newspaper Le Monde soon after the 9/11 terror attacks. And we are all victims of terror today, could well be the conclusion of the meeting in Havana between prime minister Manmohan Singh and General . . .
- India Among Major Drug Transit Countries: Report (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Sep 19, 2006)
India figures, among a host of other nations, in a list compiled by the United States of countries that are major drug transits or illicit narcotics producers.
- Annan Warns Iraq Sliding Into Civil War (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
Warning that Iraq was sliding into a full-scale civil war, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has asked the Iraqi government to do more to foster national unity.
- Nuclear Help For A Power Lunch (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 19, 2006)
Radiotracer and sealed source techniques continue to be widely used in various industries to achieve better control of production processes, to improve process efficiency, to enhance product quality and quantity and to verify the information . . .
- Somali's Yusuf Escapes Violence That Kills 11 (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
A car bomb killed five people and wounded several others outside parliament in Somalia's provincial capital Baidoa on Monday in an assassination attempt on President Abdullahi Yusuf.
- A Rich Discovery Of Underwater Species (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
Scientists combing through undersea fauna off Indonesia's Papua province said on Monday that they had discovered dozens of new species.
- Dasara Gold Cards Get Good Response, May Run Out (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
There has been good response to the Dasara Gold Cards being issued for celebrations beginning on Saturday.
- Rbi, Govt To Keep Inflation Below 5% (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Y V Reddy has said that both the government and the apex bank have a common intention of maintaining inflation below 5 per cent in the medium term.
- India Among World's 20 Drug 'Majors': Us (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
The United States has named four Asian nations - India, Pakistan Afghanistan and Myanmar - among the world's 20 major drug transit or major illicit drug producing countries.
- First Woman Space Tourist Blasts Off (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
An Iranian-American telecommunications entrepreneur took off Monday on a Russian rocket bound for the international space station, achieving her dream of becoming the the world's first paying woman space tourist.
- Ethnic Iranian Is World's First Woman Space Tourist (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
Iran-born American telecommunications entrepreneur today became the world’s first private woman space tourist as a Russian rocket carrying a US-Russian crew lifted off the Baikonur space centre in former Soviet Central Asian republic of Kazakhstan.
- India, Iran To Rework Gas Project (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
India will rework on the India-Pakistan-Iran gas pipeline once the report of experts on the feasibility of the project is available, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Monday.
- India, Pak Intelligence, Security Agencies To Sit Across The Table (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Sep 19, 2006)
The bilateral mechanism on terror agreed between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf in Havana is expected to be an Additional Secretary-level grouping that may initially be part of the dialogue between Foreign . . .
- Manmohan Says Us Not Behind Indo-Pak Talks (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Sep 19, 2006)
Indian prime minister says Musharraf gave commitment to work with India in eliminating terrorism
Says agreement new beginning for Pakistan, India
- Bilimale Team Wins Delhi Karnataka Sangha Polls (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
The incumbent team led by Dr Purushotham Bilimale has won most of the posts in the elections held to the management of the Delhi Karnataka Sangha.
- India Fails; Imf Accords More Powers To China (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
India on Monday failed in its bid to prevent China and three other countries from getting more powers in the International Monetary Fund, with IMF’s Board adopting a controversial reform proposal that received overwhelming support from other members.
- Sc Overrules Allahabad Hc Ban, Allows Haj Subsidy For This Year (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Centre to facilitate the flight of one lakh Haj pilgrims this year after the Allahabad High Court imposed a blanket ban on any form of Government subsidy for religious pilgrimages.
- Special Article (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 19, 2006)
MNCs Delaying Compliance Of Court Orders
- Breakthrough In Havana (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 19, 2006)
The unfortunate and acrimonious aftermath of the Mumbai blasts now seems to be behind us, for Pakistan and India have finally decided to resume the composite dialogue.
- Behind Every Successful Man (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 19, 2006)
Indra Nooyi may have bubbled her way to the top of PepsiCo despite, as she herself acknowledged, the three disadvantages of being a woman, an immigrant and an Asian in the US and, therefore, having to work three times harder!
- Field Survey (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 19, 2006)
If banking were a sport, say football, foreign banks in the land apparently face a dodgy goalpost! Now the skin-tight branch-licensing policy of the Reserve Bank means that foreign banks hoping to walkaway with the branch network of target, . . .
- Haj Subsidy Stays As Sc Vacates Hc Order (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
In a major relief to lakhs of haj pilgrims, the Supreme Court on Monday vacated the Allahabad high court order that restrained the government from providing them with financial subsidies.
- Retail Opportunity (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 19, 2006)
India tops the list of 30 most attractive emerging markets for mass retailers.
- Doha Round: Has Multilateral Trade Slipped Over Edge? (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 19, 2006)
After the launch of the Doha Round the WTO negotiations did become democratised, with the emergence of more players and changed rules of engagement, only to be nullified by the pulls and pressures within.
- Forget Bhai Bhai, Focus On Business! (Business Standard, Govindraj Ethiraj, Sep 19, 2006)
Few turned up to listen to former National Security Advisor Brajesh Mishra speak at a seminar organised by the Observer Research Foundation on India-China relations at Calcutta University’s Alipore campus last weekend. The stiflingly hot Kolkata . . .
- The Musharraf Enigma (Business Standard, Deepak Lal, Sep 19, 2006)
A jehadi replacement for Pervez Musharraf is a consummation devoutly not to be wished.
- Health Expenditure In India (Business Line, Jayati Ghosh, Sep 19, 2006)
There are perceptions that government spending on health in India, which is low by international standards, has been further undermined during the period of economic liberalisation since the early 1990s. In the first of a two-article Macroscan . . .
- New Public-Pvt Plan To Raise 1 Million Skilled Workforce (Indian Express, Amitav Ranjan, Sep 19, 2006)
India plans to launch a programme to create what the world needs most: skilled workers.
- Nepal Mps Want Us Ambassador Recalled (Indian Express, YUBARAJ GHIMIRE, Sep 19, 2006)
At least two members of Nepal’s Parliament have criticised US ambassador James Moriarty for what they called brazen “interference” in Nepal’s domestic affairs, and asked the government to send him back urgently.
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