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Articles 3321 through 3420 of 53943:
- Pak, India To Jointly Fight Terror: Pm (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said that President Pervez Musharraf had assured him “Pakistan has no hand” in perpetuating recent terror acts in India and had given an “explicit commitment” to work with India “to do all that in their control . . .
- Assumptions And Innuendos (Dawn, M.J. Akbar, Sep 19, 2006)
An intriguing part of the conversation between the Byzantine Emperor Manuel II Paleologus and “an educated Persian” now made world-famous by Pope Benedict XVI, is that the Persian seems to have no name.
- Chirac Opposes Iran’S Referal To Unsc (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 19, 2006)
UN nuclear chief Mohammed ElBaradei said Monday he remained “hopeful” Iran and world powers would be able to move towards “long-overdue” negotiations over Tehran’s atomic ambitions.
- Supreme Court Clears Haj Subsidy For 2006 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
Either grant subsidy to all religions or don't give it at all: Bench
- ‘Adult Slot On Tv Needed’ (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 19, 2006)
I said banning adult films is unjustifiable. I didn’t talk about pornography because the two aren’t the same.
- Global Grief (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 19, 2006)
World events this week have shown the inevitability of globalisation in terms of how economics is forcibly wedded to politics and religion. In Singapore, the World Bank, IMF, G7 are holding talks to decide how to resurrect talks. When they will . . .
- Victory At Nam (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 19, 2006)
INDIA, a victim of cross-border terrorism for a long time, has been of the view that those indulging in this inhuman activity on any pretext deserve no sympathy. No civilised nation should extend any kind of support to the outfits killing innocent . . .
- Rising Incidents Of Journalists’ Thrashing (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 19, 2006)
I is a cause of concern that the incidents of violence against journalists are increasing in different parts of the country. Three television journalists thrashed by Police in Lahore are in the hospital and the Chief Minister has vowed to punish the . .
- Havana Handshake: Don’T Be Over Exuberant (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 19, 2006)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said that his meeting with the Indian Prime Minister in Havana is a victory of peace process. Talking to newsmen on arrival in New York from Havana, he said that his talks with Manmohan Singh were successful and . . .
- Wolf In Sheep’S Clothing (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Sep 18, 2006)
When George Bush appointed Paul Wolfowitz World Bank president, continental Europe was aghast. Plenty of Indian commentators were aghast, too, at Bush picking the neo-con who helped “con” the world on Iraq. In European criticism they again found . . .
- India, Pak Learning To Work With Each Other: Menon (Indian Express, Seema Chisti, Sep 18, 2006)
Saying India and Pakistan were “learning to work with each other”, Foreign Secretary-designate Shiv Shankar Menon today said the Joint Anti-Terrorism Institutional Mechanism, agreed upon by both countries, had given New Delhi the elbow room to go . . .
- Smoke In Cuba (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Sep 18, 2006)
Politics is the art of the possible, and the leaders of India and Pakistan are mature enough to remember this. They are also only too conscious of the fact that they lead the only two nuclear weapons States in the world that share frontiers . . .
- Musharraf Hails Peace Talks With Manmohan (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
Gen Musharraf, who arrived in New York from the Cuban capital to address the UN General Assembly session, told reporters there that his meeting with Dr Singh on Saturday night was “successful” and “augured” well for resolving problems between . . .
- India Favours Voting Reforms In Imf: Fm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
Critical of the ‘flawed’ voting formula of the IMF that would give more powers to China and three others, India on Sunday sought a comprehensive reforms rather than an adhoc approach for “adequate, equitable and appropriate representation for . . .
- Text Of Pm-Musharraf Joint Statement (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
This is the text of the joint press statement issued by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf after their meeting here on Saturday:
- Nam Totally Opposed To Terrorism: Declaration (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
India's campaign for reform of the United Nations finds support
- Setting A Goal, At Last (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Sep 18, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh may be an unlikely ambassador for Indian football, but he has just given the game its biggest boost yet. The agreement he signed last week with Brazilian President Lula Da Silva includes a masterplan to develop . . .
- Nam Expresses Total Opposition To Terrorism (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
In a strong endorsement of India's position, the 118-nation Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) on Sunday expressed its total opposition to terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and asked countries to combat the menace by prosecuting and extraditing . . .
- Nam Endorses India's View On Terrorism (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
Strongly endorsing India's position, the 118-nation Non-aligned Movement (NAM) on Sunday expressed its total opposition to terrorism in all forms and manifestations and asked countries to combat the menace, by prosecuting and extraditing its perpetrators.
- Musharraf Says Meeting With Singh Victory For Peace Process (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
Describing the outcome of his meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as a "victory" for the peace process, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said it would establish peace, stability and development in the region.
- 'Nri's Should Work As Facilitators To Resolve Indo-Pak Issues' (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has urged NRIs to work as facilitators for settlement of issues between India and Pakistan, stressing that peaceful, hostility-free and cooperative bilateral ties are a must for creating conditions . . .
- Azad Seeks Investments By Us Muslim Entrepreneurs (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has urged NRIs to work as facilitators for settlement of issues between India and Pakistan, stressing that peaceful, hostility-free and cooperative bilateral ties are a must for creating . . .
- The Show Must Carry On (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Sep 18, 2006)
It is a matter of relief that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf have met on the sidelines of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in Havana.
- Castro, Manmohan Take Trip Down Memory Lane (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
In the one-to-one meeting at the office of the Communist Party of Cuba, Castro turned nostalgic and emotional while recalling his past association with Indian leaders.
- Imf Wants Doha Talks To Be Revived (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
The International Monetary Fund's influential policy-guiding committee Sunday backed plans for an ad hoc increase in the voting rights of China, South Korea, Turkey and Mexico and said stalled global trade talks must be revived urgently.
- I Will Clear Up Misperceptions About Waziristan And Women’S Bill’: (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
President says no patch-up with Taliban
Manmohan and Musharraf agree to narrow differences, strengthen convergences
- Pm Meets Cuban President Castro (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday met ailing Cuban President Fidel Castro, a towering figure in the Non-Aligned Movement, who spoke nostalgically about his friendship with the late Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi.
- Cong & Left Hail Decision, Bjp Wary (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
The Congress party, heading the UPA at the Centre and its supporting allies from outside the CPI-M today welcomed the Government decision to resume talks with Pakistan. The Opposition BJP, however, called for “double caution” before going ahead . . .
- Disabled Women (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 18, 2006)
Women and disability. Both words represent two concepts, a product of not just biology but social attitudes as well. Women with disabilities are disadvantaged. The majority of them are living in poverty.
- A Space Quest Ends, Another Starts (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
With hugs, handshakes, photographs and the traditional ringing of a bell, residents of the international space station bade farewell early Sunday to the Atlantis astronauts, who are leaving a much different station to the one they found six days ago.
- Agreement On Anti-Terror Mechanism Helped: Menon (Hindu, N. Ravi, Sep 18, 2006)
Mandate clear but shape of mechanism still to be worked out
- India Eyes Undersea Treasure (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
An Indian undersea secret has been kept so well over the past four years that even MPs who got wind of it during the monsoon session of Parliament were not allowed to ask questions.
- Japanese Aid For Mini Hospital At Gandhi Ashram (Hindu, Sandeep Joshi, Sep 18, 2006)
The project is brainchild of famous Gandhian, Nirmala Deshpande
- Fidel Castro Gets Nostalgic With Pm (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 18, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met Cuban president Fidel Castro late on Sunday night, among a handful of leaders here who met with the 80-year-old leftist icon.
- Hunting For Dawood (Pioneer, B Raman, Sep 18, 2006)
The lure of Muslim votes will gradually force India's politicians to act against jihadis and Pakistan, says B Raman
- Africa Cashes In On New `Silk' Routes With Asia (Hindu, Heather Stewart, Sep 18, 2006)
A rare opportunity for Sub-Saharan "to hasten its international integration and growth."
- Storm Over Vatican (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 18, 2006)
Pope Benedict XVI may have made an inflammatory remark on Islam in the context of a long and abstruse theological discourse, and he may merely have been quoting from a mediaeval Byzantine emperor, Manuel II Paleologos.
- Turbulent Waters (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 18, 2006)
Water privatisation is fast emerging as an issue of national debate. It all began with the privatisation of water bodies in Chhattisgarh, before water services in Delhi became the focus.
- Nam Endorses India’S Stand On Terror (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
In a strong endorsement of India’s position, the 118-nation Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) today expressed its total opposition to terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and asked countries to combat the menace, including by prosecuting and . . .
- India Almost Loses On China Issue At Imf (Tribune, K.R. Sudhaman, Sep 18, 2006)
Developing nations led by India and Brazil today virtually lost their campaign to stall the move for enhanced powers to China and three others at the IMF with its Managing Director R.D. Rato claiming "consensus" on the controversial proposal a day . . .
- Terms Of India-Pakistan Engagement Change (Hindustan Times, MANOJ JOSHI, Sep 18, 2006)
An agreement between India and Pakistan to set up a joint consultative mechanism "to identify and implement counter-terrorism initiatives and investigations" forms the basis of what appears to be a paradigm shift in New Delhi's approach towards Islamabad.
- Talking Again (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 18, 2006)
The resumption of the India-Pakistan composite dialogue, as a result of the meeting between Mr Pervez Musharraf and Mr Manmohan Singh, at Havana, has received international acclaim.
- Pope Says Speech Didn’T Reflect His Personal Opinion (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
Pope Benedict XVI said on Sunday that he was “deeply sorry” about the angry reaction to his recent remarks about Islam and holy war, saying the text he quoted did not reflect his personal opinion.
- Lessons From The Havana Meeting (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Sep 18, 2006)
The hour-long meeting in Havana between General Pervez Musharraf and India’s Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, on the sidelines of the Non-Aligned Movement conference (NAM), has finally kick-started the stalled dialogue process.
- Accord Augurs Well For Future Ties: Musharraf (Dawn, Qudssia Akhlaque, Sep 18, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf has declared that the Joint Statement issued after his meeting with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Havana on Saturday was a victory for both sides and would augur well for the future of Indo-Pakistan relations.
- India Never Blamed Pakistan For Blasts: Menon (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Sep 18, 2006)
Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan Shivshankar Menon on Sunday denied that his government had ever accused Pakistan in the Mumbai train blasts and said a joint anti-terror mechanism agreed by their leaders in Havana was good for both countries.
- Setting An Example (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 18, 2006)
The case of Ghazala Shaheen Bhatti, a young woman from Kabirwala, who was allegedly detained recently along with her mother by the henchmen of a local influential needs to be investigated immediately.
- Peace Process Won At Havana: Musharraf (Pakistan Observer, Aroosa Alam, Sep 18, 2006)
Terming the Havana Statement issued after talks with India as victory of peace President Gen. Pervez Musharraf hoped that no untoward incident would derail the peace process saying that his talks with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh were . . .
- Pope’S Regret (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 18, 2006)
Pope Benedict XVI has apologised to the Muslims, who have reacted worldwide against his remarks in Germany about Islam and the Holy Prophet (PBUH) saying that his comments were misinterpreted.
- Iran Summons Vatican Envoy, Records Protest Over Pope's Remarks (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
Vatican Ambassador to Tehran Cardinal Angelo Michela was summoned to Iran's Foreign Ministry on Sunday when the Iranians' severe anxiety on and objection to the anti-Islam statements of Pope Benedict XVI were passed on to him.
- World Leaders Face Un Overloaded With Crisis (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
What a difference a year makes. A gala summit in 2005 to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the United Nations turned into a divisive debate over the organisation’s shortcomings and proposed reforms.
- What Is Mr Bush Up To? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 18, 2006)
The crisis on Iran’s nuclear programme has an air of deja vu about it. An unclassified American Congressional Committee report has alleged that the IAEA has discovered that Iran has already enriched uranium to weapons grade level.
- A Responsibility We All Share (Hindu, Kofi A. Annan, Sep 18, 2006)
Twelve years ago the U.N., and the world, failed the people of Rwanda in their time of need. Can we now stand by and watch as the tragedy deepens in Darfur?
- False Claims On Iran (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 18, 2006)
There have been two telling revelations this month — one about the false case made against the Iranian nuclear programme in a US House committee report and the other about the untrue claims by President Bush . . .
- A Potential Breakthrough (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 18, 2006)
In deciding to put in place an institutional mechanism to counter terrorism, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf have together taken a commendable, potentially path-breaking step.
- Voting On Imf Reforms Begins (Hindu, P.S. Suryanarayana, Sep 18, 2006)
`Base quota formula on new principle linked to purchasing power'
Consensus on some of the measures: IMF MD
Says no alternative to the reform measures
India begins campaign to persuade IMF to revise formula.
- Major Shuffle In Indian External Affairs Ministry (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Sep 18, 2006)
Satyabrata Pal tipped to become high commissioner to Pakistan
- Pm Meets Castro (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today met ailing Cuban President Fidel Castro, a towering figure in the non-aligned movement, who spoke nostalgically about his friendship with the late Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi.
- Mixed Reactions In Pakistan (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Sep 18, 2006)
Pakistan will expect talks to yield results on substantive issues: analysts
- Equivocation At Nam (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 18, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh articulated a sound enough reaffirmation of the continued relevance of the Non-Aligned Movement in his statement at the XIV summit held in Havana on September 15-16.
- Wanton Deforestation (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 18, 2006)
The decision to afforest 2.5 million acres of land across Pakistan may be commendable, but can it be implemented considering the high rate at which trees are being cut down?
- Could This Crop Save The Planet? (Hindu, Robin McKie, Sep 18, 2006)
Cars that run on sugarcane, fuel made from palm trees — it sounds like an oil-free future that could solve global warming. But the critics are gathering.
- Competing With The Government (Business Standard, Sunil Jain, Sep 18, 2006)
While much has been made of the lack of progress in disinvesting public sector units (indeed, the government appears to be keen on re-investing in some cases!) and the resulting fiscal strain, this is the least of the country's problems.
- Al Qaeda Involved In '99 Indian Plane Hijacking (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
Al Qaeda operatives were behind the hijacking of the Indian Airlines plane in 1999 which culminated in the release of Jaish-e-Mohammed leader Maulana Masood Azhar and two other militants, a former bodyguard of terror mastermind Osama bin . . .
- Make Knowledge Utilitarian (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Sep 18, 2006)
For the poor, utility is what counts most. Insisting that the poor must have ten years of academic schooling, is like asking them to eat cake when they do not have bread.
- Can Nam Show Its Teeth? (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Sep 18, 2006)
It remains to be seen how the future will unfold for the Non-Aligned Movement which has lost its moorings but which is loathe to be cast into the limbo of history.
- Joint Mechanism Must Inspire Confidence: Pm (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
Maintaining Pakistan has given explicit commitment to join India in the fight against terrorism, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday said the joint mechanism must inspire confidence in both countries and if it does not work "then we have to . . .
- Uncertain Gain (Frontline, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Sep 18, 2006)
The Rajapaksa government is delighted over the capture of Sampur but it must prepare for more battles.
- Hunting Dawood (OutLook, B. Raman , Sep 18, 2006)
At least the previous government was talking about the role of Pakistan in strong language, though it did precious little by way of action. The present government neither talks nor acts
- Nam Condemns Israeli Attacks, Supports Iran: Havana Declaration (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
Representatives of 118 Non-aligned Movement nations condemned Israel’s attacks on Lebanon and supported a peaceful resolution to the US-Iran nuclear dispute in the final declaration on Saturday of a summit that brought together some of . . .
- The Great Land Grab (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, Sep 18, 2006)
Huge swathes of land are being handed over to corporations in `sweetheart' deals and scams centred on Special Economic Zones.
- Musharraf: We Agreed To Narrow Differences On Kashmir (Asian Age, DHARAM SHOURIE, Sep 18, 2006)
Pakistan President Gen. Pervez Musharraf on Sunday said that his talks with Prime Minister Manm-ohan Singh in Havana on Saturday "augured" well for resolving bilateral issues, including the Kashmir problem, and that the peace process had "won".
- Mysterious Abductions (Frontline, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Sep 18, 2006)
Newspersons in Colombo received a jolt on the morning of August 29 in the form of reports that Nadarajah Guruparan, a senior journalist, had disappeared under mysterious circumstances.
- Balochistan Blaze (Frontline, Nirupama Subramanian , Sep 18, 2006)
The killing of Nawab Akbar Bugti gives Baloch nationalism a martyr around whom to build itself and galvanise the Opposition in Pakistan.
- Little Elation In India, Pakistan Over Peace Moves (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Sep 18, 2006)
India and Pakistan have only ended a two-month hiatus in their fragile peace process by agreeing to resume talks, and a pact to fight terrorism together would be a challenge to implement, analysts said on Sunday.
- India And Pakistan Agree To Resume Peace Talks (Reuters, Paul Eckert, Sep 18, 2006)
India and Pakistan will resume formal peace negotiations frozen after July train bombings in Mumbai and set up a joint agency to tackle terrorism, their leaders said on Saturday.
- Iran President Cements Anti-Us Front With Venezuela (Reuters, Saul Hudson , Sep 18, 2006)
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad shored up opposition to a U.S. drive to curb Iran's nuclear program on a visit to Venezuela on Sunday that cemented an anti-American front with President Hugo Chavez.
- Tharoor Running Very Strong: Pm (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
On Board PM's Special Flight, Sep 18 (PTI) Expressing confidence that Sashi Tharoor will "give a good account" of himself in the election for the post of UN Secretary General, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said for the first time India had . . .
- Gen Musharraf's Rule: How Long? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Sep 18, 2006)
The October 1999 coup, in Pakistan which brought Gen. Musharraf in power, was shown as triggered by his legal dismissal by Nawaz Sharif when the former was not in the country.
- Resuming Talks (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 18, 2006)
The unreported story from Havana offers little reason to feel optimistic about the composite dialogue process between India and Pakistan taking us anywhere near an end to cross-border terrorism, aided and abetted by Islamabad, without which there . . .
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