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Articles 4321 through 4420 of 53943:
- Why Alienate If You Can Garner Support (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 02, 2006)
By promoting racial profiling, Governments are planting seeds of more terrorist modules. They are only alienating a whole mass of people who would only be glad to participate in the war against terrorism
- Pakistan-Us Naval Exercise (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
Pakistani and US Navy would conduct joint exercise “Inspired Union 06” from Sept 6. The bilateral exercise would be conducted in the Northern Arabian Sea.
- Provocative & Senseless (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 02, 2006)
It was an extraordinary statement, Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Sher Afgan Niazi telling the National Assembly that “he (Nawab Akbar Bugti) has been rightly killed”.
- Unilateral Us Sanctions On Iran? (Dawn, Maqbool Ahmad Bhatty, Sep 02, 2006)
The passing of the August 31 deadline for Iran to comply with the Security Council resolution calling upon it to end its programme of uranium enrichment has obliged the US to decide on its future strategy vis-a-vis Tehran.
- Artist Ahmed Saeed Nagi Passes Away (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
Ahmed Saeed Nagi, known as the official artist of the freedom movement, passed away on Friday night in the Aga Khan Hospital in Karachi. He was 90. He is survived by three sons and a daughter.
- Syria Agrees To Arms Embargo: Un (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Friday Syrian President Bashar al-Assad had promised to enforce an arms embargo on Hizbollah under a UN resolution that halted Israel’s war with the Lebanese group.
- Merkel Overtakes Rice As World's Most Powerful Woman: Forbes (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
Indra Nooyi,, Sonia Gandhi, Lalita Gupte and Kalpana Morparia, Vidya Chhabria among Indians on list.
- India-Bangladesh Border Skirmishes Continue (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
Indian and Bangladeshi border guards have fired at each other for the third time in a month, officials in northeastern India said on Friday.
- 'Today's Child Is Tomorrow's Citizen' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 02, 2006)
The 7th International Children's Festival of Performing Arts is on in the capital.
- Iran Sanctions Next Month, Says Us (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
The United Nations Security Council could approve initial sanctions against Iran by the end of this month because of Tehran’s failure to meet an international deadline, US Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns said on Friday.
- Australia-India Trade — Gold That's Put To Use More Gold Begets (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 02, 2006)
For Australia, India is becoming increasingly important primarily because it has become its sixth largest export market. Gold is a critical element in this trade and is now Australia's main export to India.
Gold exports to India in 2000 were . . .
- Technical Difficulties Thwarting Iran’S N-Ambitions: Us (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
Iran appears to be encountering technical difficulties with its uranium enrichment but this does not diminish the fact that it has nuclear ambitions and is acting on them, US officials and experts said on Thursday.
- Nooyi, Sonia Among World’S Powerpuff Women (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi has been listed as the 13th most powerful woman in the world in the annual Forbes listing, headed by German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
- Warmer Soils Will Add To Climate Change: Expert (Hindu, David Adam, Sep 02, 2006)
Global temperatures could go up by 1.5 degrees centigrade.
- Trade Rules Must Not Curb Developing Countries: Unctad (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Sep 02, 2006)
Multilateral effort to redress global imbalances advocated
- Making Cities Energy Efficient (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 02, 2006)
Cities everywhere are trying to renew themselves in ways that will make them more accessible to people. In a world that is warming abnormally, many cities are keen to cut wasteful energy consumption because that leads to increased greenhouse gas . . .
- The `War On Terror' And West Asia Circa 2007 (Hindu, Hamid Ansari, Sep 02, 2006)
The U.S. approach has been uniformly unsuccessful and raises questions about its major and minor premises, the efficacy of its methodology, and, in the final analysis, of its intent.
- Iranian Rejection (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 02, 2006)
The Iranian refusal to abide by UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution number 1696 has complicated the crisis that has arisen out of Teheran’s nuclear ambitions. The resolution wanted Iran to suspend uranium enrichment . . .
- ‘Indians Are Fastest Growing Asian Community In America’ (Indian Express, Jayanth Jacob, Sep 02, 2006)
Indian-Americans are the fastest growing Asian community in the US in the last five years, according to the US Census bureau, says consulting and communications agency Kang & Lee.
- Lop-Sided On Lebanon (Indian Express, P.R. KUMARASWAMY, Sep 02, 2006)
While other countries are preparing to increase their contribution, it is likely that India will pull out from the UN peacekeeping force that is currently operating in southern Lebanon. The recent remarks of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s special . . .
- Islam In China: No Longer Insulated (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Sep 02, 2006)
Greater orthodoxy amongst Chinese Muslims is on the rise. Nonetheless, they retain unique characteristics.
- Eu Assesses Way Forward On Iran, Mideast (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
European Union foreign ministers on Friday discussed ways to get the Middle East peace process back on track. A French official said the five UNSC members and Germany would meet on September 7 to decide on Iran. However, they cautioned against hasty . . .
- Colombo, London To Pursue Peace Plan (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Sep 02, 2006)
Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom have agreed to take "necessary follow up action" on the peace process in the island nation.
- Iaea Indicts Iran, Bush Threatens Consequences (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
As the UN deadline expired for Iran, the US ambassador to the United Nations said unanimity among the Security Council was not needed to take action against Tehran.
- Iit Funda (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 01, 2006)
Are you from IIT? That was the question put to me by a colleague from a Missouri ‘cow town’.
- Is Peacekeeping Good For India? (Indian Express, Ramesh Thakur, Sep 01, 2006)
The big question: will we stay and even expand our contribution to the UN Interim Force in Lebanon, or will we pull out? More importantly, on what basis should we make such a decision?
- Seniority Could Be The Key To Natwar Successor (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Sep 01, 2006)
By appointing Shiv Shankar Menon as the country’s new foreign secretary today, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh chose ‘competence’ over ‘seniority’; but the same principle is unlikely to be applied when filling in the vacant slot of External Affairs . . .
- Teheran May Be A Stumbling Block (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Sep 01, 2006)
Some observers in Washington believe that New Delhi’s friendship with Teheran could affect India-US relations.
- The Second Hijack (Indian Express, Shishir Gupta, Sep 01, 2006)
The Kandahar hijack continues to haunt India in the form of wistful what-ifs.
- China’S ‘Look West’ (Tribune, Don Lee , Sep 01, 2006)
Kashgar, China – Not too long ago, Kashgar was a sleepy town with mud houses, largely unchanged since Marco Polo trekked through in the 13th century. Marco Polo is said to have found Kashgar an oasis when he arrived here in 1275 on his journey . . .
- This News Is Not For You (Tribune, Roopinder Singh, Sep 01, 2006)
The New York Times carried, on August 28, a detailed story titled “Details Emerge in British Terror Case” for its readers—except those who live in Britain, the focus of the item. One of the top newspapers in the world took this unusual step to . . .
- Heathen Under Every Bed (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Sep 01, 2006)
We have, seemingly, already arrived at that situation. The Western world, led by the United States of America, has chosen.
- Shiv Menon To Be Next Foreign Secy (Times of India, Indrani Bagchi, Sep 01, 2006)
Shiv Shankar Menon, India’s high commissioner to Pakistan, will be the next foreign secretary. Shyam Saran, who retires on September 30, will continue to steer the India-US nuclear deal as the PM’s special envoy.
- Saran To Act As Special Envoy For N- Deal (Times of India, Indrani Bagchi, Sep 01, 2006)
India's high commissioner to Pakistan Shiv Shankar Menon, who will take over from Shyam Saran as foreign secretary, has enjoyed a consummate trajectory through the foreign service Austria, Israel, Sri Lanka, China and Pakistan under his belt in . . .
- Un Warns Lanka (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
The UN threatened overnight to suspend aid operations in Sri Lanka after truce monitors accused the security forces of executing aid workers.
- Pm Likely To Meet Musharraf In Havana (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is likely to meet Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf during the NAM Summit in Havana in mid-September and convey India's strong concerns over cross-border terrorism and discuss ways to move the stalled peace process.
- Us Affirms Move To Sell F-16 To Pak (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Sep 01, 2006)
The recent assassination of a Baluchi leader will not affect the sale of F-16 fighter jets by the US to Pakistan, according to a State Department official.
- Big Country Small Vote (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 01, 2006)
The present IMF voting structure is skewed in favour of developed countries.
- India Fund To Set Up Office (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
Kuvera Capital Partners, one of the leading India investment managers, has received approval from the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) to operate from the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).
- They Need Aid! (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 01, 2006)
About our ‘well informed’ MPs
While the two Bills (Clinton and Gates) recently wowed audiences at the XVI International AIDS Conference at Toronto with their passionate involvement in dealing with the world’s most dreaded and fast mutating . . .
- Pm May Meet Musharraf In Havana (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is likely to meet Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf during the NAM summit in Havana in mid-September and convey India’s strong concerns over cross-border terrorism and discuss ways to move the stalled peace process.
- Intelligence To Counter Terror (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 01, 2006)
The serial blasts in Mumbai that resulted in the death of nearly 200 train passengers has been ascribed to an intelligence failure.
- J&k Needs Balanced, Equitable Development (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Sep 01, 2006)
The relevance of 'Development' as an instrument of change particularly to build on peace dividends is widely recognized.
- Unsc Approves Deployment Of Troops In Darfur (Press Trust of India, DHARAM SHOURIE, Sep 01, 2006)
The UN Security Council today decided to establish an over 20,000 strong peacekeeping mission for the troubled Darfur region of Sudan over objection by the government but its deployment would require the consent of Khartoum.
- Shyam Saran Named As Special Envoy For U.S. Nuclear Deal (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
India named its outgoing foreign secretary on Thursday as special envoy for negotiations with the United States over a controversial civilian nuclear cooperation deal that is yet to be approved by the U.S. Congress.
- Un Threatens To Halt Sri Lanka Work After Aid Killings (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
The United Nations threatened overnight to suspend aid operations in Sri Lanka after truce monitors accused the security forces of executing aid workers.
- Mother Russia Behind Nepal Arms Deal (Statesman, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Sep 01, 2006)
While Nepal’s new government headed by prime minister Girija Prasad Koirala has been celebrating 2006 as the golden jubilee of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Himalayan kingdom and the former . . .
- Asian Heroes Saluted (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
The applause was deafening at the Cultural Center of the Philippines today when the Chief Justice of the country’s Supreme Court said that it took a taxman from India to show the world that one need not be either a lawyer or a judge to render justice.
- Pm May Meet Musharraf In Havana (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is likely to meet Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf during the NAM summit in Havana in mid-September and convey India's strong concerns over cross-border terrorism and discuss ways to move the stalled peace process.
- Iran Still Enriching Uranium: Iaea (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
Iran has carried on enriching uranium despite a UN deadline for it to stop or face possible sanctions, the UN nuclear watchdog said on Thursday.
- Nepal Arms Deal Was With Russia (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
Russians were the key players in the secretive bid by Nepal to obtain a fresh cache of weapons using Indian air space.
- Unctad Trade And Development Report, 2006 (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Sep 01, 2006)
The Report highlights the scope for making the global trading and financial milieu more development-friendly.
- New Defence Procurement Policy — Not Big Bang Enough (Business Line, R. Sundaram , Sep 01, 2006)
Although the new Defence procurement policy is welcome, it could have done more.
- Shiv Shankar Menon Named Foreign Secy (Pioneer, Shobori Ganguli, Sep 01, 2006)
Shyam Saran special envoy on Indo-US N-deal
- Musharraf: Saudi Investment To Grow (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia enjoy time-tested friendship and the economic activities will help strengthen the brotherly relations between the two states, said President General Pervez Musharraf while laying the foundation stone . . .
- Not Working Anyway (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Sep 01, 2006)
Thankfully, the government has given in to the pressure from various quarters and has dropped, at least for the time being, its plans to amend the Right to Information (RTI) Act in such a way as to exclude the notings of . . .
- Iran Fails To Halt N-Work: Iaea (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
We will not yield to pressure, Nejad tells West
- Iran: E.U. In A Dilemma (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Sep 01, 2006)
France, Germany say they pin hopes on talks
- Restructuring Of The Un (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 01, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has underlined the need for restructuring of the United Nations to make it responsive to international developments in accordance with its Charter.
- Iran Defies Unsc Deadline On Enrichment (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
Iran defied a UN deadline on Thursday to stop enriching uranium, clearing the path for Security Council sanctions.
- Nasa Picks Lockheed Martin To Build Moon-Bound Spaceship (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
NASA named Thursday a consortium led by US aerospace giant Lockheed Martin Corporation to design and build a new spacecraft that will take astronauts back to the moon.
- All-Party Delegation Meets Prime Minister (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
Seeks early settlement to Mullaperiyar and Vizhinjam issues
- Eleventh Plan Ignores Food And Nutrition Insecurity (Hindu, Madhura Swaminathan, Sep 01, 2006)
The Plan must have a goal of providing food security to all Indians. The public distribution system must be strengthened and made universal.
- Stumbling Towards Peace (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 01, 2006)
Last week Somalia’s major port — in the capital, Mogadishu — saw an unusual scene: a cargo ship unloading there for the first time in more than a decade.
- Devanahalli Blast Kills 4 (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
Four peoploe were killed in an accidental blast in an isolated shed, where a large quantity of material used for manufacturing gelatine sticks was being stored illegally.
- Iran Defiant As Nuclear Deadline Expires (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
Iran vowed never to shelve its nuclear programme, defying the threat of sanctions as a UN deadline to stop work the West fears could lead to the production of atomic bombs expired on Thursday.
- Pak Militants In Uk Are Biggest Threat’ (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Sep 01, 2006)
UK-based Pakistani extremists pose a bigger threat to America than their counterparts in Iraq, Iraq or Afghanistan, according to US-based experts on Islamic extremism.
- The Grey Shade Of Life (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Sep 01, 2006)
Can brands and advertising dare explore this side.
- Flying Beyond Discrimination (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 01, 2006)
Airline companies must evolve an inclusive, disability friendly, non-discriminatory policy.
- Iran Won't Back Down: Ahmadinejad (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Sep 01, 2006)
Declaration as deadline expires
- We Must Return To The Roots Of The Indian Press And Defend Its Strengths: N. Ram (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
There are people "constantly trying to confuse public opinion" by egging on the Government and pressurising it ideologically
- Pm And Pervez May Meet In Havana (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is likely to meet Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf during the NAM summit in Havana in mid-September and convey India’s strong concerns over cross-border terrorism and discuss ways to move the stalled peace process.
- Urdu & Secularism (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Sep 01, 2006)
A clutch of new books focus on the progressive nationalist tradition of Urdu poetry.
- Indians Who Disgrace India (Pioneer, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Sep 01, 2006)
From swatting flies to crushing protesters under tanks, the Chinese Government holds a world record in disciplining people.
- No Hidden Devil In The Deal (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 01, 2006)
There's no question of binding ourselves to any agreement with the US that involves 'shifting of goalposts'; there's no need to be exercised beyond a point
- Crying Wolf Over 'Terror' (Frontline, Editorial, Frontline, Sep 01, 2006)
Drastic security curbs around Independence Day and the claim of Al Qaeda's arrival in India put a question mark over the country's `anti-terrorism' strategy.
- Tax Net And The Big Fish (Frontline, Editorial, Frontline, Sep 01, 2006)
Government revenues can be increased by spending more on tax administration, ensuring enforcement and coming down on evasion.
- A Reverse For Terrorism? (Frontline, R.K. Raghavan, Sep 01, 2006)
This battle of wits can never end. But there is no reason why the fight should be given up, for that will strengthen the perpetrators of evil.
- Saran To Be Pm’S Envoy On Nuke Deal (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
The Union government on Thursday appointed Mr Shiv Shankar Menon as the new foreign secretary. The 57-year-old officer of the 1972 batch of the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) is currently India’s high commissioner to Islamabad.
- Nuclear Synergy (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 31, 2006)
Despite prime minister Manmohan Singh having won over top atomic scientists who had earlier opposed the India-US nuclear deal, bureaucratic opposition to the deal remains entrenched.
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