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Articles 4521 through 4620 of 53943:
- Govt Mulls Jt Audit Of Mncs (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
India is contemplating to conduct joint audit for multinationals (MNCs) operating in India and Asean to monitor their annual statements, Advisor to Finance Minister Parthasarathi Shome indicated here on Tuesday.
- 'Chinese Firms Face Discrimination In India' (Times of India, SAIBAL DASGUPTA, Aug 30, 2006)
Chinese companies face serious discrimination as compared to investors from other countries when they bid for major Indian projects, Wang Jinzhen, secretary-general of China Council for Promotion of International Trade, facilitator of foreign . . .
- Trade At Nathu-La Limps (Deccan Herald, Prasanta Paul, Aug 30, 2006)
'A dawn of economic prosperity awaits Sikkim-India-China: Border trade reopens’ read huge billboards as one drives across the 56-kilometre Gangtok-Nathu-La newly-carpeted road, the ancient silk route that cuts through mountain ranges and gorges . . .
- Media-How Much Embedded? (Daily Excelsior, Vijay Satokar, Aug 30, 2006)
‘‘Today, if you are a journalist in the print or the electronic media anywhere in the world, it is difficult to escape embedding,’’ celebrated documentary film maker, Anand Patwardhan recently wrote in an article. Corporate and Government interests . . .
- Annan To Press Israel To Lift Lebanon Blockade (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan will urge Israel to lift its air and sea blockade of Lebanon and discuss the deployment of U.N. peacekeepers when he meets Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Wednesday.
- More The Men, Less Safe The World (Telegraph, G.S. Mudur, Aug 30, 2006)
The preference for male babies in India and China has skewed national sex ratios to levels that could spawn increased anti-social behaviour and violence and destabilise society, researchers warned on Monday.
- Iran Leader In Bush Challenge (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad today proposed holding a live television debate with President George W. Bush to discuss global affairs.
- Iran Seeks India's Support For Nuclear Programme (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
In a bid to garner Indian support for Tehran's "peaceful" nuclear programme, visiting Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Mehdi Safari on Tuesday met senior Indian officials, including Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran and National Security adviser MK Narayanan.
- India Needs Universal Child Custody Law (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
To cope up with the increasing number of inter-parental conflicts involving children of NRIs and multiple problems arising leading to removal of such children to India, the Union Government should enact a universal child custody law by adhering . . .
- Laxmi Mittal To Add Steel To Tharoor’S Un Campaign (Times of India, Sanjay Dutta, Aug 30, 2006)
Steel king Laxmi Niwas Mittal has a new mission after the Arcelor takeover. India’s most powerful brand ambassador has been roped in to win over government heads around the world to see that the country’s candidate, Shashi Tharoor, makes the grade . . .
- Indian Driver Assaulted (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
An Indian driver, working for an "influential" Qatari, was given refuge in the Indian embassy after he suffered serious injuries allegedly at the hands of his employer.
- The Other Questions (Telegraph, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Aug 30, 2006)
The parliamentary and public debate on the Indo-US nuclear deal has, predictably, focussed on two questions.
- Violence Erupts At Bugti’S Funeral In Quetta (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
Gunmen and security forces exchanged fire in Quetta on Tuesday as rioting erupted after prayers were held for Baloch rebel leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti, killed over the weekend, police said.
- Fighting Terrorism (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 30, 2006)
Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran must have been driven by circumstances to state publicly that India is not receiving the necessary cooperation from the countries like the US and Britain to fight terrorism.
- Pak’S Double Game (Tribune, Pamela Constable, Aug 30, 2006)
ISLAMABAD – For the past five years, Pakistan has pursued a risky, two-sided policy toward Islamic militancy, positioning itself as a major ally in the Western-led war against global terrorism while reportedly allowing homegrown Muslim insurgent . . .
- Mind Over Marshals (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 30, 2006)
On December 5, I was traveling to Bucharest via Frankfurt to take up an assignment as our country’s Ambassador in Romania. The Air India flight to Frankfurt from Delhi was delayed; I was to connect with a Lufthansa flight to Bucharest but missed it . . .
- A Case For The Year Of Planet Earth (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 30, 2006)
We can use the riches of Earth for a living but not upset its dynamic equilibrium.
- Chavez Bound For Syria As America Looks On (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez left for Syria on Tuesday on a trip likely to rile Washington, which charges the Arab nation with sponsoring terrorism.
- Hsbc Offers Factoring For Indian Smes (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited has widened its product suite for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in India by offering them factoring services.
- Major Tourism Plan For Tamil Nadu (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
Introduction of cable cars in Udhagamandalam and Kodaikanal hill resorts by December this year, and development of Madurai, Thanjavur, Kanyakumari and Vellore as major tourist destinations with assistance from the Union Tourism Ministry are some . . .
- "There Cannot Be A Black To White Evolution In Nepal" (Hindu, Suresh Nambath and K. Ramachandran, Aug 30, 2006)
The country faces the twin challenges of bringing into the political mainstream the left-wing Maoists and keeping in check a right-wing monarch, according toKanak Mani Dixit, Editor ofHimal, who was in the forefront of the pro-democracy struggle.
- Employment In Asia (Hindu, Juan Somavia, Aug 30, 2006)
If the dramatic growth rates the region has enjoyed are to continue in a stable social framework, the benefits need to be felt by all through improvements to their lives and livelihoods _ in other words, decent work.
- Pakistan's Baloch Crisis (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 30, 2006)
In the last weeks of his life, Akbar Khan Bugti twice told a confidant he wished to die the death of a martyr.
- Musharraf Sounds Warning (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
Faced with widespread violence following the killing of Baluch leader Nawab Akbar Bugti, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has warned that strict action would be taken against anyone who harmed the country.
- Pm Reviews Initiatives In Punjab (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
With an eye on the forthcoming Assembly election in Punjab, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh recently reviewed the progress of infrastructure projects and directed the state and central ministers to speed up their implementation.
- Learning To Read (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 30, 2006)
One would assume that at least in education, government policy is based on solid theoretical and philosophical assumptions and a clear-eyed assessment of ground realities.
- Govt Allows Duty-Free Purchases (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
The Ministry of Civil Aviation has decided to relax restrictions on duty-free purchases, which from September 1 can be carried on board flights. The restrictions on carrying liquids, gels and pastes as hand baggage — barring medicines (but with . . .
- India Asks Iran To Honour $ 25 Bn Lng Deal (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Aug 30, 2006)
India and Iran today re-explored each other, but New Delhi failed to extract an assurance from Tehran for honouring the $ 25 billion LNG deal the two countries had signed in June 2005.
- India Asks Iran To Honour Obligations (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
New Delhi clarifies position on NPT, gas pipeline
Ready to cooperate with IAEA: Iran Deputy Foreign Minister
Iran wants nuclear issue referred back to IAEA.
- China And Nam (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Aug 30, 2006)
The 14th summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in Havana next month is bound to be dominated by anti-American rhetoric from the Latin Left, Israel-bashing by the Arabs, and Iran’s nuclear confrontation with the West. Instead of being bogged down by . . .
- Massacre And Dispute (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
The distinction between a terrorist and a freedom fighter is getting thinner with every passing day. However, what if someone killed as a terrorist or a potential killer does not even get the benefit of being owned up as a freedom fighter by anyone?
- Harvest Of Death In Vidarbha (Frontline, DIONNE BUNSHA, Aug 30, 2006)
Mounting debt, rising cost of inputs and falling prices of their produce are driving farmers of the region to suicide.
- No Racial Profiling Of Air Travellers: India (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
Asserting that India would not carry out any racial profiling of air travellers, the Civil Aviation Ministry said it was implementing a pilot project to receive advance information regarding passengers arriving in the country's airports from the . . .
- The Road Ahead (OutLook, B. Raman , Aug 30, 2006)
'India could not help us whereas we stood beside India throughout our history. We protect Hindus whereas all over Pakistan they were hunted and killed. A brave friend is better than a coward friend. India always showed her cowardliness in front of . . .
- Have A Pure Mind To Do Great Work (The Economic Times, VITHAL C NADKARNI, Aug 30, 2006)
Imagine walking away from a medal regarded as the maths equivalent of the Nobel Prize. If that’s easy, imagine solving a hundred-year-old conundrum ranked among seven of the world’s greatest mathematical problems, each worth a million dollars.
- Musharraf For Cooperation With China On ‘Bro (Pakistan Observer, Mariana Baabar, Aug 30, 2006)
Brisk preparations are being made by both Pakistan and China ahead of the visit of Chinese President Hu Jintao to Pakistan.
- ``Enforced Disappearances On The Rise In South Asia'' (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Aug 30, 2006)
Amnesty International has expressed concern over the growing incidence of "enforced disappearances'' of people in South Asia as Governments in the region step up their campaign against terrorism.
- A Disappointing Judgment (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Aug 30, 2006)
It is a disappointing judgment, although the Supreme Court has taken five months to finalise it. Probably, the word ‘perverse’ is more apt because the five-judge bench has opposed what is wanted, reasonable or required.
- Musharraf: Guardian Of Pakistan (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has declared that he will not allow anyone to harm Pakistan.
- Saga Of Subsidies And Corruption (The Financial Express, Bhamy V Shenoy, Aug 29, 2006)
The petroleum sector is ailing, while the government continues to suffer heavy revenue losses
- Re-Defining Indo-Dutch Economic Ties (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Aug 29, 2006)
The Netherlands may have been slow to wake up to India's economic resurgence, but it is making up by quickly "redefining" the trade and investment relations.
- Specialists As Brand Ambassadors (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 29, 2006)
A harried cola company is reported to be toying with the idea of engaging a scientist as its brand ambassador so as to carry credibility with its customers both actual and potential and more particularly to effectively dispel notions of danger in . . .
- Not On, Mr Singh (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 29, 2006)
Twenty-seven months after assuming office, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has arrived in Orissa on a visit that is, really, an insult to the State.
- Delhi Police Seize 4,400 Kg Narcotics Worth Rs. 200 Crore (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
In what is being described as the biggest drug haul here, police have seized 4,400 kg of the recreational drug "methaqualone" worth Rs. 200 crore in the international market.
- Rs. 200-Crore Narcotic Haul In Delhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
Alleged kingpin of pilferage racket at Tughlakabad container depot in police custody
- Net Result (Tribune, Roopinder Singh, Aug 29, 2006)
More Indians are accessing the Internet than ever before, but the nation is way down the list in the number of users internationally. The US is the leader by far, followed by China, Japan, Germany, United Kingdom, Korea.
- Pakistan Won't Stop Terror (Pioneer, Hari Om, Aug 29, 2006)
The UPA Government is insisting on "strengthening relations across the Line of Control".
- Ratification Of Treaties (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Aug 29, 2006)
The Manmohan Singh government’s insistence on maintaining executive privilege in dealing with the Indo-US nuclear deal raises two kinds of questions.
- Reliance, Chevron Readying For New Exploration Venture (The Financial Express, ANUPAMA AIRY, Aug 29, 2006)
The Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance group may soon float a new upstream company for undertaking exploration and production (E&P) ventures in various parts of India. US major Chevron International may pick an equity stake in the new company.
- War Not The Way Out Of Sri Lanka's Ethnic Crisis: Saran (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
As fighting between government forces and LTTE continued, India on Monday said war was not the only way out and the ethnic issue needed to be resolved within the framework of a united Sri Lanka.
- India Must Not Lose Interest (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Aug 29, 2006)
India’s disinterest has created fear in Pakistan. Peace process must continue even if it is limping.
- Us Backtracks On Fmct (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Aug 29, 2006)
Talks on FMCT were stalled as the US does not wish to have verification in the mandate.
- Force Not The Solution, Says India As Baloch Fires Spread (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
With the killing of Baloch leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti fanning flames across Pakistan and threatening to become a domestic political flashpoint in Islamabad, New Delhi today underlined that “peaceful dialogue,” not military operations was the . . .
- War Over Water (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Asian Age, Aug 29, 2006)
Are we heading for an era of “hydrological warfare” in which rivers, lakes and aquifers become national security assets to be fought over, or controlled through proxy armies and client states?
- Clipped Wings (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 29, 2006)
The failure of the West Bengal government to evict CITU, the CPM trade union, from its occupation of a building within the precincts of Kolkata international airport reveals much that is wrong with the party.
- Newsprint Junkie (Indian Express, HARSH DESAI, Aug 29, 2006)
I am a newspaper junkie, and for a newspaper junkie these are the best of times in Bombay.
- War’S Reckoning (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 29, 2006)
The Israeli war against Hezbollah was reckoned a failure as soon as the fighting stopped, and so is the American war against Iraq, though the fighting continues.
- Jklf Chief Says No Role For Al-Qaeda In Kashmir Dispute (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
Kashmir's top separatist leader and JKLF chief Yasin Malik today said Al-Qaeda has nothing to do with Kashmir and "their (Al-Qaeda) fight is not our fight'' while emphasizing the need to "build a non-violent and ideological force that is vocal and . . .
- Iran Dismisses Us Threat Of Sanctions (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
Registering money-lenders to give cheaper loans to farmers is not going to solve farmers' problems. The solution has to be found from within the banking framework, by making it provide credit to landless labourers, marginal farmers and women . . .
- Flyers Under Watch: India Too Conducts Passenger Profiling (Times of India, Vishwa Mohan, Aug 29, 2006)
Unknown to most, the airport security in India has started to conduct passenger profiling. Even before the trans-Atlantic air terror plot prompted UK to introduce its new security measure of seeking in advance the profiles of all air passengers . . .
- Meet With Musharraf Not Ruled Out: Pm (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh tonight did not rule out the possibility of meeting Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on the sideline of NAM summit in Havana next month.
- Iranian Dy Foreign Minister Arrives Today............. (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Mehdi Safari will arrive here tomorrow on a day-long visit that will provide an opportunity to the two countries to strengthen their bilateral relations, which witnessed some hiccups in the recent past.
- "India Not Part Of Any Design To Contain China" (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Aug 29, 2006)
U.S.-China conflict unlikely: Saran
China likely to become India's biggest trading partner
Need for closer economic, transport links.
- Planetary Downsizing (Dawn, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 29, 2006)
Pluto has been downgraded, reduced to the ranks with the status of a planetoid.
- Flying To Skardu (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 29, 2006)
Our national flag carrier has the singular distinction of flying a Boing 737 aircraft to Skardu -- the gateway to what international tourists call the 'throne room of mountain gods'. On paper it is a daily 45 minute flight from Islamabad to Skardu . . .
- Rbi Opposes Frbm Target Relief (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Aug 29, 2006)
The finance ministry has found support from the central bank in its opposition to any populist move for dilution of the restrictions that the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, 2004 imposes on government spending and fiscal profligacy.
- Tension Along Indo-Bangla Border (Daily Excelsior, Subhashis Mittra, Aug 29, 2006)
It was not one of those usual tensions arising out of cattle smuggling or exchange of fire along the Indo-Bangladesh border.
- Israel's Position (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 29, 2006)
It is now official, albeit indirectly, that Israel's attack on Lebanon last month was not about the release of its two kidnapped soldiers.
- Delhi Told To Mind Its Own Business: Bugti’S Killing Unfortunate: India (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
In a reaction to Indian government’s statement regarding the situation in Balochistan province, Pakistan on Monday told India to mind its own business and focus on putting its own house in order.
- Let Peace Not Be Hijacked (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said that stalling of the ongoing Pak-India peace process due to the Mumbai terrorist acts will be tantamount to playing into the terrorists’ hands.
- No Segmentation In War Against Terror (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
The government, which reiterated there was a close association between the Al-Qaeda and Pakistan-based jehadi outfits operating in Jammu and Kashmir, on Monday asked the international community not to resort to any ‘segmentation’ in the war against . . .
- Bugti Killing Unfortunate (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Aug 29, 2006)
India today described the killing of Baluch leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti by the Pakistan army as “unfortunate”.
- Q&a: 'Make Supply Of Arms To Non-State Actors Illegal' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 29, 2006)
Every year, 5,00,000 people are killed in gun violence across the world. Eighty per cent of the victims are women and children.
- Fall-Out Of Oil Price Hike (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 29, 2006)
International oil prices that had almost settled around $75/76 a barrel are once again volatile. These have crossed $78 and there are apprehensions that they may reach $80 a barrel within days.
- Iran Not Concerned About Un Deadline Over N-Issue (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
Iran said on Monday it is not concerned about this week's United Nation deadline demanding it suspend a key part of its disputed nuclear program or face political and economic sanctions.
- 55 Killed In Lebanon Blitz As Foreigners Flee (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
At least 55 civilians were killed as Israeli jets and gunboats pummelled towns and villages across Lebanon and tens of thousands of people fled a conflict that both sides defiantly warned would have no limit.
- India And The Data Exclusivity Trap (Hindu, Sarah Hiddleston, Aug 29, 2006)
In a coda to the Patents Act, fresh attempts are under way to inhibit the growth of India's vibrant generic industry by altering the laws that govern drug registration. This could further consolidate power in the hands of the drug majors and result . . .
- Please Choose (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 29, 2006)
If nature abhors a vacuum, the latter invites speculation.
- To Invest In Nuclear Safety (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 29, 2006)
Nuclear power plants have a ‘front-loaded’ cost structure, i.e. they are relatively expensive to build but relatively inexpensive to operate.
- Norway, India Discuss Sri Lanka Situation (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Aug 29, 2006)
Exchange views on possible ways to de-escalate the crisis
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