|
|
|
|
|
|
Articles 4821 through 4920 of 53943:
- Israel Purposely Hit Civilian Targets: Ai (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
Rights group Amnesty International (AI) accused Israel on Wednesday of deliberately targeting civilians during its campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon and said the Jewish state may be guilty of war crimes.
- Pm Fails To Impress (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 24, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s defence of the Indo-US nuclear deal in Rajya Sabha last week may have earned him a lot of admirers and silenced both BJP and the Left, but Organiser is clearly not impressed.
- Iran’S Response (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 24, 2006)
Iran’s response to the package of incentives offered to it three months ago by the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany provides an opening for further negotiations - that is, if the US and Europe are willing to seize it.
- Road Ahead For N-Deal (Tribune, G. Parthasarathy, Aug 24, 2006)
AFTER having wasted huge amounts of the tax payer’s money for two weeks on puerile controversies generated by the foibles, two former Foreign Ministers, Mr Jaswant Singh and Mr Natwar Singh, the members of the Rajya Sabha, showed they are capable . . .
- Discordant Notes (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 24, 2006)
Song and dance over Vande Mataram
- Us Crackdown Setback For Ltte (Asia Times, M.R. Narayan Swamy, Aug 24, 2006)
The arrest of eight Tamil men in the US on charges of attempting to buy sophisticated weapons marks a new low for Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tigers, now battling the most serious military and diplomatic challenges in its three-decade history.
- India To Retain 'Sovereign Right' On Future N-Tests: Pm (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
Ruling out any bilateral pact with the US that would put a cap on India's military nuclear programme, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said New Delhi will retain the "sovereign right" on deciding whether to carry out any atomic tests in the future . .
- Tata Tea In India Inc`s Biggest Buy Overseas (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
Tata Tea’s power brew is getting stronger. In the biggest overseas acquisition by an Indian company, Tata Tea today announced the acquisition of a 30 per cent stake in the US-based Energy Brands Inc (EBI) for $677 million (nearly Rs 3,148 crore), . . .
- India Says Cbms With Pakistan Will Continue: (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
Says Kashmir an integral part of India
New Delhi disappointed by Islamabad’s inaction on terrorist outfits
- Indian Minister Rejects Musharraf’S Proposals (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
Says Kashmir an integral part of India
New Delhi disappointed by Islamabad’s inaction on terrorist outfits
- India Will Go Beyond Geographical Borders To Protect Interests: Iaf (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Aug 24, 2006)
India will have to “forget geographical boundaries to protect its interests outside its boundaries”, Air Chief Marshal SP Tyagi of the Indian Air Force (IAF) said here on Tuesday.
- Bush Phones Musharraf; Me Crisis Discussed (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
US President George W. Bush telephoned President Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday and expressed words of appreciation for Pakistan’s support in the global fight against terrorism.
- India Rules Out Joint Management Of Kashmir (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
India on Wednesday rejected the idea of joint management or joint control of divided Kashmir with Pakistan, saying a similar suggestion recently reiterated by President Gen Pervez Musharraf would impinge on India’s sovereignty over the disputed region.
- Pricing 3g Spectrum (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 24, 2006)
The tricky issue will be to build a consensus on the entry fee for operators and settling on a formula to share revenue with the Government.
- Doha Talks Failure — Giving The India-Asean Fta A New Thrust (Business Line, S. Majumder , Aug 24, 2006)
The deadlock in the Doha Round talks paves the way for the India-Asean Free Trade Agreement that was hobbled by the squabbling over the negative list.
- Ngos Should Practise What They Preach (Business Line, R. Vaidyanathan, Aug 24, 2006)
NGO activity being largely voluntary, overheads in such organisations should be minimal.
- If We Require N-Tests, We Will Have Right To Decide, Says Pm (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
Brushing aside speculation that India had signed away its sovereign right over its strategic programme with the Indo-US nuclear agreement, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asserted in the Lok Sabha today that the deal would not close . . .
- A Bitter Pill To Swallow (Deccan Herald, KATHYAYINI CHAMARAJ, Aug 24, 2006)
Citizens rights seem to be the ultimate price demanded for implementing JNNURM.
- Looking For Items Instead Of The Person (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Aug 24, 2006)
Analysis- Farcical security measures in airlines have been enforced more on the British side of the Atlantic than American, to the discomfort and fury of both the crew and passengers.
- Illusions On Sale (Deccan Herald, Don Lee , Aug 24, 2006)
In this populous city of fanatical shoppers, Plaza 66 is what some locals call a gui gouwu zhongxin — a ghost mall. The prices are so high that no one buys much. But then, no one really cares.
- Parity’, Did You Say? (Indian Express, Arun Shourie, Aug 24, 2006)
While India fantasises about “parity”, the US aims to acquire, in the form of an “ally”, an instrument that will do its bidding because it is dependent on the US, says Arun Shourie in the final part of his series on the nuclear deal.
- A Rapid Industrial Expansion (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Aug 24, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has defined job creation and income generation as major objectives of his government.
- A Shame For Congress (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 24, 2006)
In the latest judicial rebuke of the Bush administration’s tactics against terrorism, a federal judge in Detroit ruled last week that warrantless wiretapping of US citizens violates the Constitution and federal law.
- Cancerous News Of Malignant Prostate (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 24, 2006)
The Government has announced that Dr A Q Khan, father of Pakistan’s nuclear programme is suffering from prostate cancer.
- Us Dismisses Syrian Objections To Lebanese Force (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
The United States on Wednesday flatly dismissed Syria's strong objections to the possible deployment of a multinational force along the Syria-Lebanon border.
- Indian Claim Rejected (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
The Foreign Office on Wednesday ridiculed and dismissed an Indian claim that a suspected Pakistani ‘terrorist’ had been killed in a police encounter in Mumbai.
- Is Living Injurious To Health? (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 24, 2006)
The renewed pesticides-in-cola controversy is an example of stoking emotions with inaccurate data and faulty analysis; it is a useful reminder of the need for accurate scientific reporting
- No Compromise On N-Test: Pm (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
Ruling out any bilateral pact with the US that would put a cap on India’s military nuclear programme, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Wednesday that New Delhi will retain the “sovereign right” on deciding whether to carry out any atomic . . .
- Globalisation: Seizing The Opportunities (The Financial Express, JAYANTA ROY, Aug 24, 2006)
Expedite work on trade facilitation reforms, innovative regional pacts and trade in services
- Mumbai Bound Us Plane Turned Back (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
Two Dutch fighter planes accompanied a US Northwest Airlines plane bound for Mumbai back to Amsterdam's Schiphol airport on Wednesday, officials said.
- Bilt: Pulp Reality (Business Standard, Niraj Bhatt, Aug 24, 2006)
In June 2006, Ballarpur has reported a reasonably good performance with sales rising 11 per cent q-o-q. Volume growth in writing and printing paper was robust at 14.4 per cent and paper prices were relatively firm in the quarter.
- Beyond Asean (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 24, 2006)
New Delhi has dramatically improved its offer in order to seal a free trade agreement (FTA) with Asean. Goods placed on the negative list were pruned from 1,400 to 854, then to around 560 currently.
- India Will Retain Right To Conduct Future Nuclear Tests: Manmohan (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
Ruling out any bilateral pact with the US that would put a cap on India's military nuclear programme, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said New Delhi will retain the ‘sovereign right’ on deciding whether to carry out any atomic tests in the future . . .
- Asean Urges Wto To Resume Trade Talks Before 2006-End (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Wednesday urged the World Trade Organization (WTO) to resume trade negotiations before the end of 2006, saying breakthroughs must be forged in agriculture and market access.
- No Commitment On Future N-Tests: Pm (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Aug 24, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today categorically told the Lok Sabha that India was not willing to give any commitment on future nuclear tests.
- Three Cheers (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 24, 2006)
The statement of Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss seeking to clear the pesticide controversy in cola drinks must be seen in its proper perspective.
- Pak Arrests 'Indian' National For Trying To Cause Accident (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
A man Pakistan claimed was an Indian national allegedly stole a railway engine and tried to drive it into a passenger train near Karachi in order to cause a major accident.
- Big Powers Studying Iran's Reply To Nuclear Offer (Pioneer, CM VASUDEV, Aug 24, 2006)
Six world powers were studying Iran's offer of more talks to resolve a nuclear dispute on Wednesday to determine if Tehran's response went far enough to avert the threat of UN sanctions.
- Japan’S Ito Gets 1st Gauss Prize (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
Japanese mathematician Mr Kiyoshi Ito has won the first Carl Friedrich Gauss Prize for Applications of Mathematics, the International Mathematical Union said.
- Thorn In The Side (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 24, 2006)
One of the most serious threats to India's security is from the proxy war unleashed against it on the eastern front, says Hiranmay Karlekar.
- Iran Wants Talks, France Says Stop Atomic Work First (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
World powers, which backed a package to defuse a dispute with Iran over its nuclear ambitions are ready to respond to Iran’s call for talks but only if it first suspends uranium enrichment, France said today.
- Israel Deliberately Hit Civilian Targets: Amnesty (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
A report by the human rights organisation Amnesty International accuses Israel of deliberately attacking civilian targets during the recent conflict in Lebanon.
- Nuke-Switch Option Not Clear: Pm (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh admitted in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday that there was a question mark over the inter-changeability option — from the civilian to military and vice versa—in the separation plan New Delhi has furnished to Washington . . .
- Tehran's Response (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 24, 2006)
Keeping to the deadline it had named for its response, Iran gave its formal reply on Tuesday regarding the package of nuclear "incentives" the west had offered it. Predictably, it ignored the demand by the UN Security Council that it freeze its . . .
- China Struggles With Cultural Revolution (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
Li Qingyou vividly recalls the day 40 years ago when Mao Zedong launched the Cultural Revolution that killed millions of people and ravaged China’s body, mind and soul.
- Bad Form, Captain (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 24, 2006)
The hearing on the Pakistan skipper’s actions during the Oval Test has been postponed. But events of that day continue to provoke urgent comment.
- British Media All Praise For Bismillah Khan (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
The British media showered encomiums on Indian shehnai maestro Bismillah Khan, seeing him as symbolising all that is best about Hindu-Muslim unity.
- Shed Passive Approach To Security (Tribune, P.C. Dogra, Aug 24, 2006)
Another strike at Mumbai has benumbed our nerves and made us feel helpless in the face of the inevitable. India’s history right from 1947 onwards had been to yield, to buy peace.
- The Nuke Fall Out? (OutLook, Ashish Kumar Sen, Aug 24, 2006)
A "weak" PM may suddenly have become "strong" with his speech in Parliament, but has he painted himself into a corner by publicly spelling out a rigid stance on the deal? Will Bush be able to swing the US Congress along? Hear it from the experts in . . .
- Japan Proposes Creation Of 16-Nation Pan-Asian Fta (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
Japan today proposed the creation of a 16-nation Pan-Asian Free Trade Area, including India, with economic activity worth USD nine trillion but Asean which has approved the idea asked Tokyo to conclude the Asean-Japan trade pact first.
- India Deflects Tamil Calls To Mediate In Sri Lanka (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Aug 24, 2006)
Their black gowns flapping in the traffic, scores of Indian lawyers form a "human chain" around the red-brick court building while other protesters burn Sri Lankan flags or stage symbolic fasts.
- Organised Riots & Structured Violence In India (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 23, 2006)
What are called Hindu-Muslim riots in India are, in fact, more like pogroms, and have recently, in Gujarat and elsewhere, taken the form of genocidal massacres and local ethnic cleansing as well.
- Mysore City Development Plan To Be Submitted To Centre Soon (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
Revised plan will incorporate heritage component, says D.T. Jayakumar
CDP to be submitted within 60 days
This is necessary for JNNURM funds.
- Natwar Singh Wants Suspension Referred To Sonia Gandhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
Pathak Report was based on "conjectures and surmises"
Reiterates that he, along with his son, stand vindicated by Pathak Authority's report
Says he did not write to any Iraqi authority for awarding oil contract to Andaleep Sehgal
Denies . . .
- Channel For Sars Virus Release Discovered (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
Chinese scientists today announced that an international research team had made a breakthrough in the treatment of the deadly SARS disease by identifying the "channel" through which the virus enters the human body.
- Left, Nda Demand New Debate On Netaji's Disappearance (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
Left and UPA partner RJD today joined Opposition NDA to demand revival of a discussion in Lok Sabha on the report of the Justice M K Mukherjee Commission on the disappearance of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.
- Fixing Leaks Can Avert World Water Woes: Expert (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
Fixing leaky pipes in conurbations from Mexico City to New Delhi is a better way to avert water shortages as the world population grows than costly schemes such as dams, a leading expert said.
- India Says Cola Pesticide Charges Not Proven (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
Health minister Anbumani Ramadoss said on Tuesday an environmental group that said soft drinks produced by Coca-Cola and PepsiCo contain high levels of pesticides had failed to prove its claims.
- Ltte Munitions Destroyed: Army (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Aug 23, 2006)
Number of displaced due to hostilities swells to 1.7 lakh, says United Nations .
- Pakistan: No Word From India On Sir Creek (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Aug 23, 2006)
Says meeting was scheduled in August; statement denied by India
Defence Secretaries agreed on meeting on joint survey of creek in May
Consultations underway between two countries to "improve and update" travel restrictions on diplomats.
- Smoking Kills And Your Right To Know (Daily Excelsior, Narinder Sharma, Aug 23, 2006)
Four million unnecessary deaths per year, 11,000 every day. Its rare - if not impossible - to find examples in history that match tobacco's programmed trail of death and destruction.
- Illusions On Sale (Deccan Herald, Don Lee , Aug 23, 2006)
In this populous city of fanatical shoppers, Plaza 66 is what some locals call a gui gouwu zhongxin — a ghost mall. The prices are so high that no one buys much. But then, no one really cares.
- Sri Lankan Govt Okays Food Import From South India (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
The government of Sri Lanka claimed here on Tuesday it had granted permission to private traders to directly import food and other essential items from south Indian states to Jaffna.
- Plutonic Debate (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 23, 2006)
What defines a planet is open to debate now.
- Modi’S Thesis On Muslims (Tribune, J. Sri Raman, Aug 23, 2006)
Many common Indians have been congratulating themselves on the fact that the recent Mumbai blasts failed to ignite a communal conflagration. It is true indeed that the terrorist strike triggered off no riots but only participation by all communities . . .
- Looking For Items Instead Of The Person (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Aug 23, 2006)
Farcical security measures in airlines have been enforced more on the British side of the Atlantic than American, to the discomfort and fury of both the crew and passengers.
- Get The Guilty (Times of India, Rajeev Dhavan , Aug 23, 2006)
July and August have been the cruelest months of 2006. In these two months we saw the Mumbai blasts of July 11, resurgence of killings in Kashmir, planting of bombs at London's Heathrow airport, mayhem in Sri Lanka and Israel's merciless bombing of . . .
- New Zealand Governor-General Is Anand Satyanand (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
First person of Asian descent to hold the post
Governor-General has constitutional functions, an important ceremonial role
He will bring many personal strengths to the role of Governor-General: New Zealand Prime Minister.
- Conventional And Nuclear Submartines (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 23, 2006)
The Indian Ocean has become a centre of big power naval rivalry. At any given time, anywhere "between" 20 to 30 nuclear submarines are on the prowl, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
- Traffic Violator Ministers (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 23, 2006)
According to reports, 40 Federal and 8 Provincial Ministers, 55 parliamentarians and 13 Federal Secretaries were issued traffic tickets for violating rules during the last six months in Islamabad.
- Flag Flutters Uncertainly (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, Aug 23, 2006)
Four months after Nepal's third revolution, nothing has changed. But nothing is the same, either.
- Pakistan And India Will Face Huge Water Shortages (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
Because of rapid glacial melt in the Himalayas, there is an increase in the water flowing into Pakistan, India, Nepal and China, but it may mean much less water in future years, a UN report said.
- Lessons From The Lebanese War (News International, M B NAQVI, Aug 23, 2006)
While the ongoing Palestinians-versus-Israelis struggle cannot be ignored or downgraded, the Lebanese situation stands by itself. Hizbollah successfully challenged the much vaunted Israeli defence forces.
- Governance And Local Government (News International, IMTIAZ GUL, Aug 23, 2006)
August 13 was another rainy day in Karachi, another experience of submerged roads and streets. And yet more power outages forcing the people of Qayyumabad and several other areas near Defence out onto the streets in protest.
- Battling The Hiv Scourge (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Aug 23, 2006)
A recent World Bank study estimates that about 60 per cent of the 5.5-6 million people in South Asia infected with HIV/AIDS live in India. With its concerns on the potential huge economic cost in terms of economic growth, the review provides a basis . . .
- Nuclear-Armed Iran Would Be "Dangerous", Says Us (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
The White House warned Tuesday that a nuclear-armed Iran would be "dangerous" to the world but declined to assess Tehran's reply to a offer to end the standoff over its atomic programmes.
- Nasrallah’S Arsenal Of Surprises (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Aug 23, 2006)
In the end, Ehud Olmert got more or less what he wanted. But things did not quite work out the way he expected them to, and his days as Israel’s prime minister may now be numbered.
- India Plans Intact: Coke, Pepsi (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
In a day of swift developments on the cola controversy on Tuesday, the Union government gave a clean chit to the cola manufacturers over pesticide residues in their products, even as The Coca-Cola Company and PepsiCo India Holdings re-iterated their . .
- Distorting History (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 23, 2006)
Politicisation of education in the name of detoxification, will give birth to a generation of ignoramuses, says JS Rajput
- Natwar Replies To Party Notice (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
Former external affairs minister and senior Congress leader K. Natwar Singh, who was recently suspended from the party and served a showcause notice, has sent his reply. The reply was sent two days ahead of the deadline set by the Congress.
Previous 100 Foreign Affairs Articles | Next 100 Foreign Affairs Articles
Home
Page
|
|
