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- ‘Iraq Set For Civil War’ (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2006)
Iraq is sliding toward civil war, and is likely to divide eventually along ethnic lines, Britain’s outgoing Ambassador to the country warned in a memo to Prime Minister Mr Tony Blair, according to a news report today.
- N-Deal Isolates Cong, Brings Left, Right Together (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2006)
Congress lurches from crisis to crisis ---- The strong political undercurrent against the arbitrary shifting of "goalposts" by the USA on the nuclear deal erupted into a full blown controversy on Thursday in the Rajya Sabha with the Left joining the . . .
- A New Challenge For Nato (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 04, 2006)
“The mission is simple - but the delivery of it is complex,” British defence secretary, Des Browne, told the Commons last month, a neat summary of Britain’s task in Afghanistan, but also a misleading one.
- Oic For Immediate Truce In Lebanon (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2006)
Leaders from the Muslim world on Thursday while strongly condemning the “relentless Israeli aggression” demanded an immediate and comprehensive ceasefire in Lebanon, release of all Lebanese and Palestinian prisoners and called for deployment of . . .
- Gen Zahid Nabbed: A Positive Signal (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 04, 2006)
Leaders from the Muslim world on Thursday while strongly condemning the “relentless Israeli aggression” demanded an immediate and comprehensive ceasefire in Lebanon, release of all Lebanese and Palestinian prisoners and called for deployment of . . .
- Gas Exploration In Nwfp (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 04, 2006)
Nwfp Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani has said that a massive search for oil and gas is in progress in the Karak, Kohat, Bannu and Lakki Marwat districts of the province. Talking to Nazims in Peshawar on Wednesday, he said that the discovery of oil . . .
- Shifting The Blame (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 04, 2006)
Since September 11, 2001, Islam has been demonised.
- India's Spies For All Seasons (Pioneer, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Aug 04, 2006)
My fear about the spy scare - not so much a real scare as exciting gossip that diminishes Mr Jaswant Singh's highly readable memoir A Call to Honour: In Service of Emergent India - is that it might reinforce what he calls American "reluctance to . . .
- Notional Security Adviser (Pioneer, MN Buch, Aug 04, 2006)
MK Narayanan had no business going candid on television and making a mockery of everything that Intelligence stands for, says MN Buch
- No Oil Cash Traced To Natwar (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2006)
The Justice R.S. Pathak authority, in its report submitted to the Prime Minister on Thursday, has said no money has been traced to Mr Natwar Singh or his son, Mr Jagat Singh, in connection with the Paul Volcker Committee report on the Iraq . . .
- Nda, Cpm United On N-Deal Resolution (Asian Age, Ramesh Ramachandran, Aug 04, 2006)
The Congress-led UPA government was isolated in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday as all the parties, including Telugu Desam, AIADMK, Samajwadi Party, CPI(M) and the NDA, pressed for a resolution so that Parliament can "send a message to the United . . .
- Bjp Targets Aamir Khan For Cola Ads (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2006)
The BJP on Thursday launched a fresh attack on Bollywood star Aamir Khan and ridiculed him for being a brand ambassador of the soft drink Coca-Cola, which the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), an NGO, claims contains a high quantity of pesticide.
- The House They All Built (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Aug 04, 2006)
The Bharatiya Janata Party would not be itself if it stopped playing politics with history.
- Doha’S Collapse Is Good And Bad (Indian Express, DHIRAJ NAYYAR, Aug 04, 2006)
So, countries of the developing world, what would you like to hear first, the good news or the bad news? Actually, in this case, it does not matter. The good news is that the Doha Round of the WTO talks has failed.
- All-Clear For Assam Rifles To Become Armed Force (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2006)
The Lok Sabha today cleared two legislations, the Assam Rifles Bill and the Cess Laws (Abolition) Bill.
- Tattered Truce (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 04, 2006)
Both Sri Lankan military and the LTTE need to revert to talks.
- Uniform Not The Real Issue (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 04, 2006)
The Pakistan Air Force's unilateral decision to take over almost 23,000 acres of the country's largest national park comes as no real surprise.
- Nato's Challenge In Afghanistan (News International, Rahimullah Yusufzai, Aug 04, 2006)
Within 24 hours of the transfer of command from the US-led coalition to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in six southern provinces in . . .
- Gas Pipeline: India, Pak Stand Up To Iran (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2006)
The third round of tripartite talks on the proposed Iran Pakistan and India (IPI) gas pipeline project began here on Thursday with New Delhi and Islamabad opposing Tehran’s demand for a higher price for the gas it would export to the two countries . . .
- Iran-Pak-India Gas Pipeline Project Stuck On Pricing (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2006)
Nine-member technical team to submit report today
- Pakistan May Join Peace Force: Aziz (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Thursday said that Pakistan would consider contributing troops to an international peacekeeping force in Lebanon, if such a request was made.
- Goings-On At An Airport (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 04, 2006)
Within hours of the appearance of my column I was contacted by the superintendent at the airport and various other officials asking for the date and time, flight number, etc.
- Foul Moles And Pleasing Blots (Business Line, D. Murali , Aug 04, 2006)
These are days when people are close to calling each other names, all because of an unnamed mole. If the question top on your mind is not `who', but `what', is a mole it's time we came to terms with the word.
- Oic Wants Immediate Ceasefire In Lebanon (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2006)
Demands investigation into Israeli violations
Some Muslim nations ready to join UN force
- Wto Must Remodel Entry Norms (Business Line, V. S. Gopalakrishnan, Aug 04, 2006)
It is time the WTO accession procedures were speeded up and simplified.
- Turbulent Weather (Business Standard, Niraj Bhatt, Aug 04, 2006)
The intense competition in skies together with soaring fuel prices has resulted in Jet Airways posting a loss of Rs 45 crore for the June quarter, though the top line grew at a reasonably good 26 per cent to Rs 1646.5 crore.
- Oil-For-Food: Pathak Committee Indicts Natwar, Son (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2006)
The Justice Pathak Inquiry Authority today indicted former External Affairs Minister K Natwar Singh and his MLA son Jagat Singh for procurement of contracts in the UN oil-for-food programme in Iraq during Saddam Hussain's regime but no no money has . . .
- Opposition To Us Nuclear Deal Rocks Indian Parliament (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Aug 04, 2006)
India’s Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Indian Parliament) was rocked on Thursday with repeated adjournments after the Left parties joined hands with the Opposition Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) to press for a parliamentary resolution on . . .
- Pathak Indicts Natwar, Son (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2006)
The Justice Pathak Inquiry Authority has indicted former external affairs minister Natwar Singh along with his son Jagat and close relatives for reaping the "oil-for-food" largesse of former Iraqi ruler Saddam Hussein. This clears the way for their . . .
- Chinese Cos May Give Fipb A Miss (Times of India, Sidhartha Kanungo, Aug 04, 2006)
Chinese companies, facing security roadblocks on their Indian investment plans, are beginning to look at skipping the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) and instead, merely inform the government after investing in the country.
- Security Along Pak-Afghan Border: Pakistan And Us Sign Mou (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2006)
Pakistan and the United States on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) whereby Washington pledged to provide its key ally in the war on terror US$2.7 million in security and communications equipment to bolster security along the . . .
- Hot Pursuit (Tribune, Gen Ashok Mehta (retd), Aug 03, 2006)
Has hot pursuit become hot air? Gen Pervez Musharraf’s latest warning to India against hot pursuit is that it will be “paid back in the same coin”. The Pakistan Foreign Office spokesperson even said: “This could trigger a nuclear war”.
- Cuba Libre (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 03, 2006)
Fidel acknowledges mortality. But Cubans need a revolution, not his brother
- Nitesh Estates Announces Launch Of Sez In Mangalore (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2006)
The project is designed as per international standards
- Us Official’S Visit To Focus On Pakistan Terror Support (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Aug 03, 2006)
The issue of Pakistan’s support to terrorism will come under deep focus this weekend when a key State Department official holds talks here with senior Indian officials.
- Israel “Captures” Five Hezbollah Militants (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2006)
Stepping up their ground offensive, Israeli forces today captured five Hezbollah operatives and killed several others in the farthest incursion into Lebanese territory in its three-week-old operation.
- The Elusive Mole (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 03, 2006)
In the thriller genre, there is none to beat the spy thriller — the cloak and dagger danger missions, the foreign policy twists and turns, the unmasking of the spy in the last pages of the book, all making for a roller-coaster experience.
- Transparency In Treaty-Making (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 03, 2006)
The question whether the power to conclude international treaties should lie within the legislative jurisdiction of India's Parliament or the political executive — one that the General Secretary of the Communist Party of India alluded to . . .
- Fierce Fighting In Sri Lanka (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Aug 03, 2006)
The "water war" between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and the Sri Lankan Government on Wednesday spread to new areas in the east. It claimed the lives of 40 and injured scores, according to an official count.
- Unsure Among The Boys (Telegraph, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Aug 03, 2006)
The author is president, Centre for Policy Research
- Ltte Takes War Deep Into Govt Territory (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2006)
Sri Lanka’s civil war appeared to have resumed in all but name on Wednesday as Tamil Tigers attacked three army camps and pushed into government territory while the military said dozens of rebels were killed.
- Course Change In Global Trade Negotiations (Hindu, C.P. CHANDRASEKHAR, Aug 03, 2006)
India should shift its focus from serving as facilitator or catalyst for an agreement to asserting its solidarity with the developing countries.
- All In The Family (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 03, 2006)
Cubans do not seem to know if they should hail it as a model of revolutionary brotherhood. Mr Fidel Castro’s “proclamation” was no surprise to them or to the world.
- Is It Selfish To Want Peace? (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 03, 2006)
Visaka Dharmadasa was one of the many silent sufferers of the conflict in Sri Lanka till she found out in 2003 that her son, a soldier in the Sri Lankan army, missing since 1998, was actually dead.
- Unsexing The Talk (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 03, 2006)
Condoleezza Rice is a woman and she is trying her bit to bring to an end the Israel-Lebanon crisis.
- Undeclared War In Lanka (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2006)
Sri Lanka’s civil war appeared to have resumed in all but name today as Tamil Tigers attacked three army camps and pushed into government territory and the military said dozens of rebels were killed.
- Gas Hydrates - The Fuel Of The Future (Daily Excelsior, G V Joshi, Aug 03, 2006)
As of today, the world is dependent on oil and coal but these resources are finite and once they are depleted there has to be a different source to meet the increasing global energy needs.
- Cuban Challenge (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 03, 2006)
The temporary stepping down from power of Cuban president Fidel Castro, who is in his eighties and undergoing surgery for intestinal bleeding, has prompted speculation about a change of guard.
- Two Parallel Wars (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 03, 2006)
For all their horror at its brutality, commentators have approached the war in Israel and Lebanon with sighs of relief. Whatever their political inclinations, observers and analysts around the world recognise in this war the return of traditional . . .
- ``Manmohan, Musharraf Can Meet On Nam Sidelines'' (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Aug 03, 2006)
Meeting between Foreign Secretaries a "positive development,'' says Kasuri
We will join your probe if there is evidence: Kasuri
No stalemate in bilateral relations; evidence already provided to Pakistan about terrorism, says Saran .
- What Passing Bells For Those Who Die As U.N. Peacekeepers? (Hindu, Ramesh Thakur, Aug 03, 2006)
The Israeli contempt for U.N. peacekeeping and the deaths of unarmed international observers will make countries much more reluctant to contribute to a bolstered or replacement force.
- No Evidence Of Qaeda Presence In Kashmir, Says India (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Aug 03, 2006)
Minister charges Pakistan with hosting 52 terrorist training camps
Jaiswal says 56 spies including 21 Pakistanis arrested
- Ugly Face Of Impudence (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 03, 2006)
The happenings in Lebanon during the last three weeks have convinced the world about certain realities:
- If Saarc Is To Move Ahead (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 03, 2006)
Saarc seems to have its priorities wrong. It is expanding without paying sufficient attention to its first duty - to turn the idea of regional cooperation among the South Asian nations into a reality.
- Lebanon War And Us Interests (Dawn, Javid Husain, Aug 03, 2006)
“The relationship between the US and Israel is like that of a dog and the tail,” remarked an American diplomat in a friendly conversation with me some time ago.
- Oh Ye, Have You No Sense (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 03, 2006)
Today's world is marked by issues of dissension, bigotary, injustice, extremism, separatism etc., rendering the globe into a complicated place.
- Refugees' Fury Will Be Felt For Generations To Come (Hindu, Karma Nabulsi, Aug 03, 2006)
People walk the dusty, broken roads in scorching summer heat, taking shelter in the basements of empty buildings.
- Tale To Remember (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 03, 2006)
It should not surprise anyone that a group of Kashmiri militants has surrendered to the Army.
- Syria Being Dragged Into Conflict (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 03, 2006)
Israeli forces invaded southern Lebanon villages on Tuesday in a deliberate expansion of offensive amidst pounding towns and villages.
- Illogical, Illegal And Ill-Fated (News International, Nasim Zehra, Aug 03, 2006)
Continuing with her theme on the pangs of birth of a new Middle East the US Secretary of State aboard her plane en route to Asia tried to downplay the expectations of a quick fix in Lebanon or the Middle East.
- Destruction Of Minds (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 03, 2006)
The announcement by federal education minister Javed Ashraf Qazi that 'jihad' was being retained in the new curriculum that the government plans to introduce in schools from 2007 to 2009 is a cause of concern.
- Israeli Warplanes Resume Bombardment Of Southern Beirut (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2006)
Israeli warplanes resumed the bombardment of suspected Hezbollah positions in the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital Beirut, carrying out three strikes overnight, Lebanese police said Thursday.
- Hizbollah’S Greatest Strength Is Lebanese Un (News International, Hamid Mir, Aug 03, 2006)
For three weeks, Hizbollah has successfully withstood the combined might of an Israeli ground offensive, air attacks and bombardment from the sea, upsetting all of Tel Aviv’s calculations.
- A Voice Of Sanity (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 03, 2006)
Ever since the start of the Israeli attack on Lebanon, Israel and the US have been recklessly defying calls for a ceasefire.
- Asean No Longer Amused (Statesman, Sanjana Joshi, Aug 03, 2006)
Toilet seats, dolls and chewing gum were some items a bemused Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz, the Malaysian International Trade and Industry Minister, said had presented a hitch in the negotiations to the ASEAN-India Free Trade Agreement (AIFTA) in December . .
- Jaswant's Woes Continue, Us Distances From Letter (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2006)
The woes of senior BJP leader Jaswant Singh on alleged mole in PMO issue continued today with the United States distancing itself from a purported letter in which a former Senator was said to have mentioned about the informer and Congress tabling . . .
- India's Concerns On N-Deal Debated At Rood Hearing (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Aug 03, 2006)
India's objections to certain sections in the Senate bill on the Indo-US nuclear deal came up for discussion at the nomination hearing of John Rood, the US Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Non-Proliferation.
- Global Economic Imbalances — Can Us Continue To Feign Ignorance? (Business Line, Katuri Nageswararao, Aug 03, 2006)
The US may be happy living beyond its means but if it does not correct the imbalances it is causing world-wide, crude oil and other major commodities may soon be invoiced in non-dollar currencies. The rest of the world needs also to watch its step, . . .
- Exploring The Inflation, Interest Rate, Growth Nexus (Business Line, A. Vasudevan, Aug 03, 2006)
The question whether growth is related to interest rate and inflation has always been one of interest for policymakers. Through an empirically study, A. VASUDEVAN finds out when interest rate goes up, growth could indeed slow down. Also, the lack . . .
- Perpetuating Mediocrity (Business Standard, Arvind Singhal, Aug 03, 2006)
A week after the Mumbai blasts, I had to take a flight out of Delhi to travel to Hong Kong and Singapore.
- W. Asia War Worsens As Rivals Step Up Raids (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2006)
Hizbollah fired more rockets into Israel today than on any other day of the three-week-old war after helicopter-borne commandos attacked guerrilla targets in Israel’s deepest raid into Lebanon.
- Jaswant Faces Privilege Notice (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2006)
A day after being pilloried and savaged by an aggressive Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, and his Congress colleagues in the Rajya Sabha over his inability to identify the “mole” in the Narasimha Rao PMO, the senior BJP leader, Mr Jaswant . . .
- Ulfa Team Threatens To End Talks (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2006)
Following the killing of five Ulfa members by security forces in Assam, the People’s Consultative Group nominated by the banned group today threatened to pull out of negotiations with the Centre.
- Bush Under Pressure To Halt Fighting (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2006)
US President, Mr George Bush, is pressing for a United Nations resolution linking a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon with a broader plan for peace in West Asia, despite rising international pressure for a simple . . .
- Consider This (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 03, 2006)
The Central Government must be aware that there is a demand for reopening the road between Ladakh and Tibet which is under China's occupation. There is every reason to believe this.
- Emerging From Shadow (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 03, 2006)
While sure to preserve Communist dictatorship in Cuba, Raul Castro has indicated greater flexibility in the state-controlled economy, says Anita Snow.
- Tackle Terror Sternly (Deccan Herald, G Parthasarathy, Aug 03, 2006)
The Government has no clearcut policies to fight terrorism sponsored by neighbouring nations.
- Australia To Host Conf In Bid To Salvage Doha Trade Talks (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2006)
The world's largest trading powers will meet in Australia next month in a bid to salvage failed global free trade talks, the government said today.
- Pesticides Still Found In Coke, Pepsi - Indian Study (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2006)
An environmental group said on Wednesday bottles of Coca-Cola Co. and PepsiCo Inc. soft drinks in India still contained traces of pesticide, highlighting weak food safety laws in the country.
- Sri Lanka Fighting Rages, Aid Workers Cannot Help (Reuters, Peter Apps, Aug 03, 2006)
Artillery pounded Tamil Tiger positions in northeast Sri Lanka while rebels fought firefights with troops early on Thursday as the island slipped back towards civil war.
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