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Articles 6921 through 7020 of 53943:
- Karat Warns Centre On Foreign Policy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
"Departures in Senate draft from original deal"
- Syria Is The Key: Us (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
As US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice heads to Israel on Sunday, Bush administration officials say they recognise Syria is central to any plans to resolve the crisis in the Middle East, and they are seeking ways to peel Syria away from its . . .
- At Meet, Left Will Press For Debate On N-Deal (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
The Left parties plan to raise their objections to the Indo-US nuclear deal at the UPA-Left coordination meeting on Saturday and demand that the agreement be discussed in Parliament.
- Dawood Not In Pak, Says Interior Minister (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
Two days after India asked it to deport Dawood Ibrahim, Pakistan has maintained that the international terrorist is not on its soil and said he will be arrested straightaway if any proof of his presence is given.
- Left Punches Holes In N-Deal (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
The much-hailed Indo-US civilian nuclear deal could come under severe attack in the monsoon session of Parliament beginning tomorrow with Left parties raising several objections to the changes being proposed by the American Congress and the . . .
- Un, Us Objectives On West Asia Similar, Annan Says (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
Secretary-General Kofi Annan has pointed out that the world body and the United States both share the same long-term goals with regard to the West Asia situation.
- Riding The Third Wave (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 24, 2006)
For the first time in 200 years of globalisation, we are seeing a new third wave of globalisers driven by firms from the smaller, less developed but fast growing economies,
- Talks With India To Resume Soon, Hopes Kasuri (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri has expressed hope that India-Pakistan composite dialogue will soon be back on track and stressed that it is in the interest of both the countries as well as the region to carry forward the peace process.
- Comatose Sharon's Condition Worsens: Docs (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
The condition of former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has worsened, doctors said on Sunday, more than six months after the hawkish leader fell into a coma after suffering a massive stroke.
- India Faces Hostile Security Environment (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jul 24, 2006)
While it is impracticable to create military as sets to every conceivable situation, there is a need to continually examine long-term possibilities and put away contingency plans to meet those eventualities.
- Us, Israel For Nato-Led Force In Lebanon (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
The United States and Israel said on Sunday that they were ready to support an international force led by NATO in south Lebanon to ease tensions.
- India-Iran Lng Deal In Trouble: Iranian Fm (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
India’s US$20 billion deal to buy liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Iran over a 25-year period has run into trouble, Iran’s foreign minister was quoted as saying on Sunday.
- Why N Korea Became (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 24, 2006)
The North Korean issue of nuclear weapons trails back to Korean War during 1950 to 1953 when United States threatened North Korea several times to use nuclear weapons.
- India Shows Its Hand! (Pakistan Observer, Khalid Saleem, Jul 24, 2006)
Why is it that one is not shocked or even surprised at India’s knee-jerk reaction in the wake of the Mumbai blasts? Somehow it all fits in with a set pattern.
- U.N. Charter Is On Its Last Legs (Hindu, Salim Lone, Jul 24, 2006)
The U.N.'s feeble response to the Lebanon crisis shows that it can no longer protect civilians.
- State Govt Skips Reddy's Charges (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
The State Government in its “terms and conditions” laid down for the U L Bhat Commission of Inquiry, has made no specific reference to the Rs 150-crore bribery charges levelled by suspended BJP MLC Janardhana Reddy against Chief Minister . . .
- Resurgent Russia At The High Table (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 24, 2006)
Russia demonstrated to the world its restored power and global status when it played host to the Group of Eight summit at St. Petersburg. President Vladimir Putin greeted his guests on the steps of a sumptuously refurbished 18th century imperial . . .
- Dawood Not Here, Says Pakistan Minister (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jul 24, 2006)
Underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, who India alleges lives in Pakistan and wants deported, does not live in this country, Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao said on Saturday.
- A Clear And Present Danger (Deccan Herald, JANARDHAN ROYE, Jul 24, 2006)
What does chicken-feed have to do with global warming? Plenty, if the example of what is happening in Europe is anything to go by. Poultry farmers there feed their birds with Brazilian soya bean – a crop cultivated in the vast tracts of Amazon . . .
- ‘Varsity Rights Matter’ (Deccan Herald, Vatsala Vedantam, Jul 24, 2006)
‘Government grants for academic institutions must be regarded as investments for the country’s future and not an excuse to meddle in their functioning.’
- Lebanon: Pakistan’S Timely Initiative (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 24, 2006)
I deference to its consistent policy of help and support to the people in distress, President Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz have taken initiative to seek end to the hostilities in Lebanon and announced despatch of relief goods to Beirut . . .
- Wto Talks Slip Deeper Into Crisis, No Breakthrough (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
Last ditch talks to keep hopes alive of a global free deal faced a deepening crisis on Monday after trading powers failed to achieve a breakthrough at a marathon first session, diplomats said.
- Time To Get Back To Business (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jul 24, 2006)
Intelligence sources in New Delhi have been quoted as saying that if there is another terrorist attack India “will act with the hard option”.
- Whose War Is It Anyway? (Indian Express, P.R. KUMARASWAMY, Jul 24, 2006)
While much of India’s attention is devoted “excessive and disproportionate military retaliation by Israel which has targeted civilian infrastructure” as portrayed by the official . . .
- If A Disaster Is To Be Averted (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 24, 2006)
AIR pollution in Karachi is fast approaching calamitous levels.
- Power Games In East Asia (Hindu, P.S. Suryanarayana, Jul 24, 2006)
The North Korean crisis has led to a shifting of equations in the region.
- Power Vision For Pakistan (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 24, 2006)
Water and power are no more synonymous.
- Celebrating Terror, Israeli-Style (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Jul 24, 2006)
If any form of violence that kills innocent people is terrorism as Israel insists then its bombing of the King David hotel was an act of terror which it should condemn rather than celebrate.
- Musharraf, Abdullah Discuss Lebanon (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
Pakistan continued its diplomatic efforts to end the Middle East crisis on Sunday as President Pervez Musharraf phoned King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia to discuss the Israeli aggression against Lebanon and Palestine.
- Left Parties Fire Salvos At Upa Govt (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
With the CPI demanding Labour Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao’s resignation and the CPM upping its ante on the Indo-US nuclear deal, the UPA Government has once again come under fire from its Left allies....
- Pakistan In Large-Scale Nuclear Expansion - Washington Post (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
Pakistan is building a reactor that could produce enough plutonium for 40 to 50 nuclear weapons in what would be a major expansion of its nuclear program, The Washington Post reported on Monday.
- Costly Pricing! (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jul 24, 2006)
That the group of five start-ups, Air Deccan, Kingfisher, SpiceJet, GoAir and Paramount, have together cornered 38.5% of the domestic air travel market in June is no surprise, as the underlying trend has been visible since last year.
- Israeli Planes Continue To Pound Lebanon (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
Israeli warplanes pounded Lebanon and Hizbollah rockets crashed into Haifa today as a senior U N official demanded a halt to the violence to allow aid to reach desperate civilians.
- Lebanon And The Lessons For Pakistan (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, Jul 24, 2006)
Over the last few days, terrorists have severely disrupted — fatally undermined, some argue — the peace processes in South Asia and the Middle East. Unlike Lebanon, Israel and the Palestinian territories, widespread violence has not yet erupted . . .
- Diplomacy Races Against Rain Of Rockets (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
Israeli warplanes pounded Lebanon and Hizbollah rockets crashed into Haifa on Sunday as diplomatic efforts to end the crisis intensified.
- Oil On The Boil (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 24, 2006)
Once again a steep hike in the global crude prices has jolted financial markets worldwide.
- No Dearth Of Evidence (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 24, 2006)
When Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf says that India must show “evidence” that his country is being used for terror attacks in India, his plausible deniability flies in the . . .
- Stemming Research (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 24, 2006)
US President George W. Bush decries attempts of scientists to play God by conducting human embryonic stem cell research. Yet, ironically, it is he who ends up playing God.
- Reprisals Are Necessary (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Jul 24, 2006)
In the wake of Mumbai bombings, the issue of effective steps against terrorism must be discussed threadbare.
- Accept Failures, Act Tough (Pioneer, Ajoy Bose, Jul 24, 2006)
Instead of playing to India's strengths, the UPA Government, in a panic reaction, is exposing its own weaknesses -----
- Ziegenbalg's Mission (Frontline, S. Viswanathan, Jul 24, 2006)
The tercentenary of Tranquebar Lutheran Mission is celebrated in Chennai.
- N-Deal: Cpm Issues Red Alert (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Jul 24, 2006)
The US civilian nuclear agreement negotiated by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with US President George W. Bush has run into a major roadblock, with the CPI(M) coming out in strong opposition to the deal.
- Current And Existing Deadlocks (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 24, 2006)
Dialogue, not war and unilateral action, will provide the solution to the ongoing crisis in West Asia
- Talks With India To Resume Soon, Hopes Kasuri (Tribune, Qudssia Akhlaque, Jul 24, 2006)
Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri has expressed the hope that the India-Pakistan composite dialogue will soon be back on track and stressed that it is in the interest of both countries as well as the region to carry forward the peace process.
- Israeli Build-Up Triggers Mass Exodus From South Lebanon (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jul 23, 2006)
America rushing precision-guided bombs to Israel, says report
- Us Troops Shoot Dead Five Civilians In Iraq (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 23, 2006)
Seven Shiite workers were gunned down Saturday in a religiously mixed area of west Baghdad, and explosions in the heart of the capital shattered a one-day calm after a ban on private vehicles expired.
- Lebanese Wave White Scarves (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 23, 2006)
Israel waged deadly air and artillery strikes against Lebanon for the 10th day on Friday and has amassed its troops, tanks and artillery on the Lebanese border as prelude to a major ground invasion.
- With Washington’S Connivance (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 23, 2006)
Israel's ground offensive had not begun while these lines were being written, but a pattern of what began 12 days ago is becoming clearer.
- It's A Battle Of Survival For Israel (Pioneer, DAVID DANIELI, Jul 23, 2006)
Constantly threatened by bullies, the once landless race of god-fearing Jews learnt that the only way to survive in a hostile neighbourhood was through vigorous nationalistic assertion ------
- Inflexibility In India (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 23, 2006)
The Foreign Office on Friday quite rightly dismissed India's charges (contained in its rejection of an offer by Pakistan to jointly investigate the Mumbai . . .
- Icici Bank Net Rises 17 Pc (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 23, 2006)
Q1 growth due to increase in advances, net interest income
- Israel Bombed Hezbollah's Stronghold In Lebanon (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 23, 2006)
Israel bombed Hezbollah's stronghold in Beirut and a south Lebanon city early on Sunday, hours after seizing two strategic Lebanese frontier village . . .
- Can’T India Be Positioned As A Soccer Nation? (The Financial Express, N K Singh, Jul 23, 2006)
Especially, since we are known as a key viewer market of this low-capital, low-entry barrier game
- Past Endurance (Pioneer, Anjan Roy, Jul 23, 2006)
A terrorist attack in New York results in the launching of a campaign against the Taliban and Al Qaeda. Bomb blasts in London generate a whole new debate on threat of Islamic radicalism in the UK.
- Big Nation, Timid Response (Pioneer, Prafull Goradia, Jul 23, 2006)
Hindus need to be more assertive if they want the country to be terror free ----- Contrast Israeli action with the Indian reaction to terrorist attacks from their respective . . .
- `Tunda' Disappears (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jul 23, 2006)
He was deported to `unknown country': Kenyan newspaper
Arrested person is a Nigerian national with a similar name: authorities
It was a case of mistaken identity, they say
- North Korea Completely Irresponsible: Rice (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 23, 2006)
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called North Korea "a completely irresponsible state and dangerous" for its July 5 missile tests.
- Us Panel Goes Gaga Over Nuclear Deal With India (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 23, 2006)
The India-US nuclear deal expected to come up for Congressional approval this week has been hailed by a key panel of the legislature as "perhaps the most important strategic diplomatic initiative" undertaken by the Bush Administration.
- A Pervez Beats Indian Hearts Bleating For Mumbai (Telegraph, Amit Roy, Jul 23, 2006)
Rich Indian businessmen with their wives dolled up came to see Amitabh Bachchan last night at a House of Commons dinner which raised a paltry £26,000 for the victims of the Mumbai train massacre.
- West Asia Violence: India Warns Of Conflict Spillover (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 23, 2006)
Voicing serious concern over deteriorating situation in the Middle East following Israeli military offensive in Lebanon, India has asked all parties to eschew violence and return to the path of negotiations to save the region from a possible wider . . .
- Back To The Glorious Past (Tribune, Humra Quraishi, Jul 23, 2006)
It’s a perfect idea to focus and re-focus on the immediate past. The present anyway seems rather bleak. So it is best to not really forget and bypass what had been happening not too long back.
- Life Comes A Full Circle For Rahman (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Jul 23, 2006)
THE music prodigy A.R. Rahman is attempting something new.
- Art Connects People And Builds Bridges, Says Muzaffar Ali (Tribune, Charu Singh, Jul 23, 2006)
Muzaffa ali, an ardent Sufi, director and designer, is back in action.
- '1998 N-Tests Turning Point In Indo-Us Ties' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 23, 2006)
Noted US strategic expert Ashley J Tellis has termed the May 1998 Pokhran nuclear tests conducted by India as the turning point for consolidating New Delhi's position on the global stage as also its relations with Washington.
- 54 Punjabis From Lebanon Reach Home (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 23, 2006)
Emotional scenes at Rajasansi International Airport, Amritsar
- Rs.110-Crore Project For Mcc (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 23, 2006)
Project to be implemented in three phases, says A.K. Balan
Nursing college, treatment block, water supply scheme in first phase
A special officer to be appointed to co-ordinate efforts to develop the centre
- Lebanon: Nambiar For Unified U.N. Action (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 23, 2006)
Senior Indian diplomat and former envoy to the United Nations Vijay N. Nambiar regretted that his meetings with leaders of Lebanon and Israel found "serious obstacles" to a . . .
- Israel Plans More Incursions (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 23, 2006)
Israel will pursue its war on Hezbollah with more military incursions into south Lebanon but will not unleash a full-scale invasion for the moment, an Israeli army spokesman said on Saturday.
- Left In A Nuke Deal Sulk (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 23, 2006)
Leftist parties today told the government that it should go by what Parliament said on the Indo-US nuclear deal, even if there was no constitutional provision for international treaties to be ratified in the House.
- India Concerned Over Escalating Violence In Middle East (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 23, 2006)
Voicing serious concern over deteriorating situation in the Middle East following Israeli military offensive in Lebanon, India has asked all parties to eschew violence and return to the path of negotiations to save the region from possible wider conflict.
- Pressure Mounts On Karzai As Afghan Violence Surges (Reuters, Robert Birsel, Jul 23, 2006)
The Taliban for now have no chance of defeating Afghanistan's Western-backed government but the insurgency is sapping support for President Hamid Karzai who is facing his most difficult days since coming to power in 2001.
- India Flays Israeli Soldiers' Abduction, Violent Retaliation (Press Trust of India, DHARAM SHOURIE, Jul 23, 2006)
In a balancing act, India has strongly condemned abduction of Israeli soldiers by Hezbollah as well as "excessive and disproportionate" military retaliation by the Jewish state and sought an immediate halt to hostilities in the Middle East from all sides.
- Ringing A Bell (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 23, 2006)
Being “clever” is a BJP speciality. At times it is too clever to be wise. Sounding an alarm on terrorism would underpin its plans to have bells rung across the nation to coincide with the quorum bell to launch the monsoon session of Parliament.
- Terrorists & Sponsors (Statesman, Sumer Kaul, Jul 23, 2006)
Having absorbed spongelike repeated terrorist attacks without even the semblance of a condign response, the government has decided to act tough after the Mumbai massacre.
- Size Of Our Heart (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jul 23, 2006)
Invariably it has been seen that people in small towns have big hearts. They are ready to welcome their guests with open arms.
- Patience Key To North Korea Talks, Says Hu (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 23, 2006)
President Hu Jintao of China yesterday called on all parties to be patient and restrained and to push forward the six-party talks aimed at making the Korean Peninsula nuclear-free.
- It’S Raining Deals (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 23, 2006)
There is a golden rule in cricket: Never go for a run on a misfield.
- Loud And Misunderstood? (New Indian Express, MARK MAGNIER, Jul 23, 2006)
At a casino hotel in Malaysia’s Genting Highlands last summer, 300-plus members of a Chinese tour group were issued meal coupons with the crude illustrations indicating that they ate pork – unlike most people in that predominantly Muslim country.
- Govt Briefs Congress Leaders On Indo-Us Nuclear Deal (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 23, 2006)
Ahead of the monsoon session of Parliament, the centre on Saturday briefed key leaders of Congress party on the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal and other foreign policy initiatives to equip them to face the Opposition which is set to corner the . . .
- Talking Past Each Other (Times of India, Khaled Ahmed, Jul 23, 2006)
After the terrorist bombing of trains in Mumbai, India has stepped back from the peace process with Pakistan by cancelling the upcoming foreign secretaries' meeting.
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