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Articles 7021 through 7120 of 53943:
- No Terror Infrastructure In “Azad Kashmir”, Says Pak (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Jul 23, 2006)
Pakistan has reiterated that there is no terrorist infrastructure in “Azad Kashmir” — a claim that India finds too laughable to react even.
- Left To Back Office Of Profit Bill In Present Form (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 23, 2006)
The Left parties today extended support to the Office of Profit Bill to be tabled in the present form.
- Iranian Presence At N Korea Missile Launch: Us (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 23, 2006)
Washington has accused Iranian officials of being present at North Korea’s latest missile launches, escalating US suspicions of sensitive military cooperation between the Islamic state and Pyongyang.
- Peace Plus (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 23, 2006)
General Musharraf must be commended for his message of support to the people of Mumbai during the course of a televised address in Pakistan, where he also affirmed Islamabad's determination to fight terrorism.
- No Dearth Of Evidence (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 23, 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 face of overwhelming circumstantial and other evidence.
- Stemming Research (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 23, 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.
- Jaswant’S Book Timing Blunts Bjp Edge (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Jul 23, 2006)
Controversy may have done a lot of good for Jaswant Singh’s A Call To Honour, but his party is far from amused.
- Terror: India Disappointed With Musharraf Statement (Indian Express, Jayanth Jacob, Jul 23, 2006)
India has expressed disappointment at Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf’s demand for evidence in his offer to help the Mumbai blasts probe. It said that it’s time Pakistan took definite action against terrorist outfits operating from its soil.
- Ongc In Talks To Liquefy Sakhalin-1 Gas (Reuters, Unni Krishnan, Jul 22, 2006)
Flagship Indian energy firm Oil and Natural Gas Corp. (ONGC) is in talks over exporting its share of natural gas from Russia's Sakhalin-1 via Royal Dutch Shell's nearby LNG terminal, an oil ministry official said on Friday.
- Deccan Herald » Edit Page (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 22, 2006)
The game is here to stay but needs to be regulated
- Tectonic Tremblor (Statesman, AK SEN SARMA, Jul 22, 2006)
Disasters don’t always bring out the best in human nature from those in power. Starvation has been used as a weapon, relief has been made conditional to suitable political conduct, relief needs of marginal groups have been neglected or a territorial . . .
- 'We Are Focusing On Kfc Now' (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 22, 2006)
Yum! Restaurants International is the world’s second largest quick service food retailer. Its fast food brand Pizza Hut is perhaps the largest sit-down quick service restaurant chain in India.
- Nathu La Beckons (Frontline, Amit Baruah, Jul 22, 2006)
The mountain pass between Sikkim and the Tibet Autonomous Region reopens for trade with China.
- Call His Bluff (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 22, 2006)
On most occasions it is prudent to ignore what Pervez Musharraf says on television, for the camera tends to launch him on flights of fancy.
- Both Sides Have Badly Miscalculated (Hindu, Jonathan Steele, Jul 22, 2006)
Miscalculations by Israel and Hizbollah have weakened Lebanon's fragile unity. A ceasefire is needed immediately.
- Nuke Secrets Leaked From Pmo: Jaswant (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
Former foreign minister Mr Jaswant Singh has alleged that someone in the PMO during PV Narasimha Rao-led Congress government had been leaking nuclear secrets to the USA and “we are still being snooped”.
- The International Community Must Act (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 22, 2006)
There seems to be little chance of Lebanon's agony coming to an end since the international community is doing nothing to stop Israel from terrorising the people living across its northern border.
- Israel Warns Of Full-Scale Invasion (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
Israel waged deadly strikes against Lebanon for the 10th day today and mobilised more troops after warning that it could launch a full-scale ground invasion ~ despite mounting international calls for a ceasefire.
- Pak May Field Candidate For Top Un Post If Tharoor Advances (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
Pakistan may field its own candidate for the post of UN Secretary General if India's Shashi Tharoor makes it to the final stage of the selection process.
- Pakistan: India Rehashing Charge (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jul 22, 2006)
"New Delhi has no fresh evidence"
Says paucity of substance in allegations of its role in blasts
Claims there is no terror base in `Azad Kashmir' and the world knows that
"India's charges proved wrong in some of earlier cases"
- Israel Plans More Lebanon Incursions, Not Invasion (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
The Israeli army plans to step up incursions into southern Lebanon but not launch a mass invasion in its war against Hizbollah, an Israeli military source said on Saturday.
- Enacting Farce And Tragedy (Deccan Herald, B G Verghese, Jul 22, 2006)
Should New Delhi’s policy makers adopt a hard military option with Pakistan or pursue the peace process?
- It Takes Two To Tango (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Jul 22, 2006)
It's time someone reminded Gen Pervez Musharraf, the military ruler of Pakistan, that the bilateral peace process is not a Kashmiri papier mache doll to be gift wrapped and handed over to him by whoever . . .
- Blasts: Police Make First Arrests (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
RR Patil has done it again. Maharashtra’s sound-byte friendly home minister announced in the assembly on Friday that the three people arrested in connection with the serial blasts in Mumbai suburban trains on July 11 have links with . . .
- Founder Of Lashkar's India Operations Held In Kenya (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jul 22, 2006)
Abdul Karim `Tunda' was among top 20 terrorists whose extradition India demanded in 2001-2002
RAW inputs led to arrest
Believed to have shuttled between Dhaka, Kathmandu and Lahore
Circumstances of arrest not known
A victory for aggressive diploma
- Truth & Falsehood (Deccan Herald, Kushwant Singh, Jul 22, 2006)
Everyone praises the truthful and runs down liars. But when it comes to the nitty-gritty, we have to concede that liars get a better deal in life than the truthful.
- Indian Killed In Israeli Bombing On Lebanon (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
The continued Israeli military action in Lebanon has claimed the life of an Indian national, a development described as "very, very unfortunate" by the government.
- Us Panel Blasts Pak F-16 Deal (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
Lawmakers of a key US Congressional Panel have criticised the Bush administration for the manner in which the US Congress was overlooked in the five billion dollars F-16 deal with Pakistan with some questioning its timing in the wake of Mumbai blasts.
- First Indian Casualty In Lebanon (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
The ten-day-old Israel-Lebanon conflict has claimed the first Indian casualty. The Foreign Office today confirmed the death of an Indian glass factory worker in Lebanon, Devendra Kumar Swain, who was one of the three Indians injured in Israeli bombings.
- No Dearth Of Evidence (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 22, 2006)
Proof of Pak hand in terror? Surely, General knows better—he is fighting it at home
- Stemming Research (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 22, 2006)
Bush’s veto on stem cell research is silly but there’s a rare research opportunity for India
- Draft Un Resolution Threatens Sanctions Against Iran (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
A draft UN resolution threatens to consider sanctions against Iran, if it fails to suspend uranium and plutonium enrichment work at a yet to be decided date in August.
- Friendly Warnings (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , Jul 22, 2006)
British politicians are widely regarded as the wittiest and best read in the world.
- Israel Wants To Hit Hezbollah's Arsenal: Officials (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
Israel won't stop its Lebanon offensive until Hezbollah is pushed at least 20 miles to a river north of the border and its ability to fire deadly rockets into Israel is neutralized, officials say.
- Prospects For Mideast Ceasefire Dim: Annan (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said the prospects for an imminent ceasefire in the Israeli-Lebanon crisis are dim, but called for hostilities to stop so humanitarian aid can reach half a million people trapped in Lebanon.
- Hand Over Dawood, Salahuddin (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Jul 22, 2006)
India today advised Pakistan to take immediate action to address the Indian concerns on terrorism and suggested a roadmap too,- arrest United Jehad Council Chairman Syed Salahuddin and “global terrorist” Dawood Ibrahim and hand them over to New Delhi.
- India Asks Pak To Deport Salahuddin, Dawood (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
Unimpressed by President Pervez Musharraf’s conditional offer to fight terror jointly, India today asked Pakistan to deport Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin and international terrorist Dawood Ibrahim saying sustenance of the dialogue process . . .
- Peace In The Region (Tribune, Major-Gen Ashok K. Mehta (retd), Jul 22, 2006)
Last month I was in Dublin and Belfast, Northern Ireland in the UK to study how a successful peace process there compares with peace processes in India’s neighbourhood.
- Israel Warns Of Full Scale Ground Invasion (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
A besiged Lebanon continued to be bombed from air for the 10th day as Israel called up thousands of reserves after warning it could launch a full-scale ground invasion and airdropped leaflets warning civilians to leave border villages by 2 pm on Friday.
- India: Dangerous For Children? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 22, 2006)
A recent poll, which was part of a Reuters AlertNet campaign to focus on neglected humanitarian crises, names India as the sixth most dangerous place . . .
- Ltte Wants Eu Out Of Peace Panel (Deccan Herald, P KARUNAKHARAN , Jul 22, 2006)
A fresh effort by a top Swedish envoy to persuade the LTTE to allow the members from the EU-member countries to stay on in the Nordic truce monitoring mission failed with the latter refusing to budge from its demand for their removal before September 1...
- Indo-Us Nuclear Deal Bill Introduced In Us Senate (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
The process for Congressional approval of the Indo-US nuclear deal got underway with the introduction of the enabling legislation in the Senate.
- 602 Indian Evacuees From Lebanon Flown Home (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
Emotional scenes were witnessed on Friday night as two Air India aircraft carrying 602 Indians evacuated from violence-hit Lebanon landed at Chennai and Mumbai.
- Indian Worker Killed In Lebanon (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
On a day an overcrowded Beirut port frustrated Indian evacuation efforts, news came of the first Indian death in war-ravaged Lebanon.
- Foreign Policy Windfall For Bush Admn (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
Israel's campaign to destroy Hezbollah is a foreign policy windfall for the Bush administration, which hopes it will boost the US war on terrorism and heap pressure on its nemesis Iran, analysts say.
- 602 Indian Evacuees From Lebanon Airlifted Home (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
Altogether 602 Indians were on Friday airlifted back home from Larnaca in Cyprus after their evacuation from Lebanon and 400 more were awaiting a chance to leave the trouble-torn country at the earliest.
- Talking Past Each Other (Times of India, Khaled Ahmed, Jul 22, 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.
- Peace Plus (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 22, 2006)
General Musharraf must be commended for his message of support to the people of Mumbai during the course of a televised address in Pakistan, where he also affirmed Islamabad's determination to fight terrorism.
- Us Congress Slams Administration On F16s For Pakistan (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Jul 22, 2006)
The US lawmakers on Thursday criticised the Bush administration for rushing the sale of F-16s to Pakistan and accused it of compromising congressional oversight on arms sales and putting national security at risk.
- Over 300 Indians Arrive From Lebanon (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
More passengers to arrive in Chennai on Saturday
- India Refuses Pakistan’S Offer To Help (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
Wants ban on Jamaat-ud-Dawa, handover of Salahuddin, Dawood Ibrahim
3 arrested
- Ltte Firm On Monitors (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Jul 22, 2006)
There is no change in the demand of the LTTE for withdrawal of European Union (E.U.) monitors from the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) by September 1.
- Nato Chief Assesses Reconstruction In Afghanistan (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
Nato Chief Jaap De Hoop Scheffer flew to Afghanistan’s restive southern Uruzgan province on Friday to assess the latest phase of the alliance’s efforts to build stability.
- It's A Battle Of Survival For Israel (Pioneer, DAVID DANIELI, Jul 22, 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 ------
- Big Nation, Timid Response (Pioneer, Prafull Goradia, Jul 22, 2006)
Hindus need to be more assertive if they want the country to be terror free ----- Contrast Israeli action with the Indian . . .
- Kashmir Demilitarisation Proposal Supported (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
US Congressman Dan Burton has said that demilitarisation will be helpful in resolving the Kashmir conflict.
- Musharraf Hoodwinking Nation, Say Parties (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jul 22, 2006)
PPP leader says statement amounts to rubbing salt in the wounds of the people
- Arab League May At Least Just Meet (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 22, 2006)
There is no let-up in Israeli aggression against its unarmed neighbour – Lebanon. On the pretext of securing release of just two soldiers, the Jewish State has so far killed 350 civilians most of them children and women. Over 70 people were killed . . .
- Past Endurance (Pioneer, Anjan Roy, Jul 22, 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.
- The Blame Game (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 22, 2006)
EVEN though devoted mostly to domestic issues, President Pervez Musharraf’s televised address to the nation on Thursday also touched upon the Mumbai blasts and expressed his concern over the repercussions they are having on the process of . . .
- We Can't Afford To Put Capitalism On Autopilot Mode (Business Line, D. Murali , Jul 22, 2006)
In The Twilight of the Nation State, Prem Shankar Jha outlines the evolution of capitalism and its influence on social, economic and political institutions. Kees van der Pijl, in Global Rivalries from the Cold War to Iraq, explores how capital . . .
- Israel-Lebanon Fighting: (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
US to send Rice to Middle East for political solution
- Israel Preparing For Massive Invasion (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
Israeli raids kill four, Hezbollah rockets injure 15 in Haifa
Thousands of foreigners and Lebanese leaving Lebanon
- What Has Israel Achieved? (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
'Israel has attacked its neighbours many times after it was struck by violence, but it has provided no solution, instead it has led to escalation of tension in the region. All options must be looked into after Mumbai blasts, but we have to be . . .
- North Korea: Testing Times (Frontline, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Jul 22, 2006)
North Korea test-fires a series of seven missiles amidst U.S. Independence Day celebrations, heightening old animosities.
- Political Myopia (OutLook, G. Parthasarathy, Jul 22, 2006)
National security and foreign policy are being influenced by considerations of domestic vote banks. Establishing 'secular credentials' does not mean ignoring the ISI's role in radicalizing Indian Muslim youths, or the root-causes - Ayodhya 1992 and . . .
- Mission To Colombo (Frontline, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Jul 22, 2006)
India's Foreign Secretary on an unannounced visit conveys the message that India will not shy away from its obligations.
- Bjp Demands Statement On Let Infiltration (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
The country is entitled to know the truth, says Arun Jaitley
- Some Little Big Policies (Business Standard, Surjit S Bhalla, Jul 22, 2006)
A big-ticket reform idea: let the salary of a professor be delinked from that of the Dilli ka babu.
- 600 Indians Back Home From Lebanon (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
The Indian Navy warship INS Mumbai carrying 600 Indian citizens from war ravaged Beirut reached Larnaca, Cyprus on Friday morning and most of the evacuees were then flown to Mumbai and Chennai by two Air India planes.
- F-16s For Pak Won’T Have Nuke Capability (Asian Age, Shafqat Ali, Jul 22, 2006)
The F-16 fighter jets which Pakistan will get from the United States will not have a nuclear warhead carrying capability, US assistant secretary of state for political-military affairs John Hillen told a congressional panel recently.
- Ltte Vs Unicef (Frontline, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Jul 22, 2006)
THE Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) is listed as a terrorist or unlawful organisation in several countries. Amazingly, this has done little to temper the penchant of the Tigers for legalese and hair-splitting on international law.
- Can’T India Be Positioned As A Soccer Nation? (The Financial Express, N K Singh, Jul 22, 2006)
Especially, since we are known as a key viewer market of this low-capital, low-entry barrier game
- Train To Lhasa (Frontline, PALLAVI AIYAR, Jul 22, 2006)
The Qinghai-Tibet railway is an engineering marvel and the Chinese government hopes it will bring about an economic renaissance in Tibet.
- Palestine Under Siege (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Jul 22, 2006)
Israel sticks to its doctrine of disproportionate response by pounding Palestine in retaliation for the abduction of a soldier.
- Vietnam In Reform Mode (Frontline, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Jul 22, 2006)
The mood in Vietnam, as it finds itself poised to enter the WTO, is one of hope and introspection.
- Nuclear Major Areva Calls India `First Priority' Market (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 21, 2006)
`Potential to source some components to other global markets'
- Corrections And Clarifications (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 21, 2006)
The sentence in "No timeframe for solving issues on CST phase out: Chidambaram" (Tamil Nadu, July 17, 2006) was:
- Rush For Oil Is The Real Challenge Facing Antarctica (Hindu, Ben Sandilands, Jul 21, 2006)
As if melting icecaps aren't a big enough worry, the political temperature is starting to rise over the continent's resources.
- For A Pot Of Uranium (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Jul 21, 2006)
Scientists in the country’s defence establishments, reports suggest, are seething with increasing resentment even as they become more and more aware of the details of the nuclear agreement the prime minister has signed with the American . . .
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