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- Demolition Of Hindu Esteem (Pioneer, Sunita Vakil, Jun 30, 2006)
Pakistan has again thrown the gauntlet at India by demolishing the only Hindu temple in Lahore.
- Weary Road (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jun 30, 2006)
But Safta’s worth all that
- Ryot Rehab Package Comes Under Fire (Deccan Herald, K S Narayanan, Jun 30, 2006)
Attacking Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s proposed rehabilitation package to 31 districts where thousands of farmers have committed suicide during the last five years
- Mulling Over Mittal (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Jun 30, 2006)
For reasons that have as much to do with ethnicity as with national pride, Lakshmi Mittal’s doughty success in effecting the merger of the Luxembourg-registered Arcelor SA with his Mittal Steel has been widely celebrated in India.
- For A Better Tomorrow, See The Big Picture (The Financial Express, Jayaprakash Narayan, Jun 30, 2006)
We need comprehensive review of energy policy, delinking the government from oil pricing
- Realty Realism (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jun 30, 2006)
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has finally allowed mutual funds to enter the completely unregulated real-estate market after years of lobbying by the industry.
- Indo-Pak Dialogue To Change Gears (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Pakistan and India are set to change gears to make the composite dialogue process more result oriented, top officials said.
- We Respect Iran’S N-Rights: Somnath (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee said on Thursday that India respected Iran’s right to civilian nuclear energy for peaceful purposes within IAEA guidelines.
- 10 Hamas Ministers Arrested By Israelis (Asian Age, Donna Abu-Nasr, Jun 30, 2006)
Israeli forces on Thursday rounded up dozens of Palestinian Cabinet ministers and legislators from Hamas, increasing pressure on the Islamic militants to release a captured Israeli soldier, and witnesses said tanks moved into northern Gaza, widening . . .
- Disaster In The Sea (Pioneer, Abhijit Bhattacharyya , Jun 30, 2006)
Even if a tad late in the day, Naval Chief must keep the nation informed about the reasons leading to the loss of INS Prahar, says Abhijit Bhattacharyya
- Israeli Army Arrests Hamas Ministers, Lawmakers (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Gaza operation: The 64 officials held will not be ‘bargaining chips’ for the release of abducted Israel soldier, says foreign minister
- Sensex Manages To Close High Amid Volatile Trading (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Fag-end selling on concern over the US Federal meeting and also the expiry of June contract on Thursday washed out major part of early gains but the Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex still managed to close by over 32 points higher at 10,162.16 . . .
- Asian Integration: Large Hurdles Still Remain (The Financial Express, MY KHAN, Jun 30, 2006)
If achieved, it will mean more investment, better use of economic resources and economies of sale
- Past Imperfect (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 30, 2006)
Pakistan's failure to inculcate democratic culture in governance has its roots in the circumstances it was created, says Salim Mansur.
- Michael Vatikiotis: India Coddles Its Despotic Neighbors (International Herald Tribune, Michael Vatikiotis , Jun 30, 2006)
Isn't it time that the world's largest democracy started behaving like one? Much as India deserves plaudits for ensuring that more than a billion people enjoy the rights and liberty that democracy endows, it could surely do more to promote these . . .
- German 'Nod' To Iran Enrichment (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Iran should be allowed to enrich uranium for power generation provided there is close monitoring by UN inspectors to ensure it is not trying to develop atomic weapons, Germany's defence minister said.
- Unsafe-Deposit (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 30, 2006)
But blaming BPOs alone won't do ---- There is nothing 'foolproof' about internet banking.
- Field Of Dreams (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 30, 2006)
As Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrives in Vidarbha, to visit the killing fields of Indian agriculture and the suicide zone of Maharashtra's hapless . . .
- Israel Rounds Up Hamas Mps (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Israeli troops rounded up dozens of Palestinian ministers and lawmakers belonging to Hamas on Thursday, while pressing a military campaign in Gaza meant to win the release of an Israeli soldier held by Hamas gunmen.
- Left Wants Parliament To Ratify Indo-Us Nuke Deal (Pioneer, Santanu Banerjee, Jun 30, 2006)
After Indo-US civilian nuclear deal got the overwhelming support from the International Relation Committee of the US House of Representatives, the Left on Thursday asked the Congress-led UPA Government to amend the Constitution so that "all bilateral . .
- Ltte’S Turnaround (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Jun 30, 2006)
The security of Sri Lankan Tamils is eventually what needs to be ensured as a first step towards a deal
- Ends And Means (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 30, 2006)
It is reported that the government is close to finalising a system of dual pricing for the public procurement of foodgrains.
- Us Devises Public Diplomacy Drive (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Determined to turn the tide of anti-Americanism in the Arab world, the Bush administration has drawn up a classified list of about a dozen high-priority countries on which to focus public diplomacy.
- Us Senate Committee Endorses Indo-Us Nuclear Deal (Times of India, Indrani Bagchi, Jun 30, 2006)
Remember the Netherlands-Portugal match? A mean and crabby affair. Thursday’s Senate Bill on the Indo-US nuclear deal was the diplomatic version of that match, deserving several red cards. But in the end it worked out for India, with the Senate . . .
- Cong Wants Aiadmk, Allies Banned For ‘Backing’ Ltte (Indian Express, JAYA MENON, Jun 30, 2006)
The first feeble echo of a response to remarks by LTTE ideologue Anton Balasingham, ‘‘deeply regretting’’ the ‘‘monumental historical tragedy’’ of Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination, was heard in Chennai today when Congress-sponsored posters appeared . . .
- Putin To Avenge Death Of Hostages (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered Russia’s secret services to find and kill those who kidnapped – and later executed – four Russian Embassy employees in Iraq.
- Deficit Figure Doubtful (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 30, 2006)
West Bengal Finance Minister Asim Dasgupta’s attempt to please all through his budget while keeping the deficit at Rs 6 crore is commendable although how far this will be practicable remains to be seen.
- Upa Compromising India's N-Security: Bjp (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, Jun 30, 2006)
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) mounted a frontal attack on the UPA Government on Thursday for bowing to the United States on the nuclear deal that threatens the country's right to "credible minimum nuclear deterrent".
- Back To Heartland Politics (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Jun 30, 2006)
VP Singh's latest political concoction has the potential to harm Samajwadi Party's electoral prospects in Uttar . . .
- What Goes Between The Covers (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 30, 2006)
Begin with a simple axiom: more bad books are published than good books.
- Deal, A Strategic Initiative: Lugar (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
"It will give U.S. new diplomatic options"
U.S. to ensure that the deal does not undercut its responsibilities under the NPT
The Bill removes the prohibition on cooperating with India imposed after its 1998 nuclear tests
- ``Break Opium-Terrorism Nexus In Afghanistan'' (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Jun 30, 2006)
In this global effort, provide alternative livelihood to farmers
Economic development is the answer
Poor security hits anti-drug programme
Regional information centre coming up in Almaty
- Dhaka Opposes Oil Exploration Move (Hindu, HAROON HABIB, Jun 30, 2006)
Bangladesh has lodged a strong protest against India's move to invite tenders for exploring oil and gas in undemarcated areas in the Bay of Bengal, Prime Minister Khaleda Zia told Parliament on Wednesday.
- Tulf President: Indian Model Will Suit Sri Lanka (Hindu, R.K. Radhakrishnan, Jun 30, 2006)
Says it will be welcomed by people and Government of Tamil Nadu
It will silence Tamil Nadu politicians who do not understand the ground reality
They have no right to demand more for regions of Sri Lanka than they have in their own State
- Mass Arrest Of Hamas Leaders Deepens Crisis (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jun 30, 2006)
Israeli jets fly over summer palace of Syrian President Assad
- How The West Lost A Friend In Moscow (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Jun 30, 2006)
Persistent Western criticism of Russia and America's role in the unrest in its neighbourhood appear to be testing the patience of even pro-western Russian leaders. Now Mikhail Gorbachev tells Washington and London to keep their hands off Russia.
- Landing Rights (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 30, 2006)
The recent interest of the Left Front government in acquiring thousands of acres of good agricultural land in different districts of West Bengal has its roots in the New Industrial Policy (NIP) announced by the Front in 1994.
- India To Import Wheat After A 6-Year Hiatus (International Herald Tribune, Saritha Rai, Jun 30, 2006)
In an effort to quell escalating prices and replenish its alarmingly low stockpiles, India is preparing to import wheat for the first time in six years.
- Israel Seizes Hamas Ministers, Delays Invasion (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Israel on Thursday postponed a planned ground invasion of northern Gaza, giving diplomacy another chance to free an Israel soldier held by men allied with the Palestinian's ruling Hamas group.
- Report: Us-Led Afghan Mission Is Failing (Christian Science Monitor, Tom Regan, Jun 30, 2006)
A report by a Paris-based international security and policy advisory group, the Senlis Council, says that the US-led mission in Afghanistan is failing because US policies on eradicating the Afghan poppy crop aren't working.
- Israeli Forces Go After Hamas Leaders In Gaza And Syria (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
If Hamas militants are holding an Israeli soldier in Gaza, why are Israeli jets buzzing the home of Syria's president 180 miles away?
- Is Pakistan Ready For Democracy In 2007? (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
– In a visit as short as it was secretive, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice swept through Islamabad this week with a firm reminder for President Gen. Pervez Musharraf: Ensure free and fair elections in 2007.
- Drinking In History By The Cup (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 30, 2006)
Even if I didn’t know soccer, I thought, perhaps I could still enjoy the extraordinary show of geopolitical passion that the sport ignites.
- As China Ages, A Shortage Of Cheap Labor Looms (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Shanghai is rightfully known as a fast-moving, hypermodern city — full of youth and vigor. But that obscures a less well-known fact: Shanghai has the oldest population in China, and it is getting older in a hurry.
- Cwc Members Rap Govt On Price Rise (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Jun 30, 2006)
Members of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) today rapped the UPA government for its failure to check the spurt in prices of essential commodities which, it they felt, had hit the party’s “aam admi” plank and undermined its image.
- Gsm Or Cdma—which Will Work For You? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 30, 2006)
Definitely GSM, especially since the dominant handset vendor in India, Nokia, has decided to stop making CDMA handsets.
- Time To Gather Profits On Your Investments (Indian Express, FARAH BARIA, Jun 30, 2006)
For millions of Indians, June is Payback Time.
Not stock market. But the biggest investment most of us make—our kids. Favourite asset class: the Marks Market
- Time To Call Off The Salwa Judum (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 30, 2006)
It is the state’s primary duty to protect its citizens. Instead, innocent tribals are displaced from their homes to be pitted against the sophisticated Naxal army
- Telecom Fdi: More Time For Companies (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Revised deadline is July 2
- Prisoner Of A Violent Past (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Jun 30, 2006)
Born in war in 1948 and sustained by half a dozen subsequent wars, Israel has adopted the motto, “We fight, therefore we exist,” coined by former Premier Menachem Begin.
- Changing The World (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 30, 2006)
In his book “Conversations with God” for teens by Neale Donald Walsch, a question is asked, “How then can I change the World”?
- Reward Teachers But Ensure Output (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 30, 2006)
The discussion around expanding the capacity of India’s higher education system in these pages (‘Learn this Lesson’, IE, June 26) and elsewhere has correctly identified the biggest constraint: a lack of quality faculty in institutions of higher learning.
- We Surely Need Some Crazy People (Deccan Herald, Sakuntala Narasimhan, Jun 30, 2006)
Why are wasted hours not counted as “cost” to the community?
- On Track With China (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 30, 2006)
When India and China agreed three years ago to begin focussed, high-level discussions on the border question, they made two key assumptions.
- 5.2 Million Aids Cases In India: Ramadoss (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
He said these foundations have also been supporting India’s programmes to combat malaria, tuberculosis and other diseases, besides helping set up public health schools.
- Now, Top J&k Ias Officer In Cbi Net (Indian Express, RIYAZ WANI, Jun 30, 2006)
Two weeks after it arrested two top J&K politicians for their alleged role in the Srinagar sex abuse scandal, the CBI today arrested one of the seniormost IAS officers in the state in the same case:
- Shock Therapy (Times of India, SWAGATO GANGULY, Jun 30, 2006)
On August 9, 1965 Malaysia's parliament expelled Singapore from its federation. Does this expulsion by a republic, of a state that once belonged to it, hold any lessons for us?
- Senate Votes For N-Ties With India (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Jun 30, 2006)
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a Bill to amend U.S. laws and permit nuclear trade with India, which is not a signatory to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
- Probe Ordered Into Allegations Of Tampering With Ice Lingam (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
The Jammu and Kashmir Governor, Lt-Gen S.K. Sinha (retd), has ordered a probe by a retired judge of the High Court into the allegations, inter alia, of tampering with the ice lingam of Lord Shiva in the holy cave of Amarnath.
- Perked Up Bosses (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 30, 2006)
Meghalaya sets bad precedence
It may seem laughable for three persons to enjoy the status and facilities of a chief minister, but such is the fate of Meghalaya.
- 9 Million Living With Hiv In Asia-Pacific (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
An estimated nine million people are living with HIV in the Asia Pacific region, including one million who were infected in 2005 alone, a year in which half a million AIDS victims died.
- Forward Trading Locks Up Rs 6.7 Cr In The Name Of Avian Flu (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Malaria, HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis are colossal problems in the country, but it was avian flu that attracted the attention of Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss earlier this year, following which he ordered the procurement of one lakh doses of . . .
- Jawans’ Due (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 30, 2006)
The one-rank, one-pension demand has been one of the most long-standing on the soldier community’s wish list.
- Message From Palestine (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 30, 2006)
An important development concerning the Israelis and the Palestinians has failed to get the attention it deserves because of the latest Israeli action in the Gaza Strip.
- Up In Arms (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 30, 2006)
Policies are sometimes quite mysterious. What, for example, was the policy behind the induction of women into the armed forces?
- India, Pak To Release 57 Prisoners Today (Tribune, K.J.M. Varma, Jun 30, 2006)
India and Pakistan will free 57 civilian prisoners held in each other’s jails tomorrow while the much-awaited release of 462 fishermen by the two sides will not take place as announced earlier.
- So, Whom Do You Want Out? (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Yes, it’s true, the Netherlands essentially fashioned a riot, were peevish and mean where their great predecessors generally behaved like a mutinous crew even while playing football of spell-binding quality, the Italians pulled a Machiavellian . . .
- Airport Regulatory Bill Decision Put Off (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
The Cabinet today deferred a final decision on a bill to set up an independent regulator for the airline industry. Clearance from the defence ministry for the Airport Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA) bill was . . .
- Israel Hits Gaza Targets, Egypt Says Talks Positive (Reuters, Nidal Al-Mughrabi, Jun 30, 2006)
Israel bombarded Gaza with air strikes on Friday in a widening military effort to secure the release of an abducted Israeli soldier while an Egyptian report said the ruling Palestinian party had approved his freedom.
- Federation For Lanka (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Jun 30, 2006)
I do not accept all of what the LTTE spokesman, Dr Anton Balasingam, has said in his interview to an Indian television network.
- U.S. Senate Committee Backs India Nuclear Deal (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
A landmark civilian nuclear cooperation accord with India won backing from a second U.S. congressional committee on Thursday, adding momentum to a deal critics fear will weaken nonproliferation efforts and supporters call a vital opening to a new ally.
- Somnath Unveils Bust Of Gandhiji In Germany (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Mahatma's message is more relevant now
- Economic Reforms With Humane Face (Daily Excelsior, Ramesh Kanitkar, Jun 30, 2006)
The recurring theme, time and again, in the speeches of Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, and his Finance Minister, P. Chidambaram is: Economic reforms with what they call "human face".
- Senate Panel Backs N-Deal (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
The India-USA nuclear deal today moved a step closer to Congressional approval with another ringing endorsement from a key panel of the US Senate.
- State Move To Abolish Urban Land Ceiling (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Buoyed by a bonanza of Rs 256 crore from the Centre for having slashed stamp duty, Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee’s government is now looking to repeal the Urban Land Ceiling and Regulation Act.
- Democracy Under Stress (Daily Excelsior, Atul Cowshish, Jun 30, 2006)
Democracy is not just about a multi-party system that allows free participation in elections.
- Us Prison Trials Illegal, Says Court (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
In a sharp rebuke of President George W. Bush’s tactics in the war on terrorism, the US supreme court today struck down as illegal the military tribunal system set up to try Guantanamo prisoners.
- Sonia Prods Pm On Price Rise (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Sonia Gandhi today called an emergency party meeting to tell the Prime Minister and finance minister that the soaring prices of essential commodities must be reined in at once.
- India Just Too Important For America: Us Expert (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
The overwhelming support from the International Committee of the House of Representatives to the India-US nuclear agreement is largely thanks to the positive perception of India among the lawmakers, a visiting foreign policy expert from the US said . . .
- Us Senate Panel Okays Nuke Bill (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
The Senate’s Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday passed a Bill amending the US Atomic Energy Act by a 16-2 vote, making likely a smooth implementation of the Indo-US nuclear deal.
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