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Articles 19921 through 20020 of 53943:
- ‘Us Gave Too Much To India’ (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Mar 15, 2006)
One of the most trenchant critics of the nuclear deal says he believes it will be approved by the US Congress.
- Jaswant Targets Foreign Policy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2006)
Only India has unsettled borders
Government must choose between idealism, realism: Jaswant
Surrendering to U.S. hegemony cannot be called realism: Yechury
- Islamic Seminary Issues Fatwa Against Terrorists (Tribune, Shahira Naim, Mar 15, 2006)
Responding to a query of a young Muslim businessman the 300-year-old Islamic seminary, the Darul-Ifta Firangai Mahal issued a 'fatwa' against terrorists targeting places of worship and killing innocent people.
- Banality Of Evil (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2006)
In late 2004, I attended the trial of Slobodan Milosevic, at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague.
- Manmohan: Not Kowtowing To U.S. (Hindu, Crisil Marketwire, Mar 15, 2006)
"Nuclear agreement is not a surrender "
Judge us by our results
It is in national interest to engage with U.S.
Pro-active role to be pursued with neighbours
- Israeli Soldiers Storm Jail On West Bank (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Mar 15, 2006)
Militant jailed for murder of Israeli Minister seized; attack triggers abductions in Palestinian territories
- You Don’T Have To Pay The Bill (Deccan Herald, Swami Nithyananda, Mar 15, 2006)
Nitti Mudaliar went to a restaurant and ordered one each of everything on the menu. He ate everything. He ordered for some dessert and coffee. He was soon ready to leave.....
- No Investment Without Security (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Mar 15, 2006)
Us Energy Secretary Samuel W Bodman, visiting Pakistan for consultation on non-nuclear energy resources, made a profound statement on Monday:
- Why American Cats Are Fat And Dogs Lean (The Financial Express, Alok Sheel, Mar 15, 2006)
Having lived in India all my life and used to seeing lean cats, imperious of temperament and only partially tame, and well-fed corpulent dogs, short on exercise, I was puzzled to find that cats in America were fat, while dogs were lean.
- Ec Rescues Nokia (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Mar 15, 2006)
The inauguration of Nokia’s handset manufacturing plant near Chennai had its brass in a dilemma. Whom to invite as chief guest— chief minister and AIADMK leader J Jayalalithaa or Union IT minister Dayanidhi Maran, from the DMK? Both had taken . . .
- Another Accident (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Mar 15, 2006)
Only last week-end we had dealt extensively in these columns with the menace of road accidents in the State. It was a matter of regret that two persons had lost their lives on an average every day in traffic mishaps in the previous year. The focus of our
- America’S Democracy Project (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2006)
The “democracy backlash” is in full swing, largely because of the carnage in Iraq and the electoral success of Hamas in the Palestinian Authority. In the past week our op-ed writers have expressed doubts about, or opposition to, the Bush administration’s
- Diplomats Vs Scientists (Tribune, T.P. Sreenivasan, Mar 15, 2006)
AN unfortunate fallout of the negotiations on the implementation of the US-India nuclear deal was the impression created by certain analysts, including retired nuclear scientists, that the diplomats and scientists were at loggerheads over the . . .
- Plan For Informal Sector (Tribune, L.S.M. Salins, Mar 15, 2006)
IT appears that in the era of globalisation and transnational corporate dominance of the economic sphere, the local non-descript economy characterised by marginalised vendors, small and tiny manufacturers and petty processors of small items needed . . .
- Crackdown In Bangladesh (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Mar 15, 2006)
IN quick succession, Bangladesh’s crack anti-crime force, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), arrested Sheikh Abdur Rahman and Saddiqul Rahman, alias Bangla Bhai. Each carried a reward of 50 lakh takka on his head as they were the . . .
- Picking The Right Digital Camera (Deccan Herald, R Prathap, Mar 15, 2006)
Everything is moving towards being digital today. So why not with the camera too? The most amazing aspect of using a digital camera is you can view your photos instantly on a computer.....
- In Quest For Justice (Business Standard, Rashid Shaz, Mar 15, 2006)
That the Supreme Court had to intervene to ensure justice in the Best Bakery is indicative of a systemic failure that needs to be addressed without any further delay. Else, how will justice be delivered to victims of terror where the perpetrators . . .
- Us Versus Them (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Mar 15, 2006)
Paranoia has no place in FDI policy
- Where Does The Budget Squeeze? (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Mar 15, 2006)
There is no real evidence that the Budget leans on the rural poor to the advantage of India Inc.
- Budget Lays The Foundation For Building Castles (Business Standard, Alok Ray, Mar 15, 2006)
It is good to think ambitiously so long as the ground is laid for achieving the objectives. Budget 2006 goes quite a way in doing just that for the country to achieve 10 per cent growth, says ALOK RAY.
- Uniform Education (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 15, 2006)
IT is welcome to hear from General Musharraf that the government is developing uniform system of education to end unnecessary confusion about different mediums of instruction in the country. Addressing the 115th Annual Convocation of the Punjab . . .
- Us Nuke Deal: Unfolding Future Events (The Financial Express, S NARAYAN, Mar 15, 2006)
At the India-Japan symposium in Tokyo on Friday last, the outlook on the India-US nuclear power agreement ranged between cautious and negative.
- Eid-E-Gulabi: It’S Holi (The Economic Times, Firoz Bakht Ahmed, Mar 15, 2006)
Though I never see people as Hindus and Muslims, yet, I would like to share that Tilak Raj Rustagi, a Hindu friend of mine, has since 1983, been coming to my place on Holi just to smear gulal on my forehead as a mark of the festival’s . . .
- Encouraging Signals (Business Standard, S. D. Naik, Mar 15, 2006)
Despite the welcome initiatives over the past two to three years, the backlog of modernisation in the Railways is huge. Considering the enormous investment required to bridge the technological gaps, there should be many more public-private partnerships.
- The Great Leveller (Business Standard, C. J. Punnathara, Mar 15, 2006)
Remittances — mainly by unskilled workers and labourers to the Gulf nations and elsewhere — play a significant role in fostering better health, education and other social indices.
- Us House May Tie Conditions To India Deal (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2006)
The US Congress may attach conditions for any approval of a landmark civilian nuclear agreement with India, a senior lawmaker said on Monday as he announced congressional hearings later this month on the controversial deal.
- Security Forces Arrest Lashkar Terrorist In J&k (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2006)
Security forces in Jammu and Kashmir have averted a major tragedy by detecting and defusing two powerful improvised explosive devices (IEDs), official sources said in Jammu on Tuesday.
- Deadlock On Hr Body (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 15, 2006)
THE United Nations’ role as a human rights watchdog could be in jeopardy. On Monday the UN Human Rights Commission was suspended for a week because of a deadlock over the reform plan that seeks to create a 47-member Human Rights Council that . . .
- Govt Not Apologetic On Forging New Ties With Us: Pm (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2006)
In a blunt rejection of criticism by Left allies and the opposition, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today made it clear that India is not surrendering its autonomy of independent foreign policy in engaging with the US.
- War Clouds Over Iran ? (Daily Excelsior, Syed Ali Safvi, Mar 15, 2006)
Iraq under Saddam Husain did not pose threat to the U.S. but it did to Israel.",
- Belated Recognition For China's 'Schindler' (International Herald Tribune, Howard W. French, Mar 15, 2006)
From the outside it does not look like much: the shell of a two-story brick building with scaffolding running up its sides and, on this drizzly winter day, a pair of construction workers kicking around in a courtyard littered with building materials.
- Concentration In Ownership Of Media (Daily Excelsior, Swati Ganeshan, Mar 15, 2006)
The power of communication and Information today's competitive world is a huge driving force.
- Iraq Unravelling (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2006)
The American game plan in Iraq seems to be coming badly unstuck. Sectarian violence has grown in frequency and scale, and there is talk increasingly of the country heading for civil war between rival militias.
- Chinese Military Trains In West (Washington Times, Bill Gertz, Mar 15, 2006)
China is stepping up military training in Latin America because of a law that limits U.S. military support to nations in the region, the general in charge of the U.S. Southern Command told Congress yesterday.
- Were The First Skiers Actually From China? (Christian Science Monitor, Robert Marquand, Mar 15, 2006)
Move over Bode
- Once A Pest, India Vultures Now Face Extinction (International Herald Tribune, Amelia Gentleman, Mar 15, 2006)
Until recently, the vulture was an integral part of the Indian landscape. Vultures were so abundant that ornithologists never even thought to monitor their population.
- Congress May Set Terms On Indo-Us N-Deal (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2006)
Congress may seek to put unspecified conditions on a landmark U.S.-India nuclear-energy agreement despite Bush Administration warnings that such moves could scuttle the deal, a key lawmaker said.
- Bodman’S Non-Productive Visit (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 15, 2006)
US Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman met Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmud Kasuri and discussed Pakistan’s energy requirements with them. At a Press conference later he ruled out any prospects of provision of India-style ...
- Sugar Crisis Inquiry (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 15, 2006)
IT bears noting that in an action that defies common logic, NAB has opted to close investigation into the ongoing sugar crisis apparently "to avoid further instability" in the market.
- Staying Engaged (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2006)
Terrorist acts across India and continuing infiltration across the Line of Control would suggest that prospects for a solution to the Kashmir issue are bleak.
- Fm's Feel-Good Defence Bounty (Daily Excelsior, Brigadier (Retd.) S. N. Sachadeva, Mar 15, 2006)
Fulfilling a promise made to the Armed forces more than five years ago, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram in his 2006-07 budget, unveiled a big gift to them: the Defence Moder- . . .
- How To Nip Iran's Designs (Gulf News, Editorial, Gulf News, Mar 15, 2006)
Remember Donald Rumsfeld's "unknown unknowns"? The US Defence Secretary used the phrase in 2003 in the context of the controversy over Iraq's weapons of mass destruction.
- Afghans Ordered To Leave N Waziristan (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 14, 2006)
Authorities claim families start returning to Miranshah; power, phone restored
- Call To Abandon Diamer-Bhasha Dam Project (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 14, 2006)
Speakers at a conference here on Monday asked the government to stop work on the “controversial project”, and sought UN intervention as according to them the dam site falls in the terrotory of the disputed Gilgit-Baltistan region.
- Harper Makes Surprise Visit To Afghanistan (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 14, 2006)
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper made a surprise visit on Sunday to Afghanistan’s most volatile region to show support for Canadian troops deployed there as part of an international force, officials told AFP.
- Fm's Feel-Good Defence Bounty (Daily Excelsior, Brigadier (Retd.) S. N. Sachadeva, Mar 14, 2006)
Fulfilling a promise made to the Armed forces more than five years ago, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram in his 2006-07 budget, unveiled a big gift to them: the Defence Moder- nisation Fund.
- Concentration In Ownership Of Media (Daily Excelsior, Swati Ganeshan, Mar 14, 2006)
The power of communication and Information today's competitive world is a huge driving force.
- Congress May Set Terms On U.S.-India Nuclear Deal (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Mar 14, 2006)
Congress may seek to put unspecified conditions on a landmark U.S.-India nuclear-energy agreement despite Bush administration warnings that such moves could scuttle the deal, a key lawmaker said on Monday.
- India Tightens Rules For Nuclear Export (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 14, 2006)
India has tightened the screw on export of nuclear equipment and technology in a move that seems to be a fallout of its recent deal with the United States.
- Rice Seeks Cong Support For N-Deal (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 14, 2006)
Seeking Congress support to amend laws for implementation of the historic Indo-US nuclear agreement, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice today said it was a strategic achievement which will strengthen international security.
- War Clouds Over Iran ? (Daily Excelsior, Syed Ali Safvi, Mar 14, 2006)
Iraq under Saddam Husain did not pose threat to the U.S. but it did to Israel.",
- Advani At It Again (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Mar 14, 2006)
Yatras will harm party’s interests
- Congressional Hearing This Month (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Mar 14, 2006)
Indo-US civil nuclear deal
- Rocket Fuel For Isro (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Mar 14, 2006)
The successful launch of Europe’s most powerful rocket, the Ariane 5-ECA, last week should set Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) officials thinking.
- Generating Next (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Mar 14, 2006)
In recent years, India has been given to boasting about its IT prowess and vast pool of young workers.
- How Not To Play The End Game (Telegraph, Ashis Chakrabarti, Mar 14, 2006)
The disunited opposition in West Bengal seems ill-prepared to reap any benefit from the measures taken by the Election Commission to cleanse electoral politics in the state.
- Hawkers Again (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 14, 2006)
Hawkers are not the only people who are used as pawns in the games that politicians play.
- Coach Or Poach? (Tribune, I.M. Soni, Mar 14, 2006)
Abbas Ali Baig, young, fair and debonair, was returning to the dressing-room after hitting a ton against a visiting cricket team.
- Water Worries (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 14, 2006)
Quality and quantity declining
- Workers And Consumers (Telegraph, André Béteille, Mar 14, 2006)
The author is chairman, Indian Council for Social Science Research
- Govt Consults States On Report On Judicial Reforms (Tribune, S.S. Negi , Mar 14, 2006)
Amidst awakening calls by Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and Chief Justice of India (CJI) Y.K. Sabharwal for judicial reforms, specially revamping the criminal justice system, the Centre is having a discussion with states on implementation . . .
- Will Bush Visit Trigger New Thinking? (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Mar 14, 2006)
A military dictatorship in Islamabad will always come out worse compared with the flourishing democracy in India
- The Other Border (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Mar 14, 2006)
While New Delhi invests a great deal of diplomatic energy in managing its relationship with Islamabad it accords not even a fraction of this attention to Dhaka.
- Groundwater Isn’T Where It Should Be (Deccan Herald, JAYALAKSHMI K, Mar 14, 2006)
Who knows, for as we keep drilling, instead of water, some of us may well end up with oil in our backyard. If you can’t have bread, then eat cake!
- Door Will Reopen If Iran Heeds Iaea Request: Blair (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 14, 2006)
Britain has said the door to a negotiated solution to Iran's nuclear issue would "reopen" if Tehran respects the requests of IAEA, but warned that if the country continues to defy the international community, the UN Security Council "would respond."
- ‘Cemilac Has Certified Light Combat Aircraft’ (Deccan Herald, Bidanda M Chengappa, Mar 14, 2006)
Cemilac plays an important role in airborne systems J K Sharma Chief Executive CEMILAC
- No Surprises Likely In Stamp Duty (Deccan Herald, R Krishnakumar, Mar 14, 2006)
As Karnataka gets ready for the State Budget for 2006-07, the Stamps and Registration Department – one of the top revenue earners for the State – would not be looking for surprise twists to unfold.
- The Road Less Travelled (Deccan Herald, B G Verghese, Mar 14, 2006)
India should not be tied to America’s apron strings, it should repair ties with its neighbours
- Spectacular Effort (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 14, 2006)
This was a match where human endurance was on test
- Democrat Asks Senate To Censure Prez Bush (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 14, 2006)
In a development that turns the heat of an intelligence scandal directly on George W Bush, who is already at an all-time low in public approval ratings, a leading Democratic lawmaker has asked the Senate to censure the US President for . . .
- ‘N-Deal Is Unique As India Is Unique’ (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Mar 14, 2006)
The nuclear agreement with India will strengthen international security, energy security and environmental protection, as well as fostering economic and technological development, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice argues in an opinion . . .
- Focus Now On Nuclear Suppliers Group (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Mar 14, 2006)
After clinching a landmark deal with the United States on civilian nuclear energy cooperation, New Delhi is eyeing the Nuclear Suppliers Group which is due to hold a crucial meeting in May this year.
- Not Enough Money For Armed Forces (Tribune, P.K. Vasudeva, Mar 14, 2006)
The modernisation programmes that have been kick-started by the armed forces are set to continue as the defence budget for 2006-07 has been hiked by 8.9 per cent (Rs. 7,300 crore) to Rs. 89,000, as against Rs. 81,700 crore in 2005-06 on expected lines.
- Sting: Mps May Escape Expulsion (Deccan Herald, K Subrahmanya, Mar 14, 2006)
A Lok Sabha house committee that was set up on December 20 to look into the evidence provided by spy cameras of the Operation Chakravyuh has recommended against taking drastic action of expelling the five members from the House.
- Russian Pm Comes Calling Over N-Supply (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 14, 2006)
Underscoring the importance India continued to attach to its strategic ties with Russia, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had availed the first available opportunity to ring up Russian President Vladimir Putin and brief him about the outcomes . . .
- Another Accident (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Mar 14, 2006)
Only last week-end we had dealt extensively in these columns with the menace of road accidents in the State.
- People Power In East Asia (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Mar 14, 2006)
Do the current attempts in the Philippines and Thailand to re-enact people power movements amount to bypassing the existing democratic systems?
- Rooting For Sharia Laws In Bradford (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Mar 14, 2006)
It is one thing to demand the democratic right in an open and free society to practise one's faith, but to want to have a parallel religious legal system is quite another.
- Over Time, 90 P.C. Of India's Nuclear Reactors Will Be Under Safeguards: U.S. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 14, 2006)
"There's a commitment to place all future civilian reactors under safeguards in perpetuity" "That's a very important commitment because they intend to build very large reactors for power needs over the coming years."
- Aiadmk Stages Walkout In Rajya Sabha (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 14, 2006)
Protest Kerala all-party decision on Mullaperiyar dam
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