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Articles 24721 through 24820 of 53943:
- India Rejects Linking Iran Vote To Nuclear Deal With U.S. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Mulford says his remarks were taken out of context
Mulford: Fallout will be devastating and deal will die
India: we will make independent judgment
- Need Of The Hour Is Discipline: Kalam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
"Need for compulsory NCC training for a minimum of 18 months to all our students"
Stresses on "the necessity for providing compulsory NCC training
Tells political leaders to reorient themselves towards "developmental politics"
- Fight Terror Regardless Of Faith: Saudi King (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Jan 26, 2006)
Tells Manmohan that New Delhi, Riyadh should tackle it together
Holds one-on-one talks with Manmohan
India views Saudi Arabia as a "very important partner" in tackling global terror
Agreements, MoU on combating crime signed
- Unions And The Development Agenda (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 26, 2006)
It is an interesting co-incidence that the United Nations Environment Programme hosted the World Assembly on Labour and the Environment in Kenya at a time national attention in India is focussed on France's outrageous decision to send . . .
- Umbilical Connectivity And Societal Change (Hindu, A.P.J. ABDUL KALAM , Jan 26, 2006)
What the more fortunate among us have to do is to provide the leadership to bring about a transformation in India's 600,000 villages.
- Scholars To Prepare Modern Tamil Grammar Through Computer (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Centre for Advanced Study in Linguistics organises workshop
There is a chasm between spoken and written Tamil, and both are not interchangeable, says Vice- Chancellor
- Gowda Will Bless Tie-Up, Feels Bjp (Hindu, Alladi Jayasri , Jan 26, 2006)
Jagadish Shettar confident that a new government will be formed
Shettar, Yediyurappa ready to speak to Gowda
Prakash may agree to join Kumaraswamy group
- Bjp May Gain Control Of Bellary Zilla Panchayat (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Four Congress members joining BJP helps it strengthen position
BJP won 18 of the 36 seats in the zilla panchayat
Members sent on a tour to prevent horse-trading
- Apollo Group To Set Up Hospitals In Saudi Arabia (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Multimillion-dollar deal with Saudi group will also cover 20 new clinics
The Fawaz Al Hokair Group will make all the investments
Apollo group will provide the complete technical know-how
- Pakistan And The Gas Pipeline (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Jan 26, 2006)
On January 21, hours before he was to fly into Washington from New York on his first official visit to the United States and his big date with George W. Bush, Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz declared that Islamabad would not `rush' into a . . .
- Reversing The Tide In Darfur (Hindu, Kofi A. Annan, Jan 26, 2006)
Whatever external force is sent to Darfur can provide only temporary security to the people there. Only a political agreement among their leaders can secure their future.
- Arms Trade: One Death Every Minute (Hindu, Bianca Jagger, Jan 26, 2006)
It makes big money for the richest nations while fuelling conflict across the world.
- How To Become A Millionaire Academic (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Jan 26, 2006)
Until recently, there was a bit of snobbery attached to academics "stooping down" to make money. But these inhibitions are now disappearing.
- Steady And Slow Peace Process (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 26, 2006)
Like a comforting ritual, the composite dialogue between India and Pakistan entered the third round with the two Foreign Secretaries paying obeisance to the long list of joint statements issued by their leaders since the two sides began . . .
- Iran Nuclear Envoy In China As U.N. Sanctions Loom (Reuters, Lindsay Beck, Jan 26, 2006)
Iran's top nuclear negotiator sat down to talks in Beijing on Thursday, seeking to keep veto-wielding China from siding with the West in its push for U.N. sanctions over Tehran's nuclear ambitions.
- ‘Independence Not Option For Kashmir’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Ruling out independence as an option to resolve the Kashmir issue, President Pervez Musharraf has said a “minor step back” was required by India and Pakistan from their “rigid positions” to evolve a solution based on his proposals of self-governance and d
- Saudi King Opposes Abetment Of Terror (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah, in a subtle message to Pakistan, conveyed to Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Wednesday that his country opposed both financial and moral support to terrorism and offered to work with India in combating terrorism.
- ‘India’S Iran Vote Could Affect N-Deal’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Just a week ahead of the IAEA meeting on Iran issue, the US on Wednesday made it clear that if India did not vote against Tehran’s nuclear programme, the fallout on the Indo-US nuclear deal in the Congress would be “devastating” and the initiative will “d
- Pm Invites Saudi Cos Into India (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Stating that India requires investments of over $100 billion in power and telecom sectors in the next five years, Prime Minister Manmohan Sinmgh, on Wednesday, invited Saudi Arabian business houses to undertake massive investments in infrastructure . . .
- Central Culpability (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Jan 26, 2006)
The Supreme Court’s landmark judgment in Rameshwar Prasad will bring some clarity to the norms governors should abide by before recommending dissolution of assemblies.
- Lanka-Ltte Truce Talks In Geneva (Deccan Herald, P KARUNAKHARAN , Jan 26, 2006)
Registering a major a breakthrough in the fragile peace process, the Sri Lankan government and the Tamil Tiger rebels have agreed to hold talks in Geneva in mid-February, to strengthen the implementation of the deteriorating four-year ceasefire agreement.
- Cautious Opening Up (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 26, 2006)
The Central government's decision to allow Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) up to 51 per cent for retail trade in "Single Brand" products and 100 per cent FDI through automatic route in a number of sectors including development of airports, . . .
- Is A Breakthrough Possible? (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Jan 26, 2006)
India and Pakistan still stick to old positions. But a breakdown in relations has been averted
- Remember The Sacrifice (Deccan Herald, Vishnu Makhijani, Jan 26, 2006)
It began as a simple march past to mark the emergence of India as a sovereign, secular, democratic republic on January 26, 1950. Today the Republic Day celebrations have grown into a spectacle to showcase India’s military might and amazing cultural ...
- Indo-Saudi Anti-Crime Pact Inked (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
India and Saudi Arabia today took the first step towards combatting terrorism together through an agreement that opens the door for intelligence-sharing for the first time between both countries.
- At Home With The Law (Indian Express, GAUTAM CHIKERMANE, Jan 26, 2006)
They will resent it, they will fight it, they will block it. They will do everything in their power — influence policymakers, get politicians to create roadblocks, cause legal delays. But it’s really about time that we got ourselves a real . . .
- 8 Die In Maoist Attack (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
A diplomatic battle began in the capital on Wednesday with Opposition leader Girija Prasad Koirala, released from house arrest only on Sunday, meeting Indian Ambassador Shiv Shankar Mukherjee and the Bangladesh Ambassador Humayun Kabir at his residence.
- Google Also Ogles (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 26, 2006)
Governments often want to violate privacy. But so do ultra-cool tech firms we all so admire
- China Vs. India: A Battle Of Ideas (International Herald Tribune, Anand Giridharadas, Jan 26, 2006)
On a late evening along Marine Drive, Mumbai's answer to the Shanghai Bund, dancer-beggars prowl with monkeys, extorting coins from passers-by. Deep potholes pit the sidewalk and the sea gently laps a crumbling wall. It is quaint, . . .
- A Train To The Heart Of Kashmir (Indian Express, MIR EHSAN, Jan 26, 2006)
Just outside Ompura, a tiny village in central Kashmir, the chill is icy, the winds are freezing, the ground beneath is more slippery than firm. Hayat Ali, from West Bengal, isn’t used to any of this. But he’s taking all this on with a woollen jacket, ...
- Cleared For Takeoff (Indian Express, AMBA B BAKSHI, Jan 26, 2006)
In the city known as India’s Silicon Valley, 15 years is practically a lifetime. That’s how long Bangalore has been waiting for an international airport. But this Republic Day, India’s biotech hub can finally see the beginnings of one.
- Readying Class Of 2007 In Up (Indian Express, Tarannum Manjul, Jan 26, 2006)
At the primary school in Heerupur village, Kasmanda block, in Sitapur, the attendance register tells the story of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, or Education for All programme.
- No Deterrents On The Dream Road To Prosperity (Indian Express, J P Yadav, Jan 26, 2006)
Mangal Kachhap and three others, huddled under one blanket in a shack with just a tin roof, only start feeling the warmth permeate their bodies when they realise it is time to get up. It’s still dark, but by 8 am they have to report for work at . . .
- Envoy Says Sri Lanka Peace Needs Patience (Reuters, Peter Apps, Jan 26, 2006)
Sri Lanka's peace process is back on track but patience is sorely needed and will be key to any success, Norwegian envoy Erik Solheim said on Thursday after the government and Tamil Tiger rebels agreed to meet for talks.
- Capital Down Under (Indian Express, ANUBHUTI VISHNOI, Jan 26, 2006)
This is the Delhi Metro, we stick to deadlines. In fact, we beat all deadlines and finish ahead of schedule.’’ It’s a tribute to what Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has come to mean to the Capital this Republic Day that nobody sniggers when . . .
- India's Military Might Unfolds Amid Terror Alert (Hindustan Times, CR Jayachandran, Jan 26, 2006)
Amid an unprecedented multi-layered security blanket, India demonstrated its military might during the 57th traditional Republic Day parade in the national capital on Thursday.
- N-Deal Dies If India Doesn’T Vote Against Iran: Mulford (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Jan 26, 2006)
US Ambassador to India David Mulford today played spoiler to New Delhi’s delicate dealing on the Iran nuclear issue as he sought to link the fate of the Indo-US nuclear deal to the way India votes at the International Atomic Energy Agency meeting . . .
- India, S Arabia Sign Four Agreements (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
India and Saudi Arabia on Wednesday joined hands to combat global terrorism and signed four agreements that will impart a new strategic dimension to their burgeoning ties.
- Curing Motion Sickness (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jan 26, 2006)
With India as the dominant theme at the World Economic Forum summit at Davos this year, it was imperative that the UPA
- India, S. Arabia Talks Focus On Key Energy Ties (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
India and Saudi Arabia on Wednesday discussed how they could forge stronger ties in the energy sector and agreed to jointly fight terrorism during talks between the two countries' leaders in the Indian capital.
- Us Says India Nuclear Deal May Depend On Iran Vote (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
The United States said on Wednesday a nuclear cooperation deal with India may stall unless New Delhi votes against Iran next month at the U.N. nuclear energy watchdog.
- Taiwan-India: Politics And Economics (Deccan Herald, V Wen-Hsien Chen, Jan 26, 2006)
In view of Taiwan’s rise as an economic power, India should review its ties with it
- Badge Of Legitimacy (Statesman, AMITAV BANERJI, Jan 26, 2006)
Ever since the fall of the Berlin Wall, democracy has become more than just a mantra.
- India, Saudi Arabia To Work Out Plan To Fight Terrorism (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Jan 26, 2006)
The visiting King of Saudi Arabia Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud today held 45-minute-long one-to-one talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during which the two leaders are understood to have discussed the need for hammering out a strategy . . .
- Vote Against Iran Or We Nuke Deal:us (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Much as the Indian government tries to delink the India-US civil nuclear deal with its Iran vote at the IAEA, it refuses to go away.
- Iran Welcomes Russia Offer (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Teheran’s nuclear negotiator today welcomed Moscow’s offer to have Iran’s uranium enriched in Russia, but said the proposal needs more work and threatened to renew full-scale uranium enrichment if his country is referred to the UN Security Council.
- Cong Keen To Recapture Lost Bases In The North (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Jan 26, 2006)
Well before the 82nd plenary session of the Congress got underway in Hyderabad last week, it had become increasingly clear that the three-day show was going to be dominated by an unprecedented clamour for the coronation of Rahul Gandhi as the party’s . .
- Blasts In India, Afghanistan (Tribune, G. Parthasarathy, Jan 26, 2006)
While Pakistan’s eastern flank with India has been free of tensions ever since the ceasefire along the Line of Control came into effect in November 2003, the same cannot be said about the developments on its western borders.
- Somalis Take Comfort In The Past (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
How many guns make a warlord? Twenty-five technicals, so about 250 armed men with Russian AK-47s and Belgian pistols make you a lord, and you can go up the hierarchy to viscount or marquis or earl or proper baron if you include a couple of . . .
- Go Ahead With N-Deal (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 26, 2006)
The recent talks between India’s Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran and US Under Secretary of State Nicholas Burns in New Delhi have raised some avoidable doubts among the sceptics about the implementation of the historic Indo-US nuclear agreement . . .
- Mid-Life Crisis (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 26, 2006)
Controversy and debate are the alpha and omega of democracy. But there are certain kinds of confrontations which do not augur well for the future of a republic.
- Anger In The Air (Telegraph, NEHA SAHAY, Jan 26, 2006)
The expressway to Zhongshan city is one of those dream roads in China which provokes envy in Indians. Trees line it, and sometimes you get a glimpse of farmlands beyond. Small brick and tin houses can be seen off and on.
- India, S Arabia Sign Pact To Fight Terror (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah signed an agreement on Wednesday to work together to fight terrorism as the two countries moved to build closer ties.
- The Republic Marches Ahead (Daily Excelsior, K.K. Khullar, Jan 26, 2006)
Somebody has remarked that if a Rip Van Winkle had gone to sleep in 1950 and woke up in 2006, he would not be able to recognize the developmental revolution of India. A country, which did not manufacture its own needles, is today a nuclear power.
- Be Role Models For Youth (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam today exhorted all political parties to perform in an environment of developmental politics by competing with each other and putting forth their focussed developmental vision through their manifestoes.
- Tamil Tigers Agree To Hold Talks With Lankan Govt (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Ending a nearly three-year deadlock in the peace process, Tamil Tiger rebels today agreed to hold talks with the Sri Lankan government in Geneva in mid-February after hectic negotiations with the peace broker Norway.
- Saudi Envoy Acts Promptly (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 26, 2006)
Saudi Ambassador Ali Awadh Asseri has reacted promptly to clarify the exact position with regard to the reported remarks of King Abdullah about observer’s status to India in the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC). The envoy has regretted that . . .
- Indian Believed Among 8 Killed By Nepal Maoists (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Eight people, possibly including an Indian, died as fresh violence erupted in Nepal on Tuesday night with hundreds of Maoist guerrillas launching multiple attacks on a key city in midwestern Nepal near the Indian border and spreading panic.
- Musharraf Rules Out Independence (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Ruling out independence as an option to resolve the Kashmir issue, President Pervez Musharraf has said a "minor step back" was required by India and Pakistan from their "rigid positions" to evolve a solution based on his proposals of self-governance . . .
- Octogenarian In Disposal Dilemma (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
An 84-year old woman who is not shy of propagating the use of condoms as a preventive measure against HIV/AIDS, is stumped when it comes to the question of its disposal. Ms Amrutben Somaya, ....
- Putin Proposes Global Nuclear Fuel Network (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed on Wednesday the creation of a UN-controlled international network of sites for processing uranium to give all countries equal access to nuclear energy
- Swift, But Soft (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jan 26, 2006)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has acted swiftly to penalise banks flouting ‘Know Your Customer’ rules and, worse, for crediting ‘account payee’ cheques into non-payee accounts in the IPO scam.
- Pro-Iran Vote Can Kill Indo-Us Civil Nuclear Deal: Mulford (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Jan 26, 2006)
India rejects attempt to link IAEA vote to Indo-US civil nuclear deal
- Iran Positive On Russian Uranium Plan, Says Larijani (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
* Chief nuclear negotiator says plan could involve other countries
* P5 members plus Germany to meet in London on Monday to strive for consensus before IAEA meeting next month
- Kashmir Bloodied Again Ahead Of Republic Day (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
* Indian soldier goes postal, kills four
* Kashmiris to observe black day today
- J&k Infiltration Close To Zero: Indian Army (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
A senior Army officer said on Wednesday that infiltration levels in Jammu and Kashmir were close to zero.
- It’S All Left To Gowda (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
The party’s four senior ministers who had reservations regarding party state working president H D Kumaraswamy aligning with the BJP, told Mr Gowda on Wednesday that they would abide by any decision taken by him.
- Saudi Arabia For Indo-Pak Peace (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Jan 26, 2006)
* India and Saudi Arabia sign four accords
* King Abdullah vows to fight terrorism
- Tax Relief For Equity (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Jan 26, 2006)
The task force for rapid industrialization of Pakistan set up by the ministry of industries has come up with a comprehensive report on the pre-requisites for a sustained industrial expansion.
- Us & South Asia (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 26, 2006)
With President George Bush’s March visit to Pakistan and India confirmed, one hopes the US will make a determined effort to stimulate international interest in a resolution of the Kashmir conflict.
- Pm Seeks Active Us Role On Kashmir (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said Pakistan had urged upon the US to play a proactive role for solution to the Kashmir problem, which was imperative for regional peace and security.
- India Pressed To Vote Against Iran (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
The United States and Israel are pressing India to vote against Iran at the IAEA’s board meeting on Feb 2, the day when Israel’s national security advisor (NSA) will brief his counterpart here about the alleged threat Tehran poses to Tel Aviv.
- Musharraf’S Visit To Norway (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 26, 2006)
Pakistan and Norway have pledged to expand their ties in political and economic fields as President Gen Pervez Musharraf discussed ways with Prime Minister Jens Stolenberg for invigorating cooperation between the two countries.
- Choice Before Bush (Dawn, Mansoor Alam, Jan 26, 2006)
A leader is often confronted with a situation where “he is doomed if he does it and doomed if he does not.” That is the dilemma President George W. Bush is facing in Iraq.
- Pak-Us Strategic Relations (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 26, 2006)
US President George W Bush has termed Washington’s ties with Islamabad as ‘strategic’ and ‘vital’ for the United States and expressed the desire to further strengthen these relations.
- America’S Message To Iraq (Dawn, David Ignatius, Jan 26, 2006)
America's agile envoy in Baghdad, Zalmay Khalilzad, is working these days to cajole Iraqi political leaders to put aside narrow interests in favour of a government of national unity.
- World Book Fair To Begin In Delhi Tomorrow (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Jan 26, 2006)
Nine-day 17th World Book Fair will begin here on Friday in which the largest ever group of Pakistani publishers will participate.
- Us Can Drop Nuke Deal If India Backs Iran: Envoy (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Warns America not convinced by Delhi's statements on separation of civilian, military N-plan; India says it'll be guided by national interest
- Us May Pull Out Of N-Deal If India Backs Iran (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Delhi rejects linking IAEA vote to accord
India could lose out on a nuclear deal with the United States if it does not vote against Iran at a key meeting of the UN nuclear watchdog agency, the US ambassador to India warned on Wednesday.
- India Under Pressure (News International, J Sri Raman, Jan 26, 2006)
Preparations are on, in full swing, for US President George Bush's visit to India -- and protocol matters are the least of the concerns of the mandarins here. The pressures on India, for compliance with exacting conditions for the great event to go . . .
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