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Articles 27721 through 27820 of 53943:
- Denying Democratic Right To Hamas (Dawn, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Dec 27, 2005)
There is a fundamental contradiction at the heart of the western project of bringing democracy to Arab-Islamic societies.
- A Year After The Tsunami (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 27, 2005)
One year after the tsunami, it is difficult to say whether the world has learnt its lessons.
- Remembering The Tsunami (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 27, 2005)
The day after the massive earthquake and tsunami that devastated Lisbon in 1755, killing perhaps 100,000 people, the Portuguese prime minister Sebastico de Melo considered the ruins of one of Europe’s great cities.
- Intelligence Abuse Deja Vu (Dawn, Gary Hart, Dec 27, 2005)
Three weeks after I took the oath of office in the Senate in 1975, the then majority leader Mike Mansfield appointed me to a newly created committee — the Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations With Respect to Intelligence Activities, . . .
- India-Iran Gas Pipeline Talks Tomorrow (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
India and Iran will hold bilateral talks this week in New Delhi to discuss the progress of a proposed $7 billion Iran-Pakistan-India pipeline and a separate liquefied natural gas deal between the two nations.
- Indo-Pak Talks From Jan 17-18 (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
Foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan will begin the next round of the composite dialogue on January 17-18 in New Delhi. This was announced by the Ministry of External Affairs today. The two officials will kickstart the third round with discussions ..
- Trade Deal On Chinese Minister’S India Agenda (Indian Express, VIKAS DHOOT, Dec 27, 2005)
India and China will take up discussions on a bilateral Regional Trade Agreement (RTA) when Chinese Commerce Minister Bo Xilai visits New Delhi in the first week of March.
- Govt Drags Its Feet On Patents For Aids Drugs (Indian Express, Toufiq Rashid, Dec 27, 2005)
The triple cocktail or combination anti-retrovirals (ARVs), which are considered the most effective AIDS treatment today, might become inaccessible for AIDS patients in the country if the Health Ministry fails to wake up to the patent applications . . .
- Parliamentary Death Penalty (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
It’s not a good parliamentary procedure to expel tainted MPs bypassing the privileges committee
- So That Crime Doesn’T Pay (Indian Express, Sudhir Vohra, Dec 27, 2005)
Last week’s activity with regard to the actions of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, on enforcing municipal laws in the city as directed by the court, has thrown up an interesting sequence of reactions by the Delhi’s legislature and government.
- India’S Best Fishermen Drop Anchor & Pride, Wait For Ngo Handouts (Indian Express, Samar Halarnkar, Dec 27, 2005)
His skin is leathery from decades of sun and salt. His arms are muscular from years of hauling seine nets. T Stanislaus (70) looks like he could jump into a traditional vallam and make a three-month-long fishing migration to haul in pomfret off . . .
- Reasons For Hope (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
Don Bosco Yuvakara Grama in Magadi has been rescuing and rehabilitating street children. The boys are provided a home, good food, education and later with a job, writes Pamela Antic
- Looking Back, Looking Ahead (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
It was a year that saw politics overshadow public good, say Asha Krishnaswamy and Vijesh Kamath as they sift through the archives. Politicians spewed venom and a former prime minister wrote letters even as the common man was left to deal with an . . .
- The Effects Of Globalisation On Bangalore (Deccan Herald, SHASHI DESHPANDE, Dec 27, 2005)
In its total indifference towards the old, weak and poor, is Bangalore going the Thatcher-Reagan way in leaving those who cannot swim to drown?
- Come December (Indian Express, Harsh A. Desai, Dec 27, 2005)
Like migrating birds they come in December and many stay till January and you immediately remember what George Mikes said so many years ago in his essay, ‘How to Avoid Travelling’: if your purpose of travelling is meeting friends, stay home in London ....
- Hark The Herald (Deccan Herald, Mini Krishnan, Dec 27, 2005)
The carol was very popular with me, and I kept singing it out loud
- Thanksgiving High On Rajapakse Agenda (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
Thanksgiving figures as prominently on his agenda as diplomacy when Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse arrives here on a four-day India visit on Tuesday......
- India Opens Up A New Frontier (Deccan Herald, G V C NAIDU, Dec 27, 2005)
The EAS is useful since it recognises India’s strategic stature
- A Tsunami Of Emotions (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
Candlelight marches, prayers and floral tributes on Monday marked the first anniversary of the tsunami disaster as tearful memories of the thousands who met with watery deaths flooded back along the shores of Tamil Nadu, Andaman and Nicobar Islands . . .
- Budhadeb Mark Ii (Tribune, V. KRISHNA ANANTH , Dec 27, 2005)
The West Bengal Chief Minister, Mr Budhadeb Bhattacharya, seems to have emerged as an anti-Marxist leader and yet manages to remain in the CPM. The latest expression of his anti-Marxist ideas could be noticed at a seminar conducted by the CPM . . .
- The Burden Of Memory (Hindu, Ranjit Hoskote, Dec 27, 2005)
Argues that modernity is best achieved if conditions propitious to forgetting the past are encouraged
- Pak Team To Discuss New Train Service (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
Ahead of the scheduled third round foreign secretary-level talks being held under the framework of the Indo-Pak composite dialogue on January 17-18 in the capital, a official delegation from Islamabad will arrive here early next month....
- What Are Mps For? (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Dec 27, 2005)
The recent expose and hasty expulsion of eleven MPs has generated much consternation about the crisis afflicting Parliament.
- Us India Relation To Reach New Heights As America Eyes India As A Hedge Against China (India Daily, Balaji Reddy, Dec 27, 2005)
It started with a nuke deal and is moving towards a major arms deal. India and America is moving towards a new level of bilateral relations as Bush prepares for a visit to new Delhi in early 2006.
- Indian Economy At Its Best Ever (India Daily, Babu Ghanta, Dec 27, 2005)
The Indian economy, whose prospects looked bleak with tsunami devastation and inflationary pressure due to soaring international oil prices at the beginning of the year, was on a roll in 2005.
- Socio-Economic Survey (Hindu, Jayan Jose Thomas, Dec 27, 2005)
Discusses the key developments, macroeconomic performance, issues and policies of the ESCAP member countries
- India May Sell Pakistan 50,000 Tonnes Sugar (Reuters, Biman Mukherji, Dec 27, 2005)
India is likely to export about 50,000 tonnes of sugar to Pakistan by the end of January, a top trade official said on Monday.
- U.N. Aims To Pacify East Congo For 2006 Elections (Reuters, Willy Kabwe, Dec 27, 2005)
U.N. and Congolese forces have killed about 80 rebels in a week of joint operations and vowed to sustain the drive to bring peace to the violent east before next year's elections, the U.N. said on Monday.
- India, Iran To Discuss Gas Pipeline On Dec 28-29 (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
India and Iran will hold bilateral talks this week in New Delhi to discuss the progress of a proposed $7 billion Iran-Pakistan-India pipeline and a separate liquefied natural gas deal between the two nations
- Indo-Chinese Trade Through Nathu La To Start After March (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
The border trade between India and China through the Nathu La pass in northern Sikkim is expected to start after March, 2006, Union Commerce Secretary S N Menon said today.
- Chinese Invasion (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Dec 27, 2005)
Even an occasional consumer in any market will notice as if every item on display has been brought from China.
- 3rd Round Of Indo-Pak Composite Dialogue From Jan 17 (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
India and Pakistan will hold the third round of composite dialogue on January 17 when the Foreign Secretaries meet to discuss Jammu and Kashmir as also peace and security, including confidence building measures.
- 37 Illegal Properties Razed, Two Sealed Amid Protests (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
Municipal Commissioner gheraoed by Congress councillors for `pick-and-choose'
- Maoists Wanted To Blast Sileru Dam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
Genco engineers make extremists see reason
Power generation comes to a halt following blasting of control panels
- Self-Government And Kashmir (Daily Times, Editorial, The Times of India, Dec 27, 2005)
India has finally disclosed that it has received Pakistan’s proposals for self-governance in Kashmir.
- Dark At Noon (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 27, 2005)
The London fog was part of the atmosphere that added to the lure of the Sherlock Holmes stories.
- Government Seems To Be Intent On Tripping Itself, Says Bardhan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
Govt.'s `fascination for everything foreign' questioned
The Communist Party of India on Monday re-emphasised its concern over the direction of the Manmohan Singh Government while standing by the commitment to support the United Progressive Alliance ....
- Food For Thought (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Dec 27, 2005)
The figures submitted by the Central Government in the just-concluded session of Parliament about the progress of implementation of the National Food for Work Programme (NFFWP) don't give much cause for rejoicing. Jammu and Kashmir is no exception in this
- Jubilee Jingle (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 27, 2005)
As the coordination committee of state employees tightens its fist in celebration of its 50th anniversary on Wednesday, Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has of late been singing a jubilee jingle that chimes oddly with his image of an investor-friendly and ....
- After A Month (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 27, 2005)
Nitish doesn’t need PR exercises
It is strange that Nitish Kumar should need a public relations officer to talk about his “achievements’’ at the end of his first month in office. Even confirmed supporters would not accept that the chief minister . . .
- In Fields Of Forbidden Fruits (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
Extracts from the World Drug Report 2005, published by the United Nations Office of Drug and Crime
- North By North-West (Telegraph, Jyoti Malhotra, Dec 27, 2005)
Shyam Saran’s ‘frank’ talk with the Nepal’s King Gyanendra may constitute a turning point in Indo-Nepal relations, writes Jyoti Malhotra
- Investing In Strength (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Dec 27, 2005)
Jagmohan Dalmia played a characteristically clever game to retain power, but Sharad Pawar proved cleverer. Pawar certainly brought in a new broom; he swept out almost everyone who was a part of the Dalmia regime, and took the headquarters away . . .
- Dilemma Of Dealing With A Recalcitrant Monarch (Daily Excelsior, Brigadier (Retd.) S. N. Sachadeva, Dec 27, 2005)
The chief of the Indian Army has invited the chief of the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) to visit India, a move that conveys Delhi's willingness to Kathmandu to pick up the threads of a military relationship despite the diplomatic frostiness after . . .
- Air Defence Penetrated (Daily Excelsior, Vinod Vedi, Dec 27, 2005)
The theft of magnetrons from an Army air defence regiment depot in Bhuj, Gujarat, coming in the wake of, ad nauseum, thefts/losses of computers/laptops, war-room secrets and everything else foreign powers would be interested in, underscore . . .
- Corruption Leaps, Mp Heaps, Camera Peeps & Parliament Weeps (Daily Excelsior, J R Aryan, Dec 27, 2005)
Today the Parliament of the greatest democracy of the world is in tears and full of fears to find its honour and dignity, sanctity and integrity at stake almost lying tatter and torn on having been stung by the black deeds of shameful degree . . .
- Wto: Hong Kong Declaration Can Be A Positive Force (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Dec 27, 2005)
It is easy to be critical of the Hong Kong Declaration and the stand taken by this delegation or the other. But the movement of a global meeting on such contentious issues as reducing export subsidies, which are politically sensitive in every country, ...
- `Operation Duryodhan': Is Seeking Money Merely `Stupid'? (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Dec 27, 2005)
The Bharatiya Janata Party veteran and the party's outgoing President, Mr L. K. Advani, has given a new nuance to the terms `stupidity' and bribe-taking.
- Re-Designing India's Manufacturing (Business Line, V. Sumantran , Dec 27, 2005)
As consumers across product segments favour more variety — just look at the profusion of mobile phone models — India's manufacturing sector will have to make a paradigm shift in its approach. Exploiting its large pool of IT resources, . . .
- Welcome Cover (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 27, 2005)
A year after the tsunami swept away his house, building materials for fisherman R. Alagodurai's new home have finally arrived. But he fears escalating violence could reignite Sri Lanka's two-decade civil war and he might never live there.
- Economic Issues To Dominate Rajapakse's Agenda (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Dec 27, 2005)
Agreement on hospital for plantation workers likely
Support likely for Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
India offers to work on Colombo-Galle-Matara railway project
Increased assistance for human resource development
- Welcome To The Brave New World! (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
In exactly two days from now, the State Bank of India (SBI) may see an outflow of little over $7 billion (Rs 33,000 crore)—the redemption proceeds of India Millennium Deposits (IMDs) raised in 2000.
- Don’T Spare Me, Shankar! (Indian Express, R. K. Murthi, Dec 27, 2005)
Greatness is a very elusive quality. The great are great not because they are perfect, but because they manage to overcome the limitations set by their weaknesses most of the time.
- Hard Landing (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Dec 27, 2005)
It was a dreary Christmas weekend for the unfortunate booked on one of the hundreds of cancelled, diverted or delayed flights that operated from or to Delhi.
- Effort To Stamp Out Polio Back On Track (Tribune, David Brown, Dec 27, 2005)
The 17-year effort to eradicate polio from the world appears to be back on track after nearly unraveling in the past three years.
- Military Justice System Needs Overhaul (Tribune, Col (Dr) P.K. Vasudeva (retd), Dec 27, 2005)
The cases of moral turpitude and corruption are at their highest levels in the armed forces. There have been more than 6000 cases of court-martial since 2000 and more than 10,000 complaints on being superseded in various ranks.
- Congress Did Not Debate Wiretaps: Ex-Senate Chief (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
Congress had reservations about granting President George Bush expanded wartime powers after the September 11 attacks and never discussed the use of wiretaps without warrants on U.S. citizens, a former Senate majority leader said on Sunday.
- Combating Communal Violence (Hindu, Siddharth Narrain , Dec 27, 2005)
Any law specifically to deal with situations of communal violence must be followed up by reforming the police and the criminal justice system.
- Towards Universal Guidelines On Water Use (Hindu, Ramaswamy R. Iyer, Dec 27, 2005)
There is a need for fundamental and holistic re-thinking about water at the international level and the adoption of a basic Water Declaration or Convention.
- India, Pakistan Composite Dialogue To Be Held On January 17, 18 (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 27, 2005)
Foreign Secretaries will discuss the Kashmir issue and confidence-building measures
Pakistan likely to focus on Kashmir self-governance, demilitarisation
Talks on Khokhrapar-Munnabao rail link on January 5, 6
- U.S. Troops To Leave Pakistan In March (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 27, 2005)
American troops assisting in the relief and rehabilitation operations in Pak occupied Kashmir (PoK) and parts of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) would leave Pakistan in March 2006.
- All Set For Counting Of Panchayat Votes Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
Fate of contestants to become known by evening
- "Educate Truckers To Control Aids Virus In The Country'' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
They are the relevant "link'' in India's battle against HIV virus'
For most, the two are same and for some HIV and AIDS are two "different diseases"
The study indicates that every third trucker contacted visited a commercial sex worker
- Sting And Counter-Sting (Tribune, Amar Chandel, Dec 27, 2005)
These sting journalists have done incalculable harm to the country. They have not only lowered the prestige of the parliamentarians, they have also managed to sabotage liberalisation and privatisation being practised by MPs in their own way.
- Two Nato Peacekeepers Hurt In Afghan Blast (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
Two soldiers from the NATO-led peacekeeping force in Afghanistan and two Afghan civilians were wounded on Monday in an explosion in the north of the country, officials said.
- Afghanistan Begins Trial Of Former Intelligence Chief (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
Government task force on war crimes to present proposal by end of 2007
Two top officials sacked for spying for foreign countries
- Bugti, Marri Tribesmen Protest Military Operation (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
A large number of Bugti and Marri tribesmen living in Sindh staged a protest demonstration here on Monday against the "ongoing military operation" in Balochistan, especially in Kohlu and Dera Bugti areas.
- Six Ferari Camps Dismantled In Balochistan (News International, Muhammad Ejaz Khan, Dec 27, 2005)
Security forces continued with the action against the hide-outs and "Ferari camps" of suspected miscreants in Kohlu on Monday amid claims by Dera Bugti administration that a Ferari camp was dismantled in the Baiker area.
- Tribe Sets Deadline For Journalist’S Release (News International, Iqbal Khattak, Dec 27, 2005)
A jirga in Hurmuz tribe has set a 48-hour deadline for the safe recovery of Hayatullah Khan, a journalist, who was kidnapped on December 5 from Mir Ali in North Waziristan.
- Tourism Infrastructure To Be Rebuilt: Azad (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Dec 26, 2005)
In a major operation, Police and security forces today eliminated Al-Badar Mujahideen’s top-wanted "district commander", Waseem alias Jatoi, in Bemina outskirts of this Capital city.
- Courting Imbalance (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Dec 26, 2005)
Times change, contexts alter, economic controversies, however, have a way of renewing themselves.
- Giving The Living A Life (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Dec 26, 2005)
Just a year ago, the word ‘tsunami’ was virtually unknown, at least in the region from Indonesia to the shores of India where it now evokes dread.
- Invading America (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Dec 26, 2005)
Imperial overreach, or perhaps hubris, is tripping US President George W. Bush. While America’s travails in Iraq are too many to recount, his tribulations in the US are now becoming apparent.
- Maoists Kill Four Policemen In India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 26, 2005)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that the government is committed to translate the vision of father of the Nation Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah into reality with a view to realizing the objectives of the creation of Pakistan.
- `Subjective Factors Hampering Unity Among Left Parties' (Hindu, C. Gouridasan Nair, Dec 26, 2005)
No ideological divide between CPI and CPI(M), says Veliyam Bhargavan
- Vajpayee Turns 81 (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 26, 2005)
In a major operation, Police and security forces today eliminated Al-Badar Mujahideen’s top-wanted "district commander", Waseem alias Jatoi, in Bemina outskirts of this Capital city. With this, Srinagar Police have killed as many as 14 Pakistani militant
- Not Banking On Frills (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 26, 2005)
THE INITIATIVE OF the State Bank of India to launch a `no-frills' account, aimed at the masses, with liberal stipulations on the size of the initial deposit and exemption from the minimum balance requirement needs to spread quickly not only across the SBI
- Special Focus (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Dec 26, 2005)
With the improvement in the security scenario our State is receiving the Centre's top attention for developing and promoting its tourism-related activities.
- The New Face Of Kashmiri Militancy (Daily Excelsior, A N Sudarsan Rao , Dec 26, 2005)
After the October 29 blasts in Delhi it has now become clear that an increasing number of Indian nationals, especially from Kashmir, are participating in most of the terrorist attacks and terrorists’ suicide missions in the country.
- Maoists Gun Down Four Rpf Men (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 26, 2005)
Audacious attack on train at Cooneru in Vizianagaram district; cash looted
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