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Articles 28921 through 29020 of 53943:
- Climate Talks (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 15, 2005)
The Montreal climate talks promised very little when they opened two weeks ago but, unlike almost every other international meeting of the past decade, they seem to have achieved a lot.
- A String Of Positives (The Economic Times, T T RAM MOHAN, Dec 15, 2005)
It is commonly believed that the reforms of the nineties ushered in a new era of high growth. This belief is not supported by rigorous analysis.
- Pakistan, Iran For Early Gas Pipeline (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 15, 2005)
Project opposed by U.S. comes for review at ministerial meet
- Expansion Is Only Way To Cut Eu Dole Queues (Hindu, John Grieve Smith, Dec 15, 2005)
Demand must be stimulated by the use of monetary or fiscal policy
Full employment must be given priority
Time for new pact on stability and growth
- Ivory Coast's Fragile Peace (Hindu, Jonathan Steele, Dec 15, 2005)
The war is over but Ivorians are still paying the price: poverty, desperation and infection.
Economy shattered by civil war
HIV prevalence is twice as high as in Nigeria
- The Makkah Declaration: Rhetoric And Reality (Hindu, Hamid Ansari, Dec 15, 2005)
The Makkah conclave produced a declaration that is strong on sentiment and exhortation, and less so on specifics.
- Water And India's Constitution (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , Dec 15, 2005)
Water has to be given an important place in the Constitution to guide and empower the legislature, the judiciary, and the executive to regulate its use.
- Nedcap To Extend Subsidy For Setting Up Bio-Gas Plants (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 15, 2005)
Collector flags off rally to mark Energy conservation week
2.54 lakhs biogas plants were installed all over the State
A subsidy of Rs. 2,800 would be extended to the SC's and ST's and Rs.2,300 to other sections
- A Digital Bridge For The World's Children (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 15, 2005)
The United Nations World Summit on the Information Society has affirmed its commitment to bridge the digital divide that prevents vast sections from reaping the benefits of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT).
- India-Sri Lanka Naval Exercise Ends (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Dec 15, 2005)
Purely professional one, involving fleet manoeuvres
- `India Should Desist From Bilateral Agreements At Wto' (Hindu, Special Correspondent, Hindu, Dec 15, 2005)
More active participation on the part of Agriculture Ministry urged
- Towards An Upheaval In Jammu & Kashmir? (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Dec 15, 2005)
Unnoticed, the pressures on the troubled State's political system are building. A seismic reordering of its structures seems inevitable in the not-too-distant future.
- Indian Unit In Bofors Race (Telegraph, SUJAN DUTTA, Dec 15, 2005)
The Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) has offered to upgrade the Bofors howitzers for the Indian Army in a move that throws up an Indian competitor in a race among international gun-makers for an order to modernise India’s artillery.
- India’S Foreign Trade: Back To The Future? (The Financial Express, Alok Sheel, Dec 15, 2005)
India’s foreign trade has seen three remarkable developments over the past decade. First, the current account shows a rapidly growing surplus if POL imports are excluded. Second, there is a sharp rise in merchandise trade with Asia, from around 10% . . .
- Significance Of Life (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 15, 2005)
When embarking on soul-searching, it is natural and wise to avail of the tested and tried philosophical doctrines to enlighten and guide.
- China Snubs The Us (Daily Excelsior, Atul Cowshish, Dec 15, 2005)
The US President, George Bush has just concluded his third visit to China since coming to office nearly six years ago. That is as good an indication as how important it is for the US to maintain close friendly relations with China, . . .
- Uncommon Law (Times of India, Viny Mishra, Dec 15, 2005)
In a way it is fortunate that those allegedly caught accepting cash for asking questions in Parliament are a mixed bunch.
- 'Issues With B'desh To Be Solved Through Talks' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 15, 2005)
Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday said all contentious issues between India and Bangladesh would be sorted out through dialogues and hoped traditional friendship between the neighbouring countries would remain despite occasional strains . . .
- No Rise In Fuel Prices: Aiyar (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 15, 2005)
Petroleum Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar today ruled out any immediate increase in fuel prices but said he would present to a high-powered panel headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, options for bridging the vast gap between cost of producing LPG . . .
- Mps On Sale! (Daily Excelsior, Kedar Nath Pandey, Dec 15, 2005)
The sensational cash-on camera expose showing 11 MPs - six from the BJP and the rest from the BSP, the Congress and the RJD - taking bribes has stunned the political establishment in the country.
- Violence Against Women (Daily Excelsior, A N Sudarsan Rao , Dec 15, 2005)
The term, 'Violence" against women implies any act of gender based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical or psychological harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion, or arbitrary deprivation of liberty occ
- Seeds Of Terrorism: A Pakistani Perspective (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 15, 2005)
Seeds do not germinate or sprout by themselves. They need a congenial soil to grow.
- Ec To Consider All Aspects Before Deciding Assam Poll (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 15, 2005)
The Election Commission would take all aspects into consideration, including festivals and examination schedule, before taking a decision on the timing of the Assam Assembly election.
- Misuse Of Taxpayers’ Money (Dawn, George Monbiot, Dec 15, 2005)
Never underestimate the self-pity of the ruling classes. Since Labour took office in 1997 the Confederation of British Industry has been engaged in one long whinge. It doesn’t matter that our taxes are among the lowest and our regulations among the . . .
- Hurriyat Flays Govt For Delay On Pok Visit (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 15, 2005)
The moderate Hurriyat Conference today criticised the Government for its "delaying tactics" in clearing the amalgam delegation’s visit to quake-ravaged Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) with relief material.
- India, China Can Move Faster To Resolve Border Dispute: Manmohan (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Dec 15, 2005)
Manmohan and Wen Jiabao have good discussions on resolution of the issue
Discusses cooperation in science and technology with Wen
Says economic relations is moving in right direction
- India, China To Solve Boundary Dispute: Pm (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 15, 2005)
India and China have agreed to speed up the process of resolving their long-standing border disputes on the basis of agreed principles, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said tonight.
- Cpm Asks Pm To Consult Them Before Going Public (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 15, 2005)
On the sidelines of the Central Committee meeting, a senior CPI(M) leader today strongly opposed FDI in retail sector and asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to take the party into confidence before issuing public statements on economic issues.
- India To Boost Education, Health Funds For Developing Asean Nations (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 15, 2005)
India on Tuesday said it will contribute five million dollars to replenish the India-ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] Fund which would help finance a string of proposals,
- Indian Druckers (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 15, 2005)
That Indian management gurus continue to influence global corporate strategy has been demonstrated again in the latest bi-annual ranking of the world’s business gurus by the European Foundation for Management Development. Called Thinkers 50 2005, . . .
- Intellectual Property In A Whirl Of A Swimming Pool! (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 15, 2005)
The latest press release from the Geneva-based World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) informs that the second audit has found `no fraud or dishonest acts' in the organisation.
- Sanitation In Quake-Hit Areas (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 15, 2005)
A story in this newspaper on Tuesday reporting on the deplorable conditions in a “disease-ridden tent camp” in Muzaffarabad quoted a German relief volunteer likening the place to hell. People are living in squalor, illnesses like diarrhoea and . . .
- Volcker Issue: Jagat Singh Appears Before Ed (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 15, 2005)
Jagat Singh, the son of former minister Natwar Singh, on Thursday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with investigation in the findings of the Volcker report in the Iraqi oil pay-off scam.
- Multiple Assaults (Hindustan Times, Poornima Advani , Dec 15, 2005)
On December 10, the nation observed the International Human Rights Day.
- All Aboard (Hindustan Times, Sitaram Yechury, Dec 15, 2005)
The results of the recently concluded assembly elections in Bihar, apart from everything else, is unfortunately helping to sustain an erroneous understanding as a part of the current national discourse.
- Singh To India Inc: Gear For Global Level (Indian Express, SUNIT ARORA, Dec 15, 2005)
Warning that tariffs were on their way down, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh urged the Indian industry to to discard its ‘‘fear of the unknown’’ as the country expands its economic dialogue with East Asian economies.
- Asean In Control, East Asia Takes Off (Indian Express, SUNIT ARORA, Dec 15, 2005)
With ASEAN firmly in the driver’s seat, the first-ever ‘historic’ East Asia Summit formally kicked off today as a ‘‘forum for dialogue on broad strategic, political and economic issues of common interest and concern’’.
- Blame Games, Wooing Acts Mark Day 2 (Indian Express, VIKAS DHOOT, Dec 15, 2005)
The stalemate at the WTO Ministerial Meeting continued on Wednesday, as India and the developing world refused to budge from their stated positions, unless the EU and the US fulfilled their promise of setting a date for the elimination of export . . .
- Fii Inflows Surge Past $9 Bn (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 15, 2005)
Even as the Sensex hit the 9,300-mark and fell back on Wednesday, net investments by foreign institutional investors (FIIs) in the stock markets crossed the $9 billion mark to touch $ 9.312 billion as on December 14, 2005.
- Sena War: Raj Likely To Meet Thackeray Sr (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 15, 2005)
Senior Shiv Sena leader and former Lok Sabha speaker Manohar Joshi, who has prepared a peace formula to end the stand-off between party’s executive president Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray, today claimed that the crisis would blow over in the next....
- Modes Of Protest (Deccan Herald, Avijit Pathak, Dec 15, 2005)
Violence can be of various dimensions and non-violence demands us to strive higher
- India, Israel To Boost Trade Ties (Deccan Herald, Janaki Murali, Dec 15, 2005)
The bilateral trade between India and Israel stood at $2135.4 million for the period of January to October 2005 as against $1806.4 million in the corresponding period last year.
- Asia’S Alphabet Soup And Numerical Croutons (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Dec 15, 2005)
For Asia these are the best of times and the worst of times. Asia never had it so good in the last two centuries as rapid economic growth makes it the world’s new centre of gravity. Along with prosperity have come fear and mutual distrust.
- When We Begin To Protect Our Children’S Rights (Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Dec 15, 2005)
More than 60 per cent of the country’s population resides in rural India, so the first thing to do is make the villages more liveable in order to control migration to the cities and empower India.
- Why These Trade Talks Need To Fail (Deccan Herald, A N Sudarsan Rao , Dec 15, 2005)
Patching over the differences would send the wrong signal
- Good Taliban: Role Reversal? (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Dec 15, 2005)
The Taliban appear to be resurgent again. Their links with local leaders of the JUI are becoming obvious.
- Polls Again, But Problems Loom Large (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Dec 15, 2005)
Iraq’s 14 million voters go to the poll today for the third time this year to choose the first four-year national assembly since the fall of Saddam Hussein. But the election will not solve Iraq's problems.
- Constable Scandal May Hit Congress (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 15, 2005)
The government's decision to enrol candidates of their choice in the constabulary has backfired.
- Don’T Trample Our Aspirations: India (Deccan Herald, D Ravikanth, Dec 15, 2005)
As trade ministers began hard-bargaining on Wednesday, India vowed that it will ensure to ensure the Doha Round benefits ‘those who need it’ and that it ‘truly reflects the development dimension.’
- Iraq Goes To Polls (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 15, 2005)
With more than 2,300 of its troops dead and over $ 250 billion spent in Iraq, the United States and its allies have an awful lot invested in Thursday’s parliamentary election.
- Bengal Ready For Fdi In Power, Consultants: Cm (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 15, 2005)
West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today gave the Planning Commission outline of the state government’s reform measures in sectors ranging from education, power to development of Sunderbans by the state government.
- Cabinet Nod For Feasibility Report On Budget Airline (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 15, 2005)
The Cabinet on Wednesday approved the proposal for starting a budget airline in the joint sector.
- Orissa Government Objects To Polavaram Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 15, 2005)
150-foot high dam of the project to submerge villages and displace hundreds of tribals, says Navin Patnaik
- East Asia Summit Forum For Dialogue On Strategic Issues (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Dec 15, 2005)
Countries should strive for a seamless web of trade and ties: Manmohan
Kuala Lumpur declaration issued
EAS will be held back-to-back with ASEAN summit
Manmohan calls for greater economic integration
- Explaining The Essentials Of `Technical' English (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 15, 2005)
G. Venkatraman, senior lecturer in the Department of English, Shanmugha Arts Science Technology and Research Academy (SASTRA)-at Thanjavur presented a research paper entitled "Competency criteria for the teachers of English for science and technology" ...
- Technology Did Wonders For Orthodontic Surgery (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 15, 2005)
"Making a model before an operation is the best for elective surgery"
- Aai For Aai (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 15, 2005)
Air travellers can be forgiven for not wondering about arcane policy issues when confronted with the various degrees of decay that Indian airports showcase.
- Bjp, Cpi(m) Express Reservations On Quota Bill (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 15, 2005)
BJP favours reservation without exceptions
Government committed to affirmative action
- Negotiations For $1.4bn Quake Loans (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 14, 2005)
Pakistan has completed negotiations with multilateral agencies for $1.47 billion loans out of the $3.984 billion pledges and asked international institutions to lend their experts on secondment for reconstruction and rehabilitation of the areas ...
- Risky Business Of Politics (Pioneer, Claude Arpi, Dec 14, 2005)
If the health of a nation is to be measured by what its media presents, then India is ill, says Claude Arpi
- Identifying Problem Is Not The Solution (Pioneer, Uday Singh, Dec 14, 2005)
I have had the privilege of listening to Congress president Sonia Gandhi speak on various issues in Parliament. However, it was a surprise to hear an extremely expressive and candid Ms Gandhi speak at the "Leadership Summit" in New Delhi recently.
- The King Of Hard Times (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, Dec 14, 2005)
King Gyanendra returned to Kathmandu on December 2 from a three-week African safari immediately after the Dhaka SAARC summit where he "granted an audience" to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh but nothing came out of even the second meeting between . . .
- Straws Of Alarm (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 14, 2005)
One needs to take serious note of the latest audio-visual tape circulated by the Al Qaeda, which shows the second man in the organisation's hierarchy, Ayman al-Zawahiri, congratulating the Taliban leader, Mullah Omar, for winning back control over. . .
- Meanwhile, Farmers Can Wait (Pioneer, Sudhirendar Sharma, Dec 14, 2005)
Backdoor entry of the corporate sector is being promoted to achieve the desired growth rate in agriculture, says Sudhirendar Sharma
- All Against Cpm (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 14, 2005)
The consolidation of anti-Left political forces in West Bengal - or Mahajot - has been an elusive dream since the late-1990s. This is mainly because of the refusal of the Congress to adjust its national policy of keeping the BJP . . .
- Afghanistan Adopts Plan To Deal With Rights Abuses (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 14, 2005)
War-scarred Afghanistan has adopted a plan to bring people to account for human rights abuses in almost 25 years of brutal conflict and to promote reconciliation, officials said Tuesday.
- Dmk Demands Cbi Investigation Into Land Deal (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 14, 2005)
The DMK has demanded a CBI probe into the sale of 102 acres of land in State-owned SIPCOT’s industrial park at Siruseri near here, to a Singapore real estate firm for a ‘paltry sum’ for developing a township.
- Can Organised Retail Take Off Sans Fdi? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Dec 14, 2005)
The modern retail industry or organised retail has touched $7.5 billion per year or 3% share in a decade. Though traditional retail is growing at 6% per annum, organised retail, being spearheaded through the ‘malling’ of India, is expected to grow . . .
- Sa Keen To Resolve Denel Controversy Early (Deccan Herald, PTI, Dec 14, 2005)
Observing that the Denel deal controversy had affected growth of bilateral cooperation with India in defence sector, South Africa on Wednesday said it wanted early resolution of the issue so that the two countries could go in for more purchases besides jo
- Forests Rights Bill Introduced In House (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 14, 2005)
The Tribal Affairs Minister introduced “The Scheduled Tribes (Recognition of Forests Rights) Bill, 2005” in Lok Sabha on Tuesday, for recognition and vesting of forest rights in forest dwelling Scheduled Tribes.
- Fresh Tremors Rock Kashmir (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 14, 2005)
Even before memories of the monster earthquake in October could die down, Jammu and Kashmir was rattled by powerful fresh tremors in the wee hours of Tuesday damaging a number of houses.
- Foreign Secy May Meet Iaea Officials (Dawn, Qudssia Akhlaque, Dec 14, 2005)
Foreign Secretary Riaz Mohammad Khan, who is in Vienna for bilateral consultations, is likely to touch base with some key officials at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
- Spirit Of Renunciation (Hindu, Special Correspondent, Hindu, Dec 14, 2005)
Practice of renunciation is the principal means for attaining God. There are many places in the Bhagavad Gita where Lord Krishna spells out the true nature and spirit of renunciation, which is after all the essence of spiritual life.
- Afghan Govt Dismisses Taliban Order Against Karzai (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 14, 2005)
The Afghan government on Tuesday dismissed as propaganda an order from the Taliban for Muslims to unite against President Hamid Karzai and his international backers.
- Recalling A Great Man (Dawn, Hafizur Rahman, Dec 14, 2005)
SOME time ago there was something of a controversy in the newspapers on the post-partition politics of Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, prime minister from September 1956 to October 1957, in the context of unity between east and west Pakistan.
- Scourge Of Bonded Labour (Dawn, Zubeida Mustafa, Dec 14, 2005)
MOST of us erroneously believe that slavery has never existed in Pakistan and bonded labour ended 13 years ago when the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1992 was adopted by the National Assembly. But the fact is that this law abolished bonded labour
- Ray Of Hope In Afghanistan? (Dawn, Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Dec 14, 2005)
EARLY on Tuesday morning an earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale hit north-eastern Afghanistan.
- Losing The War Against Errors (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Dec 14, 2005)
This is how “extraordinary rendition” appears to operate. A suspect is pounced upon by US agents or local proxies, and interrogated.
- Poor Malaria Control (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 14, 2005)
The Sindh Education Management and Information System’s (Semis) report on the annual census of the schools in the province is quite revealing. If it also reflects the pattern of school education all over the country, it is a cause of alarm.
- India’S Offers Flood Asean Summit (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 14, 2005)
India on Tuesday said it will contribute $5 million to replenish the India-ASEAN Fund which would help finance a string of proposals, including setting up of tele-education network for four developing Asean nations having a satellite link with New Delhi.
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