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Articles 29321 through 29420 of 53943:
- India And The Nuclear Deal (Times of India, K SUBRAHMANYAM, Dec 12, 2005)
The world is witnessing a rethink on nuclear power. The British prime minister has unveiled a policy review of the need for new nuclear plants for Britain.
- U.S. Policies In The Eurasian Region (Hindu, M.K. Bhadrakumar, Dec 12, 2005)
American strategic thinkers seek the projection of U.S. power into Eurasia on a permanent footing. The central issue involved is Russia's unquestioned emergence as the 21st century's energy superpower.
- Pm: India-China Partner-Partner (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
Setting at rest the "misconception" that India and China are emerging as rivals in the economic and political area, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday said the bilateral relationship is progressing in the right direction.
- Us Offers Sops For Iaf Aircraft Deals (Times of India, RAJAT PANDIT, Dec 12, 2005)
The US is now dangling the bait of spin-offs from its futuristic fifth-generation fighter programmes if its F-16 'Falcons' and F/A-18 'Super Hornets' bag India's lucrative $6.5-billion project to acquire 126 multi-role combat aircraft.
- Oil Depot Blasts Shocks Britain (Indian Express, Vijay Rana, Dec 12, 2005)
On a Sunday morning, people in Britain awoke to the horror and shock of July 7 terror attack. A series of explosions in Buncefield fuel depot at the Hemel Hempstead Industrial Estate, 25 miles north of London lit by up the sky to 300 feet and the . . .
- Explosions Rock Oil Depot In Uk, 43 Hurt (Times of India, RASHMEE ROSHAN LALL, Dec 12, 2005)
A jittery Britain was jolted awake on Sunday by a series of large explosions at one of the UK's key oil depots, which created a towering inferno north of London, hurled multiple balls of fire into the sky and produced a wide delta of thick black . . .
- No Public Institution Should Be Exempted (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Dec 12, 2005)
There is no reason why any public body should be exempted from the Right to Information Act. Transparency is a culture essential for the well-being of a democracy.
- In-Your-Face Journalism (Tribune, Meghan Daum, Dec 12, 2005)
Recently doctors in France performed a history-making partial face transplant on a 38-year-old woman who’d lost her mouth, chin and nose after a dog attack.
- Education And E-Mpowerment (Hindu, VANI DORAISAMY, Dec 12, 2005)
Initiative to provide education resources electronically can transform learning
- Challenging Times For Banks (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 12, 2005)
The Reserve Bank of India's report on `Trend and Progress of Banking in India' for 2004-05 captures the broad features of commercial banks' performance and the policy measures undertaken to keep their operations on track.
- Regulate Fii Inflows More Efficiently (The Financial Express, SUNIL GIDWANI, Dec 12, 2005)
The foremost question that comes to mind when the issue of banning Participatory Notes (PNs) is raised is: “Is the cure worse than the disease?” The issue has three dimensions—economic, regulatory and tax. The primary concerns that often emerge . . .
- Sonia Should Quit As Chief Of National Advisory Council: Ananth Kumar (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
`BJP will continue to press for her resignation in Parliament'
- Clinton Faults Bush Policy On Climate Change (Hindu, David Adam, Dec 12, 2005)
White House stung by criticism of its stance on Kyoto agreement
- Tokyo's Offer Reflects Colombo's Stand (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Dec 12, 2005)
Sri Lanka willing to hold talks outside the country
- Blasts Rock U.K.'S Major Oil Depot (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Dec 12, 2005)
Scenes of panic and confusion; more blasts warned
- Kashmir: The Question Of Self-Governance (News International, Ershad Mahmud, Dec 12, 2005)
The idea of self-governance for all regions of the formerly united state of Jammu and Kashmir has stirred enthusiasm as well as heated debate. Interestingly, the entire Kashmiri discourse has focused on its dynamics, raising hopes that it may play . . .
- Pm Arrives In Kuala Lumpur (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived here for a four-day visit to Malaysia to participate in the fourth India-ASEAN Summit to be held on December 13 and the first ever East Asia Summit (EAS) the following day.
- Amritsar-Lahore Bus Crosses Over To Pak (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
The first Amritsar-Lahore bus, on a trial run, crossed over to Pakistan through the land route at the Indo-Pak Wagah border here today.
- 43 Hurt In London Oil Depot Blasts (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
At least 43 people were injured, two of them seriously, when a series of huge blasts ripped through an oil depot near Luton airport, northwest of London today, filling the sky with orange flames and thick black smoke and shattering windows and doors . .
- India Forges Ahead With East Asian Ties As Indian Pm Arrives In Malaysia For India-Asean, East Asia Summits (India Daily, Kiran Chaube, Dec 12, 2005)
A new era is bout to unfold in the relationship between India and East Asian nations – the ASEAN countries.
- Tripping On Trips (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Dec 12, 2005)
Amendment for LDC drug imports is flawed
- Usa Offered Share In Iran N-Plant (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
Iran’s foreign ministry today offered the USA a share in building a new nuclear power plant in an apparent effort to curb US opposition to its controversial atomic program.
- 'Ji Rejects United Kashmir' (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
The JI has rejected the idea of United Kashmir or its division into five zones however supported demilitarisation in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
- Shut Up, Please! (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 12, 2005)
Ever since assuming office after the election in June this year, Iran's President Mahmoud Ahamadinejad has shown a remarkable penchant for dropping bricks that set off massive ripples of anger worldwide. Clearly, he does not believe that the head . . .
- One Too Many Power Centre (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Dec 12, 2005)
Former Minister for External Affairs Natwar Singh has finally resigned from the Union Cabinet. Despite his exit, chaos prevails within the Congress because of the existence of dual power centres. With Congress president and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi...
- Bilateralism And Beyond (Pioneer, APS Chauhan, Dec 12, 2005)
A fair and logical inference from the July 18 Indo-US nuclear agreement would be that India, having preferred it over a multilaterally negotiated pact on civilian nuclear commerce, should also break rank with other members of G-4 - Germany, . . .
- Promoting The Religion Of Tourism (Pioneer, K Govindan Kutty , Dec 12, 2005)
Two persons as unlike as Ms Renuka Chowdhary and Mr Iqbal Singh Gulati can be like-minded. The vivacious Minister says she will make a great tourism event of the Kalachakra ceremony being observed next month at Amravati, Andhra Pradesh.
- Learning The Art Of Behaviour (Pioneer, Paramahansa Yogananda, Dec 12, 2005)
My master always used to remind me: "Learn to behave." He repeated this advice so often that I wondered if he were not overcautious about human behaviour. Since that time I have met numerous people of different walks of life and I realise how . . .
- Russia Against Politicising Iran Nuclear Issue: Lavrov (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
Russia is strongly opposed to any attempts to politicise Iran nuclear issue, the country's foreign minister has said, asserting that Moscow will be guided by the need to retain non-proliferation regime intact.
- The Victor And The Vanquished (Telegraph, SUDIPTA BHATTACHARJEE, Dec 12, 2005)
In the man-animal conflict, triggered either by lack of space or fear of disease and famine, man wins hands down, says Sudipta Bhattacharjee
- Social Security Back In India Discourse...? (Daily Excelsior, M Rama Rao, Dec 12, 2005)
It is very difficult to find fault even for the harshest critic of the present Government with latest cabinet decision vis-à-vis social sector. If at all, if some one were to find fault with the Government it was that why no one in authority had . . .
- Pm In Mango Push (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Dec 12, 2005)
Between negotiating tricky nuclear deals and now handling the busy portfolio of external affairs, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has found time for some innovative economic diplomacy, which he still considers his area of special interest.
- Art Lovers Would Love To Be Here. Are You One? - Ii (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 12, 2005)
Javaid Iqbal Bhat sums up his experience at the Indian National Archives Complex, where are housed some rare pieces of art and literature
- End Of Regional Parties ? (Daily Excelsior, T. Sreedhar, Dec 12, 2005)
The verdict of recent Bihar elections and the infighting in Shiva Sena made many to sit up and note the steady diminishing trend by the regional parties. In 2004, when the regional parties like Telugu Desam in Andhra Pradesh and Akali Dal in Punjab . . .
- Saran Holds Talks With Nepalese Leaders (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran today met top army officials of King Gyanendra's government as also former Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa and discussed the current political situation in Nepal during a visit in which he is expected to convey India's . .
- Time And The Instant (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 12, 2005)
On beings who read and remember rests the world
- Touch Of Fear (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 12, 2005)
A many-sided issue may become muddied by simplistic responses. The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has responded predictably to the notion of foreign universities setting up branches in India.
- India Rejects Suggested Options Of Self-Governance For Jammu And Kashmir Emanating From Pakistan And Endorsed By Washington And The All Parties Hurriyat Conference (India Daily, Sonia Chopra, Dec 12, 2005)
India took the right approach. It has taken the strong stand on Kashmir and asked those proposing self rule in Kashmir to take a back seat and just forget about it.
- India Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran On His Way To Nepal To Mend Relationship But India Firm On Demand For Democracy In Nepal (India Daily, Prithiv Chauhan, Dec 12, 2005)
A day ahead of his visit to Kathmandu, Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran said Nepal could become the richest country of the region because of its immense hydropower and tourism potential, which remain unutilized.
- Proxy Rule Of Us-Pak In Afghanistan (Daily Excelsior, Brig. (Retd.) S.N. Sachadeva, Dec 12, 2005)
The US state department and some West European countries are unhappy with the outcome of September 18 parliamentary elections in Afghanistan as it have preponderance of MPs from the Northern Alliance.
- India Making Progress On U.S. Nuclear Pact - Reports (Reuters, Reuters, Dec 12, 2005)
India has made good progress separating the military and civilian parts of its nuclear programmes, a move critical to a deal with Washington for help with nuclear technology, newspapers said on Monday.
- Us Rights Body Pleads For Indian’S Pardon (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
Terming the “eye-for-an-eye” sentence given to an Indian in Saudi Arabia as “torture masquerading as justice”, the Human Rights Watch today said King Abdullah “must prevent” the implementation of the punishment which was in violation of the country’s....
- Why Did Paris Erupt? (Statesman, BULA BOSE, Dec 11, 2005)
The modern day workplace, particularly for the low-end worker, has much in common with the way slaves of yore were treated
- Over 100 Arrested In Nepal On Human Rights Day (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
More than 100 people, including human rights activists and journalists, were arrested today when they staged a protest rally in a restricted area in Kathmandu to mark the International Human Rights Day, demanding restoration of democracy and press . . .
- Protests, Clashes Mark Rights Day In Jk (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
Protest demonstrations and hunger strike by pro-independence leaders marked the International Human Rights Day here on Saturday.
- Mr Sinkins' Buttons (Hindustan Times, Karan Thapar, Dec 11, 2005)
It's the smile on his face that I always find welcoming. Unlike other salesmen it seems genuine.
- Makkahal-Mukarramah Declaration (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 11, 2005)
Yes, we reject terror in all forms and manifestations, but we are passionately concerned about the stigmatization which Muslims are being subjected to. Let’s pledge to protect our identity without compromising on the basic principles of Islam.
- Pm Seeks To Boost ‘Look East’ Policy (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
In a major effort to strengthen India’s “Look East” policy, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh will take forward his initiative for an Asian Economic Union at the first-ever East Asian Summit on 14 December.
- Mathrani Mud Makes Cong Dig Deep (Telegraph, Radhika Ramaseshan, Dec 11, 2005)
The muckraking is getting murkier and the Congress is trying to figure out who saddled the party with Anil Mathrani, the former Croatian ambassador who is turning into a millstone around its neck following the Volcker report scandal.
- Uncertain Nepal : India's Options (Daily Excelsior, Arun Deep Singh, Dec 11, 2005)
The developments of the past few weeks in Kathmandu are creating new uncertainties all around, especially in Nepal and India. First was the sudden announcement of Chinese arms supplies to Nepal in mid-November.
- Fresh Survey Of Aids Victims Mooted (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
Charges of inadequacies in sentinel method
- Sufi Saints Of India (Daily Excelsior, K K Khullar, Dec 11, 2005)
Asked what was his view of the highest form of devotion of God, Shaikh Moinuddin Chisthti, popularly known as 'Garib Nawaz' replied: "Redressing the misery of the miserable, fulfilling the needs of the needy, feeding the hungry, . . .
- Rajapakse For Separating Roles Of Facilitator And Monitor (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Dec 11, 2005)
Rajapakse said he would welcome monitors from Japan and South Asia
- Commemorating A Genius And 100 Years Of E=mc2 (Indian Express, SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI , Dec 11, 2005)
With the sun soon to set on 2005, I cannot resist the temptation of devoting this week’s column to a man, one of my heroes, whose memory was honoured by the United Nations by observing this year as the International Year of Physics.
- Urban Reforms—can We Stay The Course? (Indian Express, N K Singh, Dec 11, 2005)
Just before the Prime Minister left for Moscow, he launched the Jawahar Lal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission. The Prime Minister’s speech outlined the challenges of urban planning and highlighted the unresolved issues not all of which have been . . .
- Sonia Is The Target; If She’S Down Upa’S Out (Deccan Herald, Bhim Singh, Dec 11, 2005)
“That the Congress should marginalise Mr Natwar Singh... ...shows that the party continues to suffer from internal crisis.”
- Science Foundation Project Awaiting Parliament Nod (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
Two institutes will start functioning in June 2006
- The Slick That Sticks (Deccan Herald, N J Nanporia , Dec 11, 2005)
Perhaps the most arresting thing Mr Mathrani said in his interview with a New Delhi magazine was: “That Natwar and the Congress never knew is hogwash.” It is the last line of the Mathrani text and was tossed off seemingly as both a challenge and . . .
- Nuclear Weapons A Threat To Mankind's Survival: Elbaradei (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
Nobel Committee wants peril eliminated through broad international cooperation
- Un Climate Talks Fail To Break Ice (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
Russia blocked agreement at a UN climate meeting on Saturday by objecting details to a proposal to extend the Kyoto Protocol on global warming beyond 2012.
- Skipping Borders (Deccan Herald, M K Chandra Bose, Dec 11, 2005)
The author feels that global media corporations are not driven by nationalistic cultural agendas but by market imperatives which transcend borders.
- When Our Tribals Can Take For Granted Schools And Roads, Power And Health (Indian Express, MAHASWETA DEVI, Dec 11, 2005)
Empowerment to me means the empowering of the people I have been fighting for the last so many years. Have they been empowered?
- Trade, Not Politics, To Drive Group Of 16 At First East Asian Summit (Indian Express, SUNIT ARORA, Dec 11, 2005)
India will let trade — and its huge market — do the talking at the first-ever East Asian Summit, seen as a “historic” opportunity to carve out a more cohesive Asian identity.
- The System That Failed (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Dec 11, 2005)
Every so often I find someone arguing that the present disarray in our government and politics will not go away unless we adopt a presidential system. But no one has spelled out the relevant specifics and told us what kind of a presidential system . . .
- Seven Cops, Five Taliban Killed In Afghan Assault (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
Seven police officers and five Taliban fighters have been killed during an assault on government offices in southern Afghanistan.
- Pakistan, India Allow Third Country Ships To Lift Goods (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
Pakistan and India agreed on Saturday to allow third-country ships to transport goods between ports in either nation.
- Patent Sanity Is Missing (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 11, 2005)
Patent laws may be an inventor’s best friend, giving someone with a groundbreaking idea the means to capitalize on it. But on many levels, the US patent system is profoundly flawed.
- New Police Act Must Protect, Not Impede, Freedom (Tribune, Mandeep Tiwana, Dec 11, 2005)
At the passing out parade of the 57th Batch of IPS probationers at Sardar Vallabhbai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderabad recently, Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil announced that a new Police Act was on the way.
- Pakistan, India Revise Shipping Protocol (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
Pakistan and India have agreed to allow each others’ ships to carry third country cargo from ports in the two countries.
- Pak, India Agree On Revised Protocol On Shipping (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
Pakistan and India agreed on a revised Protocol on Shipping to meet the present and future demands of international maritime transport, after a two-day of extensive deliberations that ended on Saturday in Karachi.
- Cyclone Threat Over, Tn Heaves A Sigh Of Relief (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
Cyclone ‘Fanoos’, which weakened into a deep depression, crossed the Tamil Nadu coast at Vedaranyam in Nagapattinam district before noon, without causing any damage, much to the relief of an overwrought state administration.
- Water An Attempt To Highlight Problems Faced By Widows' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
Deepa Mehta says the theme is relevant even today
- Protection Against Bird Flu (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 11, 2005)
As the global community braces itself for a possible avian (bird) flu epidemic, thankfully the World Health Organization and the Food and Agricultural Organization have issued guidelines aimed at assuaging people’s fears about the consumption . . .
- Asean Told To Speed Up Liberalization To Keep Pace With China, India (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
Southeast Asian countries must speed up market liberalization and boost business efficiency if they want to keep pace with emerging economic giants China and India, Malaysia's prime minister said Saturday.
- Kashmiris Protest Hr Violations (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
Separatists in occupied-Kashmir accused India’s army of violating human rights and appealed for UN intervention as they staged protest marches on Saturday to mark International Human Rights Day. Police broke up a small march by activists of the . . .
- How Time Changes (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Dec 11, 2005)
There was a time when a Union Minister who had resigned his portfolio of Railways following an accident became the most powerful when he was appointed Minister without Portfolio.
- Elbaradei’S Warning (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 11, 2005)
While in Oslo to receive the Nobel prize, Mr ElBaradei warned Iran that the international community was losing patience over its nuclear programme. The IAEA chief also cautioned that there was no military solution to the problem.
- Blair Game (Dawn, E. J. Dionne Jr., Dec 11, 2005)
In democratic countries, the true mark of a politician’s triumph is not whether he transforms his own political party. It’s whether he forces the opposition to renovate itself and become tweedledum to mimic his own success as tweedledee.
- Bsnl Planning Rs 800-Cr Undersea Cable To West Asia (Business Line, Thomas K. Thomas, Dec 11, 2005)
In a move that could further erode Tata-managed Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd's international long distance business, State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd is embarking on a Rs 800-crore plan to lay an undersea cable linking India and West Asia.
- Farmers Deserve A Better Deal: Dr Swaminathan (Tribune, Prashant Sood, Dec 11, 2005)
Among the world’s leading agricultural scientists, Dr M.S. Swaminathan has played a catalytic role in India’s green revolution.
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