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Articles 31621 through 31720 of 53943:
- Seeking Happiness From Ruins (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 21, 2005)
President Pervez Musharraf sprang surprise during International Donors’ Conference in the capital when he diverted from the topic of the day and talked about Pakistan-India relations and especially the need for resolution of the long-standing issue of ...
- Loc Should Be Demilitarized: Strategic Assets Not Damaged: Aziz (Dawn, Iftikhar A. Khan, Nov 21, 2005)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Sunday called for demilitarization of the Line of Control (LoC) and reiterated that settlement of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute was essential for durable peace in the region.
- Peace Offering’ To India Made In Earnestness: Fm (Dawn, Qudssia Akhlaque, Nov 21, 2005)
After President Pervez Musharraf’s impassioned ‘peace offering’ to India at the International Donors’ Conference here on Saturday that caught the Indian delegation off-guard foreign minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri explained to his Indian counterpart ....
- Iran Threatens Enrichment (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
Iranian lawmakers voted on Sunday to resume uranium enrichment and end snap UN checks of its nuclear sites if Tehran is referred to the UN Security Council for possible sanctions.
- Pak’S Nuke Facilities Damaged (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
Pakistani nuclear facilities and storage sites in the Northern Areas have suffered "15 to 20 percent damage" in the recent mega quake and the local populace faces the risk of contamination, a report said.
- Handle With Care (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 21, 2005)
If a despotic monarch is bad for democracy, anarchists could be even more so. The pact between the Maoists and the democratic parties in Nepal is, therefore, at best a gamble.
- Atf Price Risk Key To Airline Industry’S Growth (The Financial Express, MANISH MOHNOT & KAUSHIK GUHA THAKURTA, Nov 21, 2005)
The recent surge in air turbine fuel (ATF) prices has raised concerns about the domestic airline industry’s ability to sustain the 18% growth it managed in the past two years by launching low-cost carriers and discounted prices.
- Nehru’S Lessons For Manmohan (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Nov 21, 2005)
Virtually every Naga knows the story of their elders who went to Gandhi in July 1947, demanding independence.
- Double Deal (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 21, 2005)
Death may be a leveller but disease certainly is not. Not in India at least. It has taken a searing article by two Indian doctors in the British Medical Journal to broadcast this fact to the world.
- Importing Trouble (Telegraph, S. L. Rao, Nov 21, 2005)
The author is former director-general, National Council for Applied Economic Research.
- Indian Polity And Poor People (Daily Excelsior, Sondip Bhattacharya, Nov 21, 2005)
The 2004 parliamentary verdict was a mandate for tolerance, social justice and secularism. Inspired by Nehruvian ideas, this model had ensured some level of tolerance and distributive fairness and yet at the same time sought to achieve economic growth,...
- Of Us And Roman Empire (Daily Excelsior, Allabaksh, Nov 21, 2005)
Natwar Singh has not only been hit hard-fairly or otherwise is a different matter—by Paul Volcker, former head of the US Federal Reserve (bank), but also humbled in the most imperial way by this ‘distinguished’ American.
- Killer Cops (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 21, 2005)
After seven years, the ghost of the Khalra case has caught up with six diabolical policemen.
- Increasing Pressure To Withdraw (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 21, 2005)
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani's assessment that foreign troops could start withdrawing by the middle of 2006 might appear plausible at the surface.
- Iraqis' Right To Rule Themselves (Hindu, Haifa Zangana, Nov 21, 2005)
The photograph of an elderly Iraqi carrying the burned body of a child at Fallujah, widely shown during the chemical weapons controversy of recent days,
- Upgrading To An Ipod (Hindu, Lucy Siegle, Nov 21, 2005)
e-waste is becoming one of the major environmental issues of our time.
- Why Have Infrastructure Reforms Failed? (Hindu, V. Ranganathan, Nov 21, 2005)
Lack of a strong internal constituency to blame for poor performance; paucity of resources is another major constraint
- Kalam Way To Robust Karnataka (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
In his special address to the joint session of the Karnataka legislature to mark the Suvarna Karnataka celebrations, the president focussed on transforming the State into an economic powerhouse by the turn of the decade.
- Singh’S Concern Over Cross-Border Terrorism Conveyed To Aziz (Daily Times, Shahzad Raza, Nov 21, 2005)
Indian Minister of State for External Affairs E Ahamed said on Sunday that he had conveyed Indian Premier Manmohan Singh’s concerns regarding “cross-border terrorism” to Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz.
- Save Kiocl, Cm To Centre (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
The State government has appealed to the Centre against closing down the Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Limited (KIOCL), Chief Minister N Dharam Singh said in Bangalore on Sunday.
- Ficci For Cut In Tax Rates (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
Displeased with this year’s tax reforms, industry chamber Ficci, on Sunday, proposed further cuts in tax rates, and yet taget a lower fiscal deficit of 4 per cent of GDP in the budget for 2006-07.
- Parliament Session Set To Be Stormy (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
The winter session of Parliament beginning Wednesday is expected, by all accounts, to be stormy with the Congress-led coalition facing a determined Opposition in the wake of the ....
- Full Text Of President's Speech (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
President A P J Abdul Kalam addressed the members of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly in Bangalore on Sunday. What follows is the complete text of the speech.
- Twenty Years Of Saarc Failure (Greater Kashmir, Samuel Baid, Nov 21, 2005)
Compared to the 12th summit meeting of the Heads of State and Government of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
- Spirituality Pvt Ltd (Indian Express, GAUTAM CHIKERMANE, Nov 21, 2005)
The number of people in the world: 6.4 billion. The number of religions: 43,870. Meaning, on an average, there are 146,937 adherents to a religion.
- Missing The ‘Should’ For The Trees (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
To save forests, and the Tribal Bill, use the Employment Guarantee Act
- Abu Salem Admits Links With Cricketer: Cbi (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
The interrogation of Abu Salem by the CBI has brought into focus the alleged links between a former Indian cricketer and the underworld, according to highly placed sources in the CBI.
- Man Who Stopped Hindu Rashtra (Indian Express, Fali S. Nariman, Nov 21, 2005)
Excerpts from the inaugural lecture on ‘Challenges to Indian Democracy’ delivered at the Nehru Centre on November 14
- Prospects Of Peace (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
Peace process between India and Pakistan and their resolve to settle the Kashmir issue through dialogue has some how sustained many up hills during the past two years.
- Education Or Extortion? (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Nov 21, 2005)
Come admission time in private schools for elementary classes, parents get worried. Not just the exorbitant fee and the costly books the private schools prescribe empty their purses.
- Thai Zoo’S Exotic Menu Shocks Conservationists (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 21, 2005)
Kenyan conservationists are up in arms after the government agreed to ship wild animals to a Thai zoo that is offering its visitors a chance to eat giraffe, zebra and crocodile.
- Of Emissions And Expletives-By A C Tuli (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 21, 2005)
Imagine this. One fine morning when you settle down with your morning newspaper, the very first thing that your eyes clap on his boxed news item on the front page,
- No-Go Area-Ii -By Ishan Joshi (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 21, 2005)
Even those who concede that advising France to jettison its integrationist model could amount to advocating an illiberal communitarianism i.e.
- China’S Super Moves (Deccan Herald, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Nov 21, 2005)
The strategic silence of China and the US on key issues shows that they are working towards a rapprochement
- Corruption In J And K (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 21, 2005)
Besides Pakistan-sponsored terrorism, Jammu and Kashmir has been suffering from widespread corruption at various levels of the government.
- Iran Adopts Bill Against Iaea Inspections (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
Iran’s parliament approved a bill on Sunday that requires the government to block inspections of the country’s facilities if the International Atomic Energy Agency refers the Iranian programme to the UN Security Council
- Indian Petition Calls For Reversal On Anti-Iran Vote (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
Over 1,200 people from the Chennai city have impressed upon the centre to return to the path of non-alignment and adopt a policy in line with the nation’s ‘proud traditions in international affairs’ on the Iran Nuclear energy issue.
- Modernisation Brooks No Delay (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 21, 2005)
Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel has reiterated the Government of India's commitment to speeding up the modernisation of airports, starting with Delhi and Mumbai.
- Challenges Before President Rajapakse (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Nov 21, 2005)
Mahinda Rajapakse, in his self-defined role of architect of a "new Sri Lanka," has to balance several contradictions. These arise from the polarised mandate and his political allies.
- Not The Reform Spirit (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Nov 21, 2005)
When the UPA government took office last year, concerns about the attitude of the coalition towards economic reforms were assuaged to some extent by the appointment of reformers with proven credentials.
- Tyranny Of Numbers (Business Line, S. Ramachander, Nov 21, 2005)
Years ago when a car dealership sold you a motor car, it was customary for them to ring you and ask how it was doing, and be reminded when it was due for servicing, even after the obligatory free services were over.
- Fractured Island (Tribune, Shastri Ramachandaran, Nov 21, 2005)
The emergence of Mr Mahinda Rajapakse at the helm of the state and government in Sri Lanka marks a clear break with the tradition where a dynasty or a dominant family held the highest political office.
- Capturing Nature’S Wonders (Tribune, Usha Rai, Nov 21, 2005)
Shrinking forests, disappearing tigers, the urban sprawl eating up green spaces, pollution levels in cities making it difficult to breathe, and the interminable cycle of floods, droughts and natural disasters, leave one with the distinct feeling that . .
- When Bullying Is Not Enough, Try Disinformation (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Nov 21, 2005)
India was among those countries taken for a ride by dodgy U.S. intelligence in the run-up to the last IAEA meeting in September.
- France's Burning Economic Issues (Business Line, Mohan Murti, Nov 21, 2005)
In the world of men's clothes, nothing is more beautiful than the tuxedo with black tie — one of the few garments that makes a man, any man, look his splendid best.
- Karat Echoes Manmohan On Iran Vote (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
The IAEA report highlighting the connections between A Q Khan's illicit nuclear network and Iran's nuclear programme has given the Left parties an opportunity to beat a dignified retreat on their opposition to India's Iran vote.
- America’S Future Is Stuck Overseas (Deccan Herald, Stuart Anderson, Nov 21, 2005)
Foreign students consolidate America’s position as a world leader in science and technology.
- After The Wait (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
It is hard to believe that last week’s minor changes in the council of ministers had the long wait and build-up that they did.
- Growth And Equity (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 21, 2005)
Last Week, Three apparently unrelated official announcements provided an underlying text for economic growth in the medium term.
- Volcker Probe: The Big Picture (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Nov 21, 2005)
At the grassroots level, it can be argued that the seeds of corruption which ultimately affected the operation of the oil-for-food programme were sowed by the rules and guidelines drawn up to implement the programme.
- Domestic Container Traffic In A Jam (Business Line, Santanu Sanyal, Nov 21, 2005)
INDIA'S international trade in containers, both imports and exports, posted an impressive and steady growth in the past few years to touch 4.2 million TEUs in 2004-05.
- The Divestment Debate: China's Example (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Nov 21, 2005)
Contradictions abound in the world of modern political economies.
- Good News On Net (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 21, 2005)
While the US is in control of the Internet, others will have a say.
- Iaea Meeting On Iran On Nov 24 — Let Govt Act In Its Best Judgment (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 21, 2005)
The question before India is whether it should act as a responsible member of the IAEA Board in the light of overwhelming evidence of disregard of its obligations by Iran or whether it should isolate itself from the main body of opinion and . . .
- Our Friendly Neighbourhood Don (Indian Express, Amrita Shah, Nov 21, 2005)
Through the ages people have both extolled the glories of the law and rued its blindness. Justice, though often perceived as an inflexible entity, is, in truth, subject to interpretation and the vagaries of time.
- `Wagah Route Should Be Opened For Trade' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
Need to connect Raja Sansi airport with more international flights: M.S. Gill
Urges Govt. to set up cargo complex in Amritsar
`Find means to provide relief to debt-ridden farmers'
- Which Option To Choose: Saarc Or Eco? (Dawn, Javid Husain, Nov 21, 2005)
The evolution of the European Union into a dynamic association of European states cooperating for common economic, political and security goals is enviable.
- Finally Amnesty Voices Concern Over Rising Maoist Violence In Nepal –why So Late And Little? (India Daily, Tania Gunrez, Nov 21, 2005)
Amnesty overlooked Nepal for a long time. They finally came out Voicing concern over growing incidents of abduction and extortion by Maoists in Nepal.
- Do Not Back U.S. Stand On Iran: Karat (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
Tremendous U.S. pressure on India
- U.S.-Iraqi Patrol Ambushed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
An ambush on a joint U.S.-Iraqi patrol northwest of Baghdad left 15 civilians, eight militants and a U.S. Marine dead from a road side bomb and the fire fight that followed, a U.S. military statement said on Sunday.
- Safety Of Blood (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 21, 2005)
The crackdown on errant blood banks in Sindh seems to have yielded some results as a number of units have applied to the Sindh Blood Transfusion Authority for registration.
- Pontifical Bush... -... Gets A Cold Shoulder From China (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 21, 2005)
It was a devastating snub that President George W Bush had never quite anticipated.
- Krcl Project Spend On Track (Business Line, Mamuni Das , Nov 21, 2005)
Kutch Railway Company Ltd (KRCL) has achieved financial closure and brought down the project cost by about 10 per cent. The cost is now down to Rs 499.7 crore with a debt element of Rs 300 crore. In August, the company board had approved a total project..
- Top Ranthambhore Officials Removed (Indian Express, JAY MAZOOMDAAR, Nov 21, 2005)
Taking note of The Sunday Express report on the killing on tigers inside Ranthambhore National Park, the Rajasthan government today transferred the two top forest officials of the Park.
- Rumsfeld Says Torture Ban Under Discussion (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
The White House and senators are discussing the implications of a Senate-passed ban on the torture of suspected terrorists in U.S. custody and what part, if any, of the proposal the administration might find acceptable, the Pentagon chief said Sunday.
- New Water Policy Likely To Focus On Ageing Dams (Hindu, Roy Mathew, Nov 21, 2005)
Management plan to implement policy objectives
Attention on conservation of wetlands
Regulatory authority being mooted
Drip and sprinkler irrigation to be promoted
- Bangalore Now Gets Wake-Up Call From Kalam (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
President: ‘City as development facilitator being eroded, needs 11-mission charter to get in shape’
- State Water Management Plan Finds Favour With Central Team (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
Report will incorporate State's flood prevention measures, says Mishra
Might need more time to finalise drainage system improvement
Salient long-term measures to feature in Central report
Flood-hit people satisfied with relief, says Central team
- Careful With Syria (Dawn, David Ignatius, Nov 21, 2005)
In the United Nations’ looming confrontation with Syria, it’s hard to define the best strategy but easy to identify the worst one: the imposition of general economic sanctions that would hurt the Syrian people while allowing the ruling elite to grow . . .
- Compassion Fatigue (Dawn, James Harkin, Nov 21, 2005)
The latest buzzword in the aid industry — compassion fatigue — refers to the psychological exhaustion said to be induced by endless appeals for money and sympathy. If charity begins at home, then compassion fatigue begins when it comes to places far away.
- Taking A New Route To Change In The Mekong Delta (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Nov 21, 2005)
The stage for major conflict in the 1970s and 1980s, the region is now experiencing the benefits of economic linkages.
- Iran’S Nuclear Crisis (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 21, 2005)
On the eve of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s board of governors’ meeting on Thursday, the Iranian nuclear crisis has hotted up again. Iran has informed the IAEA that it has started enriching a new batch of uranium.
- Poetry, Pistachio, Power (Indian Express, Mini Kapoor, Nov 21, 2005)
A government rarely receives all its challenges in a cluster. But this could be just that kind of a week for the Congress-led coalition: the Bihar verdict, Supreme Court’s judgement on the constitutionality of the dissolution of that state’s assembly,
- Helping Victims Of Violence (Dawn, Anwer Mooraj, Nov 21, 2005)
In the days when Ayub Khan ruled the roost, and the 22 families set up their baronetcies, draconian press laws were introduced to keep at bay journalists who had not yet recovered from the long hangover of the Tamizuddin Khan years.
- Iran Votes To Block Nuclear Inspections (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
The Irani parliament approved a bill on Sunday requiring the government to block international inspections of its atomic facilities if the UN nuclear monitoring agency refers Iran to the Security Council for possible sanctions.
- New Bearings Of Sco (Dawn, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Nov 21, 2005)
BEFORE turning to Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) as promised last week, I need to clarify a point. Mr Zia Rizvi, a consulting engineer in far-off Toronto read the online version of my article Politics of pipelines (Dawn, November 14) and ....
- Language Data Consortium Coming (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
While collecting data, Tamil will be given importance Steps to be initiated to develop Tamil
Rs. 3.32 crore to create a special research centre for Tamil
Tamil scholars will be honoured with cash prize
Tamil and Sanskrit are pillars of Indian cultur
- Pm Calls For Self-Govt In Both Parts Of Kashmir (News International, Muhammad Saleh Zaafir, Nov 21, 2005)
Appreciating India’s response to Pakistan’s proposal for opening five crossing points on the Line of Control (LoC), Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Sunday suggested that the points should remain open every day of the week instead of only one day.
- Mittal And Other Indian Steel Companies Are Increasing Capacities – The Glut In The Market Can Create Downward Spiral And Wiping Them Out (India Daily, Babu Ghanta, Nov 21, 2005)
It is the first sign that worldwide economies are in trouble.
- Iran Mps Vote To End Atomic Checks If Referred To Un (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
Iranian lawmakers voted on Sunday to resume uranium enrichment and end snap UN checks of its nuclear sites if Tehran is referred to the UN Security Council for possible sanctions.
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