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- South Korea Focuses Its Eye On Emerging Bric Economies – Brazil, . . . (India Daily, Harish Baliga, Nov 10, 2005)
Gone are the days when US and Western economies used to take the center stage. Gone are the days of Japan’s days of economic super strength. It is time for BRIC economies - Brazil, Russia, India, China to take the center stage.
- U.S., Europe To Offer Iran Nuclear Option - Report (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2005)
The United States and European allies would allow Iran to pursue limited nuclear activities under a proposal they hope will head off a confrontation over Tehran's suspected nuclear weapons program, The New York Times reported in its Thursday edition.
- U.S. Forces End Husaybah Assault (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Nov 10, 2005)
The U.S. military authorities are making arrangements for positioning Iraqi forces in Husaybah after announcing that a five-day assault on this town along the Syrian border had ended.
- An Obsessive Precision (Greater Kashmir, A J Thomas, Nov 10, 2005)
This is an autobiography with a difference where author expresses his own self after having distanced the same from the book, a rare act in deed, review A J Thomas
- K. R. Narayanan (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 10, 2005)
IN the death of Kocheril Raman Narayanan, India has lost one of its great sons. He will be remembered as a man of many parts, who left a lasting impression on everything he did.
- U.S. Used White Phosphorous Against Iraqi Civilians, Charges Italian Tv (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2005)
The shells of the weapon burn every living thing within 150 metres of impact
- Posco Engages Indian Firms For Orissa Project (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2005)
South Korea's Pohang Steel Company (Posco), which is setting up a $12-billion steel plant in Orissa, has engaged several major Indian institutions for the project that represents the country's largest foreign investment deal.
- Increasing Tax Revenue (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Nov 10, 2005)
Pakistan needs far more financial resources than it can readily mobilize in these difficult times. Much more funds are required than what the donors are willing to offer for relief and rehabilitation of the survivors of the earthquake of October 8.
- Paris Burning (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 10, 2005)
Issues about immigrants must be addressed
Vehicles up in flames, smoke billowing from warehouses and armed police fighting a grim battle is not the picture one can expect from what many consider as the global soul of fashion, art and culture.
- Why It’S China Versus Maoism? (Indian Express, Balbir K Punj, Nov 10, 2005)
Two recent gestures by the People’s Republic of China took the Indian Communists by surprise.
- Focus On Safety In India's Ship-Breaking Industry (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2005)
India's controversial ship-breaking industry will come under the scanner at a meeting being organised Thursday by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) to ensure implementation of safety and health guidelines.
- Cracks In The Wall Between Ad And News (Deccan Herald, Byron Calame, Nov 10, 2005)
The dividing space between advertising and hard news is fading in newspapers
- Darkness At Noon (Deccan Herald, Ravi Uppal, Nov 10, 2005)
We must use energy resources efficiently and must give as much importance to conservation as to production of power
- Oil For Junk Food (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 10, 2005)
If Karat is convinced, why have an inquiry?
- Terrorists Wear A Human Mask In Pok (Daily Excelsior, Samuel Baid, Nov 10, 2005)
One cannot say for sure how many survivors of the October 8 temblor in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) will survive the impending onslaught of the freezing winter to get, if at all, rehabilitated in the near future.
- Kashmir Needs Help, Not Politics (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Nov 10, 2005)
I was in Parliament House when the terrorists struck last time in Delhi, some four years ago. Not familiar with the building, they could not find the entrance. Still they killed three security guards before they were shot dead.
- Cold Shower (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2005)
When the US announced a review of the dumping duty on shrimp imports from India and Thailand in the wake of the tsunami disaster last year, it was hoped that this ill-conceived duty would be gone for good.
- Peace Plan For Gilgit (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 10, 2005)
One hopes that the recent jirga-approved peace proposals for restoring normality to Gilgit will lead to at least a temporary solution for the area that has been wracked by several months of sectarian violence.
- Iraq’S Occupiers Under Pressure At Home (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Nov 10, 2005)
Is there any country on the globe where the world’s most powerful man can travel without attracting protests? I certainly can’t think of one, other than the United States of America
- Getting Natwar To Fall In Line (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Nov 10, 2005)
The prime minister's 'half measure' of stripping Natwar Singh of the External Affairs portfolio, but letting him continue as Minister Without Portfolio (MWP) has come at the end of a week of drift and indecision which did nothing for the party or the ....
- A Salute To Citizen Narayanan (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 10, 2005)
The life and times of Kocheril Raman Narayanan make for an extraordinary story — of struggle, high intelligence, will power, and courage.
- India, Us To Extend Economic Cooperation (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2005)
India and the US, on Wednesday, resolved to further deepen their economic cooperation by signing a landmark agreement while New Delhi assured Washington that it would make all out efforts to combat money laundering and stamp out financing of terrorist ...
- Failure Of Integration (Dawn, Niall Ferguson, Nov 10, 2005)
Which would you rather have in your capital city: a terrorist attack in the centre or a weeklong riot on the outskirts? After the experience of last July, most Londoners would probably be tempted to opt for the latter.
- Continuing Menace (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Nov 10, 2005)
The figures given by Maj-Gen V.K. Singh, Chief of Staff of the Srinagar-based 15 Corps, about the continuing infiltration of militants from across the Line of Control even after the October 8 earthquake tell their own tale.
- Rehabilitation First, Then Arms Deal (Daily Excelsior, Tanveer Jafri, Nov 10, 2005)
The death toll of killer quake that hit Muzaffarabad area of PoK has reached, through non-government sources, about one lac. Pakistan government itself has confirmed that about seventy three thousand persons have lost their lives in this earth tremor.
- Volcker Not Sure Natwar Was Informed Of Charges (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2005)
Paul Volcker seemed unsure whether India’s former external affairs minister Natwar Singh had been informed about being listed as an illegal beneficiary of Iraq’s Oil-for-Food Programme before the report was published, India’s ambassador to the UN Nirupam
- India, Us Sign Pact On Development (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2005)
The US-India financial and economic forum today identified several areas of cooperation to be agreed upon, ahead of US President Mr George W Bush’s visit early next year.
- South Asia Summit Again Seems Mired In Politics (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Nov 10, 2005)
Leaders of South Asia, home to nearly one-fifth of humanity, gather in Bangladesh this weekend for a twice-postponed summit to push long-standing goals to reduce poverty, boost trade and fight terrorism.
- Poverty Of Politics (Telegraph, SURENDRA MUNSHI, Nov 10, 2005)
The author is professor of sociology, Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta
The word ‘politics’ goes back to the Greek root ‘politikos’, which refers to citizens and the body politic. It relates to public as opposed to private life.
- Pakistan, India Reopen Main Kashmir Crossing (Reuters, Zeeshan Haider and Sheikh Mushtaq, Nov 10, 2005)
Pakistan and India reopened the main border crossing in divided Kashmir on Wednesday to help survivors of October's devastating earthquake, but the frontier stayed closed to vital relief trucks and people.
- Fair Return (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 10, 2005)
It is ironic that the meeting of the board of trustees of the Employees Provident Fund scheme will have to consider a cut in the rate of interest for the scheme at a time when rates are headed northwards in the rest of the financial sector.
- Saarc Spotlight On Poverty & Terror (Telegraph, Radhika Ramaseshan, Nov 10, 2005)
Three days before the Saarc summit begins in Dhaka, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh identified poverty and terrorism as the big challenges for the region.
- For Natwar, News Is Good And Bad (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Nov 10, 2005)
New York, Nov. 9: Nirupam Sen, India’s permanent representative to the UN, yesterday met Paul Volcker for 45 minutes and received an assurance of cooperation in India’s investigations into wrongdoings by Indian entities and individuals in the $60 billion
- Unesco Spells Out Primary Concern (Statesman, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 10, 2005)
Unesco’s Education for All Global Monitoring Report 2006 has painted a grim picture of universal primary education in India, Pakistan and China.
- India, Us Sign Economic Pact (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2005)
India and the United States on Wednesday signed a landmark Cooperation Framework Agreement to strengthen bilateral economic cooperation.
- This November (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Nov 10, 2005)
November 6 has come and gone and November 25 is around the corner. These two days are written in blood in the 1947 history of our State.
- Pm Rules Out Natwar's Exit From Cabinet (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2005)
THE Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, today ruled out the resignation of the senior Congress leader, Mr Natwar Singh, from the Cabinet following the allegations in the Volcker Committee report.
- A Ritual Sacrifice (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Nov 10, 2005)
What, ask the wags, was the higher crime and misdemeanour of Paul Volcker in the eyes of K. Natwar Singh?
- India Strikes Down Quota For Muslims (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 10, 2005)
In India, Andhra Pradesh High Court has set aside an ordinance of the State Government that reserved a meagre five per cent quota for the Muslims in government jobs and educational places. The judges claimed that reservation of quota on the basis . . .
- Ranbaxy Wins Patent Case Against Pfizer In Norway (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2005)
Drug maker Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. said on Thursday it had won a case against Pfizer Inc. on a process patent for cholesterol drug atorvastatin in Norway.
- Analysis - Imf Faces Test As It Mulls Greater Power For Asia (Reuters, Lesley Wroughton, Nov 10, 2005)
The International Monetary Fund faces the biggest test in its push for change as the World War Two-era institution weighs giving more power to emerging Asian economies after decades of U.S.-European dominance.
- Manmohan For More Regional Cooperation (Tribune, Prabhjot Singh, Nov 10, 2005)
Saying that the destiny of South Asia was interlinked, the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, today called upon India’s immediate neighbours to learn to work together to deal with the challenges of poverty, disease, natural disasters and terrorism.
- Lalu At Wits End (Daily Excelsior, Ashok Thakur, Nov 10, 2005)
The wit that conquered Pakistan seems dead; the oneliners that lit up his interviews and poll campaigns seem to have taken French leave.
- Pm Set To Usher Economic Integration At Saarc Meet (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2005)
Setting the tone for economic integration among Saarc nations, starting with free trade, India has called for setting up of a Saarc Investment Area and a Saarc Customs Union. This would mean free movement of cross-border investment within the region . . .
- 3,800 Water Connections To Be Provided In Two Months (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2005)
15.Velampalayam Municipality begins scrutiny of applications
- Twist To Stir Opposing Land Acquisition For Ongc Project (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, Nov 10, 2005)
The agitation by farmers opposing the acquisition of their fertile lands for the setting up of the ONGC refinery project and the Special Economic Zone in the vicinity of the port took another turn on Wednesday with the agricultural workers entering the fr
- Kashmir Dialogue Process Has To Be Broad-Based, Says Azad (Hindu, Luv Puri , Nov 10, 2005)
The new Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister,Ghulam Nabi Azad, is aware of the challenges facing the State. In an interview, he calls for including all sections in the dialogue to resolve the Kashmir dispute. He also speaks in favour of administrative....
- Violence In France Appears On The Wane (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Nov 10, 2005)
The urban violence that has rocked France these past two weeks appeared to be waning with just half the number of cars torched on Tuesday night as compared to over 1300 the night before
- Preserving The Vibrancy Of Cultures (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 10, 2005)
The adoption of the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions by UNESCO last month is unlikely to keep the communication and content industry out of global trade negotiations.
- Volcker To Cooperate With India's Probe (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 10, 2005)
Paul Volcker, author of the report that has named Natwar Singh and the Congress party as beneficiaries in Iraqi oil payoffs,
- Raging Battles Against Energy Giants In Nigeria (Hindu, Andy Rowell , Nov 10, 2005)
A decade after the execution of Ken Saro-Wiwa, old and new battles against energy giants in Nigeria are raging.
- Disinvestment Of Equity In Non-Navratnas Planned (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2005)
Chidambaram chides North for restrictive practices
- Republican Ideal Pickled Into Dogma (Hindu, Jonathan Freedland, Nov 10, 2005)
The French model of colour-blind integration gives racism a free hand.
- Indo-Pak Diplomatic Row Erupts (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Nov 10, 2005)
A teenaged son of a non-diplomatic staffer of Pakistan High Commission here was allegedly kidnapped by unidentified persons last evening — an incident which triggered diplomatic reverberations today.
- That Boardroom At Jeejeebhoy Towers (Financial Times, Sourav Majumdar, Nov 10, 2005)
For a reporter on the stock market beat in the early 90s, the big daddy of the stock exchanges was the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), then perceived as the seat of capital market activity in the country.
- Who Do You Feel Is Richer, You Or I? (Financial Times, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 10, 2005)
Who is richer, you or I? As long as we both have enough to live comfortably, it shouldn’t matter much. Many of us try not to let it matter.
- Stitch In Time (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 10, 2005)
THOUGH THE CHINESE Commerce Minister, Mr Bo Xilai, described the textile trade deal between the US and China as a `win-win' situation for both sides, Beijing has got a better deal than Washington.
- Pm Moots United Colours Of Saarc (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2005)
A week before the beginning of the SAARC summit, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh mooted the expansion of SAARC as a regional trade bloc and an economic union.
- Us Deal May Delay China’S Dominance (Tribune, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 10, 2005)
The U.S. textile industry got its heart’s desire on Tuesday — an agreement limiting the amounts of shirts, slacks, underwear, fabric and other textile produces that Chinese companies can ship to the US over the next three years.
- Building Education City (Tribune, Abhai Maurya, Nov 10, 2005)
The idea of creating an education city in Haryana is both a novel and classic one. The notion has extremely distinguished genealogical lineage. Oxford University, for instance, is basically a university city.
- Solar-Empowered (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 10, 2005)
As symbolic gestures go, the decision to install a 5-MW solar energy plant at Rashtrapati Bhavan is important.
- India, Pak Exchange Relief Material At Aman Setu (Tribune, Ehsan Fazili, Nov 10, 2005)
Indian and Pakistani officials from both sides of the LoC today supervised the exchange of relief material for the quake-affected population. The Aman Setu (peace) bridge over the KDK nullah, which links the two sides of Kashmir, was a witness to . . .
- Politics Can Wait, Hunger Can’T - Ii (Greater Kashmir, DR. ABID HUSSAIN, Nov 10, 2005)
Politicians help them no doubt, but in doing that their security creates a big hurdle. Better is to sympathise with victims at home and let volunteers do the ground work, suggests Dr. Abid Hussain
- The New `Independence' Movement (Business Line, M. S. Parthasarathy, Nov 10, 2005)
M. S. Parthasarathy on whether having more independent directors on boards will help improve corporate governance
- Pm Moots Saarc Economic Bloc (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh endorsed here today the need for an economic union of member countries belonging to the South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (Saarc).
- Govt To Examine Volcker Report To Probe Company Law Violations (Business Line, Richa Mishra, Nov 10, 2005)
The Ministry of Company Affairs (MCA) is examining the Volcker Committee report to ascertain whether there were any violations by the Indian companies named in it that required scrutiny under the Companies Act.
- Safta Must For Regional Growth: Pm (Business Line, Nithya Subramanian , Nov 10, 2005)
On the eve of the SAARC summit in Bangladesh, the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, on Wednesday said regional economic integration could generate billions of dollars of new income, employment and trade. Consequently, the creation of a South Asian ....
- The Winter Test (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Nov 10, 2005)
So far, thanks to the fact that he’s moved on the modernisation of both the Delhi and Mumbai airports as well as opened up the skies quite liberally, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel has been seen as one of the Cabinet’s few performing ministers.
- Oil, Inflation And Interest Rates (Business Line, A. Vasudevan, Nov 10, 2005)
If because of the government not `passing-through' the full impact of crude oil price hike, inflation is unrealistically measured, it has implications for the computation of the real interest rate. A. Vasudevan looks at these issues and thinks . . .
- Un Must Shape Global Anti-Terrorist Structure (Tribune, Vijay Mohan, Nov 10, 2005)
Terming India to be Russia’s closest ally in the fight against terrorism, the Russian Ambassador to India, Mr Vyacheslav I.
- “Terrorism Has No Boundaries” (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2005)
Former Director of Mossad, Israel’s intelligence service, Mr Shabtai Shavit, on Wednesday cited international cooperation, intelligence gathering and developing technology as the main tools for combating global terrorism.
- Terrorists “Aiming To Destroy” Modern World (Tribune, Yoginder Gupta, Nov 10, 2005)
“Terrorists are activists of a particular ideology, which is aiming at destroying the modern world.
- Commodity Futures Catching Up In Rural India (Business Line, C.J. Punnathara, Nov 10, 2005)
Commodity futures is fast spreading into rural India at a much faster pace than capital market operations.
- U.S. Influence In Latin America Waning? (Hindu, R. Viswanathan , Nov 09, 2005)
The message from the Mar del Plata Summit is clear: Latin America cannot be taken for granted.
- Rbi's Busy Season Credit Policy.... (Daily Excelsior, SUMEDHA SUDHAMAN, Nov 09, 2005)
Reserve Bank Governor Yaga Venugopal Reddy has resorted to a tight rope walk to maintain price stability and at the same time encourage growth.
- Indo-Pakistan Border Opening Urgent For Quake Aid - U.N. (Reuters, Robert Evans, Nov 09, 2005)
Roads crossing the Indo-Pakistan border must be opened rapidly to get vital aid to thousands of homeless survivors of the South Asian earthquake before winter sets in, the U.N. food aid agency WFP said on Tuesday.
- No Evidence To Support Volcker References: Pm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Tuesday that “unsubstantiated references” were made without any evidence in the Volcker committee findings on Iraqi .....
- U.N. Extends Mandate (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 09, 2005)
The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday unanimously adopted a one-year extension of the mandate of the U.S.-led forces in Iraq.
- Russia May Not Invite China, India To G8 Meeting (Reuters, Sujata Rao and Darya Korsunskaya, Nov 09, 2005)
Russia will probably not invite emerging economic powerhouses such as China and India to next year's meetings of the Group of Eight nations, a senior aide to President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday.
- Decline In Bush’S Popularity (Dawn, Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Nov 09, 2005)
Since my last article on this subject the results of two other opinion polls carried out by the Washington Post and ABC have appeared.
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