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- The Impasse Over European Union Reform (Hindu, Jan Peter Balkenende, Jul 21, 2005)
"Europe can emerge even stronger, if we have the courage to be honest with each other."
- Issues Of Industrial Expansion (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Jul 21, 2005)
INDUSTRY in Pakistan needs to be greatly diversified to accelerate its growth. That is all the more so in Sindh which has not seen the emergence of a major industrial estate for the last 20 years. That has happened despite the steady inflow of persons fro
- No Madrasa Link To London Attacks (Hindu, William Dalrymple, Jul 21, 2005)
COLIN POWELL and Donald Rumsfeld were not known for their close agreement on matters of foreign policy, but one thing that they were united upon was the threat posed by Pakistan's madrasas.
- Facts Do Not Speak (Telegraph, Salman Rushdie, Jul 21, 2005)
What is a “fact”? In an age beset by bitter disputes about reality, the word itself, and its close relative “truth”, become embattled.
- A Largely Bourgeois Endeavour (Deccan Herald, William Dalrymple, Jul 21, 2005)
Al Qaeda-type terrorists are not the type who seek out madrasas. Most of them are highly educated
- Terrorist Strikes (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 21, 2005)
THERE is no end to terrorist violence in Jammu and Kashmir. The number of such incidents may have come down, but terrorists continue to make their presence felt. They struck in Srinagar on Wednesday soon after Army chief General J. J. Singh gave an accoun
- Momentous Visit (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 21, 2005)
PRIME Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit to the United States was, by all means, a momentous one.
- Black Mark Against The White House (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Jul 21, 2005)
AS American presidential scandals go, it doesn’t seem like much. Although the liberally inclined sections of the press in the United States have been parading the inevitable comparisons — Watergate, the Iran-Contra affair, Monica Lewinsky — the hype does
- Website Bloomers (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 21, 2005)
WHAT do Asif Ali Zardari, Aftab Ahmed Sherpao, Faisal Saleh Hayat and Dr Farooq Sattar have in common? They — and other high-ranking politicians — are all listed on the Exit Control List recently updated on July 14
- Rising Food Prices (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 21, 2005)
FOOD prices are on the rise at a time when the rate of inflation in the country is hovering around double digits.
- Linking Pakistan With London Blasts (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 21, 2005)
AT the media reconciliation committee meeting in Lahore on Tuesday, PML President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has termed London blasts as crime against humanity, but condemned the attempts by the Western media to link Pakistan with the terror attacks. Meanwh
- Pak Too Should Demand N Status (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 21, 2005)
REPORTS emanating from Washington suggest that US has decided to allow India to acquire the same facilities as accorded to an NPT member State, a move tantamount to recognizing India as a nuclear weapon State. An understanding to this effect is understood
- A Fairly Comfortable Position (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 21, 2005)
According to recent Reserve Bank of India statistics, India's external debt stock rose by $ 11.6 billion during 2004-05 to touch $ 123.3 billion.
- Power Of Small Shareholders (Business Line, Mohan R. Lavi, Jul 21, 2005)
Mohan R. Lavi draws lessons from a reverse corporate coup that failed in Germany
- Defacing The Basic Law (Dawn, Khalid Jawed Khan, Jul 21, 2005)
IN its recent judgment on the issue of General Musharaff’s uniformed presidency and the 17th Constitutional Amendment, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutional amendment as well as another act, 2004, which empowers General Musharaff to continue to hold
- Spirit Of Kashmiriyat (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 21, 2005)
The people of Kashmir have taken an important step towards restoration of normalcy in the strife-torn state with a historic meeting between leaders of the moderate faction of the Hurriyat and representatives of the Pandit community.
- "Russia Wants Widest Possible Agreement On U.N. Security Council Expansion" (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Jul 21, 2005)
The Russians have been very circumspect on the issue of expanding the United Nations Security Council.Andrei Denisov, Permanent Representative of Russia to the United Nations, provides written responses to questions sent earlier.
- Gains From New Status (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Jul 21, 2005)
THE India-US nuclear deal has vindicated Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s two statements: that India was not up for sale and that his government would do nothing which would surrender its soveignty.
- A New Nuclear Era (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 21, 2005)
THE Bush administration is known for gambles, and Monday’s about-face on nuclear cooperation with India qualifies as such. By declaring that it would help India build nuclear power plants and import advanced weapons, the administration has made good on it
- Pm: Deal With Us Won’T Blunt Our N-Capabilities (Deccan Herald, L K Sharma , Jul 21, 2005)
Dr Singh said India would meet its obligations in the nuclear deal only after the US implements its commitments to New Delhi’s satisfaction.
- Hope On The Horizon (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 21, 2005)
The agreement might bring peace to the people of the civil war-torn Aceh
- Japan Links G-4 Campaign To U.N. Millennium Goals (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Jul 21, 2005)
Japan, which is partnering India in their ongoing efforts to become permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, has said that the issue, if left unresolved, might only impair the planned global summit on the Millennium Development Goals
- Irresponsible Water Management (Deccan Herald, Aravind Sitaraman, Jul 21, 2005)
India should seek the support of South Asian countries to make China behave more responsibly
- Britain To Hold Summit On Terrorism (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Jul 21, 2005)
Britain plans to call a summit of leaders from countries affected by terrorism to discuss a common strategy, Prime Minister Tony Blair announced on Wednesday.
- 3 Troops, 2 Others Killed In Car Blast (Deccan Herald, A N Sudarsan Rao , Jul 21, 2005)
A person claiming to represent the Hizbul Mujahideen called a news agency and said the militant group was responsible for the blast.
- No Credit — Stolen (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 21, 2005)
IT all started when I was in a restaurant in Washington for dinner. I had a companion and we had a wonderful meal.
- Islamic Law Must Evolve (Times of India, Asif Jalal, Jul 21, 2005)
The fatwa on Imrana has raised plenty of heat and passion. Some saw it as a women’s issue, others as a fit case to push the uniform civil code. But what was lost sight of in this din was a more fundamental issue: Is the law of Islam capable of evolution?
- Selling The United States Of America In India (Hindu, Harish Khare , Jul 21, 2005)
STATECRAFT The Government needs to prepare itself to lead an open debate in which no issue is beyond democratic scrutiny.
- Trust In Us (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 21, 2005)
Christopher Columbus, as Mr Manmohan Singh reminded his audience in Washington, came upon America thinking he had landed in India. But it has taken India more than five decades of deliberation to discover the United States of America.
- Plastics And Male Babies (Hindu, Ian Sample , Jul 21, 2005)
SCIENTISTS IN America have found the first evidence that common chemicals used in products as diverse as cosmetics, toys, cling film and plastic bags may harm the development of unborn baby boys.
- Manmohan And Bush Face Domestic Critics (Deccan Herald, L K Sharma , Jul 21, 2005)
While both the Left and the Right are flaying the prime minister’s move the Bush critics are saying he has been too kind to India.
- Ge To Invest $63 M In Tech Parks Fund (Deccan Herald, DH news, Jul 21, 2005)
GE Commercial Finance Real Estate will invest $63 million (About Rs 270 crore) in a newly launched Indian technology parks fund to take advantage of a boom in the country’s services outsourcing industry, it said on Wednesday
- Dabhol's Out-Of-Court Settlement Approved (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Jul 21, 2005)
Supreme Court disposes of all pending litigation
- No Compromise On National Interest: Kamal Nath (Deccan Herald, DH news, Jul 21, 2005)
Union Commerce Minister Kamal Nath has called for an urgent end to export subsidies and effective and substantial reductions in domestic support provided by developed countries to their farm sector.
- America Abroad - A Weblog (The Brokings Institution, Ivo H. Daalder, Jul 21, 2005)
Avoiding Another Germany
- Audi To Launch Entry-Level A4 Sedan By Dec (Deccan Herald, A N Sudarsan Rao , Jul 21, 2005)
Audi AG, German luxury car maker, is readying to take on the competition seriously at the entry level of premium luxury car market in India by launching the A4 sedan by end of this year
- A Legal Regime For Anxious Times (Indian Express, Chetan Dhruve, Jul 21, 2005)
How did we Indians achieve such astonishing success abroad, especially in the US? How did the likes of Infosys and Wipro make it so big?
- American Idol (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Jul 21, 2005)
In the 1950s, the British people did not know that there was a new country called Pakistan. They were shocked into its existence after Fazal Mahmood, the great bowler, almost single-handedly defeated England at the Oval with his unplayable leg cutters.
- No Sanctity About Bush Promise: Nuclear (Hindu, T.S. Subramanian, Jul 21, 2005)
"There is nothing to shake the champagne bottle" in the Joint Statement issued by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President George W. Bush that the U.S. "will work to achieve full civil nuclear energy cooperation with India," according to former top off
- ``Breaking Out Of Isolation To Meet Energy Needs'' (Hindu, N. Ravi, Jul 21, 2005)
At the conclusion of his four-day visit to the United States, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that the nuclear energy agreement with the U.S. was a way forward for India to break out of its present isolation and expand international cooperation to meet
- Re-Imagining Kashmir (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 21, 2005)
The meeting between the Hurriyat and the Pandits stirs hopes of a larger reconciliation
- ``Confident Of Broad Support Of People'' (Hindu, N. Ravi, Jul 21, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Wednesday he was impressed by the sincerity of U.S. President George Bush and his senior Cabinet colleagues and expressed the confidence that the Bush administration would use all its influence to convert what was sta
- Independent Directors, Key To Corporate Governance (Business Line, N. Venkiteswaran, Jul 21, 2005)
HAVING successfully stalled for months, the introduction of the new norms on the appointment of independent directors, the effort now appears to be to dump the concept entirely.
- A New Nuclear Era (Washington Post, Editorial, Washington Post, Jul 20, 2005)
The bush administration is known for gambles, and Monday's about-face on nuclear cooperation with India qualifies as such.
- Look Out, World: Here Comes Booming India (The Hill, Dick Morris, Jul 20, 2005)
The new nuclear bargain means different things to different people, both here and in the United States -- a case of the elephant and the blind men!
- Noise Pollution (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 20, 2005)
Apex court is forced to crack the whip
- Step By Step (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 20, 2005)
THE new Indo-US joint statement by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President George W. Bush reflects the breadth and depth of the transformation that has taken place in the relationship between the two countries.
- Crossing The Milestone (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 20, 2005)
The nuclear agreement affirms the depth and maturity of the India-US engagement
- Rs 1000-Cr Investment To Boost Infrastructure (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2005)
Bangalore is likely to be one of the cities where the production centre is to be located.
- Sri Lanka Situation Worries Donors (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Jul 20, 2005)
Sri Lanka's key international donors on Tuesday expressed "alarm" at the "deteriorating" security situation on the island and wanted Colombo and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam to "demonstrate seriousness to their commitment to the ceasefire ...
- Where Meritocracy Rules (Tribune, Nirmal Sandhu, Jul 20, 2005)
Singapore means Lion City, though lions have never inhabited the region.
- Karachi: A City Of Violence (Tribune, Justin Huggler, Jul 20, 2005)
Reports that three of the London suicide bombers visited Karachi will not come as a surprise to anyone. Pakistan’s largest city is the place where the American reporter Daniel Pearl was kidnapped and beheaded on camera by militants believed to be . . .
- Guru's Charisma Leads You To Your Self (Times of India, Swami Chaitanya Keerti, Jul 20, 2005)
What is the difference between a guru, sadguru and mahaguru?
- Blair & Iraq Policy (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 20, 2005)
British Prime Minister Tony Blair may deny it, but there is a lot of truth in what a prestigious British think-tank has said about the link between the London bombings and Britain’s Iraq policy.
- There"s No Place For Intolerance & Western Violence (Deccan Herald, Hanif Kureishi , Jul 20, 2005)
If we need to ensure that what we call “civilisation” retains its own critical position towards violence, religious groups have to purge themselves of their own intolerant and deeply authoritarian aspects.
- An Embrace Too Ardent (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Jul 20, 2005)
Winston Churchill once called on the British-American relationship to “roll on full flood, inexorable, irresistible and benignant.”
- Spot The Enemy In The Picture (Indian Express, ASLAM QADAR KHAN , Jul 20, 2005)
The choice of opinions published by Indian newspapers on the recent London blasts only perpetuates the myth of terrorism as an outcome of religious fundamentalism
- I. G. Patel — Passing Of A Humane Economist (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Jul 20, 2005)
Dr Patel will be remembered for his constructive role in building up cooperation between India and the West, in particular the US and Bretton Woods Institutions.
- Noise-Free Zones (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 20, 2005)
The SC ruling, if implemented, should bring quiet to areas
- Pressure On British Govt To Ban Cleric’S Entry (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2005)
A spokesman for Blair said, ‘It is not enough just to condemn. The Muslim community needs to act. Words, while welcome, are not sufficient’.
- On Terrorism, No Time For Politics (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 20, 2005)
Among the many sensible proposals put forward by the Government yesterday to tighten up the present scrappy laws on terrorism,
- Not By Rhetoric Alone (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 20, 2005)
President Musharraf has spoken the right words in combating rising religious extremism and fanaticism.
- London Bombings: The Day After (Dawn, Zubeida Mustafa, Jul 20, 2005)
As the dust settles on London’s horrific suicide bombings, there are many concerns being expressed.
- Bush-Singh Summit: Worthwhile Mission, Despite Loose Ends (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jul 20, 2005)
While there is the feeling that the US President, Mr George Bush, has only agreed to work towards whatever India wants of him, the Prime Minister,
- Events Of 1968 Show Violence Is Not New (Hindu, Martin Kettle, Jul 20, 2005)
In Germany, the generation of 1968 grew up to reject political violence.
- The Reality Of The `War On Terror' (Hindu, Richard Norton-Taylor, Jul 20, 2005)
If Ministers and MPs cannot bring themselves to acknowledge that the invasion of Iraq has increased the threat from terrorism, then let others do so.
- Shifting Balance In Central Asia (Hindu, VLADIMIR RADYUHIN, Jul 20, 2005)
The Balance of power in Central Asia is tilting toward Russia for the first time since the United States established a foothold in the region after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
- Asian Challenge For The Us (Deccan Herald, Karl F. Inderfurth, Jul 20, 2005)
Engagement between the US, India and China should not become a policy preference to be turned on and off
- Well Done, Prime Minister (Times of India, L M SINGHVI, Jul 20, 2005)
Ideologues and critics have failed to notice that Manmohan Singh's speech at Oxford did not contain a word of condemnation or condonation.
- Camps Of Hatred (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 19, 2005)
There are disturbing reports from Jammu and Kashmir and across the border. Infiltration attempts by terrorists have increased considerably for the past few days even before the melting of snow,
- Bjp’S Predicament (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Jul 19, 2005)
THERE comes a time in the life of a nation when political configurations are not merely changing but their very rationale is being questioned.
- Securing Metro (Washington Post, Editorial, Washington Post, Jul 19, 2005)
In the Aftermath of the London bombings, it was easy to throw around large dollar figures signifying the immense security needs of mass transit systems.
- Picasso’S Lost Women Reunited In Exhibition (Tribune, John Lichfield, Jul 19, 2005)
FOUR portraits of women, dressed in the traditional costume of the town of Arles in the south of France, gaze at one another across a small room.
- Bill Diamond: Bush: Any Criminals In Leak To Be Fired (Some Exceptions May Apply) (Yahoo! News, Bill Diamond , Jul 19, 2005)
President Bush today reiterated his pledge to immediately fire anyone in his administration found to have leaked the identity of an undercover
CIA operative.
- Washington In Action (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 19, 2005)
NO one was surprised when it was revealed that Karl Rove was one of the leakers to Matt Cooper of Time magazine.
- Export Of Terror (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 19, 2005)
Terrorism originating from Pakistan is troubling not only India but also Pakistan
- Debunking The Spin About Framing (Yahoo! News, Katrina vanden Heuvel , Jul 19, 2005)
The Nation -- "Whenever the other side has you talking their language, they've got you. That, to me, is what it's about in a nutshell and it's almost that simple." George Carlin in an interview with Tim Russert,
- Curbing Cellphone Theft (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 19, 2005)
Stealing STEALING cellphones seems to have become the crime of choice of late for most criminals, particularly in Karachi. In fact, the menace has reached such proportions,
- Unravelling The Outsourcing Puzzle (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Jul 19, 2005)
The recently released Annual Trade Report of the WTO focuses on a contentious area of trade in services. A separate chapter examines the offshoring of services, especially of IT, from the US to India.
- Malaria Control (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 19, 2005)
THE news from Peshawar that public sector hospitals in the Frontier lack the resources to tackle the high incidence of malaria is reflective of the overall situation in the country.
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