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Articles 39621 through 39720 of 53943:
- Attack On Temple (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 04, 2005)
ANOTHER case of religious bigotry has reared its head, this time in Nowshera where angry residents attacked a temple on Wednesday incensed by reports that a Christian man had desecrated the Holy Quran. Yusuf Masih is a sweeper who was following his...
- Back Behind The Veil (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Jul 04, 2005)
It doesn’t make sense. In the previous two presidential elections, Iranians voted more than two-to-one for the reformist candidate, Mohammed Khatami. It did them little good, of course, because the Islamist clerics who have veto power over the elected...
- The Echo Chamber Next Door (Indian Express, Pamela Philipose, Jul 04, 2005)
In Nepal, a gagged media perfectly symbolises a hijacked nation...
- Further Delay In Dams’ Site (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 04, 2005)
THE Technical Committee on Water Resources has been given two more months to finalise and submit its findings on water related issues to the Federal Government. It’s reported that the Committee chairman is to submit his report by August 30 next.
- African Poverty (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 04, 2005)
MORE than 100,000 people demonstrated in Edinburgh on Saturday demanding resolute action on African poverty by G-8 summit next week. The Make Poverty History rally was organized to convince G-8 leaders to agree on a package of aid, debt relief and trade..
- Making Poverty History: The Three Keys (Hindu, Sarah Hiddleston, Jul 04, 2005)
`Make Poverty History' is not a campaign to raise emergency funds. It is about mobilising people to create the political will to drive lasting policy change.
- China, Russia, And The Shanghai Agenda (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Jul 04, 2005)
The Sino-Russian declaration on the `New World Order in the 21st Century' is an attack on the `alliance for freedom' concept being promoted by the U.S.
- Will The Band Play On? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 04, 2005)
Live 8 is right, generous handouts alone will not end poverty in Africa
- Summit On Poverty (Tribune, K.N. Malik, Jul 04, 2005)
Watch TV, turn on the radio or pick up a newspaper, one thing which strikes you is the hype surrounding the forthcoming G8 summit at Gleneagles in Scotland. Reams of newsprint and hours of TV and radio time have been devoted to the conference and...
- Lobbying The Fourth (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 04, 2005)
AMERICANS take the Fourth of July for granted. To them it means trips to the seashore or mountains. Few think of it as the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
- Take A Close Look At The Prenuptial Deal (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Jul 04, 2005)
No rational person can argue that the United States of America’s desire for improving ties with India should be spurned. Given the position of the US in the world today, any negative posturing on this count would be seen as an opportunity missed.
- Us Megalomania (Deccan Herald, Eric Hobsbawm, Jul 04, 2005)
As Iraq war shows, the US capacity to destroy is not enough to cow down a resistant country, let alone the globe .
- Republicans Averse To The War (Dawn, ROBERT SCHEER, Jul 04, 2005)
HOW best to support American troops in Iraq? By sacrificing more of them in a war that should never have been launched and has no end in sight, or by bringing them home?
- India To Participate In Shanghai Summit (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2005)
Natwar to attend six-nation grouping's meetings as "guest
- Russia Not For G-4 Move (Hindu, VLADIMIR RADYUHIN, Jul 04, 2005)
"Reform debate must not lead to a split in the United Nations"
- G-8: America Gives Way On Climate Change (Hindu, Gaby Hinsliff , Jul 04, 2005)
Action plan to clean up land and air transport, prevent world energy crisis
- Saudi Forces Kill Top Qaeda Man (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2005)
Successive leaders of the Saudi wing have been killed since 2003 but the ultra group has shown resilience and an ability to regenerate.
- G-4 Counters Campaign By Us-China-Pak At Un (Deccan Herald, L K Sharma , Jul 03, 2005)
The Group of Four nations seeking United Nations Security Council expansion continues to resist attempts to divide it and is determined to approach the UN General Assembly.
- A Victory For Pakistan's Women (Japan Times, Editorial, Japan Times, Jul 03, 2005)
In a victory for human rights, Pakistan's Supreme Court has suspended the acquittals of men accused of gang-raping a villager. The victim has become an international cause celebre for her refusal to accept humiliation by her attackers and Pakistan's...
- Making Homes Affordable (Washington Post, Editorial, Washington Post, Jul 03, 2005)
FROM MONTGOMERY County, the jurisdiction that pioneered a nationwide movement toward creating affordable housing for lower-income families, comes a new approach to address the effect of skyrocketing home prices on the middle class. The idea was...
- Agony Of Delayed Justice (Dawn, Kunwar Idris, Jul 03, 2005)
PAKISTAN has been complementing its penal code and law of evidence to bring them “in conformity with the injunctions of Islam”; prevent “terrorism, sectarian violence and for speedy trial of heinous offences”; punish defiling of the Holy Quran or the...
- Afghan Refugees’ Return (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 03, 2005)
AS the process of repatriation of Afghan refugees continues with the bulk of the inmates of 12 camps in North Waziristan opting to return, one must keep one’s fingers crossed over their fate — this time in their own country. Pakistan has played host to...
- ‘nixon Was Aware Of Yahya Plans’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2005)
Indicative of the influence wielded by the US, Pakistan Gen Yahya Khan had in March 1969 informed the then president Richard Nixon of his decision to impose martial law and sought Washington’s goodwill, understanding and support.
- A War Won Against The `Tilt' (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, Jul 03, 2005)
What deep, dark secrets lie buried in the voluminous files, documents and other classified material that Governments everywhere zealously guard as sacred? The Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971 has long been a story told with relish in India.
- Eu Finalising Plan For Partnership With India (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Jul 03, 2005)
Stating that India was a priority country for the European Union, Italian Ambassador to India Antonio Armellini has said that an action plan for economic and strategic relations with India was being finalised by the Union. He said Italy would review...
- Afghan Forces Raid Taliban Hide-Out (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2005)
Afghan forces raid Taliban hide-out
- End Africa's Misery, G-8 Urged (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Jul 03, 2005)
"Rich nations can eradicate poverty that is killing 50,000 people everyday"
- India A Responsible Nuclear Power, Says Manmohan (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Jul 03, 2005)
"Ready to work with other nations in combating the menace of nuclear proliferation"
- Pm Seeks New Relationship With Pak (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2005)
The Prime Minister said India stood for nuclear disarmament and was committed to prevent unauthorised proliferation of nuclear weapons.
- America Held Hostage (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 02, 2005)
A MAJORITY of Americans now realise that President Bush deliberately misled the nation to promote a war in Iraq. But Mr. Bush's speech on Tuesday contained a chilling message: America has been taken hostage by his martial dreams.
- Follow The Leprechaun (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 02, 2005)
THERE IS a huge debate roiling in Europe today over which economic model to follow: the Franco-German shorter-workweek-six-weeks'-vacation-never-fire-anyone-but-high-unemployment social model or the less protected but more innovative, high-employment...
- Karachi Violence Not A Local Affair (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 02, 2005)
KARACHI is once again in the grip of violence as two religious leaders Mufti Atiqur Rehman and Maulana Irshadul Haq were killed in the past couple of days. Minister of State for Religious Affairs Dr Aamir Liaquat Hussain was also manhandled by the...
- Undp - Escap Report On Ldcs Of Asia-Pacific (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Jul 02, 2005)
As developed countries blame lack of governance and endemic corruption for the continued backwardness of the poor countries, the UN report reminds the rich that nations suffering from bad governance, weak institutions and insufficient implementation...
- Blaming Pakistan Won't Help (Japan Times, Farhan Bokhari, Jul 02, 2005)
The latest diplomatic rift between Pakistan and Afghanistan speaks volumes about the underlying frictions among both countries and the United States in the so-called war on terror.
- Justice For The Next Justice (Washington Post, Editorial, Washington Post, Jul 02, 2005)
This week marks a historic occasion, not only for the U.S. Supreme Court, but for America -- the retirement announcement of our nation's first female Supreme Court justice. The process in the U.S. Senate for considering her successor should reflect the...
- Let's Proudly Hail The Rights Of All (Washington Post, Editorial, Washington Post, Jul 02, 2005)
Principles of liberty and justice always draw a focus on the Fourth of July. In 1852 Frederick Douglass used the occasion to bring attention to the gross injustice of slavery, telling an anti-slavery audience in Rochester, N.Y.: "The rich inheritance of..
- The First Step Forward (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 02, 2005)
THERE should be no doubt that the agreement to wipe billions of pounds off the debts of the world’s poorest countries is a mighty step forward.
- Patriot Misfire (Washington Post, Editorial, Washington Post, Jul 02, 2005)
THE VOTE BY the House of Representatives last month to block use of a provision of the USA Patriot Act against libraries and bookstores sends a powerful message of bipartisan anxiety about the Bush administration's approach to terrorism. Unfortunately,...
- Time Bows To Pressure To Reveal Source (Tribune, Andrew Gumbel, Jul 02, 2005)
One of America's most prestigious news magazines has caved in to pressure from the courts and agreed to hand over documents that risked revealing the identity of the confidential sources of one of its reporters.
- What About The Billions Given? (Japan Times, DAVID HOWELL, Jul 02, 2005)
The popular pressure being mobilized and brought to bear on the Group of Eight countries, including both Britain and Japan, to increase aid substantially to Africa and cancel poorer countries' debt, is certainly having an impact. But it is not quite...
- Flood Warning (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 02, 2005)
FLOOD situation in Peshawar, Nowshera and Charsadda districts is deteriorating with rising water level in Kabul and Swat Rivers. Army jawaans rescued 100 more families on Saturday from flood-hit areas. The situation in Naran is also worsening as...
- Good Governance Is Lacking (Dawn, Ahsan Iqbal, Jul 02, 2005)
THE economic managers of the government have made startling claims about the state of the economy in the recent Economic Survey and budget. The outgoing fiscal year has been termed as an eventful year for Pakistan’s economy. Pakistan’s real GDP growth...
- Political Economy Of Development (Dawn, Ahsan Iqbal, Jul 02, 2005)
THE economic managers of the government have made startling claims about the state of the economy in the recent Economic Survey and budget. The outgoing fiscal year has been termed as an eventful year for Pakistan’s economy. Pakistan’s real GDP growth of
- Cleaning Service (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 02, 2005)
The Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) came into force from Friday. It stipulates punishment for money laundering activities related to narcotics, immoral trafficking and money from fraud and corruption.
- Iran After The Polls (Dawn, Afzaal Mahmood, Jul 02, 2005)
IN Iran’s most lively and closely fought presidential election since the country’s Islamic Revolution of 1979, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the 49-year-old son of a blacksmith and Tehran’s mayor since 2003, inflicted a crushing defeat on his highly wealthy...
- The Challenge Ahead (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 02, 2005)
THE schedule for local body polls was announced on Thursday. According to it, the elections will begin in the third week of next month and the last stage will be completed by the end of September. Simultaneously with the announcement of the schedule, ...
- Improving Metrobus (Washington Post, Editorial, Washington Post, Jul 02, 2005)
HOW FAR DOES Metrobus have to go to live up to its potential? According to a panel of public transportation officials who came to Washington to review the system, a long way. But a start can be made that won't require any great infusion of cash.
- Internet Breakdown (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 02, 2005)
THE major disruption caused by the break in an undersea cable linking Internet users in Pakistan with the rest of the world has now gone on for five days. A PTCL spokesman has said that service will not be normalized for at least another week. This...
- Protection In A Modern Economy (Japan Times, Editorial, Japan Times, Jul 02, 2005)
The recent theft of data from some 40 million credit-card accounts in the United States is another reminder of the insecurities of the digital world. Electronic commerce continues to rise in volume but consumers, retailers, financial institutions and...
- India Can Be America's Best Friend (International Herald Tribune, Brahma Chellaney , Jul 01, 2005)
At a time when anti-Americanism has spread across the globe, a new poll shows that more people in India have a positive view of the United States than in any other nation surveyed. The poll, conducted by the Pew Global Attitudes Project, raises . . .
- ‘expand G8 To Include India’ (Tribune, Tribune, Jul 01, 2005)
India deserves to have a permanent place in the world’s top political and economic forum, the global investment banking firm Goldman Sachs has said. “We would like to see India get representation as soon as possible,” Michael Buchanan,
- Japanese Investments — Can China's Loss Be India's Gain? (Business Line, S. Majumder , Jul 01, 2005)
ACCORDING to a recent survey, Japanese firms operating in China are a worried lot owing to the anti-Japanese protests in April. A third of the 414 Japanese firms surveyed expected the stir to cripple their business activities this fiscal.
- Indo-Us Pact: ‘new Framework’ Just An Appetiser (Deccan Herald, L K Sharma , Jul 01, 2005)
The “framework” document signed by both countries is significant to the extent that it defines the scope and declares intentions in the area of defence co-operation.
- Iraq `Worth It', But For Whom? (Business Line, Pratap Ravindran , Jul 01, 2005)
ON WEDNESDAY, the US President, Mr George W. Bush, in his address to soldiers at Fort Bragg, one of the largest military installations in America, on the anniversary of the "transfer of sovereignty" in Iraq observed: "Like most Americans, I see...
- A Partnership On A Fast Track (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 01, 2005)
It is surely significant that India's first Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) should be signed with Singapore. CECA, which took a full two years to negotiate, is a major landmark in bilateral relations.
- The End Of The Rainbow (Deccan Herald, Thomas L Friedman, Jul 01, 2005)
Here’s something you probably didn’t know: Ireland today is the richest country in the European Union after Luxembourg.
- Quid Pro Quo (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 01, 2005)
India’s refusal of permission to Pakistan Information Minister Sheik Rashid Ahmad to travel by the bus from Muzzafarabad to Srinagar on Thursday was expected. Mr Ahmad emerged as a controversial figure after Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front leader...
- Pact With Singapore (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 01, 2005)
It’s certainly a good beginning
Trade agreements between nations are usually so dryly worded and jargon-ridden with irritating details that their import is lost on the general public. India’s 739-page trade pact with Singapore, officially called...
- Ceca Will Not Cause Flood Of Imports: Kamal Nath (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, Jul 01, 2005)
Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath on Thursday sought to reassure Indian industry that the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) with Singapore would not lead to a flood of imports from third countries since Singapore...
- "Ahmadinejad Was A Key Player In 1979 Embassy Seizure" (Hindu, PTI, Jul 01, 2005)
Iran's President-elect Mahmood Ahmadinejad was a key player in the 444-day takeover of the U.S. embassy in Teheran in 1979, claim former hostages of the crisis, a media report said here.
- Heated Row Over Turkey's Membership (Hindu, Nicholas Watt , Jul 01, 2005)
An attempt to end Turkey's 40-year campaign to join the European Union was defeated on Wednesday during a lengthy and heated row among European Commissioners in Brussels.
- India Can Be America's Best Friend (International Herald Tribune, Brahma Chellaney , Jul 01, 2005)
At a time when anti-Americanism has spread across the globe, a new poll shows that more people in India have a positive view of the United States than in any other nation surveyed.
- 20 Pc Fdi In Fm Radio (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 01, 2005)
The Cabinet approval will pave the way for 330 new FM stations in 90 cities. Gulbarga and Mangalore will get four FM channels each.
- An Emerging Alliance With India (US News & World Report, Michael Barone, Jul 01, 2005)
You didn't see it in the headlines this week, but it's likely to be more important in the long run than many things that received much more notice. The "it" in question is the New Framework for the U.S.-India Defense Relationship signed Monday . . .
- Africa Must Form Cartels (Hindu, Cameron Duodu, Jun 30, 2005)
African countries must band together and set up cartels that lay aside money to acquire the means of adding value to their raw materials before export
- Indian Hard-Liner Adjusts His Sails To Catch Winds Of Peaceful Change (Christian Science Monitor, John Nemec, Jun 30, 2005)
The impossible occurred last month in South Asia. A conservative Indian nationalist leader praised the founder of Pakistan.
- As You Sow, So Shall You Weep (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Jun 30, 2005)
With the rains finally here, spurious seeds and other fake inputs introduce a deadly new element in the survival struggle of the Vidharbha farmer. Fake seeds from Andhra Pradesh have come in on a large scale.
- Literacy Campaigns Don't Help The Poor (Deccan Herald, ABRAHAM M GEORGE, Jun 30, 2005)
Literacy without quality education is not of much help to the rural poor
- Blaming Pakistan Won't Help (Japan Times, Farhan Bokhari, Jun 30, 2005)
The latest diplomatic rift between Pakistan and Afghanistan speaks volumes about the underlying frictions among both countries and the United States in the so-called war on terror.
- The Railway Children (Telegraph, AVEEK SEN , Jun 30, 2005)
Between protection and punishment: the contradictions in the railway children’s relationship with the spaces they live,
- Middle: The Hunter And The Hunted (Times of India, REETA DUTTA GUPTA, Jun 30, 2005)
As a schoolgirl, I was a great fan of Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi and Salim Durrani, the all-rounder.
- India, Singapore Sign Economic Pact (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2005)
Comprehensive accord to boost trade in goods and services; mutual legal assistance treaty too
- Nothing Really Extraordinary (Telegraph, Ashis Chakrabarti, Jun 30, 2005)
The Salt Lake episode during the municipal elections is a “closed chapter” because leaving it open would have embarrassed both the chief minister and his party, writes Ashis Chakrabarti
- Balance-Sheet Approach To Complement Traditional Analysis (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 30, 2005)
There is a string of positive developments that the book speaks of — such as the recovery of global growth, improved prospects for stability, and sustained low interest rates. "The improvement in investor sentiment towards emerging markets was reflected i
- Revamping Power Management —Key To Attracting Foreign Investment (Business Line, S. Padmanabhan , Jun 30, 2005)
The process of buying electricity needs to be shifted out of the States. A corporate body with this mandate should be set up, suitably empowered by the Centre.
- Why One Large Airline Makes Economic Sense (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Jun 30, 2005)
A FEW days back, an Indian Airlines (IA) flight took off from a South Indian city to Singapore. The aircraft had a carrying capacity of a little over 100 passengers in the economy class and a little less than two dozen in the executive class.
- Faltering On Farm Front (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 30, 2005)
Is Agriculture becoming fashionable? For, with politicians and policymakers the recurring theme seems to be `farm'. At the National Development Council meeting, the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh,
- Windows Of Hope (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 30, 2005)
The evolution of Bill Gates from Microsoft-monopoly ogre to corporate do-gooder has touched a new high:
- Are The Days Of Cheap Oil Over? (Deccan Herald, Alok Ray, Jun 30, 2005)
The oil producing countries are aware of the dangers of letting the oil price go through the roof
- Protecting Marine Turtles (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 30, 2005)
WHILE the protection of wildlife has never figured on our list of priorities, not even with the relevant authorities,
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