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- Indira Gandhi As Parivar Heroine (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 23, 2005)
K.S. Sudarshan's praise of Indira Gandhi at a recent function in Lucknow is yet another command centre barb aimed at the Bharatiya Janata Party's supposedly week-kneed leadership.
- Price Of Division (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 23, 2005)
Election results in Left Front-ruled West Bengal seldom, if ever, go beyond the expected.
- The Railway Children (Telegraph, AVEEK SEN , Jun 23, 2005)
If the little jharu has become a symbol of how the railway children work for their life and mobility,
- Two Major Initiatives Of Pervaiz (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 23, 2005)
JUNE 21, 2005 would go into annals of the Punjab history as golden day. Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi took two major initiatives on the day with far-reaching impact on the overall socio-economic conditions of the people of the province.
- Ngos’ Regulation (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 23, 2005)
PRIME Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that the Government is working on a programme to regulate NGOs to ensure more transparency in their activities.
- U.S. Image Up Slightly, But Still Negative (Pew Global, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2005)
Anti-Americanism in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, which surged as a result of the U.S. war in Iraq, shows modest signs of abating.
- Lower Fiscal Deficit Augurs Well (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 23, 2005)
The final fiscal data for 2004-05 seem to vindicate the Government's optimism on containing the fiscal deficit, not only over the medium term extending to 2008-09,
- Nuclear Threat Or Bluff? (Business Line, K. Subrahmanyam, Jun 23, 2005)
The old time-worn story of Bruce Riedel, who was on President Clinton’s National Security Council staff during the Kargil crisis and was present during the Clinton-Nawaz Sharif negotiations on July 4, 1999, has captured Indian media headlines once again.
- A Win-Win Deal (Business Line, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 23, 2005)
The comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement between India and Singapore will mark a watershed in ties between the two countries because of the novelty surrounding the exercise.
- Developing Ideas On Development (Business Line, A. Vasudevan, Jun 23, 2005)
Good governance and sound policy reforms will not be enough if the growth rate is to go up and expand employment.
- `Related' Revelations (Business Line, Preeti Malhotra, Jun 23, 2005)
The Irani Committee proposals on related party transactions will help improve corporate governance, says Preeti Malhotra
- Master Health Check-Up Of The Big Four (Business Line, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 23, 2005)
What is the quality of audit conducted by the Big Four? On this, an important report by the Professional Oversight Board for Accountancy (POBA) was out on Monday.
- The Boss Who Disappeared From His Yacht (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 23, 2005)
In Corporate governance there are not always `right' and `wrong' answers, writes Robert Wearing in Cases in Corporate Governance from Sage (www.indiasage.com).
- Oil Is Yet Again On The Front Burner (Business Line, V.K. Sharma, Jun 23, 2005)
Crude is back in news. The US light sweet crude July delivery rose to a 20-year high of $59.52 a barrel before settling at $58.80 on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
- Visit Of Discord (Business Line, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 23, 2005)
Soon after the visit of Hurriyat leaders to Pakistan, we had commented in these columns that the development was highly irregular and undesirable.
- Taliban Generate Telephonic Parleys (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 23, 2005)
US PRESIDENT George W Bush telephoned President Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday to defuse tension between Kabul and Islamabad amidst recent incidents of Taliban related violence in Afghanistan.
- Threats From Taliban (Business Line, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 23, 2005)
THE Taliban remains a major destabilising factor in Afghanistan despite the collapse of the militia’s regime in Afghanistan nearly four years ago following the US-led war against terrorism.
- Brief Case: Numb And Number (Times of India, JUG SURAIYA, Jun 23, 2005)
524873? 6103421! Is that what a conversational exchange between two people look and sound like in the not-all-that-remote future?
- Middle: Making Peace With History (Times of India, ARIF MOHAMMED KHAN, Jun 23, 2005)
The controversy generated by L K Advani in Pakistan still rages. However, Advani's statements were not meant to certify M A Jinnah's politics or build a new image. They signified an earnest attempt to strengthen the peace process.
- Behold The Real Jinnah (Indian Express, Anupam Gupta, Jun 23, 2005)
Described by one of his leading biographers, Stanley Wolpert,
- The Political Blame-Game (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jun 23, 2005)
With the Ambani brothers burying the hatchet after their mother announced a patch-up formula, stock market indices zoomed,
- Israel Revives Assassination Policy (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2005)
Israel has resumed an assassination policy against Islamic Jihad militants, officials said on Wednesday, underscoring the deterioration of a ceasefire with Palestinians.
- Left Wave Sweeps Through Urban Areas Too (Hindu, Marcus Dam, Jun 23, 2005)
The recent emphasis on urban development seems to have paid off for the Left Front in the Kolkata civic polls.
- Rural Russian Roulette In Vidharbha (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Jun 23, 2005)
For Vidharbha's farmers, the most important question is: when to sow?
- Marsh Crocodiles Set To Fly To Dhaka (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , Jun 23, 2005)
Forty crocodiles have been selected from a group of 2,000; the species appears to be extinct in Bangladesh
- U.N. Seat: India Woos Pakistan Too (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Jun 23, 2005)
"Response was quite diplomatic; Pakistanis said they had nothing against India"
- Which States Make Up Russia's Enemies? (Hindu, Vladimir Simonov, Jun 23, 2005)
A recent poll among the Russian public throws up some surprise results.
- Goodbye To Cheap Oil? (Hindu, LARRY ELLIOT, Jun 23, 2005)
It was a question of when, not if, for oil traders on Tuesday as the price of a barrel of crude threatened to burst through the $60-a-barrel barrier for the first time.
- Protests Against Posco Pact (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2005)
Opposition parties against clause in MoU that allows export of iron ore from Orissa
- Is It Really Worth Going To University? (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Jun 23, 2005)
The policy of one-size-fits-all has played havoc with higher education in the countries where it has been tried, including India, and the signs are that it is not likely to work in Britain.
- Foreign Workers Face Battle To Win Jobs (New Zealand Herald, Julie Middleton , Jun 22, 2005)
Recruiters discriminate heavily against Chinese and Indian job seekers, according to a new study which probed the behaviour of 350 New Zealand managers and professionals.
- G7 To Help Wipe Out Poor Countries' Debt (New Zealand Herald, Sumeet Desai and Gernot Heller , Jun 22, 2005)
The Group of Seven wealthy nations have pledged to help rid the world's poorest countries of their crippling debt, launching a programme that falls short of the immediate action demanded by Africa.
- Trade Between Hostile Neighbours Blossoms (New Zealand Herald, ALAN WHEATLEY , Jun 22, 2005)
Sixteen months into a cautious peace process between India and Pakistan, trade between the two nuclear powers is still an exercise in frustration and missed opportunities.
- View: Let State Government Shift Out Of The City (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 22, 2005)
Palaniappan Chidambaram's concern for Mumbai is understandable. The finance minister is worried that infrastructure in our financial capital is crumbling. But his solution — a CEO for Mumbai — misses the real issues. Mumbai's problems don't stem from . .
- Mandela Launches New Star-Studded Aids Concert (New Zealand Herald, Reuters, Jun 22, 2005)
JOHANNESBURG - Nelson Mandela, who last year announced he was bowing out of public life,
- Grieving Tsunami Mothers Turn To Fertility Surgery (New Zealand Herald, Y.P. Rajesh, Jun 22, 2005)
AKKARAPETTAI, India - Like hundreds of mothers on India’s southeastern coast, Vasantha lost all her children -- a son and two daughters -- to the Indian Ocean tsunami.
- India Media Slam Us Move To Sell F-16s To Pakistan (New Zealand Herald, Reuters, Jun 22, 2005)
Indian newspapers and analysts warned Monday that a US decision to sell F-16 fighter planes to Pakistan . . .
- Eleven Killed, 17 Hurt In Kashmir Rebel Violence (New Zealand Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2005)
India - Suspected militants shot dead a grandmother, mother and her infant daughter after the child's father, a former Kashmiri separatist rebel, surrendered to Indian security forces, police said on Sunday.
- Kyoto Risky For Signatories (New Zealand Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2005)
New Zealand and other countries that put a price on emissions of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide are taking on a significant commercial risk,
- Where We Stand In Bush's America (New Zealand Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2005)
Carroll du Chateau asks the ambassador to the US how he's getting on with the coveted free trade deal.
- Tsunami May Have Revealed Lost City (New Zealand Herald, Jan McGirk , Jun 22, 2005)
The mighty Boxing Day tsunami has revealed what archaeologists believe to be the lost ruins of an ancient city off the coast of Tamil Nadu in southern India.
- Nepal Slips Back To Medieval Rule (New Zealand Herald, Justin Huggler, Jun 22, 2005)
The King of Nepal has just seized absolute power, sacked the entire Government and put the country's Prime Minister under house arrest.
- 'We Were Pinned Down By Fire In The Heart Of Kashmir' (New Zealand Herald, Justin Huggler, Jun 22, 2005)
When the gunfire suddenly sprayed across the street in front of us, we dived for the ground, scrabbling desperately to get behind a parked car.
- Exporter Importing Talent (New Zealand Herald, Owen Hembry , Jun 22, 2005)
Fonterra is the world’s leading exporter of dairy products but, in the fight for international executives, it has shown bottle as an importer.
- Goff Seeks To Lift Tourism, Film And Trade Deals With India (New Zealand Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2005)
India and New Zealand have pledged to increase their two-way trade from $500 million annually.
- Piracy Dips But Indonesia Remains Violent Black Spot (New Zealand Herald, Reuters, Jun 22, 2005)
Piracy at sea fell by a quarter in 2004, although violence rose in the trade-critical Malacca Straits, according to the International Maritime Bureau.
- Bush Agrees To Sell F-16s To Pakistan, India Uneasy (New Zealand Herald, Reuters, Jun 22, 2005)
Texas - President Bush has agreed to sell F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan in a major policy shift rewarding a key ally in the war on terrorism and angering its nuclear neighbor, India.
- Nepali Army Launches Air Strikes Against Rebels (New Zealand Herald, Reuters, Jun 22, 2005)
KATHMANDU - Nepali troops backed by helicopters have attacked Maoist camps in the jungles in the west of the country,
- British Minister Exposes Rift With Us On Global Warming (New Zealand Herald, Colin Brown , Jun 22, 2005)
LONDON/MOSCOW - The British government is deeply disappointed that US President George Bush has not made a greater commitment to tackling climate change before the G8 summit, its Environment Secretary has disclosed.
- Paying The Price To Enjoy Beauty Of The Himalayas (New Zealand Herald, Amanda Kyne, Jun 22, 2005)
The Maoist rebel appeared out of nowhere. It was 6.30am and I had been up at Poon Hill watching the sun rise over the Himalayas.
- Double The Super Pleasure (New Zealand Herald, Owen Hembry , Jun 22, 2005)
The number of "super growth" companies in New Zealand has more than doubled, putting the country mid-table internationally, a new survey shows.
- Blair Gains Putin's Support On Climate Change (New Zealand Herald, Colin Brown , Jun 22, 2005)
Moscow : - British Prime Minister Tony Blair yesterday secured the support of the Russian president Vladimir Putin for action on climate change at the forthcoming G8 summit at Gleneagles.
- Chinese Banks Pull Record $22b Back Home (New Zealand Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2005)
Chinese banks, including the central bank, brought a record US$16 billion ($22 billion) home from overseas in the fourth quarter, the Bank for International Settlements said.
- New Zealand's Climate Change Challenge Increases (New Zealand Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2005)
The latest forecast of net greenhouse gas emissions for 2008-12 shows New Zealand will miss its Kyoto target unless further action is taken, according to a government minister.
- Musharraf A Considerable Player On The World Stage (New Zealand Herald, Fran O Sullivan, Jun 22, 2005)
Pakistani strongman General Pervez Musharraf concedes it is "indeed partially true" that before September 11 ...
- Australia: Regional Profile (New Zealand Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2005)
History: Australia is the world's smallest continent but the sixth largest country.
- Sailing Starships (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 22, 2005)
The age of fuel-guzzling rockets could be coming to an end soon — barely 50 years after they blasted off
- Nepal King Names New Cabinet, World Condemns (New Zealand Herald, Reuters, Jun 22, 2005)
Nepal's King Gyanendra unveiled a 10-member cabinet under his leadership on Wednesday, a day after he sacked the prime minister
- Mbeki Finally Takes Initiative On Aids Epidemic (New Zealand Herald, Basildon Peta, Jun 22, 2005)
South Africa, which is fighting the highest caseload of Aids in the world, has hired seven international pharmaceutical firms to help deliver anti-Aids drugs in state hospitals.
- Pakistani Scientist Gave Iran Machines Useable For A-Bomb (New Zealand Herald, Reuters, Jun 22, 2005)
Islamabad - Pakistan has acknowledged for the first time that a disgraced Pakistani scientist at the centre of a nuclear black market gave Iran centrifuges which can be used to make atomic weapons.
- Us Wants Full Break-Up Of Khan Nuclear Network (New Zealand Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2005)
ISLAMABAD - A clandestine network run by the disgraced father of Pakistan's atomic bomb and used to supply nuclear technology abroad must be completely destroyed, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said today.
- Rice To Challenge North Korea To Return To Nuke Talks (New Zealand Herald, Saul Hudson , Jun 22, 2005)
TOKYO - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will challenge North Korea on Saturday to give up its nuclear weapons as she presses partners in Asia to make Pyongyang return to six-party arms talks.
- Annan To Usher In New Age Of The Un (New Zealand Herald, Anne Penketh, Jun 22, 2005)
The architecture of global security - unchanged since the defeat of the Axis powers at the end of World War II - is on the point of being transformed, as a decision nears on making Germany and Japan permanent members of the UN Security Council.
- Kyoto Protocol Target Impossible, Says South Korea (New Zealand Herald, Reuters, Jun 22, 2005)
SEOUL - It will be impossible for emerging industrial powers such as China and South Korea ever to comply with the Kyoto Protocol on curbing greenhouse gas emissions, South Korea's Environment Minister says.
- Nepal King Says Defending Democracy, Phones Cut (New Zealand Herald, Reuters, Jun 22, 2005)
Nepal's King Gyanendra said on Friday he took power to protect democracy from Maoist rebels and political instability,
- G7 Frets About Oil, China’S Forex Peg (New Zealand Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2005)
Finance chiefs from the Group of Seven economic powers met on Saturday to discuss two of the global economic concerns over which they have least control -- high oil prices and China’s fixed currency peg.
- Buses Set To Cross Kashmir Divide Despite Attack (New Zealand Herald, Reuters, Jun 22, 2005)
India and Pakistan open a historic bus link across divided Kashmir on Thursday, protected by heavy security following a suicide attack by separatist rebels on the Indian end of the route.
- India Ready To Talk On Kashmir (New Zealand Herald, Reuters, Jun 22, 2005)
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said today he was ready to hold talks over the disputed region of Kashmir with Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf who visits New Delhi next week.
- Slippery Old ‘oil Tax’ (Tribune, MICHAEL KINSLEY, Jun 22, 2005)
Watching the House and Senate quarrel over which favored users and which alternative suppliers will get new subsidies and tax breaks in the energy bill ought to be a hair-tearing experience for anyone with a basic understanding of economics.
- Pepsico Profit Up On Price Hikes, Overseas Growth (New Zealand Herald, Reuters, Jun 22, 2005)
PepsiCo Inc, the world's No 2 soft drink company, said on Thursday quarterly profit rose 13 per cent on strength in its international business and price increases in North America on its Tropicana juice drinks and the concentrate it sells to bottlers.
- The Forgotten Elders (Tribune, Indrajit Singh Chadha, Jun 22, 2005)
Senior citizens have been singled out for step-motherly treatment in this year’s Budget. The new provisions not only deprived them of the bulk of the advantage they enjoyed earlier but were presented, both in the Finance Minister’s speech, as well as in
- Tsunami Carried Bronze Buddha 1000km Across Ocean (New Zealand Herald, Jan McGirk , Jun 22, 2005)
In mid-December a little bronze-eyed idol, like so many in rural Myanmar (Burma),
- India And Pakistan Agree To Boost Trade, Trust (New Zealand Herald, Reuters, Jun 22, 2005)
India and Pakistan agreed in "positive and businesslike" talks on Sunday to boost trade and trust to bolster peace efforts between the wary nuclear-armed neighbours.
- Reviving Circular Railway (Dawn, Zubeida Mustafa, Jun 22, 2005)
There are three elements that are essential for any development project to be executed smoothly and with the minimum of public dislocation and discontent.
- Who’S Who? (Dawn, Hafizur Rahman, Jun 22, 2005)
March 23, Pakistan Day, came three months ago, and August 14, Independence Day, is nearer — two months away.
- Iraq’S Continuing Travails (Dawn, Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Jun 22, 2005)
Speaking in his weekly radio broadcast US President George Bush said on Saturday that pulling out of Iraq now is not an option.
- Rise Of A ‘moderate’ Advani? (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Jun 22, 2005)
Ever since Lal Krishna Advani began attracting flak for his comments in Karachi on Mohammad Ali Jinnah,
- As Aung San Suu Kyi Holds On (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 22, 2005)
Celebrating her 60th birthday in confinement last Sunday, the world’s most famous political prisoner, Aung San Suu Kyi, has remained a beacon of hope for millions of Burmese who have suffered under repressive military rule for more than 40 years now.
- Caterpillar Group Boycotted For Selling Bulldozers To Israel (New Zealand Herald, Reuters, Jun 22, 2005)
From boots to baseball caps, the Caterpillar fashion range is marketed as upmarket outdoors wear for label-conscious youth.
- Meanwhile, Our Energy Consumption Keeps On Going Up (New Zealand Herald, Chris de Freitas, Jun 22, 2005)
The Kyoto Protocol, an icon of the global environmental movement, is finally taking legal effect after years of controversy since it was agreed in 1997.
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