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Articles 221 through 320 of 500:
- Ensure Trekkers ‘Take Permission’ For Expeditions (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2007)
Taking a serious view of the official laxity in ignoring the need for mandatory permission to undertake trekking expeditions in higher Himalayas in the region on the Indo-China border, the Uttarakhand government has asked for strict compliance . . . . .
- Will Putin Change The Strategic Map? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Oct 17, 2007)
The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, is in Iran and the world is tense with expectations of a change in the regional strategic map.
- From Russia With Love, Again (The Economic Times, VITHAL C NADKARNI, Oct 17, 2007)
The gold-domed marble cathedral of the Christ the Saviour on the banks of the Muscovy reminds you of the Taj Mahal by the Yamuna.
- Nuclear Power Will Hurt India’S Development (Asian Age, V.R. Krishna Iyer, Oct 17, 2007)
The independence that India gained sixty years ago had a mission beyond liberation from the British.
- Multilateralism Is Here To Stay (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Oct 17, 2007)
Will the collapse of the Doha Round lead to the end of multilateralism? Not necessarily, as there is every likelihood of a transparent, non-discriminatory framework for international trade emerging.
- Extracting Gains From Mining (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2007)
In the light of the recent happenings in mineral-rich States of Orissa, Bihar, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh , the transformation of mineral deposits into sustainable development gains would be a daunting task if the interests of all the stakehol . . . . .
- India Second Only To China In Attracting Fdi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2007)
UNCTAD releases World Investment Report
U.S. emerges third followed by Russia, Brazil
Many MNCs expand operations in India . . .
- Putin Warns Us Against Attacking Iran (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2007)
Russian leader Vladimir Putin met his Iranian counterpart on Tuesday and implicitly warned the US not to use a former Soviet republic to stage an attack on Iran.
- India Is The Second Most Attractive Fdi Hotspot (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2007)
India, which was the fourth largest recipient of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Asia, attracting US$17 billion while China claimed top spot with US$69 billion, according to World Investment Report 2007, emerged as the second most attractive. . .
- Antony Visits Russia For Defence Projects (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2007)
As the future of two of India’s mega-defence projects hangs in balance, Defence Minister A K Antony leaves for Moscow on Tuesday to iron out the financial issues blocking acquisition of more Su-30 fighters and Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier.
- Keep Off Iran: Putin (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2007)
Leaders of Russia and Iran spoke out strongly on Tuesday against outside interference into Caspian Sea affairs during the summit that focused on ways to divide the regions substantial energy resources....
- Mawayati Draws Spotlight In Us (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2007)
Uttar Pradesh's firebrand Chief Minister Mayawati has been profiled by the US magazine Newsweek among eight women leaders worldwide who have reached the top despite all odds, with the dalit leader narrating her struggle to rally the oppressed community.
- Iran’S N-Plan On Putin’S Agenda (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Oct 16, 2007)
Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to visit Iran as scheduled, despite reports of an assassinate plot. Mr. Putin would take part in a summit involving heads of the countries straddling the resource rich Caspian Sea.
- Putin Goes To Iran Despite Plot Report (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Oct 16, 2007)
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he was going ahead with his trip to Iran, shrugging off reports of a plot to kill him in Tehran.
- Us Economists Win Nobel (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2007)
American economists Leonid Hurwicz, Eric Maskin and Roger Myerson won the 2007 Nobel for economics today for laying the foundations of an economic theory that determines when markets are working effectively.
- American Trio Wins Nobel For Economics (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2007)
American economists Leonid Hurwicz, Eric Maskin and Roger Myerson won the 2007 Nobel prize for economics today for laying the foundations of an economic theory that determines when markets are working effectively.
- Preventing Iran From Going The Iraq Way (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Oct 16, 2007)
The prime goal of Vladimir Putin’s visit to Iran, the first by a Russian President in over 60 years, is to deny the U.S. any pretext for attacking Iran. For that, he needs to get Iran to cooperate with the IAEA.
- Two Steps Back (Telegraph, MAHESH RANGARAJAN, Oct 16, 2007)
The coalition government’s hesitation over India’s nuclear agreement with the United States of America has put off speculation about an imminent general election.
- Ex-Indian Fm Opposes Nato Presence In Afghanistan (Frontier Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2007)
Questioning NATO’s role in Afghanistan, former Indian foreign minister Jaswant Singh has said that he was against the presence of NATO troops in that country. “What has NATO got to do with Afghanistan?
- India Outsources Outsourcing (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2007)
From his tree-top-high office, Kris Gopalakrishnan, the head of India's giant software company Infosys, explains the rise of an economic phenomenon about to engulf the world: outsourcers are outsourcing themselves.
- Let’S Not Be The Submissive Spouse (Indian Express, V.R. Krishna Iyer, Oct 16, 2007)
The Indo-US nuclear agreement — 123 — is a major energy refuge for India, says the prime minister. But it is of alarmingly adverse national interest according to many informed critics, and so the subject desiderates public debate.
- Cops Unravel Kill Putin Plot (Deccan Herald, Luke Harding , Oct 16, 2007)
It was not clear why an Iranian terrorist group might target Putin or how Russias security agencies learned of the plot on the eve of his visit.
- Cong: N-Deal Has Only Hit The Pause Button (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2007)
"The deal has hit a pause button for the time being because of political reasons, but we are confident that it will be taken forward sooner than later," highly-placed AICC sources said on Monday.
- 'Putin May Be Assassined In Iran' (Pioneer, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 16, 2007)
But defiant Russian leader confirms Tehran visit
- Upa Shrewd On Suu Kyi (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, Oct 16, 2007)
After hectic advocacy by Christian Solidarity Worldwide and Burma Campaign, UK, British MPs John Bercow and Baroness Caroline Cox met a Chin group on the India-Myanmar border last month, while Prime Minister Gordon Brown urged an emergenc. . .
- 'Maya Among Top 8 Women Leaders' (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2007)
Uttar Pradesh's firebrand Chief Minister Mayawati has been profiled by the US magazine Newsweek among eight women leaders worldwide who have reached the top despite all odds, with the dalit leader narrating her struggle to rally the oppressed community.
- Merkel Backs Sanctions On Iran (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2007)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel backed the possibility of stronger sanctions against Iran before she met on Monday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who planned to travel on to Tehran from Germany.
- Unfazed Putin Will Visit Iran (Hindustan Times, Fred Weir , Oct 16, 2007)
President Vladimir Putin will go ahead with a state visit to Iran, which officially begins on Tuesday, despite a reported plot to assassinate him using suicide bombers during the trip, Kremlin officials say.
- Defence Minister On Four-Day Visit To Russia (Tribune, T.R. Ramachandran, Oct 16, 2007)
Even as serious challenges confront the Indo-Russian defence cooperation, Union defence minister A. K. Antony leaves on a four-day visit for Moscow tomorrow to co-chair the seventh India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Military Technical . . . .
- Libya, Vietnam, Burkina-Faso To Join Unsc Next Year (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2007)
Burkina-Faso, Libya and Vietnam were set on Tuesday to be elected non-permanent members of the UN Security Council for two years beginning next January 1, a UN source has said.
- Selfish Interest (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Oct 15, 2007)
Nothing much will happen right away. The Turkish ambassador to Washington has gone home for “consultations” after the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives approved a bill declaring the mass-killing of Armenians . . . . . .
- Nuclear Detour, The Untold Story (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Oct 15, 2007)
The Indo-US nuclear deal is not dead.
Contrary to the general perception, there is not even any slowdown in the operationalisation of the deal based on political considerations.
- Myanmar: Un Envoy Heads Back To Asia, To Rope In Neighbours (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2007)
The ruling junta on Sunday lashed out at global efforts to bring democracy to the tightly controlled nation, timing its message for the day a UN envoy headed to Asia to rally Myanmar’s neighbours for help with the country’s crisis.
- The Myanmar Crisis And The U.N. Way (Hindu, P.S. Suryanarayana, Oct 15, 2007)
With China and Russia continuing to rein the U.S. in, the Security Council has now moved away from its January posture of no collective action and towards a politically non-prescriptive stand on the Myanmar issue.
- Relevance Of The World Bank (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Oct 15, 2007)
I was fascinated by a discussion telecast by BBC recently on the future role of the World Bank.
- Putin To Reason With Iran On Nukes (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2007)
Russian President Vladimir Putin will show his preference for dialogue with Iran when he visits Tehran on Tuesday, amid calls from the West for stronger pressure on Iran to curb suspected plans for a nuclear bomb.
- Puja Wishes For A ‘Liberal’ State (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2007)
On this day next week, the terribly liberal city of Calcutta will still be bathed in the magic of Durga Pujo.
- Antony To Review Defence Ties During Moscow Visit (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2007)
India and Russia will review the entire gamut of defence ties during Defence Minister AK Antony's four-day visit to Moscow starting Tuesday.
- Changing Global Realities (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Oct 15, 2007)
SOME sections of our political class have expressed the fear that the Indo-US nuclear deal and enhanced cooperation with the United States will compromise India's sovereignty and result in India becoming a junior partner in the imperial order of the US.
- Threat For Traditions (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2007)
The government of Sakha Republic, better known as Yakutia, backs the pipeline and argues that the whole region will benefit economically because of it. But the area's indigenous Evenk people are complaining that their age-old way of life is in danger.
- Early Poll Will Help Congress (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Oct 15, 2007)
Political assessments given a few weeks ago had indicated that the next general election would take place in December 2007 or February 2008. The fact that the Congress and the CPI(M) are trading charges on the India-US nuclear deal does not . . . .
- Un Envoy Resumes Asia Mission As Junta Firm On Its Stand (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2007)
UN special envoy to Burma Ibrahim Gambari resumed his peace mission to Asian countries on M onday to seek a solution to the ongoing political crisis in Burma.
- Un ‘Strongly Deplores’ Crackdown On Protests (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
In its first public statement on Burma unrest, the UN Security Council has "strongly deplored" the use of violence by the military junta against peaceful pro-democracy protesters there after days of haggling delayed a reaction from the body.
- Special Article (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Oct 13, 2007)
China’s Party Congress is held every five years.
- The Importance Of Being Brics (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Oct 13, 2007)
We believe we should work closer with the BRIC countries as they are importantly placed in the world economy. Our mandate is to make sure we contribute to the better functioning of the world economy.
- Putin's Threat To Dump Treaty (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
Vladimir Putin warned yesterday that Russia was considering withdrawing from a major cold war arms treaty banning intermediate nuclear missiles unless it was expanded to include other states.
- India Outsources Outsourcing (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
From his tree-top-high office, Kris Gopalakrishnan, the head of India's giant software company Infosys, explains the rise of an economic phenomenon about to engulf the world: outsourcers are outsourcing themselves.
- We Will Dump Nuclear Treaty, Putin Warns (Guardian (UK), Luke Harding , Oct 13, 2007)
Vladimir Putin warned yesterday that Russia was considering withdrawing from a major cold war arms treaty banning intermediate nuclear missiles unless it was expanded to include other states.
- Friends, Australians, Americans Give Me Your Wheat (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
If India’s wheat production has been flat for 10 years how come the consumers did not come to know about it till now? There are two reasons: foodgrain stocks and Australia.
- Ril Plans $9 B Spend On Petroleum Sector (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
RIL will enhance capacity to 4.5 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) in two phases at Jamnagar from 1.9 mtpa now to grab 15 per cent of the global market of paraxylene, used for making plastics and polyester.
- 'Asia's Return To Dominance Is The Norm' (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 13, 2007)
By the year 2050, the BRIC's (Brazil, Russia, India and China) study shows that the four largest economies in the world will be China, the United States, India and Japan.
- Eyes On 2012 As No Leadership Change Likely At China Party Meet (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
Chinese President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao are set to retain their current jobs after the National Congress of the ruling Communist Party of China, but the world is waiting to see the young leaders who will be groomed as their successors . . . .
- Myanmar Pm Soe Win Dead (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
Myanmar Prime Minister Soe Win, presumed to have been the architect of an attack on supporters of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in 2003, died on Friday in a military hospital in Yangon, state media announced.
- Race For The Pole Position (Business Line, J. Srinivasan, Oct 13, 2007)
Five nations are scrambling to lay claim to the huge reservoirs of crude oil beneath the seabed under the Arctic ice. As much as with one another, these nations will have to contend with the indigenous people, the Inuit, who want a say in the matter.
- Us, Russia Missile Defence Talks Fail (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
After a series of tense meetings that began with a blunt rebuff from Russian President Vladimir Putin, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Defense Secretary Robert Gates appeared to have been unable to turn around Moscow's opposition to. . .
- Left Hijacks Debate On Indo-Us Nuke Deal (Deccan Herald, N N SACHITANAND, Oct 13, 2007)
The American nuclear industry may gain a market if the deal goes through, though it will have stiff competition from France, Japan, Russia and others. But without the deal, our elaborate three-stage nuclear power plan will have to be aborted.
- The Global Challenge Of Cyberwar (Tribune, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 13, 2007)
Estonia claimed to be under attack last spring, but not by guns or bombs. This assault came in the form of data requests from more than a million computers.
- Russia Warns Of Leaving Missile Treaty (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened on Friday in talks with top US administration officials to abandon a key nuclear missile treaty, while also telling Washington to freeze plans for a European anti-missile shield.
- Eu Thinks Of A Global Role (Dawn, Shadaba Islam, Oct 13, 2007)
EUROPEAN Union leaders head off to Lisbon next week for another bout of intense soul-searching over the future of their 27-nation bloc.
- India Needs Burma (Times of India, Swapan Dasgupta, Oct 13, 2007)
At the best of times, unless it emanates from the Anglosphere or Pakistan, foreign news interests only a minusculity; at the worst of times, it is ignored altogether. As such, it was hardly surprising that TV images of Buddhist monks marching . . .
- Seeking An Arc Of Stability In West Asia (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Oct 13, 2007)
Iran, Syria, and Turkey, by deepening their ties in the energy sector, are working towards establishing a semi-independent zone of stability.
- Climate Change: Where Science And Politics Collide (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 13, 2007)
A few errors in Al Gore’s film should not undermine the thrust of his message.
- Now, N-Deal With Russia? (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Oct 12, 2007)
The Manmohan Singh government is quietly working on plan B (to have a nuclear deal with Russia on the lines of Indo-US 123 Agreement) and plan C (to purchase nuclear reactors from Canada) as the Indo-US civilian nuclear energy . . .
- Pioneering Feminist Doriss Lessing In Nobel Win (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
British writer Doris Lessing won the 2007 Nobel Prize for literature, the Swedish Academy said on Thursday, citing her scepticism, fire and visionary power in dozens of works, notably her classic 'The Golden Notebook.'
- Pm Meets Elbaradei, Silent On 123 (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday explained the political situation in the country, to IAEA chief Mohammad ElBaradei, which is holding back government from starting discussions on India-specific safeguards.
- Ensure Integrated Aircraft Development (Tribune, Vijay Mohan, Oct 12, 2007)
The long-awaited issue of the requests for proposal (RFP) for procurement of 126 multi-role combat aircraft (MRCA) for the Indian Air Force comes at a time when the country is engaged in two ambitious fighter aircraft programmes.
- Creating Viable Export Strategies (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 12, 2007)
The annual supplement to the foreign trade policy (FTP) (2004-09) has set new heights for India’s exports to ensure that merchandised export reaches a level of $160 billion by 2007-08 and $200 billion by 2008-09.
- Forex Factor (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 12, 2007)
Foregin exchange reserves amount to $250 billion. The bulk of these is held in low yielding US government securities.
- In The Month Of Ramzan (Indian Express, NEHA SINHA, Oct 12, 2007)
It is the holy month of Ramzan and we are in Afghanistan. But look for the expected, the much depicted figures of men in beards and women in burkhas, coupled with a staunch religious-seriousness of purpose, and you will be re-educated.
- Themes Aesthetically Laid Out (Hindu, RUPA GOPAL, Oct 12, 2007)
Kalpakam Srinivasamurti’s displays emphasise the enduring beauty of our culture and heritage.
- Kinetic Theatre (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
THIS is a slim but rich collection of interviews and essays on the drama group of the Students Federation of India.
- Uk To Milk Rich Non-Domiciles (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2007)
In one fell swoop, Britain has swept off their pedestals the world's richest Indian, Lakshmi Mittal, Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich and Egyptian grocer-to-the-great-and-good Mohammed al-Fayed in a hasty, if belated, move to crack down on wealthy non
- 'No Proof Of Iran Making Nuclear Bomb' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2007)
Russia has no evidence that Iran is trying to build a nuclear weapon, president Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday after talks in Moscow with his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy.
- Washington Dissensus (Frontline, WALDEN BELLO, Oct 11, 2007)
The Washington Consensus has undergone a process of unravelling, and its former adherents have gone off in divergent directions.
- Hounding Teheran (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Oct 11, 2007)
THE last week of September witnessed frenetic diplomatic activity involving Iran and its friends and enemies. Most of the action was centred in New York where Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was attending the annual summit at the United Nations.
- The Nuclear Deal (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 11, 2007)
Jawaharlal Nehru had famously talked about Bhakra Nangal Dam as one of the temples of modern India.
- On How To Set Up Business In Brazil (Business Line, D. Murali , Oct 11, 2007)
Brazilian companies, beyond paying dividends to their shareholders, may also pay interest on equity to them. And such interest is a deductible expense.
- Iran: France & Russia Patch Up (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2007)
After two days of hectic parleys, Russia and France today sorted out their differences over stiffer sanction on Iran with the two sides agreeing that Teheran’s nuclear programme “must be transparent”.
- Rising Tensions In West Asia (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Oct 11, 2007)
Israel’s aggression against Syria comes in the face of the Bush administration’s supplanting of Syria in place of Iraq in the “axis of evil”.
- Special Article (Statesman, Salman Haidar , Oct 11, 2007)
Agreement An Important Stage In A Difficult Negotiation
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