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Articles 2621 through 2720 of 31829:
- Facing The Truth (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Oct 12, 2006)
India's objection to Pakistan's legal right to sign the 1963 border treaty is justified, but the alignment it secured was correct.
- North Korea's N-Test Could Complicate Indo-Us Nuclear Deal (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
North Korea's nuclear test has complicated the implementation of the Indo-US civil nuclear deal, with a bill on the agreement set to come up in the lame duck session of the Senate that gets underway in about four weeks.
- Special Article (Statesman, Salman Haidar , Oct 12, 2006)
North Korea’s nuclear test has driven everything else off the page. The international community is united in condemnation. Strong statements have been issued from every corner, especially the immediate neighbours. India, too, has criticised the . . .
- Is West Needlessly Needling Muslims? (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Oct 12, 2006)
If Muslims are found living in self-imposed ghettos, the tendency of the West to mock at other cultures and religions qualifies it as a bully, says Anuradha Dutt.
- Labour:asian Lessons (Frontline, T.K. RAJALAKSHMI, Oct 12, 2006)
The ILO's new report on "Labour and Social Trends in Asia and the Pacific" has important lessons for labour market governance.
- Killer Asbestos (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
A report on the health of workers at the Alang ship-breaking yard points to the need to ban asbestos.
- Shadow Of Iraq (Frontline, Vijay Prashad, Oct 12, 2006)
The coming elections to the U.S. Congress will determine whether the Bush administration's Iraq policy has found favour with the people.
- Siamese Tragedy (Frontline, WALDEN BELLO, Oct 12, 2006)
The coup in Thailand is the culmination of a slide caused by the political bankruptcy of civilian rule and accelerated by IMF prescriptions.
- Remuneration Quotient (Pioneer, Prafull Goradia, Oct 12, 2006)
There cannot be exploitation of workers beyond a point and American war on wages will provide an opportunity for Indians, says Prafull Goradia
- N Korea May Hit Back If Usa Persists (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
North Korea warned today it would physically retaliate to increased US pressure on the communist regime, while South Korea reportedly prepared for a possible nuclear conflict amid spiralling tensions in Asia.
- Looming War Clouds (Pioneer, Dmitri Kosyrev, Oct 12, 2006)
Russia and Georgia are eyeball-to-eyeball and America is doing everything to exacerbate the crisis
- Delusions Of Order (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Oct 12, 2006)
Marginal states like North Korea can turn desperation into power and make the powerful look utterly desperate. We need to rethink power in the 21st century
- Pakistan Denies It Enabled North Korea Test (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf defended his country on Wednesday against suspicions that illegal nuclear proliferation by a disgraced atomic scientist had enabled North Korea to carry out a nuclear test.
- “War On Terror” For Money (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Oct 12, 2006)
Musharraf’s book reveals more about the illegalities in the state than the “truth” about him and the country.
- Voices Of The Same Poverty (Telegraph, AVEEK SEN , Oct 12, 2006)
Kiran Desai getting this year’s Booker Prize continues a tradition that is essentially unsubtle and rather old, writes Aveek Sen
- U.S., Russia Still Working On Details Of Wto Deal (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
The United States and Russia are still negotiating details aimed at reaching agreement on Moscow's bid to join the World Trade Organization, the U.S. commerce secretary said on Wednesday.
- Keeping To The Right (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Oct 12, 2006)
The first leg of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s six-day European tour underlines the growing relationship between the two countries, both political and economic.
- Pakistan Detains Militants Behind Foiled Rocket Attacks (Hindustan Times, ZEESHAN HAIDER , Oct 12, 2006)
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said on Wednesday security agencies had detained militants behind two foiled rocket attacks in the capital Islamabad last week and that he may have been the target.
- North Korean Nuclear Blast (Daily Excelsior, V.N. Paranjape, Oct 12, 2006)
The inevitable has happened. North Korea has, by conducting the unwarranted nuclear test, given full play to its dangerously belligerent intentions.
- Musharraf Denies Pakistan Enabled North Korea Test (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf defended his country on Wednesday against suspicions that illegal nuclear proliferation by a disgraced atomic scientist had enabled North Korea to carry out a nuclear test.
- Dengue-Hit India Needs To Clean Up - Ramadoss (Reuters, Kamil Zaheer, Oct 12, 2006)
India needs to improve public sanitation standards dramatically to prevent outbreaks of mosquito-borne diseases like dengue, which has killed 52 people and infected thousands in recent weeks, the health minister said on Wednesday.
- Pagan Movement Steps In To Help India's Witches (Reuters, BAPPA MAJUMDAR, Oct 12, 2006)
Followers of a global pagan witchcraft movement plan to introduce their beliefs in India to curb the persecution and killing of hundreds of witches every year.
- Us: India, Pak & N. Korea Different (Asian Age, Arun Kumar, Oct 12, 2006)
The United States says there is no comparison between a defiant North Korea and a "responsible" India, or for that matter Pakistan, an ally "transitioning to its own form of democracy".
- Lives Being Made Over (New Indian Express, Mini Kapoor, Oct 12, 2006)
Look first at two other novels that were in quiet contention for the Booker Prize this year. In Hisham Matar’s In the Country of Men, a young boy is rudely prepared for exile as the politics of 1979 Libya come streaming into his family home.
- ‘Kargil Led To Barak Decision’ (Asian Age, Sridhar Kumaraswami, Oct 12, 2006)
The Navy would have been highly vulnerable to the Pakistani Exocet missiles had the Kargil conflict escalated into a fullscale war and it was this that led the Navy top-brass to immediately recommend procurement of the Israeli Barak missiles, the . . .
- Extreme Alaska (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
Once considered a frozen waste for polar bears, it is today a magical destination for those in search of the last true wilderness.
- Brief History Of The Bomb (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 12, 2006)
As the world debates how to respond to North Korea, it becomes even more important to recount how the country became a “nuclear power”. Below are the key events and dates. Pakistan looms large
- Globalization Cannot Work By Compensation (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Oct 12, 2006)
Most economists hold that globalization is beneficial for all stakeholders just a trade between two persons is beneficial for both.
- Cold War Clouds (Frontline, Vladimir Radyuhin , Oct 12, 2006)
A report prepared by two experts of the state Duma predicts a worsening of Russian-American relations in the next few years.
- Abe's Empire (Frontline, P.S. Suryanarayana, Oct 12, 2006)
For new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe the challenges are many as Japan seeks to reposition itself in the new world order.
- Sri Lanka:mixed Signals (Frontline, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 12, 2006)
The conflict resolution process remains stalled though the government receives "positive signals" from the LTTE.
- Second North Korean Test Feared As U.N. Weighs Sanctions (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
Capitals from Asia to America were making frantic checks on Wednesday after Japanese broadcaster NHK said North Korea may have conducted another nuclear test, but there was no immediate confirmation that it had.
- Australia To Push For Asia Nuclear Power Laws (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
Australia said on Wednesday it would push for Asia-wide regulations covering nuclear power, similar to Europe, which would boost confidence in nuclear non-proliferation following North Korea's reported nuclear test.
- Gandhi's Relevance (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Oct 11, 2006)
"We must become the change we want to see in the world." With these famous words of Mahatma Gandhi the Gandhi caps are being sold in affluent countries. This is revealed during an Internet search.
- Pakistan Aiding Taliban Resurgence (Tribune, Lt Gen (retd) Vijay Oberoi, Oct 11, 2006)
The volte face by the Pakistani army in Waziristan will have long-term adverse effects for peace in our region in general and stability in Afghanistan in particular.
- S Korea Will Reconsider Its Engagement With North (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
South Korea will reconsider its policy of engagement with the North following Pyongyang's announcement it had tested a nuclear device, President Roh Moo-hyun was cited as saying today.
- Unsc Mulls Severe Sanctions Against North Korea (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Oct 11, 2006)
The United Nations Security Council on Monday weighed severe sanctions against North Korea while US President George W. Bush vowed the international community would "respond" following a reported nuclear test by the reclusive communist nation.
- Stay Out Of Trouble (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Oct 11, 2006)
On one issue, at least, George Bush and George Clooney are in perfect accord: what is happening in Darfur is genocide, and something must be done about it. But it isn’t genocide, and nothing will be done.
- Not About Malls Alone (Telegraph, Bibek Debroy, Oct 11, 2006)
The World Bank has produced an excellent document titled, India, Inclusive Growth and Service Delivery: Building on India’s Success. As the title of this report suggests, the focus is on service delivery, which still largely remains public-sector.
- Rural India, Value Added (Indian Express, P. V. Indiresan , Oct 11, 2006)
The decision of the Committee of Secretaries to have one PURA (Providing Urban Amenities in Rural Areas) in each of the country’s 592 districts (IE, September 25) is the culmination of President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s four-year campaign to promote the idea.
- A "Hymn" To India And Indians (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Oct 11, 2006)
Manmohan invites expatriates to join great adventure of creativity
- Starred War For A Book (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Oct 11, 2006)
As if terrorism, Kashmir and memories of partition were not enough, NRIs and NRPs are now at daggers drawn over President Pervez Musharraf’s controversial autobiography, In the Line of Fire.
- Language Of The Rootless Beings (Deccan Herald, Janaki Murali, Oct 11, 2006)
Amidst all this controversy and debate on whether children should be taught in their mother tongue in primary school, extreme positions have been taken by both proponents and opponents.
- Siachen Troops To Get New Wardrobe Soon (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee told army troops at the Siachen Base Camp in Zingrulwa that the government had decided to rush a full stock of authorised clothing before the onset of winter, and that the jawans would soon receive new boots capable . . .
- Police Interference In Politics Must Also Stop (Indian Express, Manoje Nath, Oct 11, 2006)
The landmark Sup-reme Court judgment in the writ petition filed by Prakash Singh and others proposes to lay down the foundation for an apolitical, responsive and accountable police force.
- Us And China Scramble To Work Out A Common North Korea Policy (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
For almost two decades, the United States and China have tried different approaches to dissuade North Korea from acquiring nuclear weapons—all of which appear to have failed with Pyongyang’s announcement that it exploded a nuclear device.
- Kiran Desai Becomes Youngest Woman Ever To Win Booker (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
Indian-origin writer Kiran Desai has scooped the 50,000 pound Man Booker Prize with her second novel, The Inheritance of Loss' , a story rich with sadness about globalisation and with joy at the small surviving intimacies of Indian village life.
- Atomic Adolescent (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Oct 11, 2006)
India was quick in its condemnation of North Korea’s nuclear test on Monday. It was on the target when pointing to the Pakistan link in the North Korean proliferation.
- Murder In Moscow (Tribune, Anne Applebaum, Oct 11, 2006)
At the time of her murder in Moscow last week, Anna Politkovskaya was at the pinnacle of her influence.
- Kiran Desai Is Youngest Woman Booker Prizewinner (Reuters, Paul Majendie, Oct 11, 2006)
Indian novelist Kiran Desai succeeded on Tuesday where her mother failed and won the Booker prize, the youngest woman ever to capture one of the world's most prestigious literary awards.
- Questions After Kim (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 11, 2006)
Cynics will say it is easy for India to heartily condemn North Korea’s nuclear effrontery, especially given the Pakistani proliferation link.
- North Korea & Envisioning Alternative Nuclear Futures (Hindu, Ramesh Thakur, Oct 11, 2006)
If the NPT status quo is already history, then we must either accept a world of more nuclear weapon powers, or move to a nuclear-weapon-free world. There is no third way.
- The Nuclear Fallout (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Oct 11, 2006)
To some people, the exploding of a nuclear device by North Korea is probably the best answer any nation could have given to Washington's recent depredations, the most notable example of which was the full-scale military assault against Iraq on a . . .
- No Evidence Against Pakistan: Nato (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Oct 11, 2006)
The commander of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan who met President Pervez Musharaff here on Tuesday in the midst of a controversy over Pakistan's alleged assistance to the Taliban, showered public praise on Islamabad for . . .
- For India, North Korea's Test Poses Key Challenge (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Oct 11, 2006)
Reconfiguring the nuclear order is no longer a simple matter.
- Us To Make It ‘Very Costly’ For Pyongyang (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
The US has proposed sanctions against Pyongyang, including the inspection of cargo to ensure no materials connected with weapons of mass destruction enter or leave North Korea
- Novelist Kiran Desai Wins Prestigious Booker Prize (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
Novelist Kiran Desai succeeded on Tuesday where her mother failed and won the Booker prize, the youngest woman ever to capture one of the world's most prestigious literary awards.
- Iran's Top Leaders Vow To Continue Nuclear Programme (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
Iran's hardline leaders said Tuesday their country would not retreat from its controversial nuclear programme despite international demands that it do so.
- Ulfa Pulls Trigger On Sulfa (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
Assam appeared headed for another round of fratricidal bloodletting against the backdrop of army operations after Ulfa militants today gunned down a surrendered comrade for allegedly acting as an informer for security forces.
- N Korea Pulls Off Nuke Test (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
North Korea’s neighbours strongly condemned the nuclear test the country conducted today, throwing the region into the brink of security chaos.
- Us Proposes Un Sanctions Against North Korea (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
In the wake of North Korea’s first-ever atom bomb test, the US has proposed sanctions against it, including inspection of cargo to ensure no materials connected with weapons of mass destruction enter or leave its shores to limit chances of proliferation.
- Goodbye America? (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 11, 2006)
The current power play inside Washington could profoundly affect the future of Indo-US relations.
- The N. Korean Blast And Its Mushrooming Aftermath (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Oct 11, 2006)
The Pyongyang nuclear test will only push the world a little further towards the brink, the concern being not so much North Korea's possession of nuclear weapons as the inevitability of this capability being available on the market for anyone to bi . . .
- India Edgy About Us Nuclear Deal After North Korea's Test (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
The aftershocks of North Korea's reported nuclear test have hit India, prompting concern that its nuclear cooperation deal with the United States could be undermined by a renewed focus on proliferation.
- Mechanism Of Deception (Pioneer, Sunita Vakil, Oct 11, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's decision in Havana to make Pakistan a partner in tackling terrorism was a colossal mistake, particularly since it is hardly a secret that it supports jihadi activities on the Indian soil.
- N Korea Must Face Punitive Action: China (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
North Korea must face "some punitive actions" for testing a nuclear device, China's UN ambassador said on Tuesday, suggesting that Beijing may be willing to impose some form of Security Council sanctions against Pyongyang.
- For N-Korea, Worst-Case Scenario Looks Good (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
The crisis on the Korean peninsula is likely to get worse and Pyongyang may want it that way.
- Silencing Of Anna Politkovskaya (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Oct 11, 2006)
When Anna Politkovskaya fell, there was a kind of hush even in the camp of her enemies — and there was no shortage of those.
- Nation Needs A Vivekananda (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 11, 2006)
Sir, ~ Jagmohan’s excellent discourse “The Mahatma and Vivekananda” (2 October) as a pointer to the nation’s desirable direction should be endorsed. Jagmohan rightly says that “both believed in practical Vedanta and viewed Hinduism as a . . .
- Germany Nabs 'Bin Laden's Webmaster' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
German police arrested an Iraqi man on Tuesday who they suspect aided Al Qaida by posting messages from Osama bin Laden and other leaders of militant Islamist groups on the Internet, the prosecutor's office said.
- Needed, Sustainable Energy Strategy (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 11, 2006)
It's time the biggest polluter in the world, the United States, coughed up ecological tax to help save the environment, says Roy Morrison.
- Let Sleeping,and Working,dogs Lie (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 11, 2006)
Instead of feeling sorry for a sick street dog, it is better to get it treated at a veterinary hospital, says Vasudha Mehta
- West Woke Up Too Late (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 11, 2006)
With Pyongyang's entry into the nuclear club, world leaders seem unanimous that the errant Communist regime should be punished, says Con Coughlin.
- Dedicated Ports For Auto Exports? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 11, 2006)
India’s locational advantage, between Pacific Rim countries and Europe, and its proximity to East Coast of the US, has also facilitated the growth of exports. Vehicle exports have risen at a CAGR of 44.5% over the past five years, with healthy . . .
- Did North Korea Bluff On Nuclear Test? (Times of India, Chidanand Rajghatta, Oct 11, 2006)
Was it a bang or a fizzle? North Korea's self-proclaimed nuclear test was a minor hiccup, seismically speaking, but it's US analysts who are choking with theories about what really happened.
- Defining Moments (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 11, 2006)
Reaction as potent as the test
Brinkmanship has ever been Pyongyang’s forte and the coming days would reveal whether the fall-out of its self-proclaimed nuclear test will prove truly disastrous, or will expose the international . . .
- Tremors From The Blast (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 11, 2006)
Do you think North Korea will explode a nuclear bomb this time?” I asked Singapore Prime Minister last Friday on the sidelines of a Conference of Asian and European Editors.
- Rural Resistance (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
The most visible resistance to the often indiscriminate acquisition of land has come, naturally, from farmers. A roundup of the state of play in different parts of the country.
- China Seeks Punitive Action Against N Korea (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
The UN Security Council’s five veto-wielding members plus Japan said more talks were needed to agree a package of tough sanctions to punish North Korea for its nuclear test and force it to resume stalled disarmament talks.
- Slaughter Of Trees Unending (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 11, 2006)
The Lahore administration’s continued disregard for the protection of the environment was witnessed on Saturday when 60 or so eucalyptus trees were cut down to make way for a motorcycle racing track.
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