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Articles 12821 through 12920 of 31829:
- Iran And The Us Share Goals In Afghanistan (Christian Science Monitor, David Montero, May 04, 2006)
The owner of this plumbing shop in Herat, Afghanistan, says his business would be crippled if Iran stopped exporting its products.
- Yemen’S Al Qaeda No. 2 Jailed For 3 Years (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2006)
Al Qaeda's alleged number-two in Yemen was sentenced Wednesday by a Sanaa court to three years and a month in prison after the prosecutor had asked for death.
- Hamas Could Match Israeli Peace Moves — Mishaal (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2006)
Hamas could reciprocate Israeli moves towards peace if the Jewish state agrees to withdraw from all lands occupied in 1967 and acknowledges Palestinian rights, the group's political leader Khaled Mishaal said on Wednesday.
- Is Pakistan A Failed State? (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2006)
According to a report, Pakistan along with Afghanistan is among the world’s top ten most ‘vulnerable States’. The study has been compiled jointly by the US Foreign Policy Magazine and the US-based Fund for Peace think-tank. Pakistan has been moved . . .
- Iran, Us Share Afghan Goals (Christian Science Monitor, David Montero, May 04, 2006)
The smooth blacktop roads and 24-hour electricity of Herat set this Afghan commercial capital apart as a model of stability in a country still struggling to get on its feet. Much of the wealth in this western city, with its tree-lined streets and . . .
- Deported Ex-Militant Says Khalistan His Life’S Aim (Indian Express, ANJU AGNIHOTRI CHABA, May 03, 2006)
To get Khalistan through peaceful means is the purpose of my life and I will struggle for it till the end,’’ said former militant Harpal Singh Cheema, who has been deported from San Francisco.
- Hurriyat Sits Down With Pm Today, Wants ‘Specifics’ To Take Home (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, May 03, 2006)
When Hurriyat Conference leaders sit with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh tomorrow for direct talks, the stakes are high for both sides: this round will determine the future of the Centre’s ambitious Kashmir all-party roundtables, its relationship . . .
- Nepal Maoists (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, May 03, 2006)
The American Connection And More
- Violence Overshadows Pm's Kashmir Peace Talks (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Kashmiri separatists will try to revive a faltering peace process on Wednesday in talks overshadowed by this week's massacre of Hindus and resurgent violence in the disputed region.
- India, Iran In Dispute Over Lng Price (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 2006)
India and Iran are renegotiating a multi-billion-dollar LNG deal as Tehran wants a higher price, but both sides say they remain keen to cement energy ties despite U.S. opposition.
- How Two Countries Treat Their Farmers (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , May 03, 2006)
The Canadian nation as a whole was more sensitive to the recent blockade by 200 farmers than India has been to suicides by over 20,000 farmers since 1995.
- Nation-State Welcome, But There Are Perils, Too (The Financial Express, RALF DAHRENDORF, May 03, 2006)
An important element of a liberal world order is that it has to be open to cooperation with others
- A Sick System (Times of India, Ritu Priya, May 03, 2006)
It is odd that medical students are far more exercised about quotas than the state of the poor in the country, the callousness of their professional brethren and India's public health system.
- Nris To Press Us Congress On Nuke Deal (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 2006)
A broad coalition of groups representing the Indian American community, including some prominent members, would press lawmakers to ratify legislation on the civilian nuclear energy agreement between the US and India.
- Vadodara Violence (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 03, 2006)
Monday's violence in Vadodara over the demolition of a Sufi dargah deserves more than passing attention. The fact that it left four persons dead and 21 injured is certainly one reason for this. More important, however, is the question whether there . . .
- It Is Dehumanisation Of Travel (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 03, 2006)
There's no limit to profit-making. It can make companies come up with preposterous ideas. Aviation giant Airbus's plans to introduce standing-room in aircraft in the Asian sector is one such example of the imagination running wild with dollar dreams.
- Go For It (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 03, 2006)
With Kofi Annan quitting by the year-end, the United Nations secretary-general's post will be up for grabs. There is already plenty of speculation about who is going to be the next SG.
- His Economics Aimed At Public Good (Tribune, Robert Skidelsky, May 03, 2006)
FOR 20 years in the middle of the last century, John Kenneth Galbraith, who died on Sunday at 97, was the “best known living economist”.
- Time For A Hard Look (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , May 03, 2006)
It is time for the prime minister, Manmohan Singh, to sit up and take a long, hard look at India’s foreign policy, of which he has been directly in charge now for six months. He must do it quickly for his own protection because depth and insight are . . .
- War In Waziristan (Tribune, Sushant Sareen, May 03, 2006)
THE situation in Pakistan’s tribal badlands of Waziristan is fast spiralling out of control.
- Broadening Theatre Audience (Tribune, Lorenza Munoz, May 03, 2006)
Hoping to cash in on the increasing popularity of so-called specialty films, the United States’ second largest theater circuit is about to start showcasing independent films in theaters in markets where art house viewers are believed to reside.
- The French Perfume (Tribune, Trilochan Singh Trewn, May 03, 2006)
The river Seine originates near Paris and opens out to English channel near the port of Rouen. On the lower half of this serpentine river are located several chemical and perfume factories of international repute. Out of these I remember Nina Ricci . . .
- Power From Dabhol (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 03, 2006)
ONE of the turbines of a state-of the-art plant gave 30 MW power to the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd on Monday.
- Fourth Phase Of Poll In Wb Today (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 2006)
A day prior to the fourth phase of poll in West Bengal, Marxist veteran and former Chief Minister, Mr Jyoti Basu, today said whatever might be the elections results, the CPM and other Left parties would ensure that the UPA government remains in . . .
- Hamara Paisa, Hamara Hisab (Daily Excelsior, Ajit Bhattacharjea , May 03, 2006)
For me, Nevathi Bai is the icon of the movement that has won us the revolutionary Right to Information Act, 2005. Nine years have passed since, drawing a typical multi-coloured Rajasthani ohrni from her face, she walked up to the microphone to demand . .
- Advani Says Siachen Pull-Out Would Be A Sell-Out (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 2006)
The BJP today said any “ill-conceived” pull out from Siachen would be a “sell-out”.
- A Case Of Sour Grapes (Times of India, K SUBRAHMANYAM, May 03, 2006)
Pakistan has lost little time in mounting a campaign against the Indo-US nuclear deal, arguing that any such arrangement should be a common package for both. The element of terror and blackmail in its campaign is hard to overlook.
- ‘Whoever Has Seen Aksai Chin, As I Have, Would Want Someone . . . (Indian Express, Inder Malhotra, May 03, 2006)
The passing of John Kenneth Galbraith brings back a flood of memories of this outstanding man (in every sense of the expression), especially of his India connection, that need to be shared.
- 'A Clean River Brings People Together' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 03, 2006)
The Thames River in London was no cleaner than Delhi's Yamuna or Varanasi's Ganga. Thames21 helped change all that.This environmental charity has been mobilising thousands of volunteers every year to clean up the river of industrial and household waste.
- Call Medha's Bluff (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 03, 2006)
Whoever says 'protest' cannot be turned into a viable career option needs only to look at Narmada Bachao Andolan's Medha Patkar for advice and guidance.
- U.S., Japan For Action On Iran (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 2006)
The U.S. and Japan said on Monday that the United Nations Security Council must take action on Iran's nuclear issue and both countries were committed to work closely to convince Iran to stop uranium enrichment work.
- The Young & The Old Boys’ Network (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 2006)
The highly emotive debate on reservations raises an interesting question. Has there ever really been a level playing field for the youth of India? The obvious villain, the well entrenched caste system, is not the only impediment in ensuring . . .
- Us Official Reports Al Qaeda Figure’S Arrest In Quetta (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 2006)
top Al Qaeda leader whose links stretch from Afghan terror training camps to extremist networks operating throughout Europe has been captured in Pakistan, according to a US law-enforcement official.
- Bush Assures Karzai Of Support (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 2006)
US President George W Bush telephoned Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday and assured Afghanistan of American support in the fight against terrorism and for its reconstruction, a spokesman for the Afghan president said.
- End The Killings Now (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 03, 2006)
Sunday night's carnage in the mountains of Doda and Udhampur has demonstrated how surreal the idea of peace remains for ordinary people in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Of Hi-Tech, Low Efficiency, And Malls (Hindu, P. SAINATH, May 03, 2006)
India's development debate has actually regressed this past decade. A single, homogenised view of development is being shoved down from above.
- "White Supremacy" Or Racism? (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, May 03, 2006)
Professor Cornel West says racism is what they have in America while in Britain the problem is essentially one of latent "white supremacy." This means that racial prejudices in Britain operate in more subtle forms than American-style in-your-face racism.
- Nasa Chief To Visit India After 3 Decades (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 2006)
After almost three decades, the Chief of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) would be visiting India next week to sign an agreement with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) at Bangalore.
- A Belated But Welcome Move (Hindu, K. Veeramani, May 03, 2006)
Union human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh's circular to the Cabinet Secretariat regarding reservation in Central educational institutions has not brought anything new to the domain of public knowledge.
- The Perils Of Populism (Deccan Herald, Prem Shankar Jha, May 03, 2006)
The government is playing havoc with the future of the people by refusing to adjust the oil prices rationally
- Review Spectrum Policy, Says Ratan Tata (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 2006)
Policy should support sustainable and equitable growth for all users'
Calls for consultation before allotting additional spectrum
Efficient technology should not be penalised
- Fencing, Mines On Afghan Side Of Border Proposed (Pakistan Observer, Aroosa Alam, May 03, 2006)
Pakistan has proposed to Afghanistan and coalition forces to fence and mine their side of the border to prevent cross-border movement.
- Fbi, Patriot Act In The Spotlight As Congress Considers Terror Fight (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 2006)
Washington FBI Director Robert Mueller faced a battery of tough questions from both sides of the aisle on issues in a fast-paced Senate oversight hearing on Tuesday.
- Three Years After Bush Declared ‘Mission Accomplished,’ Outlook Still . . . (Jordan Times, LEE KEATH, May 03, 2006)
At the edge of a southern Iraqi city, a refugee family huddles in a tin shack, its hope of jobs and security gone. A northern businessman dreams of opening a store in Baghdad, but the violence puts him off. In the south, a young woman glances . . .
- Murder In Kashmir: Don’T Get Derailed! (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, May 03, 2006)
Gunmen dressed in combat fatigues shot dead 23 Hindus in two remote villages of Doda district in Indian-held Jammu and Kashmir late Sunday night.
- Square Meal Issue In Doha Round (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, May 03, 2006)
India not to make sacrifices that lead to de-industrialisation and de-stabilisation
- Tighten Your Ipr Regime, India Tells Us (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 2006)
US Under Secretary for International Trade Lavin asked India to further liberalise its Foreign Direct Investment norms and address issues related to intellectual property rights to attract American investments.
- Big Challenge: 9 Little Numbers (Deccan Herald, Edward Rothstein, May 03, 2006)
Sudoku distills complication into elemental clarity.
- Us Won’T Remove Nepal Maoists From Terror List (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 2006)
Indonesian anti-terror police have arrested another man suspected of links with key terrorist suspect Noordin Mohammad Top,national police deputy spokesman said on Wednesday.
- Nature Of Resistance In Iraq (Dawn, Mahir Ali, May 03, 2006)
One day last October, police responding to reports of a disturbance at an army recruitment centre near New York’s Times Square were confronted with an unusual spectacle. Young anti-war protesters — the usual culprits — were hardly in evidence.
- The Gathering Storm Over Iran (Boston Globe, Editorial, Boston Globe, May 03, 2006)
in the heat of the crisis over German intervention in Czechoslovakia, Winston Churchill appealed to the United States to help thwart the Nazi war machine.
- Cautious Iran (Christian Science Monitor, editorial, Christian Science Monitor, May 03, 2006)
In an effort to deter the international community from imposing sanctions against Iran, the mullahs are trying to instill fear in the Western capitals that if pushed to the wall, they will resort to extreme measures.
- Short Stories In Translation (Hindu, V. Gopalakrishna, May 02, 2006)
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- Politics And Practice Of Communal Massacres In Jammu And Kashmir (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 02, 2006)
Militant groups have long used death as an instrument to derail efforts towards détente
Scale of communal strikes has dropped since 2002, but periodic attacks continue
Terror campaign aimed at causing at large-scale migration of Hindus
- Dpa Enjoys Edge Over Aiadmk, Says Moily (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 02, 2006)
Cosmetic corrections' made by Jayalalithaa have vanished
DPA is an all-inclusive alliance of the social forces
It is Congress, which provided the swing for regional parties to come to power
"Centre has gone out of the way to help TN by . . .
- Karunanidhi Promises Educational Aid To Wards . . . (Hindu, G. Satyamurty , May 02, 2006)
Accuses Jayalalithaa of adopting anti-labour stance
Karunanidhi terms Jayalalithaa's promises poll gimmicks
Jayalalithaa has not cooperated with Centre: Chidambaram
- Rahul Gandhi In Maya Land? (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, May 02, 2006)
It is difficult being Rahul Gandhi in Amethi. It cannot be easy being Rahul Gandhi in all of U.P — a minefield of castes and religions and the land of the emerging empress, Mayawati.
It is difficult being Rahul Gandhi in Amethi.
- India's Troubles In Afghanistan (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 02, 2006)
Forced out of power in Afghanistan in 2001, the Taliban remains an oppressively domineering militia outside the bounds of civilised, humane conduct.
- A Good Decision All The Same (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 02, 2006)
DESPITE opposition from Washington, Pakistan and Iran have agreed to go ahead with a bilateral pipeline project bringing gas from Iran.
- Adieu, Foxbats: Iaf Sheds Its Eyes In Stratosphere (Deccan Herald, KALYAN RAY, May 02, 2006)
They flew amidst the stars, literally, for three decades and created aviation folklore by flying in a zone where no other aircraft ever thought of going.
- An Evil Mindset (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 02, 2006)
Each time one sees Bimal Roy's Kabuliwala one is moved to tears. It is cinematic adaptation of Rabindranath Tagore's poignant story of a seller of dry fruits from Kabul and the emotional rapport he strikes with a Bengali family.
- Oil And The Tenuous Global Balance (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, May 02, 2006)
High and rising oil prices have stoked dormant fears of a global economic shock comparable to those experienced in the 1970s.
- Sorrows Of The Quake Victims (Dawn, S.M. Naseem, May 02, 2006)
According to a news report, more than 100 earthquake survivors clashed with the police recently in Mujohi, a village near Muzaffarabad, over new rules regarding compensation for quake-damaged homes, leaving a few people injured.
- Shujaat’S People-Friendly Proposal (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 02, 2006)
AT a time when the budget-making is in the process, the President of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League Ch Shujaat Hussain has given a very pertinent proposal for consideration of the authorities concerned.
- India Prefers Russian To Us Cargo Aircrafts (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, May 02, 2006)
A representative of the US aerospace major Lockheed-Martin is here to sell US aircrafts to Indian Air Force (IAF). Indian officials have shown interest in buying the Hercules C-130J heavy-lift
- The Import Of Names (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 02, 2006)
In the spring of 1962, during an official visit to Gujarat, our two sons were presented with Siamese kittens.
- Neighbours's Responsibility (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, May 02, 2006)
King Gyanendra has restored the Parliament under India's pressure.
- The Forgotten Stronghold (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 02, 2006)
Waziristan is one of the most dangerous places in the world where the Taliban rule the roost
- Back To The Security Council (Washington Post, Editorial, Washington Post, May 02, 2006)
The united states will begin a long, difficult and possibly unsuccessful campaign this week to persuade the U.N. Security Council to order an end to Iran's nuclear program -- even though Iran's president has already said the regime does "not give a . . .
- The Case Against Sanctions On Iran (Asia Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 02, 2006)
As expected, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Mohamed ElBaradei, has issued a report citing Iran's non-compliance with the requests of both the IAEA's board of governors and the United Nations Security Council, and . . .
- Pakistani Tribal Militants Execute Muslim Cleric (Yahoo! News, Correspondent or Reporter, May 01, 2006)
Pro-Taliban militants have shot dead a cleric they suspected of informing for Pakistani security forces fighting al-Qaeda guerrillas and their Taliban allies in the Waziristan tribal region, officials said on Monday.
- Reds Waiting In The Wings (Pioneer, Ajoy Bose, May 01, 2006)
Nepal's Maoists have been presented with an unprecedented challenge and opportunity.
- Tatas To Raise Bangladesh Investment To $3 Billion (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 01, 2006)
The Tata group offered on Sunday to increase a proposed investment in Bangladesh to $3 billion and to set aside a 10 per cent stake in its Bangladeshi business for the government, a senior official in Dhaka said.
- Gail Records 22% Fall In Net Profit (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 01, 2006)
GAIL (India) Ltd has reported a 22 dip in its net profit at Rs 409 crore in the fourth quarter ended March 31 on having to payout Rs 538 crore towards subsidising LPG and kerosene.
- Unsc Resolution On Iran 'Dangerous': China Ambassador (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 01, 2006)
It could be "dangerous" to introduce a UN Security Council resolution to force Iran to halt uranium enrichment activities, the Chinese ambassador to the UN has said here.
- Price Of Life (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, May 01, 2006)
Tragedies inevitably if unfortunately engender recycling of conventional wisdom. So, when news broke on Sunday late morning that Surayanarayan, the Indian telecom engineer, has been murdered by that group of murderous thugs, the Taliban, two questions....
- Rewards And Brickbats For Ifs Officers (Daily Excelsior, N.B. Menon , May 01, 2006)
India’s 26th foreign secretary, Shyam Saran, will be demitting office in June. He has been a "crisis manager" ever since foreign minister K. Natwar Singh was forced to quit the office following the Volcker report.
- Initial Mess (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 01, 2006)
The Securities and Exchange Board of India’s most recent revelations indicate that almost every institution involved in the initial public offering process had thrown away the rule-book in its zeal to grab a share of the business.
- Impact Of Iran’S Russian Missile Defence Deal (Tribune, Rosa Brooks, May 01, 2006)
Let me tell you about the next war. It will start sooner than you think — sometime between now and September. And it will be precipitated by the $700 million Russian deal this week to sell Tor M1 air defense missile systems to Iran.
- Demat Scam: Time To Take Stock Yet Again (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, May 01, 2006)
It is just over a decade since the setting up of the automated National Stock Exchange (NSE) led to a paradigm shift in the Indian capital market; and eight years since we opted for dematerialisation of shares.
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