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Articles 15321 through 15420 of 31829:
- White House Wants Congress To Okay N-Deal With India By May (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Mar 17, 2006)
The Bush administration would like Congress to ensure final passage of the draft proposal it has submitted to the Senate relating to the US-India nuclear cooperation agreement by May.
- Iran-Bashing & Fate Of Ipi (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 17, 2006)
So provoked is the American government by Iran’s nuclear policy that it is gunning for that country.
- Core Issues In Asian Cities (Dawn, Noman Ahmed, Mar 17, 2006)
One of the key subjects of discussion at the World Social Forum, to be held later in the month in Karachi, will be the contemporary situation of world cities that, owing to several factors, are undergoing tremendous changes at the turn of the millennium.
- Pylon Blown Up Balochistan Plunges Into Darkness (News International, Muhammad Ejaz Khan, Mar 17, 2006)
A major power breakdown hit several districts of Balochistan and its capital in the wee hours of Thursday when suspected miscreants blew up a pylon of the Quetta-Sibi transmission line and damaged two others.
- China Hits Back (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 17, 2006)
China has hit back at the US with a vengeance on one of its favourite annual exercises: issuing a report on human rights violations the world over, devoting ample space to every country and omitting, of course, what happens within its borders or . . .
- Australia Tunes Out Us Drumbeat On China (International Herald Tribune, Janaki Nair, Mar 17, 2006)
Once lock-step Australia tunes out US drumbeat on China
Condoleezza Rice is focusing on China's military growth ahead of a Saturday summit.
- A Needless Provocation (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 17, 2006)
While Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert apparently authorised the raid on the Jericho jail to shore up his political fortunes, the United States and the United Kingdom have to share much of the blame for the violence that flared up subsequently.
- No Breach Of Norms In Uranium Sale: Russia (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 17, 2006)
Brushing aside US reservations, Russia on Thursday said its proposed supply of nuclear fuel to India for the Tarapur reactor was not in violation of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) . . .
- Us Gears Up For Bill On Nuke Deal With India (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Mar 17, 2006)
As a legislation is introduced in the US Senate and the House of Representatives to implement the Indo-US civilian nuclear agreement, it has become evident that the battle to win hearts and minds on the issue is being fought at many levels.
- Dead Al-Qaeda Chief Threatens Us (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 17, 2006)
The late head of the Saudi branch of the Al-Qaeda terror network, killed in February, has warned the Americans to leave the Arab peninsula and threatened Saudi officials, in a video aired on-line.
- "Reactors Put Under Safeguards Should Get Fuel From The International Market" (Hindu, T.V. Sivanandan, Mar 17, 2006)
Anil Kakodkar, Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission and Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy, says the eight indigenous Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors (PHWRs) that India will put under safeguards should get natural uranium as fuel from . . .
- Jaafari Offers To Quit Premier Race (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Mar 17, 2006)
Differences among various parties hold back Iraqi government formation
- Has America Lost Its Way In Afghanistan? (Hindu, M.K. Bhadrakumar, Mar 17, 2006)
The stark reality is that there isn't any political process anymore in Afghanistan. The American strategy of taming the Taliban or engineering defections from its ranks is a shambles.
- India A Non-Proliferator, Says U.S President (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 17, 2006)
United States President George W. Bush asserted that India had been a non-proliferator, and said Congress should pass a law that would allow sale of nuclear technology to New Delhi.
- Overseas Response For University Lecturer Posts (Hindu, Shastry V Mallady, Mar 17, 2006)
80 applications have been received from countries like Japan and the United States of America
- India Inc. Hails Pact With U.S. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 17, 2006)
Deal will meet demand for clean power
Turning point in U.S. ties: Assocham survey
Global giants will make a beeline for India
- Ties With India On A New Path, Says U.S. (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Mar 17, 2006)
End of decades of mistrust
India poised to shoulder global obligations in cooperation with U.S.
Ties with India, Pakistan not mutually exclusive
- Bill In U.S. Congress For India-Specific Waiver (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 17, 2006)
Sets in motion the process of implementing civilian nuclear deal
- Ageing Queen Of The Adriatic (Frontline, Sudha Mahalingam, Mar 16, 2006)
WHEN was the last time you were in a city without road traffic? Not encountering a single car, bus or truck is perhaps the most appealing aspect of Venice for the jaded city-dweller hoping for a getaway from petrol fumes for a few days.
- Global Democracy (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Mar 16, 2006)
India, Not America, Should Take Lead
- Nuclear Deal At What Price? (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, Mar 16, 2006)
The Manmohan-Bush `understanding' on implementing the July nuclear deal leaves many questions unanswered about the `hidden' costs.
- India, China On Senate Panel Agenda For Immigration Bill (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Mar 16, 2006)
US lawmakers looking into the proposed Immigration Bill, including provisions for a new student visa category and an increase in H-1B visas, are under pressure to come up with ways to attract students and highly- skilled workers from India and China.
- Ahead Of Pm's Visit, Russia Agrees To Supply N-Fuel To Tarapur (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
Russia has agreed to supply the urgently-needed uranium for Tarapur nuclear plant and a deal involving 60 tonnes of the fuel is likely to be signed during the two-day visit of Prime Minister Mikhail Fardkov here beginning on March 16.
- Pak Wild Over Bush Satire (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
President George W. Bush went home two weeks ago, but ever since his visit Pakistanis have been watching multiple daily repeats of an animated television satire of his meeting with their own president.
- We Don’T Remain Blind Prisoners Of The Past’ (Indian Express, Craig Gordon, Mar 16, 2006)
with the Left bent on making the country’s foreign policy an election plank in the state polls, PM Manmohan Singh today said he was ‘‘not apologetic’’
- Now Conversations Are Happening In Real Time (Deccan Herald, Arianna Huffington, Mar 16, 2006)
The scene is changing: Blogging and the new media are transforming the way news is disseminated.....
- India Counters U.S. Objections To Russia's Decision To Supply Fuel (Hindu, CR Jayachandran, Mar 16, 2006)
Change your laws and we will buy Light Enriched Uranium from you too, Washington told
Russian fuel supply "really has no connection to our nuclear deal with the U.S."
Once the laws are amended "India looks forward to the U.S. emerging as a major . . .
- Cleaning Up Democracy (Telegraph, PARTHA CHATTERJEE , Mar 16, 2006)
The author is director and professor of political science, Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, . . .
- Give Ambedkar His Due (Deccan Herald, Kancha Ilaiah, Mar 16, 2006)
Ambedkar is not accorded the importance he should be despite his efforts to liberate the oppressed
- Educating Teachers (Deccan Herald, Vatsala Vedantam, Mar 16, 2006)
The new government in Karnataka – like all new governments – plans to revise its school education policies. Its motivation – the overall deterioration in classrooms leading to high dropout rates.
- Pakistanis Watch "Bush-Mush" Satire Over And Over (Reuters, SIMON CAMERON-MOORE, Mar 16, 2006)
U.S. President George W. Bush went home two weeks ago, but ever since his visit Pakistanis have been watching multiple daily repeats of an animated television satire of his meeting with their own president.
- Us, Uk Can Play Pivotal Role In Kashmir Solution: Mushahid (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
PML Secretary General Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed said on Wednesday the US and the international community had to play a pivotal role in promoting a peaceful solution of the Kashmir issue.
- China's Automobile Imports More Than Doubled In Two Months (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
China's automobile imports more than doubled to 29,000 units in the first two months of this year due to lower import costs, latest customs figures showed.
- India Says Russian Nuclear Fuel Deal Clean (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
India said on Wednesday that a decision by Russia to supply uranium to two U.S.-built atomic power plants that have been struggling for fuel did not violate global guidelines governing nuclear trade.
- The Importance Of Information Standards (Business Line, A. Vasudevan, Mar 16, 2006)
A mass of statistical data does not mean information standards, which involve classifications and codes, statistical units, extent of coverage, methods of measurement of economic phenomena, and the logic of inclusion or omission of certain items.
- Progress In The Smoking War (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 16, 2006)
The numbers are dramatic — and encouraging. Americans smoked fewer cigarettes last year than any time since 1951, when the population was half what it is today. Cigarette sales dropped 4.2 percent in 2005 alone and 20 percent since 1998, according . . .
- Is Aviation Safety Taking A Back Seat? (Business Line, A. Ranganathan, Mar 16, 2006)
With more outfits taking to the skies and existing airlines expanding operations, there is going to be a serious problem of infrastructure at airports. This can affect flight safety seriously. Unfortunately, little attention is being paid to this . . .
- Canada To Review Nuclear Deal With India (Hindu, Muralidhar Reddy, Mar 16, 2006)
Countries building nuclear reactors must sign NPT: Premier
Talks focus on free trade deal between Canada, Pakistan
No discussion on Indo-U.S. civilian nuke deal
- China's 'Schindler' (International Herald Tribune, Howard W. French, Mar 16, 2006)
Nanjing, China: From the outside it does not look like much: the shell of a two-story brick building with scaffolding running up its sides and, on this drizzly winter day, a pair of construction workers kicking around in a courtyard littered with building
- Saddam Urges Iraqis To Unite Against Gis (US News & World Report, BASSEM MROUE, Mar 16, 2006)
Saddam Hussein, testifying Wednesday for the first time in his trial, called on Iraqis to stop killing each other and instead fight U.S. troops. The judge reprimanded him for making a rambling, political speech and ordered the TV cameras switched off.
- Welcome Change In Tone (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 16, 2006)
There is a distinct change in the tone in Kabul, and for the better. Even though they still want Pakistan “to do more”, the sentiments expressed by President Hamid Karzai and his Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah do not seem couched in hostility.
- The Storming Of Jericho (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
Israeli raid on Jericho’s prison will go down in the torturous history of the Middle East as another throbbing wound inflicted by Tel Aviv. It was an atrocious move in many ways and its repercussions will be felt far and wide, while it bodes ill . . .
- Tata Steel Eyes 79% In Highveld Steel Of Sa (Business Line, Jayanta Mallick , Mar 16, 2006)
Due diligence is on for South Africa's $1.3-b market cap company
Hat in the ring
Tata Steel is likely to be pitted against Mittal Steel South Africa for Highveld.
Xstrata, a local company, too is keen to buy Highveld.
- More Than The Salary (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
The record-breaking placement offer of $193,000 (about Rs 86 lakh) from Barclays Capital, London, for a graduate from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) at Bangalore, is renewed affirmation of the global recognition of Indian talent.
- Jet Project Faces Rough Weather (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
Britain assails U.S. plan to eliminate funding for backup engine
- Israel Plunges Me Into Turmoil (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 16, 2006)
ISRAELI forces backed by bulldozers and tanks attacked a prison in West Bank town of Jericho on Tuesday and captured a group of prisoners linked to the assassination of an Israeli Cabinet Minister. Furious Palestinians then rampaged in the West . . .
- Bush Defends Iraq War Plan, Slams Tehran (Times of India, CP Bhambhri, Mar 16, 2006)
president George Bush, launching a drive to counter growing American opposition to the Iraq war, vowed on Monday "we will not lose our nerve" and accused Iran of helping foment . . .
- Us Indicates Reservations On Russian Fuel For Tarapur (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
Indicating its reservations on Russia's move to supply fuel for Tarapur nuclear reactor, the US has said that any such step should be taken after India fulfils its obligations under the historic Indo-US nuclear deal.
- Strategic Units’ Sell Off (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 16, 2006)
The Planning Commission has asked the Government to re-examine the policy of selling strategic assets in the energy sector to foreign investors because this may have far-reaching impact on country’s security.
- Political Parties Urged To Field Hiv-Positive People As Candidates (Hindu, K.P.Prabhakaran Nair , Mar 16, 2006)
The Congress in Assam has taken the lead in this regard, says INP+ president
- Negative Fallout Of Bush’S Visit (Dawn, Ghayoor Ahmed, Mar 16, 2006)
THE government and the people of India are jubilant over the visit of the US President George W. Bush to New Delhi to seal a “new relationship” between the United States and India. India has certainly secured a stunning diplomatic success by . . .
- Saddam's Scheming Did Him In (US News & World Report, Kevin Whitelaw, Mar 16, 2006)
In the months leading up to the invasion of Iraq, there had been great concern about what kind of "scorched earth" tactics Saddam Hussein might deploy against the U.S. military. U.S. News, for example, outlined some of the "Six Deadly Fears"that . . .
- Saddam Takes The Stand And Lauds The Resistance (International Herald Tribune, Edward W. Said, Mar 16, 2006)
Saddam Hussein took the witness stand Wednesday for his first formal testimony in his trial, and delivered an incendiary political diatribe that urged Iraqis to cease the sectarian bloodshed and carry on the . . .
- U.S. Offers Sdf First 'Full-Time' Offshore Site (Japan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
The United States has proposed providing facilities on Guam for the Self-Defense Forces to keep troops and an aircraft squadron there on a "full-time" basis for training, a U.S. Defense Department official said Tuesday.
- Mlas Walk-Out After Disrupting Proceedings (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
The Opposition National Conference (NC) supported by BJP, National Panthers Party (NPP) and MLA Bishnah, Ashwani Sharma disrupted the proceedings of State Assembly for 10 minutes this morning to protest against the non-presence of Ministers in the House.
- N-Deal: Battle Begins At Us Congress (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Mar 16, 2006)
One day before the legislation is introduced in the US Senate and the House of Representatives to implement the Indo-US civil nuclear agreement, two Congressmen have come out with diametrically opposed views on the merits of the deal.
- Nuclear Power And The Mirage Of Energy Security (Hindu, SUDHA NAMBUDIRI , Mar 16, 2006)
There is a perception that the deal with the U.S. will throw open access to nuclear technologies hitherto denied to India. It might well do that. But that alone is no reason to believe India can quickly add substantial nuclear power capacity and . . .
- Avoidable Strain (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Mar 16, 2006)
Only the naïve would be surprised by Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf’s recent remark that he treated Jammu and Kashmir as a bilateral issue.
- Look To Helpline, Land In Jail (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Mar 16, 2006)
Those turning to the Government `helpline' in Mahbubnagar, Andhra Pradesh, learn the hard way what happens when the little farmer of the countryside runs into the large apparatus of the state.
- Crying Out For Water (Hindu, John Vidal, Mar 16, 2006)
largest metropolis, with more than 20 million people, is sinking. Mexico City is built on an ancient lake that has been drained of water, and now the underground aquifers are collapsing
- Polite Definitions Of Impolite Situations (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
What eminent personalities have said about rudeness
- ‘The Children’S Book Market In India Is Very Dull’ (Deccan Herald, Utpal Borpujari, Mar 16, 2006)
Madhavi Sonawala started Butterfly Books – an organisation that attempts to bring good reading material for children – about five years ago after she could not find many good books, educational games and hobby ideas for her five-year-old daughter.
- In Search Of Energy Security (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 16, 2006)
Close on the heels of a Memorandum of Understanding with Myanmar, India has signed an MoU with Mauritius to explore for hydrocarbons off the island nation's coast.
- Who Wants To Be A Superpower? (Hindu, DHIRAJ NAYYAR, Mar 16, 2006)
India needs to be a super-empowerer of the less powerful, both countries and peoples, and not a superpower in the shade of an even bigger one.
- Us Taking Note Of Report On Ltte Fund-Raising (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
The Bush Administration has said it is taking seriously a Human Rights Watch report, which documents the LTTE's fund-raising outside Sri Lanka as also methods involved in the "collection".
- Us Discusses Arms Purchase Norms (Hindustan Times, Sutirtho Patranobis, Mar 16, 2006)
Barely days after US President George Bush left India, a high-level defence delegation from the United States flew in for a five-day visit to discuss procedures and protocol followed in arms purchases .
- Continue Resistance,saddam Tells Iraqis (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
Saddam Hussein took the witness stand on Wednesday for his first formal testimony in his trial, delivering a rambling political diatribe urging Iraqis to continue their resistance to the American occupation.
- New Phase In Indo-Us Ties (Daily Excelsior, Sarvadaman, Mar 16, 2006)
After many decades, Indian leaders have learnt to walk with the most powerful leader (Mr Bush) of the world. So far India's Pak-centric policy had not only made India waste her time but also look small.
- Ethnicity Versus Theocracy (AL-Ahram, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
Unrest among ethnic Arabs in Ahvaz (better know among Arabs as Ahwaz most of whom decline to use the Farsi Ahvaz), the capital of the oil-rich Khozestan province bordering southern Iraq, presents Iran with its most serious domestic security threat . . . .
- Iran? Hardly Israel's Problem Alone (Jerusalem Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
As the world ponders what to do about Iran's nuclear ambitions some talking heads claim they have found the perfect solution.
- Musharraf Versus Karzai (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Mar 15, 2006)
Some analysts feel that Americans have weighed Musharraf and found him wanting
- Tarapur To Get Russian N-Fuel (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2006)
Barely had US President George W Bush returned home after clinching the civil nuclear energy cooperation deal with Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on March 2, when Moscow made the move to notify the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) on its intent to . . .
- Commute To Another World (Deccan Herald, Barbara Demick, Mar 15, 2006)
It takes barely an hour to drive from downtown Seoul to the other side of the demilitarised zone, but the culture shock is such that you might as well be commuting to the moon......
- Fears Over N-Deal Misplaced: Pm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday refuted the charge by the Left allies and the Opposition that India was compromising its national interests while forging new ties with the United States, and said the country had to take advantage of . . .
- Overcoming The Energy Squeeze (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 15, 2006)
The visit to Islamabad of the US Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman to discuss how his country can help Pakistan meet its energy needs has made one thing clear: that Washington is not going to supply any nuclear technology for civilian use. It has also . . .
- Cracking A New Code (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2006)
"Oh, India is such a paradox. I tell you, I long to go home all the time, but the moment I reach there, I want to come back," says Sue who runs a Trinidadian restaurant in Bangalore. Married to a Malayali, she has a brother with . . .
- Dry And Dreary (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2006)
Roderick Buchanan's History Painting churns out nothing but a monotonous parade of youthful faces
- India And Nuclear Proliferation Issues (Hindu, R. Ramachandran, Mar 15, 2006)
Is a report by a Washington-based think tank a desperate attempt by the U.S. strategic community to torpedo the nuclear agreement with India?
- One Nuclear Deal, Two Narratives (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, Mar 15, 2006)
That the Western media have savaged the Bush visit and the nuclear deal shows India acted in its national interest. Yet looked at another way, India is befriending a world leader seen to pursue an agenda against Muslim countries.
- Russian N-Fuel For Tarapur (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Mar 15, 2006)
Russia has acceded to India’s request and agreed to supply a limited amount of uranium fuel for Tarapur nuclear power plant, the Ministry of External Affairs said today.
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