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Articles 16521 through 16620 of 31829:
- Bush’S Visit To India (News International, Mariana Baabar, Feb 27, 2006)
With escalation in killing of civilians by Indian troops in occupied Kashmir, fears are growing that the Chattisinghpura incident might be repeated ahead of President George W Bush’s arrival in India.
- Al-Qaeda To Hit Saudi Arabia (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Feb 27, 2006)
AL-QAEDA has threatened to launch more attacks on Saudi oil facilities in the backdrop of an unsuccessful attempt to hit Saudi Arabia’s biggest refinery by suicide attackers. In an internet statement, it claimed responsibility for foiled attack . . .
- Cultural Extravaganza At Chalukya Utsav (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
The land of Chalukyan Kings wore a festive look on Sunday evening as part of “Chalukya Utsav”.
- ‘India Doesn’T Need Us Help To Become World Power’ (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Feb 27, 2006)
Mr Richard Celeste served as the U.S. Ambassador in New Delhi at the time of President Bill Clinton’s visit to India in March, 2000. The trip, the first by a U.S. President in over two decades, marked an upswing in U.S.-India relations.
- Hamas Denies Suggesting It May Recognise Israel (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
WP quotes Hamas leader as saying recognition possible if occupied land is vacated
- Iran Reaches ‘Basic’ Agreement With Russia On Nuclear Deal (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
Iran and Russia have reached a “basic” agreement aimed at easing fears that the Islamic republic could acquire nuclear weapons, and negotiations will continue in the coming days in Moscow, a senior Iranian official said on Sunday.
- ‘Al Qaeda’ Robbers Caught (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
Police arrested and charged three men with robbing more than $1 million from a Saudi-owned bank in Pakistan, leaving a note saying they were stealing for Al Qaeda, an official said on Sunday.
- Just A Start (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 27, 2006)
Very few triumphs are absolutely unequivocal. It is understandable that right-thinking Indians would hail the Best Bakery convictions as a triumph of justice.
- Ray Of Hope (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 27, 2006)
Despite many challenges justice has been done in the Best Bakery case
- Table For Two, Three? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 27, 2006)
Hurry and the Hurriyat have spoiled what could have been a big Kashmir initiative
- Uncertainties Dog Nuclear Deal (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Feb 27, 2006)
Barely three days before the visit of President George. W Bush there is no certainty about the India-US civilian nuclear cooperation agreement. Although both sides still see the agreement as the centrepiece of the visit, new difficulties . . .
- ‘This Nuclear Deal Really Removes The Last Barrier Between India And The Us’ (Indian Express, Mini Kapoor, Feb 27, 2006)
As a South Asia specialist in the US state department, Dennis Kux’s acquaintance with India and Pakistan goes back to the 1950s.
- Bush And India’S Insecurity (Deccan Herald, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Feb 27, 2006)
The permanent threat from Pakistan is unlikely to feature in the “detailed and substantive” talks with Bush
- Here, It’S Bjp-Congress Vs Naxalites (Indian Express, Vivek Deshpande, Feb 27, 2006)
In the last six months, scores have been killed in the war between Naxalites and the government-backed tribal army, Salva Judum, in South Bastar region of Chhattisgarh. But it never made it to national headlines or political debates because . . .
- Mission Moon: Indo-Us Deal To Land With Bush (Indian Express, PALLAVA BAGLA, Feb 27, 2006)
As details of the civilian nuclear deal are slowly but steadily being ironed out, the scientific atmospherics are falling in place to make the visit of US President George W Bush to India a historic occasion.
- Just A Nano-Second, Mr President (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
Beyond nuclear energy, India and the US must widen the scope of cooperation in science and technology to agriculture and health, says AMIT MITRA
- Devilish Deal (Jerusalem Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
The announcement by the nuclear chiefs of Russia and Iran that they have reached a tentative agreement is grounds for concern rather than relief.
- Al Qaeda Says It Carried Out Saudi Oil Plant Attack (Reuters, Souhail Karam, Feb 25, 2006)
Al Qaeda claimed responsibility for Friday's attack on a Saudi oil facility at Abqaiq, when security forces fired at suicide bombers trying to storm the world's biggest oil processing plant.
- Bush Hopes His Visit Will Set The Stage For A Groundbreaking Nuclear Pact (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Alternative sources of energy are going to be important for the development of a clean world
New Delhi should "lift investment caps," says Bush
Supports lifting visa curbs for educated people
Reiterates stand on Iran
- Bird Flu: Let Not Fear Make Us Headless Chickens (Hindu, Simon Jenkins, Feb 25, 2006)
Scare is so much the style of government in Britain that its absence is a genuine, and very welcome, surprise.
- Russia Keen On Ending Stalemate On Iran (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Feb 25, 2006)
There are indications that the agenda of the Russian-Iranian talks has been substantially expanded.
- Russia May Make New Offer To Iran (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Feb 25, 2006)
Moscow official in Teheran for talks to defuse crisis
- A Destruction Foretold (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 25, 2006)
See it whichever way, the destruction of Iraq's Al-Askari mosque — one of Islam's holiest shrines,
- India, Us Making Progress On Nuke Deal But "Not Yet There": Wh (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Feb 25, 2006)
India and the US are making progress on implementation of the nuclear deal but the two sides are "not yet there" as "some clarification" is needed from New Delhi on separation of its civilian and military facilities, the White House has said.
- Amnesty Urges Bush To Raise Hr Concerns In India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Amnesty International asks US president to include extrajudicial executions, deaths in police custody, rape, torture and arbitrary arrests on his agenda for dicussion with Indian PM
- On Track, But... (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Feb 25, 2006)
The poverty line has been redefined by Lalu. On Friday, the rail minister announced the introduction of a fully air-conditioned but affordable service to passengers in long-distance trains, the ‘Garib Rath.’
- India’S Policy Towards Iran (Deccan Herald, G Parthasarathy, Feb 25, 2006)
Controversy characterises the communist parties’ support to Iran on the nuclear issue
- On A New Track (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Feb 25, 2006)
Presenting his third Railway Budget, Mr Lalu Prasad must be aware that as Railway Minister he is presiding over momentous changes in the way the network has operated all these decades.
- The Whole Truth About Perjury (Indian Express, R. VENKATARAMAN, Feb 25, 2006)
Two developments in two sensational criminal cases — the Best Bakery case relating to the Gujarat communal riots and model Jessica Lall’s murder — have brought into sharp focus the issue of “perjury”, defined in Indian penal laws . . .
- Six Waves Of The Same Feather (Indian Express, S.S. Vasan , Feb 25, 2006)
S.S. Vasan takes the jargon out of the latest research on bird flu and says it may be too soon to begin panicking
- Justice Denied, Justice Restored: Nine Life Terms For Best Bakery (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Gujarat riots Mumbai retrial court judge issues perjury notices to Zaheera Sheikh and other hostile witnesses; says Setalvad didn’t tutor her, eight acquitted
- Bush Gets A Lesson On Kashmir Quote (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Feb 25, 2006)
The political comfort level between India and the US has reached such a level that it does not really matter what President George W Bush has to say on the subject of Jammu and Kashmir.
- Sleepless On Friday Night, India And Us Try Closing N-Deal (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Feb 25, 2006)
India and the US today significantly narrowed down their differences over the nuclear deal, including the one the number of nuclear reactors to be put on the civilian list. While an understanding on the separation plan was still to be reached, both sides
- We Saw Bird Flu Coming... (Indian Express, HARINDER S. SIKKA, Feb 25, 2006)
So why were we so poorly prepared for it?
The irony about the bird flu is that we all saw it coming. But, as usual, when it came to implementation, we did nothing.
- Baghdad Curfew As Iraq Seeks To Stem Violence (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Baghdad residents stayed off the streets on Friday as the government put the capital under a last-minute daytime curfew to try to stop sectarian violence between Sunnis and Shi’ites on the Muslim day of prayer.
- India Inc Hails Railway Budget As ‘Positive’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Apex chambers of trade and industry on Friday welcomed the Railway Budget 2006-07 saying it is “positive and forward looking.”
- India, Us Make ‘Progress’ In Nuke Talks (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
India and the United States may have inched closer to reaching an understanding on the contentious issue of separating the country’s civilian and military nuclear facilities as their top negotiators battled against time in efforts to clinch . . .
- Ap University On Bush List (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
US President George Bush is likely to visit the prestigious Acharya N G Ranga Agricultural University and the Indian School of Business at Gacchibowli, during his four-hour visit to Hyderabad on March 3.
- Life Term For 9 In Best Bakery Case (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
8 acquitted; notice to Zahira
Show cause notice to Zahira Sheikh
Zahira, other family members "deliberately gave false evidence"
Rs. 50,000 compensation for wife of one of the victims
- India, Usa Inch Towards Civil N-Deal (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
On the second and last day of talks before the arrival of President George W Bush, Indian and American officials have reportedly made “progress” towards closing the civil nuclear energy deal and putting it to bed.
- Coordinated Naval Patrolling Formalised (Hindu, R.K.Radhakrishnan, Feb 25, 2006)
Indian and Sri Lankan navies are working out the arrangements, says Eastern Naval Commander
- Spectre Of Civil War (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 25, 2006)
Unless the present slaughter is stopped, Iraq could descend into civil war, for the US-led forces and the elected government have both failed to give the country peace and stability.
- Us-India N-Dialogue Remains Inconclusive (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
India and the United had ‘fruitful talks’ here on Friday but apparently failed to eliminate differences on the implementation of their proposed nuclear energy deal. It was to have been done before President George Bush’s visit next week.
- Uproar Over Muslims In Indian Army (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Such are the prejudices that most Indians and Pakistanis grow up with about one another that they instinctively take shelter in rank stereotypes when thinking about, say, religious minorities in their countries.
- India, Us Claim Progress In N-Deal (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
India and the United States aid on Friday they had made progress in talks aimed at sealing a crucial nuclear deal with the United States, which the two sides have been trying to hammer out before next week’s visit to India by US President George W Bush.
- Trapped In A Logjam (Dawn, Tasneem Siddiqui, Feb 25, 2006)
For most people, Davos symbolizes the power of globalization. For good or bad, it has unleashed a process of change. Some changes are discernible, but there are many that one can barely observe.
- India, Iran And The Us (Daily Excelsior, Ajay Kaul, Feb 25, 2006)
Was it a mere concidence that US Ambassador David C Mulford almost advised India to vote against Iran (at the February two IAEA meeting) to prevent a ''devastating'' fallout on the Indo-US nuclear deal and New Delhi did the same ?
- Bush Wants Kashmiri ‘Citizens’ In India-Pakistan Talks (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
US President George W. Bush has stressed the need for “citizens of Kashmir” to be included in talks about their fate going on between India and Pakistan, according to the White House version of his interview to two Indian newspapers published on Friday.
- More Blood-Letting In Iraq (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Feb 25, 2006)
According to reports, gunmen shot dead 130 people in two days of violence in Iraq sparked by bombing of the shrine in Samarra and reprisals against mosques elsewhere in the country. UN envoy to Iraq Ashraf Qazi has invited Iraqi political and . . .
- Kashmir Shops, Offices Shut Against Killings (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Police fired warning shots and used tear gas against 2,000 demonstrators outside a mosque in held Kashmir’s main city on Friday, as a strike called to protest the killings of four boys during an army manhunt for militants shut businesses and cleared roads
- Expectations High For U.S.-India Ties (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Feb 25, 2006)
President George W. Bush heads to India with grand visions of partnership with the world's biggest democracy, but some experts say such high expectations could lead to disappointment or even a backlash.
- U.S.-India Nuclear Deal May Prove Elusive - Hadley (Reuters, Steve Holland, Feb 25, 2006)
It may not be possible to reach a landmark nuclear agreement between India and the United States by the time President George W. Bush travels to New Delhi next week, a top Bush adviser said on Friday.
- Pak-Backed Terrorism Slackens Afghanistan Recovery (Daily Excelsior, Tushar Charan, Feb 25, 2006)
An international conference in London attended by officials of 70 countries early this month (February) ended with aid pledges of $10.5 billion spread over the next five years for Afghanistan. The amount may not be sufficient considering . . .
- Processed Language’ & Mideast Conflict (Dawn, Muhammad Ali Siddiqi, Feb 25, 2006)
IT was dawn and Ramazan’s second Friday, exactly 12 years ago today, when a Jewish terrorist, Baruch Goldstein entered the tomb of Patriarch Abraham — Masjid-i-Ibrahimi to Muslims — and opened fire on the believers as they prostrated themselves in prayer.
- Shutdown In Valley Over Handwara Firing, Iraq Blasts (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Kashmir valley today observed total shutdown to register an emphatic protest against killing of four young civilians in Army's firing at Doodhipora, Handwara, on Wednesday as also the blasts that damaged two revered shrines of Shia Muslims . . .
- Liberalisation Vs Globalisation (Hindustan Times, Vir Sanghvi, Feb 25, 2006)
I have no idea whether Lakshmi Mittal will finally succeed in taking over the French steel giant Arcelor, but I am glad that he has made a bid for the company because of the controversy it has generated.
- Sikh Riots, Godhra May Be On Bush Agenda (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
The nuclear deal may not be the only thing that US President Bush will discuss when he visits India.
- Tight Security Measures Ahead Of Bush's Visit (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Tight security measures have been put in place and Hyderabad ahead of the high-profile visit of the United States President George W Bush.
- Nuclear Deal May Prove Elusive, Says Us Official (Hindustan Times, Tabassum Zakaria, Feb 25, 2006)
It may not be possible to reach a landmark nuclear agreement between India and the United States by the time President George W Bush travels to New Delhi next week, a top Bush advisor said on Friday.
- India's Revival Means It Can Pick And Choose Its Friends (Guardian (UK), Jonathan Steele, Feb 24, 2006)
Delhi seems eager for America's embrace, but many nationalists are unhappy with US pressure on foreign policy
- The India Option (Daily Times, Charles Tannock, Feb 24, 2006)
The world is beginning to notice that India has nearly the same number of people as China, plus a more benign system of government. China hawks in both India and the West dream that “strategic partnership” will link the world’s great democracies.
- Nuclear Panic (Daily Times, Jonathan Power, Feb 24, 2006)
Current would-be proliferators are arguably not as set on proliferating, nor even as advanced in their capabilities, as their antagonists suggest. Meanwhile, unyielding critical rhetoric combined with a lack of incentives to back down seems . . .
- Indo-Pak Relations Likely To Dominate Bush Talks (Daily Times, Umer Farooq, Feb 24, 2006)
Pakistan-India relations and South Asian regional security are likely to dominate US President George W Bush’s talks with Pakistani leaders during his day-long visit to Islamabad on the March 4.
- India, Us Hope For Nuclear Deal (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2006)
Indian and US negotiators struggled to bridge differences over a landmark nuclear deal in a first round of talks on Thursday but said they still hoped for agreement in time for President George W Bush’s visit next week.
- Kashmiris Take To The Streets: Indian Army Kills Four Boys (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Feb 24, 2006)
The residents of the Kashmir Valley took to streets on Thursday against the alleged killing of four Kashmiris by Indian soldiers.
- Iran Says Russian Offer Can Be Seriously Considered (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2006)
China will discuss nuclear issue and political cooperation with Iran
- Kashmiris Be Included In Settlement: Bush (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Feb 24, 2006)
* Says Musharraf committed to reform and free and open elections in 2007
* Washington mourns the loss of innocent life in Bajaur airstrike
* Urges Pakistani patience with US-
- Bush Policies Good For India (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Feb 24, 2006)
President George W Bush alights in Delhi on March 1 and he will be the fifth US President to visit the world’s largest democracy.
- Avian Influenza: Work On Vaccines Is Never Over . . . (Business Line, D. Murali , Feb 24, 2006)
If deadly diseases such as smallpox, polio, diphtheria and measles have, for the most part, become distant memories, much of the credit goes to vaccines — medical miracles that many take for granted.
- Kazhagams Gear Up For The Clash (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Feb 24, 2006)
In the run-up to Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, what contours will the alliances take?
- The French Connection (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Feb 24, 2006)
Given the special position France has traditionally enjoyed in international relations, any visit by a French President cannot but be an important event for New Delhi.
- A Clash Of Values (Dawn, Athar Osama, Feb 24, 2006)
The recent worldwide reaction against the publication of the objectionable cartoons depicting Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) has once again highlighted the wide gulf that exists between the Islamic and western societies.
- Uso-Adc Merger Ideal (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Feb 24, 2006)
TRAI’S amendment to the interconnect usage charges regulation deserves two cheers.
- Cpi Plans Privilege Motion (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2006)
Charges Ahamed with misleading on Syrian oilfield issue
Communist Party of India (CPI) is planning to bring a privilege motion against Minister of State for External Affairs E. Ahamed for misleading the Lok Sabha on Wednesday on the question . . .
- Beating About The Bush! (Daily Excelsior, Vazeeruddin, Feb 24, 2006)
If forthrightness is the very antithesis of diplomacy, it needs to be said that both the Indian and the US establishments are diplomatic to a fault! Suddenly it has been made known to the nation that one more round of talks . . .
- Differences Remain On Nuclear Deal Implementation: Burns (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Feb 24, 2006)
Efforts on to clinch deal before Bush visit, says the U.S. Under-Secretary of State
- "Most Iaea Safeguard Work Is Spying Activity" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2006)
All information is passed on to Americans, claims ex-AERB chief
"Scientific community will fight to the last"
Kakodkar forced to speak out after "arm-twisting" by PMO, MEA
- Conspicuous By Its Absence (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Feb 24, 2006)
On several occasions in recent days but most notably at the launch of the journal of the Association of Indian Diplomats, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has pleaded for “long-term strategic thinking” in this country.
- Islamic Humanitarian Law (Dawn, Syed Imad-ud-Din Asad, Feb 24, 2006)
International humanitarian law, which is an important part of international law, aims at mitigating the effects of war by: (1) restricting the choice of means and methods of carrying out military actions; and (2) compelling the belligerents to . . .
- Bush And South Asia (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 24, 2006)
President George W. Bush’s remarks on India-Pakistan relations and the United States’ equations with these countries are of significance. Made on Wednesday at the Asia Society in Washington, the American leader’s observations are important . . .
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