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Articles 17921 through 18020 of 31829:
- ‘India Still Weighing Options On Iran Vote’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 01, 2006)
Indian defence minister says Delhi will take a position on the issue at the ‘appropriate time’
- Japan Urges Iran To Remove Concerns Over N-Issue (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 01, 2006)
Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Tuesday urged Iran to address international concerns about its nuclear programmes with a ‘sincere response’, a news report said on Tuesday.
- Let Us Speak For Itself (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Feb 01, 2006)
Foreign Office spokesperson Ms Tasneem Aslam has said that the US has held out formal assurance that Bajaur-like incidents will not be repeated in future. At the weekly news briefing, she said that the assurance has come from the ‘highest US authorities’.
- Iran Vote To Be Based On National Interest, Says Govt (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 31, 2006)
Mr Anand Sharma Minister of State for External Affairs, today said India's vote on the Iran nuclear issue at the February 2 meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) would be based on its national interest.
- Failing The Test (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 31, 2006)
Making the right choice of allies is crucial to electoral politics. There was nothing right about Ms Mamata Banerjee’s idea of a mahajot, or a grand alliance, against the left in the coming polls in Bengal.
- Privileges And Perils (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Jan 31, 2006)
Shortly after presenting his credentials in Rashtrapati Bhavan several years ago, an American ambassador invited his fellow heads of diplomatic missions for breakfast at his residence in Chanakyapuri.
- Not Fighting, For Now (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 31, 2006)
With the Sri Lankan Government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam agreeing to resume direct talks, the country has pulled itself back from the brink of another war, in the nick of time it would seem.
- U.S. Rules Out Funds For Hamas-Led Government (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Jan 31, 2006)
Militant leader appeals against halting aid; calls for talks
- Bad News Just Around The Corner? (Hindu, Larry Elliott, Jan 31, 2006)
Davos 2006 had a complacent feel about it. But is something nasty about to happen?
- Observations On National Curriculum Framework (Daily Excelsior, Dr Renu Nanda, Jan 31, 2006)
The process of teaching and learning under the emerging global scenario requires a curriculum framework which is not only relevant to fast changing requirements of the society but as well acts as a catalyst for the empowerment of the educated youth.
- India’S Freedom Of Action Not For Sale (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Jan 31, 2006)
Intended or otherwise, US Ambassador David Mulford’s public warning over India’s vote on the Iran issue has reawakened the ghosts of the past, bringing into focus the one issue that was responsible for the unhappy state of relations between . . .
- Lifting The Veil From The U.N. Security Council (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Jan 31, 2006)
An able chronicle of the U.N.'s exertions, from Iraq and Bosnia to Rwanda and Haiti
- New Threats From Al-Qaida (Daily Excelsior, P. Bhattacharya, Jan 31, 2006)
In the event of recent proclamations of Osama bin Laden threatening the US, each of the items in the increasing din of news reports of prisoner abuse is a public relations windfall for the Al Qaeda, in the same way the Vietnam War . . .
- N-Proliferation Can’T Be Ignored (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Jan 31, 2006)
India is in a difficult position in respect of the possible resolution that may come up before the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna on February 2.
- Diplomatic Wisdom (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jan 31, 2006)
Indian diplomacy has, almost accidentally, shown some wisdom. The King of Saudi Arabia should have been long ago invited to be Chief Guest on Republic Day.
- ‘V.P. Singh Made Many Attempts To Get Us To Give A Statement Against Rajiv Gandhi’ (Indian Express, S.P Hinduja, Jan 31, 2006)
In the second part of their interview to Shekhar Gupta, editor-in-chief of ‘The Indian Express’, on NDTV’s ‘Walk the Talk’, G.P. and S.P. Hinduja talk about their association with a spectrum of Indian politicians, including a call from Prime Minister . .
- ``Al Fatah Must Reinvent Itself'' (Hindu, SANDEEP DIKSHIT, Jan 31, 2006)
"Poll verdict was against administration"
Palestinian Authority has failed to tone up quality of life
Many people are unhappy with the peace process
- Shackling India’S Nuclear Dreams (Deccan Herald, K Subrahmanya, Jan 31, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is convinced that the July 18, 2005 Indo-US civil nuclear agreement, when implemented, will go a long way in addressing the country’s growing energy needs; But the scientific community is divided on the pact.
- Tatas Target Rs. 2,200 Cr. Turnover From Defence (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 31, 2006)
Evolving into a systems integrator for programmes of national importance
- India In A Fix Over Iran Vote (Deccan Herald, K Subrahmanya, Jan 31, 2006)
Top officials in the Prime Minister’s Office and External Affairs Ministry maintained that the government was “yet to take a decision” on the IAEA vote.
- Race Bias And The British Media (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Jan 31, 2006)
Police chief sparks a row by accusing the media of being "institutionally racist."
- Villages For Sale, Rural Despair Growing (Hindu, Devinder Sharma , Jan 31, 2006)
The Tally is growing. First it was confined to the frontline agricultural State of Punjab. But now the ultimate symbol of growing rural despair — putting villages up for sale — has spread to central India. Dorli, a sleepy village in Maharashtra's . . .
- Goodbye Paris, Hello Chad (Dawn, Walter Russell Mead, Jan 31, 2006)
About 100 seasoned US state department officials recently got perhaps the nastiest shock of their professional lives.
- The Constitution: Who, If Anybody, Is Supreme? (Hindu, K.N. Hari Kumar, Jan 31, 2006)
Interpretation of the Constitution is inevitable. And, in the current situation, the people are likely to place greater faith in the judiciary than in their elected representatives.
- Big Mouth Strikes Again (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jan 31, 2006)
Diplomacy, as we have had occasion to say earlier, is about timing.
- Qaeda's Zawahri Says Survives U.S. Strike (Reuters, Inal Ersan, Jan 31, 2006)
Al Qaeda's deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahri blasted U.S. President George W. Bush as a "butcher" in a video tape aired on Monday, saying a recent U.S. air strike targeting him had killed only innocent people.
- Wipro Eyes Double Digit Revenue Growth In Japan (Reuters, Natsuko Waki, Jan 31, 2006)
Wipro, India's third-largest software exporter, expects to boost revenues in Japan by 40 percent a year in the next 5 years, the chairman of the company said on Friday.
- Permanent Five Say Iaea Must Report Iran To U.N. (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 31, 2006)
The permanent five members of the U.N. Security Council agreed on Tuesday that this week's meeting of the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog should report Iran to the Council over its nuclear programmes, said a statement from the five.
- India Plans To Abstain Over Iran Vote - Officials (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Jan 31, 2006)
India plans to abstain from a vote on Iran's nuclear programme at a meeting of the U.N.'s atomic watchdog this week, top Indian officials said on Monday.
- Unsc Vote On Iran: India Officials Say Delhi Plans To Abstain (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 31, 2006)
India plans to abstain from a vote on Iran’s nuclear programme at a meeting of the UN’s atomic watchdog this week, top Indian officials said on Monday.
- N-Ties Not Linked With Democracy, Says Fo (Dawn, Qudssia Akhlaque, Jan 31, 2006)
Pakistan on Monday made it clear that while it was cooperating with the international community in the war against terrorism the effective measures it had taken to fight this scourge were primarily prompted by its own national interest.
- U.N. Security Council Needed In Iran Atomic Row - Eu (Reuters, Madeline Chambers, Jan 31, 2006)
The United States and European powers sought on Monday to convince Russia and China to back tough diplomatic action against Iran and send Tehran to the U.N. Security Council over its nuclear plans.
- I Survived Bajaur Strike: Zawahri (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 31, 2006)
Al-Qaeda’s deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahri said he had survived a US air strike targeting him in the Bajaur tribal agency of Pakistan earlier this month, in a video tape aired by Al-Jazeera television on Monday.
- Unemployment Touches New Heights (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Jan 31, 2006)
Over three lakh candidates apply for 5,000 posts
- Don’T Cut Aid: Hamas (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 31, 2006)
A top Hamas leader promised today that foreign aid would go only toward helping ordinary Palestinians — not to attacks on Israel — and said a Hamas government was ready to have its spending monitored.
- Microfinancing The Poor: Who Can Deliver Best? (The Financial Express, RV RAMAKRISHNA, Jan 31, 2006)
The poor need financial services, but the majority of them lack access to savings and credit delivery.
- India Will Vote Against Iran Again (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Jan 31, 2006)
Says it would want to avoid voting at IAEA meet
Sources say the writing is on the wall
Manmohan's decision to retain External Affairs portfolio said to be significant
Anand Sharma says there is no threat from the Left over the issue
- Time For Candour (Hindu, KESAVA MENON, Jan 31, 2006)
Argues that any religion can degenerate if its tenets are not subjected to constant scrutiny
- Left Demands Mulford's Recall (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 31, 2006)
BJP for all-party meeting to discuss India-U.S. nuclear deal
- The Reforms Debate (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jan 31, 2006)
A timely account of the intellectual ferment in the Arab world and the attempts of governments to cope politically and intellectually with the new challenges
- Post-Election Crisis (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 31, 2006)
Unless common sense prevails all around, there is every possibility that Palestine could descend into chaos.
- Towards A New Society-Nature Model (Business Line, Jayanta Bandyopadhyay, Jan 31, 2006)
Attainment of higher economic growth rate on a sustainable basis presupposes a clearer understanding of the sensitive links between economic activities and the natural environment.
- Stove It, Mr Mulford (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jan 31, 2006)
Ambassador David Mulford used to be a successful banker before taking up his current job at the US embassy in India. It would be a good idea for him to go back to banking. He is not doing a particularly good job of advancing his country’s . . .
- We Rescue Civilians, They Drop Bombs: Governor (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 31, 2006)
Governor Lt Gen (Retd) S K Sinha has said that country has been proud of the Indian Air Force and its Army which have always remained at the fore front for the rescue and relief operations besides protecting nation’s boundaries.
- Too Much Of Hip-Hopping (Dawn, Anwer Mooraj, Jan 31, 2006)
Anybody who has been a habitue of the newspaper habit would have noticed a number of important people have done a fair amount of calling during the last week.
- From The Blurb (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 31, 2006)
A firsthand account of the poverty, discrimination and trampling of human rights suffered daily by billions of people across the world. It represents the collective voice of the poor and excluded people from 5000 villages across 19 countries in Africa, .
- Pakistan Is Losing Ground (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Jan 31, 2006)
During his recent visit to Washington, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz spoke repeatedly about the openness of the economy he and his economic team manage.
- Us Looking To Share Afghan ‘Burden’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 31, 2006)
* European diplomat says US ‘systematically’ trying to push security expenditure into the international Afghan budget
- Eu-Iran Talks Fail To Ease N-Standoff (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 31, 2006)
Europe renewed a call on Iran on Monday to refrain from sensitive nuclear activities, as last-ditch talks with Tehran to avoid referral to the UN Security Council failed to ease the standoff.
- Non-Tax Revenues — Correcting The Fiscal Imbalance (Business Line, Vipin Agarwal, Jan 31, 2006)
The fundamental problem behind arresting the revenue deficit is the rising expenditure unmatched by corresponding means of finance. Although the tax rates have been moderated, the incidence of indirect taxation remains high.
- Observer Status At The Oic (Dawn, Ghayoor Ahmed, Jan 31, 2006)
Prior to his departure for India to attend its Republic Day parade on January 26 as chief guest, Saudi King Abdullah gave an interview to a private Indian TV channel.
- Iran Already Has The Bomb (Jerusalem Post, URI DAN, Jan 31, 2006)
Rafi Eitan suspects that Iran already has enough enriched uranium fissionable material to manufacture at least one or two atom bombs of the Hiroshima type.
- Invade Iran? There's Another Way, Stupid (Times Online (UK), Edotorial, Times Online, Jan 31, 2006)
There is no situation in the Middle East so dire, that we cannot get a white guy in to make it worse. Next on the agenda: let’s bomb Iran.
- Putin's Plan For Conflict With Iran (Jerusalem Post, ANDREI PIONTKOVSKY, Jan 31, 2006)
The recent rhetoric of the fanatic Iranian president leaves little choice for the Israeli army's general staff.
- Iran Has The Right To Defend (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 30, 2006)
IRAN’S Revolutionary Guards Chief Gen Yahya Rahim Safavi has warned the United States and Britain that Tehran will retaliate with ballistic missiles if attacked. In a TV interview, he said it’s known to everybody that Iran has ballistic missiles with...
- Pakistan And A World In Disorder (Dawn, Javid Husain, Jan 30, 2006)
THE end of the Cold War generated hopes of a new world order based on justice and fair play, and guided by the principles of the UN Charter. Later events belied these hopes.
- Arms Trade & Human Rights (Dawn, Bianca Jagger, Jan 30, 2006)
CINEMA-GOERS in Britain will be shocked this week to see an advert selling them AK47 machine guns, alongside the ads for cars and soft drinks.
- Saudi Arabia Looks East (Dawn, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Jan 30, 2006)
SOME seven years ago, Pakistan, in a gesture of solidarity, celebrated the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Saudi kingdom by the house of Saud.
- Whose War On Terror? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 30, 2006)
ONE would not dispute President Pervez Musharraf’s claim that Pakistan has played a critical role in the fight against terrorism and has preempted many attacks in other countries
- Musharraf Wants West To See Beyond Terrorism (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 30, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf has said that the US and its allies do not understand the threat of extremism and confuse terrorism with extremism.
- Musharraf Says India Not Moving Forward (Press Trust of India, PTI, Jan 30, 2006)
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has said she is planning to return to her country from self-imposed exile prior to the 2007 elections with a view to restoring democracy.
- Focus On Gender Statistics (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, Jan 30, 2006)
INDIA FIGURES among the 10 largest countries where civil registration of births is incomplete — there is a shortfall of about 10 per cent.
- A Symbolic Visit (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Jan 30, 2006)
Nothing much can be expected from George Bush’s India trip
- Air-India Plans Non-Stop Us Flights (Business Standard, P R Sanjai, Jan 30, 2006)
Air-India may launch a non-stop service to the US in early 2007, when the national carrier takes delivery of its first 3 B777-200LR aircraft from Boeing Company.
- A Two-Edged Victory (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jan 30, 2006)
The sweeping victory scored by Hamas in the Palestinian parliamentary elections is, on the face of it, a setback for the peace process.
- `Indian Biz Models Sustainable, Innovative' (Business Line, Krishnan Thiagarajan, Jan 30, 2006)
THE momentum that was kicked-off last year with homegrown software majors TCS and Infosys biting off $400-million chunk of the ABN-Amro deal has been sustained with HCL Technologies bagging a $330-million five-year contract from DSG International.
- Hopes In Terror (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 30, 2006)
Democracy may spring deadly surprises. Its Western sentinels — the United States of America, Britain and the European Union — would have had cause to rejoice over the Palestinian elections, which were remarkably free, fair and peaceful.
- Ultra Killed, Rs 5 Lakh Seized (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 30, 2006)
An Al-Badr ‘district commander’ was gunned down by security forces and police at Sanjiot near Manjakote in Rajouri district this morning.
- Punjabis More Active In Canada’S Politics (Tribune, Lubica Hauswaldova, Jan 30, 2006)
FOR an ever-growing number of Punjabi-speaking Canadians, the mid-term election to their lower house of Parliament this week
- No Pressure On Iran Issue, Says Pm (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 30, 2006)
While Congress President Sonia Gandhi hinted at the possibility of some changes in the party organisation in the light of today’s Cabinet expansion, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh parried all questions on the appointment of a full-fledged External Affairs
- Now The Real Challenge For Hamas (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 30, 2006)
Palestine's majority party must swap terrorism for political strategies. Then perhaps real progress can be made towards peace.
- Ruining A Good Case (Telegraph, S.L. Rao, Jan 30, 2006)
The author is a former director-general, National Council for Applied Economic Research
- High Imports Do Not Impede Growth (Daily Excelsior, Hima Bindu Kota, Jan 30, 2006)
Whenever we think about our economy, we tend to focus on exports. Rarely do we pay attention to imports. General belief is that exports that bring income to the country are more important than imports, which are basically expenses.
- Saudi Arabia Looks Ahead (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Jan 30, 2006)
The Saudis have for long had a special relationship with the US. But that equation is about to undergo an alteration with China and India becoming the focal points of Riyadh's economic and political diplomacy.
- Migs To Be Replaced: Aoc-In-C (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 30, 2006)
Apart from the battle field operations, the Indian Air Force requires the advanced technology aircrafts to enhance its operational capability in peace time rescue operations and meet the present day challenges.
- Interview - Wipro Eyes Double Digit Revenue Growth In Japan (Reuters, Natsuko Waki, Jan 30, 2006)
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - Wipro, India's third-largest software exporter, expects to boost revenues in Japan by 40 percent a year in the next 5 years, the chairman of the company said on Friday.
- Irritating Thorn Of Democracy (Dawn, F.S. Aijazuddin, Jan 30, 2006)
PAKISTAN has one leg shorter than the other; it leans on imports to keep itself upright.
- Us Wants 'Great Majority' Of Indian N-Reactors In Civil Prog (Press Trust of India, Ajay Kaul, Jan 30, 2006)
Providing glimpses of the "difficulties" involved in implementation of the July 18 nuclear deal, the US has said if India did not put a "great majority"
- Court Employee To Union Cabinet (Deccan Herald, PTI, Jan 30, 2006)
From a humble beginning as a court employee to the office of governor and now into the Union Cabinet, Sushil Kumar Shinde has tread a long and tough journey in his life.
- Merkel Says Iran Threatens Democratic World (Reuters, LOUIS CHARBONNEAU, Jan 30, 2006)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel used her first visit to Israel on Sunday to deliver a strong criticism of Iran, saying it threatens not only the Jewish state but the entire democratic world.
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