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Articles 18221 through 18320 of 31829:
- ‘Al Qaeda Also Violates Pakistan Sovereignty’ (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 27, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf has said in an interview with CNN that besides the United States, Al Qaeda also violates Pakistan’s sovereignty as it operates from within Pakistani territory.
- India Shows Off Military Might On Republic Day (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 27, 2006)
India showcased its military hardware and heritage at a tightly-guarded Republic Day parade on Thursday, with a display featuring elite troops, weaponry and aircraft with folk dancers, camels and elephants.
- True Spirit Of Islam (Dawn, Haider Zaman, Jan 27, 2006)
Islam had never been so much a target of criticism and accusations as it is today. Some people call it a religion that breeds intolerance and bigotry, while there are others who blame it for preaching animosity and discrimination.
- India Shows Its Military Muscle On Republic Day (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 27, 2006)
India showcased its military hardware and its heritage at a tightly guarded Republic Day parade on Thursday, with a display featuring elite troops, weaponry and aircraft along with folk dancers, camels and elephants
- Us-India Strategic Alliance (Dawn, Ghayoor Ahmed, Jan 27, 2006)
History bears witness to the fact that the United States focused its efforts on building a close relationship with Pakistan only when it deemed it necessary to do so to achieve its limited aims in the region.
- Bush Ready To ‘Exhaust All Diplomacy’ On Iran Nuclear Issue (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 27, 2006)
* Bolton stresses UNSC referral, as opposed to simple IAEA ruling, critical to thwarting Tehran’s N-ambitions
* Larijani says Russian plan useful
- Senate Reflects Nation’S Sentiments (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 27, 2006)
In a unanimously adopted resolution, the Senate has condemned the January 13 missile attack on Damadola village in Bajaur Agency and termed it as violation of Pakistan’s sovereignty. The joint Treasury-Opposition resolution said that such intrusion . . .
- Shaukat’S Productive Us Visit (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 27, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that his weeklong visit to the US was a great success. Talking to newsmen aboard his special aircraft on way back home from Washington, he said that he held detailed talks with US leadership on different . . .
- Rumsfeld Rejects Criticism On Harm To Us Military (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 27, 2006)
Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld defended the state of US military on Wednesday after charges by a former Pentagon chief that wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have left it so stretched that potential enemies may be tempted to challenge America.
- Looking Into The Global Crystal Ball (Dawn, Maqbool Ahmad Bhatty, Jan 27, 2006)
The outlook for the future cannot be considered bright given the geopolitical global trends since the start of the century and millennium.
- Merging Markets (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 27, 2006)
As China and India are feted as the world's top emerging economies, Salil Tripathi suggests the potential rivals have much in common
- Can Lying Serve National Interest? (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 27, 2006)
One of the inherent powers of the president, apparently, is the right to lie in the perceived national interest.
- India Rejects Linking Iran Vote To Nuclear Deal With U.S. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Mulford says his remarks were taken out of context
Mulford: Fallout will be devastating and deal will die
India: we will make independent judgment
- Umbilical Connectivity And Societal Change (Hindu, A.P.J. ABDUL KALAM , Jan 26, 2006)
What the more fortunate among us have to do is to provide the leadership to bring about a transformation in India's 600,000 villages.
- Pakistan And The Gas Pipeline (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Jan 26, 2006)
On January 21, hours before he was to fly into Washington from New York on his first official visit to the United States and his big date with George W. Bush, Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz declared that Islamabad would not `rush' into a . . .
- Reversing The Tide In Darfur (Hindu, Kofi A. Annan, Jan 26, 2006)
Whatever external force is sent to Darfur can provide only temporary security to the people there. Only a political agreement among their leaders can secure their future.
- Arms Trade: One Death Every Minute (Hindu, Bianca Jagger, Jan 26, 2006)
It makes big money for the richest nations while fuelling conflict across the world.
- Iran Nuclear Envoy In China As U.N. Sanctions Loom (Reuters, Lindsay Beck, Jan 26, 2006)
Iran's top nuclear negotiator sat down to talks in Beijing on Thursday, seeking to keep veto-wielding China from siding with the West in its push for U.N. sanctions over Tehran's nuclear ambitions.
- ‘India’S Iran Vote Could Affect N-Deal’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Just a week ahead of the IAEA meeting on Iran issue, the US on Wednesday made it clear that if India did not vote against Tehran’s nuclear programme, the fallout on the Indo-US nuclear deal in the Congress would be “devastating” and the initiative will “d
- Cautious Opening Up (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 26, 2006)
The Central government's decision to allow Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) up to 51 per cent for retail trade in "Single Brand" products and 100 per cent FDI through automatic route in a number of sectors including development of airports, . . .
- Is A Breakthrough Possible? (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Jan 26, 2006)
India and Pakistan still stick to old positions. But a breakdown in relations has been averted
- In Whose Interest? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 26, 2006)
RBI’s rate hikes seem to sacrifice a lot for the sake of currency control
RBI governors are supposed to be cautious. But since they are also human, they can err — on the side of caution. Dr Y.V. Reddy raised the reverse repo rate . . .
- Google Also Ogles (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 26, 2006)
Governments often want to violate privacy. But so do ultra-cool tech firms we all so admire
- Once Upon A Time, There Was An Earthquake (Indian Express, Palak Nandi, Jan 26, 2006)
Five years isn’t a long time—if the first year was the Year of Death and Destruction. But in Bhuj, it seems an age has gone by.
- Debate On Minority Edu Institutions (Daily Excelsior, Deepayan, Jan 26, 2006)
The promulgation of an Ordinance by the Centre to give the National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions (NCMEI) the powers to judge all questions relating to minority status may again open a debate on the sensitive issue.
- N-Deal Dies If India Doesn’T Vote Against Iran: Mulford (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Jan 26, 2006)
US Ambassador to India David Mulford today played spoiler to New Delhi’s delicate dealing on the Iran nuclear issue as he sought to link the fate of the Indo-US nuclear deal to the way India votes at the International Atomic Energy Agency meeting . . .
- India On Alert Ahead Of Republic Day Celebrations (Reuters, Palash Kumar, Jan 26, 2006)
Anti-aircraft guns were mounted on high-rise buildings in the Indian capital on Wednesday and hundreds of soldiers and police patrolled its ceremonial heart as the country prepared to mark Republic Day.
- Protests Outside Patna Raj Bhavan (Hindu, K. BALCHAND, Jan 26, 2006)
Protesters taken into custody
"Insult to national flag"
Demonstrations were staged outside the Raj Bhavan on Wednesday protesting the refusal of Governor Buta Singh to resign and his pronouncement to hoist the national flag at the State's . . .
- Us Says India Nuclear Deal May Depend On Iran Vote (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
The United States said on Wednesday a nuclear cooperation deal with India may stall unless New Delhi votes against Iran next month at the U.N. nuclear energy watchdog.
- Rumsfeld Rejects Criticism On Harm To U.S. Military (Reuters, WILL DUNHAM, Jan 26, 2006)
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld defended the state of U.S. military on Wednesday after charges by a former Pentagon chief that wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have left it so stretched that potential enemies may be tempted to challenge America.
- Pokhran Brotherhood, 1,000 Moons (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam still has fond memories of the Pokhran II days and of the project’s fellow architect, A.B. Vajpayee.
- Kashmir Independence Not Possible: Musharraf (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Ruling out independence as an option to resolve the Kashmir issue, President Pervez Musharraf has said a ‘‘minor step back’’ was required by India and Pakistan from their ‘‘rigid positions’’ to evolve a solution based on his proposals . . .
- Badge Of Legitimacy (Statesman, AMITAV BANERJI, Jan 26, 2006)
Ever since the fall of the Berlin Wall, democracy has become more than just a mantra.
- Vote Against Iran Or We Nuke Deal:us (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Much as the Indian government tries to delink the India-US civil nuclear deal with its Iran vote at the IAEA, it refuses to go away.
- Iran Welcomes Russia Offer (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Teheran’s nuclear negotiator today welcomed Moscow’s offer to have Iran’s uranium enriched in Russia, but said the proposal needs more work and threatened to renew full-scale uranium enrichment if his country is referred to the UN Security Council.
- Blasts In India, Afghanistan (Tribune, G. Parthasarathy, Jan 26, 2006)
While Pakistan’s eastern flank with India has been free of tensions ever since the ceasefire along the Line of Control came into effect in November 2003, the same cannot be said about the developments on its western borders.
- Somalis Take Comfort In The Past (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
How many guns make a warlord? Twenty-five technicals, so about 250 armed men with Russian AK-47s and Belgian pistols make you a lord, and you can go up the hierarchy to viscount or marquis or earl or proper baron if you include a couple of . . .
- Go Ahead With N-Deal (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 26, 2006)
The recent talks between India’s Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran and US Under Secretary of State Nicholas Burns in New Delhi have raised some avoidable doubts among the sceptics about the implementation of the historic Indo-US nuclear agreement . . .
- A Peep Into Framing Of Indian Constitution (Daily Excelsior, R L Bangotra, Jan 26, 2006)
On 26th Jan 1950, we become Independent in real sense when the Indian Constitution was adopted. On this auspicious day, let us have a peep into framing of Indian Constitution. On 16th March 1946, Three member delegation of British Government . . .
- Mid-Life Crisis (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 26, 2006)
Controversy and debate are the alpha and omega of democracy. But there are certain kinds of confrontations which do not augur well for the future of a republic.
- India, S Arabia Sign Pact To Fight Terror (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah signed an agreement on Wednesday to work together to fight terrorism as the two countries moved to build closer ties.
- Salute The Republic (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 26, 2006)
Today we salute the Republic of India with our both hands. The day marks more than merely a ritual. In every sense it goes beyond massive celebrations that are witnessed across the country.
- Musharraf Playing A Double Game On Fighting Terror: Daily (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Slamming Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf for indulging in a "double game" on the issue of fighting terrorist infrastructure in his country, a leading American daily has said the US government should attack .
- Indian Believed Among 8 Killed By Nepal Maoists (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Eight people, possibly including an Indian, died as fresh violence erupted in Nepal on Tuesday night with hundreds of Maoist guerrillas launching multiple attacks on a key city in midwestern Nepal near the Indian border and spreading panic.
- India Should Vote Against Iran Or Nuke Deal Will 'Die': Us (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Film Director Adoor Gopalakrishnan, noted social worker Nirmala Deshpande and renowned author Mahasveta Devi were among the nine persons who have been conferred with prestigious Padma Vibushan award, the second highest civilian honour.
- Parts Of Pak In Qaida, Taliban Hands: Us Media (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Al Qaida and its former protectors, the Taliban, have virtually taken over parts of Pakistan’s tribal areas bordering Afghanistan, especially in Waziristan Province, a media report today said quoting local officials and Al Qaida video tapes . . .
- Sri Lanka Says Breakthrough In Peace Process A "Major Relief" (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Slamming Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf for indulging in a "double game" on the issue of fighting terrorist infrastructure in his country, a leading American daily has said the US government should attack Al Qaeda and other terror . . .
- Pro-Iran Vote Can Kill Indo-Us Civil Nuclear Deal: Mulford (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Jan 26, 2006)
India rejects attempt to link IAEA vote to Indo-US civil nuclear deal
- Fear Of Al Qaeda’ Keeps Bajaur Elders From Joining Administration Against Militants (Daily Times, Iqbal Khattak, Jan 26, 2006)
The Bajaur Agency administration is finding it difficult to get tribal chieftains on its side against wanted militant Maulvi Faqir Muhammad, who is suspected to be sheltering Al Qaeda-linked militants in the border area with Afghanistan.
- Iran Positive On Russian Uranium Plan, Says Larijani (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
* Chief nuclear negotiator says plan could involve other countries
* P5 members plus Germany to meet in London on Monday to strive for consensus before IAEA meeting next month
- Permission Not Needed To Attack Qaeda, Says Wp (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Jan 26, 2006)
The Washington Post on Wednesday advised US President George W Bush to eliminate Al Qaeda and Taliban operations in Pakistan, if the targets could be located, “with or without General Pervez Musharraf’s cooperation”.
- Us & South Asia (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 26, 2006)
With President George Bush’s March visit to Pakistan and India confirmed, one hopes the US will make a determined effort to stimulate international interest in a resolution of the Kashmir conflict.
- Pm Seeks Active Us Role On Kashmir (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said Pakistan had urged upon the US to play a proactive role for solution to the Kashmir problem, which was imperative for regional peace and security.
- India Pressed To Vote Against Iran (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
The United States and Israel are pressing India to vote against Iran at the IAEA’s board meeting on Feb 2, the day when Israel’s national security advisor (NSA) will brief his counterpart here about the alleged threat Tehran poses to Tel Aviv.
- Choice Before Bush (Dawn, Mansoor Alam, Jan 26, 2006)
A leader is often confronted with a situation where “he is doomed if he does it and doomed if he does not.” That is the dilemma President George W. Bush is facing in Iraq.
- Pak-Us Strategic Relations (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 26, 2006)
US President George W Bush has termed Washington’s ties with Islamabad as ‘strategic’ and ‘vital’ for the United States and expressed the desire to further strengthen these relations.
- America’S Message To Iraq (Dawn, David Ignatius, Jan 26, 2006)
America's agile envoy in Baghdad, Zalmay Khalilzad, is working these days to cajole Iraqi political leaders to put aside narrow interests in favour of a government of national unity.
- Indian Cabinet Okays Reopening Of Karachi Mission (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
India’s cabinet has approved reopening the country’s consulate in Karachi, 10 years after its closure, a government statement said.
- Singh, Kashmiri Leaders Hold Secret Parleys (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and National Security Adviser MK Narayanan have held a series of top-secret meetings with key figures involved in the Kashmir dispute, including the President Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Mohammad Yasin Malik.
- Us Can Drop Nuke Deal If India Backs Iran: Envoy (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Warns America not convinced by Delhi's statements on separation of civilian, military N-plan; India says it'll be guided by national interest
- More People Than Space (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 26, 2006)
Today I want to tell you about a bad idea I have that I can’t get out of my mind: Let me begin by pointing out that 100 years ago, there were 85 million people in this country.
- Us May Pull Out Of N-Deal If India Backs Iran (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Delhi rejects linking IAEA vote to accord
India could lose out on a nuclear deal with the United States if it does not vote against Iran at a key meeting of the UN nuclear watchdog agency, the US ambassador to India warned on Wednesday.
- Us Moves To Delink Indian Nuclear Deal With Iran Vote (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Washington moved Wednesday to unlink a landmark US-India civilian nuclear deal with how New Delhi votes on the Iranian nuclear question at a key meeting of the UN atomic watchdog agency.
- Bigger Nuclear Weapons Will Mean Less Security (Hindu, George Monbiot, Jan 25, 2006)
Without any public debate, one side's new missiles give others an excuse to flout the non-proliferation treaty.
The Orion programme will strengthen suspicion that the U.K. is building an entirely new class of weapons.
- New York-Based Ngo To Launch Aids Project In City (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 25, 2006)
Project could be pursued on pilot basis
Chest Hospital superintendent asked to work out detailed report
Government to participate in project by contributing 15-20 per cent as its share
Request for land, construction cost and operational expenses
- Iran, Iraq To Figure In Pm-Saudi King Talks (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Jan 25, 2006)
As Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and King Abdullah meet tomorrow to review regional security, Iran’s nuclear proliferation and Iraq’s political stability are also expected to figure prominently in their talks.
- In The Dark? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 25, 2006)
Filled with guilt about our degraded towns, every few months, bureaucrats, politicians and civic authorities announce some grandiose package of urban largesse. Global cities, world class airports, international standard highways, metro rail systems, ...
- California Calling (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 25, 2006)
Why Americans can buy a stake in India’s growth, but Indians can’t. And what Congress must do
- The Importance Of The House Of Saud (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Jan 25, 2006)
When Prime Minister Manmohan Singh meets King Abdullah today in New Delhi’s Hyderabad House, it would be safe to bet that the Saudi delegation would have more PhDs and Ivy League degrees than the Indian, even after counting the doctorates . . .
- Protests Erupt As Peace Envoy Meets Sri Lanka’S President (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 25, 2006)
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse met a Norwegian peace broker on Tuesday as diplomats tried to avert a return to civil war, but in the North protesters burnt his effigy and accused the army of killing civilians.
- Un Finds Possible Fraud In Peacekeeping Work (Indian Express, COLUM LYNCH, Jan 25, 2006)
An internal U.N. probe of the department that runs international peacekeeping operations has uncovered extensive evidence of mismanagement and possible fraud, and triggered the suspension of eight procurement officials pending an investigation, . . .
- Bow To The Left (Indian Express, SANDIPAN DEB, Jan 25, 2006)
It was all there for the world to see. At the Congress plenary session at Hyderabad, politicians — both young and elderly — clamoured obsequiously for Rahul Gandhi, ...
- Should Lawyers Resort To Strikes? (Tribune, Fali S. Nariman, Jan 25, 2006)
NO, No, No. Without recrimination or rhetoric, do consider the public perception of the practising lawyer in India.
- Pakistan Backs Iran Pipeline Despite U.S. Objections (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 25, 2006)
Pakistan said on Tuesday that a plan to build a natural gas pipeline from Iran to India through its territory should go ahead as scheduled, despite strong opposition from the United States.
- Iran, Russia Discuss Tehran's Nuclear Plans (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 25, 2006)
Iran and Russia held talks on Tuesday that were expected to cover Moscow's proposal that it control Iranian uranium enrichment as a means to defuse Western suspicions over Tehran's nuclear ambitions.
- Bush Says Will Visit India, Pakistan In March (Reuters, Tabassum Zakaria, Jan 25, 2006)
President George W. Bush praised Pakistan as a close ally in fighting terrorism and said on Tuesday that he would visit the country and its neighbor India in March
- Stop The Presses! Seriously, Stop! (Tribune, Jill Rachel Jacobs, Jan 25, 2006)
Good evening and welcome to HOT News, the cable channel that brings you all the most important news of the moment.
- Size Does Matter (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jan 25, 2006)
Reliance’s move to float a Rs 6,000-crore public offering to fund its refinery project is good news for the stock market.
- Towards A Wider Horizon (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 25, 2006)
Known mainly for its self-centred approach Saudi Arabia now seems to be developing a broader vision.
- Islamabad, Tehran To Continue Talks : Gas Pipeline Project (Dawn, Khaleeq Kiani, Jan 25, 2006)
Pakistan and Iran on Tuesday agreed to continue two-track negotiations — bilateral and also involving India — for materializing the multi-billion dollar gas pipeline project.
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