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Articles 19921 through 20020 of 31829:
- The Lesson From Lula For South America (Hindu, Sue Branford, Dec 23, 2005)
The region's new generation of left-wing leaders would do well to heed Brazil's experience.
- Look Who’S Communal (Indian Express, AMAR SINGH, Dec 23, 2005)
This is with reference to T.V.R. Shenoy’s article, ‘Too many Red faces’ (IE, November 17). I am rather disappointed that he has chosen to attack the Samajwadi Party-Left Front stand on the US-Iran standoff on fallacious grounds.
- Yechury Leaves For Pak Today (Indian Express, ANANDA MAJUMDAR, Dec 23, 2005)
CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury will be in Pakistan tomorrow for the birth centenary of Communist leader Sajjad Zaheer. Yechury—on his first visit to the neighbouring country—said he would meet leaders of Nawaz Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim League and . . .
- Financing Higher Education (Business Line, Jandhyala B. G. Tilak, Dec 23, 2005)
Post Independence, India has made significant progress in the field of education.
- Alaskan Oil Plan Stalled (Hindu, Jamie Wilson, Dec 23, 2005)
Environment campaigners were on Wednesday night celebrating an improbable victory after the U.S. Senate narrowly blocked a Republican plan to allow oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
- Saddam Alleges Torture In Custody (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Dec 23, 2005)
Former Iraqi President calls Bush a liar
- How To Re-Engineer The Civil Services (Business Line, Sumit K. Majumdar, Dec 23, 2005)
A 21st century Indian economy, on the fast growth track, needs a forward-looking administrative organisation, and the creation of a second Administrative Reforms Commission (ARC-2) is an excellent opportunity to bring about substantial organisational ....
- Solution To An Objective Problem That Didn't Exist? (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 23, 2005)
Excitingthings are happening in the patent field, both as new findings and fresh lawsuits. Thus, the site of EPO (European Patent Office) http://ep.espacenet.com speaks about `Electronic component mounting apparatus and electronic component . . .
- We, The Law-Abiding Losers (Indian Express, GAUTAM CHIKERMANE, Dec 23, 2005)
For the past 18 months, I’ve been trying to buy a house in Delhi. In vain. I, therefore, have many stories to tell. On how we’ve had to reject a beautiful, well-located, parking-friendly DDA flat that had been turned into an encroached palace . . .
- Your Spit Will Say All About You (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
You no longer need to fear that injection. Saliva from your mouth can now be used effectively for diagnostic purposes, discovers M S S Murthy.
- On N-Deal, Saran Is Meeting Lugar (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Dec 23, 2005)
Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran may be in Washington for the meeting of the joint working group to implement the July 18 joint statement, but he is using the visit to reach out to other key players involved in the debate on the nuclear deal.
- Reconstruction Of Tsunami-Hit Areas A Major Challenge: Un (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
The United Nations has said that reconstruction of tsunami-hit areas will be a major challenge the affected countries would face in the coming year and that its special envoy, former American President Bill Clinton, would focus on ensuring . . .
- Under A Cloud (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 23, 2005)
The storm in the petridish is turning into a hurricane. Having shot to fame in a very short time, Korean stem cell researcher Hwang Woo-suk now stands exposed in the portals of science and research with a team member accusing him of faking his data.
- Al Qaeda Is More Than Just Osama Bin Laden... (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
Donald Rumsfeld, the US secretary of defence, who flew into Islamabad unannounced last Wednesday to visit the quake-hit areas, said that US intelligence had not picked any signal from Osama Bin Laden in nearly a year and it was possible that he was no ...
- Some Plane Truths (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 23, 2005)
It was so easy to revive political consensus over the private institution quota bill; the NDA’s opposition didn’t survive the fear of appearing anti-reservations. But it’s tough trying to modernise the Delhi and Mumbai airports; . . .
- Saran-Rice Talks Focus On Bush's 'Historic' 2006 India Visit (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
India and the United States hope that President Bush's upcoming visit to India in early 2006 would be a historic one signifying the new relationship between the two countries.
- Govt Mute Spectator To Statements From Us On Indo-Us Deal’ (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
Senior BJP leader and former External Affairs Minister Yashwant Sinha today charged the UPA Government with remaining a "mute spectator" to the statements emanating from the us on the recent Indo-US nuclear deal.
- Maoists Threaten To Spoil Nepal Polls (Telegraph, J. HEMANTH, Dec 23, 2005)
The Maoist rebels in Nepal today headed for a direct confrontation with the royalist government by announcing their decision to disrupt the municipal elections to be held in early February.
- Us Optimistic On Its Relationship With India (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Dec 23, 2005)
The United States has said that it was optimistic of a "bright" future for its relationship with India and it looked forward to taking the engagement to the next level.
- Rotting Away Within (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Dec 23, 2005)
Sting upon sting revealing some political representatives of the Indian people brazenly taking illegal ‘remuneration’ for doing their legitimate jobs.
- No Cause For Celebration (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Dec 23, 2005)
Commerce Minister Kamal Nath is satisfied with the outcome of the Hong Kong Ministerial of the WTO.
- Spying On Americans (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 23, 2005)
IN the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, the New York Times reported last week, President Bush authorized the National Security Agency to conduct electronic surveillance of hundreds of US citizens and residents suspected of contact with Al Qaeda ....
- Why Israel Does Not Have A Constitution (Dawn, Muhammad Ali Siddiqi, Dec 23, 2005)
Most observers of the Palestinian scene know that Israel does not have a constitution, but few try to know why it has chosen not to have one. The reasons are to be found less in the conflict between the religious right and the liberals and . . .
- Water Of Contention (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 23, 2005)
The poet is delighted water water everywhere, but craves not a drop to drink.
- Indo-Pak Dialogue To Resume On January 17 (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
India and Pakistan will start the third round of composite dialogue process on January 17 with foreign secretary-level talks on peace and security as well as the Kashmir issue, media reports today said.
- Saran Rules Out Changes In Indo-Us Civilian Nuclear Deal (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
In a rebuff to non-proliferation hawks in the US, Indian Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran today ruled out changes in the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal and rejected inclusion of the proposal for a moratorium on fissile material production in it.
- Inflationary Pressures (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 23, 2005)
The approval of substantial increases in gas tariffs for domestic, commercial and industrial users by the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) from January 1, 2006, can only have an inflationary impact on the economy.
- Rumsfeld Says Early Afghan Pullout Risky (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
Warns quick withdrawal would allow terrorists to attack US interests at home and abroad
- Nepal Parties Vow To Thwart Municipal Elections (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
Nepal’s main political parties vowed on Thursday to derail municipal elections next year as the Maoist rebels announced a separate plan to block the vote by calling a week-long national strike.
- Pak, Us Alarmed At Indo-Russian Aircraft Production (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
Both Pakistan and USA are alarmed by reports of India and Russia jointly developing a state-of-the-art fighter for which talks are at the final stages.
- Saddam Too Has Hr! (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 23, 2005)
Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, currently facing trial on charges of killing Shiite civilians during his rule, has said that he was beaten and tortured by the Americans. He told the trial court that he was beaten ‘on every part of his body”.
- Iraq: Democracy Must Work (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 23, 2005)
With Iraq’s election commission having rejected the demand for re-polling, the country seems to be heading towards a new spurt of violence.
- Tiger Sea Strike (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
Tamil Tiger rebels today attacked two Sri Lankan naval craft off the island’s northwest coast, opening fire and capturing three sailors in the most violent incident at sea since a 2002 truce, the navy said.
- An Agenda For The Oic (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 23, 2005)
In the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, the New York Times reported last week, President Bush authorized the National Security Agency to conduct electronic surveillance of hundreds of US citizens and residents suspected of contact with Al Qaeda ...
- Bahrain And The Iranian Challenge (Washington Times, Editorial, The Washington Times, Dec 23, 2005)
Although the Bush administration decided in the immediate aftermath of September 11 that in order to secure the homeland the Middle East should be democratized, the forces that work against democratization are so challenging that the mission . . . . .
- Study Debunks View That India Producing More Engineers Than Us (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Dec 22, 2005)
The common belief that India is producing more engineers than the United States has been disproved by a study done at an American University recently.
- Focus On The Farm Sector (Hindu, S. Nagesh Kumar, Dec 22, 2005)
The Ramachenna Reddy panel report highlights the dangers of neglecting the agriculture sector in Andhra Pradesh.
- Criminal Conduct Could Be Concealed In A Thicket Of Detail' (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 22, 2005)
In theaccounting terrain, it is just one more routine day. Because there are enough stories of accounting going astray in recent news, as if to match the crime reports in the city pages. For instance, "Visco, false accounting will be `yet another scandal'
- Montreal Impasse (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 22, 2005)
More needs to be done by countries and individuals to save the planet’s ecology.
- India Not To Compromise On N-Facilities (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Dec 22, 2005)
Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran on Wednesday indicated he had come with “certain ideas” on the separation of India’s civil and military facilities, a prerequisite for civilian nuclear cooperation with the United States.
- Is It The Birth Of A New Era In Bolivia? (Hindu, R. Viswanathan , Dec 22, 2005)
This is the first time a full-blooded Indian has become President of the country.
- India Should Be Involved In Peace Process" (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Dec 22, 2005)
Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse is keen on a key role for India in the peace process and rebuilding along with the U.S., the EU, Japan, and Norway.
- How Rational Is A Ban On Smoking In Movies? (Hindu, Madhu Purushothaman, Dec 22, 2005)
Responsible for millions of deaths worldwide, tobacco use is certainly the most important preventable public health problem in the world today. Banning smoking in movies takes the public health battle to the doorsteps of not only the tobacco industry, ...
- Two More Bus Route Agreements Formalised (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 22, 2005)
Inked during the third round of the technical-level talks
Trial run for Amritsar-Nankana Sahib service on January 27 and from Nankana Sahib on January 29
Boon to thousands of Sikh pilgrims who visit the Nankana Sahib shrine round the year
- No Request From Govt To Extend Deadline: Sebi (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
Holding firm that no more time would be given to the listed companies for appointment of independent directors, market regulator SEBI on Wednesday said it has not received any request from the government on extension of deadline beyond December 31 for PSU
- Us Judge Bans ‘Intelligent Design’ Teaching (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
A courtroom battle seen as a test case for the teaching of science in America ended in a decisive victory for evolution on Tuesday.
- Ongc Inks Pact With China Firm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
Against stiff international competition state-owned oil exploration major — Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) along with China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) have won the bid to acquire about 37 per cent stake in Syrian oilfields . . .
- Resolution Opposing N-Deal Moved In Us House (Tribune, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Dec 22, 2005)
Coinciding with Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran’s visit here for talks on the Indo-US civilian nuclear cooperation, two lawmakers have moved a bipartisan resolution in the House of Representatives opposing the deal and claiming that it posed . . .
- Nuke Deal: India Rejects Moratorium (Hindustan Times, S Rajagopalan, Dec 22, 2005)
While strongly reaffirming its commitment to non-proliferation, India on Wednesday ruled out a moratorium on its fissile material production or acceptance of any new conditions in order to secure approval for the Indo-US nuclear deal.
- Encircling China By Gwynne Dyer (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 22, 2005)
If I were a Chinese strategic analyst of a moderately paranoid disposition — and all strategic analysts are paranoid by nature — I would be twitching uncontrollably by now.
- America’S Way To Fight A War (Dawn, John Yoo, Dec 22, 2005)
Iraq seems to have the imperial presidency in retreat. Last week the White House accepted Sen. John McCain’s proposal to prohibit cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment of enemy combatants.
- Primacy Of A Democratic Framework (Dawn, Taliban, Dec 22, 2005)
For over six years General Musharraf, first as Chief Executive and then as president, while retaining his position as COAS, has been the sole arbiter of the destiny of Pakistan.
- Kalam Roadmap For 12% Growth (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam today urged India Inc to target a growth of 10-12 per cent to make the country a developed nation by 2020.
- Chennai Hospital Designs World's Smallest Needle (Hindu, M. Dinesh Varma, Dec 22, 2005)
"Despite the reduced incision loop, the operating time for cataract is under five minutes."
- Towards A United Asia (Deccan Herald, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Dec 22, 2005)
A second focal point of global power is not in US interest. Europe is about as much as Bush can stomach.
- Pre-Project Work Started For Six Power Units: Npcil Official (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
"Koodankulam project designed to withstand shock waves" The first and second units of the Koodankulam project would start generating power by 2007 and 2008 respectively, says Mr. Agrawal
- Saran Meets Rice, Burns (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
"India's programme must not be affected"
- Volcker Committee Report Has Not Led To Friction: Saran (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Dec 22, 2005)
India has brushed aside the notion that the Volcker committee report on the Iraq oil-for-food scandal, which led to the resignation of former External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh, has created "friction" with the United States.
- Polls In India's Neighbourhood (Daily Excelsior, Vijay Satokar, Dec 22, 2005)
There may not be anything common between the two countries. Sri Lanka has long history of democracy while in Afghanistan there was hardly any democracy during the last 100 years.
- European Gulags To Fight Terror (Daily Excelsior, Allabaksh, Dec 22, 2005)
Many European countries are said to be fuming with anger over the disclosures that a large number of CIA flights had used their airports to ferry terrorists to ‘unknown’ destinations and the charge that certain European countries had provided ‘facilities’
- Us Optimistic On Its Relationship With India (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Dec 22, 2005)
The United States has said that it was optimistic of a "bright" future for its relationship with India and it looked forward to taking the engagement to the next level.
- Ongc-Cnpc Win Bid For Petrocanada's Syrian Oilfields (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
State-run Oil and Natural Gas Corp and China National Petroleum Corp have won the bid to acquire about 37 per cent stake in Syrian oilfields of Canadian oil company Petro-Canada for 484 million Euro.
- India Defends Nuclear Deal With U.S. (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Dec 22, 2005)
India on Wednesday defended a controversial new civilian nuclear cooperation deal with the United States and rejected demands by American critics that New Delhi accept curbs on its atomic weapons program.
- ‘N-Separation Should Not Affect Indo-Us Strategic Programme’ (Indian Express, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Dec 22, 2005)
India and theUS today began talks here on the bilateral nuclear deal with Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran asserting the separation of civilian and military sites should not affect New Delhi’s strategic programme.
- "India Should Be Involved In Peace Process" (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Dec 22, 2005)
Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse is keen on a key role for India in the peace process and rebuilding along with the U.S., the EU, Japan, and Norway.
- Al-Qaeda Deputy Praises Taliban In New Tape (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
Al-Qaeda No 2 Ayman al-Zawahri has praised Taliban leader Mullah Omar for winning back control of large regions of Afghanistan and urged Muslims to wage holy war against the West, according to a tape that surfaced on Sunday.
- Pakistan, India Agree On New Bus Links (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
Pakistan and India agreed on two new bus links on Wednesday, the latest progress in a hesitant peace process between the nuclear-armed rivals.
- Maran Sees Foreign Investment Boom In Phones, It (Reuters, Shailendra Bhatnagar and Terry Friel, Dec 22, 2005)
Planned foreign investment in India's booming telecoms and information technology sector is expected to double to $22 billion in 2006, as the world's top companies focus on the country, its IT and telecoms minister said.
- Unequal Gains (Telegraph, Achin Vanaik , Dec 22, 2005)
The author is professor of international relations and global politics, Delhi University
- Saran Rules Out Changes In Indo-Us Civilian Nuclear Deal (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Dec 22, 2005)
In a rebuff to non-proliferation hawks in the US, Indian Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran today ruled out changes in the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal and rejected inclusion of the proposal for a moratorium on fissile material production in it.
- Us Congressmen Oppose N-Deal (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
Two US lawmakers have proposed a resolution expressing congressional disapproval for President George W Bush's "sweeping" nuclear agreement with India, one of the Congressmen said.
- World Danger Or Political Infighting? (Hindu, Simon Tisdall, Dec 21, 2005)
What was Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's aim in making statements against Israel?
- Not Libertarian But Anti-Social (Hindu, George Monbiot, Dec 21, 2005)
The car is slowly turning the British, like the Americans and the Australians, into a nation that recognises only the freedom to act.
- Us Orders Troop Cut In Afghanistan (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
The United States said on Monday it had ordered a cut in the number of American troops in Afghanistan to about 16,500 from the current 19,000 by next spring.
- Civilian Nuclear Programme —India’S Game Plan (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
India will outline how it can split its civilian and nuclear facilities at a meeting this week in Washington as part of its bid to win access to US civilian nuclear technology, a report said on Tuesday.
- India Desperate To Boost H-Tech Weapons Production (Pakistan Observer, Aroosa Alam, Dec 21, 2005)
While the security planners in Pakistan are letting their guards down in a hope to broker a peace deal with India through the so-called CBMs , the schemers on the other line of the border are working relentlessly to enhance their defense capabilities....
- Dons, Celebraties And Their Women (Daily Excelsior, Joginder Singh, Dec 21, 2005)
The other woman, in life has always been a fascination. Right from time immemorial sex has been the guiding factor in the life of kings, and commoners.
- Indo-Us Talks On Nuclear Issue On Wednesday (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
India and the US are expected to spell out the steps taken by them on implementation of Civil Nuclear deal when Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran and his American counterpart Nicholas Burns hold talks in Washington on Wednesday.
- Of Politicians Who Crack Mirrors (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Dec 21, 2005)
Another sting operation reveals more of the seamy side of Indian politics. In the US, President Bush's ratings are at an all-time low. And it is perhaps through Harold Pinter's mirror that one can begin to understand how politicians operate with . . .
- What's The Racemate In `Formula 1' Of The Pharma Race? (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 21, 2005)
Almost every court verdict creates winners and losers in equal measure. For instance, the December 16 verdict of the US District Court of Delaware has www.pfizer.com announcing as the latest news headline, . . .
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