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Articles 20121 through 20220 of 31829:
- Weather Pattern Will The Biggest Challenge For India And China In 2006 (India Daily, Sudhir Chadda, Dec 20, 2005)
According to international think tanks, India and China will faced unimaginable bad weather patterns in coming years specially in 2006.
- Hong Kong Ministerial — Changing The Terms Of Engagement (Business Line, Vijayalakshmi Balakrishnan , Dec 20, 2005)
While the final declaration does not reveal it, at Hong Kong, the farmers and the weavers were, as before, pitted against the merchants, only this time, they won. There will be future battles on textiles, services, investments and possibly even . . .
- Eye On The Moon (Deccan Herald, U R RAO, Dec 20, 2005)
Setting up a lunar observatory seems to be the next logical step in the journey of humankind’s explorations
- The Nadir Of Occupation (Hindu, Salim Lone, Dec 20, 2005)
Last week's election does little to heal the wounds that are splitting Iraq up into violent filefdoms.
- Paving The Way For Islamistan (Pioneer, Prafull Goradia, Dec 20, 2005)
It is time ulemas got rid of their obsolete ideas and accepted ijtehad which was permitted in early Islamic tradition, says Prafull Goradia
- India’S Nuclear Facility Separation Plan Ready (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Dec 20, 2005)
India has prepared an exhaustive list of civilian facilities and it is also planning to offer to place a large number of civilian nuclear reactors under International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards, diplomatic sources here said.
- No Easy Way Out As Hong Kong Ii Looms (Hindu, Larry Elliott, Dec 20, 2005)
After a week of trench warfare, the idea of a spring trade pact looks far-fetched.
- Indian M&as Total $10b (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 2005)
Telecom, healthcare and energy sectors most active
- Secular Democracy Goes On Trial (Deccan Herald, Pankaj Mishra, Dec 20, 2005)
Orhan Pamuk’s case throws light upon the myth of a secular society
- Storm Heads For Southern Indian States (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 2005)
Southern Indian states readied on Monday for a fourth tropical storm to hit in less than a month, prompting officials to close schools, stockpile food and urge fishermen to return to port.
- Political Haze Over East Asia Vision (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Dec 20, 2005)
Ambiguity remains over the political progression from an ASEAN grouping to an East Asian Community.
- New Features Of The Stock Market Surge (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Dec 20, 2005)
With the BSE Sensex having settled above the 9000 mark, evidence of an unprecedented bull run on India's stock market is now incontrovertible. But similar trends in the past have been followed by an unwinding process triggered by news . . .
- A Sane Approach (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 20, 2005)
Since 9/11, the fading fear of a nuclear war with Russia or China has been supplanted in many American minds by a new nightmare:
- Women At Risk (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 20, 2005)
The ghastly rape and murder of Pratibha Shrikanth Murthy, a 24-year-old call centre girl employed by HP Global Applications Services in Bangalore, has understandably caused widespread concern, and not only in the city where it occurred.
- India-Us Nuclear Deal In Doldrums (Pakistan Observer, Saifullah Khan, Dec 20, 2005)
The US and India entered into an agreement on 18 July 2005 to share civilian nuclear technology. This was a major change in US policy which discouraged countries from developing nuclear weapons.
- Recognising Jihad (Pioneer, Priyadarsi Dutta, Dec 20, 2005)
From its beginning, Islam has been a terrorist movement," said Martin Henriksen, spokesman of Danish People's Party (DF) on educational affairs. It is ironic that only a few days ago Mr Henriksen was appointed to that party post in place of . . .
- Saudi Women’S Rights (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 20, 2005)
Whether or not Saudi Arabian women are closer to achieving rights like being allowed to drive or even the right to vote in municipal elections can be gauged from King Abdullah’s statement on Sunday asking women “to be patient and reasonable in their....
- India-Us Nuke Talks On Wednesday (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 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.
- The Perfect Adieu (Times of India, SATISH K SHARMA, Dec 20, 2005)
A key question of life that dogs great persons, and has a bearing on history's judgment of them, is when to retire?
- A Fateful Finale At Wto (International Herald Tribune, Keith Bradsher, Dec 20, 2005)
The nadir of the World Trade Organization conference here came Saturday evening, when many ministers were despairing of progress inside the meeting while the streets outside were filled with the rattle of protesters' steel pipes striking police officers'
- Stage Set For Nuclear Separation Talks (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Dec 20, 2005)
Manmohan was asked to choose from options put forth by the Department of Atomic Energy
Deal unlikely to be clinched this time
Additional rounds of technical talks needed
- People With Militant Links Can Take Part In Relief Work: Pakistan (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 20, 2005)
``United States never discussed presence of such persons''
- Commit To Peace, Quartet Tells Ltte (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 2005)
Pledges support for peace-building
A quartet known as the "Sri Lanka co-chairs" urged the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) on Monday to commit to peace and help end a rise in violence in the north-east.
- Deepening Indo-U.S. Academic Links (Hindu, K. Ramachandran, Dec 20, 2005)
North Carolina varsity in tie-up with Chennai-based RMK Engineering College
- Eye Of The Storm: Not Just Israel's Problem (Jerusalem Post, AMIR TAHERI, Dec 20, 2005)
The way Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad tells it, the Islamic Republic is well on the way to establishing itself as "the leader of the Muslim world" in what he describes as "the coming clash of civilizations."
- What Price Honesty? (Pioneer, Shailaja Chandra, Dec 19, 2005)
There is a need to introduce the stigma of criminality to tax evasion in order to make it a social taboo, says Shailaja Chandra
- Iraq: Hardliners Set Agenda, Says Powell (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Dec 19, 2005)
Bitter infighting was on in the Bush Administration during the invasion
- India's Eastward Ho! But How? (Pioneer, Tarun Basu , Dec 19, 2005)
Formation of an Asian proto-type of EU is far-fetched, thanks to too many internal contradictions, writes Tarun Basu
- Desperation Doles Out Death, 42 Killed In Tn Stampede (Pioneer, K Venkataramanan, Dec 19, 2005)
In a tragic repetition of a ghastly November incident in which six women were killed, 42 people were trampled to death early Sunday morning at a government relief centre, where thousands had gathered to get tokens for cash doles and relief supplies hours
- Now & Again: Root Of All Evil (Statesman, SUDHA PALIT, Dec 19, 2005)
Often misquoted as, “Money is the root of all evil”, the original maxim is, “Love of money is the root of all evil”.
- Logic Of Separation (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Dec 19, 2005)
The July 18, 2005, joint statement of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President George Bush was about exceptionalising from the NPT technology denial regime, a non-signatory of the treaty, and not about accommodating India as a nuclear weapon . . .
- Norway's Economy — On Top Of The World And Looking... (Business Line, Mohan Murti, Dec 19, 2005)
Folds upon folds of translucent purplish-green cut wide arcs across the sky. Then, suddenly, the entire dome of blue exploded into an amazing riot of colour — red, green, blue, purple, yellow and white that lit up the ocean and rendered us speechless ...
- Bengaluru, Not Bangalore (Pioneer, K Govindan Kutty , Dec 19, 2005)
In the process of renaming cities, how far back can we go down the lanes of history, wonders K Govindan Kutty
- Wto Members To End Subsidies By 2013 (Tribune, Deepshikha Sikarwar, Dec 19, 2005)
Trade negotiators of the 149 WTO member nations today reached a crucial breakthrough on the contentious issues of agricultural subsidies and industrial tariffs to arrive at a face-saving agreement that paves the way for a global trade pact by the end ...
- Rights Group Reports Afghanistan Torture (New York Times, Carlotta Gall, Dec 19, 2005)
Eight men at the American detention camp in Guantánamo Bay have separately given their lawyers "consistent accounts" of being tortured at a secret prison in Afghanistan at various periods from 2002 to 2004, Human Rights Watch, a group based in New York,..
- Russia Sees Energy As Key To Unlock Asian Doors (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Dec 19, 2005)
Vladimir Putin is clearly positioning Russia for the role of main motor and coordinator of a new global strategy for energy security.
- France Will Bolster Nato Troops In Afghanistan (New York Times, Reuters, Dec 19, 2005)
France will send several hundred more troops to Afghanistan to reinforce security in Kabul, the capital, when NATO expands operations in the country next year, the French defense minister, Michèle Alliot-Marie, said here on Sunday.
- Responding To A Public Health Challenge (Hindu, G. ANANTHAKRISHNAN, Dec 19, 2005)
There are nearly 70 million people with kidney disease of varying severity levels in India. Hypertension and diabetes, the main causative factors, need to be targeted.
- More Waves In The Dinesh Dalmia Story (The Financial Express, Sucheta Dalal, Dec 19, 2005)
Sat upholds a Sebi order against the absconding financier, even as US companies file fresh charges.
- Plan For Crisis Management (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 19, 2005)
While the city district government of Lahore has unveiled a plan to reorganize civil defence along modern lines, the Punjab government has decided to broaden its emergency ambulance and rescue services to cover the entire province.
- Save Yourself From Self-Help Books! (Tribune, Jemima Lewis, Dec 19, 2005)
A 10-year-old Hampshire schoolgirl, Libby Rees, has been hailed as a prodigy, after writing a self-help book for children on how to cope with life’s problems. She is currently engaged in a whirlwind publicity tour, jetting about with her mother.
- New Afghan Parliament Opens Today (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
Afghanistan’s first parliament after nearly three decades of brutal occupation, war and harsh Taliban rule is due to convene today (Monday) in the final step of a transition to democracy launched four years ago.
- Moot Rejects ‘United States Of Kashmir’ (Daily Times, Mohammad Imran, Dec 19, 2005)
Participants of a conference held to discuss the “United States of Kashmir” proposal on Sunday called the formula ambiguous and a bid to divide the people of Kashmir. They also asked Kashmiris not to compromise on their right to self-determination.
- Us Playing Mediatory Role In Kashmir: Yasin Malik (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Dec 19, 2005)
Kashmiri leader Yasin Malik has said that the United States is playing a quiet, behind-the-scenes mediatory role in bringing India and Pakistan together towards a settlement of the Kashmir dispute.
- "A Rude Shock For The Rich Nations" (Hindu, N. Ravi Kumar, Dec 19, 2005)
Unlike in the previous ministerials, they were not able to dictate the draft here
- Hands Go Up, Nothing Comes Down (Greater Kashmir, Abdul Waheed Faruqi, Dec 19, 2005)
What does prosperity mean in this part of the world where social degradation, moral corruption and material lust have destroyed the whole fabric of life, Abdul Waheed Faruqi explains the state of affairs in light of a prayer displayed everywhere . . .
- A Scientist On A Mission To Spot Young Talent In India (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
"Behind every significant scientific discovery there is someone who discovered the scientist in the first place." K. Satyamurty meets S.S. Iyengar, who is keen on helping young researchers realise their potential.
- Dr Atta’S Wake Up Call (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 19, 2005)
DR Atta-ur-Rehman, Chairman, Higher Education Commission has said that not a single Pakistani university ranks amongst the 1000 best universities in the world. Speaking at the convocation of Riphah International University in Islamabad on Saturday, . . .
- Us Concerned Over Terrorist Involvement In Pok Quake Relief (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
The United States has expressed grave concern over the involvement of militant outfits in quake-relief operations in Pak-occupied Kashmir (PoK), even as a senior Pakistani official said there was no bar on their carrying out "humanitarian" activities, ...
- Project Siksha (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Dec 19, 2005)
The Project Siksha jointly launched on December 9 by the Government of Tamil Nadu and the Microsoft Corporation with the laudable objective of making school teachers throughout the State technology-savvy is a momentous step in the direction of raising ...
- Forest Dept. To Launch Eco-Tourism In Kanyakumari Dt. (Hindu, P.S. Suresh Kumar, Dec 19, 2005)
MoU has been signed with a private tour operator in Thiruvananthapuram
- A Face-Saver’S Hammered Out To Wrap Up Hong Kong (Indian Express, VIKAS DHOOT, Dec 19, 2005)
After hectic long-winded negotiations that began at 10.30 pm last night and went on till 9 am this morning, a final revised draft for the WTO’s Hong Kong Ministerial declaration was agreed upon by the 150 member countries.
- Forty-Two Killed In Chennai Stampede (Reuters, Krittivas Mukherjee, Dec 19, 2005)
Forty-two homeless people were trampled to death on Sunday and 37 were injured in a stampede during the distribution of flood relief supplies at a shelter in southern India, officials and witnesses said.
- Christmas In Pakistan (Daily Excelsior, Samuel Baid, Dec 19, 2005)
On Christmas eve of 1988 this writer was in Islamabad waiting to meet Ms.Benazir Bhutto who had just taken over as the first woman-Prime Minister of a Muslim country.
- ‘Cheney Must Explain Afghan Rights Abuses’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
A leading rights group called on Sunday for President Hamid Karzai to press visiting US Vice President Dick Cheney about secret detention centres in Afghanistan and rights abuses by US troops.
- A Costly Intervention By Martin Woollacott (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 19, 2005)
When the US stumbled out of Vietnam 30 years ago, a void seemed to open up for a world which, for good or ill, had become used to a controlling American hand.
- Quizzed (Tribune, S. Raghunath, Dec 19, 2005)
Wizened old Uncle Sam suffers from many strange hangups and one of them is his touching belief that he has a divine right to lord it over the rest of the world. As a result, a greenhorn Senator or a Congressman belonging to some obscure sub-committee.....
- Opening A Can Of Worms (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Dec 19, 2005)
“Thirty thousand Kurds and one million Armenians were killed in these lands and nobody but me dares to talk about it,” said Turkey’s most celebrated novelist, Orhan Pamuk, during an interview with a Swiss newspaper last February.
- Interim Farm Deal Saves World Trade Talks (Reuters, John Chalmers, Dec 19, 2005)
Ministers from 149 states saved long-running global trade talks from collapse on Sunday with an interim deal to end farm export subsidies by 2013 and open rich country markets a bit wider to the poorest nations.
- Stampede Kills At Least 43 Flood Victims In Southern India (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
Thousands of flood victims waiting in line for relief vouchers stampeded into a government-run distribution center Sunday in southern India, killing at least 43 people and injuring another 30, police said.
- Ipo Shock To The System (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Dec 19, 2005)
It probably started with the Income Tax department’s (I-T) discovery that one Purshottam Dudlani owned a whopping 5,000 demat accounts.
- Re-Peddling The Fear Of The Foreign Hand (The Financial Express, ILA PATNAIK, Dec 19, 2005)
Despite 15 years of liberalisation, despite high growth in every sector in which FDI came and despite no Indian industry being wiped out as a consequence of foreign entry, we are unable to get away from the fear of the foreigner.
- State Of Human Rights (Dawn, Anwer Mooraj, Dec 19, 2005)
The Karachi chapter of the English Speaking Union of Pakistan was inaugurated over 40 years ago, presumably to further the spread of English. But for some inexplicable reason it ended up as the outdoor relief department of the foreign diplomatic corps.
- No Let-Up In Friendship With China (Dawn, Maqbool Ahmad Bhatty, Dec 19, 2005)
One cannot but be concerned over the impression, now being voiced by an increasing number of citizens, that our all-weather friendship with China has undergone a decline.
- Safety First (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 19, 2005)
The brutal rape and murder of a young call centre employee in the City has drawn attention to the inadequate security that is provided to women working the night shift in the BPO industry.
- India Gains At Wto Meet (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Dec 19, 2005)
WHAT WE GOT: * Market access to India’s IT professionals in other countries preserved * Commitments at existing levels in areas like outsourcing stand secured * India, Brazil thwart US gameplan on market access for industrial goods . . .
- No Sign Of Doha Deal Completion (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Dec 19, 2005)
Despite ending on a positive note, the Hong Kong ministerial meeting does not ensure that faltering Doha trade negotiations will be completed by the end of next year, trade ministers....
- Raj Quits Sena, To Float Outfit (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
Estranged Shiv Sena leader Raj Thackeray finally quit the party on Sunday putting entire blame for the Sena’s recent failures on the working president his cousin Uddhav, and announced that he will float his new political outfit next year.
- There’S Good In Pakistan’S Madrasas (Deccan Herald, Jonathan Power, Dec 19, 2005)
Madrasas, as traditional bodies of learning, are relevant under the socio-economic conditions.
- Strategic Importance (Deccan Herald, G Parthasarathy, Dec 19, 2005)
The July 18 Agreement suggests that the US accepts India’s nuclear capabilities.
- Wto Sighs With Relief But Trade Treaty Still Far Off (Reuters, Richard Waddington, Dec 19, 2005)
World Trade Organisation negotiators struck a last-ditch weekend deal to keep free trade treaty talks alive, but much hard bargaining remains.
- Pakistani Dam Proposal Meets Fierce Opposition (Reuters, ZEESHAN HAIDER , Dec 19, 2005)
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf is trying to rally support for the construction of a controversial dam he says is vital for long-term prosperity but even some of his staunchest allies are vehemently opposed.
- Iran-India Gas Pipe To Be Built From 2007 - Officials (Reuters, Himangshu watts, Dec 19, 2005)
Pakistan and India hope to start building a $7 billion gas pipeline from Iran to South Asia by 2007 despite objections from the United States, top officials from both countries said on Saturday.
- Wto Protests End Quietly, But Hundreds Still In Jail (Reuters, John Ruwitch, Dec 19, 2005)
Hong Kong heaved a sigh of relief on Sunday as thousands of demonstrators marched peacefully to protest against world trade talks after a night of vicious street battles between protesters and police.
- The Confucian Party Of China (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Dec 19, 2005)
For decades since the communist revolution in China, the name of the ancient sage Confucius (551-479 BC) was dirtier than mud. Today Chinese school children are being encouraged to learn the “Analects of Confucius” — a classic compilation of the master’s
- That Vanishing Past (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 19, 2005)
As the World Press Photo Exhibition 2005, showcasing prize-winning entries from 2004, stops by in Mumbai, the main frame is a timely reminder: that the past never goes away.
- Moot On ‘United States Of Kashmir’ Today (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 18, 2005)
The first conference of political parties from both sides of Jammu and Kashmir will be held today in Islamabad to discuss a proposal regarding a ‘United States of Kashmir’.
- And Now The Culture Dollar (Hindu, SHANTA SERBJEET SINGH, Dec 18, 2005)
It is time to give the thousands of crafts, skills and cultural legacies the recognition of being an economic sector in their own right.
- Rising Iran-Israel Tension (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 18, 2005)
Iranian Defence Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar has said that his country’s response to attack by Israel will be ‘swift, firm and destructive’. He told newsmen in Tehran on Friday that Iran’s policy is defensive, but if attacked, it will hit back hard.
- Us, Allies Seek Stern Un Line On Myanmar (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 18, 2005)
A UN official told the Security Council of Myanmar's overflowing jails, forced labour and lack of democracy as part of US efforts to take a tougher line against its ruling junta.
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