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Articles 20221 through 20320 of 31829:
- India’S Vital Demands Find Place In Draft (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Dec 18, 2005)
Commerce Minister Kamal Nath’s Doha negotiating strategy has paid off as draft ministerial declaration issued by World Trade Organisation (WTO) Sixth Ministerial Conference Chairman John Tsang, on Saturday, took on board New Delhi’s vital demands.
- India Realizes West Bengal And Northeast Becoming A Far Larger ‘Kashmir’ – India Deploys Thousands Of New Troops In The Border (India Daily, Anil Rane, Dec 18, 2005)
It is a late awakening but never the less better late than never. Bangladesh is the new capital of Islamist movements.
- Protesters Break Barricades, Reach Wto Centre (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 18, 2005)
Hundreds of protesters battled through police lines in Hong Kong on Saturday to reach a building where World Trade Ministers are meeting.
- India Increasing Troops On Bangladesh Border (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 18, 2005)
Delhi fears large number of illegal immigrants escaping security force
- Our Unsc Campaign Not On Back Burner: Rao Inderjit Singh (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Dec 18, 2005)
After Mr K. Natwar Singh’s exit from the Foreign Office, Rao Inderjit Singh has emerged as an important Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs.
- Icici Bank Offloads Rs 1300 Cr Npas (Business Standard, Abhijit Lele, Dec 18, 2005)
In India's first auction of bad loans, StanChart Bank bought out NPAs comprising 310 firms.
- 2007 Start For Tri-Nation Pipeline Project (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 18, 2005)
India and Pakistan today agreed today to start constructing the $7 billion Indo-Iran gas pipeline project in 2007 ignoring the much-voiced “reservations” of the USA.
- Ipi Pipeline To Be Built From 2007 (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Dec 18, 2005)
Pakistan and India hope to start building a $7 billion gas pipeline from Iran by 2007 despite objections from the United States, top officials from both countries said on Saturday.
- Branded Confusion (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 18, 2005)
Basu, Buddhadeb sing different tunes
- Role Of Parliament In Relief Work (Dawn, Sajjad Ali Shah, Dec 18, 2005)
In between the earthquake and rehabilitation efforts, we are passing through a period of trauma arising from the devastating loss of life and property, with survivors having sustained injuries and lost limbs and many deprived of their families and homes.
- India Deploying Troops On Bangladesh Border (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 18, 2005)
India is deploying thousands of new troops on its frontier with Bangladesh and setting up hundreds of more border posts to check illegal migration and movement of armed militants, a top official said. New Delhi decided to bolster its eastern border . . .
- Dowry And Related Evils (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Dec 18, 2005)
A report in an Indian newspaper (November 21) spoke of Daljit Kaur, who jumped to her death from the top floor of a house in Delhi, because her in-laws had been harassing her unceasingly about the inadequacy of the dowry she had brought upon . . .
- Wto Draft Sets Tentative 2010 Date To Eliminate Farm Subsidies (Daily Times, Sajid Chaudhry, Dec 18, 2005)
A draft declaration proposed for approval by World Trade Organisation (WTO) member countries sets no firm date for ending all farm export subsidies.
- We Must Return To The Best Traditions Of Democracy (Tribune, Ashwani Kumar, Dec 18, 2005)
There is in the air, unmistakable flavour of an idea whose time has come — the idea of a vibrant and young India on the move, hastening to catch up with its own destiny and to play its rightful role in the shaping of a new global order in response to ....
- Wto Talks Make No Headway (News International, Sajid Aziz, Dec 18, 2005)
The 6th WTO ministerial meeting, which concludes today (Sunday), has proved to be another fiasco as nothing came out in the draft ministerial resolution issued by the WTO on Saturday.
- Work On Ipi Pipeline To Start From 2007 (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 18, 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.
- Work On Pipeline To Begin In Mid-2007: Next Meeting In February (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 18, 2005)
India and Pakistan on Saturday agreed to begin construction of over $7 billion Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline by mid-2007 despite objections from the United States, according to top officials from both countries.
- India, Pakistan Agree On Gas Pipeline Project (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Dec 18, 2005)
Tripartite meeting "may be held" in Iran
Project being pursued despite U.S. objections
Pakistan favours a "central" route through the district of Rahimyar Khan
"Pakistan will catch up shortly with India"
- Modest Progress At Wto Talks (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 18, 2005)
Developing nations, EU seek improvement in the draft declaration
- What About ‘Unstung’ Mps (Deccan Herald, N J Nanporia , Dec 18, 2005)
How many MPs were offered money and turned it down? Unqualified condemnation of the alleged money-for-questions MPs is without doubt what they fully deserve, if found guilty.
- Building An Ugly India (Hindustan Times, Gautam Bhatia, Dec 18, 2005)
If you take the subway downtown to the Brooklyn Bridge stop in New York, it is very likely that you’ll be mesmerised by your very first sight out of the subway tunnel.
- India Adding Troops On Bangladesh Border (Reuters, Krittivas Mukherjee, Dec 18, 2005)
India is deploying thousands of new troops on its frontier with Bangladesh and setting up hundreds of more border posts to check illegal migration and movement of armed militants, a top official said.
- Internal Crisis Shake Bjp, Shiv Sena (Daily Excelsior, Atul Chowshish, Dec 18, 2005)
It would have added to the discomfort of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Shiv Sena--almost simultaneously engulfed in serious internal crisis-- that no sooner had the party bosses announced steps to take disciplinary action against their star . . .
- Arjun Singh Inaugurates Edusat Supported Rajiv Gandhi Project (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 18, 2005)
Union Human Resources Minister Arjun Singh today inaugurated the ambitious EDUSAT supported Rajiv Gandhi project, aimed at providing compulsory education to children between six years to 14 years.
- Wto Talks Stagger On After Protests, Deal Elusive (Reuters, Richard Waddington, Dec 18, 2005)
Exhausted negotiators struggled on Sunday to keep a global trade deal alive in a final day of talks as Hong Kong riot police and die-hard anti-globalisation protesters went into a stand-off after violent clashes.
- Developing Country Fears Cloud Wto Services Talks (Reuters, Doug Palmer, Dec 18, 2005)
The outlook for negotiations to make it easier for banks, telecoms companies and many other service providers to do business across borders was up in the air on Saturday as developing countries raised concerns about terms for the talks set out in a . . .
- Mou Signed With Suez Canal Authority For Sethu Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 18, 2005)
Will facilitate the construction, operation and management of the channel
- Tiny Lens Can Expose Democracy’S Toxic Acreage (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 18, 2005)
“That all parties have come together and condemned it is a positive sign. They might use this opportunity to strengthen the code of conduct”Aniruddha Bahal
- 151 Glorious Years Of Connecting People (Daily Excelsior, APARNA MOHILE, Dec 18, 2005)
Among the many things, good and bad that the modern world has produced,' wrote Jawaharlal Nehru, ''surely the Postal system which covers the world, is one of its most beneficial activities. There is nothing bad about it, it is all good and it . . .
- Strip(p)ed Bare (Deccan Herald, JAYALAKSHMI K, Dec 18, 2005)
Whether a preservationist, conservationist or wildlifer, the consensus is that the tiger needs help. How, is the question? Three books look at it from different angles and draw a picture that merges and stands out.
- India-Us Nuclear Fizzle Out (Daily Excelsior, Allabaksh, Dec 18, 2005)
Since there are no indications to the contrary it is assumed that the US president, George Bush, will visit the sub-continent early next year, most probably towards the end of February. But as the time for his arrival approaches enthusiasm . . .
- War Or Peace (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 18, 2005)
The only way to prevent war between the armed forces and LTTE is to prevail on the new President to give up his idea of a unitary form of government and work for a confederal.
- Radiation Alert At Russia Plant (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 18, 2005)
Investigators have found nuclear contamination tens of thousands of times above safe levels on the premises of a ruined factory in Russia’s Chechnya, officials said today.
- In The Jewish Museum (Telegraph, AMIT CHAUDHURI, Dec 18, 2005)
The author is Samuel Fischer Professor of Literature in Berlin till mid-February amitchaudhuri@hotmail.com
- Decline In Public Expectations (Pioneer, JS Rajput, Dec 17, 2005)
It requires no expertise or astrological skill to predict that Jehanabad could have occurred any time during the last couple of years. It was bound to happen. The next day, it was Lal Chowk in Srinagar. Are there no similarities and commonalities? ...
- Journalist’S House Bombed In Wana (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 17, 2005)
A tribal journalist’s family escaped unhurt after his house was attacked with bombs that damaged a wall of the journalist’s house.
- N-Deal With Us On 'Strict Reciprocity': Pm (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 17, 2005)
Maintaining that the Indo-US nuclear deal would proceed on the basis of "strict reciprocity", Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Thursday that he expected the Bush administration to use its "full weight" to get the approval of the US Congress.
- 'The Us Is Trying To Destroy The Un' (Times of India, V J Thomas, Dec 17, 2005)
The Peace Research Institute (PRI) in Oslo is the first institute of its kind set up for research and mediation on conflicts. PRI founder and peace activist Johan Galtung, who has worked on conflict resolution in countries ...
- Hind Lever Reshuffles Management (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 17, 2005)
Douglas Baillie has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Hindustan Lever Limited (HLL).
- More Kids On The Block (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Dec 17, 2005)
It’s all about who will be the driver and who the passenger. And the determinants are race and power.
- Techno-Mapping The Future (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 17, 2005)
STOP fretting about problems. The real issue is that "we are at one of those rare times in history when we have more solutions than we have problems," aver Joel A. Barker and Scott W. Erickson, in Five Regions of the Future, from Penguin (www.penguin.com)
- Record High Temperatures Threaten Arctic Wildlife (Hindu, John Vidal, Dec 17, 2005)
THIS COULD be the hottest year ever recorded, posing a threat to Arctic wildlife including polar bears, ice-dwelling seals and several forms of vegetation, according to United Nations scientists collating data from across the world.
- Prompt Action To Be Taken In Yes Bank Fiasco — Rbi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 17, 2005)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor, Y. V. Reddy, on Friday stated that "prompt and effective action" will be taken on the reported irregularities using multiple demat accounts in the allocation of Yes Bank shares in its recent public issue.
- Unfounded Criticism (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 17, 2005)
PRIME Minister Manmohan Singh has scotched fears about the India-US nuclear deal signed in July last in his intervention in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
- The Shrews Commando (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Dec 17, 2005)
Thank God for having given us, scribes on either side of the Indo-Pak border, a man named Gen Pervez Musharraf, the Pakistani military ruler-cum-President
- India's Strategic Periphery (Daily Excelsior, Vinod Vedi, Dec 17, 2005)
Among the many recent events in our part of the world three have potential for grave consequences in the future - the supply of truckloads of weapons by China to Nepal;
- Corruption In Kashmir (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 17, 2005)
The Transparency International had put the State of Jammu & Kashmir second after Bihar in their listing of the most corrupt States of India.
- Keep Fast Breeder Reactor Out Of Iaea Inspections: U.S. Expert (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Dec 17, 2005)
On the eve of crucial negotiations with the U.S. on the separation of India's civilian and military nuclear facilities, a well-known American analyst has strongly...
- Wto Talks Still Deadlocked After Overnight Haggling (Reuters, A N Sudarsan Rao , Dec 17, 2005)
Negotiators emerged from a night of haggling at World Trade Organisation (WTO) talks on Saturday no closer to breaking their deadlock over farm subsidies and plans to bolster the exports of poorest nations.
- 5 Killed In Kashmir (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Dec 17, 2005)
A terse e-mail purportedly by a Osama bin Laden supporter warning of bomb explosions in Parliament today led to evacuation of the highly fortified building, bringing back grim memories of the terror attack four years ago.
- Poor, Little, Rich Protestors (Indian Express, JAITHIRTH RAO , Dec 17, 2005)
Hong Kong is a long way from Maryland, which is where I am, at a lively seminar at the city’s eponymous university. But Hong Kong, the venue of the World Trade Organisation meeting, feels close because gathered in that city were not only trade negotiators
- Hoax! Bomb Scare Stalls Parliament (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 17, 2005)
A threatening e-mail message, purportedly from an Osama bin Laden faithful, that explosions would rock Parliament triggered panic, instantly bringing to a grinding halt the morning proceedings in both the Houses on Friday.
- Still In Deep Waters (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Dec 17, 2005)
American diplomats advising India freely suggests that they may be gaining leverage with New Delhi
- Emerging Themes In Offshoring (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 17, 2005)
Offshoring in India is poised for a dramatic growth. The next wave for offshoring would be in the IT infrastructure domain, along with the emergence of new offshoring locations like China and the drive to achieve operations excellence.
- Bomb Threat Disrupts Parliament (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 17, 2005)
A bomb threat through e-mail on Friday led to the abrupt adjournment of both Houses of Parliament and quick evacuation of the members and others.
- It Is Time For Indian Oligarchs And Indian Government To Rethink About Making Money By Letting Indian Girls Get Abused Over Phone – And Now Raped And Killed In The Streets! (India Daily, Balaji Reddy, Dec 17, 2005)
Indian oligarchs make money exploiting Indian girls in the outsourcing industries.
- Developing Cluster: G-110 Takes Shape (Indian Express, VIKAS DHOOT, Dec 17, 2005)
For the first time in the history of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), all the developing country groups came together on one platform, creating a new coalition called the G-110.
- Transparency Or Morality? (Deccan Herald, Tavleen Singh, Dec 17, 2005)
In the context of the bribes for questions in Parliament scandal let me tell you a modern Indian fairy story.
- Recalcitrant Reality (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 16, 2005)
Wonders, it seems, truly never cease. Even when time or predators turn one of these into dust, it lives in fable and memory. Consider the seven wonders of the ancient world - The Pyramids of Giza, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Statue of Zeus . . .
- Bangladesh: A Broken Soul At 35 (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Dec 16, 2005)
On the anniversary of its birth, Bangladesh is gradually returning to its blood-dipped origins, says Udayan Namboodiri
- Marshall Plan For Secure Journeys (Pioneer, Anil Narendra, Dec 16, 2005)
If shooting at Miami Airport is anything to go by, the US is not taking even half-a-chance on its security, says Anil Narendra
- Aphc Will Present Its Formula To Pakistan (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 16, 2005)
The All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) has decided to formally submit its own United States of Kashmir proposal to the Pakistani leadership in the next visit to Pakistan by its leaders.
- Ctg Jmb Chief Tells Of Qaeda Links (The Daily Star, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 16, 2005)
Outlawed Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) has close links with international terrorist outfit al-Qaeda and launched the August 17 and other bomb attacks as part of a blue print to establish Islamic rule in Bangladesh.
- Citings (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Dec 16, 2005)
The workhorse of the twenty-first century will be creativity, and management has to create an environment where people can be ready for — and working toward — the breakthrough idea.
- Tcs Takes Aim At Ibm, Doubles Us Staff (The Financial Express, Reuters, Dec 16, 2005)
Tata Consultancy Services plans to more than double its US staff next year in an expansion that takes aim at a key market for IBM and Accenture Ltd.
- On Transforming The Politics Of Arbitrage (The Financial Express, Jayaprakash Narayan, Dec 16, 2005)
The Concise Oxford Dictionary defines arbitrage as ‘the buying and selling of stocks or bills of exchange to take advantage of varying prices in different markets.’ Politics, among other things, are ‘the activities concerned with the acquisition or . . .
- Winding Course Of Peace Process (Dawn, Tayyab Siddiqui, Dec 16, 2005)
Ever since former Indian prime minister Atal Behari Vajpayee visited Islamabad in January 2004 to attend the Saarc summit, government officials have been making optimistic predictions of an early breakthrough in dialogue with India on Kashmir.
- Devotional Path (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 16, 2005)
In the Bhagavata Purana, the Lord speaks very highly of his devotees. He even claims that He is so much bound by their affection that He willingly subordinates to them.
- Higher Education: Learning From The U.S. (Hindu, Prabhudev Konana, Dec 16, 2005)
The culture of supporting educational institutions is deep-rooted in the American psyche. Indians should emulate this practice.
- Developing Countries’ Unity Unnerves The Haves (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Dec 16, 2005)
Growing solidarity among all categories of developing countries – for the first time – on Doha trade issues at the World Trade Organisation’s sixth ministerial conference in Hong Kong caused a disquiet among powerful industrialised countries, . . .
- Proceeding On Basis Of Strict Reciprocity: Pm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 16, 2005)
Maintaining that the Indo-US nuclear deal was proceeding on the basis of “strict reciprocity”, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday said he expected the Bush Administration to use its “full weight” to get the necessary approval of the US Congress.
- W. Won’T Read This: It Can’T Reach The Bubble That Holds The President (Indian Express, Maureen Dowd, Dec 16, 2005)
Never ask a guy who’s in a bubble if he’s in a bubble. He can’t answer.
- Ouch! Mask Slipped! (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Dec 16, 2005)
Ministers engaging in verbal sparring, especially in the charged atmosphere of WTO talks, is common enough. But most take care to see the media is handled with kid gloves. But sometimes the pressure becomes too much and the strain shows!
- No Question Is So Difficult To Answer As That To Which The Answer Is Obvious (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 16, 2005)
Voltaire said, "Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers." But we are helpless spectators of a sordid drama where elected representatives indulge in judging questions by the munificence that came along, rather than by their relevance to the...
- Bush’S Dangerous Pre-Emptive Doctrine (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 16, 2005)
On the eve of Iraq’s parliamentary elections, US President George Bush not only defended his case for naked aggression against a weaker nation but also had the audacity to claim that he would attack another country if he deemed it necessary.
- Seeing India In A New Light (Business Line, G. Parthasarathy, Dec 16, 2005)
From being seen as a basket case, India is today viewed in the US as a vibrant democracy with a booming economy. American companies are looking to replicate the IT success in other areas. Yet, politically, many things remain unchanged, . . .
- Indo-Us N-Deal Reciprocal: Pm (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 16, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said today that the Indo-US nuclear deal was proceeding on the basis of “strict reciprocity” and India was at liberty not to meet its commitments if the US Administration did not fulfil its obligations.
- No Stalemate In Indo-Us N-Deal (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 16, 2005)
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh today asserted that there was “no stalemate” in negotiations with the United States over the implementation of the 18 July agreement on civilian nuclear energy.
- Missing Coalition Culture (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Dec 16, 2005)
Yet again the country is facing the painful paradox that while coalitions have become absolutely unavoidable, there is an absolute lack of coalition culture. To expect the necessary culture to evolve in the foreseeable future would be a classic . . .
- Manmohan Says No Changes To India-Us Nuclear Deal (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 16, 2005)
India said on Thursday it would permit no changes to a landmark nuclear deal with the United States to ensure its passage by the US Congress.
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