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Articles 20421 through 20520 of 31829:
- Un Discusses Hariri Murder Report (Deccan Herald, DH news, Dec 14, 2005)
The UN Security Council discussed on Tuesday the second report of the UN team investigating last February’s assassination of former Lebanese Premier Rafik Hariri.
- The Business Of Social Responsibility (Business Line, Vidya Hattangadi, Dec 14, 2005)
THE World Business Council for Sustainable Development has defined corporate social responsibility (CSR) as the "ethical behaviour of a company towards society".
- Ram And Roti Is No Longer Attractive (Daily Excelsior, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Dec 14, 2005)
Uma Bharati's slogan of Ram and Roti is no longer carrying weight. That is to be expected. God and bread both take a back seat in periods of rapid technological advance such as presently when the availability of material pleasures is increasing.
- Election Commission In Command (Daily Excelsior, M V Meenakshisundaram, Dec 14, 2005)
The successful conduct of the Bihar assembly polls has brought to the fore an unlikely hero — The Election Commission.
- Designed In India, Made For The World (Business Line, Vinod Mathew, Dec 14, 2005)
The `D' word may no longer be dirty in the lexicon of Indian corporates. With an increasing number of business houses in the country beginning to acknowledge that any product, before it gets off the factory line does interface with this particular . . .
- Export Of Democracy (Daily Excelsior, N. B. Menon, Dec 14, 2005)
A group of senators in the US Congress have moved a resolution named "Advancing democratic values world over". Specifically, this draft contains a proposal to establish a special "Democratic movements department" within the State Department, . . .
- Us Arms Deals (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 14, 2005)
What the American arms industry now offers India — latest radars for F-16s, P3-Orions with a hint of the next generation of maritime reconnaissance/strike aircraft, to name just some — would invite comparison with Santa’s sack full of goodies.
- Pakistan’S Yet Another Appeal To India (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 14, 2005)
Foreign Office spokeswoman Tasnim Aslam has urged India to show flexibility to address the Kashmir issue. In her weekly Press briefing in Islamabad on Monday, she, however, said that progress in the composite dialogue cannot be measured in months and ....
- Saarc Students Only Allowed At Madrassas (Daily Times, HASAN MANSOOR, Dec 14, 2005)
The government has plans to impose a complete ban on the admission of foreign students, barring those hailing from member nations of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), sources told Daily Times on Tuesday.
- Is India Willing To Be A Partner In New Power Game? (Deccan Herald, K Subrahmanya, Dec 14, 2005)
ASEAN: India’s evolution * 1992 Sectoral Dialogue Partner * 1996 Full Dialogue Partner * 1996 Member, ASEAN Regional Forum * 2002 Summit-level dialogue partner n 2005 East Asia Summit partner.
- Us Thinks Positive, Despite India Outcry (The Financial Express, DEV CHATTERJEE, Dec 14, 2005)
Despite the rigid Indian government stand, US trade representative Rob Portman is hopeful that the Hong Kong ministerial meeting will have a positive outcome.
- Talking Shop (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 14, 2005)
Yes, FDI in retail will displace some jobs. No, that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t have it
- India, Asean Agree To Fight Collectively Scourge Of Terror (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 14, 2005)
With terrorism posing a major threat to the collective security of the region, India and ASEAN today agreed to fight together the menace and strengthen maritime security in the piracy-infested Malacca Straits.
- There Will Be No Indigenous Population Except Seagulls’ (Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Dec 14, 2005)
Former truck driver Norbert L’Emclume, 65, sits in a shabby courtyard in Cassis, a shanty town in Port Louis, the capital of Mauritius.
- Powerful Earthquake Rocks J&k, Woman Dies (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Dec 14, 2005)
A woman died of heart attack and another person was wounded following a massive earthquake of 6.8 magnitude that rattled Jammu and Kashmir early this morning, triggering panic among survivors of the October 8 killer temblor.
- Indian Shares Hit New High (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 14, 2005)
India's main share index climbed past 9,300 points to a new peak on Wednesday, extending gains for a fourth straight session on hopes of strong economic growth.
- Trading In Poison (Telegraph, Gerd Leipold, Dec 14, 2005)
As you read this, trade ministers from around the world are attending the sixth ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization in Hong Kong to push forward with their free trade agenda.
- Change For The Better (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Dec 14, 2005)
Why the PM has to take more interest in the environment ministry
- India Calls For Political Reconciliation In Nepal (Reuters, Reuters, Dec 14, 2005)
A visiting Indian official called on Tuesday for a reconciliation between Nepal's King Gyanendra and the country's warring political parties to restore peace in the Himalayan kingdom.
- Top Let Ultra Held With 3 Ak Rifles In Doda (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Dec 14, 2005)
With terrorism posing a major threat to the collective security of the region, India and ASEAN today agreed to fight together the menace and strengthen maritime security in the piracy-infested Malacca Straits.
- Coming Soon To A Wildlife Reserve Near You: A Scene From 11,000 Bc (Indian Express, Nicholas D. Kristof, Dec 14, 2005)
The pronghorn antelope is North America’s speediest animal, capable of running 60 miles per hour — but why? Its predators don’t run nearly that fast, so why would the pronghorn evolve such a capability?
- India’S Middle East Shuffle (Indian Express, P.R. KUMARASWAMY, Dec 14, 2005)
On September 12, the official spokesperson of the ministry of external affairs issued a statement which, inter alia, observed: “India welcomes the withdrawal of Israeli settlements from Gaza and northern West Bank, ....
- Little Boy Lost (Indian Express, Mini Kapoor, Dec 14, 2005)
On Saturday, December 10, precisely at 16:44:19 by one cricket writer’s watch, Sachin Tendulkar played off Chaminda Vaas to become holder of another cricket record. Thereupon, with two more balls still to be sent down in that over, the umpires . . .
- Pakistan Quake Aid Focus Comes Down The Mountains (Reuters, Robert Birsel, Dec 14, 2005)
The focus of earthquake relief in Pakistan's mountains is shifting to nearly two million people below the snowline now that most at higher altitudes have been looked after, a U.N. official said on Tuesday.
- Manmohan: We'll Be Flexible On Fta (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Dec 14, 2005)
ASEAN leaders seek a political commitment
Badawi says it would be timely to proceed with implementing some form of concrete cooperation
"New Delhi committed to non-discriminatory disarmament"
- Sweeping Victory For Bjp In Gujarat Civic Polls (Hindu, Special Correspondent, Hindu, Dec 14, 2005)
Captures all the 5 municipal corporations and 4 municipalities
- Tremor Rocks Kashmir, Pakistan (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Dec 14, 2005)
Two months after the devastating October 8 earthquake, a strong tremor at dead of night jolted Kashmiris out of their sleep and sent them scurrying on the streets
- Celebrating Christmas By Other Names (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Dec 14, 2005)
In Britain, there is an increasing and misplaced emphasis on multiculturalism in a way that does it more harm than good.
- Protestors Try To Gatecrash Into Wto Meet (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 14, 2005)
As trade ministers from 149 WTO member countries began the sixth Ministerial conference, thousands of anti-globalisation activists thronged the venue of the conference while some of them attempted to gatecrash into the ceremony, shouting slogans, forcing
- Wto Keeps Talks Moving To Avert Another Breakdown (Reuters, Doug Palmer, Dec 14, 2005)
The United States warned trading partners on Wednesday that the world would slip back into protectionism without progress in global talks to reform world commerce, stunting economic growth and hitting the poor.
- Dancers, Flowers Greet Pakistani Bus In India (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 14, 2005)
Drummers and dancers greeted a Pakistani bus as it crossed into India on Tuesday in the latest step in a slow-moving peace process to establish stronger transport links between the nuclear rivals.
- Knowledge Is The Key To Prosperity, Says Sam Pitroda (Hindu, ARUNKUMAR BHATT, Dec 14, 2005)
"Demography and diversity unique advantages"
- Right To Recall Will Be Deterrent: Cpi (Hindu, Special Correspondent, Hindu, Dec 14, 2005)
Calling for national crusade against corruption and installing a foolproof monitoring system to look into complaints of and malpractices by Members of Parliament, the Communist Party of India on Tuesday offered suggestions, including the `right to recall'
- Dialogue With Hurriyat Will Resume Soon: Azad (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Dec 14, 2005)
"Ready for mid-term elections if separatists take part"
While there would be no compromise on violence, "local sensitivities" have to be kept in mind
Talks between the Hurriyat and Manmohan will take place "soon"
- Ppa Issue Rocks Assembly (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 14, 2005)
YSR, Chandrababu Naidu trade charges, blame each other
- The Sickness Bequeathed By The West To The Muslim World (Guardian (UK), Jonathan Freedland, Dec 14, 2005)
There were few memorable moments in the election campaign of 2005, but there's one I won't forget.
- Quake Hits Afghan Hindu Kush, Residents Flee Homes (Reuters, ZEESHAN HAIDER , Dec 13, 2005)
A strong earthquake struck the sparsely populated Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan early on Tuesday, close to a region in northern Pakistan and Kashmir devastated by a quake two months ago.
- Asean Moves Toward Charter, Human Rights On Agenda (Reuters, Michelle Nichols, Dec 13, 2005)
Southeast Asia's regional grouping agreed on Monday to draft its first constitution, a document that could enshrine human rights and democracy in a region where both have come under critical scrutiny.
- A Myth Exposed (Hindu, Larry Elliott, Dec 13, 2005)
Expect much gnashing of teeth in Hong Kong this week. The chances of securing a comprehensive trade deal are non-existent, with the talks now really about damage limitation and the apportionment of blame.
- A New Deal For Old Cities (Hindu, G. ANANTHAKRISHNAN, Dec 13, 2005)
The example of Curitiba in Brazil, which has attracted global attention for innovative urban plans using low-cost technologies, shows that inclusive development models for urban renewal are workable.
- Asian Interests And The Myth Of `Balance' (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Dec 13, 2005)
The East Asian Summit process, the proposed Asian energy grid, and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation are three pillars of the emerging strategic architecture in Asia. There is no need for the region to turn to outside powers in the name . . .
- Taliban Exploits Drug Trade To Step Up Afghan Attacks (Hindu, Declan Walsh, Dec 13, 2005)
It appears that the Taliban, which had condemned opium as "un-Islamic," has turned to the billion-dollar drugs trade to earn money and undermine the authority of the Hamid Karzai Government.
- Osama Not In Control, Says U.S. Envoy (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 13, 2005)
United States ambassador to Pakistan Ryan C. Crocker claimed on Monday that Osama bin Laden is no more the operational commander of Al-Qaeda.
- Out Of Fission (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 13, 2005)
With the Bush visit four months away, India’s timetable for nuclear separation is getting short
- This War Is Vast And Often Secretive (Deccan Herald, Jeff Gerth, Dec 13, 2005)
To counter anti-America feelings, the US is operating a covert network of media reports
- India’S Asia Moment (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Dec 13, 2005)
Nearly 60 years after it organised the Asian Relations Conference in New Delhi, India’s moment to shape the continent’s destiny is at hand. Months before India’s independence, in March-April 1947, an impatient Jawaharlal Nehru laid out the grand . . .
- Mps In Cash For Questions Scam (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2005)
We all know that a good number of our Members of Parliament (MPs) are in politics just to make money. Now it transpires, thanks to a sting operation by a news channel, that some of our MPs would go to any length to make some quick bucks
- Is Ibm Diluting Quality With Plans Of Remote Offsite Consulting Services From India? (India Daily, Nina Shekhar, Dec 13, 2005)
It services from India saves money but also lowers quality.
- Interpol's Redcorner Notices Ineffective (Daily Excelsior, Vinod Vedi, Dec 13, 2005)
There used to be a time when a "red corner notice" issued by the International Police (Interpol) meant that there is no place on planet earth that a criminal could hide with impunity. Not any more. Hence the felt need for a "special notice" to try . . .
- Iraq Elections Pose Crucial Test For Bush (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2005)
President George W Bush faces a critical test this week with Iraqi elections that mark a defining moment in his campaign to convince Americans to support his Iraq war strategy.
- Issues That Wto Is Set To Debate In Hong Kong (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2005)
After millions of air miles, countless secret meetings, forests of reports and one failed summit, ministers from 150 countries are facing the prospect of failure in their attempt to free world trade and drag millions of people out of extreme poverty.
- A Defence University (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 13, 2005)
INDU will promote strategic thinking
THE Centre needs to move quickly towards setting up an Indian National Defence University (INDU).
- The Same Old Place (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Dec 13, 2005)
American IT/call-centre types who lose their jobs because of outsourcing and who protest by wearing T-shirts saying “My job got Bangalored!” will soon have to make a correction.
- The Soft Underbelly Of China’S Growth (The Financial Express, JUN ZHANG, Dec 13, 2005)
China’s explosive economic growth hinges on the rest of the world, radically changing the global production chain and challenging the global trading system.
- Geelani Criticises Oic (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Dec 13, 2005)
In a scathing attack on the Organisation of Islamic Conference , hard-line separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani on Monday said it had failed to represent the wishes and aspirations of Kashmiris and instead "strengthening Indian claim over Kashmir."
- Pm Vows To Remove Trade Barriers (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2005)
Admitting that India’s infrastructure was not “top class”, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday promised to “dismantle unwanted barriers” and expand global capital flows to attract US$150 billion in the sector, particularly in the modernisation . . .
- Unrelenting Battle (Hindu, N.R.Krishnan, Dec 13, 2005)
Telling account of the poor state of the world's forests and those responsible for it
- Children Of A Lesser God (Telegraph, Jyoti Malhotra, Dec 13, 2005)
Soviet Union may have had a special relationship with India, but the feelings of new Russia are entirely different, writes Jyoti Malhotra
- Manmohan Calls For Creation Of Pan-Asian Free Trade Area (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Dec 13, 2005)
Says India-ASEAN free trade agreement could be the first step in the process "This will not be easy, and it cannot be done in a day. There will be sceptics. But for believers, it is eminently possible. I am convinced that this is the only way to move . .
- Global Economic Development (Hindu, C. T. Kurien, Dec 13, 2005)
Survey of the global economic development with emphasis on savings, investment and growth
- Mulberry Bush Of Kashmir (Dawn, F.S. Aijazuddin, Dec 13, 2005)
It was the sheer audacity of the suggestion that challenged them: Undo the knot that has vexed their elders for over 50 years. Find a solution to the Jammu & Kashmir problem.
- Fatal Attraction (Pioneer, Mohinder Singh, Dec 13, 2005)
Despite the hazards SUVs pose, these are now a rage with affluent Americans, says Mohinder Singh
- Four Coalition Soldiers Hurt In Afghanistan (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2005)
A roadside bomb hit a vehicle of US-led coalition troops in the town of Spin Boldak in Kandahar province on Monday, wounding four soldiers, said the force.
- Will Oic Summit Make A Difference? (Dawn, Tariq Fatemi, Dec 13, 2005)
The extraordinary summit of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) concluded its two-day deliberations in Makkah last week.
- Quake: Thinking Long-Term (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Dec 13, 2005)
I have written before on the subject of the earthquake and its economic impact. But the subject covered in some of the earlier articles dealt with the effect of the disaster over the short term. In today’s article and the one next week . . .
- Time To Ban Torture (Dawn, Niall Ferguson, Dec 13, 2005)
"There are no hard distinctions between what is real and what is unreal, nor between what is true and what is false. A thing is not necessarily either true or false; it can be both true and false.”
- Osama May Not Be In Command: Envoy (Dawn, M. ZIAUDDIN, Dec 13, 2005)
US Ambassador Mr Ryan C. Crocker suspects that Osama bin Laden and his second–in-command Ayman Al-Zawahiri are no more in operational command of Al Qaeda.
- Parliament Stung (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2005)
11 MPs suspended after being caught taking cash for questions----- A sting operation carried over a span of eight months rocked Indian politics on Monday with a clutch of 11 MPs caught red-handed on camera accepting cash for raising questions in both ...
- Pakistan’S ‘No-Borders-Plus’ Kashmir Solution (News International, Nasim Zehra, Dec 13, 2005)
It has been a gradual coming out of the closet. For Pakistan’s ‘no-borders-plus’ solution for Kashmir, it is exposÈ time.
- Land Of Missed Opportunities (Pioneer, Asheesh Shah, Dec 13, 2005)
We cannot progress unless the energies of the people are channelised towards nation building, says Asheesh Shah
- Averting Suicide Attacks In Afghanistan: (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2005)
Coalition forces looking to terror tactics in Iraq to combat threat
* ISAF says NATO soldiers will not take over counter-terrorist operations
- Militants Rule The Roost In Waziristan: Report (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Dec 13, 2005)
Videos show militants training openly
* Govt authority weakened since Feb peace deal
- Taliban Exploit Drug Trade To Step Up Afghan Attacks (Dawn, Declan Walsh, Dec 13, 2005)
Resurgent Taliban forces have forged an alliance with drug smugglers in the lawless Afghan province of Helmand, underscoring a worrying slide in security just months before thousands of British troops are due to take control in the spring.
- Implement It (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 13, 2005)
The United Progressive Alliance Government, according to a report, is thinking of reducing the number of public holidays Government employees enjoy in this country. This is gratifying. In no other country do Government employees enjoy as many . . .
- At Odds With The Cross (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, Dec 13, 2005)
Two indigenous groups with a lived history of centuries of civilisational amity are supposedly engaged in fratricidal conflict in Assam's Karbi Anglong district. To the bewilderment of the majority of Karbis and Dimasas, gangs of armed and hooded . . .
- Converts To Terrorism (Pioneer, Daniel Pipes, Dec 13, 2005)
Converts to Islam are taking over the terrorist operations previously carried out mainly by Muslim-born immigrants and their children in the West.
- Nato Not To Pursue Taliban: Official (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2005)
Nato-led soldiers to deploy next year to insurgency-hit southern Afghanistan will not take over counter-terrorist operations conducted by US-led forces, a spokesman said on Monday.
- Breaking The Impasse (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 13, 2005)
The rescue of the Montreal talks from disaster is bound to raise hopes that the Doha world trade talks will produce a similar rabbit out of a hat when ministers gather in Hong Kong on Tuesday.
- Averting Suicide Attacks In Afghanistan: Us-Led Forces Plan New Strategy (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2005)
Coalition forces looking to terror tactics in Iraq to combat threat
* ISAF says NATO soldiers will not take over counter-terrorist operations
- Earthquake Felt In Upper Pakistan (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2005)
Earthquake with 6.7 magnitude was felt in wide area of upper Pakistan including entire Punjab, Islamabad, Ralwalpindi, Peshawar, Muzaffarabad, Mansehra, Balakot and Gilgit early Tuesday at 2.51 am.
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