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Articles 21021 through 21120 of 31829:
- Tactical Jingoism (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 04, 2005)
Is no exit strategy
Clearly worried over increasing demands to “bring the boys home”, George W Bush tried the oldest trick in the book — an obscene dose of jingoism to try and deflect queries to which he has no credible answer
- A Long Wait For Take-Off (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Dec 04, 2005)
The word ‘‘infrastructure’’ came up so often at last week’s India Economic Summit it became the conference’s background raga.
- India's Internal Pressures To Respect Iran's Right To Develop Peaceful Nuclear Energy (India Daily, Balaji Reddy, Dec 04, 2005)
The communists and others in India are adamant in India to make sure the Congress Government led by Manmohan Singh do not cow tow to American approach to Iranian nuke issue.
- Don't Meddle In India-Pak-Iran Gas Pipeline - India Tells Us (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
India on Thursday conveyed the United States, through a statement in the Rajya Sabha, . . .
- Militants Threaten To Kill Hostages (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Dec 04, 2005)
Ten American soldiers die in Fallujah explosion; U.S. toll in Iraq reaches 2,120
- Darfur Crisis Deepening: U.N. (Hindu, Ewen MacAskill, Dec 04, 2005)
Under-equipped African Union troops unable to keep peace
- An Alternative Voice Of History (Hindu, Nonica Datta, Dec 04, 2005)
Amrita Pritam's idea of cultural community and identity testifies to a social history of Punjab's shared cultural symbols, motifs and landscapes.
- It Is A Penguin Classic, Boss! (Hindu, Pradeep Sebastian, Dec 04, 2005)
The man we have to thank for making literature urgent and handy enough to be carried around in our pockets is Allen Lane, founder of Penguin.
The Life and Times of Allen Lane, Jeremy Lewis, Viking, p.496, price not stated.
- A Gandhian Committed To Women's Cause (Hindu, V. Parukutty Amma, Dec 04, 2005)
She is a Gandhian, biographer, painter and woman of strong political conviction committed to women's cause. In conversation withMaleeha Raghaviah
- An Aura Of Timelessness (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
Poorani's poems are on issues that interest and affect humanity in general. PADMA NARAYANAN and PREMA SEETHARAM
- The Artist As A Young Man In An Old City (Hindu, MEENAKSHI MUKHERJEE, Dec 04, 2005)
Orhan Pamuk's evocative memoir is as much about his own life as about his city, a city that has seen two great empires rise and fall.
- Ghana Times (Hindu, ABDULRAZAK GURNAH, Dec 04, 2005)
Eshun's story about growing up is also a frightening and shaming one of casual brutalities in Ghana and of childhood racism in London. ABDULRAZAK GURNAH
- Ties With The Us (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 04, 2005)
Ambassador Jahangir Karamat’s statement that the US-Pakistan relations today were “not transient” reflects both a hope for the future and a comment on the past.
- Thumping Victory (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 04, 2005)
With the nation still recovering from the devastation caused by a massive earthquake in Azad Kashmir and parts of the NWFP, our cricketers have given us something to cheer about by convincingly winning the just concluded Test series against England.
- Friendship And Reality (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Dec 04, 2005)
In an earlier article (October 23) I mentioned loyalty to friends as one of our professed values. I have thought more about the subject, and found that, contrary to the average student’s expectation, friendship has been a recurrent theme in writings
- Campaign On Safe Bio-Waste Disposal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
NGC to educate hospitals and labs of danger
- Iran To Block N-Inspections If Referred To Sc (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
Iran’s constitutional watchdog - Guardian Council - approved on Saturday a bill that will block international inspections of the atomic facilities if the country is referred to the UN Security Council for possible sanctions.
- Need For Reinterpreting Islam (Dawn, Altaf Hussain, Dec 04, 2005)
The international geopolitical scene has changed radically since the cataclysm of 9/11. In the heyday of the Cold War, when the Soviet Union was the adversary for the West, the Islamic concept of Ijtihad had an entirely different connotation and . . .
- Varied Fare (Hindu, K. Kunhikrishnan, Dec 04, 2005)
True to reputation, the stories reflect the vibrancy of modern American short fiction.
- Play Of Shadows (Hindu, SUBASH JEYAN , Dec 04, 2005)
Poems and a Novella is a quest for a sense of the self, to nail it down and define it, to oneself.
- Wto: Left To Demand Parliament Discussion (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
Protest planned to send a "warning" against Hong Kong meeting
"If Parliament cannot discuss where can we discuss this issue... "
International agreements signed by the Government should be ratified by Parliament
- Solving Kashmir-Iii -By Subroto Roy (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 03, 2005)
Pakistan has demanded its flag fly in Srinagar. This too can happen though not in the way Pakistan has been wishing to see it happen. A Pakistan flag might fly in the Valley just as might an Afghan and Iranian flag as well.
- Target Locked: Iaf Now Aims For Mirage 4000 (Hindustan Times, Drimi Chaudhuri, Dec 03, 2005)
The Defence Ministry might be on the lookout for a new Air Superiority Fighter (ASF) aircraft for the Indian Air Force (IAF) but it is not going to be the US F-16.
- No End To Terrorist Threat (Tribune, Maj-Gen Ashok Mehta (retd), Dec 03, 2005)
Since the Delhi bombings, Srinagar serial attacks and the Jehanabad jailbreak, newspapers have been immersed in articles on terrorism and why it is time to take this scourge more seriously.
- Eu Oks India Joining Iter Nuclear Reactor Project (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
The European Union agreed on Friday to include India in a 10-billion-euro project to build an experimental nuclear fusion reactor that in the long-run could provide virtually unlimited, cheap and clean energy.
- Most Pakistan Quake Tents Can't Withstand Winter (Reuters, Robert Birsel, Dec 03, 2005)
Most of the tents handed out to Pakistani earthquake survivors are incapable of withstanding the winter and the focus of relief efforts is now on other ways to ensure people stay warm, aid officials said on Friday.
- 'Miss Positive' Hiv Speaks On Aids (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
Activists have organised a "Miss Positive" beauty contest here with 33 HIV infected participants in an effort to highlight the rampant spread of AIDS in Russia.
- Ongc Wins Nigerian Auction (The Financial Express, Reuters, Dec 03, 2005)
India's Oil and Natural Gas Corp. has won the auction of a Nigerian offshore oilfield with an offer of $1 billion-$2 billion, a person with knowledge of the situation said on Friday.
- President Has A Date With His Body Guards (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
Bringing alive the ceremonial grandeur of the colonial era with horses, buggies and the grand old tradition of the cavalry carrying the trumpet banner, President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam on Friday handed over the 10th Silver Trumpet and Trumpet Banner . . .
- Why Should Sonia Gandhi Resign, Asks Cpi (M) (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
Enforcement Directorate will probe Matherani's claim'
Opposition demand bizarre: Finance Minister
Unfair to say we are defending Natwar: Nilotpal Basu
Prime Minister's statement disappointing, says BJP
- Enlighten Me (Hindustan Times, Khushwant Singh, Dec 03, 2005)
Whenever I am confused about some Hindu religious text, I write to Swami Ram Swarup Yogacharya of Ved Mandir in Kangra.
- U.N. Council Backs U.S. Bid For First Myanmar Meeting (Reuters, Irwin Arieff, Dec 03, 2005)
The Security Council agreed for the first time on Friday to discuss human rights in Myanmar after its rulers extended house arrest for opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi for another year.
- Unsc To Discuss Situation In Myanmar (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
Myanmar's military junta came under fresh pressure to move towards democratic set up with the UN Security Council agreeing to a US proposal to discuss the situation there in wake of extension of the house arrest of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
- On Dec. 3... (New York Times, Sanjoy Hazarika, Dec 03, 2005)
Toxic gas leaking from an American-owned insecticide plant in central India killed at least 410 people overnight, many as they slept, officials said today.
- Sleeping Before Bush A Right Royal Tradition (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Dec 03, 2005)
The AP photograph says it all. While waiting for their Commander-in-Chief Bush to appear and outline his plan for victory in Iraq at their academy in Annapolis, eight US Navy midshipmen dropped off to sleep in their seats on the last morning of November.
- Kalam's Proposal For Linking Of State Rivers Must Be Explored (Hindu, T. Ramakrishnan, Dec 03, 2005)
newsanalysis It will take care of the drinking water supply of three districts
About 190 thousand million cubic feet drained into the sea
NWDA's scheme envisages transfer of water from Somasila reservoir to the Grand Anicut
- Indian Pharma For Global Tie-Ups (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
Pharma industry and governments across the third world countries of ASEAN, Africa and Gulf Cooperation Council are keen to foster marketing alliances with Indian pharma industry, if the proceedings at India-Africa, ASEAN and GCC pharma and . . .
- Changing Equations (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 03, 2005)
With Sharon and Peres joining hands, Israel is set for a three-way contest
- More Restrictions On Madrasas (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 03, 2005)
Ordinance prohibits seminaries from promoting militancy, religious hatred
- Turning The Beautiful Into The Vulgar (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Dec 03, 2005)
It begins with a bang followed by a few more bangs. The number of bangs go on increasing till the first big festival Dussehra. That evening it becomes like cannons firing from all sides. You can’t hear anything else.
- Defence, Energy To Dominate India-Russia Meet (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Dec 03, 2005)
Agreements on intellectual property rights, technology safeguards to be signed.
- Poland's Small Farmers Fear For The Future (Hindu, Nicholas Watt , Dec 03, 2005)
Expansion is the key to survival in the EU as subsidies rise but prices and profits fall.
- Putting In Place A Tsunami Warning System (Hindu, N. Gopal Raj , Dec 03, 2005)
For the Indian Ocean tsunami warning system to work, there must be no gaps in the network of sensors being established by different nations. And, the various national systems have to be able to readily exchange data and information.
- Freedom Of Pressure (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 03, 2005)
When Britain’s Daily Mirror broke the story of US President George Bush threatening to bomb the headquarters of Al Jazeera television in the course of a talk with U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair, it set off alarm bells in many areas.
- After The Deluge (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Dec 03, 2005)
Encroachments clogged the irrigation and drainage networks in Tamil Nadu, adding to the destruction.
- Don't Meddle In India-Pak-Iran Gas Pipeline - India Tells Us (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
India on Thursday conveyed the United States, through a statement in the Rajya Sabha, not to meddle into the proposed gas pipeline project for India to get gas from Pakistan.
- Consultation On Farm-Related Modalities Likely In April-June (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
These are unlikely to be sorted out at Hong Kong Ministerial
India should not ask for a `livelihood box'
It should oppose outright the U.S. proposal to bring back the `due restraint' or `peace clause'
- Bosnia’S Slow Progress (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 03, 2005)
Before the war in Iraq, Bush administration policy-makers used to deride the elaborate nation-building regime the Clinton administration and the European allies created in Bosnia.
- Imperatives Of Reconstruction (Dawn, Dr Kamal Munir, Dec 03, 2005)
Nearly eight weeks after the most devastating earthquake in the history of the subcontinent, Islamabad is rife with talk of reconstruction.
- Sleuths Sniff Out Maoist Meet (Deccan Herald, Anirban Bhaumik , Dec 03, 2005)
The intelligence agencies in the northeastern states and West Bengal were put on alert following a report that leaders of some of the ultra-leftist movements across South Asia would meet somewhere along the India-Bangladesh border this month.
- Controversy In India Over Medical Tourism (International Herald Tribune, Amelia Gentleman, Dec 03, 2005)
As foreigners flock to India to find lower health-care costs and avoid long waiting times, the rapid growth of this medical tourism has begun to create significant opposition among doctors here.
- Pml-N Rejects Mirwaiz’S United Kashmir Proposal (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz has categorically rejected "United States of Kashmir" proposal floated by Mirwaiz Omar Farooq.
- Targeting Iran? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 03, 2005)
Relatively speaking, it is a mild warning. Speaking to reporters in Tel Aviv on Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon warned that his government would not accept an Iran that has nuclear weapons.
- The Imperative Of Reforming State Intervention (The Financial Express, Malvika Singh, Dec 03, 2005)
‘Impropriety.’ That is what the BJP is going on and on about, as they reduce parliamentary debate to endless accusations that lead nowhere.
- Clause 49 Is On Par With Global Best' (The Economic Times, SUMIT GULATI, Dec 03, 2005)
Alexander F Cohen, partner, Latham & Watkins was in India recently. Latham & Watkins is a global law and business advisory firm that has represented a number of Indian companies for securities offerings in the US.
- Intimations Of Mortality (Indian Express, PALLAVI AIYAR, Dec 03, 2005)
Intimations of mortality
Everyone’s talking about China. Well, not quite everyone. India, which should perhaps be obsessing about its northern neighbour, is not an avid China watcher. The proportion of public discussion and media space . . .
- Olive Green, Black Hole (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Dec 03, 2005)
NATO’s earthquake relief effort in Pakistan did not even involve a thousand personnel. It is now winding up, completing its tight lease of 90 days in what is a most politically sensitive region.
- Why Delhi Must Rediscover Moscow (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Dec 03, 2005)
As Prime Minister Manmohan Singh heads to Moscow — he arrives on Sunday — for the annual summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, you don’t have to be a betting man to suggest that the outcome would be long on rhetoric but short on substance.
- Nepal Maoists Extend Truce As King Returns To Protests (Indian Express, Gopal Sharma, Dec 03, 2005)
Nepal’s Maoist rebels extended a unilateral ceasefire by one month on Friday as thousands of protesters rallied against King Gyanendra’s seizure of power in February and a crackdown on political dissent.
- Eu Backs India’S Joining Iter Talks (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
The European Commission voiced support on Friday for India’s participation in talks over a multibillion-dollar experimental nuclear reactor, along with six partner countries backing the so-called ITER project.
- Withdrawal Symptoms (Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, Dec 03, 2005)
The debate on the Iraq war has been flattening out in the capitals of Europe. But it has visibly perked up again in Washington. Suddenly, the agonising over ‘‘time-tables’’ and demands for measurable ‘‘exit strategies’’ fills the air.
- Pml-N Rejects Mirwaiz’S United Kashmir Proposal (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz has categorically rejected "United States of Kashmir" proposal floated by Mirwaiz Omar Farooq.
- Renewing Our Cities (Pioneer, Om Prakash Mathur, Dec 03, 2005)
The Prime Minister will launch on Saturday, the long-awaited Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). Billed as the single largest initiative of the Government of India in the urban sector, the Mission aims to rid cities of those . . .
- Footsie With Terror (Pioneer, Hari Jaisingh, Dec 03, 2005)
After 15 years of Lalu-Rabri caste-based misrule and non-governance, Bihar is once again at a crossroads. Will Mr Nitish Kumar's JD(U)-BJP combine be able to give Bihar a new direction and usher in an era of clean governance and faster development, . . .
- Traps Of The Past (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Dec 03, 2005)
Arguably, Bangladesh might never have exploded in violence if geography had not tucked the world’s third most populous Muslim nation into the folds of Bharat Mata’s sari.
- Dispur Dithering (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 03, 2005)
And tribals keep pot boiling
Reports of renewed arson and attempted murder in Karbi Anglong and North Cachar Hills suggest Dispur is yet to restore administrative order in the two districts where recent ethnic clashes left 90 dead and . . .
- Wither Kashmir (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Dec 03, 2005)
Mum is the word, if you are seeking an answer to the question ''wither Kashmir''.
- Custodians Of The Trust You Repose, They Uphold - I (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 03, 2005)
Without robbing Peter, paying Paul, here they mean justice at any cost, progress on all counts, accountability on every front.
- Passing Clouds Over Ftaa? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 02, 2005)
The Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), promoted by the U.S. and Canada and intended to cover as many as 34 democracies in Latin America and the Caribbean, has been pronounced "dead" by its opponent, President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela, but this could
- Gere-D Up For A Good Cause (Deccan Herald, G Ulaganathan, Dec 02, 2005)
I never knew you guys are so popular”, said Richard Gere in Hyderabad last month at a show to promote AIDS awareness. He was referring to the two super stars of south Indian cinema, Chiranjeevi and Kamal Hassan, who joined hands with him in this mission.
- What The Afghan Elections Mean To Seema (Deccan Herald, Deepali Gaur Singh, Dec 02, 2005)
There are women in the Afghan Parliament now, but is the country safe for its women?
- Help Resolve Kashmir Dispute, Musharraf Tells U.S. (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 02, 2005)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has urged the United States to lend its support to efforts aimed at resolving the Jammu and Kashmir dispute, "which is at the root of tension in South Asia."
- Britons Should Avoid "Free" And "Democratic" Iraq (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Dec 02, 2005)
The Tony Blair Government has made plain that it does not want Britons to go to Iraq. This even as Mr. Blair insists that post-invasion Iraq is a better place.
- Physicist Sudarshan's Omission Questioned (Hindu, R. Ramachandran, Dec 02, 2005)
"Miscarriage of justice," say 10 scientists in appeal to Nobel Committee.
- Vidharbha: Cry, The Beloved Countryside (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Dec 02, 2005)
The agrarian crisis in Vidharbha has spun almost out of control. Appeals for swift measures by many have fallen on deaf ears.
- Free Condoms, Campaign To Boost Asia Vigil (Indian Express, Rahul Sharma, Dec 02, 2005)
Asia marked World AIDS Day on Thursday with free condoms, mobile phone games and flag-festooned rallies aimed at promoting awareness of a disease that kills millions in rich and poor countries each year.
- Kyoto Rules Go Through At Un Talks (Indian Express, Reuters, Dec 02, 2005)
Countries meeting at the UN environmental conference adopted on Wednesday the rules for limiting the emissions of greenhouse gases under the UN’s Kyoto Protocol, but Saudi Arabia held up a key section on policing the accord.
- Aids: Europe Rejects U.S. Policy (Hindu, Sarah Boseley, Dec 02, 2005)
E.U. urges Africa not to heed Bush agenda
- Edusat An Effective Educational Aid (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 02, 2005)
E-content factor development was a major aspect of technology
Educational programmes available through the innovative system were aimed at bridging the digital divide
- Fall In Line (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 02, 2005)
Now that the Supreme Court has spoken for chiru the State Government should drop what evidently is hesitation to faithfully implement the ban on production of "shahtoosh" shawls. A three-judge bench of the apex court comprising Justice Ruma Pal, . . .
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