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- Reconciliation Without Justice (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2005)
Algeria may be one of those faraway countries of which we know little and care less. But there are good reasons for paying attention to what is happening there.
- Need For Creative Diplomacy (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 03, 2005)
IT was comforting to hear from Jack Straw that military action against Iran is not “on the agenda” of Britain or the US, and that war is “inconceivable” — though this was still not as unequivocal as some would have wanted, and did not address the .....
- Melting Planet, Vanishing Polar Bears (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 03, 2005)
The polar bear is one of the natural world’s most famous predators — the king of the Arctic wastelands. But, like its vast Arctic home, the polar bear is under an unprecedented threat. Both are disappearing with alarming speed.
- Niyogi Murder Case: Anomaly In Sc Ruling (Tribune, N.D. Sharma, Oct 02, 2005)
The Supreme Court recently disallowed the petition seeking a review of its earlier judgement in the Shankar Guha Niyogi murder case and thus left an anomaly. Niyogi’s wife, Asha,
- India Straining Ties With Nations Under Us Pressure: Cpi-M (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 02, 2005)
The CPI(M) today charged that India was straining its relations with other countries under US "pressure" and asked the Manmohan Singh government to spell out its stand on the voting on the Iran nuclear issue at the IAEA board meeting next month.
- Women Shgs Must Be Apolitical: Karunanidhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 02, 2005)
`If they must, they should support the Centre from where they get bulk of their funds'
Jayalalithaa's opposition to the Sethusamudram project a "betrayal" of Tamil Nadu's interests
- Indo-Iran Ties (Daily Excelsior, Pallab Bhattacharya, Oct 02, 2005)
The relations between India and Iran came into sharp focus when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh held talks with US President George W Bush on the margin of UN General Assembly in New York on September 13.
- Globalisation: It Shows The Way (Tribune, Navraj Goyal, Oct 02, 2005)
The process of globalisation and the role played by the World Trade Organisation are widely misunderstood and misrepresented, says the much-awaited report, The Future of WTO,
- South Asia: Greater Scope For Regional Cooperation (Tribune, Parmjit Kaur Gill, Oct 02, 2005)
THE emergence of regionalism and regionalisation in Europe paved the way for regional cooperation in other parts of the world.
- Why India Failed To Have African Support For Un Seat (Daily Excelsior, I. S. Chadha, Oct 02, 2005)
India does not have a coherent and focused Africa policy. On the other hand China has a well orchestrated African policy.
- Putting Disaster (Daily Excelsior, Kuldeep Singh Chatwal, Oct 02, 2005)
Tsunami catastrophe last December, unprecedented floods in Mumbai, Gujarat and several other parts of the country, which have taken a heavy toll of human lives,
- Edusat Programme Launched In Orissa (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 02, 2005)
Four schools at Koraput, a backward district, connected through the virtual classroom
- India Heading For A Major Energy Crisis: Pachauri (Tribune, Manoj Kumar, Oct 02, 2005)
With the international crude oil prices hovering around $ 65 per barrel and the oil import bill set for a jump of over Rs 55,000 crore, to reach over Rs 1,75,000 crore this year, India is heading for a major energy crisis.
- Parliament’S Role In Governance (Dawn, Kunwar Idris, Oct 02, 2005)
Many questions hang over the future of democracy in Pakistan, but none more vexing than the role of parliament in governance and its place in public life. So far it has played little part in both.
- Textbook Of Laughter And Forgetting (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 02, 2005)
Literature can define the way we perceive and express our worlds. Why then is there no wider debate on the kind of English textbooks that are prescribed, asks AMITAVA KUMAR.
Literature can define the way we perceive and express our worlds
- Home And The World (Hindu, Pradeep Sebastian, Oct 02, 2005)
On an impulse, I decided to read Amitava Kumar's Bombay, London, New York again. I read it in a hurry when it first came out in 2002, noting with pleasure that it was, among many other things, the first really good book on reading written by an Indian.
- Sharon’S Terms For Peace (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Oct 02, 2005)
AS a result of its first war with the Arabs (1948-49), Israel came into possession of about 80 per cent of Palestine.
- Wrong Way In Iraq (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 02, 2005)
AS Iraq moves toward a referendum on its new constitution, many of its senior politicians readily concede that the charter is seriously flawed, and that its approval may worsen rather than alleviate the relentless violence.
- Why India Voted Against Iran (Dawn, Karamatullah K. Ghori, Oct 02, 2005)
India voting on the side of the Americans and the Europeans against Iran at the September 24 IAEA board meeting in Vienna was bound to enrage the Iranians.
- "Advantage T.N. Only If Infrastructure Is Improved" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 02, 2005)
Maran for elevated highway to decongest Anna Salai
- Iran Threatens To Plug Oil Pipes If Referred To Un (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 02, 2005)
Iran may respond by holding back on oil sales if its nuclear programme is referred to the United Nations Security Council, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in an interview published on Saturday.
- A Feminist Manifesto (Hindu, RUMINA SETHI, Oct 02, 2005)
Lyndall Gordon attempts to see in Mary Wollstonecraft's contrariety, a positive desire to inculcate and discard, to test and shape her growing genius.
- The Return Of Salman Rushdie (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Oct 02, 2005)
After a lean phase which, incidentally, included The Satanic Verses, Rushdie has regained his touch, and with some style.
Shalimar is also one of his most accessible novels, though, in an age of instant gratification, it still seems unfashionably
- The Magic Of Breathing Music (Greater Kashmir, BASHEER SHAH, Oct 02, 2005)
Back home, I am sure I missed something extraordinary. You may agree with me that, we in general (for quite some time now) are immune to, or should we say attuned to ‘ordinary’ and as some one rightly said that we don’t even try to rise above the . . .
- India, Iran And The Congressional Hearings On The Indo-U.S. Nuclear Deal (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 01, 2005)
In the wake of its vote against Iran in the International Atomic Energy Agency, the Indian Government said "nothing could be further from the truth" than the suggestion that there was any "linkage" between its decision and the Indo-U.S. nuclear deal.
- Spying Days That Were (Tribune, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Oct 01, 2005)
A Marxist mayor of Calcutta once suggested to the American consul-general that the city should be twinned with San Francisco. When the surprised American replied that Calcutta already had a twin in Odessa in what was still the Soviet Union, . . . .
- World Cos Wild On India, China (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2005)
Corporate foreign investment worldwide rose by two percent last year, the first increase since 2000, as more companies set up research and development units in India, China and other developing nations, a United Nations report said.
- Chennai To Get Krishna Water In Fortnight (Hindu, T. Ramakrishnan, Oct 01, 2005)
Storage in Satyamurthi Sagar at Poondi and Red Hills will last only three weeks
Water released from Somasila dam
Kandaleru storage is 6,000 million cubic feet
- Bush Calls Up Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2005)
Both talk about regional "developments"
- Roberts Gets Top U.S. Judicial Post (Hindu, Julian Borger , Oct 01, 2005)
Rare victory for embattled Bush
- Call Karat’S Bluff (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 01, 2005)
Do Cong leaders have courage to tell the Left?
- Day Of Reckoning (Deccan Herald, V C Bhaskaran , Oct 01, 2005)
India has made a farce of Gandhi’s principles, as the gap between its rich and poor widens.
- By Law, Tobacco Be Gone! (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Oct 01, 2005)
Jawaharlal Nehru smoked a cigarette after every meal. Jinnah was a chain smoker. Winston Churchill had a cigar in his mouth most of the time.
- "India Privy To Classified Data" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2005)
"India's ambition for a permanent Security Council seat also a consideration"
- New Reloadable Atm Card Boosts 'Plastic Democracy' (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2005)
In a move to enable migrants manage money better, a new reloadable prepaid MasterCard card which does not require a bank account or credit check for approval is to be launched this week.
- Look Under The Persian Carpet (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 01, 2005)
Looking back on the week, you can’t help thinking the windmills are really in fashion this season.
- Indefensible Means (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2005)
The strike was unnecessary, dialogue should have sufficed
- Scientists Who Explored Antarctica (Tribune, Arun D. Ahluwalia, Oct 01, 2005)
India's quarter-century engagement with Antarctica has thrown up a number of heroes and heroines.
- The United Kingdom's Phantom Party (Hindu, Polly Toynbee , Oct 01, 2005)
This week's conference in Brighton has exposed Labour as a shell, deserted by members. It needs big ideas, not clever stratagems.
- Us Visas For Indian Students Made Easy (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2005)
Students aspiring for US visas would be given priority as per the new visa regulations formulated by the US Consulate General for Indian applicants.
- Diplomacy At Gunpoint (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Oct 01, 2005)
When interests come into conflict with policies, the latter suffer. Something like that happened to India at Vienna where it voted against Iran at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to ensure the supply of civil nuclear reactors and their . . .
- How Bush's People Help Osama (Hindu, Sidney Blumenthal, Oct 01, 2005)
U.S. administration lectures about God delivered to Muslims are a dangerous folly.
- Nature Is The Enemy (Dawn, Peter Preston, Oct 01, 2005)
Two things, after half a lifetime of trying to understand America, come suddenly together.
- Making The Same Mistake? (Dawn, Afzaal Mahmood, Oct 01, 2005)
With the adoption of the US-led European resolution by the UN nuclear watchdog, the stage is now set for a confrontationist move against Iran.
- Post-Election Prospects In Afghanistan (Dawn, S. Mudassir Ali Shah, Oct 01, 2005)
As early results trickle in from the Afghan legislative elections, President Karzai’s principal political foe Yunus Qanuni — heading a 14-party alliance which is generally described as a rainbow grouping
- Now Us Should Do More (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 01, 2005)
Situation in North Waziristan Agency seems to be pretty precarious. On Thursday helicopter gunships fired rockets on suspected militants’ hide-outs near Miranshah following a gun-battle between Army troops and tribesmen. According to witnesses score ....
- Islam Ensures A Life Of Honor And Dignity To Her (Greater Kashmir, Syed Ali Safvi, Oct 01, 2005)
Here does she find a place which she deserves, Syed Ali Safvi writes about the status of women in the modern world
- Are The Coloured Revolutions Fading Out? (Hindu, VLADIMIR RADYUHIN, Oct 01, 2005)
U.S.-sponsored regime change in the former Soviet States has run into problems. Many of the new regimes have proved unpopular. Besides, Russia has moved to regain its influence.
- Buying Obsolescence (Daily Excelsior, Vinod Vedi, Oct 01, 2005)
Former Prime Minister Inder Gujral once complained that the developing world was forced to buy obsolescent weaponry from the developed world. It would be interesting to know what he thinks of the US proposal to sell India a warship that was . . . .
- August Blasts: Dhaka's Charge Against India (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2005)
BDR says criminals from India had colluded in triggering them
BSF concern over continuing illegal migration
List of Indian insurgent camps in Bangladesh submitted
- Talking Without The Worry (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 01, 2005)
Mobile phones have brought the social and commercial benefits of communication access to a billion users worldwide in just a decade since the current technologies were rolled out.
- The Making Of Bapu (Deccan Herald, PREM PAUL NINAN, Sep 30, 2005)
Gandhi was once just a simple lawyer in South Africa. It was his perseverance against injustice and violence that made him the Mahatma, writes Prem Paul Ninan
- World Economic Forum Survey Out, India Stands At 50th (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 30, 2005)
India and China now rank very close to each other so far as the competitiveness of their economies is concerned,
- Un At 60 (Tribune, Anita Inder Singh, Sep 30, 2005)
The world summit in New York from September 14 to 16 took place at a time when the very relevance of the UN, the efficacy of the Security Council, the competence of Secretary- General Kofi Annan and the accountability of some of the UN’s officials . . .
- We Have Met With Foes That Strike Beside Us' (Business Line, D. Murali , Sep 30, 2005)
Strike means many things, apart from closed banks and cancelled flights, halted assembly lines and a frustrated common man. In today's context,
- Meaningful Signal (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Sep 30, 2005)
The once strident cry of the CPI(M-L), "China's chairman is our chairman, Chinese path is our path" is no longer heard, and not for reasons of patriotism only.
- Powering Reforms Through The Customer (Business Line, Amandeep Singh Syali, Sep 30, 2005)
The sorry state of the power sector can be judged by energy and peak shortages (9.1 per cent and 12.1 per cent respectively), the plant load factor (71.1 per cent),
- A Nation, In Black And White (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Sep 30, 2005)
As part of his weekly routine, Nathan Shamuyarira, former foreign minister and adviser to President Robert Mugabe, entered the bookstore at Meikles hotel,
- India Second To China As Fdi Hot Spot (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 30, 2005)
42% of the investment experts see India as the third most attractive global destination.
- Pakistan, India Seek To Nudge Peace Process (Reuters, ZEESHAN HAIDER , Sep 30, 2005)
The foreign ministers of Pakistan and India will meet next week to try to smooth over a rough patch in a slow-moving peace process, but they are not expected to initiate any breakthrough, analysts said.
- Flexing Muscles (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 30, 2005)
Tehran has reacted strongly to the IAEA board of governors’ resolution recommending Iran’s case to be sent to the UN Security Council.
- Farmers Left Out (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Sep 30, 2005)
India’s 600 million farmers are being ignored by a government that came into power through an angry rural protest vote
- Trade Unions Hit Out At Upa's `Anti-Worker' Policies (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 30, 2005)
Employees organise meetings, rallies in Kurnool, Chittoor and other districts
Insurance, telecom, postal, medical and sales representatives participate in the strike
UPA Government accused of adopting anti-worker policies
- ‘We Need A Stick Here In India’ (Deccan Herald, Dipti Nair, Sep 30, 2005)
Arindam Chaudhuri, economist, management guru and author of the well-known bestseller, Count Your Chickens Before They Hatch (CYCBTH), has a way with words just as he has a way with management theories. He loves to twist them around.
- Why Are Politicians Excited By Sensex? (Deccan Herald, Krishna Prasad, Sep 30, 2005)
Although the Prime Minister’s broadside at the pink papers for dragging the fair name of the PMO into the stock markets last week will win the applause of those who believe the media is no longer in the news dissemination business alone,
- Straw’S Men Manhandle Elderly Jew (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Sep 30, 2005)
All he did was say ‘nonsense’ when British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw defended the government’s refusal to withdraw troops from Iraq.
- India Among Top Three Fdi Destinations (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 30, 2005)
India has emerged as one of the three most attractive destinations for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows, according to United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- Indian, Us Navies Begin Anti-Submarine Exercise (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 30, 2005)
The 10-day exercise features over 10,000 personnel and a host of sophisticated warships and submarines.
- India A Global Destination For Fdi, Find Surveys (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 30, 2005)
India’s high ranking is remarkable given that FDI flows to the country have been modest till recently.
- A Dash Of Danish (Hindu, ATHREYA, Sep 30, 2005)
A Danish painter is setting up an international art centre in Mysore, a city that has a long tradition of nurturing the arts
- India's Courts: The Long Wait For Justice (Hindu, N.L. Rajah, Sep 30, 2005)
The situation in the Madras High Court highlights the truth that the Indian judiciary is distressingly understaffed and underfunded — therefore hard pressed to deliver justice.
- Coercive Diplomacy Will Not Work: Musharraf (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Sep 30, 2005)
Hopeful of an acceptable settlement on J&K
- Market Kashmir (Greater Kashmir, MEHRAJU DIN BHAT, Sep 30, 2005)
Service sectors are growing fast in this post-industrial economy and world economy is becoming more dependent upon it as 90% of USA economy and 49%of Indian economy is based on this sector.
- Before They Perish (Greater Kashmir, DR. MIR M. MANSOOR, Sep 30, 2005)
Three species of Gyps vultures (Oriental White-backed, Long-billed, and Slender-billed) occurring in South Asia have been listed as critically endangered fallowing a catastrophic crash in their populations to less than 5% since the early 1990’s.
- First Woman President Depicted In Us Tv (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 30, 2005)
“Freedom is our gift to the world,” proclaims the President of the USA to the assembled ranks of Congress. Sounds familiar? But this isn’t Mr George W Bush dispensing platitudes to the real world.
- The Little Nugget (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 30, 2005)
If the world is not totally bereft of people who wish Britney Spears were their sons’ mother, a recent piece of news from Los Angeles may have served to swell the already congested crowd further without,
- The Power Of Images (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 30, 2005)
Ever wondered about the difference between light and highlight? Information is softly diffused light across a flat surface. Highlight is the little bits we journalists select and treat as news.
- ‘We Need A Stick Here In India’ (Hindu, Dipti Nair, Sep 30, 2005)
Arindam Chaudhuri, economist, management guru and author of the well-known bestseller, Count Your Chickens Before They Hatch (CYCBTH), has a way with words just as he has a way with management theories. He loves to twist them around.
- Iran Policy Was Key To Nuclear Deal With U.S. (Hindu, R. Ramachandran, Sep 30, 2005)
Burns' remarks hint at U. S. pressure in the run-up to the meeting
- Interview - India Sees New Strategic Sea Lane In Andaman Sea (Reuters, Bill Tarrant, Sep 30, 2005)
Indian naval exercises with Thailand and Indonesia are aimed in part at ensuring security for a new sea route linking the Indian and Pacific oceans, a top Indian general said.
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