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- Time To Call The Bluff (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Jul 02, 2005)
The PM knows the US too well to be taken in by its flattery.
- India Can Be America's Best Friend (International Herald Tribune, Brahma Chellaney , Jul 01, 2005)
At a time when anti-Americanism has spread across the globe, a new poll shows that more people in India have a positive view of the United States than in any other nation surveyed. The poll, conducted by the Pew Global Attitudes Project, raises . . .
- The Arms Agreement (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 01, 2005)
The agreement charting a 10-year course for defence cooperation between India and the United States, formalising the intentions already expressed on both sides, is indeed a landmark. It is broad ranging, covering not only arms sales to India but also...
- Indo-Us Pact: ‘new Framework’ Just An Appetiser (Deccan Herald, L K Sharma , Jul 01, 2005)
The “framework” document signed by both countries is significant to the extent that it defines the scope and declares intentions in the area of defence co-operation.
- Tread With Caution (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 01, 2005)
The ten-year India-United States defence agreement is being hailed as historic, heralding a new era in bilateral relations.
- India Is Entering Uncharted, Risky Territory (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Jul 01, 2005)
The new military agreement with the U.S. will help advance Washington's strategic goals in Asia and expand the global market for American defence contractors. But it is not clear what good it will do for India and Asia.
- U.S. Restores Concessions For Some Exports (Hindu, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Jul 01, 2005)
U.S. President George W. Bush has restored duty-free access for some export commodities from India and Pakistan to the U.S. citing progress on intellectual property and worker rights.
- An Emerging Alliance With India (US News & World Report, Michael Barone, Jul 01, 2005)
You didn't see it in the headlines this week, but it's likely to be more important in the long run than many things that received much more notice. The "it" in question is the New Framework for the U.S.-India Defense Relationship signed Monday . . .
- Indian Hard-Liner Adjusts His Sails To Catch Winds Of Peaceful Change (Christian Science Monitor, John Nemec, Jun 30, 2005)
The impossible occurred last month in South Asia. A conservative Indian nationalist leader praised the founder of Pakistan.
- Literacy Campaigns Don't Help The Poor (Deccan Herald, ABRAHAM M GEORGE, Jun 30, 2005)
Literacy without quality education is not of much help to the rural poor
- Peace No Closer In West Asia (Hindu, Jonathan Freedland, Jun 30, 2005)
They are calling it the war of the colours. On one side, the Jewish settlers facing eviction from Gaza urging their fellow citizens to wear or wave orange to protest the withdrawal.
- Middle: The Hunter And The Hunted (Times of India, REETA DUTTA GUPTA, Jun 30, 2005)
As a schoolgirl, I was a great fan of Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi and Salim Durrani, the all-rounder.
- India, Us Ink Defence Pact (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2005)
Both nations agreed to build on past successes and seize new opportunities in broadening and deepening bilateral defence ties for the next 10 years.
- India, U.S Sign Framework For Defence Cooperation (Hindu, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Jun 30, 2005)
New era to reflect "our common principles and shared interests"
- The Leader Article: European Lesson For Kashmir: India, Pakistan Can Look To South Tyrol Solution (Times of India, T.P. Sreenivasan, Jun 30, 2005)
The South Tyrol formula has elements in it which could apply to Kashmir. Many of the ingredients of the Kashmir drama such as the dissolution of an empire, forceful annexation of territory, friction between two neighbours, UN intervention, terrorism and d
- House Of Elders (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 30, 2005)
It is a cliché to assert that there is the letter of the Indian constitution and there is also its spirit. The nomination of Ms Brinda Karat
- There's Nothing Wrong With Cash, It Gives You Time To Think (Business Line, D. Murali , Jun 30, 2005)
The latest issue of Bookkeeping Tips from the American Institute of Professional Bookkeepers (www.aipb.org) begins with what one always takes for granted — petty cash.
- Ifs And Buts Of Investing In Russia (Business Line, BATUK GATHANI, Jun 30, 2005)
The Russian President, Mr Vladimir Putin, wooing key American and European businessmen — ranging from the media tycoon, Mr Rupert Murdoch, to the Chief executives of Siemens, Philips,
- Faltering On Farm Front (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 30, 2005)
Is Agriculture becoming fashionable? For, with politicians and policymakers the recurring theme seems to be `farm'. At the National Development Council meeting, the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh,
- After The Tsunami (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 30, 2005)
Now it is six months since the dreadful moments when the sea swelled up and crashed down upon the shorelines of the Indian Ocean.
- Energy For Development (Dawn, Syed Mohibullah Shah, Jun 30, 2005)
Pakistan recorded 8.4 per cent growth in the GDP and the government hopes that the country will now be among the fastest growing economies of Asia. But growth requires energy,
- Man Of The Common Cause (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 30, 2005)
Few administrators had as much enthusiasm and commitment for social service after retirement as Hari Dev Shourie, who passed away in New Delhi on Tuesday. Founder of “Common Cause”,
- Non-Proliferation Today (Tribune, G Parthasarathy, Jun 30, 2005)
The Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) signed in 1968 had three essential facets. The treaty envisaged that only those powers that possessed nuclear weapons prior to its being signed could possess nuclear weapons.
- Talking To Iraq’S Resistance (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 30, 2005)
WHO is talking on whose behalf may be controversial, but the contradictory statements emanating from Washington and Baghdad confirm that the Iraqi resistance is being engaged in talks.
- Suu Kyi’S Fight For Democracy (Dawn, Maheen A. Rashdi, Jun 30, 2005)
When the world’s most peaceful fighter against oppression, Aung San Suu Kyi turned 60 recently, she was alone and more isolated than ever before.
- Navaratnas, Left And Disinvestment (Hindu, Americai V. Narayanan, Jun 30, 2005)
As a card-carrying Congressman, I feel the UPA should not only join the Communists against the disinvestment of navaratnas or profit-making PSUs, but also beat them at their own game."
- Should The Imd Monopolise Monsoon Forecasts? (Hindu, R. Ramachandran, Jun 29, 2005)
The Department of Science and Technology's directive that no agency other than the IMD can make public the annual long-range monsoon forecast could set a dangerous precedent.
- Iraq: Elusive Stability (Dawn, Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Jun 29, 2005)
BY the time this article appears President Bush would have made his speech at Fort Bragg defending America’s Iraq policy and emphasizing that there was no question of withdrawing US troops from Iraq until the Iraqi security forces had been built up. . .
- A Gambling Epidemic Hits Russia (Hindu, VLADIMIR RADYUHIN, Jun 29, 2005)
Lax controls have helped the gambling industry grow to frightening proportions.
- `Jury Of Conscience' Indicts U.S., U.K. On Iraq (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 29, 2005)
The Jury has called for the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of the coalition forces from the West Asian country.
- Snipers With Children In Their Sights (Hindu, Chris McGreal, Jun 29, 2005)
IT WAS the shooting of Asma Mughayar that swept away any lingering doubts I had about how it is the Israeli army kills so many Palestinian children and civilians.
- It’S An Unequal World (Telegraph, SANKAR SEN, Jun 29, 2005)
The United Nations may have got its way over Darfur, but the US continues to thumb its nose at the ICC, writes Sankar Sen
- Need To Register Marriages (Tribune, Anil Malhotra, Jun 29, 2005)
IT seems appalling that even after 58 years of Independence, we still do not have any compulsory legislation for the registration of marriages.
- Iran In Reverse Gear? (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Jun 29, 2005)
IN last Friday’s presidential run-off election, Iranian voters faced an unenviable choice: take one step backwards, or two steps in the same direction.
- Boost To Ties Likely (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Jun 29, 2005)
AS Prime Minister Manmohan Singh prepares for his meeting with President George W. Bush at the White House next month, expectations are high that the summit will spawn an array of agreements on defence, civilian space and nuclear cooperation.
- A Tidal Wave Of Optimism (Japan Times, TOM PLATE, Jun 29, 2005)
Talk about an ocean of optimism! Here's a positive current for you if there ever was one: A close friend -- whom I dub The Very Successful Korean-American Businessman (VSKAB),
- Clearing The Air (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Jun 29, 2005)
If defence minister Pranab Mukherjee’s two days of talks in Washington this week are indicative of what to expect during Manmohan Singh’s visit to the White House on July 18, the prime minister will be no pushover for the Americans.
- Myanmar’S Captive Soul (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 29, 2005)
REPRESSIVE military regimes have ruled Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, for 43 years, suffocating the political process and inflicting poverty on a once-rich nation.
- 'India Won't Play Second Fiddle To Us' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2005)
India has rejected the idea of a unipolar world, clearly ruling out playing sub-altern to the United States if it seeks to remain dominant in the 21st century in the face of a rising Asia.
- Mr. Bush On Iraq (Washington Post, Editorial, Washington Post, Jun 29, 2005)
President Bush sought last night to bolster slipping public support for the war in Iraq by connecting it, once again, to the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and to the war against terrorism
- Sc Expansion On Hold (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 29, 2005)
THE Security Council expansion issue now stands frozen — at least for a while.
- The False Face Of Reality (Dawn, Zubeida Mustafa, Jun 29, 2005)
AT a time when image building is the buzzword in Pakistan it would be interesting to note how others are faring in this exercise
- Only First Among Equals (The Economic Times, T T RAM MOHAN, Jun 29, 2005)
Morgan Stanley, the bluest of blue-chip investment banks in the US, recently decided to ask its CEO, Philip Purcell, to leave. Nothing extraordinary about that. In corporate America, CEOs get fired all the time.
- Culture Is Key To Sustainable Development (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2005)
The slogan at the 1974 World Population Conference was "Development is the best contraceptive."
- U.S. Opposes Needle Exchange Plan (Hindu, Sarah Boseley, Jun 29, 2005)
Fight against HIV could be "jeopardised"
- Thanks To Mukherjee, America Is Now Willing To Listen To India (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Jun 29, 2005)
If defence minister Pranab Mukherjee’s two days of talks in Washington this week are indicative of what to expect during Manmohan Singh’s visit to the White House on July 18, the prime minister will be no pushover for the Americans.
- Poverty In The Us: Fact And Fiction (Business Line, Alok Ray, Jun 28, 2005)
ONE of the most popular indictments of capitalism is that even in the US, the richest country in the world, about 7 per cent of families and 12 per cent of individuals lived below the officially determined poverty line in 2002.
- U.S. Forces Israel To Cancel Sale Of Planes To China (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2005)
Tel Aviv agrees to allow Washington review of its defence exports deals
- Succour For Africa In Four Easy Pieces (Deccan Herald, Jeffrey D Sachs, Jun 28, 2005)
America should double aid to African countries to alleviate poverty and control diseases
- Quality Control (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 28, 2005)
A regulatory body would curb sale of spurious drugs
- Conmen On The Prowl (Deccan Herald, Rajeshwar P, Jun 28, 2005)
America may not fool you with fast cars and beer, but watch out for certain industrious conmen.
- Advocate's Advocate (Hindu, Geeta Ramaseshan , Jun 28, 2005)
An eclectic collection of 25 essays in honour of the well known advocate of human rights and the rule of law, Soli J. Sorabjee, by his friends and admirers
- Anti-Naxal Movement Picks Up In Chhattisgarh (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2005)
Though the villagers are trying to put up a united front they are suffering from the lack of a solid leadership.
- Pitching A Japan That Can (Japan Times, KEIZO NABESHIMA, Jun 28, 2005)
A clash of interests among major U.N. member states is clouding the prospects for reform of the Security Council.
- How An Idea Took Flight (Indian Express, AMRITA DUTTA, Jun 28, 2005)
There is hectic activity inside the office of the South Asia coordinator for the initiative, ‘1000 Women for the Nobel Peace Prize 2005’.
- Any Big Ideas, Dr Singh? (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Jun 28, 2005)
The world wants India to assume responsibilities of an emerging great power but our security establishment conditioned by the Third World syndrome is unwilling to rise to the occasion.
- So That They May Live (Telegraph, Bhaskar Ghose, Jun 28, 2005)
Swift trials and harsh punishment may discourage criminals from targeting the elderly, writes Bhaskar Ghose The author is former secretary, ministry of information and broadcasting
- The Effect Of Credit Growth On Npas (Business Line, A. S. Ramasastri, Jun 28, 2005)
Financial year 2004-05 has seen substantial growth in bank credit. As on March 18, 2005,
- Poverty In Africa (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2005)
There is a pain in the belly of Africa that just will not go away. It is gnawing at our development goals and undermining our economies.
- Protecting Farmers From World Markets (Business Line, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Jun 28, 2005)
A SPATE of suicides by the pepper farmers of Kerala's Waynad district has been reported. The price of black pepper had scaled to Rs 270 a kg a few years ago.
- Lessons From L'affaire Sheikh Rashid (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 28, 2005)
An indiscreet remark by the Kashmiri militant-turned-politician Yasin Malik caused a diplomatic rumpus that has cast a shadow over the efforts for détente between India and Pakistan.
- The Chinese Challenge (Deccan Herald, Paul Krugman, Jun 28, 2005)
The US should be relieved that at least for now the Chinese aren’t dumping their dollars; they’re using them to buy American companies.
- U.K. Promises To Take Fresh Look At Advisory On Kashmir (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Jun 28, 2005)
Useful to have such talks, says Natwar Singh of dialogue with Jack Straw ahead of Prime Minister's trip to Britain
- Taj Takes Over Management Of New York Hotel (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2005)
To invest $35 m on The Pierre renovation
- Sethusamudram Canal Project Was First Conceived By Dmk, Says Karunanidhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2005)
Jayalalithaa concealed facts in statement, blew her own trumpet, says former Chief Minister
- The Beauty Of The Floating Mountain (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2005)
The Bhatkal Alvekodi beach on the Western coast may show water on all sides but sailing 30 kms off the shore would reveal a floating mountain, says VINAY ADI.
- `Privatise And Incentivise Transport Infrastructure' (Business Line, Raja Simhan T. E., Jun 27, 2005)
Norasia as a shipping line focused on the East-West trades before being acquired by the Compañía Sudamericana de Vapores (CSAV),
- To Keep Things In Order (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Jun 27, 2005)
“The great force on which we must rely is the hatred of the cruelty and waste of war which now exists.
- Laurels From Morals (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jun 27, 2005)
It is all happening as if on cue — this sudden springing into action by authorities to rid society of the `pollution' of plunging necklines and rising hemlines, and to guard it from the unholy sight of swaying female bodies in bars and clubs.
- Divestment: The Chinese Example (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Jun 27, 2005)
The latest episode in the UPA serial has shown the Left and its sympathisers protesting against the divestment of 10 per cent stake in one of India's industrial public sector units (PSUs) — BHEL. It is instructive to compare this with what China has been
- A Conservative Wins In Iran (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 27, 2005)
Thanks to America’s Iran-bashing, a conservative has won the country’s presidential election.
- Facing Up To Demographic Changes (Business Line, C. Gopinath , Jun 27, 2005)
The problems arising from a `population explosion' with attendant fears of food shortages and slow growth is a serious issue afflicting the developing world. The developed world had managed to control their numbers.
- Across A River (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 27, 2005)
It could be wrong to be over-optimistic about the outcome of the recent talks between the foreign secretaries of India and Bangladesh.
- Orchestrated Terror Related Propaganda (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 27, 2005)
Foreign Office spokesman Jalil Abbas Jilani has repudiated Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s claim about existence of terrorist training camps in Pakistan.
- Media’S Role In The Hype And Hyperbole (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Jun 27, 2005)
When BSE Sensex soared past the psychological benchmark of 7,000 points last week, it was to the cheering drumbeat of the media.
- Eco-Threat From Siachen (Tribune, Mohan Guruswamy, Jun 27, 2005)
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, for a moment came tantalisingly close to committing himself to a settlement of the Siachen confrontation when he expressed a desire to turn the area into a mountain of peace.
- Thousands Arrive At Village To Attend Naxal’S Last Rites (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2005)
The last rites of one of the Naxals Umesh, recently killed in a police encounter near Udupi, was conducted on Saturday night at Sabli village of Mudigere taluk.
- Naxal Cremated Amid Tension In Belgaum (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2005)
The killing of Ajit Kusabi in an encounter at Devarabalu village in Udupi district on Thursday has shocked his parents and others in the city. None had expected that Ajit, a man full of concern for the weavers, would take up arms.
- Agenda To Put India On Stem Cell Research Map (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2005)
We will move to cell-based therapies, individualised treatment for patients: Anbumani
- From The Ashes (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2005)
Sometimes it seems that the most important quality an architect can possess is optimism. For example,
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