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Articles 121 through 220 of 500:
- Musharraf Dares Jihadis (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, Jul 25, 2007)
When Mrs Indira Gandhi was asked by Gen K Sundarji who planned Operation Blue Star, the storming of the Golden Temple on June 5, 1984, why she had taken so long to call in the Army, she replied she had been advised not to do anything to . . . . . .
- Fear Grips Assam (Pioneer, Syed Zarir Hussain, Jul 24, 2007)
ULFA and its tribal allies are spreading mayhem as the Gogoi Government watches silently
- A Defining Moment For The Judiciary (Dawn, Sajjad Ali Shah, Jul 21, 2007)
I have been following with great interest the proceedings of the case of the Chief Justice of Pakistan.
- The Plot To Bring Back Benazir (Guardian (UK), editorial, Guardian UK, Jul 21, 2007)
Since September 11 2001, one figure has emerged as a mainstay of the "war on terror": he is General Pervez Musharraf, president of Pakistan.
- Us, China, India (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 20, 2007)
The violent backlash that has enveloped Pakistan since the Lal Masjid was stormed by security forces ten days ago shows no signs of abating. More than 160 people have died in a series of terrorist attacks all across Pakistan.
- Bleeding Downwards (OutLook, BHAVNA VIJ-AURORA, Jul 19, 2007)
The south has turned both target and training ground for global terror outfits.
- Bangladesh On The Brink (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jul 18, 2007)
With the army brass in sync with the interim dispensation in Dhaka, there is fear that military rule will reappear. This does not portend well for India.
- Isi Could Monitor Vajpayee’S Movements, Says Book (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2007)
The elite Special Protection Group (SPG) guarding Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee when he was prime minister had erroneously bought an American communication device that could be read by Pakistan’s ISI spy agency, a book by a former Indian sleuth has claimed.
- Fake Notes In Circulation (Pioneer, Joginder Singh, Jul 16, 2007)
Delhi Police claims to have busted a major ISI network on June 25, which was reportedly being used to push fake currency into our country.
- ‘Living In India Has Taught Me There Are Other Ways To God Than Christianity... It Has Changed Me Radically’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 16, 2007)
Hello and welcome to Walk The talk. My guest this week is a legend of our times, Sir Mark Tully. Welcome to Walk The Talk.
- Terror Of Isolation (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Jul 16, 2007)
Former Union home minister L.K. Advani took strong objection to the remarks of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that he could not sleep after listening to the grieving mother of the British-Indian doctor arrested by the authorities as an alleged terrorist.
- Islamabad Denies Cnn Access To Lal Masjid (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2007)
The Pakistan government has barred the US news channel CNN from entering the Lal Masjid complex accusing it of telecasting a “biased and misleading” report against the country.
- Police Bust Network Of Isi Agents, Fishermen In Gujarat (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2007)
Gujarat police have arrested six persons, including two alleged Pakistani ISI agents, and claimed to have busted a network involving fishermen for smuggling arms, ammunition, narcotics and fake currency into India.
- Terror Of Isolation (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Jul 14, 2007)
Former Union home minister L.K. Advani took strong objection to the remarks of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that he could not sleep after listening to the grieving mother of the British-Indian doctor arrested by the authorities as an alleged terrorist.
- Not Immune To Islamism (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Jul 13, 2007)
Following the terrorist strikes of 9/11, American scholar Richard Hass, who quit the Bush Administration primarily because of his opposition to any invasion of Iraq, warned against stereotyping Muslims worldwide as being sympathetic to terrorism.
- Will 7-11 Train Blasts Probe Go The '93 Serial Blasts Way? (Pioneer, TN Raghunatha, Jul 11, 2007)
There is little or no likelihood of the Indian authorities bringing to book nine Pakistani nationals, including Bahawalpur-based LeT commander and key ISI operative Azam Cheema, involved in the July 11, 2006 train bombings in the . . .
- The Battle For Islamabad (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Jul 11, 2007)
COULD the tragedy that began unfolding in Islamabad last week have somehow been avoided? It isn’t particularly easy to imagine how.
- 7 Terror Zones In State: Police (Deccan Herald, P M Raghunandan, Jul 11, 2007)
Terror has gained a strong foothold not only in Bangalore but also in about seven places across the State. The police have identified seven terror zones across the State, where...
- Gunning For Mush (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 09, 2007)
Friday's reported attempt to shoot down the aircraft in which Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf had taken off from the heavily guarded Chaklala Air Base, adjacent to Islamabad International Airport, has been described by officials as "a failed . . .
- Sign Of A Regime Change? (Deccan Herald, Sushant Sareen, Jul 09, 2007)
Imposing emergency or marshal law could create civic disturbances that may prompt a regime change.
- The New Great Game (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 07, 2007)
Five years on, the situation in Afghanistan remains as depressing as it was under the Taliban. Maybe the panacea is worse than the ailment?
- Pervez Plane ‘Fired At’ (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2007)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf today survived an attempt on his life after his plane came under fire from anti-aircraft guns as it took off from the military airbase in Rawalpindi in an apparent retaliation by hardliners to the crackdown . . . .
- Islamabad’S Other Jihad (Indian Express, Ayesha Siddiqa-Agha, Jul 05, 2007)
The fresh round of violence in Islamabad around Lal Masjid on Tuesday in which 12 people died has raised expectations of stern government action against the militant mullahs.
- A Zia Legacy Back To Haunt Pakistan (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2007)
The Lal Masjid operation may or may not match India’s Bluestar in its scale, but both standoffs have similar origins, analysts say.
- Lengthening Shadow Of The ‘Invisible Government’ (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 04, 2007)
EVERY state in this world has its quota of intelligence agencies and spymasters, but in Pakistan the “invisible government” now has become very visible.
- Fresh Fears In Kashmir (OutLook, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jul 03, 2007)
What explains the continuing upswing in infiltration into J&K? Why is it yet to manifest itself in increased violence? What impact would it have on the demilitarisation debate, given an insufficient counter-terror force?
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 29, 2007)
As a PR exercise on the part of the interim Bangladesh government, the reception accorded to the Indian foreign secretary was perhaps exceptional, with access granted to the President and the army chief.
- Between Law & Reality (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 29, 2007)
Assam continues to bleed. Six more innocents, including two minors, were killed in last Saturday’s bomb blast in the crowded Muslim-dominated Guwahati Maachkhawa market ~ the sixth such incident in the city since the beginning of the year and one . . .
- Re-Think Relations With Bangladesh (Business Line, G. Parthasarathy, Jun 28, 2007)
More than any past regime the Interim Government in Dhaka appears ready for more wide-ranging economic cooperation with India.
- Isi Hand Behind Fake Currency Racket (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2007)
The counterfeit currency note racket smashed by the Special Cell of the Delhi police with the arrest of three young men on Monday was being run allegedly by a man declared as a proclaimed offender in a case registered here way back in 1996.
- ‘Musharraf’S Claims On Terrorism Misleading’ (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2007)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf’s oft-repeated projection as a saviour of Pakistan is misleading as terrorist and extremist groups have become more lethal and better networked in Pakistan and Afghanistan during the past eight years of his rule.
- Danger From The East (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Jun 21, 2007)
On June 12, The Hindustan Times (Delhi edition) front-paged a report under the heading 'Bangladeshi worked for R&AW for six years'.
- Fata Is Burning (Frontier Post, editorial, Frontier Post, Jun 20, 2007)
Tribal Belt is situated across both sides of Durand line. This line was drawn by the Foreign secretary in the British Indian Government, Sir Henry Mortimer Durand and Amir Abdul Rehman Khan then ruler of the Afghanistan on November12, 1893.
- America To The Rescue (Pioneer, Wilson John, Jun 20, 2007)
If visits by top-ranking US officials to Islamabad are any indication, Musharraf remains the best bet for Washington. The General knows this too well, but his future depends on how well he handles his feud with the judiciary. Will he survive in office?
- No To N-Deal (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 14, 2007)
The lead article in this week’s Organiser by M.D. Nalapat slams the United States for going back on its promise of an equitable nuclear deal with India and offering a “killer agreement” instead.
- Attack On Karzai (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 13, 2007)
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai was third time lucky when he survived a Taliban attack in Andar district in Gazni province.
- A Jihad In New Clothes (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jun 12, 2007)
How credible are the claims that Al-Qaeda has surfaced in India?
- They The People (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Jun 11, 2007)
Of the many pages from my reporting years scrapbook, which I really treasure, several have a Pakistan connection.
- They The People (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Jun 09, 2007)
Of the many pages from my reporting years scrapbook, which I really treasure, several have a Pakistan connection.
- Fighting Terror: Israeli Army Team To Visit J&k (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2007)
A top-level Israeli military delegation will be in India next week on a hush-hush visit to discuss counter-terrorism and anti-infiltration strategies in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Talk Isi-Terror Link With Pak: Fernandes To Pm (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2007)
National Democratic Alliance convenor George Fernandes has asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to take the issue of ISI involvement in terrorist activities with his counterpart in Pakistan.
- Gen J J Singh Says Isi, Pak Army Helping Infiltration (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2007)
With a three-fold increase in infiltration bids across the LoC in the month of April as compared to last year, Army Chief General J J Singh has said that reports indicate support of the ISI and elements of the Pakistan Army in pushing militants into . . .
- Let To Operate Under Changed Name (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 04, 2007)
The dreaded Lashkar-e-Toiba, which has been banned by the USA, the United Kingdom and Islamabad since 2001, plans to carry out its operations in Jammu and Kashmir under a changed nomenclature.
- Don't Trim India Inc's Purse; Better Review Govt Policy: Bjp (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2007)
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday took exception to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's advice to the corporate heads to resist excessive remuneration for themselves, suggesting he rather review his Government's economic policies, which have failed . . .
- Back With A Bang (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 28, 2007)
A regrouped ULFA strikes again, exploiting Government's ceasefire declaration last year
- The Effects Of Paks Policies (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 25, 2007)
Double standards by the Pakistan governments overs the years has Asia in turmoil, writes Deepali Gaur Singh..
- From Lahore, Babbar Khalsa Stokes Dera Fire (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 23, 2007)
Pakistan has rushed to fish in troubled Punjab waters in the wake of the Sikh-Dera Sacha Sauda feud, with Babbar Khalsa International chief Wadhawan Singh Babbar, operating from Lahore under ISI patronage, seeking to stoke violence in the state.
- General's Gamble (Pioneer, Wilson John, May 22, 2007)
Bakhtiar's resignation is one of the many strands of Musharraf's convoluted strategy to retain power in Pakistan
- Where Is Nowhere? (Dawn, M.J. Akbar, May 22, 2007)
A SECTARIAN simmer in Punjab bursts into violence; in the patterns of that fire, the shadows of an old ghost begin to dance. Slogans of Khalistan are heard, albeit from the margin.
- Democracy And Realpolitik (Dawn, Zafar Iqbal, May 21, 2007)
WHEN Pakistan was created it was assumed that it would be a democracy. Some people criticise Mr Jinnah for becoming the governor-general and place the blame on him for what happened subsequently, the assumption being that the only form of . . . .
- Where Is Nowhere? (Asian Age, M.J. Akbar, May 21, 2007)
A sectarian simmer in Punjab bursts into violence; in the patterns of that fire, the shadows of an old ghost begin to dance.
- Rdx Imported From Bangladesh? (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 20, 2007)
A day after Friday's bomb blast at Mecca Masjid, investigations are still on as to why the fourth bomb that was discovered close to the masjid at a time when it was packed with Friday namazis did not go off or was not triggered.
- Someone To Talk To (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, May 19, 2007)
Whenever a dictator ceases to be useful to the Americans, they begin to talk of democracy.
- Pakistan Is Imploding (Pioneer, Wilson John, May 17, 2007)
From Karachi to Waziristan, there's violence and bloodshed. Islamists are calling the shots in Islamabad, the seat of Musharraf's power.
- Taliban Continue To Gain In Strength (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 17, 2007)
The principal confederacy of terrorism, the Al Qaida, driven by a messianic and insane zeal, has managed, by all accounts, to obtain a viable territorial foothold in the borderlands of Afghanistan and Pakistan.
- A Killer Is Killed (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 15, 2007)
As the proverb goes, those who live by the sword, die by the sword. Not surprisingly, Mullah Dadullah, a close associate of Mullah Mohammed Omar and leader of the Taliban insurgency in southern Afghanistan, notorious for his brutality - he took . . .
- Signs Of Another Kind Of Line Of Control (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 14, 2007)
Has Pakistan set new limits that the Lashkar-e-Taiba should not cross in its jihad against India?
- Mullahs On The March (Tribune, Sushant Sareen, May 12, 2007)
A couple of weeks ago, all across Pakistan the so-called “civil society” finally came out on the streets to protest against the creeping talibanisation of the country.
- Be Prepared For Many Hiccups And Some Frustration: Asad Durrani (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 11, 2007)
The former Inter-Services Intelligence chiefspeaks out on the prospects of the India-Pakistan Joint Counter-Terrorism Mechanism.
- Be Prepared For Many Hiccups And Some Frustration: Asad Durrani (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 11, 2007)
The former Inter-Services Intelligence chiefspeaks out on the prospects of the India-Pakistan Joint Counter-Terrorism Mechanism.
- Prime Time Sensations (OutLook, B. Raman , May 11, 2007)
Whether someone wants to hype a book to jack up its sale or foreign agencies trying their psywar strategies, it is all possible now, unlike the past, because of the fierce competition for viewership among private TV channels
- Terror Link Came As An Afterthought (Hindustan Times, CP Bhambhri, May 09, 2007)
Even four months after Sohrabuddin Sheikh was killed by the Gujarat Police in a fake encounter in November 2005, the state government maintained that he was a murder accused. It made no mention of Sheikh’s alleged terrorist links, although now . . . .
- Religion In Pakistan Mullahs On The March (Deccan Herald, Sushant Sareen, May 09, 2007)
The voice of civil society is feeble while ordinary people are voiceless contrary to the very vocal Islamists.
- Hard Choices (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 09, 2007)
BANNERS emblazoned with the Lashkar-e-Taiba's crossed scimitars-and-Quran logo fluttered outside the Bihisht-e-Shauda-e-Kashmir, the Srinagar graveyard where many of those who gave their lives fighting the Indian state these past two decades are buried.
- From Shah Bano Then To Kausarbi Now (Hindu, Harish Khare , May 09, 2007)
Neither claims of deshbhakti nor invocation of national security can justify killing an innocent woman. India cannot claim to be a democratic, lawful society if it countenances rogue police officers playing god.
- Between The Hammer And The Anvil (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 03, 2007)
Besieged by hardline Islamists and unionists, the Hurriyat Conference and the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen must change course to survive.
- Method In Cop Madness (Telegraph, SUJAN DUTTA, May 03, 2007)
Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi’s top cops today posted armed police at the gates to their headquarters and shut themselves out from the public they are meant to serve, but officers in a special cell were sifting through files, scrutinising more . .
- Let, Isi Bid To Revive Punjab Militancy (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 2007)
In an alarming revelation, Intelligence agencies have said the Lashkar-e-Toiyaba and the ISI are trying to revive militancy in Punjab through sympathisers of Babbar Khalsa International, ISYF, Khalistan Zindabad Force and Khalistan Commando Force.
- Us Bid To Curb Visa Power For Britons Of Pakistani Origin (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 2007)
Omar Khyam, the ringleader of the thwarted London bomb plot who was sentenced to life imprisonment on Monday, showed the potential for disaffected young men to be lured as terrorists, a threat that British officials said they would have to contend . ..
- Declaration Of Intent (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 30, 2007)
Abject failure and then a preposterous move. That turns out to be the pathetic subtext of the Centre’s latest initiative against the equally pathetic child labour.
- 'I Plan To Return To Pakistan This Year Irrespective Of Whether There . .. (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 28, 2007)
Ashish Kumar Sen: General Musharraf has shut down a committee that was looking into corruption charges against you.
- Reports On Amarinder Unfair: Pak Scribe (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2007)
After weeks of media speculation about her relationship with former Punjab chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh, Pakistani journalist Aroosa Alam has said the media scrutiny into her relationship with Capt Singh was “unfair”.
- The Perils Of Extremism (Dawn, Touqir Hussain, Apr 27, 2007)
WHY is it hard to fight extremism in Pakistan? Because we are all guilty at least by association.
- Bhutto: Deal With Musharraf Good For Pak (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2007)
Bhutto said that her political credibility would suffer if she entered into an agreement with Musharraf at this stage, but added that such a deal "would be good for the country’s democratic, constitutional and development interests."
- Nurturing Taliban A Mistake, Says Benazir (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Apr 27, 2007)
Pakistan People's Party leader Benazir Bhutto has admitted for the first time that her Government made the mistake of nurturing the Taliban, but said a "deal" with President Pervez Musharraf would help combat extremism and restore democracy in . . . . .
- Changing Face Of Pashtun Society (Tribune, Sushant Sareen, Apr 25, 2007)
Over the last couple of weeks fierce clashes have broken out in South Waziristan between the local Taliban and the foreign militants (mostly Uzbeks) who have been sheltering there ever since the ouster of the Taliban from Afghanistan.
- Isi ‘Creating’ Trouble In India’S Northeast (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2007)
Pakistan's Inter Service Intelligence(ISI) is working with Bangladesh's intelligence agencies to facilitate cooperation between northeast militant groups like ULFA and other jihadi outfits in the South-Asian region, besides Tamil rebels in Lanka,US . ..
- Ulfa Fighting On Behalf Of Isi: Army (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 23, 2007)
The ULFA is creating terror in Assam on behalf of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intellegence (ISI) agency, a top army official heading anti-insurgency operations in the state said on Friday.
- Seeking External Help (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Apr 22, 2007)
Zafar Iqbal Jhagra, secretary general of PML-N, and an associate, Mohammad Mehdi, recently met American, British, Italian, and German diplomats to “brief” them on their stand concerning the ongoing judicial crisis and . . . .
- Pervez Told Only 2 Generals Of Kargil: Sharif (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2007)
The Kargil "misadventure" planned by Gen. Pervez Musharraf in the summer of 1999 was known to only two top Army commanders close to the Army Chief, Pakistan’s former Prime Minister, Mr Nawaz Sharif, has claimed.
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