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Articles 1721 through 1820 of 12768:
- Hr Violations In Kashmir (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 27, 2006)
THE foreign office has welcomed the Indian prime minister’s statement in Srinagar on Wednesday in which he asked Indian security forces not to commit human rights violations against the Kashmiri people.
- Islam And Reform (Frontline, RAFIA ZAKARIA, May 27, 2006)
On the debate that pits critics of Islam against those who seek change from within the faith.
- Unicef On Malnutrition In Children (Frontline, T.K. RAJALAKSHMI, May 27, 2006)
A unicef report says that South Asia has the largest number of underweight children below the age of five.
- J&k Problem More Than Centre-State Ties: Pdp (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 27, 2006)
Stating that the legislation of the State needed to be empowered and its decisions respected by New Delhi, People’s Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti on Friday suggested that the problem of Jammu and Kashmir was more than the . . .
- Improving The Image Abroad (Dawn, Athar Osama, May 27, 2006)
In a recent article, I had outlined a case for a new partnership between the peoples of the United States and Pakistan — one that is based on political realities and an understanding of each other’s interests and not on misperceptions created . . .
- A Democrat Of Democrats (Daily Excelsior, R K Bhatnagar, May 27, 2006)
41 years ago, independent India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru breathed his last, this day on May 27, 1964.
- India To Convey Concern To Pak During Talks (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 27, 2006)
Taking a strong view of the spurt in terrorist violence in Kashmir, India will convey its concerns to Pakistan and remind it of its commitments to dismantle terror infrastructure in territory under its control during Home Secretary-level talks next week.
- When Report Cards Are Ready Reckoners (The Financial Express, NK SINGH, May 27, 2006)
The UPA government scores a ‘mixed’ report; will the PM hold a mirror to the faltering performers?
- Manmohan's Failure (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, May 27, 2006)
The most important strategic issue facing India is not a nuisance called Pakistan; it is not nuclear elbow-room via a deal with the United States; and it is not getting a permanent seat in the Security Council. Instead, it is the rise of China.
- Hurriyat Doesn't Represent Kashmir (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 27, 2006)
The vast Gilgit-Baltistan area, comprising over 28,000 square kilometres, is both geographically and historically crucial in the contemporary context.
- Siachen Logjam (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 27, 2006)
The failure of the India-Pakistan Defence Secretary-level talks on demilitarising Siachen, the world's highest and most inhospitable battlefield, has not come as a surprise.
- Why Peace? (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, May 27, 2006)
Autonomy" and "self rule" have entered the rubric of the Kashmir peace process. During this week's Round Table Conference for which Prime Minister Manmohan Singh travelled to Srinagar, it was decided to refer the job of defining these two issues . . .
- Talk To The Real People (Pioneer, AJAI SAHNI, May 27, 2006)
The discourse on Jammu and Kashmir is currently and overwhelmingly defined by those who resort to terrorism, their sponsors and their front organisations.
- Terror Strikes Continue, 4 Tourists Killed In Blast (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 26, 2006)
Terrorists, unable to disrupt a round of political talks between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Kashmiri leaders, targeted unarmed tourists on Thursday as Singh flew back.
- Iran For Closer Ties With Pakistan (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , May 26, 2006)
Pakistan has played host to three Iranian delegations in the last five days, with Iranian Vice-President Parivz Davoudi, the latest to arrive on Thursday.
- Dimensions --- Internal (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, May 26, 2006)
Terrorism must end. Demilitarisation should be expedited. There ought to be homecoming of Kashmiri Pandits.
- Charter To Topple Musharraf (Daily Excelsior, Allabaksh, May 26, 2006)
Timing chosen by Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif to strike at Pervez Musharraf with their ‘charter of democracy’ might appear to be right as the General’s popularity, like that of his American mentor, has been dropping fast.
- Pm Announces 5 Working Groups For J&k (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 26, 2006)
In a new initiative to usher in peace in Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today announced his decision to discuss autonomy and self-rule for the State and declared the Government’s readiness to talk to militants if they shun violence.
- Centre Mulls Self-Rule In J&k (Deccan Herald, Zahoor Malik , May 26, 2006)
The Centre on Thursday agreed to consider self-rule and autonomy proposals as a solution to the vexed Kashmir issue.
- Self-Rule For J&k (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 26, 2006)
Whenever Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is confronted by a seemingly intractable problem, instead of confronting the issue and forcing a solution, as is expected of leaders, he sets up working groups and committees.
- Crescent Waxes Over Oxford (Pioneer, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, May 26, 2006)
Three British Muslim youth were sentenced to life imprisonment earlier this week.
- Seduced By An Elusive Idea Of India (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, May 26, 2006)
In the West, the buzz about a "resurgent" India ready for the big take-off is inescapable. No doubt, all this sounds exciting and fills many Indians with pride. But how much of it is for real?
- Manmohan Singh Sees "Ray Of Hope" After Kashmir Talks (Reuters, Palash Kumar, May 26, 2006)
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh ended talks in Kashmir on Thursday promising to set up new groups to look at the region's problems but making no significant headway in easing the dispute.
- Privatise Affirmative Action (Indian Express, JAITHIRTH RAO , May 26, 2006)
Our great government has decided that since they cannot improve primary and secondary education, they will have quotas in higher education both in elite government institutions (IITs, IIMs, etc) and in private institutions (except those run . . .
- Security For Jailed Uk Convict (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 26, 2006)
Family members of British national Mirza Tahir Hussain, a murder convict, have requested the administration of Adiala Jail to take stringent security steps as they feared for his life.
- India Keen To Resolve All Issues With Pakistan: Manmohan (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 26, 2006)
Emphasizing upon more people-to-people bonhomie, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday said his government was committed to resolving all outstanding issues with Pakistan, including Kashmir.
- Iran-Usa On Collision Course (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 26, 2006)
Were there a will to peace, the nuclear issue is eminently resolvable on basis of the safeguards criteria of the International Ato-mic Energy Agency and obligations under the Non-Proliferation Treaty.
- Gujarat: Breeding Ground (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 26, 2006)
Investigators shut down terror cells tasked with executing strikes in Gujarat, but the threat remains.
- A Ridge Too Cold (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 26, 2006)
Nine earlier rounds of defence-secretary level talks between India and Pakistan on de-militarising the Siachen sector have failed to make headway, and there should be no surprise that the tenth round, which concluded on Thursday, ended on a similar note.
- India, Pak Begin Talks On Sir Creek With (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, May 26, 2006)
Surveyors-General of India and Pakistan today held result-oriented and purposeful talks on Sir Creek, the 96-km-long estuary in the marshes of the Rann of Kutch, separating Gujarat (India) from Sind (Pakistan), which has been the bone of contention . . .
- The Decline Of The Civil Service (Dawn, Zafar Iqbal, May 26, 2006)
Ms Anjum Niaz’s column in Sunday’s Dawn Magazine of April 9, 2006, seems to have incensed Mr Rashid Akhtar of Lahore.
- Glacial ‘No-Go’ (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 26, 2006)
That the defence minister opted to personally report the lack of progress at the discussions to resolve the Siachen stand-off articulates reality more emphatically than the diplomatically-worded statement issued thereafter.
- Factors Behind Sugar Crisis (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 26, 2006)
Talking to newsmen on Tuesday in Islamabad, the prime minister attributed the sugar crisis to a hike in international prices and said his cabinet colleagues had no hand in it. In his budget speech, he would deal with reasons behind the scam.
- India Serious About Resolving Kashmir Issue, Says Fazl (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 26, 2006)
Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said that the Indian government supported a solution to the Kashmir issue in accord with options floated by Pakistan.
- Iran Ready To Stop Enrichment: Iaea (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 26, 2006)
Foreign ministers to meet next week: US
* We don’t want conflict with Iran: Blair
* Nejad accuses ‘enemies’ of plotting ethnic tensions
- Pak ‘Chicken Cabinet’ Meets (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 26, 2006)
Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz presided over a unique Cabinet meeting at which ministers feasted on a variety of chicken dishes to send across the message that eating it was safe.
- Mystery Of Pakistan's Cloistered Scientist (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, May 25, 2006)
The large house in a plush district of Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, that was once his home is now his prison.
- Learning Democratic Lessons (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 25, 2006)
Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif, who served as Prime Ministers of Pakistan through much of the 1990s, were equally guilty of breaching the political principle that forbids seeking the aid of undemocratic forces to capture power.
- Pm Vows To Fight Terrorism (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 25, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said no compromise would be made in the fight against terrorism while finding a peaceful solution to the Kashmir problem through talks with Pakistan and Kashmiri leadership.
- Let's Build A Prosperous J&k: Manmohan (Hindu, VINAY KUMAR, May 25, 2006)
Government reviewing cases of all detainees, including those who crossed over after violating laws
- Distorting Facts (Pioneer, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 25, 2006)
This has reference to the article, "Politics of Muslim identity" (May 20), by Mr Ejaz Ahmed Aslam.
- Fighting A Common Enemy (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 25, 2006)
It is in the interest of both India and Nepal to stop the march of Maoists towards the capital of the Himalayan kingdom, says Shyam Khosla.
- Dragging The Feet On Disarmament (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, May 25, 2006)
Sharp differences marked the debate among countries over the scope of FMCT
- Siachen Ceasefire To Continue (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, May 25, 2006)
India and Pakistan today yet again failed to reach a breakthrough on resolving the Siachen dispute but, on the brighter side, they decided to continue with the ceasefire, which has been holding since November, 2003.
- In Pakistan, Sunni Against Sunni (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 25, 2006)
The Shia-Sunni conflict in Pakistan is well known. Not so with the intra-Sunni conflict between the Barelvi and Deobandi creeds.
- Memorable Cricket Encounter (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 25, 2006)
No roar has come close to the one that silenced Bangalore in World Cup 96
- Afghanistan, Pakistan Seek To Defuse Rising Tension (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , May 25, 2006)
Kabul envoy meets senior Pakistan officials over Taliban issue
- Pm Suggests 5 Point Programme To Build A New Kashmir (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 25, 2006)
Talking tough, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today asserted that attempts by "some elements" within Jammu and Kashmir to disrupt peace process would be firmly thwarted and proposed focus on a five-point programme to build a new Kashmir.
- One Out Of Two (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 25, 2006)
A study conducted by a leading private hospital in New Delhi has come up with the startling revelation that only 52 per cent of adult India (40-70 years) is healthy.
- Pranab Blames Pak For Failure Of Siachen Talks (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 25, 2006)
Persisting differences over authentication of positions held by their respective armed forces in Siachen glacier on Wednesday prevented defence secretaries of India and Pakistan from making any breakthrough.
- Rahim Threatens To Dissolve Pa (Daily Times, Shahzad Raza, May 25, 2006)
Shujaat assures chief minister of government and PML support
- Pm Enters Third Year In Office (Daily Excelsior, Atul, May 25, 2006)
Manmohan Singh has entered his third year in office as Prime Minister of India amidst an ominous sign of student unrest all over the country, triggered ostensibly by the controversy over reservations for other backward classes (OBCs) in higher institutes
- Breaking The Sugar Cartel (News International, Editorial, The News International, May 25, 2006)
Remarks by Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz to reporters on Tuesday that an inquiry was underway to ascertain the causes of the ongoing sugar crisis are welcome but one hopes that the real culprits behind what seems to have turned out to be a major scam . . .
- In Reverse Gear (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 24, 2006)
The decision of the moderate Hurriyat Conference to keep off the second roundtable also has come as a big surprise. To use a sports terminology it is against the run of play.
- Round Table, And The Road Home? (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 24, 2006)
Two families of top Hizb-ul-Mujahideen operatives hope that the second round table on Kashmir will help their loved ones return home.
- War Or Peace? (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, May 24, 2006)
The dispute between Iran and the United States is progressing along a predicted course.
- The Seven-Year Itch (Dawn, Mahir Ali, May 24, 2006)
IT may have been possible to attach slightly more credibility to the so-called charter of democracy signed in London last week by Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif had the two of them attempted a degree of criticism.
- Sindh Tensions Are Inevitable (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, May 24, 2006)
The yearlong simmering differences between Sindh Chief Minister Arbab Ghulam Rahim and his major coalition partner, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), have finally surfaced, with the MQM boycotting the provincial assembly session and Dr Rahim thundering
- Taliban Trying A Comeback (Pioneer, Wilson John, May 24, 2006)
By all accounts, the new Taliban is more aggressive, well armed and trained, in collaboration with Al Qaeda and other terrorist elements, determined to take over, to begin with, southern Afghanistan, despite the presence of coalition forces.
- Troops On Alert For Pm's Kashmir Conclave (Reuters, Palash Kumar, May 24, 2006)
Hundreds of troops sealed off Srinagar on Wednesday as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived for a peace meeting which Islamist militants have threatened to disrupt.
- The Afghan Challenge (Pioneer, Hari Jaisingh, May 24, 2006)
Afghanistan may be a distant nightmare for most people, but right now it is engaged in a grim battle for survival as a development-oriented democratic entity in the face of the Taliban-type terrorism onslaught.
- Table Talk (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 24, 2006)
The peace process in Jammu and Kashmir seems to be floundering once again.
- Hurriyat In True Colours (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 24, 2006)
Though not unexpected, the Hurriyat Conference led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has thrown a spanner in the works by refusing to participate in tomorrow’s roundtable conference in Srinagar, aimed at finding a negotiated solution to the Kashmir problem.
- Dubious Victories In Kargil (Tribune, Maj Gen (retd) Himmat Singh Gill, May 24, 2006)
The ghost of the Kargil war that had begun to disappear from the Indian mind should now get a second life through an account of the war titled “Kargil, From Surprise To Victory”, penned by General (retd) VP Malik, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) . . .
- Indo-Us Deal Proof Of Trust: Upa (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 23, 2006)
The United Progressive Alliance government, which completed two years on Monday, has regarded "the transformation of the India-US relationship" as one of its principal achievements, the nuclear deal with the US being "proof of trust and goodwill."
- Life Rewound (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 23, 2006)
Even after about nine years, Abhijit Chandra finds it difficult to forget a theatre inferno that claimed 59 lives in Delhi
- American Dilemma (Pioneer, Niall Ferguson, May 23, 2006)
In a world of multiple cold wars, the risks of nuclear miscalculation and resultant conflict are proportionately higher, says Niall Ferguson
- Terror Strikes Again (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 23, 2006)
Sunday’s terrorist strike on a Congress rally in Srinagar, resulting in the death of seven people, including two policemen, exposed the complacency of those in charge of security in the valley.
- Peace Process With Pak To Continue: Pranab (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 23, 2006)
Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said country’s peace process with Pakistan will continue even though militant attacks are continuing in Kashmir from across the border.
- Hurriyat Puts Spanner Into Round Table Conference (Pioneer, Pramod Kumar Singh, May 23, 2006)
It was on the expected lines. By refusing to participate in Round Table Conference (RTC) at Srinagar, All-Party Hurriyat Conference has once again proved they do not look forward to a dialogue with the Prime Minister but are more interested in . . .
- Hurriyat To Keep Off Peace Meet (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 23, 2006)
The moderate faction of the Hurriyat Conference on Monday decided not to take part in the round table conference convened by the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here on May 24 and 25.
- The Lashkar's Message (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 23, 2006)
Although the Lashkar-e-Taiba will not be represented at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's round-table conference on Jammu and Kashmir tomorrow, the terrorist group has succeeded in delivering its message to all those who will be present.
- The Wages Of Hate: Islamist Terror In India (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 23, 2006)
Two Lashkar cells targeting Gujarat are discovered, preventing major terror strikes. Their stories underline the disastrous fallout of the anti-Muslim pogrom of 2002.
- Us Congress To Reopen A Q Khan’S Case (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 23, 2006)
Less than a month after Pakistan said it has “closed” the chapter of investigation into its disgraced nuclear scientist A Q Khan, a subcommittee of the US Congress will hold a public hearing to ascertain whether his nuclear black market network . . .
- Banned In India: The 1930s-1960s (Business Standard, Nilanjana S Roy, May 23, 2006)
For a state often accused of knee-jerk censorship, the number of books banned in India is surprisingly small—one reason why The Da Vinci Code isn’t likely to be stopped at Customs, despite the recent hysteria over the film. In the first of this . . .
- American Ally~ii (Statesman, DIPAK BASU, May 23, 2006)
Although the Indian ministry of foreign affairs is trying to play down the status of “the non-Nato ally” as a matter of symbolic importance for Pakistan, the future looks very bleak for India.
- Flurry Of Violence In Kashmir Ahead Of Pm's Roundtable (Reuters, Sheikh Mushtaq, May 23, 2006)
Suspected Islamist rebels launched four grenade attacks in Srinagar on Monday as political separatists spurned an invitation for talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
- Talks On Pull-Out From Siachen Today (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 23, 2006)
India and Pakistan will begin tomorrow the 10th round of Defence Secretary-level talks to end their conflict over the Siachen glacier and discuss a proposal for withdrawing their troops from the icy battlefield.
- J-K:moderate Hurriyat Faction Will Not Attend Pm's Roundtable (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 23, 2006)
The moderate faction of Hurriyat Conference today rejected invitation to attend the second roundtable conference convened by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to be held here on May 24-25 but said its leaders were willing to meet him on the sidelines of the m
- Gas Pipeline: Iran-Pak Differences To The Fore (Tribune, K.J.M. Varma, May 23, 2006)
Top petroleum officials of India, Pakistan and Iran today held talks on pricing, trilateral framework and appointment of consultants to carry out feasibility studies on the proposed 2,600-km-long IPI gas pipeline.
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