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Articles 2521 through 2620 of 12768:
- Now Pakistan, China Under Yoga’S Spell (Deccan Herald, Shishir Prashant , Apr 20, 2006)
The magic of Yoga has had the western nations spellbound all these years. It is now the turn of Islamic Pakistan and Communist China to come under the spell of Yoga, thanks to Baba Ramdev.
- Saffron Demography (Times of India, Mohan Rao, Apr 20, 2006)
At a public meeting attended by thousands, the leader of the Madhya Pradesh unit of RSS claimed recently that the Muslim population was increasing at a rapid pace, and that this combined with infiltration of Muslims from Bangladesh portended doom . . .
- Will India ‘Give’ On The Dams? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Apr 20, 2006)
The Indian science and technology minister, Kapil Sibal, told reporters in New Delhi on Tuesday that the Indian government had decided to convert the Kishanganga Dam project in Kashmir into a run-of-the-river scheme in the wake of Pakistan’s . . .
- Now Domestic Money (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Apr 20, 2006)
With the Sensex once again hitting a new high point on Wednesday, falling only marginally short of the 12,000-point mark, bulls are back in business after a brief fright last week.
- Government Likely To Barter Wheat For Sugar With India (Daily Times, Irfan Ghauri, Apr 20, 2006)
Ban on importing wheat expected soon
- Improve Intelligence Gathering, States Will Be Told (Pioneer, Pramod Kumar Singh, Apr 20, 2006)
The Centre is going to ask the States to revise their Special Branch Manual and augment their local intelligence gathering mechanism to meet the new challenges on the internal security front.
- Pakistan’S Principled Stand On Iran (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 20, 2006)
Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri has called for peaceful and diplomatic solution to Iran’s nuclear stand-off and said Pakistan is opposed in principle to military action against Iran.
- Judges As Guardians Of Human Rights (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 20, 2006)
The day this paper reported the proceedings of a workshop in Peshawar in which speakers called on the judiciary to play a proactive role in upholding the rights of individuals, two cases of judicial activism were also brought to light by the media.
- The Future Of Nuclear Non-Proliferation (Dawn, Ali Sarwar Naqvi, Apr 20, 2006)
The objective of nuclear non-proliferation, which essentially means non-diversion of nuclear material to military uses, is enshrined in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), which is now adhered to by 188 countries.
- Building Bridges With Myanmar (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Apr 20, 2006)
India's determination to follow an independent policy on issues of its national security was clearly manifested when President APJ Abdul Kalam undertook a State visit to Myanmar within a week of the visit of President George Bush to India.
- Myanmar Deserves Attention (Tribune, G. Parthasarathy, Apr 20, 2006)
India’s determination to follow an independent policy on issues of national security was amply demonstrated by the visit of President Abdul Kalam to Myanmar within a week of the visit of President George Bush to India.
- The Next Steps To Peace (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Apr 20, 2006)
The dialogue process is reaching an impasse. Should India now resort to a grand gesture, or take gradated steps to sustain it?
- Minding Those Who Meddle With Money (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Apr 20, 2006)
Papers of a new customer are before you. Your deputies in the bank have already interviewed him and done all the prescribed due diligence.
- Cabinet Clears Indo-Us Aviation Agreement (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
The Union Cabinet today approved a far-reaching agreement with USA that envisages assistance by American civil aviation bodies to their Indian counterparts in modernising airports, aviation infrastructure, technology and procedures, besides . . .
- India Ready For Modification: Kishanganga Project (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
In an effort to end the long-standing dispute over the Kishanganga project, India will now propose to Pakistan modifications in the 330 MW hydro-electric power plant in Jammu and Kashmir to convert it into a run-of-the-river project, instead . . .
- Islam And Democracy (Pioneer, Kishan Bhatia, Apr 19, 2006)
Abdul Rahman Al-Habib's article, "Why Arabs curse West?" (April 17), makes interesting read.
- 1,400 Indian Workers Stop Work In Bahrain (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Over 2,000 employees of a contracting company, mostly Indians, have stopped work protesting poor living conditions and lack of an allowance for working in a high-risk work environment in the Bahraini firm.
- Reconciliation, The Only Way (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, Apr 19, 2006)
Nepal's Lali Guras (rhododendron) Revolution has entered its 14th day, well beyond the original four days.
- India Will Re-Design Kishanganga Dam (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Apr 19, 2006)
The Indian Union Cabinet has decided to convert the Kishanganga dam project into a run-of-the-river scheme in the wake of Pakistan’s objection to New Delhi storing 220 million cubic metres of Indus River water in the reservoir to produce electricity.
- India's Casual Attitude (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 19, 2006)
BY postponing talks on Wullar Barrage scheduled for yesterday and today under the pretext of "other commitments" by the Indian Water and Power Secretary, New Delhi has once again demonstrated how casually it takes the basic premise of the peace process:
- Kishanganga Project To Be Reconfigured (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Cabinet clears change to address Pakistani objections
Power generation capacity not to be affected
Nod for reconstruction plan for Jammu and Kashmir
Pact with U.S. in civil aviation sector approved
- Govt To Answer Every Gun With A Gun: Duggal (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Apr 19, 2006)
Signalling a tough posture against militancy, the Government today said it would answer "every gun with a gun" in Jammu and Kashmir and end of cross-border terrorism would be an important Confidence Building Measure.
- 80 Indian Prisoners In Pak Jails Identified (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Signalling a tough posture against militancy, the Government today said it would answer "every gun with a gun" in Jammu and Kashmir and end of cross-border terrorism would be an important Confidence Building Measure.
- Karan Singh To Visit Nepal (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Signalling a tough posture against militancy, the Government today said it would answer "every gun with a gun" in Jammu and Kashmir and end of cross-border terrorism would be an important Confidence Building Measure.
- Pak Army Over-Stretched, Says Expert (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Observing that Pakistan was witnessing "vicious" insurgencies which had the potential to lead to its breakup, a strategic expert has said army has got over-stretched due to its internal security duties and the "anti-India catalyst" that . . .
- Scam In Iccr (Daily Excelsior, Joginder Singh, Apr 19, 2006)
A CBI enquiry has been ordered into the recent ''irregularities'' alleged to have been committed at the Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR) under former director general Rakesh Kumar.
- I Was Terrorized By Dogs, Threatened By Us Agents: Indian (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Akhil Sachdeva, an accountant from India who emigrated to Canada, still wonders why he was seized at gunpoint by US agents and held for months with hundreds of foreigners in the months following the 9/11 terror attacks.
- Scuffle After Singh Salve (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today told a delegation of Muslim representatives, led by the shahi imam of Jama Masjid, that his government had not “succumbed” to any external pressure on foreign policy and that improved relations with the US . . .
- India Keen To Step Up Tea Exports To Pakistan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
Talks on to work out a zero import duty structure
- Talks On Wullar Barrage Put Off, Says Pakistan (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Apr 18, 2006)
Composite dialogue will go on The talks have to be postponed due to pre-occupation of Indian Water Resources Secretary with other business.
Talks postponed due to pre-occupation of Indian Water Resources Secretary with other business
- Nepal On Knife's Edge (Deccan Herald, Ashok Kumar Mehta, Apr 18, 2006)
It seems certain that the King will be unable to implement his plan for the restoration of absolute monarchy. True, Kathmandu may not have collected 500,000 pro-democracy activists as predicted by UML leader Madhav Nepal.
- Serious Threat To Pakistan's Civil Society (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Apr 18, 2006)
Last week's terror bombing in Karachi points to one of the least-examined faultlines in Pakistan: the war for power between Barelvi and Deobandi clerics.
- Pak, South Africa To Strengthen Defence Ties (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
Pakistan and South Africa on Monday agreed to reinforce cooperation in areas of defence and military training.
- India, Us To Hold Talks On Terrorism On Wednesday (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
India and the US will hold talks in Washington from Wednesday on stepping up cooperation to combat global terrorism.
- Stop This Brinkmanship (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 18, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has called for a dialogue and a compromise to resolve the controversy surrounding Iran’s nuclear programme.
- Mma’S New Move Could Be A Double Game (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Apr 18, 2006)
Circumstances and political expediency might have thrown the Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) and other components of the Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy (ARD) together with the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) but the two . . .
- Dangers Of Bilateral Investment Treaties (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Apr 18, 2006)
In recent years, bilateral investment treaties (BITs) have proliferated especially for developing countries, yet they remain largely secret and outside the realm of public scrutiny and audit. In this edition of Macroscan, C. P. Chandrasek har and . . .
- On The Move: Yes, But On A Slippery Track (Dawn, Murtaza Razvi, Apr 18, 2006)
There are a few lessons to be learnt by the rulers of Punjab as well as their counterparts in other provinces from the way Punjab has been emerging as a hub of industry and commerce in recent years.
- Us Interest In India (Tribune, Air Marshal R.S. Bedi (retd), Apr 18, 2006)
The US perception that the nuclear cooperation with India would benefit both countries equally and also the non-proliferation regime led their leaders to arrive at a decision to go ahead with a mutually agreeable nuclear deal.
- Political Snapshot (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 18, 2006)
All parties & institutions in a mess!
- "Most Pakistanis Are For Peace" (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Apr 17, 2006)
Peace process on at a steady pace, says former Foreign Secretary Humayun Khan
People on both sides have endorsed the peace process and pinned hopes on it
New Delhi can move forward on business, opening of routes
- Role Of Lashkar Militants In Delhi Blasts Not Ruled Out (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
No breakthrough yet; local elements' hand also being probed by the Special Cell of the Delhi police
In many such cases, the motive is to create communal disturbance: police
15 persons interrogated on Saturday
In many such cases, the motive is to cre
- Ever-Expanding Pak-Saudi Relations (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 17, 2006)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf and Saudi Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud have agreed on the expansion of cooperation in the bilateral, economic, trade and defence fields during their wide-ranging talks in Islamabad on Saturday.
- Peaceful Solution To Iran’S N-Crisis (Dawn, Anwar Kemal, Apr 17, 2006)
The UN Security Council’s presidential statement of March 29, 2006, is the latest and most serious in the series of steps being taken at the behest of the United States and the EU countries to circumscribe Iran’s nuclear programme within parameters . . .
- Duty-Free Import Of Cement (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 17, 2006)
The government’s decision to allow duty-free and unlimited import of cement into the country should, hopefully, provide relief to the construction industry, currently held hostage by a cartel of domestic cement manufacturers.
- Dangerous Concept Of Nation-State (Tribune, Anita Inder Singh, Apr 17, 2006)
Serb communist-nationalist and President of the post-1991 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
- Nuclear Deal~i (Statesman, DIPAK BASU, Apr 17, 2006)
Once again, the Indian foreign policy establishment could not differentiate euphoria from the reality regarding the nuclear offer from the USA.
- Indo-Pak Talks On Water, Tourism From Today (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
Observing that there was "no sustained decline" in infiltration of terrorists and violent incidents during 2005-06, India has made it clear to Pakistan that the entire dialogue process hinged on building an atmosphere of trust and confidence.
- Pak To Issue 10,000 Visas For Dehra Sahib (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
Observing that there was "no sustained decline" in infiltration of terrorists and violent incidents during 2005-06, India has made it clear to Pakistan that the entire dialogue process hinged on building an atmosphere of trust and confidence.
- Talks In Atmosphere Free Of Terror: India (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
Observing that there was "no sustained decline" in infiltration of terrorists and violent incidents during 2005-06, India has made it clear to Pakistan that the entire dialogue process hinged on building an atmosphere of trust and confidence.
- Nuke For Nuke (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Apr 17, 2006)
As long as the arms race between India and Pakistan continues, the dialogue will not make much progress
- Tense Again (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 17, 2006)
Delhi-Dhaka issues need to be sorted out expeditiously
- Kashmir Militants Coming Home, Says India General (Reuters, Sheikh Mushtaq, Apr 17, 2006)
India's most senior army general in Kashmir said on Sunday that militants based in Pakistani Kashmir have been giving up arms and returning to their homes in the Indian part of the Himalayan region following last year's devastating earthquake.
- Dmk Fields A Poet In A Different Poll Battle (Deccan Herald, S Murari, Apr 17, 2006)
Her name figures in the DMK’s list of candidates as Rokkaiah Malick. But she does not use her husband’s name, a sign of feminist streak in her.
- Red Mark For India On Green Issue (Tribune, Vibha Sharma, Apr 17, 2006)
The latest international summary for policy makers on environment, the Pilot 2006 Environment Performance Index, has ranked India almost at the bottom among 133 countries in the world as far as its environmental policy making and performance . . .
- 5 Civilians Killed, 44 Injured In 7 Blasts (Daily Excelsior, Ahmed Ali Fayyaz, Apr 15, 2006)
Amid the festival celebrations of Eid-e-Milaad-un-Nabi, Baisakhi and Good Friday, which also coincided with the arrival of an intellectual delegation from Pakistan and ‘Pakistan occupied Kashmir’, militants today struck a wave of terror with . . .
- Any Doubt? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Apr 15, 2006)
Sheikh Rashid Ahmad is not the best advertisement for Pakistan. Not very long ago Jammu-Kashmir Liberation Front chairman Yasin Malik had spilled the beans about the support he had extended to the Kashmiri militants in the neighbouring country.
- Nuclear Deal (Tribune, Major-Gen Ashok K. Mehta (retd), Apr 15, 2006)
According to the US establishment, the geostrategic benefits of the nuclear deal with India (which is likely to sail through Congress) outweigh any risks of proliferation.
- Blasts In Delhi Jama Masjid Leave 14 Persons Injured (Hindu, Devesh K. Pandey , Apr 15, 2006)
Low-intensity crude devices used; Shahi Imam appeals for calm
- Spies Failed To Warn Of Indian N-Tests (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
US intelligence failed to warn of India’s nuclear tests conducted in 1974 and 1998 despite tracking the Asian giant’s atomic weapons potential for nearly half a century, according to documents declassified on Thursday.
- Digging In For The Long War (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 15, 2006)
Reports speak of American military policy-makers preparing for what they call a “long war”.
- China Wants India In Unsc But Not Till It Is With Japan (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
Extending conditional support to India's bid for permanent membership of the UN Security Council, China today virtually asked it not to make a claim jointly with Japan as part of G-4 if it wanted Beijing's backing.
- The Next Steps To Peace (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Apr 15, 2006)
The dialogue process is reaching an impasse. Should India now resort to a grand gesture, or take gradated steps to sustain it?
- Blasts At Jama Masjid Wound 10 People (Reuters, Himangshu watts, Apr 15, 2006)
Two small bombs exploded in the Jama Masjid, the largest mosque in India, just after Friday prayers, wounding at least 10 people, police said.
- Time To Neutralise Terror Camps In Nepal: Intelligence (Pioneer, Pramod Kumar Singh, Apr 15, 2006)
Intelligence agencies have found evidence of al-Qaeda's presence in Vangadhi, Krishna Nagar, Nepalganj and Butkalganj towns of the Himalayan Kingdom.
- Who Has The Right To The Child? (Tribune, Anil Malhotra, Apr 15, 2006)
The world is a far smaller place now than it was a decade ago. International and intercontinental travel is easier and more affordable than it has ever been. As a natural corollary,
- Unlocking Afghanistan (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 15, 2006)
Karzai wants to move a political Hindukush
- ‘Us Spies Failed To Warn Of Indian Nuke Tests’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
US intelligence failed to warn of India’s nuclear tests conducted in 1974 and 1998 despite tracking its atomic weapons potential for nearly half a century, according to declassified documents.
- Dialogue Needs A Common Language (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, Apr 15, 2006)
When Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh spoke recently of a “treaty of peace, security and friendship” with Pakistan, he inadvertently highlighted the different visions of India-Pakistan relations prevailing in Delhi and Islamabad.
- A Town Where The World Comes To Shop (Hindu, Pallavi Iyer, Apr 15, 2006)
Spread over 2.6 million square metres, the market in Yiwu in southern China's Zhejiang province has 50,000 stalls, selling 400,000 categories of products.
- Us Senator Hints At Civil N-Deal With Pak (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
The United States may sign a civil nuclear agreement with Pakistan in future, visiting US Senator Chuck Hagel said on Thursday.
- Pakistan, India Implement Border Crossing Agreement (Daily Times, Mohammed Rizwan, Apr 15, 2006)
India and Pakistan have started implementing an earlier decision to return inadvertent border crossers back to their country within 72 hours of confirming their identity.
- Two Kissingers (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Apr 15, 2006)
There is a disconnect between intellect and character in Henry Kissinger's personality.
- Gyanendra’S Time Is Up (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Apr 14, 2006)
That he has managed to get Marxist leader Sitaram Yechury, former National Security Adviser Brajesh Mishra and US President George W. Bush on the same side of the debate on Nepal reveals all you need to know about King Gyanendra’s ham-handed power . . .
- Thirst For Profit (Frontline, P. SAINATH, Apr 14, 2006)
The corporate hijack of water is on and if the current trend continues, India's water sources will be in private hands before long.
- Preparing To Strike At Will (Pioneer, Anil Narendra, Apr 14, 2006)
Terrorists have infested large parts of the country and their area commanders are busy plotting more attacks, says Anil Narendra
- Balkanising India (Pioneer, KR Phanda, Apr 14, 2006)
India has fought four wars with Pakistan and in all the four cases the country has had an upper hand.
- Corrections And Clarifications (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 14, 2006)
In the detailed report on The Hindu-CNN-IBN poll in Kerala ("As always, the floating voters hold the key", April 13, 2006), the bar chart relating to the popularity rating of Kerala leaders has errors in two figures.
- Politicising A Tragedy (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 14, 2006)
Vandalism and acts of arson were not the only unfortunate occurrences in the wake of Tuesday’s bomb blast in Karachi’s Nishtar park;
- India Willing To Settle Kashmir Along Loc’ (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Apr 14, 2006)
A French academic has said that India is willing to accept the Line of Control, as it stands today, as the permanent dividing line between the two Kashmirs. He also believes that a pragmatic compromise around a soft border is possible.
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