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Articles 5221 through 5320 of 12768:
- Reclaiming The Earth For All (Daily Excelsior, Deepti Priya Mehrotra, Dec 30, 2005)
Three decades after 1975 - the UN International Year of Women - women are still demanding equality and freedom, both goals having proved elusive! But they are asserting something else as well, even more passionately - the right to save humanity from destr
- New Impetus On Trade (Deccan Herald, Arun Mohanty, Dec 30, 2005)
India, Russia and China are keen on trilateral co-operation on a host of economic and political issues.
- Another Sore Spot (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Dec 30, 2005)
Even as the Musharraf Government in Pakistan is struggling in the face of extremist and sectarian violence another tormenting sore point has emerged in our vicinity.
- Brave Men (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Dec 30, 2005)
It is not always easy for the ordinary citizens to come forward and put up armed resistance against those blatantly indulging in loot, plunder and killings.
- Security Cover For Seminars, Says Cm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 30, 2005)
Chief Minister N Dharam Singh on Thursday said there were no definite clues about the involvement of any particular extremist organisation in the gun attack outside the J N Tata Auditorium ...
- India-Iran Gas Pipeline Work May Begin By 2007: Pak (Indian Express, K J M Varma, Dec 30, 2005)
Pakistan’s Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources, Amanullah Khan Jadoon, informed the Senate on Thursday that the multi-billion-dollar Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) gas pipeline project could take off from 2007 despite political and . . .
- Musharraf Sees India's Involvement In Balochistan (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 30, 2005)
Says turning back on dams treason; people fed up with tribal chiefs;
to uproot subversion forever
President Pervez Musharraf has said the recent Indian concern over the situation in Balochistan has revealed the channel providing funds . . .
- Killing Daughters For ‘Honour’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 30, 2005)
Nazir Ahmed appears calm and unrepentant as he recounts how he slit the throats of his three young daughters and their 25-year old stepsister to salvage his family’s “honour” - a crime that shocked Pakistan.
- "Fidayeen" Attack Explosive Smuggled In From Dhaka (Hindu, Devesh K. Pandey , Dec 30, 2005)
'Conspiracy to target STF office hatched in head office of HuJI'
- Musharraf Sees Foreign Hand In Balochistan (News International, Mayed Ali, Dec 30, 2005)
President Pervez Musharraf has said that the recent Indian concern over the situation in Balochistan has revealed the channel providing funds for hiring mercenaries and supplying arms for carrying out subversive activities in the province.
- Is India Safe At The Hands Of Old Media? (Deccan Herald, Krishna Prasad, Dec 30, 2005)
Besides the speed with which the guillotine came down on them, a standout feature of the expulsion of 11 Members of Parliament on charges of misconduct and corruption in the cash-for-query scam is the certificate of legitimacy it has given to the . . .
- Intel Inside: Securing It Cities (Indian Express, C. Uday Bhaskar, Dec 30, 2005)
Bangalore's prestigious Indian Institute of Science (IISc) was the venue of an attack by an unidentified gun-toting killer on December 28. Delhi based professor, Professor M.C. Puri — participating in an international conference — was killed and . . .
- Cabinet Paves Path For Safta (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 30, 2005)
Taking major step towards formation of South Asian single market, the Cabinet on Thursday cleared the implementation of South Asian Free Trade Area (Safta) with effect from January 1, 2006.
- A Tangled Web Called The Bharatiya Janata Party (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, Dec 30, 2005)
The BJP's Rajat Jayanti year finds the party bruised and bereft, and the Parivar at war with its own professed values.
- Iran-Pak-India To Meet In March On Pipeline In Tehran (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 30, 2005)
Taking parleys forward on over seven billion dollar Iran-Pak-India gas pipeline project, Iran on Thursday offered to host the tripartite Ministerial Meeting in Tehran in March next year. The interactions since the past two days have been fruitful, . . .
- Terrorist Attack Was Predicted (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Dec 30, 2005)
Architect of Lashkar's Akshardham temple attack had visited Bangalore
Officials, institutions were slow to address vulnerabilities
Bangalore has been on the Lashkar's list of targets for a while
- Lashkar-Linked Magazine Calls For Attacks (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Dec 30, 2005)
Demands `retaliation and requital' for fall of Dacca
The December issue of the Voice of Islam, a Pakistan-based journal closely affiliated to the Lashkar-e-Taiba, has called for "retaliation and requital" of the fall of Dacca to Indian forces on . . .
- Vajpayee To Keep Off 'Politics Of Power' (Hindu, ARUNKUMAR BHATT, Dec 30, 2005)
Advani calls for campaign to mould public opinion against the Congress on the lack of security, probity
BJP to take severe action against corrupt MPs
Vajpayee's policy on Naxalism given up
Party will not be comfortable till Ram temple is built
- Attack On The Iisc — South India On Terror Cross-Hair (Business Line, B. Raman , Dec 30, 2005)
The Wednesday attack at the IISc does not appear to have been targeted at any scientist but generally at the IT industry for which Bangalore is best known.
- India's Comments An Interference: Pakistan (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 29, 2005)
Pakistan has said the observations by the Indian External Affairs Ministry spokesman on the law and order situation in Balochistan are "unwarranted and baseless."
- Centre Stepmotherly, Says Modi (Hindu, ARUNKUMAR BHATT, Dec 29, 2005)
It is "sitting on" Gujarat law to curb organised crime
Gujarat and Jharkhand Chief Ministers Narendra Modi and Arjun Munda on Wednesday complained that the United Progressive Alliance Government was discriminating against the Bharatiya Janata Party- ....
- Advani Says Bjp Going Through 'Bad Patch' (Press Trust of India, Sunil Gatade, Dec 29, 2005)
Embarrassed over the fallout of the sting operations on the party's image, BJP President L K Advani today said it was going through a "bad patch" and had to reverse the "distressing descent" of some members.
- World Bank Supports Big Dams (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 29, 2005)
The World Bank has said that any further delay in the construction of new dams will be detrimental to Pakistan’s interests. In its latest report on the dams, it said that planning for new dams was supposed to begin soon after the completion of Tarbela ...
- Iran-Pakistan-India Gas Project: Iran To Host (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Dec 29, 2005)
Iran has agreed to host tripartite official-level talks with India and Pakistan in February to kick start the construction of the $7 billion Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) gas pipeline.
- India's Unsolicited Concern (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 29, 2005)
The Foreign Office on Tuesday dismissed the comment by the spokesman of India's External Affairs Ministry on Balochistan the same day as "unwarranted and baseless."
- Balochistan: Yet Another Crackdown (Dawn, A.R. Siddiqi, Dec 29, 2005)
At A random reckoning, we are seeing the fifth major military/paramilitary operation in Balochistan since independence. This is besides other lesser known and relatively minor military actions launched in the province from time to time.
- Hrcp Unable To Access Kohlu (Daily Times, Azizullah Khan, Dec 29, 2005)
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) tried to visit Kohlu but was only able to reach the border of Kahan, where aerial attacks have been reported in the past ten days, said HRCP Chairperson Asma Jahangir on Wednesday
- Govt Goes Tough With Balochistan Miscreants (News International, Tariq Butt, Dec 29, 2005)
The federal government has decided to go ahead with its plan to deal with troublemakers head on in Balochistan and is not apparently pushed to revive the dialogue process.
- Hrcp Calls For Talks To Settle Balochistan Issues (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 29, 2005)
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has underlined the need to solve the issues of Balochistan through dialogue instead of using power.
- Waziristan Militants Disturb Govt (Daily Times, Iqbal Khattak, Dec 29, 2005)
NWFP Governor Khalilur Rehman is facing a real test of his political skills to bring South Waziristan under control after the turbulent tribal region was declared “secured” following successful operations last year, analysts and . . .
- Bombay Nightmares (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Dec 29, 2005)
The Mumbai convention was meant to give the BJP a respite from its year and a half of disasters.
- Tech Capital Figured On Terror Radar (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 29, 2005)
The terrorist attract at IISc was waiting to happen. At least, that’s what investigative agencies were told as they interrogated several terrorists arrested recently.
- Third Time Rebellious In Baluchistan (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Dec 29, 2005)
This week India surprised by expressing concern over the crackdown in Pakistan’s largest province. C. Raja Mohan explains what is at stake.
- Peace Process Wears No Clothes (Indian Express, S.D. Muni, Dec 29, 2005)
The demand for India’s active engagement with the Sri Lankan peace process has been building up for the past couple of years following the gradual erosion in the credibility of Norway as an impartial ‘facilitator’.
- Inflation Drops, Prices Rise (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Dec 29, 2005)
Inflation has come down below eight per cent, says Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz. That is some relief from the 9.3 per cent inflation rate reached last year against the budgetary projection of five per cent.
- India Silently Traps Pakistan’S Isi Terror Network Established And Operated From Nepal – Pakistan Calls For Counter Measures (India Daily, Sudhir Chadda, Dec 29, 2005)
The Foreign Office of Pakistan has warned the government that India and Nepal were in the process of finalizing a "secret extradition treaty" that might endanger safety of Pakistanis there as agreement would give full power to New Delhi . . .
- Panun Kashmir Rejects Idea Of Self Rule (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 29, 2005)
Praising new Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad for his pronouncements on tackling militancy, the return of Pandits and internal security situation, Panun Kashmir (PK), a frontline organization of Pandit community here on Tuesday rejected the . . .
- Pakistanis Sue Greek, Uk Agents Over Torture (Indian Express, KAROLOS GROHMANN, Dec 29, 2005)
Greek and British intelligence agents may be called to appear before a Greek court to answer a lawsuit alleging 28 Pakistanis were kidnapped and tortured in Greece after the July bombings in London.
- Fatah Reunites For Palestinian Election (Indian Express, WAFA AMR, Dec 29, 2005)
Rival wings of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah movement reunited on Wednesday to fight off a January election challenge by the militant Islamic group Hamas.
- Us Drops Indian Scientist’S Name From Nuke Blacklist (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Dec 29, 2005)
Ahead of US President George W Bush’s visit, Washington has cleared the name of nuclear scientist C. Surendar from the entities blacklisted last September for allegedly transferring sensitive technology or equipment to Iran.
- Blast Triggers Fire At Pak Gas Field (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 29, 2005)
A bomb ruptured a pipe and triggered a fire at the main gas field in south-western Pakistan, but no one was hurt and the fire was quickly put out, an official said on Wednesday.
- Islamic Jihadists Behind The Bangalore Iisc Shootout? Is India’S Outsourcing Industry And High Tech Education Centers Under Terrorists Target Lists? (India Daily, Kiran Chaube, Dec 29, 2005)
The Islamic jihadidts and ISI of Pakistan is eyeing the Indian Institute of Technology, Indian Institute of Science and outsourcing hubs of India for a long time.
- Pakistan Madrasas To Defy Dec Deadline (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 29, 2005)
Dealing a blow to President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, an alliance of Pakistan’s religious seminaries today announced they will not accept the 31 December deadline set by him for expelling hundreds of foreign students, saying the order was “discriminatory” an
- Enlightened Moderation? (Tribune, G. Parthasarathy, Dec 29, 2005)
Ever since it was established that the terrorist bombings in New York and Washington were engineered from Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, Gen Pervez Musharraf has constantly proclaimed his goal of making Pakistan a “moderate Islamic country” based on . . .
- Northeast As Partner In Modernisation (Tribune, J.N. Nanda, Dec 29, 2005)
India is making an all out effort to develop and modernize with better infrastructure, better skills and more education.
- Unwise, Unwarranted (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 29, 2005)
ISLAMABAD has done well to reject New Delhi’s charges concerning the situation in Balochistan and called Indian comments “unwarranted and baseless”.
- India’S Achievements In 2005 (Dawn, Tariq Fatemi, Dec 29, 2005)
The well-known American scholar on South Asia, Professor Stephen Cohen, in his definitive study on India published in 1996, had described the country as an “emerging power”.
- Improving Access To Justice (Dawn, Naeem Sadiq, Dec 29, 2005)
Our obsession with beggary has taught us the skills needed to put forward compelling reasons, dressed in nebulous grammar, in order to procure a few hundred million dollars from international institutions.
- Exit Kerry Packer (Dawn, Tariq Fatemi, Dec 29, 2005)
The well-known American scholar on South Asia, Professor Stephen Cohen, in his definitive study on India published in 1996, had described the country as an “emerging power”.
- Adrift In Its Roots (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Dec 29, 2005)
L K Advani’s praise for Narendra Modi as the ideal chief minister on the day newspapers reported the unearthing of yet another mass grave of pogrom victims near Godhra said it all.
- Changing Times (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Dec 28, 2005)
What distinguishes true statesmanship from the run- of-the-mill foreign policy practitioners is the ability to recognise critical changes at international level and exploit them to the advantage of one’s own country.
- Roots Of Terror (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 28, 2005)
CPI-M must show political will to make amends
Damning evidence of how West Bengal has become happy hunting ground for a terrorist network extending from Pakistan to Bangladesh ought to make the Left Front sit up.
- India Gives Two Radars To Sri Lanka (Hindu, SANDEEP DIKSHIT, Dec 28, 2005)
The supply marks the resumption of non-lethal military aid to Colombo
Indra-II radar cannot detect microlight aircraft
Manufactured by Bharat Electronics Limited
Bid to pre-empt Pakistan from supplying equipment
- Pakistan Speaker Praises J&k Government (Hindu, Luv Puri , Dec 28, 2005)
The Speaker of the Pakistan National Assembly has praised the Jammu and Kashmir Government for the quick measures taken for relief and rehabilitation of earthquake victims.
- Quarter Century & The Quarterback (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Dec 28, 2005)
Twenty-five years is a long time not only in politics, but also in the life and times of Lal Kishen Advani. But if there was a longer year than usual for the outgoing BJP president, it was 2005.
- Bjp Sees Drift In Foreign Policy (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Dec 28, 2005)
Advani says India is doing what the U.S. wants it to do; Vajpayee puzzles observers
- Revolt-Torn Kashmir Gets Record Tourists (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
A record number of tourists visited Kashmir this year since a Islamist revolt erupted in the scenic Himalayan state 16 years ago, reassured by moves to bring peace to the region, officials said on Tuesday.
- We Have Lost An Alternative Voice Of History (Greater Kashmir, Nonica Datta, Dec 28, 2005)
Amrita Pritam’s idea of cultural community and identity testifies to a social history of Punjab’s shared cultural symbols, motifs and landscapes, writes
NONICA DATTA
- Oic Bleeds For Kashmir (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Dec 28, 2005)
For a body that has existed for nearly 40 years the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) has earned a name for being long on rhetoric and short on substance.
- Image-Building In Politics (Dawn, Hafizur Rahman, Dec 28, 2005)
Top brass of the Pakistan People’s Party are reported to have finalized a deal with a well-known firm of publicity experts in the United States who will take up the job of whitening the political and public image of Ms Benazir Bhutto and . . .
- Fuller Implications Of ‘Usk’ Proposal (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 28, 2005)
APHC chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq is hammering on the proposal for ‘United States of Kashmir’ as solution to the long-standing Kashmir issue. He has been seeking support for the proposal from Pakistan and India for the sake of peace between the two . . .
- Visit Of Uae President (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 28, 2005)
The President of the United Arab emirates and ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan has held wide-ranging talks with President Musharraf covering all aspects of bilateral relations and regional and international issues of interest . . .
- India-Iran Pipeline Talks To Focus On Gas Pricing (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
The crucial issue of gas pricing is expected to be discussed by Indian and Iranian officials when they meet here Wednesday for the next round of bilateral talks on the ambitious $7 billion pipeline project. Slowly converging towards trilateral talks . . .
- Pakistan Rejects Indian Allegation (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
Pakistan Tuesday rejected Indian statement regarding law and order situation in Balochistan and said that the Indian comments in this regard were “unwarranted and baseless”. Foreign Office spokesperson Tasneem Aslam, reacting to the Indian Ministry . . .
- Pakistan Rejects Statement (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
Pakistan on Tuesday rejected an Indian statement about the law and order situation in Balochistan and said the Indian comments in this regard were “unwarranted and baseless.” Foreign Office spokesperson Tasnim Aslam, reacting to the Indian Ministry ...
- Disaster Management (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 28, 2005)
Finally, a national disaster management agency is to be up. As announced by Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Monday in Islamabad, it will be called the Federal Disaster Relief Management Agency.
- The Third Round Of Talks (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 28, 2005)
Pakistan and India are to begin the third round of their composite dialogue on January 17.
- Balochistan In Turmoil Again (Dawn, Zubeida Mustafa, Dec 28, 2005)
The war in Balochistan is once again making headlines. 2005 was a troubled year for the province with the insurgency simmering throughout the year interspersed with military action by the Frontier Constabulary from time to time.
- Go On, Break The Mould (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Dec 28, 2005)
When climbing steep heights, you are advised not to look down. If you do and sense how far up you have already gone, the temptation to retrace your steps becomes irresistible. After a year of bold moves on the foreign policy front, the UPA government ....
- Wave Of Future (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 28, 2005)
One year ago, amidst churning oceans, India’s diplomacy tacked its sail differently
- Tsunami: Lessons To Learn (Dawn, Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Dec 28, 2005)
This week the world marked the first anniversary of the catastrophic tsunami that devastated large areas of Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, India and the Maldives.
- President To Visit Norway, Switzerland Next Month (News International, Muhammad Saleh Zaafir, Dec 28, 2005)
General Pervez Musharraf will pay an official visit to Norway next month after which he will proceed to Switzerland to take part in the World Economic Forum (WEF) to be held in Davos.
- Help Them (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 28, 2005)
October 8 earthquake caused massive devastation in the Valley and in Pakistan administered Kashmir (PAK). The quake also claimed many a precious life. People lost their kith and kin, home and hearth.
- Bjp: Foreign Policy In Disarray (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday accused the United Progressive Alliance government of not having an “integrated foreign policy”, saying it has complicated India’s relations with neighbouring countries.
- Pipeline Talks To Focus On Gas Pricing (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
The crucial issue of gas pricing is expected to be discussed by Indian and Iranian officials when they meet here Wednesday for the next round of bilateral talks on the ambitious $7 billion pipeline project.
- Indian Intimacy With Saddam (News International, Shireen M Mazari, Dec 28, 2005)
Recent revelations regarding former Indian Foreign Minister Natwar Singh's linkage to the UN oil-for-food programme scandal should not have come as a surprise to anyone who knew of the long history of close cooperation between India and the Saddam regime,
- Untrained Birth Attendants (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 28, 2005)
Focussing on the state of maternal and neo-natal health care in the country, a workshop in Karachi drew attention to the high number of births that are being attended to by untrained midwives.
- Islamabad Asks Delhi To Mind Its Own Business (News International, Mariana Baabar, Dec 28, 2005)
Pakistan on Tuesday accused India of vitiating the atmosphere of improved relations by issuing provocative statements directed against Islamabad’s internal matters and asked New Delhi to refrain from interfering in the country’s internal affairs.
- India Fails To Provide Data On Baglihar Project (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
Pakistan will not be able to submit answers to technical questions about the controversial 450MW Baglihar hydropower project to World Bank-appointed neutral expert Prof Raymond Lafitte by December 31 following a delay in the provision of certain . . .
- Fo Alert Against Secret India-Nepal Extradition Treaty (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
The Foreign Office has warned the government that India and Nepal were in the process of finalising a "secret extradition treaty" that might endanger safety of Pakistanis there as agreement would give full power to New Delhi to get hold of any . . .
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