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Articles 8821 through 8920 of 19042:
- Pml On Reconciliation Course (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 21, 2006)
Pml Secretary General Mushahid Hussain has called for release of all detained politicians prior to the 2007 general elections and said that it will be a step in the right direction for future of democracy in the country.
- Terrorist Attack On Varanasi (Dawn, M.J. Akbar, Mar 21, 2006)
If you want to hear the Indian story, listen to the sound of silence once the roar of the explosion has ebbed away into time. India’s weakness is institutional.
- Mr Narayanan’S Statement Bodes Ill For Peace Process (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Mar 21, 2006)
Mr Narayanan’s statement bodes ill for peace process
- Bangladeshi Prime Minister Arrives In India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
Trade, terror to top Khaleda Zia’s visit
- Narayan’S Solution (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 21, 2006)
Indian National Security Adviser M. K. Narayan’s solution of the Kashmir dispute is no solution at all
- China's Military Expansion (Daily Excelsior, V.N. Parnjape, Mar 21, 2006)
Pentagon is re-assessing Chi-na's strategic ambitions in view of its rapidly increasing defence expenditure. The woolly Chinese concept of "peaceful rise" lacks transparency and clarity. Therefore there are uncertainties and anxieties about China . . .
- Cbi, Fia To Meet Today To Discuss Cooperation On Issues (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
After a lapse of more than one and a half decade, the CBI and Pakistan's Federal Investigating Agency would be holding a two-day bilateral meeting from tomorrow to discuss cooperation on various issues, including having a nodal officer for regular . . .
- India, B'desh Set For Talks As Border Issues Loom (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
Neighbours India and Bangladesh begin talks on Tuesday that are expected to focus on New Delhi's concerns over illegal immigration and Islamic militants operating from Bangladeshi soil.
- Violence As Iraq Enters 4th Year Of War (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
Suspected insurgents marked the third anniversary of the US-led invasion of Iraq Monday with roadside bombings that killed at least eight policemen, and authorities reported finding 15 more bullet-riddled bodies, one of them a 13-year-old girl, . . .
- Uncle Tom Has Got It Plain Wrong (The Financial Express, PUSHKAR, Mar 21, 2006)
For the last few years, Thomas Friedman has been doing a great PR job for India.
- Mushahid’S Observations (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 21, 2006)
Speaking at a press conference, Senator Mushahid Hussain has made a number of observations that the government, the party in power and politicians in general would do well to pay attention to
- Bangladesh's Terrorism (Daily Excelsior, MAHENDRA VED, Mar 21, 2006)
In quick succession, Bangladesh's crack anti-crime force, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested Sheikh Abdur Rahman and Siddiqul Islam @ Bangla Bhai.
- Indo-Us Nuclear Deal Is In Washington's Interest: Bush (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Mar 21, 2006)
US President George W Bush has said that it was in America's interest to work out the civilian nuclear deal with India and develop the "important relationship" with New Delhi by setting aside cold-war era tensions.
- Nc For No Freebies To Pandits On Return To Valley (Tribune, Smriti Kak Ramachandran, Mar 20, 2006)
Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Dr Farooq Abdullah believes in no freebies. While he hopes that the displaced Kashmiri Pandit community will eventually return to the valley, he makes it explicitly clear that the community will not be . . .
- Shias Mass In Iraqi City Amid Tight Security (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
Shia Muslims massed in hundreds of thousands around Kerbala on Sunday for one of the biggest events of their religious calendar as Iraqi security forces sealed off the city to protect pilgrims.
- Muslims Are Being Stereotyped (Times of India, Imtiaz Ahmad, Mar 20, 2006)
It is natural that there should be disagreement whether public demonstrations against President George Bush should have been held during his visit to India.
- Fearing Muslim Backlash, Government Puts Off Danish Pm Visit (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
When hosting President Bush and concluding the nuclear deal between India and the US, the Manmohan Singh government courageously resisted pressure from a section of Congress, according to which such foreign policy moves would alienate the Muslim vote bank
- Muslim Board Leaders Criticise Varanasi Blasts (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
Several Muslim organisations have strongly condemned terrorism and the recent bomb blasts in Varanasi as “un-Islamic”.
- Daughters At A Disadvantage (Tribune, S.S. Johl, Mar 20, 2006)
Hindu Succession Act change doesn’t help them
- How To Use A Terrorist (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Mar 20, 2006)
There is something deeply reprehensible about a state assembly passing a resolution calling for the release of a person accused of terrorism.
- Loc Can Be Basis Of J&k Solution: Nsa (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
India's National Security Adviser MK Narayanan has indicated the Line of Control (LoC) that divides Jammu and Kashmir between India and Pakistan could form the basis for a lasting solution to the Kashmir problem.
- Pak Still Hopeful Of Nuke Deal With Us (Hindustan Times, S Rajagopalan, Mar 20, 2006)
Despite the US's emphatic rejection of its demand for a copycat nuke deal, Pakistan is still not reconciled to the India-specific pact.
- Yatra Challenge (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Mar 20, 2006)
The socio-political context of the blasts and the BJP Yatras in their wake pose major challenges to the UPA .
- Qazi Hussain Ahmad And Osama Bin Laden (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Mar 20, 2006)
Talking to the Sunday magazine of a national Urdu daily, Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) and Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) leader Qazi Hussain Ahmad revealed that he had repeatedly met Osama bin Laden and that the Al Qaeda leader had visited him at . . .
- Pakistan Not Serious About Kashmir Solution: Narayanan, India Ready To Talk To Militants (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Mar 20, 2006)
Narayanan says Delhi ready to accept LoC as permanent border
* Accuses Islamabad of breeding new form of terror against India
- A Pipeline To Wrap Around My Neck (The Financial Express, Saumitra Chaudhuri, Mar 20, 2006)
The Iran-India gas pipeline idea was not viewed as a non-starter due to lack of professionalism
- Minority-Ism A Crime: Advani (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
Terming “minority-ism” a “political crime”, BJP leader Mr LK Advani today said that objective of his forthcoming “Rashtriya Ekatmata Yatra” was to caution the government against dangerous path of minority appeasement it was treading for “petty . . .
- Heed This Fatwa (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Mar 20, 2006)
This is one fatwa against terrorism which deserves to be admired. For, if followed in letter and spirit it can usher in sanity in the present world.
- One Soldier Killed, Six Wounded In Kashmir Blast (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
A Border Security Force (BSF) soldier was killed and six others wounded on Sunday when suspected separatist guerrillas hurled a grenade at a security bunker outside a bank in Kashmir, authorities said.
- Trade, Terror To Top Bangladesh Pm's India Visit (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Mar 20, 2006)
India and Bangladesh will be trying to rebuild confidence and end distrust that has crept into their relationship during Bangladesh Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia's first visit in five years beginning on Monday.
- India Says Pakistani Groups Fanning Communal Strife (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
Pakistan-based Islamist militant groups are pursuing a new strategy to strike at religious targets in India and spark sectarian strife to hurt New Delhi, India's national security adviser said on Sunday.
- Negligence Is Killing Many Public Sector Banks (The Financial Express, Sucheta Dalal, Mar 20, 2006)
Public sector banks are in a strange state of flux. They are torn between trade unions and their communist party leaders who oppose increased autonomy or privatisation, and the pressure to compete with dynamic private sector banks which have . . .
- "Minorities Appeasement A Crime Against Society" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
BJP against minorityism: Advani
- Pakistani Muslim Emerges As Britain's King Of The Ring (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
The young Asian women, with diamond studs in their noses and bindis on their foreheads, stood by the boxing ring of the Braehead Arena in Glasgow, their cellphone cameras at the ready.
- Give Bjp A Chance, Rajnath Tells Tamil Nadu Electorate (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
"It will put State on the path of development"
- Three Years Later (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 20, 2006)
The third anniversary of the adventure in Iraq would not have brought Washington the air of contentment that was envisioned at its onset, for obvious reasons. Despite the constitution and the general election, the installed machinery is struggling . . .
- Misplaced Optimism (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 20, 2006)
Both General Musharraf and Punjab Chief Minister Ch Pervaiz Elahi were effusive in their praise for each other at their meeting in Lahore on Saturday, which focused on the PML’s centenary celebrations as well as the country’s overall political situation.
- Hamas Unveils Cabinet (Hindu, Peter Beaumont, Mar 20, 2006)
Abbas unlikely to grant approval until after Israeli polls
- "Islamabad Will Not Accept Discriminatory Treatment" (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Mar 20, 2006)
Karamat urges U.S. to devise a plan for both India and Pakistan
Package should be in the interest of balance of power in South Asia
"Minimum deterrence" is pillar of Islamabad's security strategy
- It Promises To Be A No-Holds Barred Campaign (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Mar 20, 2006)
Aladmk tries to match Opposition
There appears to be a balance between the two formations
DMK to make "misdeeds and misrule" of AIADMK regime its plank
- Concern In The Earthquake Zone (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Mar 20, 2006)
A report on the involvement ofjihadigroups in earthquake relief and reconstruction in Pakistan raises questions about the Musharraf Government's policies.
- Hamas Party Dominates Palestinian Cabinet Picks (Washington Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
Prime Minister-designate Ismail Haniyeh announced a Palestinian Cabinet dominated by his Hamas party yesterday as the U.S. diplomats pressed Palestinian and Israeli officials to head off a potential humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip.
- Vaiko's Flip-Flop (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Mar 20, 2006)
The MDMK ends the prolonged suspense by joining hands with the ruling AIADMK to fight the Assembly elections.
- Afghan Man Faces Death For Christian Conversion (Washington Times, Daniel Cooney, Mar 20, 2006)
An Afghan man is being prosecuted in a Kabul court and could be sentenced to death on a charge of converting from Islam to Christianity, a crime under the country's Islamic laws, a judge said yesterday.
- 7 Killed In Pak Blast (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
Suspected Islamist militants blew up a police vehicle in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, killing seven people, including three policeman and three paramilitary troops...
- Pakistan In A Spot (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Mar 20, 2006)
Pakistan’s dilemma is whether it can defy America and stay out of the anti-Iran campaign
- Hamas Submits Cabinet List (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
Hamas handed moderate Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas a Cabinet list dominated by its own leaders Sunday after all other parties snubbed the Islamic group's offers to join it.
- Waziristan: Is The Situation Retrievable? (Dawn, Amir Usman, Mar 20, 2006)
If use of force was the answer to the resolution of conflicts and frictions, then the Waziristan problem would have been solved a long time ago as every type of armament including jet fighters, helicopter gunships and heavy artillery has been used . . .
- Abbas Backs Hamas Govt (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
Hamas says it has completed the formation of its government without succeeding to bring in moderate parties, a step that looked likely to only increase the chances of international isolation.
- Us-Iran Talks Could Be Diplomatic Breakthrough (Jordan Times, Peter Mackle, Mar 20, 2006)
While US officials played down the importance of eventual talks with Iran on Iraq, analysts said they could be a significant start towards defusing a generation of US-Iranian hostility.
- Pflp Rejects Hamas Offer To Join Govt (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
The radical Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) said on Sunday it was rejecting an offer by the Islamic movement Hamas to sit in a government formed by the winners of Palestinian elections.
- “A Concert That Cannot Be Held In Tehran” (Cato Institute, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
Gathered under a large banner that read “Iran Freedom Concert” were the leaders of the Harvard Republicans and Democrats, the campus gay-rights advocacy group (BGLTSA), and the conservative magazine (The Salient), among many others.
- Talk With Iran, About Anything (The Seattle Times, Editorial, The Seattle Times, Mar 20, 2006)
The Bush administration cannot live in a topsy-turvy world where it denounces a country as the greatest single threat to peace, and then refuses to meet and talk with that adversary.
- A Spiritual Caravan (Deccan Herald, JAYALAKSHMI K, Mar 19, 2006)
Interspersed with scholarly descriptions and heavily researched, the translation of this book allows a wider audience to enrich their lives.
- Roundtable Hopping In Kashmir (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 18, 2006)
With the no-shows at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s roundtable conference on Kashmir, all may not be lost. Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed says the time is ripe for “another major initiative” by the prime minister on . . .
- Indo-Us Nuclear Deal (Daily Excelsior, Ajay Kaul, Mar 18, 2006)
The cold war chill is history. A clear indication in this regard was visible during the just-concluded visit of American President George W Bush to India when the two countries clinched the civil nuclear deal.
- Four ‘Militants’ Killed In India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
Police shot dead four suspected Islamic militants on Friday believed to be plotting attacks and recruiting fighters for a campaign against Indian rule in the Indian held Kashmir, officials said.
- Vote For Moderates At Polls: Musharraf (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
Wants quake loans converted into aid
Vows to rebuild houses before next winter
- Making It Less Taxing For Institutions To Educate (Business Line, H. P. Ranina, Mar 18, 2006)
If a trust or a society exists solely for educational purposes and it runs an educational institution, its income will be that of the educational institution and, therefore, exempt from income-tax.
- U.S. Presses Assaults On Iraq Guerrillas (Reuters, Michael Georgy, Mar 18, 2006)
U.S.-led forces on Friday pressed on with a highly publicised offensive against suspected guerrillas near the northern Iraqi town of Samarra in their latest bid to weaken a raging insurgency, witnesses said.
- Hamas May Go It Alone (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
The Islamic Hamas plans to go it alone next week with its new Palestinian government after talks with other Palestinian factions failed to produce a single partner, a development almost guaranteed to lead to international isolation and a severe . . .
- A Revival Of Hope (Frontline, V.S. Sambandan, Mar 18, 2006)
The talks in Geneva between the government and the LTTE have given rise to expectations of continued political engagement.
- The Fallout Of Samarra (Frontline, Atul Aneja , Mar 18, 2006)
The destruction of the golden dome of a 10th century Shia shrine has pushed Iraq to the brink of a high intensity civil war. At dawn on February 22, armed men entered Al Askari shrine in Samarra and blew up the dome with explosives. The attack . . .
- Yatra Challenge (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Mar 18, 2006)
The socio-political context of the blasts and the BJP Yatras in their wake pose major challenges to the UPA.
- On Record (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 18, 2006)
We have made great strides in transforming America’s relationship with India, a major power that shares our commitment to freedom, democracy, and rule of law. — President George W Bush, in a National Security Strategy report.
- Police Say Kill Four Militants In Gujarat (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
Police shot dead four suspected Islamist militants in Gujarat on Friday and said the men were planning to attack religious sites in the communally sensitive region.
- Bjp Finalises Advani, Rajnath `Yatra' Details (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Mar 18, 2006)
Advani to cover 10 States over 26 days and Rajnath Singh 12 States over 24 days
Raths' will not cross paths, but will touch five "common States"
Will not go through the five States going to the polls
VHP leader Ashok Singhal criticises Advani
- Iran: Us Talks Tough On N-Front, Thaws On Iraq (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
While Washington's hardline UN ambassador John Bolton urged the Security Council to take tough steps with Iran over its refusal to suspend uranium enrichment, the White House announced on Thursday that the US ambassador in Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad was . . .
- Us Must Accord Pakistan Nuclear Deal Like India: Kasuri (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
Warns US refusal pushing Islamabad towards ‘other options’
Hints Pakistan moving towards China to counter Indian hegemony
- Pipeline Problems (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 18, 2006)
The inability of the three Oil Ministers to come to a conclusion in Tehran over the future of the Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline indicates that American pressure on the latter two is finally bearing fruit.
- U.S.-Led Assault Continues In Iraq (Hindu, CP Bhambhri, Mar 18, 2006)
Three killed in drive-by shooting at Shia pilgrims
- Iraq Transition To Stable Government Two Years Away (Christian Science Monitor, Tom Regan, Mar 18, 2006)
The transition to a stable government in Iraq could take as long as two years, according to US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. CNN reports that Ms. Rice made the comments after she spoke to Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer in Sydney.
- Visas For Wsf Delegates (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 18, 2006)
Organisers of the World Social Forum have complained that the government is dragging its feet over issuing visas to thousands of delegates who plan to attend the forum being held in Karachi later this month.
- Hamas To Finalise Cabinet Today (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
Hamas put the final touches on a new Palestinian cabinet on Friday as its leader abroad said the Islamic militant group was prepared for all out war with Israel if the Jewish state opted for conflict.
- Kashmir: Why Boycott Talks? (Tribune, Samuel Baid, Mar 18, 2006)
Those who have advocated in the past a consensual solution to the Kashmir problem with the involvement of people of Jammu and Kashmir should welcome the process of broad-based consultations that the Government of India has initiated.
- Muslim Leaders To Meet Today (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid Syed Ahmed Bukhari has convened a national conference of Muslims here tomorrow to bring all Muslim religious and political groups under one platform to evolve a joint strategy for social, economic and educational . . .
- Interesting Contest Likely For Rajya Sabha Polls In U.P. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
With 13 candidates in the fray for ten seats, horse trading and cross-voting cannot be ruled out
A candidate requires 37 first preference votes to sail through the polls
A majority of 16 independents and 11 members of the smaller outfits, who were sup
- Harvest Of Hate (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Mar 18, 2006)
For Hindu fundamentalist politicians and their Islamist doppelgangers, the jehad has offered an opportunity to make political gains from violence.
- Iran-Pakistan-India (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Mar 17, 2006)
New Delhi and Islamabad should consider their national interests and pursue the proposed oil pipeline project with . . .
- Will Transfers Really Check Corruption? (Deccan Herald, Krishna Prasad, Mar 17, 2006)
Once the shock and awe at five Bangalore policemen being worth Rs 60 crore subsides, a larger question that stares at us is: if liberalisation was to spell finis to corruption, why .....
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