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Articles 9021 through 9120 of 19042:
- Afghan-Pak Rift Deepens (Tribune, Pamela Constable, Mar 14, 2006)
A rare suicide car bombing Sunday in Afghanistan’s capital, which killed four people and left former president Sibghatullah Mujaddedi with burn injuries, seemed likely to set back government reconciliation efforts with Taliban members . . .
- Advani’S Yatra Raises Hackles (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 14, 2006)
The Lok Sabha on Monday witnessed noisy scenes as the CPM, Congress and Samajwadi Party attacked the proposed yatra by BJP leader L K Advani through Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
- The Road Less Travelled (Deccan Herald, B G Verghese, Mar 14, 2006)
India should not be tied to America’s apron strings, it should repair ties with its neighbours
- Reforms Needed (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 14, 2006)
Both corruption and delay in delivery of justice needs to be looked at
- Allbank To Open Offices In Hong Kong, China (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 14, 2006)
Allahabad Bank which hit the market on Monday with a tier II bond issue amounting to Rs 400 crore and bearing an interest of eight per cent, received RBI nod for opening a full-fledged branch in Hong Kong and a representative office at Shenzhen, China.
- People Power In East Asia (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Mar 14, 2006)
Do the current attempts in the Philippines and Thailand to re-enact people power movements amount to bypassing the existing democratic systems?
- Of Manipulators And A `Bad Victim' (Hindu, Usha Ramanathan, Mar 14, 2006)
Sentencing a survivor, however opportunistic she may be, will have the unfortunate effect of punishing a `bad victim' while leaving the manipulators free and undeterred.
- Rooting For Sharia Laws In Bradford (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Mar 14, 2006)
It is one thing to demand the democratic right in an open and free society to practise one's faith, but to want to have a parallel religious legal system is quite another.
- Al-Qaeda To Blame, Says Al-Sadr (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 14, 2006)
Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, whose directives can send thousands of heavily armed militiamen spilling into the streets, called for calm on Monday and blamed Al-Qaeda in Iraq for the carnage in Baghdad's Sadr City slum that killed at least 48 persons.
- Where Bias Rules The Roost (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 14, 2006)
The role of members of the US Congress in successfully blocking a company owned by the UAE government from taking charge of operations at six major American ports shows the level of prejudice that exists in the US against Arabs and Muslims.
- A Condemnable Attack (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 14, 2006)
The cowardly attempt on the life of Afghan Senate Chairman Sibghatullah Mujaddedi by unidentified suicide bombers in Kabul on Sunday deserves severest condemnation.
- State Terrorism In Ihk (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 14, 2006)
The Kashmir conference organized by the American think-tank Pugwash in Islamabad has echoed with cries of State terrorism and human rights violations in Indian occupied Kashmir. Many participants spoke of the horrible crimes being perpetrated . . .
- Slow But Sure Steps Of Justice (Dawn, M.J. Akbar, Mar 14, 2006)
IF there is justice there will be peace. Nine men from Baroda were sentenced to life imprisonment by a special court in Mumbai for a massacre of innocents (known as the Best Bakery case) during one of the most terrible communal riots in our . . .
- Us Wants To Help Pakistan On Energy, But Not Nuclear (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 14, 2006)
Barring nuclear power, or a gas pipeline from Iran, the United States wants to help its ally Pakistan develop potential energy sources, U.S. Energy Secretary Samuel W Bodman said on Monday
- Bush In South Asia — Raising A Political Storm (Business Line, G. Parthasarathy, Mar 14, 2006)
As the US President moved from Afghanistan to India and then Pakistan, he raised political storm clouds. If India was obsessed with the nuclear deal, Pakistan wanted similar treatment and Afghanistan worried about the . . .
- Sceptics Are Turning Into Believers (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Mar 14, 2006)
Follow the elementary rules of investment, choose good companies, be consistent, patient and methodical, and you won't lose money. You lose money only when you are rash, greedy and in a hurry.
- Hamas To Submit New Draft Gov't Plan (Jordan Times, Omar Karmi, Mar 14, 2006)
Hamas is set to submit a new draft government programme after talks with Palestinian factions proved inconclusive Monday. Hamas officials, however, vowed that coalition talks would be concluded by the end of the week.
- Advani Back In Favour (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 14, 2006)
Under attack from secular parties, the Sangh Parivar and the BJP today closed ranks and rallied behind Mr LK Advani on his proposed controversial ‘National Integration Yatra’ from 6 April announced in the wake of the Varanasi bomb blasts.
- Imperialism Redux (Statesman, SUBROTO ROY, Mar 14, 2006)
Business, Energy, Weapons And Foreign Policy
- India Not To Compromise Friendly Relations With Iran (Press Trust of India, Amitabha Roychowdhury, Mar 14, 2006)
Thamrait Air Base (Oman), Mar 13 (PTI) Maintaining that the Iran nuclear issue should be resolved through dialogue and diplomacy, India has said it would not compromise friendly relations with Tehran "at any cost."
- Consensus Eludes Pugwash Meet (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Mar 13, 2006)
But unanimity on need to carry forward peace process
Self-governance, de-militarisation and terrorism were sticky points
Divergence pertains to priorities: Talat Masood
Time New Delhi responded to Musharraf's pro-active approach: Omar
New Delhi an
- Qazi Criticises Musharraf’S Proposal On Kashmir (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 13, 2006)
Ameer Jama'at-i-Islami Qazi Hussain Ahmad has said that a proposal by General Pervez Musharraf to divide Kashmir into seven autonomous regions and give their joint control to India and Pakistan is a prelude to "United India" which the people on . . .
- Taliban Kidnapping Gangs Surface (News International, Ikram Hoti, Mar 13, 2006)
Amid expanding terror situation in Waziristan and the adjoining districts, as Interior Minister Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao indicated the other day, a new phenomenon of kidnapping has surfaced wherein the tribal businessmen and Maliks supporting the . . .
- Separatists' Shenanigans In J And K (Daily Excelsior, Vinod Vedi, Mar 13, 2006)
Current events in Jammu and Kashmir appear to be in consonance with Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf’s game plan for a regional splintering of the former princely State.
- Indian Hindus, Muslims Seek To Rise Above Conflict (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Mar 13, 2006)
Starting bloody riots between India's majority Hindus and minority, but large, Muslim population usually doesn't take much doing.
- India Slow To Wake Up To Growing Maoist Menace (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Mar 13, 2006)
Kanker, India (Reuters) - Shouting "commando", police in camouflage uniform and black bandanas pour down from the sky on ropes. Others clamber over rocks, shooting from the shoulder as targets pop up all around them.
- Neighbours Trade Charges (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 13, 2006)
The head of Afghanistan’s upper house of parliament accused Pakistani intelligence of plotting a suicide attack that lightly wounded him and killed four other people in Kabul today.
- Hizb, Let Leaders On Hunger-Strike (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Mar 13, 2006)
18 militant commanders stage protest in POK
Eighteen top jihadi commanders are staging a hunger strike in Muzaffarabad against "the betrayal of the jihad in Jammu and Kashmir by President Pervez Musharraf," a Hizbul- Mujahideen spokesperson told . . .
- Ongc Set To Invest Rs 45,000 Cr: Cm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 13, 2006)
Chief Minister H D Kumaaraswamy announced here on Sunday that ONGC was ready to invest in the State from Rs 40,000 crore to Rs 45,000 crore instead of the originally planned Rs 25,000 crore.
- ‘Kashi, Vatican Must Join Hands To Fight Terrorism’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 13, 2006)
“Kashi and Vatican should unite to fight Jehadis,” VHP International Secretary Praveen Togadia has said.
- Varanasi Displays Secular Fabric (Hindu, VINAY KUMAR, Mar 13, 2006)
Residents foil terrorist designs
- The Road Less Travelled (Tribune, B.G. Verghese, Mar 13, 2006)
The Indo-US agreement should see a turning point not only in India’s position in the world but also in its perception of itself.
- All Those Who Will Make The Difference (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 13, 2006)
Given the highly politicized election personnel in Bengal, fair play will depend on the neutral role of senior supervisors, writes A.K. Chatterjee
- Karzai Behind Bush Plainspeak To Musharraf: Report (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 13, 2006)
With the Taliban staging a gradual resurgence in Afghanistan, President Hamid Karzai was able to convince US President George W Bush, during their recent summit, that Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf was not doing enough to defeat . . .
- Hamas Adjusts To New Life Above Ground (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 13, 2006)
They are wearing suits and ties, carrying briefcases, scheduling news conferences and being chauffeured in luxury cars.
- Witnesses Fail To Identify Varanasi Blast Suspects (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 13, 2006)
Lashkar-e-Taiba denies involvement in blasts
- Afghan Leader Sees Pakistan Hand (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 13, 2006)
Ex-President Mujaddedi hurt in bid on life; Islamabad denies role
- The State Dept Report (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 13, 2006)
Governments that have been criticised in the US State Department’s report on human rights have rightly come out strong against it, considering its obvious prejudiced outlook.
- Mind-Boggling Mars Explorer (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 13, 2006)
A us spacecraft with potential of revolutionizing the understanding of Mars has moved into a ‘perfect’ orbit around the Red Planet, NASA announced on Saturday.
- Mayhem In The Menagerie (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Mar 13, 2006)
New conflict between the United Jihad Council and President Pervez Musharraf reflects a crisis in Pakistan's political life.
- Pmln-Ppp Reconciliation? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Mar 13, 2006)
The pml leader and re-elected Senator Muhammad Ali Durrani said in a TV discussion Saturday that last week’s meeting between Ms Benazir Bhutto and Mian Shahbaz Sharif in Dubai reminded him more of ironies than a reconciliation.
- `Sacrifice' May Stand Dmk In Good Stead (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Mar 13, 2006)
Satisfied allies of the party now have more at stake in the Assembly elections Satisfied allies now have more at stake in the Assembly elections
Most allies feel they have a good deal and cadres may be more enthused to work for DPA . . .
- Pakistan Relents, Says Yes To Kashmir Leaders (Deccan Herald, Zahoor Malik , Mar 13, 2006)
In a major shift in policy, Pakistan has begun a process to communicate with the mainstream political parties of Jammu and Kashmir.
- Bush Visit: Not Just A Stopover (Dawn, Iqbal Akhund, Mar 13, 2006)
Invidious comparison is virtually built into an American president’s visit to the subcontinent. So it has been again, as President Bush has come and gone. As a foreign journalist put it, India got a hug, Pakistan a pat on the back.
- Justice For Women (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 13, 2006)
Last week saw a spate of conferences and seminars on women’s issues all over the country to commemorate international women’s day.
- Pakistan’S Energy Needs (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 13, 2006)
Us energy secretary Samuel Bodman is to visit Pakistan in the near future to discuss the country’s energy needs.
- Exalting The Myth Of Suffering (Deccan Herald, ROGER COHEN, Mar 13, 2006)
To the last, a solitary death on Saturday in a UN cell near an international court he derided, Slobodan Milosevic clung to the notion that all the Balkan destruction he ignited and presided over was no more than a response to aggression . . .
- Indian American Youth Leads Campaign Against Racism (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 13, 2006)
A 23-year-old Indian American is making a name for himself among the immigrant community by campaigning against discrimination and racism.
- Bush’S Pak Visit A ‘Failure’, Let Raises Jihad Pitch (Express India, RIYAZ WANI, Mar 12, 2006)
Lashkar-e-Toiba idealogue Hafiz Muhammad Sayeed has said the high-profile visit of the US President to Pakistan has strengthened their call for jihad. “Bush visit has failed, undermining the pro-US lobby in the country. But Mujahideens are happy.
- Bush’S Pak Visit A ‘Failure’, Let Raises Jihad Pitch (Indian Express, RIYAZ WANI, Mar 12, 2006)
Lashkar-e-Toiba idealogue Hafiz Muhammad Sayeed has said the high-profile visit of the US President to Pakistan has strengthened their call for jihad.
- 25 Militants Killed Near Miranshah (News International, Rahimullah Yusufzai, Mar 11, 2006)
Pakistan Army artillery shelled a village 10 kilometres from Miranshah on Friday night and gunship helicopters pounded militants’ positions following reports that two of the most wanted clerics Maulvi Sadiq Noor and Maulvi Abdul Khaliq and their . . .
- Musharraf Suggests Round Table Of Kashmiri Representatives (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 11, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf today suggested a round table conference of representatives of both sides of Kashmir either in Srinagar or Muzzafarabad and said he was ready to attend it with . . .
- Understanding The Harvest Of Hate (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Mar 11, 2006)
Varanasi was just an exclamation mark in Islamist terror groups' war against India. Learning from it needs an understanding not of each outrage, but the whole.
- The Morning After (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Mar 11, 2006)
The benefits we know. Time, now, to consider the costs of India's new relationship with the US.
- Musharraf Renews Demilitarisation, Autonomy Proposals (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 11, 2006)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf said on Friday Pakistan’s proposals for demilitarisation and self-governance offered a practical solution to the Kashmir dispute.
- Floating Cultures (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Mar 11, 2006)
If one takes an overview one will come across a rare aspect of life in the State.
- Spirit Of Varanasi (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 11, 2006)
IT is commonplace for terrorists to bandy about the name of a new outfit after a bloody strike.
- Geelani Flays Musharraf For Calling Kashmir Bilateral (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 11, 2006)
The hardline Hurriyat Conference today criticised Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf for terming Kashmir as a bilaterial issue between New Delhi and Islamabad.
- Police Detain Eight For Varanasi Blasts (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 11, 2006)
Police detained eight people on Friday over bomb attacks that killed 15 people in one of Hinduism's holiest cities; blasts that were later claimed by a group which said it was fighting Indian rule in Kashmir.
- Kashmiri Jurist Asks India, Pak To End Proxy War (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 11, 2006)
leading Kashmiri jurist called on India and Pakistan on Friday to end their proxy war over Kashmir and restore fundamental democratic freedoms.
- Musharraf For Roundtable Of Kashmir Representatives (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 11, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf today suggested a round table conference of representatives of both sides of Kashmir either in Srinagar or Muzzafarabad and said he was ready to attend it with Prime Minister Manmohan . . .
- It Is Time To Flex Political Muscles (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Mar 11, 2006)
With elections to several state assemblies due in about a year's time it is understandable for political parties to be seen flexing their muscles, breaking old alliances, forging new ones and generally creating an atmosphere which . . .
- Muslim Representation (Daily Excelsior, Maqbool Shah, Mar 11, 2006)
The alleged seeking of details by Sachar Committee from the Army Headquarters about the Muslim officers and personnel below officer rank serving in the Army and their pattern of posting has yet again focussed the attention of the nation . . .
- Unholy War On Holy City (Daily Excelsior, Fazal Mehmood, Mar 11, 2006)
In an outrageous serial terrorist strike on the holy city of Varanasi, the ancient Sankat Mochan temple packed with Tuesday worshippers of Lord Hanuman was rocked by a huge blast and two bombs exploded soon after at Cantonment railway . . .
- After Varanasi: The New Alignments In Uttar Pradesh (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Mar 11, 2006)
The Congress and the Samajwadi party may just be withdrawing from their extended confrontation.
- Probe Into Madrid Train Bombings Uncovers No Link To Al-Qaeda (Indian Express, PAUL HAVEN, Mar 11, 2006)
A two-year probe into the Madrid train bombings concludes the Islamic terrorists who carried out the blasts were homegrown radicals acting on their own rather than at the behest of Osama bin Laden’s Al-Qaeda network, two intelligence officials said.
- And Then They Wonder Why The Rest Of The World Does Not Like America (Indian Express, David Ignatius, Mar 11, 2006)
Dubai. Officials here heard late Thursday that Karl Rove had decided to pull the plug.
- The Importance Of Being Raj Thackeray (Indian Express, KUMAR KETKAR , Mar 11, 2006)
It is difficult to predict whether Raj Thackeray will be a maverick comet or a new star on the political firmament of Maharashtra. Whatever be his fate, one thing is for certain.
- "Even Musharraf Has No Power To Pardon Sarabjit" (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Mar 11, 2006)
Puzzle over Minister's contention
Article 45 of Pakistan's Constitution vests President with power to grant pardon in such cases
Gen. Musharraf had invoked this clause to pardon Nawaz Sharif
- Polls: Dmk Wraps Up Seat-Sharing Exercise (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 11, 2006)
The DMK on Friday completed its seat-sharing exercise by allocating 102 seats to its allies and keeping 132 seats to itself in the elections to the 234-member Tamil Nadu Assembly scheduled to be held on May 8.
- Challenges Ahead In Sino-Pakistan Ties (Dawn, Ziad Haider, Mar 11, 2006)
Last month, President Musharraf visited China to celebrate 55 years of Pakistan’s diplomatic relations with its most valued ally. His focus was on securing energy assistance and bringing “our economic ties in consonance with our excellent political and...
- Another Shameful Day In The Life Of Lahore (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Mar 11, 2006)
Until two days ago the Punjab government was insisting that Basant would be celebrated come hell or high water.
- The Politics Of Patronage (Deccan Herald, Tavleen Singh, Mar 11, 2006)
Other than the senseless, needless deaths of innocent people one of the saddest aspects of last week’s bombings in Varanasi is that the Sankatmochan temple should have been targeted.
- Playing With Fire In U.P. (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 11, 2006)
The last thing the boiling political cauldron of Uttar Pradesh needed was for the temple town of Varanasi to be hit by Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists.
- Anatomy Of A Partnership (International Herald Tribune, Henry A. Kissinger, Mar 11, 2006)
President George W. Bush's visit to India has brought relations between the United States and India to an unprecedented level of cooperation and interdependence.
- Musharraf Suggests Joint Management For Kashmir (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 11, 2006)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said Pakistan’s proposals of demilitarisation, self-governance and joint management offered a tenable solution to long-standing Kashmir dispute and urged the Indian leadership to come forward with . . .
- Hamas Presents Coalition Proposals To Fateh (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 11, 2006)
Islamic group Hamas presented Fateh Thursday with proposals for forming a Palestinian coalition government, in the search for an elusive deal on sharing power, an official said.
- Pak Taliban To Open Office In Wana To Settle Disputes (News International, Sailab Mahsud, Mar 11, 2006)
A meeting of tribal elders and clerics held in Wana on Friday authorised the local Taliban to open an office to settle disputes between the people on the basis of the Sharia and local customs and traditions.
- Police Detain 4 Over Bombings In India (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 11, 2006)
Police have detained four people for questioning in bombings that killed 20 people at a temple and train station in Hinduism's holiest city, a top state official said Saturday.
- Ignored Pukhtoons Of Balochistan (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Providence Journal, Mar 11, 2006)
The Federal and Provincial Governments are taking a number of steps to resolve, once and for all, the so-called issue of Balochistan. On the one hand, it is dealing firmly with those challenging the writ of the Government . . .
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