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Articles 10321 through 10420 of 19042:
- Iran Vows Pipeline To Pakistan If India Drops Out (Reuters, Reuters, Feb 05, 2006)
Iran will press ahead with a contentious gas pipeline to Pakistan even if India does not meet a May deadline to join the project, an Iranian deputy oil minister was quoted as saying on Saturday.
- Ally Left’S Sorry Saturday: Iran Goes To Un, Airport Staff To Work (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Feb 05, 2006)
Going along with the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, including Russia and China, and concerned over Tehran’s A Q Khan link, India today voted in favour of a resolution by the nuclear watchdog agency IAEA to report the Iran nuclear . . .
- Not Frightened By Threats, Says Rajapakse (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Feb 05, 2006)
"There is nothing to hide in the peace process. The Government is not forcibly bringing about a solution"
Special programme of national integration launched to build greater amity and trust
President promises transparency in the new peace process
- Iaea Votes To Report Iran To U.N. Security Council (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 05, 2006)
27 nations vote for the resolution in Vienna, three against, and five abstain
- Unpleasant Surprise? (Hindu, Bill Kirkman, Feb 05, 2006)
After the result of the Palestinian election, the fundamental question is about the values that underlie policy. Will Hamas renounce violence?
- Educating Mr. Modi (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Feb 05, 2006)
No one seems to care about providing appropriate sanitation facilities for women.
- The Pilgrim's Progress ... Diverse And Truly Global (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Feb 05, 2006)
The Haj seeks to reinforce equality among fellow Muslims, irrespective of differences in race, wealth or nationality.
- Computers In Surgery (Hindu, P.V.A. MOHANDAS, Feb 05, 2006)
Computer navigated surgery reduces the scope of human error and increases the success rate of such operations.
- Issue Of Blasphemous Cartoons (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Feb 04, 2006)
THERE have been countrywide protests against blasphemous cartoons published by Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten and mischievously republished by newspapers of several other Western countries.
- Thar Express To Have Capacity Of 500 Passengers (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 04, 2006)
The Thar Express connecting the deserts of India and Pakistan from Feb 18 will have seven coaches with a capacity of 500 passengers, Indian Railway officials said here Friday.
- Private Militia In Balochistan Must Disarm: Musharraf (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 04, 2006)
President unveils four-point solution to crisis;
condemns blasphemous cartoons
President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Friday denied any military operation in Balochistan but said that the private local militia must disarm and stop hampering . . .
- Trade With India In Pak Interest: Ex-Minister (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 04, 2006)
Former minister of finance Shahid Javed Burki Friday said Pakistan must open trade with India and other South Asian countries as it is in Pakistan’s interest.
- Jaswant Stresses Need For Expanding ‘Constituency Of Peace’ (Dawn, Shamim-ur-Rahman, Feb 04, 2006)
India’s former external affairs minister and currently leader of the opposition in the Rajya Sabha Jaswant Singh has emphasized the need for a constant endeavour by India and Pakistan to “expand the constituency of peace”.
- Sense & Sensibility (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 04, 2006)
There has been an angry reaction in many Muslim countries to the publication of offensive cartoons in a Danish newspaper. The cartoons were first published in September.
- King’S Very Productive Visit (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Feb 04, 2006)
The two-day visit of Khadim-e-Harmain Sharifain King Abdullah ‘s visit to Pakistan would go a long way in bringing the two brotherly countries still closer in various fields. As a result of intensive interaction, the leadership of the two countries . . .
- Pro-India Policy Preventing Good Ties With (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 04, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf has said that Moscow’s pro-India policy is an obstacle in the qualitative development of Pakistan-Russia relations in the post-cold war world.
- Shaukat Rejects Indo-Pak Confederation (News International, Muhammad Anis, Feb 04, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Friday termed possibility of confederation between Pakistan and India a mere thinking of the Indian rulers. "This may be their way of thinking," Shaukat said, while talking informally to newsmen at the oath-taking . . .
- Ties With Saudi Arabia (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 04, 2006)
AN identity of views on regional and international issues seems to have marked the outcome of King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz’s one-day visit to Pakistan. Among the issues on which the two sides appeared to have a common perception were Kashmir, Palestine, I
- Musharraf Wants Militia To Disarm For Balochistan Peace (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 04, 2006)
* Calls publication of blasphemous cartoons ‘a glaring mistake’
President Pervez Musharraf has said that the private local militia in Balochistan must disarm for peace to prevail.
- Pak Ultras Threat To S Asia Peace: Usa (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 04, 2006)
Pakistan-based militant groups operating in Kashmir pose a persistent threat to stability in South Asia, a top intelligence official of the USA has warned, even as he called India a “reliable ally” in the fight against global terrorism.
- Muslim Radicals In Power (Dawn, David Ignatius, Feb 04, 2006)
Are Muslim radicals changed by the experience of sharing in the responsibilities of government? The world has a lot riding on the answer to that question, and I can offer a small vignette drawn from a conversation with Hasan Nasrallah, . . .
- Jewish Origin: Facts And Fiction (Dawn, Muhammad Ali Siddiqi, Feb 04, 2006)
President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad of Iran is now the latest of the Muslim bad boys in the West and is being portrayed as a Muslim Nazi talking nonsense.
- Pollution : A Threat To Man Kind (Daily Excelsior, Ashish Katoch, Feb 04, 2006)
Air, water and soil are the natural resources and are essential for the existence of plants, animals and mankind. These constitute our environment. Man is capable of modifying his physical environment as per his needs. He is continuously constructing ....
- Musharraf's Kashmir 'Solutions' (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Feb 04, 2006)
But for these cussed Indians, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, the Pakistan military dictator cum President has solved his country's long-standing dispute on Jammu and Kashmir.
- Un Watchdog Puts Off Decision On Iran (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Feb 04, 2006)
The emergency meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s board of governors at Vienna overshot its scheduled calendar of two-day talks today as the 35-member board held consultations and decided to crystallise views on the Iran issue . . .
- Women, Secret Hamas Strength, Win Votes At Polls And New Role (Indian Express, Ian Fisher, Feb 04, 2006)
Hamas has been known and feared for its men, armed or strapped with bombs. But in its election triumph last week, one secret weapon was its women.
- Society’S Willing Murderers (Hindustan Times, Vir Sanghvi, Feb 04, 2006)
If you are reading this in Bombay, then you probably know all about Daya Nayak. But if you are reading it in one of the HT’s many other editions, then the name may not necessarily ring a bell.
- A Slippery Friendship (Hindustan Times, Khushwant Singh, Feb 04, 2006)
I am glad we asked King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia to be the chief guest at our Republic Day celebrations.
- Kalam Begins Philippines Visit (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 04, 2006)
India and the Philippines are set to take bilateral ties to a qualitatively higher plane by signing four accords, including the first one ever on defence cooperation envisaging among other things exchange of Air Force planes, . . .
- Iaea Delays Vote To Report Iran To U.N. Security Council (Reuters, MARK HEINRICH, Feb 04, 2006)
The U.N. nuclear watchdog put off until Saturday a vote to report Iran to the U.N. Security Council over concerns it is seeking atomic bombs, as European Union powers lobbied developing nations to back the measure
- Pakistan Seeks Nuclear Parity With India: Us (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Feb 04, 2006)
The Pakistani premier had raised the issue of nuclear parity with India in his address last month to the prestigious Council on Foreign relations in New York.
- Kalam Salaams Filipino Nursing (Deccan Herald, R Akhileshwari , Feb 04, 2006)
President A P J Abdul Kalam suggested that India could take a leaf out of the Filipino nursing education book that enables nursing graduates to become rural doctors.
- Hamas No To Recognition, But Ready For Peace Talks (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 04, 2006)
Hamas will never recognise Israel’s right to exist but will negotiate conditions for a long-term truce with the Jewish state, senior Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal told a Palestinian newspaper in comments published on Friday.
- Resolving Kashmir Issue Can Change Future: Aziz (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 04, 2006)
The Kashmir issue occupied the centre stage of India-Pakistan relations and its settlement could change the future of South Asia, Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said.
- India's Secret Search For Peace And Its Perils (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Feb 04, 2006)
While the separate pieces of the PMO's covert negotiations on Kashmir are becoming evident, it is unclear if this jigsaw puzzle actually has a shape.
- "Pakistan Militants A Threat To Stability" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 04, 2006)
Pakistan-based militant groups that are active in Kashmir pose a persistent threat to regional stability and U.S. interests in South Asia and the Near East, said a U.S. top intelligence official testifying before the Senate Intelligence Committee here.
- Islam Being Targeted As Religion Of Terrorism: Prince Of Arcot (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 04, 2006)
Appeals to students, youth to fight vested interests trying to divide nation
- Palestinians In A Lose-Lose Situation (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Feb 03, 2006)
Hamas’ electoral power has frightened the Arabs and appalled the West which must now deal with it
- When Stones Speak (Hindu, SUBASH JEYAN , Feb 03, 2006)
The landscape is expressive, speaking its own visual language.
Hampi is overwhelming, in the scale and splendour of its conception and construction and in the tragedy of its destruction and desolation.
- Incredible India: Visitors Greeted By Darkness And Filth (Indian Express, AMAN SHARMA, Feb 03, 2006)
At 1 am, as businessman Tom Backman, who arrived on a Lufthansa airlines flight from Frankfurt, walks out of the customs area into the arrival lounge of New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International airport, two overflowing garbage bins greet him.
- Iran Nuclear Potential 'Immediate Concern' - U.S. (Reuters, DAVID MORGAN, Feb 03, 2006)
The United States does not believe Iran has a nuclear weapon but the danger Tehran will acquire one is an "immediate concern," U.S. intelligence chief John Negroponte said on Thursday.
- 4 Top Jem, Hm Ultras Shot Dead; 2 Arrested (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
Troops of 25 Infantry Division and Poonch Brigade gunned down two Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) militants, both Pakistanis, including a ‘district commander’ in an encounter at Madhari jungle in Bandi Chechian in Poonch district this morning while . . .
- Key For Kashmir Solution Lies With Hurriyat: Mirwaiz (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
Calling upon the Centre to initiate positive steps for fulfilling aspirations and wishes of the residents of this violence plagued State, chairman of All Party Hurriyat Conference (APHC), Mirwaiz Umar Farooq today claimed that only his outfit holds ‘key’
- Islamabad, Riyadh For Early Kashmir Solution (News International, Shakil Shaikh, Feb 03, 2006)
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia on Thursday agreed in unequivocal terms on the necessity of reaching an early resolution of all outstanding issues between Pakistan and India especially the Kashmir issue through negotiations and emphasised that durable . . .
- Peace In Afghanistan Fragile, Says Annan: Islamabad Pledges $50m (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
Pakistan on Tuesday welcomed the joint initiative of the United Kingdom, Afghanistan and the United Nations for the ‘Afghanistan Compact’ development plan at the London Conference as UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan pointed out that recent attacks . . .
- King Abdullah’S Enhanced Role In Sa (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Feb 03, 2006)
SAUDI King Abdullah apprised President Musharraf of his talks with Indian leadership on Kashmir issue during his visit to New Delhi and assured him of his ‘good offices’ to help resolve the long-standing dispute.
- Time Slipping Out For Iran (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Feb 03, 2006)
Iranian President Mahmood Ahmadinejad has reiterated that his country will not surrender before the US-EU machination on nuclear stand-off as US and Russian leaders discuss the developments over Iran’s nuclear programme.
- India Not Responding To Kashmir Options: Anwar (Pakistan Observer, Hameed Shaheen, Feb 03, 2006)
President of Azad Kashmir Maj-Gen Rtd Sardar Muhammad Anwar Khan has said that India was not responding proposals on Kashmir options floated by Pakistan from time to time to facilitate settlement of Kashmir dispute.
- Indo-Pak Talks On Kashmir Truck Service Proposed (News International, Muhammad Saleh Zaafir, Feb 03, 2006)
Pakistan and India will hold expert level talks for starting a truck service between Muzaffarabad and Srinagar and a bus service between Rawalakot and Poonch.
- Pakistan, Islam And Indian Media Stereotypes (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
“[T]he limited support that radical Islamist groups enjoy in Pakistan reflects less a fierce commitment to their ultimate agenda of strict Islamist rule than a protest against the system which, ironically, has abetted such groups for its own ...
- Seize The Initiative (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Feb 03, 2006)
Disappointed with the model nikahnama approved by the All India Muslim Personal Law Board in May last year, its counterpart the All India Muslim Women Personal Law Board has decided to come up with its own nikahnama.
- Sheer Hypocrisy (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Feb 03, 2006)
One should hardly be surprised that Sardar Mohammad Anwar and Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan, "President" and "Prime Minister" of "Azad" Kashmir (as the occupied territory is locally known on the other side of the Line of Control), . . .
- The Left In Wonderland (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Feb 03, 2006)
The Indian Left is badly in need of a reality check. Its recalcitrance, both on modernisation of Delhi and Mumbai airports and India’s vote at the International Atomic Energy Agency board on Iran, manifests an archaic politics.
- War Of Discontent (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Feb 02, 2006)
With the insurgency in the Balochistan province escalating into a bloody conflict between the tribal rebels and the Pakistan Army, General Musharraf's regime is vulnerable as never before.
- Iran Nukes Big 5, Vows To Get More N-Power Stations (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
Iran’s top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani vowed today that the country will resume industrial-scale uranium enrichment if a dispute over its nuclear programme is referred to the UN Security Council.
- Terrorism & Iran: The Saudi Angle (The Economic Times, C UDAY BHASKAR, Feb 02, 2006)
The visit of Saudi monarch, King Abdullah, as the chief guest at this year’s Republic Day celebrations has successfully dispelled many misperceptions about the oil-rich desert kingdom that have been long held.
- Drawing The Line (Dawn, Akhtar Mahmud Faruqui, Feb 02, 2006)
In promulgating your esoteric cogitation are you aware of your platitudinous ponderosity?” Youthful stirrings in the exciting transition from school to college in Pakistan prompted us to pose this question to classmates who were not so proficient in ....
- ‘History, Destiny Make India, Pak Stay Together’ (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, declared today that India attached great importance to having most friendly relations with Pakistan and stressed that history and destiny obliged both to “stay engaged” to sort out differences.
- Iran Should Step Back From The Brink (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Feb 02, 2006)
The United States and its European allies have got China and Russia to agree that Iran’s disputed nuclear programme should be referred to the UN Security Council for sanctions.
- Russia And The Great Game In Central Asia (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Feb 02, 2006)
The accession of Uzbekistan to the Eurasian Economic Community advances Moscow's goal of setting up an OPEC-like gas cartel in the region.
- Kalam For `World Knowledge Platform' (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Feb 02, 2006)
``It will prove to be a launch pad for many innovations"
Indian society is like an aircraft taking off
India, Singapore share a vision of rising Asia
- When The Crown Slips Away (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 02, 2006)
It is perhaps the only country in the world where legislators can oust the executive on grounds of ill health. What makes the process all the more interesting is that the Kuwaiti executive is not an elected leader but a monarch.
- International Status For Calicut Airport (Hindu, P. Sunderarajan , Feb 02, 2006)
Malabar welcomes the Union Cabinet decision
- Iran Hits Out At Us, Hands Over N-Manual To Iaea (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
The Iranian government has handed over to the International Atomic Energy Agency a document whose only use would be in making nuclear weapons, the IAEA said in a confidential report obtained by AFP.
- West Picks A Losing Battle (Deccan Herald, Simon Jenkins, Feb 02, 2006)
Washington’s kneejerk belligerence ignores Iran’s influence and the need for engagement
- Three Sardars And A General (Frontline, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Feb 02, 2006)
THERE are two or three tribal chiefs and feudal lords behind what is going on in Balochistan. The past governments have made deals with them and indulged them.
- Silver Lining To A War Cloud? (Dawn, Agha Shahi, Feb 02, 2006)
THE European Union’s three leading powers — Britain, France and Germany (EU 3) — will be tabling a draft resolution today, February 2, in an emergency session of the board of governors (BoG) . . .
- Saudi King Abdullah Arrives In Pak (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
Amidst unprecedented security, Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz arrived here today on a two-day visit to Pakistan for talks to boost bilateral economic ties and review regional matters.
- Iran Threatens To Resume Industrial-Scale Enrichment (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
Iran’s top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani vowed today the Islamic republic would resume industrial-scale uranium enrichment if a dispute over its nuclear programme is referred to the UN Security Council.
- Talks Best Way To Resolve Iran Nuclear Issue, Says Kasuri (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
Iran’s Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki had separate meetings with his counterparts from Pakistan and Germany and discussed bilateral relations and latest developments on Iran’s nuclear case.
- Ahmadinejad Vows His Country Won’T Surrender (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President George W. Bush discussed Wednesday the standoff over Iran’s nuclear programme, the Kremlin said.
- Abdullah Hopes For Indo-Pak Peace (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
Seeks just settlement of disputes between Islamabad, Delhi; Musharraf says terrorism poses danger to all faiths
- Philippines To Sign Defence Pact With India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
The Philippines is about to sign a defence agreement with India, paving the way for more bilateral exchanges in military training and information, Manila’s foreign minister said on Wednesday.
- Flights Delayed, Services Hit; It's Chaos At Airports (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
Several flights were rescheduled, delayed and passenger services at major airports were affected following the indefinite nation-wide strike by thousands of employees of the state-owned Airports Authority of India (AAI).
- P-5 Agree On Iran Referral Resolution (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
World powers agreed on Wednesday on a draft resolution asking the UN atomic watchdog to report Iran to the UN Security Council over nuclear work that could be weapons-related, according to a text obtained by AFP.
- Rites Of Spring (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Feb 02, 2006)
It’s Basant Panchami today and while everyone who can will rush out for an eyeful of blooming yellow mustard in Punjab and Haryana, rustic Rajasthanis will wear yellow turbans or veils and maidaani Indians flourish yellow saris and handkerchiefs.
- Manmohan Singh Says Kashmir Vital To Ties With Pakistan (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Wednesday the issue of Kashmir was vital to better relations with nuclear rival Pakistan.
- Bush Sets Terms For U.S. To Engage Hamas (Reuters, Steve Holland, Feb 02, 2006)
U.S. President George W. Bush said on Wednesday that the United States could support a Hamas-led Palestinian government if it abandoned its goal of destroying Israel and disarmed.
- U.N. Watchdog Set To Send Iran To Security Council (Reuters, MARK HEINRICH, Feb 02, 2006)
An international standoff over Iran's nuclear aims reaches a crossroads on Thursday when U.N. atomic overseers meet to consider reporting Tehran to the U.N. Security Council amid Iranian threats to hit back if they do so.
- Tough Talk From Tehran (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
It is another sign of the escalating crisis over Iran's alleged nuclear ambitions that the Islamic republic's foreign minister has warned of swift retaliation if, as expected, it is reported to the United Nations security council. Manouchehr . . . .
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