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Articles 321 through 420 of 500:
- Kofi Annan’S Successor (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 16, 2006)
MR Ban Ki-moon has assumed the office of the UN’s eighth secretary-general at a time when, in the absence of a countervailing force, America is trying to shape the world in its own image.
- India's Shame (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 15, 2006)
Five years ago this week, on December 13 2001, the Indian parliament was in its winter session.
- U.K. Rights Group Lauds Tamil Nadu (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Dec 14, 2006)
A British human rights group has hailed Tamil Nadu as a good model for protection of minority rights but said the Union Government had failed to "replicate" it in other conflict-prone States such as Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir and Nagaland.
- India Tops Saarc Nations In Human Rights Protection (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 14, 2006)
Bangladesh is the worst violator of human rights, says a report
- Bjp Leader Questions ‘Consensus’ On Cbms In Working Group (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 14, 2006)
Senior BJP leader and member of the Working Group Prof Chaman Lal Gupta today raised questions on the “consensus” in the Working Group on confidence-building measures in the state.
- Azad Reviews Security Situation (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 14, 2006)
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today reviewed the security situation in the state at a high-level meeting here with senior officials led by Union Home Secretary V.K. Duggal.
- Chasing A Dream (Times of India, SHASHI THAROOR, Dec 12, 2006)
What is the Indian dream? And who, for that matter, is the Indian? Even thinking about India makes clear the immensity of the definitional challenge.
- Protests And Seminars Held To Mark Human Rights Day In J&k (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2006)
As protests and seminars marked the Human Rights Day in Jammu and Kashmir with separatists urging withdrawal of "black laws" giving impunity to security forces, troops of the 36 Rashtriya Rifles shot at and critically wounded a civilian in south . . .
- Protests Galore On Human Rights Day (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2006)
Protest marches and seminars marked World Human Rights Day today while the police held more than 50 protesters preventing them from marching to the office of the UNMOGIP to submit memoranda seeking an end to the alleged human rights violations in Kashmir.
- Hurriyat Chairman Asks For Ceasefire In J&k (Deccan Herald, Zahoor Malik , Dec 11, 2006)
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, chairman of moderate faction of Hurriyat Conference, on Sunday appealed to the government of India for a cease fire in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Kashmiri Youth Shot At By Army (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2006)
A youth was on Sunday shot at and critically injured, allegedly by an army jawan following an argument between the two during frisking in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, official sources said here.
- Dying In Vain In Kashmir (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Dec 10, 2006)
The Kashmir issue, as one of the two long-simmering disputes in the world, has thrown up a horrible final death count for the final 17 years of the struggle: 70,000 dead since 1989 when the insurgency started.
- Bias And The Police (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Dec 10, 2006)
"Segregated lives," wrote the scholar Ramesh Thakur in 2002, "lead to ghastly violence."
- 'Kashmiri Pandits Remain Homeless' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2006)
On the occasion of the World Human Rights Day today, it's utter embarrassment to India and human rights groups that the issue of the displaced Kashmiri Pandits of Jammu & Kashmir has not yet been resolved. It's unfortunate that the issue is not . . . . .
- Ihk Insurgency-Related Death Toll: 41,000 Dead Since 1989: India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 08, 2006)
Figure covers fatalities up until Oct 31, but excludes missing persons
Local rights group estimates 50,000 dead and 10,000 missing
APHC says more than 100,000 killed
- How Pluralism Goes Bad (Telegraph, MUKUL KESAVAN, Dec 07, 2006)
If, as this column has argued recently, the Indian republic’s virtue lies in its his- torical achievement in making diversity a democratic virtue, its defects and cruelties spring from that same pluralist nationalism.
- India Ready To Smoke Peace Pipe With Pak (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Dec 06, 2006)
The Ministry of External Affairs is studying with a fine tooth comb the latest trial balloon floated by Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf-that Pakistan was willing to give up claim on Kashmir.
- Pakistan Army Let Lashkar Run Pok After Quake: Eu (Indian Express, Jayanth Jacob, Dec 05, 2006)
The European Parliament’s rapporteur for Kashmir has slammed Pakistan for creating a ‘‘needs vacuum’’ in PoK after the October 2005 earthquake which allowed banned militant outfits like Lashkar-e-Toiba, ‘‘renamed Jamaat-ud-Dawa’’, to ‘‘exploit’’ the . . .
- United Jihad Council Backs Down On Ceasefire Offer (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Dec 01, 2006)
Spokesperson for terror coalition shatters hopes of winter truce in J&K
"Hizb chief did not make the offer"
Geelani rejects Shah's call
- Death Of An Infant (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 01, 2006)
The distinction of Brand Bengal gets more and more dubious.
- Blow For Terror (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 01, 2006)
Has America done enough to avoid a repeat of 9/11? The gains of the war on terror during the first six months, particularly through the invasion of Afghanistan, appear to have been frittered away.
- What Is Happening On The Other Side Of Loc (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Nov 30, 2006)
The myth of a normal and peaceful life prevailing in PoK has been shattered by the disclosures made by a research scientist.
- Salahudin Sets Conditions For Kashmir Ceasefire (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 29, 2006)
Islamic rebels battling Indian rule in Kashmir are ready to declare a truce if New Delhi frees jailed fighters, cuts troop levels and ends rights violations, a top militant told a Srinagar-based news agency on Tuesday.
- Hizb Chief’S Terms For Ceasefire (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 29, 2006)
Syed Salahuddin, supreme commander of Hizbul Mujahideen and chief of the PoK-based United Jehad Council, has offered conditional ceasefire in Jammu and Kashmir.
- The Bizarre Politics Of Farooq And Mufti (Asian Age, Kuldip Nayar, Nov 27, 2006)
I have known the views of youthful Kashmiri leaders Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Yasin Malik and Shabir Shah for years.
- Gaining Power, Losing Values? (Deccan Herald, Pankaj Mishra, Nov 25, 2006)
The government’s gagging of a well-known writer and activist like Tsundue raises questions about the moral values that India and China, the emerging superpowers of the new century, are likely to embody.
- Indian Parliament Paralysed In Afzal Hanging Row (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Nov 24, 2006)
The stalled hanging of Kashmiri convict Mohammad Afzal Guru paralysed both houses of the Indian parliament on Thursday after slogan-chanting BJP-Shiv Sena members disrupted the proceedings for much of the day.
- India & America (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 22, 2006)
The Indo-US nuclear deal offers potential for a paradigm shift in India’s global role.
- Mirwaiz Ready To Facilitate Dialogue With Militants (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Nov 21, 2006)
Says some important developments on Kashmir are expected in the next couple of months.
- Guns Alone Don't Win Wars (Pioneer, Anil Bhat, Nov 20, 2006)
NATO is facing adversities in Afghanistan because other allies are objecting to the manner and place of its troop deployment, says Anil Bhat
- India Is Outsider In Balochistan (Pioneer, KN Pandita, Nov 17, 2006)
Pakistan's Foreign Secretary alleging Indian intelligence agencies' involvement in Balochistan has surprised many, says KN Pandita
- Foreign Secretary Urges Kashmiri Leadership To Unite (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Nov 16, 2006)
Concedes failure of CBMs to positively impact ground realities in Kashmir
Geelani rules out coordination with those seeking different agenda
Says no progress made after nearly three years of talking to India
Urges Pakistan to demand implementa
- Pak Uses Anti-Terror Tool To Attack India (Pioneer, Shobori Ganguli, Nov 16, 2006)
At the end of the two-day Foreign Secretary level talks here, Pakistan literally got away with murder. From terrorism to Kashmir, Mumbai to Siachen, the Pakistani side on Wednesday walked out confidently from the two-day negotiations, not conceding . . .
- Changing The Course (Dawn, Shamshad Ahmad, Nov 16, 2006)
There has been an unprecedented interest all over the world in the recent US mid-term election.
- Memory Can Be Fickle (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Nov 15, 2006)
In Washington, where the levers of legislative power significantly change hands every two years, memory can be fickle.
- Team In Delhi For New Round Of Talks: Siachen Breakthrough Within Days: Kasuri (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Nov 14, 2006)
Foreign Secretary Riaz Mohammed Khan arrived here on Monday to review the outcome of the third round of India-Pakistan composite dialogue he kicked off in January, and said he expects "very constructive discussions" with India's Foreign Secretary . . .
- Sc Issues Notice To Nhrc On Fake Encounters (Hindustan Times, SATYA PRAKASH, Nov 14, 2006)
The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on a petition seeking framing of proper guidelines to check fake encounters by the police.
- 'Srinagar Meet Was India Talking To India' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Nov 11, 2006)
The Hurriyat Conference led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq refused to attend the recent second round-table in Srinagar, describing it an ill-timed seminar. The Mirwaiz explains to Aditi why the Hurri-yat chose to stay away from the gathering and its . . .
- Into The Tigers' Claws (OutLook, B. Raman , Nov 09, 2006)
One of the most important principles of counter-terrorism is that the state should maintain a moral high ground even while dealing with terrorists. Some of the methods being used by the Rajapakse government run the risk of playing into the LTTE's hands.
- Madrasa Bombing Inspires Protests, Reprisals (WhatIsIndia Publications, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
The monster Pakistan created came back to haunt the master with a reprisal attack in response to a helicopter attack on a madrasa alleged to be a terrorist training camp as thousands of armed tribals protested against the Army action.
- West Winks At Musharraf (Pioneer, Wilson John, Nov 08, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has been a really clever dictator, successfully hiding from the world his regime's gross human rights abuses.
- Infiltration Still On, Says Army Chief (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 04, 2006)
Expressing concern over continuing cross-border terrorism and infiltration, Army Chief General J.J. Singh on Friday said the India-Pakistan joint anti-terror mechanism was still at the discussion level.
- Where Is Paradise In Pok? (Pioneer, Khwaja Ekram, Nov 04, 2006)
It's ironical that most human rights organisations raise a hue and cry over the condition of people in Jammu & Kashmir, but prefer to keep quiet on Pakistan's atrocities on the masses in PoK
- Killing Fellow Soldiers (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 04, 2006)
The winds of change blowing through South Asia because of the reconciliation process between Pakistan and India have not improved the stifling atmosphere existing in Indian-occupied Kashmir.
- How To Allay India’S Fears (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Nov 04, 2006)
I have known the views of the youthful Kashmiri leaders Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Yasin Malik and Shabir Shah for years.
- Set Example For Terrorists (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Nov 03, 2006)
While considering Afzal's mercy petition, President Kalam must bear in mind that he has not shown any remorse for his crime
- Omar Cites Rights Violations For Quitting Working Groups (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2006)
``Mufti copying NC's demand for autonomy''
``Government not doing enough to improve human rights situation''
``Zero tolerance goal cannot be achieved unless Armed Forces Special Powers Act was removed''
- State Terror (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 31, 2006)
The entire country is discussing Gandhigiri. Our prime minister recently toured South Africa to imbibe the spirit of Gandhi and satyagraha from where it all began. However, a young Manipuri woman's non-violent struggle to protest a draconian law . . .
- Al Badr Resurfaces (Pioneer, B Raman, Oct 30, 2006)
The arrest of two terrorists in Mysore proves that the ISI is using Al Badr, one of the oldest jihadi outfits, to spread mayhem in south India, says B Raman
- Timing For Self-Rule Theory Not Appropriate: Azad (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2006)
Even as the Congress party is “strongly comfortable” with the PDP, it is not happy with the timing of its alliance partner’s theory of self-rule being strongly advocated as the basis of solution to the problem of Jammu and Kashmir.
- Azad Tells Pdp: Take ‘Self-Rule’ Proposal To Pm Panel (Asian Age, Yusuf Jameel, Oct 30, 2006)
Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said on Sunday that he was not against the "self-rule" theory being pursued by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), a major partner in the state’s ruling . ..
- Pak Promised To Fight Terror, Took Several Billion Dollars From Us (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2006)
Pakistan has received billions of dollars in reimbursement for its support of US-led counter-terrorism operations, while US Congress has appropriated billions of dollars to pay Pakistan for its support.
- Special Article (Statesman, Sam Rajappa, Oct 28, 2006)
The most glaring weakness is that no matter how efficient and fair the death penalty may seem in theory, in actual practice, it is primarily inflicted upon the weak, the poor, the ignorant and against racial minorities,” wrote Pat Brown, former . . .
- ‘Pakistan Prez Hedges In Talks With India’ (Asian Age, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Oct 28, 2006)
Noting that Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf is clearly "hedging" in talks with India by allowing Kashmiri militant groups to continue to operate, a leading US think tank has asked Washington to send a consistent message to Islamabad to deny safe . . .
- 'Mush Hedging In Talks With India' (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2006)
Noting that Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf is clearly "hedging" in talks with India by allowing Kashmiri militant groups to continue to operate, a leading US think tank has asked Washington to send a consistent message to Islamabad to deny safe . . .
- J&k Autonomy Working Group Doa? (WhatIsIndia Publications, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
The Hindu reported that the Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) Autonomy Working group promised by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh 5 months ago may be dead on arrival (DoA) because of a lack of suitable leadership to lead the group and procedural issues.
- Nc Pulls Out Of Working Groups (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Oct 26, 2006)
Renewed contact with secessionists behind decision?
- We Can Do Without The Death Rows (Dawn, Zubeida Mustafa, Oct 25, 2006)
Two high-profile executions — one in India and the other in Pakistan — were stayed last week.
- Constitutional Status Of Northern Areas Undefined: Hrcp Report . . . (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
Says govt perceives that vote of NAs can be crucial in event of Kashmir plebiscite
- Pakistan: ‘Free Kashmir’ Far From Free (Human Rights Watch, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 21, 2006)
(Islamabad, September 21, 2006) – In Azad Kashmir, a region largely closed to international scrutiny until a devastating earthquake hit last year, the Pakistani government represses democratic freedoms, muzzles the press and practices routine torture, . .
- Funeral’ Plan To Turn Afzal Martyr (Telegraph, MUZAFFAR RAINA, Oct 19, 2006)
Preparations for Mohammad Afzal’s funeral in absentia have begun in Kashmir even as his mercy petition lies before the President.
- Bjp Blasts Kasuri’S Remarks On Afzal’S Sentence (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Oct 18, 2006)
India’s rightwing Bharatiya Janata Party accused Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri on Tuesday of interfering with the proposed execution of Kashmiri convict Mohammed Afzal Guru and asked New Delhi to snap ties with Islamabad if his alleged comments . . .
- Kalam Urged To Commute Afzal Sentence (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2006)
The Pakistan-India People’s Forum for Peace and Democracy has written to the President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, urging him to commute the death sentence awarded to Mohammad Afzal Guru.
- Q&a: 'Afzal's Execution May Inspire Youth To Take Up Arms' (Times of India, Mohua Chatterjee, Oct 17, 2006)
Jklf chief Yasin Malik was in Delhi for two weeks to build a campaign against the execution of Mohammad Afzal slated for October 20.
- Strike Over Manipur Abuses Greets President Kalam (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
A strike to protest against human rights abuses by security forces greeted Indian President A.P.J. Kalam when he visited the troubled northeastern state of Manipur on Monday.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 15, 2006)
Short of a formal acknowledgment, the Communist Party of China (CPC) is distinctly headed for a paradigm shift if the trend of the discussions at the recent meeting of the central committee is an indication.
- Outside The Media Glare (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 15, 2006)
The news from the India-Pakistan dialogue front is encouraging. The two countries have decided to revive their talks which have been stalled since July when bomb blasts in Mumbai led to horrific loss of life.
- Us Think Tank Asserts Isi Role In J&k Terror (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Oct 14, 2006)
The ISI’s role in supporting militants in Kashmir and Taliban-backed insurgents in Afghanistan has been highlighted in a new report by a leading US think tank.
- An Alliance With The Ppp? (News International, Editorial, The News International, Oct 14, 2006)
My understanding of what General Musharraf told journalists in Islamabad is that there is never a dull moment, i.e. we are living in times. The way he said it shows that he enjoys every bit of it. He likes brainy skirmishes with world leaders . . .
- Guru To Give Birth To More Gurus (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 14, 2006)
Indian officials have nominated a hangman from Meerut – Mamu - for execution of death sentence of Afzal Guru. Mamu is the son of the dreaded hangman, Kallu who hanged the assassins of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
- Azad Kashmir And Self-Governance (News International, Ershad Mahmud, Oct 14, 2006)
Recently the Human Rights Watch described Azad Kashmir as anything but "Azad" and this invited censure from the Pakistani government. But the fact is there are some contradictions in the constitution itself which go against Pakistan's traditional . . .
- Pardon Afzal To Nation's Peril (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 12, 2006)
The campaign to save Mohammed Afzal Guru, mastermind of the terrorist attack on Parliament House on December 13, 2001, from the gallows by human rights activists, separatists and cynical politicians does not augur well for the nation.
- Hrw To Issue Report On Azad Kashmir (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Oct 10, 2006)
Human Rights Watch, which issued a report on human rights abuses in Indian-held Kashmir, is going to release a similar report on Azad Kashmir shortly.
- Stop Arming J&k Militants, Us Watchdog Tells Pak (Tribune, Smriti Kak Ramachandran, Oct 09, 2006)
An international human rights organisation has asked Pakistan to stop providing arms and finances to terror groups. A set of recommendations issued by the US-based Human Rights Watch to the Government of Pakistan has called for a complete suspension . . .
- Kashmir Remembers Quake Victims (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Oct 09, 2006)
Hundreds visit graveyards in Tangdhar and Uri and offer prayers to the dead
- Clemency — For The Right Reasons (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 09, 2006)
The issue of exercising presidential clemency and commuting to life imprisonment the death sentence passed on Mohammad Afzal in the December 13, 2001 Parliament attack case — which took a toll of nine lives, not counting the five terrorists killed . . .
- Child Abuse (Daily Excelsior, Sweta Patwardhan, Oct 08, 2006)
The government has banned the child labour without any impact. The Child labour Act only bans child labour in specific industries and has actually helped put more children to work rather than get them out of it.
- 20 Injured As Protests Continue In Kashmir (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
Twenty people were hurt on Friday in fresh clashes in held Kashmir between police and demonstrators demanding clemency for a Muslim man sentenced to death for plotting a 2001 attack on parliament, police said.
- Mirwaiz Raises Issue With U.S. (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2006)
Kashmir’s chief Muslim cleric and leader of his faction of the Hurriyat Conference alliance, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, has taken up the issue of Mohammad Afzal Guru’s death sentence with senior functionaries of the Bush administration in New York.
- Pakistan Watching Afzal Case (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Oct 06, 2006)
"The sentence on Afzal will set a bad precedent"
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