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Articles 421 through 520 of 500:
- Musharraf: Let Us Make Loc Irrelevant (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Oct 24, 2006)
Self-governance mooted on both sides
India not for redrawing borders
Making LoC permanent border unacceptable to Pakistan.
- Force Multiplier (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 24, 2006)
In his interview to this newspaper, the outgoing chief of naval staff, Admiral Arun Prakash, has drawn attention to the UPA government’s lack of political resolve in appointing a chief of defence staff (CDS).
- Musharraf Wants Law To Stop ‘Rowdyism’ In Na (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has made an impassioned plea for legislation against ‘rowdyism’ that has traditionally greeted a president’s address to parliament.
- We Can Devise Our Own Model, But We Must Agree On The Principle Of Unified Command At The Top’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 23, 2006)
Navy chief Admiral Arun Prakash instituted an “era of military transformation” in his service. Days before he retires, he tells Shiv Aroor that his parallel role as chairman of the chiefs of staff committee has encountered pronounced inertia in the . . .
- The Search For The Puppet-Masters (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Oct 23, 2006)
Indian investigators know the marionettes who enact the Lashkar-e-Taiba's jihad — but the men who hold the strings are out of reach.
- Army Probe Into Ncos’ Arrests (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
The Army has launched a probe to find out if the arrest of two Armymen here on the charge of spying has bigger ramifi-cation. Army Intelligence units in sensitive 14 Corps, which looks after Kargil and Siachen border, 15 Corps which looks after . . .
- “The Other Kargil War” A Dangerous Development (Tribune, Pran Chopra , Oct 23, 2006)
The Kargil war” is a household phrase.
- Three Wings, One Force (Asian Age, Kuldip Nayar, Oct 23, 2006)
I know for certain that our Air Force was not satisfied with the Army’s response to the intrusion by Pakistan at Kargil. Vinod Putney, head of the Western Air Command and deputy to Air Chief A.Y. Tipnis, would talk to me twice or thrice those days.
- Stand By Imrana (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 23, 2006)
More than a year after the nationwide furore over the rape of Imrana, a resident of Charthwal village in Uttar Pradesh, and the subsequent attempt by the local shari'ah panchayat, which has no legal . . .
- Kargil Pullout Was Sharif Decision: Mush (Pioneer, KJM Varma, Oct 23, 2006)
In a new twist to claims and counter claims by Pakistani leaders on the 1999 Kargil conflict, President Pervez Musharraf has said that the then Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif pulled out troops despite his suggestion that the campaign could be . . .
- President Warns Against Troop Pullout From Iraq - Sticks To His Guns On Kargil Operation (Frontier Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf Saturday warned any troops withdrawal from Iraq would have an adverse impact on the region and the world at large.
- Sharif Ordered Kargil Pullout: Musharraf (Tribune, K J M Varma, Oct 23, 2006)
In a new twist to claims and counter claims by Pakistani leaders on the 1999 Kargil conflict, President Pervez Musharraf has said the then Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif pulled out troops despite his suggestion that the campaign could be militarily . . .
- Army Man Spying For Pak Via Nepal (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
Delhi police have arrested an army man who they say was about to sneak into Kathmandu to hand over a pen drive, film rolls and documents containing sensitive information to Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence agents there.
- The War Within (Telegraph, Abhijit Bhattacharyya , Oct 23, 2006)
Let us not dwell on George Fernandes for a change, and attempt to trace a brief history of India’s armament supply instead.
- 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
- Playing With Fire Power (Pioneer, MN Buch, Oct 19, 2006)
Let the process of defence purchases be transparent, and let's never question decisions merely because some party alleges corruption
- No Downsizing Of Force For Now: Army Chief (Hindu, SANDEEP DIKSHIT, Oct 18, 2006)
"At least a quarter of our Army is always on the border"
Cites U.S. intervention in Iraq and Israel's aggression against Lebanon
Not for abolishing Armed Forces Special Powers Act.
- Nawaz Hopes Benazir Will Deny Contacts With Govt (Tribune, Anwar Iqbal, Oct 18, 2006)
Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Sunday that he would wait for his meeting with Benazir Bhutto to determine if she was really talking to the Musharraf government.
- Quarrelling Over Kargil (Tribune, Lieut-Gen Harwant Singh (retd), Oct 18, 2006)
The controversy and quarrel over Kargil has been one of the most futile and unproductive inter-service exercises. However, Kargil does throw sufficient light on the prevailing set-up to take note of the discord and delay in the decision-making . . .
- The General's Book (News International, Editorial, The News International, Oct 18, 2006)
General Musharraf's much-trumpeted memoir grandly titled 'In the Line of Fire' reminded me of TV footage shown by the BBC when he staged a tit-for-tat coup in 1999.
- Gen. J.J. Sees 20% Fall In Kashmir Violence (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2006)
The Chief of Army Staff, Gen. J.J. Singh, on Tuesday said the Army’s "iron fist, velvet glove" policy had "yielded rich dividends" in Jammu and Kashmir where, he said, violence had come down by about 20 per cent.
- Strong Army For Strong India (Pioneer, Vivek Gumaste, Oct 17, 2006)
The disturbing revelation about the lack of coordination between the Army and the Air Force during the Kargil War by retired Air Marshal AY Tipnis, along with the letter written by Air Marshal SP Tyagi to Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee about . . .
- The Ghost Of Barak (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Oct 17, 2006)
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed FIR against the former Defence Minister, George Fernandes, and Admiral Sushil Kumar for their alleged role in clinching the Barak deal for the Indian Navy. In the face of strong rebuttal by the . . .
- A Probe Commission Is What Is Needed: The Truth About The Kargil Episode- Ii (Dawn, Shamshad Ahmad, Oct 17, 2006)
Our people have a right to know the truth, nothing but the truth. Anywhere else in the world, the people would have demanded it as a matter of their constitutional right.
- In Line Of Lies (Daily Excelsior, Allabaksh, Oct 16, 2006)
A more apt name for the book ghost written for the Pakistani dictator, Gen Pervez Musharraf, would have been 'A Pack of Lies' or 'In Line of Lies'. In Line of Propaganda could also have be an appropriate title since many are of the view that the . . .
- Heed It (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Oct 16, 2006)
It is high time that Pakistan took seriously the advice proffered by the United States on stopping terrorism in this country as a whole and the State in particular.
- Reduce Army, Expand Air Force And Navy (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Oct 16, 2006)
Former Air Force Chief, Air Chief Marshal Tipnis has criticised the account of the Indian defence efforts on the Kargil conflict as presented by the then army chief, General V. P. Malik in his book “Kargil: From Surprise to Victory.”
- Tgm Deal With Russian Firm Violated Several Procedures, Alleges Cbi (Hindu, VINAY KUMAR, Oct 16, 2006)
Terminally Guided Munition bought despite failure in tests
- Panel To Review Development In Hill Districts (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
Areas are autonomous bodies
- ‘Clinton’S N-Hoax Forced Pakistan To End Kargil War’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
A former Pakistan foreign official has accused the Clinton administration of playing a “hoax” to put “pressure” on Islamabad to withdraw its troops and end the 1999 Kargil conflict with India.
- Military Imbalance With Pakistan....? (Daily Excelsior, Chandra Mohan, Oct 15, 2006)
There is a sudden spate of "hard luck" stories (including a letter written by Chief of Air Staff to the Defence Minister) highlighting how there is a slump in ratio of India's conventional military capability vis-a-vis Pakistan.
- The Truth About The Kargil Episode (Dawn, Shamshad Ahmad, Oct 15, 2006)
We now have two clearly delineated and mutually dismissive versions of the Kargil episode — a controversial as well as painful saga of our history.
- Musharraf's Version Of Truth (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Oct 14, 2006)
Gen. Musharraf, to go by his own assessment of his character, is a man of great candour. He speaks truth and nothing but the truth.
- Pak Will Be “No More” If Moderates Lose Power (Tribune, K.J.M. Varma, Oct 13, 2006)
Feted abroad for his promises to fight terrorism and flayed at home for failing to curb forces of extremism, President Pervez Musharraf, who completed seven years in power, today warned that Pakistan envisaged by its founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah . . .
- Iaf Must Remain The Main Strike Force (Pioneer, PN Khera, Oct 13, 2006)
Coordination among the services is of supreme importance to winning a war, of which Kargil is a fine example, says PN Khera
- A Sea Of Difference (Indian Express, Raja Menon, Oct 13, 2006)
In the mid-90s an Indian naval specialist went to witness a Barak firing in the Mediterranean, conducted by the Israeli Navy.
- In The Shadows (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Oct 13, 2006)
What is the Lashkar's agenda in India? Who are its leaders and what is their relationship with the Directorate of the ISI?
- Spat Between Former Iaf, Army Chiefs Continues (Tribune, Girja Shankar Kaura, Oct 12, 2006)
The spat between the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Army over former Air . . .
- I Am Against Terrorism, Says Musharraf (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Oct 12, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf said on Wednesday that he was "against terrorism and the Mumbai blasts were a terrorist act. Whether it is Mumbai, the attack on the Indian Parliament, it is terrorism. Pakistan deplores it, I am against it."
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 12, 2006)
The Central Bureau of Investigation will have to do an infinitely better job following up the FIR it registered against George Fernandes than it did probing the Bofors affair if it desires retaining domestic and international credibility.
- Cbi Attack Will Not Affect Ongoing Deal With Israel (Pioneer, Rahul Datta, Oct 12, 2006)
The CBI raids on Tuesday in connection with the Barak missile system deal with Israel during the then Defence Minister George Fernandes tenure is not likely to affect the ongoing defence deals with Israel as any action like banning or blacklisting . . .
- ‘Kargil Led To Barak Decision’ (Asian Age, Sridhar Kumaraswami, Oct 12, 2006)
The Navy would have been highly vulnerable to the Pakistani Exocet missiles had the Kargil conflict escalated into a fullscale war and it was this that led the Navy top-brass to immediately recommend procurement of the Israeli Barak missiles, the . . .
- Starred War For A Book (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Oct 11, 2006)
As if terrorism, Kashmir and memories of partition were not enough, NRIs and NRPs are now at daggers drawn over President Pervez Musharraf’s controversial autobiography, In the Line of Fire.
- Siachen Troops To Get New Wardrobe Soon (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee told army troops at the Siachen Base Camp in Zingrulwa that the government had decided to rush a full stock of authorised clothing before the onset of winter, and that the jawans would soon receive new boots capable . . .
- Indo-Pak Joint Mechanism (Daily Excelsior, Joginder Singh, Oct 11, 2006)
Pakistan and India have agreed to restart peace talks, which had been suspended since train bombings killed more than 200 people and injured over 700 in July, 2006.
- Tipnis’S Outburst Is Extremely Useful (Indian Express, RANJIT B. RAI, Oct 11, 2006)
Ay tipnis, who was chief of air staff during the Kargil intrusions by the Pakistani army in early May 1999, has gone public on the delay in actions taken to meet the Kargil intrusions with air support in the October issue of the Force magazine.
- Fernandes Under Fire Over Baraks (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
Five years after Tehelka’s sting operation “exposed” irregularities in defence deals, the CBI has registered FIRs against former defence minister George Fernandes, his political associate Jaya Jaitley and former navy chief Admiral Sushil Kumar.
- Sharif Slams Musharraf’S Book (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Mr Nawaz Sharif has said President Pervez Muharraf’s autobiography should have been called “In the Line of a Liar” as it contained only “lies and fabrications.”
- Nation Needs A Vivekananda (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 11, 2006)
Sir, ~ Jagmohan’s excellent discourse “The Mahatma and Vivekananda” (2 October) as a pointer to the nation’s desirable direction should be endorsed. Jagmohan rightly says that “both believed in practical Vedanta and viewed Hinduism as a . . .
- Fission And No Fizz (OutLook, Kanti Bajpai, Oct 10, 2006)
N-power status put India back a notch on all counts. What saved us from the hole: the economy.
- Beyond The Line Of Fire (Telegraph, Jyoti Malhotra, Oct 10, 2006)
By telling lies about Kargil, Pervez Musharraf has sowed the seeds of distrust in the minds of his own people, writes Jyoti Malhotra.
- Kargil Rewind: Air Chief Vs Army Chief (Indian Express, Jasjit Singh, Oct 10, 2006)
Tipnis’s observations, if they don’t lead to unnecessary recriminations, could provide valuable insights into the history of the Kargil war
- Levelling The Playing Field (Pioneer, Hari Jaisingh, Oct 09, 2006)
More than the problem of evolving a joint anti-terror mechanism, the real challenge for India's policy-makers and strategists is one of properly understanding and countering President Pervez Musharraf's personalised diplomatic offensive wrapped in . . .
- After Kargil (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 09, 2006)
The last word on Kargil has clearly not been said. While we can allow ourselves some grim smiles at General Musharraf’s forced ruminations, any internal war of words of the “it is his fault” kind is more . . .
- Young Army Officer Killed In Kashmir (Hindu, K. Manikandan, Oct 09, 2006)
An Army officer from Pammal near Tambaram, who passed out of the Officers Training Academy here in March, was killed in an encounter with militants near the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday.
- Iaf Sought To Cross Loc During Kargil War: Former Indian Air Chief (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Oct 08, 2006)
The ghost of Kargil refuses to die either in India or Pakistan.
- Kargil, Lies And Musharraf (Pioneer, Hari Jaisingh, Oct 08, 2006)
More than the problem of evolving a joint anti-terror mechanism, the real challenge for India's policy-makers and strategists is one of properly understanding and countering President Pervez Musharraf's personalised diplomatic offensive wrapped in . . .
- Special Article (Statesman, SUBROTO ROY, Oct 08, 2006)
Seven phases of Indian foreign policy may be identifiable since Nehru; the current phase seems to involve subservience to the strong, jingoism otherwise
- ‘Army Was Reluctant To Tell Govt About Kargil’ (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2006)
The Army was “reluctant” to inform the government about the presence of Pakistan-backed intruders in Kargil in early 1999 and did little initially to jointly plan and carry out operations to evict them, Air Chief Marshal (retired) AY Tipnis has said.
- Upa Govt Has Given New Meaning To Development In J&k: Azad (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2006)
Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has said that coalition Government with the help of UPA Government at the Centre and by the keen interest of Chairperson Sonia Gandhi has given a new meaning to the development processes in Jammu and Kashmir.
- The Man In A Firan (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 08, 2006)
Just after Pervez Musharraf’s book launch, I attended a presentation by army officers on the J&K insurgency.
- Reading Between The General’S Lines (Deccan Herald, N J Nanporia , Oct 08, 2006)
Perhaps one way of getting the measure of Musharraf’s “memoirs” is to consider what the book isn’t. It is not, in the strict sense of the word, an autobiography or an exercise in Presidential literature.
- Army Was Caught Off Guard In Kargil: Tipnis (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2006)
IAF turned down request for helicopter gunships, insisted on `authorisation'
- Kargil, Lies And Musharraf (Pioneer, Hari Jaisingh, Oct 07, 2006)
More than the problem of evolving a joint anti-terror mechanism, the real challenge for India's policy-makers and strategists is one of properly understanding and countering President Pervez Musharraf's personalised diplomatic offensive wrapped . . .
- Musharraf Now Has Pak’S Kargil Toll: 357 (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Oct 07, 2006)
Seven years after the Kargil conflict, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has for the first time admitted in the Hindi version of his book, In the Line of Fire, that 357 Pakistani soldiers were killed in the war and 665 wounded.
- The Man In A Firan (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 07, 2006)
Just after Pervez Musharraf’s book launch, I attended a presentation by army officers on the J&K insurgency.
- Ex-Air Force Chief Alleges Army Botched Kargil War (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
For seven years, Indians believed that the 1999 Kargil conflict was won, at least partially because of the excellent teamwork between the Army and the Air Force.
- India's Has An Edge Over China (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Oct 06, 2006)
In the corridors of international power, there is a new discourse emerging. It is about the inexorable rise of China and India. Neither ascent is viewed as certain, but the odds are high that both nations, desperately poor until recently but now . . .
- Too Much Publicity Kills (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 06, 2006)
The basics first. Successful marketing of books depends upon collaboration between the writer, the publisher and the media.
- Everyone Is In The Line Of Fire (News International, Rahimullah Yusufzai, Oct 06, 2006)
It is becoming impossible to ignore President General Pervez Musharraf's autobiography, In the Line of Fire.
- Tailored Truths (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 06, 2006)
General Pervez Musharraf has not got his autobiography ghost-written for posterity. It is meant for a specific contemporary audience in the United States of America and in the West.
- 'Mush Behaving Like An Ostrich Over Kargil' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2006)
Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf is "behaving ostrich-like" by calling the 1999 Kargil operations "a landmark" when it was actually "the worst debacle in Pakistan's history," a superseded army colleague said.
- Air Chief’S Anguished Cry (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Oct 06, 2006)
The biggest surprise about Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal S.P. Tyagi’s agonised and agonising letter to the Defence Minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee, is not that it was written but that so little notice has been taken of it and of the deeply . . .
- Musharraf's Turn To Face The Flak (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Oct 06, 2006)
The criticism against the General's book is perhaps a lesson for the next controversial leader who wants to write his or her autobiography, especially while still in office.
- A New Musharraf? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 05, 2006)
General Pervez Musharraf has staged yet another coup.
- The Limits Of Finger-Pointing (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 05, 2006)
The Mumbai police chief's claims about the Pakistani provenance of the July 7 terrorist explosions have prompted the Bharatiya Janata Party to make the completely over-the-top demand that New Delhi sever diplomatic relations with Islamabad.
- Mush’S Cheap Shot: General 1, Pakistan 0 (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, Oct 05, 2006)
There is a reason why heads of state and government avoid writing tell all memoirs until after they are out of office.
- Investigating Kargil (News International, Editorial, The News International, Oct 05, 2006)
President Musharraf's book seems to have opened up a veritable Pandora's box on many controversial matters.
- Old Must Give Way To New (Deccan Herald, Bidanda M Chengappa, Oct 03, 2006)
There’s been undue delay in the finalisation of modernisation plans.
- Remnants Of Soviet Aggression (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 03, 2006)
Categorically stating that the country’s intelligence service (ISI) has played no role in propping up the renegade Taliban fighters in Afghanistan, President Pervez Musharraf has disclosed that he is investigating possible support . . .
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