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- Tread Carefully After 60 Ideologically Mismatched Years (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2007)
Since 2001, after the Pakistani public’s “honeymoon” with General Pervez Musharraf began to fade following his participation in an American sponsored “war on terror”, the Pakistani mind has submitted to a pessimistic view of the state of Pakistan.
- Redeploy, Don't Pull Out Troops (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2007)
Colonel V Vasant and his radio operator Lance-Naik Ganapat Shashikant were gunned down while thwarting terrorists attempting to infiltrate across the Line of Control in the Uri Sector of Jammu & Kashmir on July 31.
- In Chhattisgarh, Maoists Prevail (Pioneer, Joginder Singh, Aug 13, 2007)
The Chattishgarh Assembly held a secret sitting for the first time. No visitors or journalists were allowed inside the House.
- The Osama Scourge (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Aug 11, 2007)
India's place in Al Qaeda's operations map was confirmed this week through a video message issued from the organisation's very top.
- Jammu Migrants Allege Bias In Relief (Tribune, S.P.Sharma, Aug 11, 2007)
Nearly 12,000 militancy- related migrants of Jammu division are being given “step- motherly” treatment by the Jammu and Kashmir government by denying them relief and rehabilitation on a par with Kashmiri migrants.
- Redeploy, Don't Pull Out Troops (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2007)
Colonel V Vasant and his radio operator Lance-Naik Ganapat Shashikant were gunned down while thwarting terrorists attempting to infiltrate across the Line of Control in the Uri Sector of Jammu & Kashmir on July 31.
- India's Yin And Yang 60 Years After Independence (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2007)
India will turn 60 on Wednesday. In a speech that for Indians resonates as powerfully as Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg address for Americans, nationalist leader and founding Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru declared that at midnight . . . .
- Nothing To Do With Literacy (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Aug 10, 2007)
It isn't surprising that the moment there is some judicial verdict slamming jihadi terror, pseudo-secularists and Muslim communalists get into an overdrive, erecting a wall of alibis to make it appear as if one whole community is being targeted . . . . .
- Pugwash Initiative On Kashmir (Tribune, G. Parthasarathy, Aug 09, 2007)
Colonel V. Vasant and his radio operator Lance-Naik Ganapat Shashikant were gunned down while thwarting terrorists attempting to infiltrate across the Line of Control in the Uri sector of North Kashmir on July 31.
- Colombo Conference: Initiatives On Kashmir Peace (Business Line, G. Parthasarathy, Aug 09, 2007)
The Government’s unwillingness to assert that there can be no troop reduction in J&K unless Pakistan’s terror infrastructure is dismantled, gives the impression that New Delhi can be persuaded to move ahead with redeployments.
- Redeploy, Don't Pull Out Troops (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Aug 09, 2007)
Colonel V Vasant and his radio operator Lance-Naik Ganapat Shashikant were gunned down while thwarting terrorists attempting to infiltrate across the Line of Control in the Uri Sector of Jammu & Kashmir on July 31.
- Separatists In Hot Spot As Al-Qaeda Refers To Kashmir (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 08, 2007)
With the al-Qaeda mentioning Kashmir in its latest video, which puts US embassies on top of its hitlist, separatists in the Valley are struggling to formulate a response to the association of their campaign with a pan-Islamic jihadi outfit.
- Centre Plays Down Qaida's Threat To India (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2007)
A meeting attended by senior MHA officials, intelligence brass, SPG chief B V Wanchoo and Delhi's commissioner of police Y S Dadwal, on Monday discussed the alleged threat from Al-Qaida.
- Uruguay Backs J&k Separatists (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, Aug 07, 2007)
By the twitching of my thumbs, fresh mischief is brewing over our northern frontier.
- Qaida Video Warns Of Attacks On India (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2007)
The Al-Qaida warned in a new video on Sunday that India and US diplomatic missions were the terror network's "legitimate targets."
- Hindu Migrants Demand Relief On Par With Kashmiri Migrants (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2007)
More than 1,500 Hindu migrants from militancy-hit areas of Jammu division, who were marching towards Jammu from Reasi to draw the attention of the government towards the unfair treatment to them, were on Friday stopped by the police at Serawad near Katra.
- Al-Qaeda Warns Of Attacks On India (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2007)
The Al-Qaeda warned in a new video on Sunday that India and US diplomatic missions were the terror network's "legitimate targets."
- Dispatches From Pakistan (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2007)
Amit Barua of The Hindu was one of the two Indian correspondents who was allowed to report from Pakistan towards the end of the 20th century.
- Strike At The Roots Of Fragging (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 04, 2007)
Compensations to soldiers for the vagaries of service life have always been a complex issue. The Union cabinet seems to have concluded that more ‘leave travel concessions’ to soldiers would compensate for the hazards of serving in distant . . . .
- Haneef Not Linked To Al-Qaeda: Indian Police (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2007)
A senior Indian police officer has dismissed as untrue, a report that former Gold Coast doctor Mohamed Haneef had alleged links with al-Qaeda.
- Indian Ib Among World’S Top Five Agencies (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2007)
India’s Intelligence Bureau (IB) has been ranked among the world’s top five intelligence agencies, in terms of its reach, efficiency and a high level of sophistication.
- Media's Bogus Concerns (Pioneer, Vinayshil Gautam, Aug 03, 2007)
Terrorism has been the flavour of the fortnight. The dominance that the media exercises in formulating issues has been a major factor behind it. It is not worth remarking on the space given to terrorism-related reports.
- Obama’S Loud-Mouthing (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 03, 2007)
MR Barack Obama, a Democratic presidential hopeful, has joined the chorus of voices demanding or threatening American military action in Pakistan’s tribal region. Since Mr Obama could perhaps be in the White House one . . . .
- Stress Allowance For Defence Personnel (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2007)
The Union Cabinet today approved payment of special stress allowance for soldiers deployed in conflict and high-altitude operational areas. They will get special benefits and allowances to combat stress-related incidents.
- A Fair Trial (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 03, 2007)
The Coimbatore serial bomb blast case was the first to be tried under the normal penal laws of the land though it closely followed the Mumbai blasts of March 1993.
- War And Peace (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Aug 03, 2007)
The book is about political developments in Pakistan between 1997 and 2000 as seen through the eyes of a reporter.
- India-Pakistan Dialogue In Danger (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Aug 01, 2007)
There are fears in some quarters that the serious internal problems confronting Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf may have an adverse impact on the India-Pakistan peace process.
- Killings At Shalimar (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 31, 2007)
Defence Minister A. K. Antony declared in Srinagar on Saturday that the situation in Jammu and Kashmir was fast improving.
- India Embraces Us, Israeli Arms (Asia Times, Siddharth Srivastava, Jul 31, 2007)
There have always been questions and nebulous areas in the way Indian defense deals are struck.
- Khammam Firing: Bjp Seeks Andhra Cm's Resignation (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2007)
The BJP on Monday sought the resignation of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Rajasekhar Reddy over the Khammam police firing.
- India's Satisfaction (Frontier Post, editorial, Frontier Post, Jul 31, 2007)
India’s national security advisor has expressed satisfaction over the course of composite peace dialogue with Pakistan, though conceding its progress to be slow.
- Non-Alignment Yes, Nam No (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2007)
Historian Ramachandra Guha has described Jawaharlal Nehru's policy of non-alignment as an attempt to place India "beyond and above the rivalries of Great Powers".
- Indo-Pak Talks Slow But Steady: Narayanan (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2007)
Says India ready to deal with Musharraf
Praises Musharraf for accepting SC verdict
- Intelligence Cooperation Has A Long History (Deccan Herald, B Raman, Jul 28, 2007)
Prince Hassan of Jordan suggested that the ISI and R&AW chiefs meet in secret and discuss issues instead of levelling open allegations against each other..
- Non-Alignment Yes, Nam No (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2007)
Historian Ramachandra Guha has described Jawaharlal Nehru's policy of non-alignment as an attempt to place India "beyond and above the rivalries of Great Powers".
- Fresh Handle For Nehru-Bashing (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jul 27, 2007)
Nehru-bashing is a favourite pastime in certain circles in India and abroad that feel his domestic and foreign policies are responsible for whatever is wrong with the Indian polity.
- Relevance Of Being ‘Non-Aligned’ And Irrelevance Of Nam (Business Line, G. Parthasarathy, Jul 26, 2007)
Historian Ramachandra Guha has described Jawaharlal Nehru’s policy of non-alignment as an attempt to place India “beyond and above the rivalries of Great Powers.”
- Here Comes Our Next Prime Minister (Frontier Post, editorial, Frontier Post, Jul 26, 2007)
It was difficult to figure out, how the religiously moderate Jamaat Ulma Islam (JUI) slipped towards the movers and shakers of many regimes in the land of the pure soon after the commencement of controlled democracy in the whack of the unexpected . . .
- Forget About Nam (Tribune, G. Parthasarathy, Jul 26, 2007)
Historian Ramachandra Guha has described Jawaharlal Nehru’s policy of nonalignment as an attempt to place India “beyond and above the rivalries of Great Powers”.
- How Not To Counter Terror (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, Jul 25, 2007)
India would be mistaken to pursue a `tough' anti-terrorist strategy post-Glasgow that rejects human rights and legality in the name of `national security'.
- The Indian Connecton (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jul 25, 2007)
"I take pride," Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said in a June 2005 interview, "in the fact that, although we have 150 million Muslims in our country as citizens, not one has been found to have joined the ranks of al Qaeda or participated in .. . . ..
- Failure To Tackle Militancy (Dawn, MOHAMMAD SHEHZAD, Jul 24, 2007)
THE Lal Masjid saga is another endorsement of the fact that Pakistan is fighting the war on terror without having a solid strategy in place. Terrorism is being fought half-heartedly and in a stopgap manner.
- For A Feasible Solution In J&k (Hindu, V.R. Krishna Iyer, Jul 23, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s recent suggestion that the Line of Control could become a “Line of Peace” deserves to be followed up in order to end 60 years of violence.
- The Lal Masjid Blowback (Pioneer, Sunita Vakil, Jul 21, 2007)
Gen Pervez Musharraf's vow to eliminate extremism from Pakistan has come close on the heels of the threat posed by Al Qaeda after that country's Army stormed Lal Masjid.
- How Not To Spend $ 750 Mn (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 21, 2007)
After pumping in more than $ 10 billion since 2001, the US has offered another $ 750 million to Pakistan to persuade it to cooperate in the war on terror
- Haneef: India’S Hypocrisy (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 21, 2007)
Our schizophrenia as a people is astounding. Right now we are consumed with self-righteous indignation over how Mohammed Haneef, an Indian citizen and an initial suspect in the Glasgow bomb blast, is being treated by the Australians.
- Aspects Of Civilization (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Jul 20, 2007)
The Jamaican police had at least the body of a dead Bob Woolmer to weave fantasy around. The police in Britain and Australia had only a quarter-burnt car, with a severely injured person at its wheel, at their disposal.
- Battle Of Nerves (Frontline, Nirupama Subramanian , Jul 20, 2007)
ONE by one, hands held high above their heads and shirts removed and clutched in one hand so that security officials could see that no explosives were strapped to their torsos, the boys threaded their way through an elaborate 200-metre security . . . .
- And Now, The Pashtun Mutiny (OutLook, B. Raman , Jul 19, 2007)
Individual Pashtuns, not belonging to any particular organisation, have been in the forefront of the wave of suicide bombings in Pakistan since July 13, 2007 leaving at least 160 dead, as the ominous threat of a mutiny in the security forces looms large.
- A New Tenant For Rashtrapati Bhavan (Asian Age, K. Natwar Singh, Jul 19, 2007)
In four days India will have a new Rashtrapati. At least four past Presidents have been individuals possessing integrity of mind and spirit, delicacy of character, dignity of office, and embodying our national ideals and India’s genius.
- Exorcist: Dictator’S Cut (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 18, 2007)
As news of further violence in Pakistan after the Lal Masjid storming by the Pakistan Security Force makes international headlines, it is very tempting to sound smug and say “Ah, but I told you so” and “You reap what you sow.”
- Shadow War (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, Jul 18, 2007)
The military operation against Islamabad’s Lal Masjid has brought into focus the price Pakistan is paying for its past sponsorship and tolerance of Islamist militants as an instrument of foreign policy.
- A Borderline Solution (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 17, 2007)
As far as stumbling blocks go, the real estate dispute involving the state of Jammu and Kashmir has long become part and parcel of India-Pakistan relations.
- Message From Lal Masjid (Pioneer, CP Bhambhri, Jul 17, 2007)
The chickens have come home to roost for the Pakistani state, which has patronised fanatic religious groups to pursue pernicious policies of destabilising its neighbours like India and Afghanistan.
- A New Tenant For Rashtrapati Bhavan (Asian Age, K. Natwar Singh, Jul 17, 2007)
In four days India will have a new Rashtrapati. At least four past Presidents have been individuals possessing integrity of mind and spirit, delicacy of character, dignity of office, and embodying our national ideals and India’s genius.
- Worth Pursuing (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 17, 2007)
For some time now, a perception has been gaining ground – the perception that the three-year old India-Pakistan composite dialogue process aimed principally at exploring a lasting solution to the bilateral dispute over Jammu and Kashmir is going . . . .
- Krishna Iyer Commends Manmohan’S Statement (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2007)
The former Supreme Court Judge, V.R. Krishna Iyer, in a statement, has commended Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s suggestion in Jammu on Sunday that the Line of Control could become a “line of peace” with freer flow of ideas, goods, services and people.
- Pm Calls For End To Terror Blackmail (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2007)
Speaking at the special convocation to confer Doctorate of Letters (Honoris Causa) on him by the Jammu University, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that shared used of Kashmir's land and water resources between Indian and Pakistan was possible only . .
- Pm Envisages Naya Jammu & Kashmir (Pioneer, Khursheed Wani, Jul 16, 2007)
Seeking an end to terrorism and violence in Jammu & Kashmir, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday spelled out a philosophy for "naya Jammu & Kashmir" and urged the people to be free from all fears about their future.
- India's Pm Says Kashmir Can Be Symbol Of Friendship (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2007)
India’s prime minister said on Sunday the divided region of Kashmir could become a symbol of India-Pakistan co-operation, and talks to end 60 years of conflict would continue.
- Talks With Pak To Continue: Pm (Tribune, S.P.Sharma, Jul 16, 2007)
Expressing hope of Jammu and Kashmir becoming a symbol of India-Pakistan cooperation rather than conflict, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today announced that India would continue the dialogue process with Islamabad despite “difficulties”.
- Dark Shadow Of Lal Masjid (Dawn, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Jul 16, 2007)
INTERVIEWED by the TV channel, Dawn News, I said that the appalling tragedy enacted at the Lal Masjid demanded an investigation into the specific events that led to it, and no less . . . .
- Convert Loc Into Line Of Peace: P M (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2007)
"As I have stated earlier, borders cannot be changed, but they can be made irrelevant. There can no be question of divisions or fresh partitions, but the Line of Control can become a line of peace with a freer flow of ideas, goods, services . . . .
- Make Loc ‘Line Of Peace’: Manmohan (Hindu, Luv Puri , Jul 16, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here on Sunday that the Line of Control could become a “Line of Peace” with a freer flow of ideas, goods, services and people.
- Hit Or Hug Musharraf? (Pioneer, Swapan Dasgupta, Jul 16, 2007)
There is understandable confusion in India over whether to endorse President Pervez Musharraf's assault on the Lal Masjid or to welcome the Islamic backlash that may end up unsettling the regime.
- Pushing The Envelope On Peace In Kashmir (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Jul 16, 2007)
The Prime Minister’s Jammu speech takes the logic of “cooperative mechanisms” one step further, envisaging the shared use of the disputed region’s land and water resources across the Line of Control.
- Terror Of Isolation (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Jul 16, 2007)
Former Union home minister L.K. Advani took strong objection to the remarks of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that he could not sleep after listening to the grieving mother of the British-Indian doctor arrested by the authorities as an alleged terrorist.
- J-K Can Become Symbol Of Indo-Pakistan Cooperation: Pm (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2007)
Wanting to turn the Line of Control into a line of peace and convert Jammu and Kashmir into a symbol of Indo-Pakistan cooperation, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday said the dialogue with Islamabad would continue "despite difficulties" and . . .
- Make Loc A Line Of Peace: Pm (Asian Age, Yusuf Jameel, Jul 16, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday reiterated that while borders cannot be changed they can be made irrelevant, and said that he wanted to transform the Line of Control into a "line of peace."
- Beyond Borders (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Jul 14, 2007)
Two pieces of news from London seem to have caused surprise and anguish in India. First, that doctors are involved in terrorism.
- Bush’S Musharraf Policy Increasingly Under Scanner (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Jul 14, 2007)
A bloody standoff this week between Pakistan’s military and Islamic militants holed up in a mosque in the heart of Islamabad has prompted calls for a wider crackdown on militants in Pakistan.
- Ulfa’S Shadow (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 14, 2007)
The tragic death in a crossfire of senior FCI official P.C. Ram, kidnapped and held by ULFA militants since April, points to the fact that the North-East remains as troubled as ever and counter-insurgency operations are nowhere as effective as . . . .
- Musharraf Has A Tough Road Ahead: Ex-Diplomats (Hindu, SANDEEP DIKSHIT, Jul 14, 2007)
The speech by Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf vowing to eliminate extremism and militancy from “every corner” of the country has left the country’s strategic community wondering whether his resolve extends to the immediate neighbourhood . . . . .
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 14, 2007)
Totally warranted would be shock, outrage, dismay and condemnation in the wake of US combat veterans disclosing the atrocities routinely perpetrated in Iraq.
- Terror Of Isolation (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Jul 14, 2007)
Former Union home minister L.K. Advani took strong objection to the remarks of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that he could not sleep after listening to the grieving mother of the British-Indian doctor arrested by the authorities as an alleged terrorist.
- Mosque Protests Across Pakistan (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2007)
Protests have taken place across Pakistan against the government's military operation against radicals in Islamabad's radical Red Mosque.
- What's The New Root Cause? (Pioneer, Wilson John, Jul 14, 2007)
After the busting of the Bangalore Club, one is forced to concede that even educated, affluent Muslims are taking to terror
- National Politics After Apc-Apda (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jul 13, 2007)
The host of the London opposition all-parties conference (APC), the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN), has formed an All Parties Democratic Alliance (APDA) for the restoration of democracy in Pakistan. But the PPP is not a part of it.
- Ground Realities & Strategy (Dawn, Javid Husain, Jul 13, 2007)
GROUND realities, national interest and strategy are buzzwords of the Musharraf government.
- Report: Australian Police Have Found No Evidence To Charge Indian Doctor (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 13, 2007)
Australian police on Friday dropped a request to extend the detention of a suspect in the failed British terrorism attacks, but he was not likely to be released immediately and could still be charged.
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