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Articles 221 through 320 of 500:
- Burma Talks Fail: U.N. (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2007)
Burma’s military government stepped up its propaganda machine on Thursday, calling foreign critics of its crackdown "liars" and filling state-controlled media with positive spins of the junta’s crushing blow to pro-democracy advocates.
- India Ask Myanmar To Release Suu Kyi (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2007)
India, under fire for its low-key reaction to the violent suppression of pro-democracy protests in Myanmar, has told the military regime to release opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
- In Burma, Junta Unleashes Fear (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 04, 2007)
Soldiers announced they were hunting pro-democracy protesters in Burma's largest city on Wednesday and the top US diplomat in the country said that military police were pulling people out of their homes during the night.
- Onion Tears (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 04, 2007)
While the government may draw comfort from inflation being at a low of 3.23 per cent, the prices of certain commodities of daily use rule uncomfortably high for the common citizen.
- Close Communion (Telegraph, MUKUL KESAVAN, Oct 04, 2007)
Last week’s piece on blogging was unfair to the genre because it overlooked blogging’s most important function, which is neither fact-checking nor editorializing, but the often dangerous business of testifying to our times.
- A Middle Path (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 04, 2007)
As was to be expected, the mission by the United Nations special envoy, Ibrahim Gambari, to Mynamar has not led to any immediate breakthrough.
- 'India-Us Ties Go Beyond Nuclear Deal' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 04, 2007)
The India-US civilian nuclear deal is not the only thing going in the relationship between the two countries and its collapse for any reason would not imply a return to a "negative situation", according to External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee.
- Selective Atheism (Indian Express, VARGHESE K. GEORGE, Oct 04, 2007)
BR. haran’s article, ‘Selective atheism of Karunanidhi’ is an Hindutva critique of Dravidian politics.
- A Bit Of Faith In Politics (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 04, 2007)
It has become fashionable in certain smart circles to regard atheism as a sign of superior education, of highly evolved civilisation, of enlightenment. Recent best-sellers by Sam Harris, Christopher Hitchens and others suggest that religious faith . . . .
- Above The Nobel (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 04, 2007)
BETTER late than never, the Swedish Nobel Committee has regretted not awarding Mahatma Gandhi its coveted Peace Prize.
- Tension Grips A Quiet Myanmar (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Oct 04, 2007)
Tension-filled calm reigned across Myanmar on Wednesday, with the ruling junta making no comment on United Nations Special Envoy Ibrahim Gambari’s just-concluded mission to begin “a peaceful transition to democracy”.
- Old Soldier Stands In The Way Of Democracy (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 04, 2007)
The old soldier who leads Burma is called "the bulldog" — for good reason.
- ‘No One Country Or One Leader Defines Or Runs Europe’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 04, 2007)
It was a busy week for David Miliband, Great Britain’s youthful new foreign secretary. He addressed the Labour Party conference, acknowledging the successes and “scars” from 10 years of Labour government and saying that Britain must strengthen its . . . .
- India Asks Myanmar To Consider A Probe Into Crackdown (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 04, 2007)
Amid a global outrage over a violent crackdown on pro-democracy protests in Myanmar,India told its military regime to consider launching a probe and said any sanctions from the UN Security Council should only be as a "last resort".
- Morality Matters (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Oct 04, 2007)
An argument one frequently hears in defence of the Government's failure to condemn the savage violence Burma's ruling junta has unleashed on the country's completely peaceful movement for democracy, is that concern for morality must yield to . . . .
- Junta Uses Scare Tactics (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 04, 2007)
Burma’s junta broadcast warnings from trucks that soldiers were searching for protesters, while a UN envoy remained tight-lipped on Wednesday about his mission to persuade the military rulers to end their crackdown on democracy advocates.
- Exhibition On Gandhi At Un (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 04, 2007)
A photo exhibition which takes viewers through the various phases of Mahatma Gandhi's life and emphasizes his message of peace, non-violence and brotherhood opened at the world body headquarters here.
- Raise The Pitch (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 04, 2007)
Following the military junta's forceful crackdown on the monks marching for democracy in Myanmar, there is little news about the current situation there.
- Food Shortfall Looms In Crisis-Hit Myanmar: Un (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2007)
High food prices helped drive Myanmar's people onto the streets, and the junta's bloody crackdown has only worsened the threat of hunger and malnutrition, UN aid workers and rights groups say.
- Will The Generals Step Aside? (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Oct 03, 2007)
DESPITE indications of popular unease since mid-August, recent events in Myanmar (Burma) took the world by surprise.
- Gandhi On Our Minds (Hindustan Times, Editorial, Gulf News, Oct 03, 2007)
So much has been written on M.K. Gandhi that it would be presumptuous to attempt to contribute any insight into this complex personality.
- China Keeps Arms Spend Under Wraps (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2007)
Centuries ago, Chinese general and military strategist Sun Tzu proclaimed, "all warfare is based on deception". To this day, China actively pursues this strategy, keeping its defence expenditure, arms imports, capabilities and strategic intentions . . . .
- Myanmar: India Suggests Probe (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2007)
India has toughened its stance on Myanmar’s military regime, bowing to increased international pressure, but there are no signs of New Delhi doing what the international community wants most desperately, imposing sanctions on Myanmar.
- Indo-Us Nuclear Deal Will Be Done: Burns (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2007)
A top Bush Administration official has expressed hope that the civil nuclear deal with India will be done and that the Americans, in about twenty years, would be able to look at India as being one of its two or three most important relationships . . .
- U.N. Envoy Meets Suu Kyi, Than Shwe (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Oct 03, 2007)
Gambari completes Myanmar mission; details of dialogue not known.
- Why China Has It Wrong On Myanmar (Asia Times, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 03, 2007)
While Myanmar's military government cracks down on peaceful protesters, China, as one of the regime's main benefactors, is being held in some quarters as tangentially co-responsible for the violence.
- Nudge Burma's Junta To Reform (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, Oct 03, 2007)
India has to do more for democracy and human rights in Burma, so says everybody.
- Sanctions Against Burma Not Yet: India (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2007)
India has opposed the idea of international sanctions against Burma but called upon the trouble-torn nation to institute a probe into the crackdown on its pro-democracy protesters.
- High Road To Prosperity (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Oct 03, 2007)
The Northeast was last week inadvertently thrust onto the crossroads of international diplomacy.
- Un Urges Junta Chief To End Crackdown (Hindustan Times, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 03, 2007)
UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari met Myanmar junta boss Than Shwe on Tuesday in a bid to end a bloody crackdown on the biggest democracy protests in 20 years, a diplomat said.
- Un Envoy Meets Suu Kyi Second Time (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Oct 03, 2007)
United Nations envoy Ibrahim Gambari flew out of army-ruled Myanmar on Tuesday after meeting junta chief Than Shwe and a second session of talks with detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
- Down A Slippery Slope (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, Oct 03, 2007)
General musharraf may have won a legal battle when Pakistan’s Supreme Court made it possible for him to run for president without giving up his position as army chief. But ‘legal’ is not the same as ‘legitimate’.
- India Asks Myanmar To Consider Probe Into Situation (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2007)
Taking a cautious stand on the developments in the neighbouring country of Myanmar, India on Tuesday urged the military regime of the country to “consider undertaking an inquiry into the recent incidents and use of forces” while expressing . . . .
- India, China Not Doing Enough, Says Us (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Oct 03, 2007)
The USA wants India and China to take "serious and concrete" actions to force the military junta in Burma resolve the standoff with pro-democracy supporters and monks in the reclusive nation.
- Indo-Us Nuclear Deal Will Be Done: Burns (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2007)
A top Bush administration official has expressed hope that the civilian nuclear deal with India will be done and that Americans, in about twenty years, would be able to look at India as being one of its two or three most important relationships. . .
- Un Envoy Meets Suu Kyi, Junta Chief (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 03, 2007)
United Nations special envoy Ibrahim Gambari today met with Myanmar’s democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi and junta leader Than Shwe, intervening after a bloody crackdown on an uprising.
- Nobody Knows How Many Died (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 03, 2007)
One hundred shot dead outside a Burmese school. Activists burned alive at Government crematoriums.
- Un Envoy Meets Suu Kyi & Junta Head, 1,000 Go ‘Missing’ (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2007)
After days of delays, Myanmar’s reclusive junta leader granted an audience today to a UN envoy hoping to broker an end to a crackdown on pro-democracy protesters.
- The Superpower's Burden (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 03, 2007)
In order to be a great power it is very necessary to have some client states. Indeed, a mark of having arrived on the global scene is that a country is expected to control the levers of power in a few states.
- Un Envoy Meets Suu Kyi, Junta Chief (Asian Age, Editorial, The Asian Age, Oct 03, 2007)
A UN envoy met pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi for a second time, hours after an audience with Burma’s military leader on Tuesday, pressing ahead his quest to end the junta’s crackdown on democracy advocates.
- Cpm To Upa: Explain Delay (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2007)
The CPI(M) has said that the UPA government should explain why there is a delay in the negotiations on the Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline.
- Pranab Urges Junta To Consider Probe (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2007)
As the international community clamoured for action against the Burmese rulers for crushing the pro-democracy protestors, India asked the military junta to consider a probe into the violent incidents.
- When Reality Strikes (Business Line, S. Ramachander, Oct 01, 2007)
As you read this, the State of Tamil Nadu could have been in the middle of yet another of those familiar sudden strikes that shut down normal everyday life, often with the tacit support of the Government and, of course, the ruling party.
- Hindu Gods In Hindi Cinema (Pioneer, MV Kamath, Oct 01, 2007)
Indian cinema is probably the most analysed, dissected and diagonised aspect of the country's values and culture. Rachel Dwyer, the author of this excellent work, refers to some three hundred odd books and articles on the subject which shows the . . . .
- Giving Up The Free Press (Deccan Herald, Jackson Diehl, Oct 01, 2007)
The free press survived even as Mubarak moved methodically to crush other nascent centres of opposition in the past 18 months, including liberal political parties, a movement of judges seeking greater independence for courts, and the Muslim Brotherhood.
- Un Envoy Meets Suu Kyi (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2007)
UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari today met detained Myanmar Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi but had yet to hold talks with the head of the junta on ending a bloody crackdown on protests against 45 years of military rule.
- Un Envoy Back In Myanmar Capital For Junta Talks: Official (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2007)
UN special envoy Ibrahim Gambari who met Myanmar's detained democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi over the weekend has returned to the nation's remote capital for expected talks with the junta leader, a UN official said on Monday.
- Myanmar: Europe Puts Onus On India (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2007)
Forty-one days after the protests began in Myanmar and blood once more was spilt on its streets, the talk in European capitals is all about bringing pressure to bear on India to "do something".
- Ec Reschedules Nepal Poll Dates (Indian Express, YUBARAJ GHIMIRE, Oct 01, 2007)
The Election Commission rescheduled the dates for the election process as Maoists refused to submit the list of its candidates under the list system on the deadline set for the purpose.
- Iran House Labels Cia, Us Army As Terror Outfits (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2007)
Presdient Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said the negative reception he received at Columbia University failed to damage Iran’s image and instead hurt America’s prestige abroad, state television reported on Sunday as Iran’s Parliament approved a . . . .
- Bush, Basu, Burma (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 01, 2007)
If Jyoti Basu and George Bush say democratic yearnings in Burma must receive a boost and the Manmohan Singh government’s position appears to be not radically different from the Hu Jintao regime’s, there’s more to it than the curious couplings . . . .
- Un Envoy Meets Suu Kyi, Junta (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2007)
A UN envoy held back-to-back meetings on Sunday with Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and Burma’s military rulers, trying to find a peaceful solution to the crisis that has engulfed the impoverished country.
- Un, China Urge Myanmar Junta To End Bloodshed (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2007)
Dozens of protesters seeking an end to 45 years of military dictatorship ventured into the eerily quiet streets of Myanmar's largest city, only to be scattered by heavily armed soldiers and police. Some pro-democracy dissidents said they were . . . . . .
- Violence In Burma (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2007)
After nearly two decades, Burma is again being rocked by pro-democracy protests which the Burmese military is trying to crush in the only way it knows: by using brutal force.
- India Needs A Stable Burma (Pioneer, Swapan Dasgupta, Oct 01, 2007)
It's an awkward time to be presiding over neighbourhood relations. Writing in Saturday's Guardian, Aung Zaw, a Burmese exile and Editor of the Thailand-based Irrawady magazine, proffered a view that is certain to make Indians squirm.
- Un Envoy Meets Suu Kyi, Junta Leaders To End Burma Standoff (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2007)
A UN envoy held back-to-back meetings on Sunday with opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and Burma's military rulers, trying to find a peaceful solution to the crisis that has engulfed the impoverished country.
- 'It's Now A People’S Revolution' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2007)
It doesn't happen too often. But 10 days ago, Burma made international headlines, when the military junta ordered a crackdown on protestors marching through Yangon calling for an end to their 45-year rule.
- Asia Has Key To Future Global Order (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2007)
With the world’s fastest-growing markets, fastest-rising military expenditures and most “serious hotspots”, Asia holds the key to the future global order, strategic expert Mr Brahma Chellaney told the 8th Asian-European Editors’ Forum here.
- Myanmar Soldier Shoved, Shot Journalist Point-Blank (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2007)
Myanmar troops shoved down a Japanese journalist and shot him dead at close range, television footage broadcast today appeared to show.
- Sporadic Rallies In Myanmar (Hindu, P.S. Suryanarayana, Sep 29, 2007)
As the military regime took strong steps to reassert its writ over Myanmar, protesters continued to brave the might of the soldiers in Yangon on Friday.
- N-Deal: 'We Will Move Forward When India Is Ready' (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2007)
In the face of the Left opposition, the Bush administration has refused to set a timeline for moving the Indo-US nuclear deal forward, saying it will start work towards operationalising the agreement when New Delhi is ready.
- Cpi(m) Concerned At Myanmar Incidents (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2007)
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) Polit Bureau met here on Friday as a prelude to three days of “very crucial” discussions by the central committee on the India-United States nuclear deal and the political situation, among other issues.
- Junta Regains Control Of Streets With Iron Fist (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2007)
Myanmar’s junta appeared to have regained control of the streets today, sealing off Buddhist monasteries, shutting down public Internet service and scattering isolated demonstrations with gunfire.
- Satellite Images Confirm Abuses (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2007)
Satellite images confirm reports of burned villages, forced relocations and other human-rights abuses in Myanmar, scientists said yesterday.
- Us Imposes Visa Ban On Dozens Of Myanmar Leaders (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2007)
The US administration slapped visa bans on more than 30 members of the Myanmar junta and their families, the State Department has said.
- The Monks Go Marching In (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2007)
The city airport can be deceptive. It looks swanky, a brand new gateway to MYANMAR: the new-age airport in a forgotten country. Outside the departure hall another world unfolds — old Toyota cars, very old Ford trucks, and everything else that reminds one
- Myanmar Breaks Up Rallies, Cuts Net (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2007)
Troops fired warning shots in the air and hit protestors with clubs to break up a demonstration by about 2,000 people, witnesses said.
- Cpm To Take 'Unanimous Decision'on Nuclear Deal (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2007)
"Everything has been discussed and I am sure that we will take a unanimous decision," senior leader M K Pandhe told newspersons when asked whether the issue of nuclear deal was being deliberated.
- Ongc Rejects Lanka Offer (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2007)
The State-run Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) chairman and managing director R.S. Sharma said on Friday that the company has turned down an offer from Sri Lanka to operate a block in the Mannar basin.
- Troops Crack Down In 2 Burma Cities (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2007)
Security forces clamped down on protests in Burma’s two biggest cities on Friday, firing warning shots and using baton charges in the third day of a crackdown that has left at least 13 people dead.
- Maoists’ Demand Puts Nepal Polls In Doubt (Indian Express, YUBARAJ GHIMIRE, Sep 29, 2007)
Nepal's Prime Minister G P Koirala is facing a major crisis with the Maoists insisting on a complete switch to the proportional representation (PR) system of election, backing out of the mixed system they had agreed to earlier.
- India Must Speak Up, Now (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 29, 2007)
The massive pro-democracy demonstrations led by Buddhist monks and nuns in Burma, which have unleashed a vicious crackdown by the military junta, remind us of the demonstrations in Lhasa in 1987, when hundreds of monks took to the streets to beg . . . .
- Decision By Cpm At Oct. 5 Meet, Says Yechury (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2007)
The CPI(M) will convey its decision on the India-US nuclear deal to the UPA government at the next joint UPA-Left panel meeting, which is scheduled to be held on October 5.
- Us Says It Will Move Forward On Nuke Deal When India Is Ready (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2007)
In the face of Left opposition, the Bush administration has refused to set a time-line for moving the Indo-US nuclear deal forward, saying it will start work towards operationalising the agreement when New Delhi is ready.
- Explaining India’S Silence Over Burma (Daily Times, Subir Bhaumik, Sep 29, 2007)
India has been slow to break its silence over street protests across Burma this month even though it has strong geographical, political and strategic links with its eastern neighbour
- Going Against The Junta (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 29, 2007)
BLOODLETTING is common in a country controlled by the military junta… In Myanmar, the latest episode — protests against the draconian military rule — started in the third week of September.
- 9 Deaths As Soldiers Fire On Protesters (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2007)
Soldiers fired automatic weapons into a crowd of anti-government demonstrators today during clashes that killed at least nine persons, including a Japanese national, and injured 11 others, the government said.
- Price Rise Lit Crisis Spark (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2007)
People in Myanmar were already living on the edge before the government doubled fuel prices, raising the cost of just about everything and shoving many over the precipice.
- Nine More Dead In Myanmar Crackdown (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2007)
At least nine people have been killed in Myanmar's capital in continuing clashes between the military and demonstrators, state television confirmed on Friday. The dead included eight protesters and a Japanese photojournalist, it said.
- Protest In Myanmar (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 28, 2007)
It's heartening to note that the repression unleashed by Myanmar’s military junta on pro-democracy protestors has not dampened the surge in demonstrations.
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