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- New Delhi Test-Fires N-Capable Missile (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
India on Wednesday test-fired its nuclear-capable Agni-1 ballistic missile for a second time in less than a month and said the latest experiment was a ‘major success.’
- India Shuns Missile Defence System (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Oct 25, 2007)
In a significant change from recent policy Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday ruled out being part of the controversial US-led missile defence system, opposed by countries like Russia and China.
- Far Cry (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 25, 2007)
Women are not well in West Bengal. And given the prevalent attitude in the state towards their condition, there is very little chance of their getting better anytime soon.
- The Unfinished Agenda Of Economic Reform (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
There is no lack of thinking on what needs to be done to sustain and further accelerate growth.
- The Question Of Inequality (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, Oct 25, 2007)
Income and wealth inequalities are rising alarmingly in India but they barely figure in public discourse. Yet, they threaten to undermine social cohesion.
- Spectrum War (Frontline, V. Sridhar, Oct 25, 2007)
An unprecedented number of applications have been filed for mobile phone licences amidst fears about spectrum shortage.
- Trai Prescription (Frontline, V. Sridhar, Oct 25, 2007)
IN April 2007, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) received a reference from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to make recommendations on the basis of a review of telecom licensing norms.
- General (Retd.) S.F. Rodrigues (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
GENERAL (retd.) S.F. Rodrigues took over as Administrator for the Union Territory of Chandigarh and Governor of Punjab in November 2004. In this interview, he speaks of his vision for the development of the city. Excerpts:
- Electronic Vision (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
THE Chandigarh administration is working towards making the city grow as a knowledge-based one.
- Un Envoy Set To Return To Burma (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
The UN special envoy on Burma, Ibrahim Gambari, will return to Burma for more talks in the first week of November.
- Life Sentences For Delhi Police (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
Ten policemen in the Indian capital, Delhi, have been given life prison sentences for the murder of two businessmen 10 years ago.
- Life Terms Over 1998 India Bombs (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
A court in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu has sentenced 23 people to life in prison in connection with a series of bombs nine years ago.
- Spirit Of Unity (Frontline, Bhaskar Ghose, Oct 25, 2007)
The systems of governance prevail and are seen as enduring, to be looked up to for redress in times of chaos in the country.
- Signals From Ceasfire (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Oct 24, 2007)
The United Jihad Council is desperate to join in the political dialogue on Jammu and Kashmir’s future, but it may be too late.
- Haryana Has A New Partner In U.S. State (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
A Declaration of Partnership between Haryana and the U.S. State of Minnesota was signed in New Delhi on Tuesday to promote “active exchange of ideas, knowledge, and people as it relates to trade and investment, science and . . . . .
- India Set To Join Turkmenistan Pipeline Project (Hindu, Sujay Mehdudia, Oct 24, 2007)
In a major boost to the energy security policy for the nation, India is all set to join the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan gas pipeline project next month.
- Pm Blames It On Coalition Politics (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
Prime Minister told the global consultancy firm McKinsey that the problem among political leaders in the country was not about lack of awareness or thinking on what needed to be done to sustain and accelerate social and economic growth...
- Myanmar: Un Asks India To Lead (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
Appreciating India’s support for initiatives aimed at restoring democracy in Myanmar the United Nations has asked New Delhi to take the lead in resolving the crisis in the neighbouring country.
- 33 Ulfa Men Give Up Arms (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
The proscribed United Liberation of Asom (ULFA) received a jolt as 31 cadres of the outfit surrendered before security forces at Tamulpur in western Assam on Tuesday.
- Pranab Arrives In China For Third Trilateral Meet (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee arrived China early Wednesday for the third stand- alone meeting of the foreign ministers of India-Russia-China scheduled for this afternoon.
- Saarc Meet: New Database To Combat Terrorism (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
Agreeing to share information to check trans-border crimes, police chiefs from SAARC nations on Tuesday suggested a database that could help security agencies combat terrorism, narcotics smuggling and cyber crime.
- Vat’S Happening (Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 24, 2007)
There is something remarkable about the way Uttar Pradesh fell in line with other states to implement Value Added Tax last week.
- Cbi Has Not Come Clean On Yakub’S Arrest, Says Kode (Indian Express, Menaka Rao, Oct 24, 2007)
Punching holes in the CBI’s claim that Mumbai serial blasts convict Yakub Memon was arrested from a Delhi railway station on August 5, 1994, Special TADA judge P D Kode in his judgment says that the investigating agency has “not come clean before . . . .
- Sonia To Visit China (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
India’s ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi will visit China for five days as the two Asian giants seek to improve ties, officials said on Tuesday.
- In The Corridors Of Power (Tribune, B.K. Karkra, Oct 24, 2007)
There used to be a post of establishment officer in the C.R.P.F. in the rank of a Commandant who dealt with the appointment, leave, confidential reports, postings and promotions of the officers.
- India Gives Pakistan Proof Of Cross-Border Linkages To Hyderabad Blasts (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
New Delhi also sought to know what action Islamabad had taken on information provided about persons believed to be behind the cross-border Samjhauta Express blasts and other terror attacks in India over the last two years.
- The Common Enemy (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 24, 2007)
THE reiteration of commitment by India and Pakistan on Monday to working together to curb terrorism in their countries is welcome.
- India’S New Image Crisis In East Asia (Hindu, P.S. Suryanarayana, Oct 24, 2007)
Now receding is the recently “rising” profile of India in Greater East Asia, which includes Australia and the South Pacific sub-region. This is largely traceable to the perception that India’s civilian nuclear energy deal with the United States . . . .
- Pakistan And Its Prisoners Of Destiny (Hindu, Ramesh Thakur, Oct 24, 2007)
Benazir Bhutto knows how to press the right buttons when speaking to Western audiences through the mass media.
- Tigers Strike Again (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 24, 2007)
There appears to be no stopping the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) from carrying out their military strikes on the ground and from the air at a time of their choosing.
- Gambari Seeks Concrete Action For Democracy In Myanmar (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
Seeking concrete action for bringing about democracy in Myanmar, U.N. special envoy Ibrahim Gambari on Tuesday asked India to act in this direction.
- India Promises To Do More Against Myanmar: Un (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
Giant neighbour India has given an undertaking to do all it can to push for democracy in Myanmar, a UN envoy said on Tuesday, amid growing pressure on New Delhi to take a tough line against its military regime.
- Myanmar Bows To World Pressure Over Un Envoy Visit (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
Bowing to international pressure, Myanmar's rulers on Tuesday agreed to bring forward to early November a return visit by UN mediator Ibrahim Gambari.
- Pm Says Fractured Mandate Ties Government Hands (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
Days after he informed President George W Bush that his government was facing “certain difficulties” in operationalising the Indo-US nuclear deal, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said that competitive politics and a fractured mandate made it . . . . .
- Q&a: 'Cabinet Secretariat Has To Act As A Facilitator' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 24, 2007)
In a first of its kind in federal governance, Union cabinet secretary K M Chandrashekhar travelled with 18 officials — most of them secretary-level officers in Union ministries — to Ranchi for a day in September, checked into Raj Bhavan and . . . .
- Pressure But Not Lethal: Priyanka (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
A composed Priyanka Todi today told the CBI that there was “tremendous opposition” to her marriage from her family members but she did not believe they could have killed her husband.
- Lacking Spark (Telegraph, S.L. Rao, Oct 24, 2007)
In the years that I have been actively engaged with energy, more particularly electricity, I have been surprised by the inability — even of experienced journalists, let alone the ordinary public — to understand the simple facts that lead to the . . . . .
- In The Devil’S Company (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, Oct 24, 2007)
The military crackdown on Buddhist priests and monasteries in Myanmar in the wake of the monks’ country-wide agitation against a repressive regime brings to mind the scenario in Saigon nearly four decades ago.
- Tit For Tat (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 24, 2007)
Food and hunger are never far from the centre of politics in India.
- Pranab Leaves For Trilateral Meet, Focus On Better Ties (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
EIGHT MONTHS after their last session in New Delhi, India, China and Russia are set to hold their third standalone Foreign Ministers meeting in this northeastern Chinese city on Wednesday.
- Us Confident It Can Get Deal Done (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
Even as the Centre put the landmark civil nuclear energy deal with the US on hold, the White House expressed confidence that it can still get it done.
- Disturbing Statements (Tribune, J. Sri Raman, Oct 24, 2007)
This is about two statements that India heard on the same day. They must have disturbed many Indians who value the country’s democracy, despite its various flaws.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 24, 2007)
High-voltage talks are on this week to counter terrorism in the subcontinent, and it may just be coincidental that the move comes in the wake of explosions in Ajmer, Ludhiana and Karachi.
- India To Move On Myanmar (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
In a prompt response to the UN’s call to India for a pro-active role in Myanmar, New Delhi today said it wanted to see speedy democratisation of its eastern neighbour and promised to play a “positive” role in the process.
- Cloud Of Mystery (Frontline, R. Ramachandran, Oct 24, 2007)
Yet another monsoon is over and, with that, yet another test for the prediction skill of the statistical long-range forecast (LRF) model of the India Meteorological Department (IMD); this time it was a new model with a new methodology (Frontline, June 1).
- A Radical Legacy (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
Bhagat Singh and his comrades belong to those momentous decades in Indian history – the late 1920s and 30s – when options were more open, popular aspirations ran high and “revolution” and “national liberation” were current in the political . . . .
- Us Treasury Secretary To Visit India (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
The US Treasury Secretary Henry M Paulson Jr will be visiting India this week where he would meet senior government officials including Finance Minister P Chidambaram and business leaders.
- Mukherjee Arrives In China For Third Trilateral Meet (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee arrived here early on Wednesday for the third stand- alone meeting of the foreign ministers of India-Russia-China scheduled for this afternoon.
- The Right Track (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 24, 2007)
Expenditure on the rail freight corridor, especially with Japanese co-operation, would be well worth it as the project would bolster economic growth.
- No-Win Situation (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Oct 24, 2007)
PRIME MINISTER Manmohan Singh’s public presentations on the Indo-U.S. nuclear deal have, as a rule, been characterised by an element of drama. In his spirited promotion of the deal he went to the extent of throwing down a challenge of midterm . . . .
- Janata Dal(s) President H.D. Deve Gowda On The Karnataka Crisis (Frontline, PARVATHI MENON, Oct 24, 2007)
A CENTRAL figure in the ongoing political change in Karnataka is former Prime Minister and national president of the Janata Dal (Secular) H.D. Deve Gowda, the hardy perennial of regional politics in India.
- Bhagat Singh (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
THE revolutionary nationalist phase of the freedom struggle, of which Bhagat Singh was an iconic figure, was a brief, powerful and violent episode in a movement otherwise considered to be peaceful.
- Why I Am An Atheist (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
Excerpts from the article Bhagat Singh wrote in reply to a remark made by Bhai Randhir Singh, a Ghadarite, in Lahore Central Jail in 1930-31.
- ‘Liberate Him From Misinterpretations’ (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
Bhagat Singh, who created a stir through his revolutionary ideas and courageous actions, stands alone in the galaxy of martyrs for his maturity as a thinker who had an alternative framework of governance for independent India.
- A Note Of Caution (Hindu, VENKATESH ATHREYA, Oct 23, 2007)
LeftWord Books has done a signal service in bringing out, as the ninth in their Signpost series of publications on ‘Issues that matter’, a selection of essays by Prakash Karat on the theme of U.S.-India strategic relationship, written over the . . .
- Grassroots Governance (Hindu, Arvind Sivaramakrishnan, Oct 23, 2007)
These papers, originally presented at a UNDP and UN-Habitat conference in New Delhi in 2002, dispel many myths about Indian democracy.
- “We Would Like To See The Transition To A Democratic Government” (Hindu, SANDEEP DIKSHIT, Oct 23, 2007)
Thant Myint-U, 41, grandson of the former United Nations Secretary-General U. Thant, was in New Delhi this week, having recently completed The River of Lost Footsteps, an account of the rise and fall of Burma from a histo rian’s perspective.
- Special Article (Statesman, Amulya Ganguli, Oct 23, 2007)
There is a saying in Bengali, pagoler go badhey ananda. It means that a mad man rejoices at the killing of a cow.
- India, Pakistan Agree To Work On Anti-Terror Mechanism (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
India and Pakistan today agreed to work together for identifying measures to beef up the anti-terror mechanism in the light of information shared earlier by the two on terrorist incidents and terror-related activities.
- Sino-Indian Strategic Ties To Gain Strength Under Hu (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
Sino-Indian strategic relations are expected to get further fillip during the second innings of Chinese Communist Party chief, Hu Jintao, who is all set to offer a red carpet welcome to Congress President Sonia Gandhi here this week.
- Private Sector Should Complement Government Initiatives (Business Line, S. Majumder , Oct 23, 2007)
Though a lot is being done to strengthen the Indo-Japanese relation and ensure strong economic ties in the future, little has been done to get the private sectors in both the countries together.
- Pakistan, India Share Terror Information (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
India and Pakistan reported progress in their widely-watched meeting on a joint Anti-Terror Mechanism on Monday, saying they had exchanged information on new incidents and expected to work together to assist in investigations in the future.
- Outsourcing Business (Hindu, Anand Parthasarathy, Oct 23, 2007)
Demystifying the Global IT Services Industry: Was Rahman and Priya Kurien; Sage Publications India Pvt. Ltd., B 1/11, Mohan Cooperative Industrial Area, Mathura Road, New Delhi- 110044. Rs. 395
- Dial A Scandal (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Oct 23, 2007)
It seems quite likely that the contract between Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) and the ministry of civil aviation will end up in the courts, now that both parties have sought legal opinion on how various clauses in the contract are to be . . . .
- Myanmar: India Against Coercion (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
Amid growing world pressure on India over the Myanmar issue, United Nations special envoy Ibrahim Gambari on Monday met Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon who emphasised that New Delhi favoured democracy in the country, but opposed coercion.
- New Arrivals (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
Communicate with Emotional Intelligence: John Eaton, Roy Johnson; Jaico Publishing House, 121, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Mumbai-400001. Rs. 175. The World Trade Organisation — From Singapore to Hong Kong — 2 Parts: NS Bansal; Mittal Publications . . . . .
- Rizwanur’S Post-Mortem, Viscera Reports Sent To Aiims (Tribune, Subhrangshu Gupta, Oct 23, 2007)
Suspecting foul play in the post-mortem examination process and the viscera report of Rizwanur Raham, the CBI sent these reports of the state medical team to Delhi today for further examination at AIIMS.
- India To Host Saarc Ministerial Meet (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
India will host the second meeting of SAARC Interior/ Home Ministers from Tuesday preceded by second meeting of SAARC Home Secretaries and the sixth SAARC Cooperation on Police Matters.
- Hu Jintao Remains Boss (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
China’s ruling Communist Party today unveiled a new leadership line-up led by President Hu Jintao, who won a second five-year term as the party boss to forge ahead with reform and opening up, but apparently without letting him handpick a . . . .
- Coalition Constraints (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Oct 23, 2007)
Whatever the ultimate fate of the Indo-US nu-clear deal, the contentious debate between the Congress-led coalition and the Left parties that support it has had two consequences.
- Keep Trying (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 23, 2007)
Unlike economists, politicians, especially in a democracy, have no choice but to deal with the people.
- Bengal Ration Scandal’S High-Profile Face Flaunts Cpm Contacts, Leads Statewide Protests (Indian Express, SUBRATA NAGCHOUDHURY, Oct 23, 2007)
Ration shop dealers in West Bengal, under attack across the state for allegedly siphoning off food from the public distribution system, launched a statewide agitation today against a crackdown by the state government.
- ‘Germany Respects Any Decision Of The Indian Side Regarding The Specific Mix Of Energies Deemed Appropriate’ (Indian Express, Kandula Subramaniam, Oct 23, 2007)
Bilateral ties between India and Germany are closer than ever before. We have established a strategic partnership which is far more than establishing close economic ties that traditionally exist between our countries.
- Surrendering Siachin To India (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
Does Pakistan reserve the right to liberate Siachin from India’s illegal occupation? Has Pakistan ruled out its military option altogether? These were the two questions raised in the routine foreign office Monday briefing . . . . ..
- Pak-India To Continue Exchange Of Information (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
Pakistan and India have agreed on to continue working to identify measures, exchange specific information and assist investigations.
- India Gives Pak Proof Of Cross-Border Linkages (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
New Delhi also sought to know what action Islamabad had taken on information provided about persons believed to be behind the cross-border Samjhauta Express blasts and other terror attacks in India over the last two years.
- Wait For Bush To Complete Term: Yechury (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2007)
“International agreements and policies best left to new President”
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UPA, Left constituents to meet today
“Congress not a natural ally of Left”
- Saran Visits Nsg Nations (Asian Age, Ramesh Ramachandran, Oct 22, 2007)
Certain member-states of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) may have become lukewarm towards the Indo-US nuclear deal, but New Delhi remains hopeful of enlisting their support.
- Talk To Iaea First: France (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2007)
Uncertainty over the Indo-US nuclear deal cast a shadow over the first Indo-French nuclear business meet here which was aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation in the atomic field.
- 'N-Deal Will Send Signal To Outlaws On How To Reward A Nation' (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2007)
The nuclear deal with India will send a strong signal to "outlaws such as Iran" on how a country could be "rewarded" if it behaves, the US has said as it questioned New Delhi's assertion on "civilisational ties" with Tehran.
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