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Articles 9921 through 10020 of 21784:
- Perils Of Three-Way Security Cooperation (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Feb 14, 2006)
Tokyo wants India, Japan, and the U.S. to develop a trilateral framework for security cooperation. But New Delhi has good reason to be wary.
- A Budding Relationship Between U.S. And India (US News & World Report, Thomas Omestad, Feb 14, 2006)
Through a period of foreign policy upheaval dominated by the Bush administration's war on terrorism, a major shift in U.S. policy with enduring consequences has received far less public attention in America: Washington's embrace of New Delhi and . . .
- Are You Among The `Globizens'? (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Feb 14, 2006)
Mumbai has the maximum number of this new breed of Indian "who has a personal or professional need or desire for global news, information or events and has international behaviour characteristics."
- The Urban Mess (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Feb 14, 2006)
Last year's public spat between Mr Deve Gowda and Mr N. R. Narayana Murthy ended in the latter's dire warning that Bangalore would regret any delay in upgrading its infrastructure.
- Dilemmas Of Us-India Nuclear Deal (Daily Times, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Feb 14, 2006)
As President George Bush prepares to visit India and Pakistan in March, negotiations between India and the United States over last July’s nuclear deal have entered a very sensitive stage.
- Airports Modernisation: Demerits Of ‘Right’ Policy (The Financial Express, PUSHKAR, Feb 14, 2006)
We frequently compare our airports to railway stations. Everyone seems to agree that Indian airports need serious upgrade.
- No Deal Yet, But Nuclear Fight Rages (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Feb 13, 2006)
Contrary to public perception, India did not at any stage offer to put its fast-breeder programme on the civilian nuclear list to be separated from military ones in order to move forward on the Indo-US nuclear deal.
- Howzzat For Charm? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 13, 2006)
Anyone who has watched Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf pad up to deflect Indian anger over cross-border terrorism, or observed him spin a fine delivery on the imperative of Indo-Pak peace, can have no doubt about it.
- Common Strands Of Airports Revamp And Retail Fdi Decisions (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 13, 2006)
Will the Delhi and Mumbai model provide a lead for Kolkata and Chennai?
- Kalam Calls For Missiles On Subs (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 13, 2006)
President A P J Abdul Kalam Sunday reviewed the Indian Navy's fleet off this port city in Andhra Pradesh and urged the force to frame a long-term plan to mount cruise missiles on its submarines.....
- India And France Not To Ink Nuke Pact (Hindustan Times, Manish Chand, Feb 13, 2006)
France is more than willing to offer India its expertise in nuclear energy, but a formal civil nuclear cooperation pact may not be signed between the two countries when President Jacques Chirac comes this month.
- Tdp To Break Bread With Upa Allies (Hindu, K.V. Prasad, Feb 13, 2006)
An attempt to move away from NDA
The Telugu Desam Party will join ranks with those extending outside support to the United Progressive Alliance — if only at the dinner meeting being hosted by Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee this week.
- We Will Forge Third Front: Cpm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 13, 2006)
CPM General Secretary Prakash Karat on Sunday said that his party would carry on with its efforts to build a Third Front.
- Loud Thinking (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 13, 2006)
Election politics are behind the Left’s recent protests
The Left parties, which extend crucial outside support to the UPA coalition, are positioning themselves to confront the government in Parliament when it meets for the budget . . .
- Vaunted U.S.-India Nuclear Deal Begins To Fall Apart (International Herald Tribune, Brahma Chellaney , Feb 13, 2006)
NEW DELHI With international attention focused on Iran's renegade nuclear program, a much-trumpeted nuclear deal that was to showcase the emerging global strategic partnership between the United States and India has begun to unravel virtually unnoticed.
- Pilot Stir Hits Air Sahara Flights (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 13, 2006)
The integration between Air Sahara and Jet Airways today faced its first major roadblock from the employees with pilots of Air Sahara going on a mass casual leave severely affecting traffic in Delhi and Mumbai.
- More Marx For Upa (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 13, 2006)
CPM should not scuttle policies
The outcome of the CPM’s two-day Politburo meeting in Kolkata may stir the Congress-led UPA somewhat but is unlikely to shake it in any way.
- Maoists' Guerilla War Has Reached A Decisive Stage: Experts.... (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 13, 2006)
Observing that the Maoists' "guerilla war" has reached a "decisive stage" in parts of 13 states, military experts have said law enforcement agencies in other parts of the country have so far underestimated its impact and . . .
- Left Parties To Talk Tough With Upa (Hindu, K.V. Prasad, Feb 13, 2006)
No agenda set for Coordination meeting: Karat
The Left parties plan some plainspeaking at the Coordination Committee meeting with the United Progressive Alliance on Monday. The meeting takes place in the backdrop of their disagreement . . .
- The Court And The House (Tribune, Pran Chopra , Feb 13, 2006)
Some suggestions have lately appeared in the Press for resolving the conflict between the Supreme Court and the Speaker of the Lok Sabha over the expulsion of some members of the Lok Sabha from the House on the ground that they had been receiving . . .
- Burns May Visit India Ahead Of Bush (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
As India and the U.S. race against time to implement the civil nuclear deal, officials indicated here on Saturday that the two countries could hold one more round of talks before President George W. Bush visits New Delhi.
- Kashmiris Strike To Honour Hero: Srinagar Closes On Maqbool’S Death Anniversary (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
Shops and businesses closed and traffic was sparse on Saturday in Srinagar after a pro-independence group called a general strike to honour a slain leader’s death 22 years ago.
- India Voices `Deep Concern' Over Snowballing Cartoon Controversy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
Outrage expressed in October last itself to the Danish Government
- Decks Clear For Delhi Metro To Airport (Hindu, Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar, Feb 12, 2006)
With the Union Cabinet having accorded its approval to the Delhi airport modernisation plan and the finalisation of the bid for execution of the much talked about project, the decks have also been cleared now for extension of the Delhi Metro railway . . .
- The Business Of Expelling Excellencies (Tribune, T.P. Sreenivasan, Feb 12, 2006)
We are not unfamiliar with stories of punishment being meted out to the messenger for the message that he has brought.
- India Must Allow Int’L Scrutiny Of N-Facilities: France (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
* French envoy to Delhi says India will have to make compromises acceptable to the Nuclear Suppliers Group
- Firing Cloud On Peace Talks (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
The team of negotiators chosen by the banned Ulfa today threatened to pull out of the peace process with Delhi in the aftermath of yesterday’s police firing on civilians at Kakopathar in Assam’s Tinsukia district, where the toll rose to 10 today.
- Kumaraswamy For Mutual Talks On Cauvery Issue (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Saturday said the Cauvery tangle could be resolved through mutual talks and not through court of law, which would be a long-drawn process.
- Muslim Bodies Hold Protest Against Cartoons (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
A massive protest was mounted by various Muslim organisations before the Vidhan Sabha in Lucknow on Saturday to demonstrate against the publication of cartoons of Prophet Mohammed by a Danish newspaper.
- The Secret Route (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Feb 12, 2006)
The growing involvement of U.S.-based emissaries with no real base in the Kashmir Valley in closed-door meetings with the Indian establishment raises concern.
- Cloud Over Indo-Us Nuke Deal (Hindustan Times, Nilova Roy Chaudhury, Feb 12, 2006)
With US President George Bush’s visit just round the corner, the Indo-US nuclear agreement seems to be a non-starter. Talks are deadlocked on the critical issue of separating India’s civilian and military nuclear facilities.
- France Adds To Pressure On India's Atomic Ambitions (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
France has lined up behind U.S. pressure on New Delhi to put more of its nuclear facilities under international scrutiny, making it clear that French help for India's atomic energy programme hangs in the balance.
- A Crucial Round (Frontline, V.S. Sambandan, Feb 12, 2006)
The outcome of the February talks in Geneva between the LTTE and the Sri Lankan government will have a major impact on the chances of long-term peace in the island.
- 'India Will Not Accept Wto Settlement Affecting Rural Sector' (Press Trust of India, Vinay Shukla, Feb 12, 2006)
India today said it would not accept a WTO settlement that adversely affects its rural sector, even as it made a forceful plea for successful conclusion of the Doha round of the world trade talks.
- French Envoy Issues Veiled Warning To India (News International, Mariana Baabar, Feb 12, 2006)
Is the civil society which has done a magnificent job by uniting for a common stand against the sacrilegious cartoons published in Europe equally alive to the potential dangers this time coming from the French government?
- Bomb That Ticks On N-Deal (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Feb 12, 2006)
The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) and the country’s nuclear establishment are shadow-boxing over the separation of civilian and military nuclear facilities as part of the deal with the US.
- Now, India To Have More Us Diplomats (Times of India, Chidanand Rajghatta, Feb 11, 2006)
In keeping with the expectation and belief that an Asian Century is now underway, the United States has deployed more diplomats to China and India in the first round of a broad restructuring of American diplomatic posts . . .
- Telecom Psus Launch One-India Plan (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2006)
STD call at Re 1 a minute across the country
In a major bonanza to subscribers, telecom PSUs, BSNL and MTNL, today launched “OneIndia” plan charging maximum tariff of Re 1 for a call to any place in the country.
- The Coming Budget (Tribune, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Feb 11, 2006)
When Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram gets up in the Lok Sabha to present the third budget of the UPA government on the last day of February, many would be wondering what face of the Harvard-educated lawyer-turned-politician would be revealed.
- Step-Train Treatment (Tribune, Parbina Rashid, Feb 11, 2006)
AS a frequent traveller of the Indian Railways, I thought I had seen it all. Be it travelling without tickets or without reservations, general compartments or airconditioned coaches, I had enriched myself with enough experiences to call myself a veteran.
- Map Products To Benefit Tourism, Business Sectors (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2006)
Kapil Sibal releases new Road Atlas developed by Survey of India
- Silver Lining In Dhaka Clouds (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Feb 11, 2006)
It was a sea of humanity. Tens of thousands of Bangladeshis converged on Dhaka early this week after trudging along for four days from different parts of the country.
- Poor Polls In Nepal (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 11, 2006)
Given the opposition parties’ boycott of Wednesday’s municipal polls and the Maoist threat to disrupt the process, the low turnout at Nepal’s first local election since 1997 was to be expected.
- Jaitely's 'Half Prime Minister’ (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Feb 11, 2006)
This is not intended to be a confession but the fact is that while I may have admired Bhartiya Janata Party, General Secretary Arun Jaitely's abilities as a lawyer I have on very few occasions been convinced by the pontifical observations . . .
- Samajwadi Party: Light Years From Lohia (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, Feb 11, 2006)
The Samajwadi Party has grown and prospered notwithstanding internal discomfiture over its new orientation. Today while the SP hogs the limelight for the wrong reasons, the BSP is determinedly expanding its base.
- Taking `Look East' Further (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 11, 2006)
President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has completed a productive three-country tour in nine days, sharpening India's focus on a dynamic region in pursuance of the `Look East' policy initiated by Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao.
- A Royal Farce In Nepal (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 11, 2006)
A nationwide election that could not be held in half the number of districts in the country; which all major political parties boycotted; for which candidates could be found only for a third of the available posts;
- Kumaraswamy Vows To Clinch Fab Project Deal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2006)
Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy said here on Friday that he will persuade SemIndia president Vinod K. Mehta to set up the $ 3-billion Fab City project in Karnataka.
- Re. 1 Call From March 1 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2006)
`OneIndia Plan' made possible with higher rentals; no free calls
Distinction between fixed line and cellular tariffs will vanish
New tariff expected to stem surrender of landlines and help growth
- Davos Gets A 'Taste Of India' (Daily Excelsior, M Karthikeyan, Feb 11, 2006)
Global business leaders, who expected a bland fare from New Delhi at the World Economic Forum, were in for a surprise at this year's annual meeting at Davos, where they finally got a real taste of the 'Indian curry', as the country dished . . .
- Indo-U.S. Space Cooperation Adrift (Hindu, R. Ramachandran, Feb 11, 2006)
If the U.S. is unwilling to relax controls in the arena of space technology, where ISRO stands to gain in commercial terms, why should India yield on the nuclear front?
- Sonia Warns Sheila, Ram Babu: Mend Your Ways Or Face Action (Hindu, Sujay Mehdudia, Feb 11, 2006)
CM told to convene Legislature Party meeting; PCC chief directed to ensure harmony within party
- Alleged Al-Badr Militants Held In Delhi; Arms Seized (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2006)
Arms consignments frequently received from J&K
One of the militants toured the country to expand network
Handsome payment made for carrying out explosions
- We Will Put Centre In The Dock: Karat (Hindu, Marcus Dam, Feb 11, 2006)
'Explain stand on Iran'
Alternative proposals made by the Left not being taken seriously
There is widespread opposition to allowing FDI in retail trade
- Deve Gowda To Take Action Against Rebels (Hindu, S. Rajendran, Feb 11, 2006)
"I am not here to run away"
The Janata Dal (Secular) national leadership, embarrassed by the revolt by a majority of the party MLAs in Karnataka, is contemplating disciplinary action against them.
- Counterpoint: Bring On The Bulldozers (Hindustan Times, Vir Sanghvi, Feb 11, 2006)
Did you weep into your cornflakes when you read about the sad plight of India's top designers, left with one retail outlet less because the illegal shopping mall they favoured had been demolished?
- Atomic Kitty (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Feb 11, 2006)
On the face of it, the US invitation to India to join the so-called Global Nuclear Energy Partnership, or GNEP, is worth considering. Provided Washington manages to clear its own domestic hurdles.
- Safety In Schools (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Feb 11, 2006)
The State has failed to make our streets safe for women. But it is when young schoolgirls learn in a horrific way that their gender is the biggest impediment to their freedom that one begins to gauge how depraved our society has become.
- Polyphony From The Left (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Feb 11, 2006)
Want to try something more challenging than your daily Sudoku? Try and crack this puzzle.
- India Has To Make "Compromises" For Nuke Cooperation: France (Press Trust of India, Ajay Kaul, Feb 11, 2006)
France today said India will have to make "some compromises" on the issue of separation of its civil and military facilities as lack of consensus in the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) could put any such arrangement on nuclear cooperation "on hold".
- 'India Has To Compromise For N-Deal' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2006)
France has said that India will have to make "some compromises" on the issue of separation of its civil and military facilities as lack of consensus in the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) could put any such arrangement on nuclear cooperation "on hold".
- Cm Vows To Woo Fab City Project To Karnataka (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2006)
“We will move a step forward and offer more facilities and subsidies than that provided by Andhra Pradesh for the $3-billion project,” Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy said...
- India, China Step Up Engagements As Manmohan, Hu Jintao Plan Visits (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2006)
Keeping up the pace after Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao’s visit to India last year, both countries are looking at another round of high-level visits soon with Chinese President Hu Jintao keen on coming here within the next few months.
- U.S. Mulling More Nuclear Talks Before Bush India Trip (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2006)
The top U.S. negotiator on a landmark nuclear deal with India may soon visit New Delhi for talks on the troubled accord before President George W. Bush visits South Asia next month, U.S. officials said on Friday.
- Bsnl, Mtnl To Cut Long Distance Call Rates (Reuters, Nigam Prusthy, Feb 11, 2006)
State-run telecoms firms BSNL and MTNL on Friday cut long distance call rates to one rupee per minute under a new tariff plan aimed at boosting usage and matching their competitors.
- India Has To Make Compromises: France (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2006)
India has to make some proposals, acceptable to us, to the Americans and all other NSG countries, says Girard
- Nepal At The Crossroads (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Feb 11, 2006)
One can say with some degree of confidence that the Himalayan kingdom of Nepal is at a crossroads today regarding its State structure.
- Muslims Protest Publication Of Prophet's Cartoon (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2006)
Angry Muslims today held demonstrations after Friday prayers and burnt Danish flags in several parts of the country to protest the publication of blasphemous cartoons of Prophet Mohammad in a newspaper in Denmark and reproduced in many European dailies.
- Bottoms Up! : The Crime Rate’S Down (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Feb 11, 2006)
That the call “Time, Gentlemen please” no longer triggers off drunken violence is yet another pointer to the adverse impact of restrictive regimes.
- Pak Proposes Dates For Talks On Siachen, Sir Creek (Press Trust of India, K J M Varma, Feb 11, 2006)
Pakistan has proposed to India a set of dates for talks on Sir Creek, Siachen, Wullar Barrage and other issues listed in the agenda for discussion under the third round of Composite Dialogue process and is awaiting New Delhi's response.
- Hiccups In Civilian Nuclear Pact With The French Too (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Feb 11, 2006)
The prospects of a formal India-France civilian nuclear cooperation agreement have hit a roadblock after New Delhi declined to make any references to the International Atomic Energy Agency or the Nuclear Suppliers Group in the document. Instead, . . .
- Looking East (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 10, 2006)
Kalam’s visit to S-E Asia boosts economic relations
President A P J Abdul Kalam returned on Wednesday after his ten-day three-nation tour of Singapore, the Philippines and South Korea.
- Cpi (M) Discusses Poll Strategy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 10, 2006)
Polit Bureau meeting begins in Kolkata, Surjeet unable to attend
- Horrendous Crime (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 10, 2006)
Rape should be seen as violence rather than a slur
The rape of 17 girls by two of their teachers in a government school in Jind district in Haryana is shocking.
- When The State Took Flight (Indian Express, Nandan Nilekani, Feb 10, 2006)
In their sweeping book on the 20th century, The Commanding Heights, Daniel Yergin and Joseph Stanislaw trace how the world has seesawed between the state and markets at different times due to various circumstances and based on the dominant . . .
- Anil Group Questions Ril Pacts (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 10, 2006)
The bitter fracas between the Ambani brothers refuses to die down. This time the Anil D Ambani Group (ADAG) has raised its voice against the gas supply, non-compete and brand agreements signed between Mukesh Ambani controlled Reliance Industries and . . .
- India, Us Slam Nepal Municipal Poll As ‘Hollow Exercise’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 10, 2006)
While the US slammed the elections in Nepal as a hollow attempt on the part of the King to legitimise power, the pro-government candidates in Nepal continue to sweep the polls.
- Buddha Calls Bush Names, Us Protests (Indian Express, ANANDA MAJUMDAR, Feb 10, 2006)
With US President George W Bush expected here next month, a new row is building between the Left and the US envoy. Ambassador David Mulford has written a protest letter to West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, . . .
- What Lies Between The Congress And The Centre? (Indian Express, ANANDA MAJUMDAR, Feb 10, 2006)
Prakash Karat’s article in the latest issue of People’s Democracy on the AICC Plenary session in Hyderabad highlights not merely the disconnect between the Left on the one side and the Congress and the UPA on the other, but between the Congress and . . .
- Jaswant And Jinnah (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Feb 10, 2006)
The former External Affairs Minister's decision not to visit Qaid-e-Azam's mausoleum may not have gone down well with his hosts in Pakistan.
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