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Articles 10321 through 10420 of 21892:
- Varanasi Shuts Down In Protest Over Blasts (Reuters, Sharat Pradhan, Mar 09, 2006)
India's ancient holy city of Varanasi shut down on Wednesday in a protest against bomb blasts in a Hindu temple and a railway station which killed 15 people, but there were no reports of any sectarian backlash.
- Reality Dawned Upon Me: Hizb Comdr (Daily Excelsior, Sarwar Kashani, Mar 09, 2006)
"I surrendered because reality dawned upon me," said the surrendered Hizbul Mujahideen district commander before media today, while explaining his reasons why he deserted his militant outfit and joined "mainstream".
- Bush Sells India N-Deal To Lawmakers (Hindustan Times, S Rajagopalan, Mar 09, 2006)
In the first push for congressional nod for the Indo-US nuke deal, President George W Bush held discussions with a group of leading lawmakers on Tuesday and sought their support for the measure.
- Pleasures Of Separation (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Mar 09, 2006)
The formal outline of the nuclear separation plan presented before Parliament seems to have been designed to keep virtually everyone happy.
- Musharraf Wants More Security On Afghan Border (Daily Times, Rana Qaisar, Mar 09, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday told US Central Command (Centcom) chief General John P Abizaid that there was an urgent need to reinforce security on the Afghan side of the border to stop “miscreants” sneaking into Pakistan’s tribal areas.
- Bush Visit To South Asia (Tribune, G. Parthasarathy, Mar 09, 2006)
Some change in US thinking on Pakistan
NEVER before has the visit of an American President to South Asia created such a political storm as the recent one by President George W. Bush to Afghanistan, India and Pakistan.
- Let Ultra Shot As Cops Probe Varanasi Blasts (Tribune, Shahira Naim, Mar 09, 2006)
Even after 24 hours the Special Task Force entrusted to crack the Varanasi serial blasts killing about 20 and injuring 100 could claim only leads.
- Blood On His Hands (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Mar 09, 2006)
In August 2001, George Bush told Americans that he worried about a culture that devalues life, and that he believed that, as US president, he has an important obligation to foster and encourage respect for life in America and throughout the world.
- An Indo-Pak Friendship That Continues To Thrive (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 09, 2006)
It is an India-Pakistan, Hindu-Muslim friendship that started with a motor transport business in the years before partition and came alive again two years ago thanks to India's cricket tour.
- Indo-Us N-Deal: Good Or Bad? (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 09, 2006)
India tested nuclear bombs in 1974 and has remained outside the Non Proliferation Treaty (NPT) since then.
- American Building Schools And Relations In Northern Areas (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 09, 2006)
An American mountaineer who fell ill while attempting to climb K2 in 1993 and spent seven weeks recovering in the Northern Areas village of Korphe promised to return and build the area’s fist school when he left - and he did.
- Pakistan Rejects Indian Protest Over Bhasha Dam (News International, Khalid Mustafa, Mar 09, 2006)
Pakistan on Wednesday rejected the Indian protest against construction of Diamer-Bhasha dam saying it is building the reservoir within its water resources management policy.
- 'Indo-Us N-Pact Doesn't Hamper Dealing With Iran' (Hindustan Times, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Mar 09, 2006)
The Bush Administration has rejected the notion that proceeding with the civilian nuclear energy agreement with India undercuts America's dealing with Iran on the issue, stressing that the US looks at both the cases differently.
- Remembering Golwalkar (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 09, 2006)
Underplaying the big ticket items of the last week — Budget and Bush visit —the latest Organiser chooses to focus on the ‘‘scintillating launch’’ of the centenary celebrations of the second sarsanghchalak and premier ideologue of the RSS, M.S. Golwalkar.
- Bush Seeks Congress Backing For India Deal (Indian Express, LALIT K JHA, Mar 09, 2006)
US President, George Bush, who has made Congressional approval of the Indo-US nuke deal as a “high priority” for his administration, on Tuesday met influential members of the Congress seeking their views and soliciting support on the civilian nuclear . .
- Pentagon Lauds Pakistan (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Mar 09, 2006)
The U.S. has said Pakistan's role is "critical" and "key" in matters concerning fighting the war on terror, securing the Pakistan-Afghanistan border and instilling peace in the South Asian region.
- Pieces In Terror Jigsaw, Two Top Lashkar Men Shot In Up, Delhi (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, Mar 09, 2006)
Within hours of the terror strike in Varanasi, two top-ranking Lashkar-e-Toiba militants were killed by the police in Lucknow and Delhi.
- In Islamabad, On A Turning Wicket (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, Mar 09, 2006)
Pakistan should not define its interests solely in terms of competing with a much larger neighbour, says Pakistan should not define its interests solely in terms of competing with a much larger neighbour, says HUSAIN HAQQANI
- Varanasi Bombings (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 09, 2006)
The terrorist objective is to widen the religious divide
- Us, World Leaders Condemn Terror Attacks (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Mar 09, 2006)
Fighting terror is our common struggle, and we stand with the people of India as they bring to justice those responsible for these cowardly acts”.
- Indo-Us N-Deal: Good Or Bad? (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2006)
India tested nuclear bombs in 1974 and has remained outside the Non Proliferation Treaty (NPT) since then. US laws prohibit the export of nuclear technology to countries who have not signed NPT.
- N-Deal Doesn’T Recognise India As Nuclear Weapon State, Says Burns (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2006)
The US has made it clear that the Indo-US nuclear deal does not amount to recognition of India as a nuclear weapon state.
- India On Alert To Prevent Trouble After Bomb Blasts (Reuters, Sharat Pradhan, Mar 08, 2006)
Armed police mounted vigil at temples and public places across India on Wednesday and leaders appealed for calm as Hindu groups called for a strike in Uttar Pradesh to protest against bomb blasts that killed 15.
- Kashmir Settlement Needs Sincerity: Cm (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2006)
Winding up the discussion on the resolution regarding roundtable conference in Legislative Council today, Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said that persuasion of emotional slogans and beating about the bush, to led astray the people, who have shun . . .
- Mittal Chambers Not To House Pak Mission After All (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2006)
Even as the Pakistan high Commission was given permission to set up its office at Mittal Chambers in South Mumbai, despite stiff opposition from all other members of the building society, in a sudden move Ravi Singhal has cancelled the deal . . .
- A Reminder From A Brother Judge (Indian Express, J.L. Gupta, Mar 08, 2006)
The Golden Jubilee celebrations of the high court at Chandigarh were grand. The hosts had arranged everything meticulously.
- Hours After Blasts, Three Let Men Gunned Down (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2006)
Hours after the blasts in Varanasi, a suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist was shot dead in an encounter with the police in Gosaiganj area on the outskirts of the city early on Wednesday morning.
- Angry Musharraf Is Bad News For Karzai (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Mar 08, 2006)
The exiles, who do not want to be named, have taken their cue from Musharraf’s extraordinary and unseemly outburst on CNN last Sunday when he accused President Karzai of being “totally oblivious of what is happening in his own country”.
- Us And Uk Can Only Support Efforts To Resolve Kashmir: Blair (Press Trust of India, H S RAO, Mar 08, 2006)
Britain has said that Washington and London could only support the efforts of India and Pakistan to resolve the Kashmir issue.
- Low-Intensity War In Balochistan (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 08, 2006)
"Don't push us," President Pervez Musharraf warned in January last year, after an attack by Baloch insurgents on a gas refinery in Sui disrupted steel and fertiliser production across Pakistan for more than a month.
- Leader Editorial: Blood On His Hands (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Mar 08, 2006)
In August 2001, George Bush told Americans that he worried about a culture that devalues life, and that he believed that, as US president, he has an important obligation to foster and encourage respect for life in America and throughout the world.
- Tackling Al-Qaeda (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Mar 08, 2006)
Over four years have passed since 9/11. According to dependable intelligence sources Osama bin Laden throughout this period remained holed up in the tribal belt that lies between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
- Breaking The Mould? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 08, 2006)
Among the points raised by President Pervez Musharraf during his talk with editors on Monday and earlier in his CNN interview was his criticism of the ‘India-centric’ attitude in Pakistan.
- Self-Correction Is In National Interest Now (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Mar 08, 2006)
In his meeting with the editors of Pakistan’s leading newspapers and electronic media on Monday, President Pervez Musharraf used the word “Indiacentric” to describe a foreign policy stance that he intends to shun in the future.
- India, Pakistan Fail To Reach Accord On Air Services (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2006)
New Delhi not agreeable to plea for quantum jump in flights, destinations
- Pak, India Civil Aviation Talks Inconclusive (The Nation, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2006)
Extensive round of Pak-India talks to review Civil Aviation existing bilateral arrangements concluded inconclusive in New Delhi on Tuesday.
- Iaea Meets Amid Rift Over Iranian Nuclear Programme (The Nation, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2006)
Iran will not agree to a compromise over its nuclear programme that involves suspending full-scale uranium enrichment for any longer than two years, a diplomat told AFP Tuesday.
- Giving Women Their Rights (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 08, 2006)
More than 30 years after the United Nations formally declared March 8 as International Women’s Day, there are very few signs that Pakistan is breaking out of its patriarchal mould and giving women their due rights in society or recognizing their . . .
- Aviation Talks End Without Headway (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2006)
Talks between civil aviation officials from India and Pakistan ended inconclusively on Tuesday with both sides agreeing to meet again for further consultations on increasing air links and passenger flights between the South Asian neighbours.
- Pakistan To Pursue Pipeline With Or Without India: Pm (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2006)
Says Pakistan will oppose military action against Iran
- The Indian Factor Mma’S Ajk Chapter Formed (Daily Times, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Mar 08, 2006)
“The US does not oppose a natural gas pipeline from Iran. Our beef with Iran is not the pipeline; our beef with Iran is the fact that they want to develop a nuclear weapon.”
- Pakistan And India Agree To Expand Air Service Agreement (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Mar 08, 2006)
Pakistan and India have agreed to expand the scope of the existing air service agreement between them.
- Bush Visit To Pakistan, India May Have Done Harm: Nyt (Dawn, Masood Haider, Mar 08, 2006)
Saying that President Bush’s visit to “Pakistan and India may have done real harm”, the New York Times chided Mr Bush for “sticking” President Musharraf with the unwelcome task of explaining to Pakistanis why his friend and ally, Mr Bush, had . . .
- India Protests Border Bunkers (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2006)
India has registered “strong protests” with Pakistan over the construction of new bunkers on border, a minister said on Tuesday.
- Was Gandhi Hindu? (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 08, 2006)
Gandhiji was born of Hindu parents and was cremated by Hindu rites; but was he Hindu in any narrow sense? India has had an assassinated former prime minister born of a Zoroastrian father who was also cremated by Hindu rites.
- Side Trips On A Visit To India (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Mar 08, 2006)
More than four years after a US-led invasion force delivered to Afghanistan the gifts of freedom and democracy, the man behind the enterprise finally plucked up the courage for a quick trip to Kabul.
- Judicious Double Standards (Washington Post, Richard Cohen, Mar 07, 2006)
Back behind my high school one day, we all assembled to watch a fistfight. To my immense pleasure, a bully was being bested by his victim.
- India: An Emerging Power — Ishtiaq Ahmed (Daily Times, Ishtiaq Ahmed, Mar 07, 2006)
In material terms, India has embarked, in a very determined way, upon the path taken by Japan and Germany after World War II to find their fortune in world affairs by developing their industrial strength and technological base.
- General Musharraf’S Salvo On Afghanistan (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Mar 07, 2006)
On the touchstone of newsworthiness, the US cable news channel CNN could not have caught General Pervez Musharraf for an interview at a more opportune time.
- Us ‘Trapped’ India Into Signing Nuclear Deal: Rashid (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 07, 2006)
Information Minister Sheikh Rashid has said India has been "trapped" by the US into signing a nuclear deal and that the deal will not effect Pakistan.
- Talks With Bush Positive: Musharraf (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Mar 07, 2006)
President not for judging outcome of the visit through an "Indo-centric approach"
- Avoid Too Many Fronts (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 07, 2006)
AT least 46 militants and five Pakistani soldiers were killed in one of the heaviest clashes in North Waziristan Agency. It’s reported that fighting erupted Saturday afternoon when the militants occupied some government buildings in Miranshah . . .
- Pm For Acceptable Iran Nuke Solution (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 07, 2006)
Hours before the crucial IAEA meeting on Iran, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday tried to assuage the Left by saying that he did not favour sanctions against Tehran nor participation in any effort towards a regime change in that country.
- Indo-Pak Talks Schedule Announced (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 07, 2006)
Pakistan on Monday announced the dates for the third round of talks with India on various subjects.
- Shaukat, Blair Discuss Trade, Kashmir And Terrorism (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 07, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz had extensive talks with British Prime Minister Tony Blair here on Monday on terrorism, Kashmir, Afghanistan and means to spur trade relations between the two countries.
- Musharraf Snubs Karzai & Rightly (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 07, 2006)
PRESIDENT Gen Pervez Musharraf has accused Afghanistan of stirring trouble in Pakistan and regretted that President Karzai does not appreciate what Pakistan has done for him and his country. In an interview with CNN telecast on Sunday, he said that. . .
- Analysis - India-U.S. Ties Surge But Some Mistrust Lingers (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Mar 07, 2006)
A successful visit to India by U.S. President George W. Bush has dramatically bolstered ties between the two countries but decades of mistrust will not be erased overnight
- Bush Puts Cold War Legacy Behind (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Mar 07, 2006)
President Bush’s visit to South Asia has made it clear that Islamabad can no longer expect parity with India in the American strategy for the region.
- Indo-Pak Schedule For Talks (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 07, 2006)
The ministry of external affairs today announced the schedule of meetings under the third round of composite dialogue with Pakistan.
- Us, Uk Support Efforts To Resolve Kashmir: Blair (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 07, 2006)
Britain has said that Washington and London could only support the efforts of India and Pakistan to resolve the Kashmir issue.
- U.S. Insists India Nuclear Deal Will Not Spark Arms Race (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Mar 07, 2006)
The Bush administration, launching a campaign to sell its civilian nuclear accord with India to the U.S. Congress, on Monday insisted the deal advances U.S. interests and would not spawn an Asian arms race.
- Reminiscences Of A Police Officer (Hindu, VINAY KUMAR, Mar 07, 2006)
A good reminder to all those concerned with the issues of governance, policing and administration
- Plain-Speaking In Pindi (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 07, 2006)
US gives up the parity theme
THE just concluded visit of Mr George W. Bush to South Asia has proved to be path-breaking.
- Musharraf’S China Card (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Mar 07, 2006)
The impact was not political alone.
- Roundtable Dialogue (Tribune, Balraj Puri, Mar 07, 2006)
J and K’s internal problems must be addressed
THE Roundtable Conference on Kashmir convened by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on February 25 was held in the backdrop of angry demonstrations throughout the valley against the killing of four innocent boys a
- Give Diplomacy Time On Iran Issue: Pm (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Mar 07, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today told Parliament that discussions were on between Iran and Russia on the issue of Iranian nuclear programme and his government was hopeful that “solutions acceptable to all sides will be found.” He also made it clear tha
- India Does Not Favour Confrontation With Iran (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Mar 07, 2006)
Denying India acted as part of American or any other lobby on Iran’s nuclear issue,
- Taste Of Kashmir: Pak Loses It To Dubai (Indian Express, ANAND BODH, Mar 07, 2006)
Dubai is going to have the taste of Kashmiri Wazwan as department of tourism is all set to hold the Kashmiri Food Festival there from March 25 to 31. Apart from promoting Kashmiri cuisines the festival will also focus on trade and tourism.
- India, Pak Talks Today To Open Up Skies (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 07, 2006)
With Pakistan keen on a reciprocal liberal skies arrangement with India on the lines of what Prime Minister Manmohan Singh suggested at the SAARC summit in Dhaka, civil aviation authorities of both the countries will hold meetings here on Monday.
- Bush Readies To Play Hardball (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Mar 07, 2006)
In the US an argument rearing its head is that the deal will make it much harder for Washington to counter arguments from other countries
- Musharraf Keeps Head High In Face Of Us Rebuff (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 07, 2006)
Rejecting Pakistan’s demand for a civilian nuclear deal on the lines he clinched with India, Mr Bush after his talks with Gen Musharraf here on Saturday had said the two countries had different needs and different histories.
- Pakistan, India Agree On Talks Schedule (Pakistan Observer, Aroosa Alam, Mar 07, 2006)
Pakistan and India have agreed on a schedule for the meetings of various working groups to hold talks in the third round to resolve various issues.
- Third Round Of Indo-Pak Talks From 28th (The Nation, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 07, 2006)
India and Pakistan will commence the third round of talks on six out of the eight areas covered under Composite Dialogue from March 28, concluding it with a review at Foreign Minister-level on July 21.
- Much Hard Work Lies Ahead (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Mar 07, 2006)
India-US deal
The US-India deal stands out as the harbinger of a new era of trust and faith between an established world power and a putative one. But the easy part is over. Ahead lies the painstaking work both on the technical and diplomatic . . .
- Iaea Says Deal On Iran Atomic Crisis Still Feasible (Reuters, MARK HEINRICH, Mar 07, 2006)
The International Atomic Energy Agency chief said on Monday a deal to defuse a standoff over Iran's nuclear aims was still feasible and diplomats outlined a compromise that would let Tehran pursue limited atomic research.
- India To Convey Concern To Pak (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 07, 2006)
India will convey its serious concern over the spurt in activities in the country by Pak-based terrorists and increasing drug trafficking from across the border during the Home Secretary-level talks to be held on in Islamabad on May 30 and 31.
- Bridging The Indo-Us Nuclear Divide (Daily Excelsior, Abhijit Patwardhan, Mar 07, 2006)
The US president, George W. Bush, and prime minister Manmohan Singh signed the civil nuclear deal, which will go a long way to meet India's growing energy needs.
- Reporting Armed Conflicts (Daily Excelsior, Swati Ganeshan, Mar 07, 2006)
Defence has been for a long time a 'Holy Cow' for the journalists in our country.
- In Pakistan (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Mar 07, 2006)
What is the perception outside the ruling establishment in Pakistan of United States President George W. Bush's visit to the neighbouring country? One and all seem to be angry that their President Pervez Musharraf's claim of enhanced influence of Pakistan
- Us And Uk Can Only Support Efforts To Resolve Kashmir: Blair (Press Trust of India, H S RAO, Mar 07, 2006)
Britain has said that Washington and London could only support the efforts of India and Pakistan to resolve the Kashmir issue.
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