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Articles 10821 through 10920 of 21892:
- Sbi Lines Up $100 Million Foreign Buys (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
The bank is also mulling a mega Tier 2 bond issue in June-July 2006 to support credit growth. As part of its global expansion plans, the State Bank of India (SBI) is targeting a $100 million acquisition overseas.
- Amnesty Urges Bush To Raise Hr Concerns In India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Amnesty International asks US president to include extrajudicial executions, deaths in police custody, rape, torture and arbitrary arrests on his agenda for dicussion with Indian PM
- India’S Policy Towards Iran (Deccan Herald, G Parthasarathy, Feb 25, 2006)
Controversy characterises the communist parties’ support to Iran on the nuclear issue
- What Lies Beneath: Getting To All That Oil And Gas (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Mani Shankar Aiyar explains what technology and brisk foreign policy can achieve
- Bush Gets A Lesson On Kashmir Quote (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Feb 25, 2006)
The political comfort level between India and the US has reached such a level that it does not really matter what President George W Bush has to say on the subject of Jammu and Kashmir.
- Political Mileage Of Cartoons’ Issue (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Feb 25, 2006)
There are several reasons to believe in the governmental claims that the Opposition is out to take political advantage of the issue of blasphemous caricatures published by some Western newspapers. The Opposition has spurned invitation of the . . .
- Spectre Of Civil War (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 25, 2006)
Unless the present slaughter is stopped, Iraq could descend into civil war, for the US-led forces and the elected government have both failed to give the country peace and stability.
- Uproar Over Muslims In Indian Army (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Such are the prejudices that most Indians and Pakistanis grow up with about one another that they instinctively take shelter in rank stereotypes when thinking about, say, religious minorities in their countries.
- The High Price Of Development (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Feb 25, 2006)
Budgets in the early years of independence were an enigma wrapped in secrecy. India’s economic base was limited. The dependence was, therefore, on the ingenuity of finance minister. Crises could not be pulled out of a hat to maintain the morale.
- Trapped In A Logjam (Dawn, Tasneem Siddiqui, Feb 25, 2006)
For most people, Davos symbolizes the power of globalization. For good or bad, it has unleashed a process of change. Some changes are discernible, but there are many that one can barely observe.
- Bush Wants Kashmiri ‘Citizens’ In India-Pakistan Talks (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
US President George W. Bush has stressed the need for “citizens of Kashmir” to be included in talks about their fate going on between India and Pakistan, according to the White House version of his interview to two Indian newspapers published on Friday.
- Expectations High For U.S.-India Ties (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Feb 25, 2006)
President George W. Bush heads to India with grand visions of partnership with the world's biggest democracy, but some experts say such high expectations could lead to disappointment or even a backlash.
- U.S.-India Nuclear Deal May Prove Elusive - Hadley (Reuters, Steve Holland, Feb 25, 2006)
It may not be possible to reach a landmark nuclear agreement between India and the United States by the time President George W. Bush travels to New Delhi next week, a top Bush adviser said on Friday.
- Pak-Backed Terrorism Slackens Afghanistan Recovery (Daily Excelsior, Tushar Charan, Feb 25, 2006)
An international conference in London attended by officials of 70 countries early this month (February) ended with aid pledges of $10.5 billion spread over the next five years for Afghanistan. The amount may not be sufficient considering . . .
- Threat Of Bird Flu (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 25, 2006)
With both India and Iran reporting cases of bird flu, there is every reason for the government to prepare for a potential outbreak in the country.
- Roundtable Solutions (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Feb 25, 2006)
Bar the proverbial slip between the cup and the lip, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh will this weekend be in the midst of his much-touted consultations with a cross-section of opinion within the mainstream state political parties and . . .
- Nuclear Deal May Prove Elusive, Says Us Official (Hindustan Times, Tabassum Zakaria, Feb 25, 2006)
It may not be possible to reach a landmark nuclear agreement between India and the United States by the time President George W Bush travels to New Delhi next week, a top Bush advisor said on Friday.
- India's Revival Means It Can Pick And Choose Its Friends (Guardian (UK), Jonathan Steele, Feb 24, 2006)
Delhi seems eager for America's embrace, but many nationalists are unhappy with US pressure on foreign policy
- The India Option (Daily Times, Charles Tannock, Feb 24, 2006)
The world is beginning to notice that India has nearly the same number of people as China, plus a more benign system of government. China hawks in both India and the West dream that “strategic partnership” will link the world’s great democracies.
- Nuclear Panic (Daily Times, Jonathan Power, Feb 24, 2006)
Current would-be proliferators are arguably not as set on proliferating, nor even as advanced in their capabilities, as their antagonists suggest. Meanwhile, unyielding critical rhetoric combined with a lack of incentives to back down seems . . .
- Indo-Pak Relations Likely To Dominate Bush Talks (Daily Times, Umer Farooq, Feb 24, 2006)
Pakistan-India relations and South Asian regional security are likely to dominate US President George W Bush’s talks with Pakistani leaders during his day-long visit to Islamabad on the March 4.
- Kashmiris Take To The Streets: Indian Army Kills Four Boys (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Feb 24, 2006)
The residents of the Kashmir Valley took to streets on Thursday against the alleged killing of four Kashmiris by Indian soldiers.
- Kashmiris Be Included In Settlement: Bush (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Feb 24, 2006)
* Says Musharraf committed to reform and free and open elections in 2007
* Washington mourns the loss of innocent life in Bajaur airstrike
* Urges Pakistani patience with US-
- Conspicuous By Its Absence (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Feb 24, 2006)
On several occasions in recent days but most notably at the launch of the journal of the Association of Indian Diplomats, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has pleaded for “long-term strategic thinking” in this country.
- Bush And South Asia (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 24, 2006)
President George W. Bush’s remarks on India-Pakistan relations and the United States’ equations with these countries are of significance. Made on Wednesday at the Asia Society in Washington, the American leader’s observations are important . . .
- Accord Signed On Two Pak-Afghan Bus Services (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2006)
Pakistan and Afghanistan concluded an agreement here on Thursday for starting two cross-border bus services, one of them to open next month, officials said.
- Bush Seeks India’S Support On Iran (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2006)
Seeking India’s support against Iran’s controversial nuclear programme, US President George W. Bush has said it was important to send a “firm message” to Tehran that “development” of a nuclear weapon by it is “unacceptable.”
- Indian Political Parties Fighting Over Iran Issue (Daily Excelsior, Indu Prakash Singh, Feb 24, 2006)
The general secretary of the Samajwadi Party, Amar Singh, in an interview with a TV news channel, revealed that UP chief minister, Mulayam Singh Yadav, is in constant touch with CPI (M) and leaders of other regional parties to move . . .
- High Post For Indian At Un In Flux (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Feb 24, 2006)
Vijay Nambiar, India’s deputy national security adviser, is to be appointed adviser to UN secretary-general Kofi
- Kashmir Solution Must Be Acceptable To All: Bush (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2006)
Echoing Pakistan’s line, US President George W Bush has advocated a solution to the Kashmir issue that is acceptable to India, Pakistan and "those living within Kashmir."
- Hurriyat Demands Complete Withdrawal Of Troops In J&k (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2006)
Demanding revocation of "unlimited" powers "enjoyed" by troops in Jammu and Kashmir in the wake of killing of four youths, the moderate Hurriyat faction today said the whole state should be demilitarised -- a suggestion made by Pakistan President . . .
- Us Supports Kashmir Solution Acceptable To All Sides: Bush (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Feb 24, 2006)
Maintaining that the Kashmir issue has to to be resolved between India and Pakistan, President George W Bush has said the US supports a solution to the problem which is acceptable to all concerned parties.
- Be Firm On Iran, Bush Tells India (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2006)
Seeking India's support against Iran's controversial nuclear programme, US President George W Bush has said it was important to send a "firm message" to Tehran that "development" of a nuclear weapon by it is "unacceptable."
- Request For N-Separation Not Unrealistic: Bush (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2006)
As India and the US continued intense talks to conclude the nuclear deal, President George W Bush has expressed hope that an agreement would be reached on the separation issue during his visit to New Delhi next week, observing that it is not . . .
- Lng In Pipeline, Despite Vote Against Iran At Iaea (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2006)
While some tough negotiations were underway in South Block to seal the civilian nuclear energy cooperation agreement with the US, New Delhi was at the same time giving a message to Tehran today that it was committed to the Iran-Pakistan-India pipeline.
- Sting In The Tail! (Indian Express, V. N. Kakar, Feb 24, 2006)
The honourable director-general of malaria control was taking his biannual pre-monsoon meeting of directors to review the national malaria control programme.
- With Him, For Us (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 24, 2006)
Bush has said why US, India must be close. Manmohan must do the same — in the House
- ‘Like Americans, The People Of India Have Suffered From Terrorist Attacks On Home Soil’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 24, 2006)
I came here today to talk about America’s relationship with two key nations in Asia, India and Pakistan.
- N-Deal Points At Rosy Future (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Feb 24, 2006)
Contrary to what some in the South Block and Washington have been saying, this agreement, if implemented, provides the bedrock for the kind of strategic partnership that has eluded India and the US since 1947.
- Pakistan Declares India ‘C’ Class In Diplomatic Standards (News International, Muhammad Saleh Zaafir, Feb 24, 2006)
Pakistan has declared India as "C" class country for the diplomatic considerations. The decision has been taken in the wake of substandard living conditions and other hardships which are being faced generally by the aliens in that country.
- Strengthening Of Pak-China Defence Ties (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Feb 24, 2006)
Pakistan and China have agreed to bolster their defence relations covering the defence industry and joint defence production and development. The decision was taken at a meeting between President Musharraf and Chinese Defence Minister Cao Gangehuan . . .
- Another Outrage (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 24, 2006)
The bombing of the Imam Ali al-Hadi mausoleum in Samarra, Iraq, is yet another of those outrages that make no political point but only help stoke religious, particularly sectarian, tensions.
- The Kalabagh Dam: The 1986 Episode (Dawn, Vaseem Jafarey, Feb 24, 2006)
The controversy over the Kalabagh dam has abated somewhat, but conflicting views are still being expressed about what happened in the past. Letters and interviews published in newspapers put the blame on various persons and institutions.
- In Support Of Quake Victims (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 24, 2006)
Sir Ben Kingsley, an Oscar winner who will always be remembered for his portrayal of Gandhi and who is currently in Pakistan working on a documentary on relief efforts in the quake-hit areas, said on Wednesday that he hoped the film would . . .
- 'India Must Put Nuke Facilities Under Safeguards' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 23, 2006)
US President George W. Bush on Wednesday asserted that India must bring all its nuclear power facilities under international safeguards to facilitate the implementation of a bilateral civil nuclear cooperation pact.
- India Needs To Step Up Economic Reforms: Bush (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 23, 2006)
US President George W. Bush on Wednesday said India needed to do more to open up its economy, including the removal of caps on foreign investment and tariffs against US products.
- Bold As Brass (Telegraph, Jyoti Malhotra, Feb 23, 2006)
Jyoti Malhotra recounts several instances in recent international politics where India has stood its ground
- Oic Denounces Fatwa For Killing Cartoonist (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 23, 2006)
Denouncing the 'fatwa' for killing of a Danish cartoonist for drawing caricatures of Prophet Mohammad, the Organisation of Islamic Conference has said that such calls were against the teachings of Islam.
- Bungus Valley To Be Brought On Tourist Map: Cm (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 23, 2006)
Chief Minister, Ghulam Nabi Azad has said that UPA government under the leadership of Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and Mrs. Sonia Gandhi have taken necessary steps for fostering the ongoing peace process with Pakistan.
- ``We Will Nudge India, Pakistan'' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 23, 2006)
A historic opportunity on Kashmir: Bush
United States President George W. Bush said on Wednesday said the U.S. would encourage both India and Pakistan to address ``this important issue.
- India And The United States (The Economic Times, C P Bhambhri, Feb 23, 2006)
India cannot pursue non-alignment if it carries a list of neighbouring enemy countries. If India does not stabilise its relations with Pakistan and China, it will not be able to interact with the US as an equal.
- Bush Urges India To Cooperate On Nuclear Plans (Reuters, Steve Holland, Feb 23, 2006)
President George W. Bush pressed India on Wednesday to separate its civilian and military nuclear programs so a controversial deal giving New Delhi access to U.S. and other foreign nuclear technology could go forward.
- India, China Plan Tie Boosters (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 23, 2006)
Both Indian and Chinese militaries have decided to take more confidence building measures, including more sporting events along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) so as to keep border areas incident-free, official sources said here today.
- Huntington’S Forebodings (Tribune, G. Parthasarathy, Feb 23, 2006)
Followers of the great Semitic religions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam share a common belief in the Old Testament.
- Kashmir Maha Panchayat: Learning From History (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Feb 23, 2006)
The Delhi Conference on Jammu and Kashmir offers the prospect of a dialogue with the State's peoples — and a break with a flawed history of back-room deal making.
- Bush Wants Civilian N-Plans Under Iaea Norms (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 23, 2006)
Days ahead of his visit to India, US President George W Bush today said India has to separate its civilian and military nuclear programmes and bring the civilian ones under IAEA safeguards which he admitted was not an easy decision to make.
- Pok Refugees Upset At Being Left Out Of Talks (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 23, 2006)
Two days ahead of the Prime Minister’s round table conference with the Kashmiri separatists in New Delhi, refugees from Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir today lambasted the Central and state governments for ignoring them and not including . . .
- Meet To Better Indo-Pak Relations (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 23, 2006)
A three-day ‘Pen for Peace’ conference which got under way at the Jamia Millia University has brought about 50 Pakistan writers, poets, artists, musicians and mediapersons in a bid to further the peace process through people-to-people contact.
- Sir Ben To Act In Aid Of Quake-Hit (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Feb 23, 2006)
Bridging the East and West"
Sir Ben Kingsley, who performed the title role in Gandhi, will feature in a documentary film on the survivors of the October 8, 2005 earthquake, which hit parts of Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
- "The World Has To Deal With Hamas" (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Feb 23, 2006)
Commonwealth Secretary-GeneralDon McKinnon, in an interview in New Delhi recently, calls for dialogue and cooperation whether it is in handling Hamas' victory in the Palestinian elections or the row over the cartoons on Prophet Muhammed. Excerpts:
- Jayalalithaa Unveils Foundation For Acj Building (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 23, 2006)
`ACJ - Madanjeet Singh Campus,' will be built on a 1.47 acre plot of land given by the State Government
- Squares Around A Round Table (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Feb 23, 2006)
If you are having difficulty in understanding Kashmiri politics at this juncture, don’t be surprised, so is everyone else.
- Indo-Pak Jugalbandi In Congo (Hindustan Times, Sutirtho Patranobis, Feb 23, 2006)
When this contingent of the Indian Air Force spots an advancing Pakistani troop, it has orders to open fire. Nothing unusual in that, except that they will not be firing at their traditional enemies but rather shielding them from a common foe.
- Cartoon Row: Protests Enter Virtual World (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 23, 2006)
After a round of street demonstrations, protests against publication of cartoons have now entered the virtual world with SMS messages urging people to boycott products made in Denmark.
- India A Global Leader And Natural Partner: Bush (Hindustan Times, S Rajagopalan, Feb 23, 2006)
Terming India a "global leader", a "natural partner" and a "good friend", President George W Bush declared on Wednesday that he will use his upcoming visit to advance the US’s strategic partnership with India.
- Without Jobs, Kashmiris Set Their Sights On Army (Reuters, Sheikh Mushtaq, Feb 23, 2006)
On a bright, sunny day nearly 5,000 young Kashmiris mass outside a heavily guarded Indian army camp.
- No Vetoes On Kashmir (Deccan Herald, B G Verghese, Feb 23, 2006)
Imaginative ideas are needed to solve the issue of Kashmir so that both India and Pakistan benefit
- Will India Play Hardball? (The Week, R. Prasannan, Feb 23, 2006)
During Operation Para-kram, Indian Air Force confronted a peculiar problem. The Pakistani air space was well defended and, if the balloon were to go up, IAF would have problems in hitting Pakistani targets in depth.
- Bird Flu May Take Ugly Turn (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Feb 23, 2006)
Bird flu is fast spreading in different parts of the world and is emerging pandemic with hazards to human beings. In Pakistan’s neighbourhood, India is destroying millions of chicks in the wake of the disease H5NI, which is perceived as ‘entrenched’ . . .
- Out Of Sync (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 23, 2006)
Cynical exploitation of the cartoon issue must be stopped
- Managing The Trade Deficit (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Feb 23, 2006)
Pakistan incurred a record external trade deficit of $6.5 billion in the first seven months of this financial year ending June 2006. That marks a leap of 127.3 per cent over the deficit of $2.858 billion recorded in the same period last year.
- Future Of Us-Pakistan Relations (Dawn, Touqir Hussain, Feb 23, 2006)
As President Bush heads for South Asia, a look at the strategic direction of US relations with India and Pakistan will be timely. In Pakistan, our self-image and worldview has been anchored in a belief that the rest of the world should look at India
- Altaf Seeks Sugar Donation From India (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 23, 2006)
MQM chief Altaf Hussain has appealed to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to show generosity in alleviating the current sugar crisis in Pakistan, which would be a very ‘sweet’ gesture and go a long way in boosting the morale of the people of Pakistan.
- Call For Free Flow Of Books Between Pakistan, India (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 23, 2006)
A three-day "Pak-India Pen for Peace" convention began at the Jamia Millia University here on Tuesday.
- Bush Shares Musharraf’S Vision For Democracy (News International, Kamran Khan, Feb 23, 2006)
US president says Kashmir solution must be acceptable to Pakistan, India and Kashmiris; mourns loss of lives in Bajaur
- Cartoons: Shaukat Shows The Way (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Feb 23, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has called for convening of an emergency meeting of OIC Foreign Ministers to take up the issue of blasphemous caricatures published in some European newspapers. Talking to newsmen, he said that he has conveyed Pakistan’s ...
- Nobel Peace Prize Down The Ages (Dawn, F.S. Aijazuddin, Feb 23, 2006)
Since the Nobel prizes were first instituted in 1901, they have acquired a dignity of purpose and a purity of intent that makes one forget, as do flawless white lotus blossoms growing out of a muddy lake, the murkiness from which they originate.
- Resolve Kashmir, Bush Tells India And Pakistan (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Feb 23, 2006)
Says US wants ‘free and fair’ elections in Pakistan in 2007
- Infiltration Into Held Kashmir Falls: India (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 23, 2006)
India said the number of militants entering held Kashmir from Pakistan dropped by more than half in 2005, media reports published on Wednesday said.
- Vladimir Putin Says Iran Talks ‘Not Going Easily’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 23, 2006)
Russian minister warns Iran nuclear issue may turn global energy markets volatile
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