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Articles 14521 through 14620 of 21892:
- India's Energy Security (Daily Excelsior, Brig. (Retd.) S.N. Sachadeva, Nov 27, 2005)
The Indo-US nuclear agreement may get jeopardised if the US officials and lawmakers demand more and more benchmarks and placing the burden of meeting conditions associated with the deal entirely on India.
- India Apologises For Staffer’S Unauthorised Movement (News International, Muhammad Saleh Zaafir, Nov 27, 2005)
India has offered unconditional apology on unauthorised movement of its Indian origin staff stated to be working with the visa section of the Indian mission in Islamabad, Pardeep Gotum.
- The Future World Order: A Vision (Tribune, Brig A.C. Prem (retd), Nov 27, 2005)
The year is 2018. The European countries comprising the EU are looking up to the power trio of China, India and Russia for economic succour as their dwindling economies and an aging population are adding to their woes.
- Left Denounces Centre's Policies (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
Congress should remember that it cannot run government without Left support: Bardhan
- Pak Mps’ Plan To Visit J&k Puts Govt In Quandary (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
Pakistani MPs’ planned visit to quake-hit areas of Jammu and Kashmir through the newly-opened five points at LoC has put the Government here in a dilemma as it feared this would dent its claim that the crossings were exclusively meant for Kashmiris.
- Pak Army Submits List Of 240 (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
Pakistan Army has submitted a list of 240 persons, who want to cross Line of Control (LoC) to meet their relatives from Tatta Pani in Balnoi area of Mendhar sector in Poonch district, which will be opened for the civilian movement on November 28.
- Quake In China Kills 14 (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
At least 14 were killed and hundreds were injured, when an earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale hit near a popular tourist spot in east China on Saturday, officials said.
- Consul-General In Karachi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
Navdeep Singh Suri, a 1983 batch Indian Foreign Service officer, will be the new Consul-General in Karachi. The consulate and Pakistan's Mumbai Consulate are to be opened before year-end.
- India In A Dilemma – Wants Gas From Iran And Nuke Agreement From America – Confused On Which Side To Take? (India Daily, Kiran Chaube, Nov 27, 2005)
India is between two hard rocks. It needs natural gas and oil in the short run from Iran.
- Masterful Miniatures (Deccan Herald, Suresh Jayaram, Nov 27, 2005)
The author could have taken the opportunity to extend his study of Mughal paintings, to the modern situation in Indian art.’
- Pakistan Rebuilding Terror Network After Quake - Terror Network Intact In Pak Despite Quake: Indian Army (India Daily, Anil Rane, Nov 27, 2005)
Pakistan uses terror as means to fight against India. This is going on since sixties.
- Thousands Want Information About Their Relatives In Pok (Hindu, Luv Puri , Nov 27, 2005)
Delay in permitting people causes anxiety
- A Grand New World War Against Aids (Hindu, Mandira Nayar, Nov 27, 2005)
For once cricket played on your mobile phone screen will be for a cause. However, in this game the stakes are much higher than in any India-Pakistan cricket match. For the batsman will get only 60 balls and 300 seconds to collect all the right symbols --
- Bush Urges Americans To Help South Asia Quake Victims (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
US President George W Bush today urged Americans to help the millions of people in India and Pakistan suffering after the devastating October 8 earthquake.
- Corruption Spreading Its Tentacles (Dawn, Kunwar Idris, Nov 27, 2005)
No country is completely free of corruption. Generally speaking, the poorer a country the more corrupt it is. A political system which is unrepresentative and unaccountable makes it worse. Regrettably, Pakistan suffers from this double whammy.
- Peace Process Losing Steam (Dawn, Afzaal Mahmood, Nov 26, 2005)
The last two months have witnessed some damaging developments in the Pakistan-India peace process.
- India For Consensus On Iran Issue (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Nov 26, 2005)
India is happy and relieved that the door has opened for the resumption of Iran-EU3 talks and no resolution was put up for voting before the Board of Governors’ meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) at Vienna yesterday.
- Challenge And Response: Disaster Management Plan — Ii (Dawn, Naeem Sadiq, Nov 26, 2005)
In identifying and assessing hazards, an important step is to carry out a vulnerability analysis. Vulnerability is the ability of a system (or element) to withstand, avoid, neutralize or absorb the impacts of hazardous natural events.
- Ending The Stalemate (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 26, 2005)
An unfortunate aspect of the post-earthquake scenario is the discord between the government and the opposition on the modalities of aid utilization.
- Petroleum Ministry To Seek Cabinet Nod For Iran Pipeline (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
The Petroleum Ministry will seek Cabinet approval in January next year for entering into a trilateral agreement with Iran and Pakistan for import of natural gas through the over 7-billion dollar Iran-Pakistan-India pipeline.
- Soft Targets (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Nov 26, 2005)
Two-year-old Akshay's vocabulary now includes the word Taliban; his father Maniappan, a driver with the Border Roads Organisation, is the latest victim of the terror group operating in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
- Kalam To Visit Last Loc Village In Kashmir (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
Adding yet another firsts to his cap, President A P J Abdul Kalam would be visiting Urusa, the last village on the Line of Control, in North Kashmir during his two-day visit to the state beginning on Saturday to assess the relief measures . . .
- Remembering The ‘Forgotten Soldier’ (Tribune, Maj Gen (retd) Himmat Singh Gill, Nov 26, 2005)
In Battery Park in downtown Manhatten in New York, there stands within a plaza an obelisk with a soldier shaped cutout by artist Mac Adams, honouring the memory of New York’s Korean war veterans.
- Tragedy Of Lalu Yadav (Tribune, G.S. Bhargava, Nov 26, 2005)
The recent rejection by the electors of Bihar of the Rastriya Janata Dal (RJD), as Mr Lalu Yadav’s fiefdom is called, is the culmination of a political tragedy that began in 1996.
- Brutal Killing (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 26, 2005)
The Taliban’s slaying of Ramankutty Maniappan, an employee of India’s Border Roads Organisation (BRO), should be strongly condemned. Maniappan was taken hostage by the Taliban last week.
- Serpent In Eden (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 26, 2005)
Eden Gardens was never really expected to have a heart large enough to bear the brunt of a Sourav-sized absence. But when the fall came, the pettiness still surprised.
- Blood Is Thicker Than Water (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Nov 26, 2005)
The best way of overcoming a sworn enemy is to be the first to donate one’s blood to him when he is stricken.
- Missile Plan (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 26, 2005)
The Agni-3 missile demonstrates the country’s technological maturity.
- Musharraf’S Staying Power (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Nov 26, 2005)
It’s difficult for the Opposition in Pakistan to prevent Musharraf from returning to power in 2007.
- At Iaea, India Points To Khan Club (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
While India heaved a sigh of relief that there was no vote at the IAEA board meeting in Vienna, it took the opportunity to underline the need for investigating clandestine proliferation links emerging from the additional documents provided by Iran—the foc
- Dar Denies Hand In Delhi Blasts (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
In a boost to the Delhi police in the serial blasts probe, Lashkar-e-Taiyaba militant Tariq Ahmed Dar today admitted before a court here that he was associated with terrorists and transferred hawala money on commission. The accused, however, . . .
- `Soft Power', In Place Of Gun-Toting, Serves Washington Well (Hindu, Nasim Zehra, Nov 26, 2005)
Washington desperately needs friends in Pakistan too. At the public level, its `war on terror' has complicated an already estranged bilateral relationship.
- Diplomacy Averted Iaea Confrontation (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
It was a “massive” diplomatic effort that pulled back the IAEA board of governors from a confrontation, agreeing for time for talks with Iran to discuss alternate proposals.
India, obviously, was “happy and relieved” that there was no vote, . . .
- 6 Pok Visitors Return On Peace Bus (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
Six Pakistani nationals, who had come to Jammu and Kashmir before the October 8 earthquake, today headed back for Pakistan-occupied Kashmir amid tight security on the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus.
- Varieties Of Extremism (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , Nov 26, 2005)
“Age of extremes” is how Eric Hobsbawm described the 20th century. His own book of that title was less than even-handed in its analysis of the extremist ideologies of the age.
- Monarch Vs Maoists (Statesman, JR MUKHERJEE, Nov 26, 2005)
In 1990 a multi-party democracy with a constitutional monarchy was introduced in Nepal based on the demands of the people. In 1994 when an extremist faction of the Left parties was not allowed to be part of the government, . . .
- Consider Demilitarisation: Hurriyat (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
The moderate faction of the Hurriyat Conference led by Mirwaiz Umer Farooq today said India should consider with "seriousness" the suggestion of demilitarisation and self-rule for Kashmir put forth by Pakistan for a lasting solution to the issue.
- Kashmiris Don’T Want Autonomy, Self-Rule: Geelani (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
Chairman of a faction of All Parties Hurriyat Conference Syed Ali Shah Geelani while addressing a rally at Tujjar Sharief on Friday said the Kashmiris haven’t given sacrifices for internal autonomy or self-rule.
- No Respite In Gilgit (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
Since we last commented in these columns on the situation in Gilgit, which is part of the State under Pakistan's illegal occupation, there have been a series of developments.
- Results A Signal For Secular Unity: Sonia (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
Congress president is disappointed at the outcome
Congress must gear up for next round of Assembly poll
"NDA bent on disrupting Parliament"
"We reject Mitrokhin disclosures outright"
"Terrorist attacks must stop"
- India’S Bastille (Hindustan Times, Khushwant Singh, Nov 26, 2005)
The storming of Jehanabad jail on the night of November 13 reminded me of the storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789, which triggered off the French Revolution.
- India Averts Iaea Vote On Iran (Deccan Herald, K Subrahmanya, Nov 26, 2005)
India has made a renewed plea for giving diplomacy more time and space to succeed with Tehran even as the Manmohan Singh government heaved a sigh of relief over its success in averting a second contentious vote on Iran’s nuclear programme at the . . .
- In Praise Of Inzamam-Ul-Haq (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 26, 2005)
Inzamam-ul-Haq is a one-off — one of modern cricket's greats for all his seeming lack of athleticism.
- Britain Claims Proof Against Iran (Hindu, Ian Traynor, Nov 26, 2005)
Documents recently found point to Teheran's pursuit of nuclear weapons, says U.K. envoy
- Russia Says Gazprom Keen To Join Iran-India Pipeline (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
Russia's Oil Minister Viktor Khristenko said on Friday his country's gas firm Gazprom was keen to join the proposed Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline.
- Pak To Get P-3c Orion Ahead Of Schedule (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
The US has delivered the first of eight P-3C Orion aircraft to the Pakistan navy, ahead of its scheduled 2006 delivery date, as part of a $1.3 billion dollar defence deal, officials said.
- German Convicted In Pak N-Tech Supply Case (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
A German businessman was sentenced on Thursday to seven years and three months in prison for illegally supplying Pakistan with equipment to build nuclear weapons.
- Look Beyond Iran (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 26, 2005)
Instead of the expected fireworks and a showdown with Iran over its runaway nuclear programme during this week's meeting of the governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna, what we have witnessed is dextrous diplomacy by the EU3 . . .
- Dar In Court, Admits Pak Hand In Delhi Blasts (Pioneer, Praveen Kumar, Nov 26, 2005)
The admissions made by Tariq Ahmed Dar before a city court on Friday firmly points the finger of suspicion towards Pakistan's involvement in the October 29 blasts in the Capital.
- Pakistan Again (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Nov 25, 2005)
If Joseph Goebbels was around he would have found a perfect rival in Pakistan.
- Fall Of Mirpur (Daily Excelsior, C P Gupta, Nov 25, 2005)
Mirpur, the erstwhile District Headquarter and Commercial Hub Center of Jammu and Kashmir State, now a part of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK), fell to the cruel hands of raiders on 25th November 1947.
- No Forex For Pakistan (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 25, 2005)
Pakistan does not need a single dollar, pound, yen or euro in foreign exchange to cope with its earthquake.
- Pak Trader In The Dock For Aiding Qaida ‘Hitman’ (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
A 25-year Pakistani businessman, Uzair Paracha has been convicted by a federal jury of attempting to help an Al-Qaida operative sneak into the USA to carry out terrorist acts and could be sentenced up to 75 years in jail.
- Kalam Arriving On Nov 26 (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
President A P J Abdul Kalam will arrive here on a two-day visit to quake-hit areas of Uri and Tangdhar in Jammu and Kashmir on November 26, official sources said today.
- Kalam Arriving On Saturday (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
President A P J Abdul Kalam will arrive here on a two-day visit to quake-hit areas of Uri and Tangdhar on November 26, official sources said today.
President Kalam was earlier scheduled to visit the earthquake affected areas in the state on November 10
- 15 Member Hurriyat Team To Visit Pok With Relief (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
A 15-member high-profile Hurriyat delegation led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq will soon visit quake-ravaged Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) with relief material, an amalgam spokesman said today.
- Female Politicians On The Win (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 25, 2005)
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has won Liberia’s presidential vote, becoming Africa’s first elected woman Head of State and embarking on a six-year mission to lift the war-torn country towards prosperity and reconciliation. Earlier, Germany too got . . .
- No Let-Up In Infiltrations From Pakistan: India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
India said on Thursday there had been no let-up in the number of militants sneaking into Jammu and Kashmir from Azad Jammu and Kashmir despite pledges by Islamabad to seek to halt the flow.
- India Sees No Let-Up In ‘Infiltration’ (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
India said on Thursday there had been no let-up in the number of militants sneaking into Indian Kashmir from the Pakistani side despite pledges by Islamabad to seek to halt the flow.
- Better Market Access (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 25, 2005)
Pakistan has sought greater market access from the European Union, the United States and other major Western countries for its exports to offset the negative impact of the earthquake on its economy and growth momentum.
- An Integrated Disaster Management Plan (Dawn, Naeem Sadiq, Nov 25, 2005)
If Karachi were to be hit by an earthquake similar to the one experienced on October 8 in Kashmir and parts of the NWFP, it could result in the death of three to five million people and the city being pushed back on the time-line by some 100 odd years.
- Not Quite God’S Wrath (Dawn, Jafar Wafa, Nov 25, 2005)
There is a very apt quotation from the Holy Quran to introduce this discussion of whether natural disasters are the inevitable effects of natural causes or a scourge resulting from divine displeasure.
- Iraq And Lessons Of History (Dawn, Jafar Wafa, Nov 25, 2005)
There is a very apt quotation from the Holy Quran to introduce this discussion of whether natural disasters are the inevitable effects of natural causes or a scourge resulting from divine displeasure.
- Making Hillout Of Mole (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 25, 2005)
The Sangla Hill blasphemous incident and its ramifications is regrettably being blown out of proportion afresh by the BBC in the context of Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams’ visit to Islamabad in order to tarnish Pakistan’s image.
- Indonesia, Pakistan Seal Counter-Terrorism Pact (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
Indonesia and Pakistan, the world's two largest Muslim nations, sealed a counter-terrorism pact on Thursday to fight Islamist militancy.
- For Us, India After China (Pioneer, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Nov 25, 2005)
If George W Bush sounded censorious in a Beijing church last Sunday, he undoubtedly enjoyed cycling in the mountains. And, ultimately, it's the cycling that will pedal Sino-American relations away from the "strategic competition" (Bush's term) . . .
- Defy Taliban (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 25, 2005)
The savage murder of Ramankutty Maniappan provides yet another proof that the Taliban are no more than an army of warped, bloodthirsty killers who would stop at nothing. It also reminds the civilised world that it has a responsibility to eradicate ....
- Goa Gets ‘Permanent’ Tag For Iffi (Indian Express, Harneet Singh, Nov 25, 2005)
An evergreen superstar, the gentle giant of regional cinema, a starlet from across the border and two leading ladies of Bollywood: the opening day tableau of the 36 th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2005.
- Two More Let Militants Held For Delhi Blasts (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
Two more Lashker-e-Toiba activists have been arrested in connection with the Delhi serial blasts, raising the number of persons apprehended in the case to three.
- It Is Time To Take A Tough Stance On Kashmir, Aksai Chin And Northeast – India Must Get All Its Territory Back (India Daily, Preetam Sohani, Nov 25, 2005)
India is progressing in many fronts.
- What Made Him Talk Like That? (Pioneer, S Gurumurthy , Nov 25, 2005)
Sudarshan's views on population control may be criticised, but what about the facts disclosed by the CPS study, asks S Gurumurthy
- Alienating The King To Little End (Pioneer, Supriyo Gupta, Nov 25, 2005)
India has had far greater flexibility in securing its interests with the King at the helm than with the political parties, says Supriyo Gupta
- Delhi Blasts Case (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
Delhi Police have arrested a man in Srinagar in connection with the October 29 serial blasts here, reports PTI from New Delhi. Ghulam Ahmed Khan, who was picked up from Srinagar by a team of the Delhi Police Special Cell on Thursday, . . .
- Wake-Up Call In Afghanistan (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 25, 2005)
The wanton murder of Maniappan Ramankutty, a humble driver with the Border Roads Organisation, underlines the Taliban militia's utter contempt for civilised norms — including the fundamental precepts of Islam and the traditional Afghan code of honour.
- Towards Change In Iran (Deccan Herald, TIMOTHY GARTON ASH, Nov 25, 2005)
Iran has a regime wedded to violence and a society eager for peaceful change. The West must address both.
- Outrage. Express It (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
Taliban’s terror tactics will not work: Maniyappan’s killers should get a tough message
- Iranian Students Seek Nuclear Turnaround By India (Reuters, Swapnil Rai, Nov 25, 2005)
His love of Indian freedom movement leader Mahatma Gandhi and India's cultural affinity with his homeland, Iran, brought S. Mohammad Mohammadi to New Delhi to study politics.
- Car Bomb Kills Two In Afghanistan (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
A car bomb exploded outside the venue of an anti-drugs conference in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing two people including a policeman and wounding two others, a district official said.
- Mirwaiz, Others May Join Ajk Relief Efforts (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
Hurriyat Conference Chairman Mirwaiz Umer Farooq is likely to lead a 15-member delegation to Azad Kashmir in the coming days to undertake relief work in the quake-hit areas, Hurriyat sources said on Thursday.
- Govt Starts Pursuing Creditors For Pledged Money (The Nation, MEHTAB HAIDER, Nov 25, 2005)
Pakistan has initiated dialogue process with multilateral and bilateral creditors for finalizing modalities to materialize over 6 billion dollars pledges announced by them during the November 19 conference, sources told The Nation Thursday.
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