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Articles 221 through 320 of 500:
- Kalam Unveils Vision For Saarc 2017 (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2007)
Presenting his "Vision for SAARC 2017", President APJ Abdul Kalam on Tuesday urged South Asian leaders to free the region from poverty and illiteracy by increasing connectivity.
- Garo Leader ‘Tortured’ To Death In Bangla (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2007)
A Bangladesh-based Garo tribal leader, Chalesh Ritchil, the Medha Patkar of the Modhupur reserve forest — was allegedly killed by “joint forces” comprising the army, Bangladesh Rifles and police two weeks back.
- Turning A Corner (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Apr 04, 2007)
When does an organization, be it of the people or of governments, become relevant? When it gets noticed, to start with.
- Duty-Free Access For Ldcs: India (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Apr 04, 2007)
It was a unique 14th Saarc summit in many ways that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh inaugurated today.
- On The Sidelines Of Saarc (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 04, 2007)
WHEN Prime Ministers Shaukat Aziz and Manmohan Singh meet on the sidelines of the Saarc summit in New Delhi today, the possibilities of an India-Pakistan détente will be further strengthened. It is encouraging that in recent months the two sides . . .
- Result-Oriented Talks Must: Aziz (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2007)
Emphasising that the Indo-Pakistan dialogue process should be result-oriented, Pakistani premier Shaukat Aziz has said he will meet Manmohan Singh in New Delhi on Wednesday morning.
- Kashmir First, Rest Later, Says Aziz (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Apr 04, 2007)
Pakistani leaders are known to be masters in the art of media management and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz proved to be no exception today.
- India-Pak Defence Secy-Level Talks On April 6 (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Apr 03, 2007)
The foreign ministers of India and Pakistan today continued to have divergent views on terrorism, trade and transit rights to Afghanistan when they held a bilateral meeting on the margins of the 14th SAARC summit that begins tomorrow.
- A Saarc Meet Of Many Firsts (Times of India, Indrani Bagchi, Apr 03, 2007)
The hype has gone out of Saarc, but in its place is some much-needed realism as heads
of the perennially short-of-potential regional organisation gather here on Tuesday for their annual celebration.
- People’S Saarc Wants Peace (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2007)
The “people’s SAARC” today condemned increased expenditure on defence by SAARC states, instead demanding peace, relief from hunger and social equality for 40 per cent of the world’s poor for whom South Asian region is home.
- India,pak To Talk Siachen Again (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2007)
Seeking a “forward movement” on the vexed issue of de-militarising the Siachen glacier, India and Pakistan will hold one more round of Defence Secretary-level discussions at Islamabad.
- An Area Of Interest In Saarc (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 03, 2007)
Iran's formal request to get associated with SAARC is linked with its Look East policy, whereby in order to reduce its isolation from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) grouping and resist the pressures from the US, it has been building closer . . .
- Saarc Urged To Adopt Pro-People Policies (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2007)
People's SAARC seeks free mobility across the region
Expresses solidarity with the people of Nepal
Immediate end sought to violence in Sri Lanka
- Super Bazaar (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 03, 2007)
Will the 14th SAARC summit that's underway in New Delhi be marked by the bumbling that's been a defining feature of this august association so far?
- Lanka Bomb Kills 16 (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2007)
At least 16 people were killed and 25 wounded, when suspected Tamil Tiger rebels set off a blast aboard a crowded bus in eastern Sri Lanka today, the police and hospital sources said.
- Saarc Progress Linked To Bilateral Issues: Pakistan (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Apr 03, 2007)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, who will represent Pakistan at the 14th SAARC (South Asia . . .
- 14th Saarc Summit Begins; Pm Seeks Closer Ties (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2007)
The 14th summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation opened in New Delhi on Tuesday with Afghanistan formally inducted as the 8th member of the regional grouping.
- Indo-Pak Talks On 6th (Frontier Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2007)
India and Pakistan will hold Defence Secretary-level talks on Siachen on Friday in an effort to resolve the vexed issue.
- Centre Deliberates On Getting Stay On Quota Vacated (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2007)
The Government on Sunday continued to deliberate on ways to get the Supreme Court stay on reservation for OBCs in elite educational institutions vacated.
- Hope After Hanging (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 03, 2007)
It is a cruel irony that the hanging of six fundamentalist militants in Bangladesh, notably Bangla Bhai and Sheikh Abdur Rahman, a couple of days before the Saarc summit should raise hopes of an improvement in bilateral relations.
- Saarc’S Attempt To Firm Up Agenda Suffers Setbacks (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2007)
Pre-summit efforts by foreign ministers and top officials of SAARC countries at firming up an action-oriented agenda to prod the 22-year-old regional grouping to realise its promise and potential suffered twin setbacks on Monday.
- Provision To Remove Nepal's King (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2007)
Nepal's main political parties, including the Maoists, have reached an understanding to remove the King by a two-thirds majority in Parliament if he is ever found ``conspiring against'' the Constituent Assembly elections scheduled in June.
- India Moots Legal Assistance Treaty (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Apr 03, 2007)
This will help SAARC countries to fight terror effectively, says Shivshankar Menon
Kasuri, Pranab discuss Siachen, Sir Creek
Foreign Ministers discuss SAFTA
- Karzai Leaves For Saarc Summit (Frontier Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2007)
President Hamid Karzai left for New Delhi, India, on Monday to attend the 14th summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC).
- Terror Talks To Hog Saarc Summit (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2007)
Ahead of the 14th SAARC summit on Tuesday, the Foreign Ministers of the eight member South Asian nations met on Monday to forge an action plan for the summit.
- Saarc — In Search Of A Larger Identity (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Apr 03, 2007)
A South Asian identity could emerge as a result of SAARC and its multidimensional activities.
- 14th Saarc Summit — Unleash The Continental Power (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Apr 03, 2007)
The trade liberalisation process notwithstanding, some troublesome matters threaten to upset the SAFTA applecart. Developing country members of SAARC should work at resolving these issues in the interest of equitable progress on the economic front . . .
- India, Pak To Talk Siachen On Apr 6 (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2007)
India and Pakistan will hold Defence Secretary-level talks on the Siachen glacier issue on Friday and Saturday in Islamabad. Several times, both the countries agreed to demilitarise the world's highest battlefield but failed to arrive at any . . .
- Defence Secys To Talk On Siachen Fri & Sat (Asian Age, Ramesh Ramachandran, Apr 03, 2007)
India and Pakistan on Monday agreed to hold two-day defence secretary-level talks on Siachen from Friday in Islamabad.
- Lanka For Mechanism To Deal With Terror, Moots Coordinated Patrolling (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2007)
The 14th SAARC Summit meeting commencing on Tuesday is expected to come out with a counter-terrorism mechanism, in order to address the escalated violence faced by Sri Lanka, India, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
- More Business Than Usual (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Apr 03, 2007)
As the curtain goes up on the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) summit, one question is likely to be uppermost in most people’s minds.
- Wanted For Saarc: A Shift In Focus (Indian Express, MUKUL SHARMA, Apr 03, 2007)
As the 14th SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) Summit draws nearer and the host, the Indian government, begins to step up its preparations, it seems a good time to raise certain questions.
- ‘Cooperation Between Japan, India And The Us Will Contribute To Peace In The Region’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 03, 2007)
Getting observers to the SAARC Summit was Pakistan’s idea, as it tried to push China’s case.
- India Will Further Liberalise Visa Restrictions: Pranab Mukherjee (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2007)
Hinting at removal of irritants to free movement of mediapersons and products across South Asia, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said, "Unilaterally, India will further liberalise its visa restrictions."
- Saarc: Challenges Ahead (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 03, 2007)
All eyes are focused on the two-day 14th summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation opening in New Delhi today. Saarc is the largest regional organisation in the world in terms of population and covers approximately 1.5 billion people.
- Hrd Wants Legislation On S Asian Varsity (Times of India, Akshaya Mukul, Apr 03, 2007)
Even as the Saarc summit will adopt the agreement for the establishment of a South Asian University, the HRD ministry has proposed that a legislation be passed by Parliament to deal with various issues which could come up since SAU would be housed . . . .
- Pm For Patience On Kashmir (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Apr 03, 2007)
Leaning on his skills as a banker, PrimeMinister Shaukat Aziz said here on Monday that the quest for peace between India and Pakistan was not a business transaction, but a commitment between two sides that could lead to a long wait before bearing fruit.
- Saarc Is Making Headway, Bit By Bit (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 03, 2007)
It’s easy to dismiss Saarc (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) as a non-starter. More than two decades after seven countries of South Asia — India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Bhutan and Nepal — came together with an . . .
- No Indo-Pak Meeting Point On Trade, Terror (Indian Express, Jayanth Jacob, Apr 03, 2007)
Even as the 14th SAARC summit is all set to begin on Tuesday, the differences between India and Pakistan on South Asia Free Trade Area (SAFTA) issues and terrorism—especially Islamabad’s unwillingness for a regional extradition treaty—remain to be . ..
- Indo-Pak Talks On Siachen This Week (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2007)
India and Pakistan will hold the defence secretary-level talks on Siachen in Islamabad on Friday. This will be the first technical level talks of the fourth round of the composite dialogue, which was launched by two foreign secretaries earlier this year.
- Take Bus From Lahore To Agartala Via Dhaka: Adb Has A Saarc Plan (Indian Express, Jayanth Jacob, Apr 02, 2007)
A bus service from Lahore to Agartala, right across Bangladesh. Road corridors from Indian ports to landlocked Bhutan and Nepal. A train service from Colombo to Chennai.
- Six Maoists Join Govt In Nepal (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 02, 2007)
Six former Maoist rebels were sworn into Nepal’s new government on Sunday as part of a landmark peace pact that ended a decade-long insurgency in the Himalayan nation.
- Quota Stay: Govt Likely To Approach Sc Today (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 02, 2007)
The Government is likely to approach the Supreme Court on Monday, either for the vacation of stay or reference of the matter to a larger constitutional bench.
- Atomic & Aesthetic (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 02, 2007)
Iran has requested observer status in Saarc (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation), and India and Pakistan have already indicated that they’re willing to go along with the suggestion.
- ‘Progress Expected From Manmohan-Aziz Meet’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 02, 2007)
The peace process with India is expected to make progress during the April 4 meeting Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz will have with his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh on the sidelines of the SAARC summit in New Delhi, Pakistan Foreign Minister . . .
- `Every Possibility Is Open On Fighting Terror' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 02, 2007)
Says Menon after SAARC Standing Committee meeting
SAARC declaration being negotiated
Plan for forming SAARC University
- Centre Likely To Approach Sc Over Obc Quota (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 02, 2007)
In Its efforts to get out of the logjam over the quota for OBCs, the government may approach the Supreme Court for vacation of its stay on the reservations in elite educational institutions and possibly for a reference of the matter to a larger . . .
- Saarc To Tackle Terrorism Issues (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 02, 2007)
The 14th Saarc summit is expected to take the stand that the provisions of the existing regional treaties against terrorism should be implemented and strictly adhered by the members.
- Elaborate Security In Place For Saarc Summit (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 02, 2007)
Anti-terrorist search operations in different parts of Delhi
- Free Exchange Of Media Should Not Be Undermined Anymore, Says Dasmunsi (Hindu, Anita Joshua, Apr 02, 2007)
SAARC Journalists Summit-III' organised by SAFMA inaugurated
N. Ram elected chairperson of South Asia Media Commission at its founding conference
Commission to develop mechanism that will respond to attacks on journalists
- Colombo Awaits Delhi Response (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Apr 02, 2007)
Coordinated patrolling of Palk Strait
Reports on radar "speculative"
United efforts needed to meet terrorists' threat
- Maoists Join Interim Nepal Govt (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 02, 2007)
Nepal's once-feared Maoist rebels on Sunday joined the interim government, expressing commitment to establishing lasting peace, democracy and stability in the country by ending their decade-long people's war that killed over 14,000 people.
- Maoists In Nepal Make It From Mines To Ministries (Pioneer, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Apr 02, 2007)
Eleven years after they had introduced a new phase in Nepal's history by launching an armed insurgency, the Himalayan nation's Maoist guerrillas on Sunday added a new one by joining a coalition Government with a pledge to build a new Nepal.
- Centre Trying To Get Stay Vacated (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 02, 2007)
In the face of mounting political pressure, the government on Sunday continued to explore ways and means to get the Supreme Court stay on reservation for OBCs in elite government educational institutions vacated.
- Iran Close To Getting Saarc Observer Status (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 01, 2007)
A high-level meeting of SAARC approved the application of Iran for observer status, resulting in Tehran moving a step closer to being associated with the regional body.
- Raje Raj (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Apr 01, 2007)
Most chief ministers take the conventional route for raising funds, by holding road shows abroad for NRIs from their home state. Rajasthan Chief Minister, Vasundhara Raje, has done one better.
- Dhaka To Flaunt Anti-Terror Action (Times of India, Indrani Bagchi, Apr 01, 2007)
Even as Sri Lanka pushes for a strong drive against terrorism at the Saarc summit, Bangladesh will walk away with some kudos on this front.
- Saarc Committee Approves Iran Plea (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Apr 01, 2007)
Positive recommendation for observer status
Iran's plea will now go before SAARC Council of (Foreign) Ministers
Close to finalising agreement on SAARC University: Menon
- Centre Fights Shy Of Conflict, Looks Way Out Of Quota Row (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 01, 2007)
Two days after the SC paused Centre's bid to introduce reservations for OBCs in central educational institutions from the 2007-08 academic session, government was looking to douse quota passions with some nuanced talk while exploring legal remedies.
- Afghanistan’S Entry Could Help India (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 01, 2007)
Afghanistan’s entry into the SAARC has given new multilateral dimension to India’s quest for securing an overland transit facility through Pakistan for trade and commerce with the land-locked northwestern country.
- Saarc: Iran To Procure Observer Status Soon (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 01, 2007)
Iran would be the fifth country to get the observer status in SAARC, as foreign secretaries from the eight SAARC countries on Friday unanimously approved its application for the status.
- Quota Politics Heats Up, Centre Says No Compromise, Will Look At Legal Options (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2007)
Under increasing pressure from allies, most significantly, the DMK, which called a statewide bandh in Tamil Nadu tomorrow and got a unanimous resolution in the Assembly asking the Centre to call for a Parliament session, the UPA government late . . .
- Shackled Trade (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Mar 31, 2007)
While Indo-Pak trade has grown, the governments are yet to liberalise the framework.
- Dhaka's Nod For Train Service (Hindu, HAROON HABIB, Mar 31, 2007)
The caretaker Government of Bangladesh has approved in principle a proposal to introduce a regular Joydevpur-Sealdah passenger train service, linking Dhaka and Kolkata.
- The Best Chance Ever For Saarc (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Mar 31, 2007)
When South Asia's leaders meet in New Delhi on April 3, they must show the vision to abandon the beaten path. Their peoples have too much at stake.
- Aziz For Peace & Development (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2007)
Ahead of next week’s Saarc summit, Pakistan Prime Minister Mr Shaukat Aziz today said the seven-nation grouping should be converted into a “seamless and action-oriented organisation” to usher in . . .
- Air Raid No Threat To Region, Says Ltte (Hindustan Times, PK Balachandran, Mar 31, 2007)
In a significant statement ahead of the SAARC summit in New Delhi in early April, the LTTE has said that the air strike which it conducted against the Sri Lankan Air Force's main base at Katunayake on March 26, poses no threat to the South Asian region.
- Most Guantanamo Detainees From Saarc Countries (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2007)
An Amnesty International report has alleged that a majority of detainees in the US’s prison at Guantanamo Bay are Muslims from Saarc countries.
- India Sets Up Committee On Kashmir Demilitarisation (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Mar 31, 2007)
A listless summit of South Asian nations next week may be enlivened by an India-Pakistan dialogue that could go anywhere except that New Delhi ensured on Friday that Islamabad's fear of slow progress over Kashmir was at least partly addressed.
- ‘Economic’ Approach To The Kashmir Issue (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Mar 31, 2007)
As the 14th SAARC summit opens next week in New Delhi, the heads of the seven South Asian states will have read an economic plan proposal for the “resolution of the Kashmir issue” between India and Pakistan.
- Spanta Launches New Attack On Pakistan (Frontier Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2007)
Afghanistan joins a South Asian economic grouping next week but Pakistan’s refusal to allow transit for Indian goods headed for Kabul would prevent true integration, the Afghan foreign minister said on Wednesday.
- Tight Security For Pak, Lankan, Afghan Leaders (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2007)
Leaders of Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Afghanistan – three of the world’s most volatile countries – will get extra security during the 14th SAARC summit here from April 3.
- Terrorism To Figure In Delhi Saarc Summit (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2007)
Focus likely to be on the issue of connectivity
The leaders would discuss how to deepen cooperation to fight the menace'
`India's effort would be to try and make SAARC a more efficient organisation'
- People Want To Bury The Hatchet (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Mar 30, 2007)
SINCE last year some of us, including Justice Rajinder Sachar, have been arranging a function at Shadman Colony in Lahore, where Bhagat Singh and his two comrades, Sukhdev and Rajguru, were hanged on March 23, 1931.
- Lanka Terror On Saarc Plate (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2007)
India will reiterate the need to find a political solution to the ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka in the wake of the LTTE air raid when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh meets Sri Lanka’s President Mahinda Rajapakse during next week’s Saarc summit.
- India Backs Iran Request To Join Saarc As Observer (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2007)
Iran may be facing international isolation -- the UK froze its ties on Wednesday over the detention of its sailors -- but India is backing its request for entry into the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) bloc as an observer.
- Saarc Therapy For Regional Prosperity (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 29, 2007)
As India prepares for the 14th SAARC Summit in New Delhi on April 3-4, it would be useful to recall the NAM summit held in Cuba in December 2006.
- Lanka Conflict Escalating, Political Solution Must: India (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2007)
In the wake of the Tamil Tigers using air power for the first time in Sri Lanka, India on Wednesday voiced serious concern over the escalation of violence there and said it would . . .
- United Europe (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 29, 2007)
When leaders of six European countries signed the Treaty of Rome 50 years ago, they could not have imagined that their effort would change the course of history in the continent.
- Saarc Transport Project For Afghanistan (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Mar 29, 2007)
The revolutionary SAARC multi-model transport project will be extended to Afghanistan, the latest entrant of the 8-national grouping.
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