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Articles 321 through 420 of 500:
- Iran Faces World Chill But Saarc, India Warm Up To It As Observer (Indian Express, Jayanth Jacob, Mar 29, 2007)
Iran may be facing international isolation — the UK froze its ties today 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 Convention Needs Review" (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Mar 28, 2007)
Sri Lanka would seek a review of the SAARC convention on Suppression of Terrorism at the SAARC summit scheduled to be held in New Delhi in the first week of April.
- Success Story (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 28, 2007)
It is 50 years since the Treaty of Rome, which laid the foundation of the European Union (EU), was signed.
- Saarc: India Backs Iran (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2007)
“India has no problems with Iran’s request to join the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). But we have to see whether the other countries support Tehran,” a senior official said.
- India Supplied Radar For The Targeted Airbase But New Delhi Cautious, Prefers Not To Comment (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Mar 27, 2007)
As the LTTE confirmed fears of it having acquired air capability by using light aircraft to bomb the Katunayake air force camp near Colombo today, there was silence in New Delhi.
- Chinese Fm To Head First Delegation (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2007)
China positively evaluated the role of the SAARC in promoting regional cooperation and announced that its Foreign Minister would represent the country for the first time at the 14th summit of the organisation in New Delhi early next month.
- India To Go Ahead With Iran Gas Pipeline Project, Says Pranab (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2007)
Despite objections from the United States: Pranab
India, Pakistan keen on the project
Negotiations are on about the prices
- Sez Policy Has Come To Stay: Pm (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2007)
Making it clear that the SEZ policy has come to stay in the country, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said a humane and just policy on the resettlement of land oustees was being formulated by the government.
- Govt Ready To Correct Sez Policy: Pm (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the government was ready to make “necessary changes” to the SEZ policy, should any faults be found.
- Changing Equations (Deccan Herald, B G Verghese, Mar 23, 2007)
Due to the reforms of the caretaker government, it would be difficult for the future governments to err.
- Saarc Summit Will Focus On Development (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Mar 23, 2007)
A patient in Kathmandu getting treated on advice from a super-speciality hospital in India. Flood-ravaged Chittagong (Bangladesh) drawing food from a Food Bank in Pakistan. A common fund for the South Asian region for alleviating poverty.
- Saarc Legal Forum To Pass Resolution Against Cj’S Sacking (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2007)
Ahead of the SAARC summit scheduled to be held in New Delhi on April 3 and 4 , its legal forum has decided to pass a resolution against the removal of Pakistan Chief Justice Iftikhar Ahmad Choudhary.
- Suspended Cj Misused Office, Says Pak Govt (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2007)
Suspended Pakistan Chief Justice Iftikar Muhammad Chaudhry has been accused by the government of using influence to get quick promotions for his son, use of a fleet of cars, planes and helicopters and demanding protocol that he was not entitled to.
- India Wants Saarc To Press Pakistan To Resolve Tariff Issue (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2007)
India is hoping South Asian leaders gathering at a regional summit next month will pressure Pakistan to resolve differences over tariff cuts that have delayed implementation of a regional free trade agreement, an Indian official said on Wednesday.
- India For Action-Oriented Saarc (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2007)
India will assume the SAARC chair at the next month’s summit in New Delhi with a call to the SAARC members to make the regional grouping an action-oriented one rather than just end up with issuing declarations like in the past 22 years of its existence.
- Watch Cautiously (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Mar 22, 2007)
India must guard against going overboard with concessions to Bangladesh and analyse the situation carefully, says Hiranmay Karlekar.
- Observers To Attend Saarc Summit (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2007)
They are China, Japan, South Korea, U.S. and EU
They have access to open sessions also Afghanistan to join the grouping formally
- India Won’T Mince Words, To Tell Saarc Summit To Act (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2007)
SAARC countries need to implement concrete infrastructure projects and remove trade barriers for greater economic integration, India will state at the upcoming summit.
- Maulvi Sentenced To Death For Killing Pak Woman Minister (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2007)
A Pakistani court today sentenced to death a religious fanatic who killed a woman provincial minister last month claiming she had violated the tenets of Islam by holding a public office.
- Unbridled Power (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Mar 21, 2007)
The unceremonious suspension of Pakistan chief justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhary by Pervez Musharraf on the eve of the golden jubilee of the Pakistan supreme court, has astounded democracies all over the world.
- Saarc Investment In Power Sought (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2007)
Union Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Tuesday invited energy service, equipment and appliance manufacturing companies from the SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) region and around the globe to exploit the huge commercial . . .
- Bharti Airtel Reshuffles Top Management (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2007)
Bharti Airtel Ltd on Tuesday announced a change in the operational leadership structure and roles in the company to be effective from April 01.
- Musharraf Admits Errors (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2007)
The crisis in Pakistan judiciary snowballed today with a Lahore High Court Judge and six judges of the lower judiciary quitting their posts as President Pervez Musharraf admitted committing mistakes on the issue but ruled out emergency or . . .
- Saarc Car Rally On The Roll (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2007)
The first ever SAARC Car Rally is due to enter the Northeast on Wednesday with a message of goodwill and promise for better ties among SAARC nations.
- Pak Cj Sacking: Saarc Law Panel Puts Off Karachi Meet (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2007)
The SAARC Law Conference scheduled to be held in Karachi from March 23-25 has been postponed due to the instability created in the country in the wake of the suspension of Pakistan Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry.
- Sri Lanka Hails India's Role In Peace Process (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 17, 2007)
Sri Lanka has hailed India's role in the process process to end conflict in that country with visiting Foreign Minister Rohita Bogollagama stressing that New Delhi was not only "a part and parcel" of the process but was also very supportive of it .
- Saarc Car Rally Flagged Off (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2007)
SAARC Car Rally-2007 was flagged off from Bangladesh’s bay resort here today to showcase the oneness and diversity of South Asian region amidst a call to promote tourism and trade.
- Mystery In Pak: Where Is Top Judge? (Asian Age, Shafqat Ali, Mar 16, 2007)
Where on earth is the seniormost judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, Rana Bhagwandas? It is a million-dollar question here.
- Kashmir Not Part Of Anti-Terror Mechanism: Kasuri (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 14, 2007)
Pakistan foreign minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri today indirectly suggested that the discussion of the Kashmir issue may not fall within the ambit of the recently created joint anti-terror mechanism between Pakistan and India, adding that Kashmir . . .
- Meeting A Clear Expression Of Political Will: Menon (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Mar 14, 2007)
Fourth round of the composite dialogue process under way
- Saarc Passport (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 10, 2007)
The idea of a common passport for citizens of SAARC countries is once again in circulation thanks to Bangladeshi Nobel laureate Muhammed Yunus who has been advocating this in recent weeks.
- What Next In Bangladesh? (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Mar 09, 2007)
No news, it is generally believed, is good news. But there always are exceptions to every such rule of thumb.
- Us Hopeful India N-Deal Will Be Done By Yearend (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2007)
The US government is hopeful that the bilateral 123 agreement to implement the India-US civil nuclear deal may come up for final approval before the Congress before yearend.
- Aziz Invited To Saarc Summit On Musharraf’S ‘Indication’: India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2007)
India said on Wednesday that it invited Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz to the 14th SAARC Summit here next month following an “indication” by President Pervez Musharraf.
- Seeking Huge Foreign Investment (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Mar 08, 2007)
DR Salman Shah, advisor to the prime minister on finance and revenue, is becoming more of a futurist. He is entranced by a rosy economic vision of the country’s future.
- Dhaka To Resume Talks With Delhi (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 07, 2007)
Bangladesh has said it will resume talks with New Delhi on a proposed tri-nation gas pipeline from Myanmar to India through its territory, giving up its preconditions which had earlier stalled the negotiations.
- Trai Keen On Lower Global Roaming Tariffs (Business Line, Thomas K. Thomas, Mar 07, 2007)
Probing contacts with European Commission, SAARC regulators
- Saarc Energy Ministers Meet Today (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 07, 2007)
The second meeting of energy ministers of Saarc countries will be held here on Wednesday to explore ways and means to foster cooperation among the Saarc members in the energy sector.
- Contentions Over Tariff (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 05, 2007)
THE South Asia Free Trade Agreement (Safta) which came into being on January 1, 2006, seems to have hit the usual hurdle of India-Pakistan one-upmanship.
- Safta Issues To Be Resolved Through Talks: Pakistan (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2007)
Pakistan has said it would not retaliate against India's "unilateral" action of snapping ties under the South Asia Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) by withdrawing tariff concessions. All avenues of talks would be exhausted to settle the issue . . .
- India Urges Pak To Comply With Safta Provisions (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2007)
Pakistan’s non-compliance with the provisions of the South Asian Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) has “fractured” the solidarity among member states, India on Monday said while urging Islamabad to comply with the deal.
- Indian Leadership’S Mindset (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2007)
There are good news and bad news. The good news is that India and Pakistan have signed a treaty to reduce the risk of a nuclear arms accident.
- India Withdraws Tariff Concessions: Pakistan Avoids Retaliation (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2007)
Pakistan on Monday demonstrated restraint and avoided a tit-for-tat reply to India’s unilateral decision to withdraw tariff concessions under the South Asia Free Trade Agreement (Safta).
- Discord Hampers India-Pakistan Trade Expansion (Singapore Times, Sultan Ahmed, Feb 26, 2007)
Pakistan wants to import many essential items from India which will certainly tilt the balance of trade in favour of New Delhi. It is estimated that at the end of this financial year Pakistan’s trade deficit is likely to be one billion dollars.
- Pak To Defend Safta Move Against India (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 26, 2007)
Pakistan would defend its decision of not extending the provisions of Safta fully to India in the SAARC commerce ministers’ meeting in Kathmandu beginning tomorrow.
- A Tragedy Beyond Borders (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Feb 24, 2007)
They were there, the Indians and the Pakistanis, the Hindus and the Muslims, the old and the young, lying side by side, sheathed in death. None knew who was who, neither the protagonists of India nor those of Pakistan.
- Canada Positive On Saarc (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2007)
Hailing India as a ''peace-keeping nation'', Canadian High Commissioner to India David Malone said today that both India and Pakistan could look forward to the coming SAARC summit in New Delhi for better bilateral ties in terms of a joint effort . . .
- India And Pakistan Must Have New Bilateral Approach (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Feb 23, 2007)
Pakistan’s foreign minister, Khurshid Kasuri, and his Indian counterpart, Pranab Mukherjee, have signed a five-year extendable agreement to reduce the risk of accidental use of nuclear weapons.
- 'Indo-Pak Showing Positive Trend Signs' (Hindustan Times, Arun Joshi, Feb 23, 2007)
Canadian High Commissioner to India David Malone said in Jammu on Wednesday that Canada is extremely supportive of the Indo-Pak dialogue process aimed at resolving the contentious issues including Jammu and Kashmir and felt that intensified . . .
- Trading Interest (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Feb 22, 2007)
Given the mutual business opportunities, there is interest in Pakistan and India to expand bilateral trade.
- Is The Peace Process Now Terror-Proof? (Indian Express, C. Uday Bhaskar, Feb 21, 2007)
The grisly fire that engulfed two coaches of the ill-fated Samjhauta Express on February 18 near Panipat, which resulted in the death of almost 70 passengers , mostly Pakistani citizens, and the suicide attack on a civil court in . . .
- Stage Set For Saarc Meet (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 21, 2007)
Pranab invites Bangladesh Caretaker Govt. Chief Adviser
It will be Afghanistan's first-ever SAARC summit
Duty-free access for readymade pieces from Bangladesh
- Chasms In South Asia (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Feb 20, 2007)
The uneven Customs duties and the desire to protect their industries make South Asian integration difficult.
- More Than A Train (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 20, 2007)
Amid the death and destruction that overtook the Samjhauta Express at Panipat on Sunday night, the images reproduced here seem to belong to a faraway time.
- Pak-India Trade May Rise To $9b In 5 Years: Wb Md (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 20, 2007)
Corruption is a tax on the poor. Lack of transparency and corruption are pervasive, and if not curtailed would be self-defeating: Volcker
- Musharraf May Attend Saarc Summit In India (Rediff on the Net, K J M Varma, Feb 20, 2007)
Ahead of his trip to India on Tuesday, Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid M Kasuri on Monday night hinted that there is every likelyhood of President Pervez Musharraf visiting New Delhi to take part in the South Asian Association for Regional . . .
- India, Bangladesh Join Hands Against Terror (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 20, 2007)
India and Bangladesh today agreed to jointly combat terrorism and put bilateral ties on “an irreversible higher trajectory” as External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee held wide-ranging talks with the country’s top leadership.
- Stage Set For Saarc Meet (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 20, 2007)
With External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee personally inviting Chief Adviser of the Bangladeshi Caretaker Government Fakhruddin Ahmed for the 14th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation summit, the stage is set for the April 3 and 4 . . .
- Wagon On Fire, Peace Rolls (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 20, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s dream trip was bombed before breakfast last night but the Indian and Pakistan foreign offices are saying they will not allow the peace process to be shattered.
- People To Government (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 20, 2007)
The death, by explosive devices, of more than sixty persons on the Delhi-Lahore train places the two governments at a critical moment, and their responses so far have been strikingly mature.
- Pranab In Dhaka Today: Working With Caretakers Till Parties Return (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Feb 20, 2007)
It was supposed to be a routine business call in Dhaka tomorrow by the External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee. But the visit has now acquired a political significance way beyond the delivery of a formal invitation to the Bangladesh government . . .
- Train To Dhaka, After 15-Year Wait (Telegraph, Jyoti Malhotra, Feb 20, 2007)
What Dhaka’s political parties — Khaleda Zia’s BNP and Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League — could not do for the last 15 years, the army-backed caretaker government of Fakhruddin Ahmed delivered to the people of both India and Bangladesh today.
- Pak Hopeful Of Better Trade Ties With India (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 20, 2007)
Pakistan, in conflict with India over allowing imports of more products under the South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA), on Tuesday said it is hopeful of reaching a "breakthrough" in bilateral trade relations.
- Musharraf At Saarc Summit Not Ruled Out (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Feb 20, 2007)
Pakistan keeps option of its representative open
Either Pakistan President or its Prime Minister can attend: Kasuri
Pakistan feels as Musharraf has been to Delhi, Manmohan should visit Islamabad
- `Indian Cos Keen To Tap Nepal's Hydel Potential' (Business Line, Rahul Wadke , Feb 19, 2007)
Nepal has an estimated hydropower potential of 1,00,000 MW but practically nothing is harnessed.
- India Responded To Findings: Volcker (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 19, 2007)
Mr Paul Volcker, who led the UN probe into Iraq’s food-for-oil scam, today said India was among countries that “responded” to his findings in which the Congress party and former external affairs minister Natwar Singh were named.
- Pak-India Disputes Hinder Regional Integration: Wb (Daily Times, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Feb 19, 2007)
Efforts to promote regional integration and cooperation in South Asia have suffered from regional political conflicts, primarily between India and Pakistan, says a World Bank report that it prepared in conjunction with SAARC Business Conclave in . . .
- Saarc Nations Aim For $20 B Trade By 2010 (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 19, 2007)
The Second SAARC Business Leaders Conclave ended here on Sunday with member countries adopting a 13-point policy reform agenda to achieve intra-regional trade worth $20 billion by 2010.
- First Annual Toshali Crafts Fair Begins On Dull Note (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 18, 2007)
Held by the Ministry of Tourism in association with State Government
- Address Energy, Transit Problem, Pranab Urges Saarc Nations (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 18, 2007)
Stresses need for smooth, complete implementation of SAFTA
- India For Services Under Safta Ambit (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 18, 2007)
India today said South Asia Free Trade Agreement (Safta) should include services and investments, in order to enlarge its scope.
- Second Impressions (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 18, 2007)
In this follow-up to The Gun Tree, Zahrah Nasir retraces her footsteps in Afghanistan, a country she last visited 21 years ago.
- Kasuri Coming For Joint Commission Meeting (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Feb 13, 2007)
Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon travels to Islamabad next month
Meeting-a-month record to continue in March
Meeting of anti-terror mechanism in Islamabad
- Yunus Is All Set To Plunge Into Politics (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 13, 2007)
Bangladeshi Nobel laureate Dr Mohammed Yunus nearly dropped a bombshell on Monday when he announced here that he is ready to take a plunge into the volatile vortex of his country’s politics if his compatriots feel his entry would help improve things.
- Yunus: Manmohan Sought Advice On Micro-Credit (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 13, 2007)
Law needed to set up a micro-credit bank
Law to be finalised by NABARD
Calls for a highway network linking SAARC countries
- Meet Calls For "Freer Movement" Of Journalists Among The Saarc Nations (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2007)
"States should desist from blocking signals carrying live content to any country"
Resolution urges SAARC nations to protect mediapersons from attacks and threats
Media groups in the region must practise accountability
- Enforcing Human Rights In South Asia (Dawn, Zamir Ghumro, Feb 11, 2007)
While the citizens of Europe are clamouring for third-generation human rights that go beyond those considered essential to the ideals of freedom and democracy, South Asia is still grappling with the enforcement of fundamental first-generation rights.
- Not Seeking Exclusive Sphere Of Influence: India (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Feb 11, 2007)
Our vision for SAARC is regionalism, says Pranab Mukherjee
Press must create "proper understanding" between countries
Media is a torch-bearer of better people-to-people ties
- India Not For Exclusive Sphere Of Influence In S. Asia : Pranab (Tribune, T.R. Ramachandran, Feb 11, 2007)
Affirming that India was not in pursuit of any exclusive sphere of influence in South Asia, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee today categorically said that India would focus on stepping up connectivity in this region through new . . .. . . .
- Tunnel At The End Of Kashmir Light! (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Feb 07, 2007)
On the eve of his departure for Iran and turkey, President General Pervez Musharraf told journalists at Chaklala airport in Rawalpindi that he saw “some light at the end of the tunnel where we may be able to resolve the dispute for good, for the . . .
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