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Articles 7121 through 7220 of 17201:
- India Hikes Defence Budget By 7.2pc (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2006)
India on Tuesday hiked military spending by 7.2 per cent to Rs 890 billion (19.8 billion dollars) in its budget for the year to March 2007 to fund ongoing modernisation, the finance minister said.
- Deal With Us Would Signal India’S Nuclear Coming Of Age’ (Daily Times, Elizabeth Roche, Mar 01, 2006)
While US nuclear experts are sceptical of the Indo-US nuclear deal, Indian experts believe it will bring New Delhi into the global fold of nuclear states
- ‘India’S Success Marred By Social Inequality’ (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Mar 01, 2006)
The post-1991 dismantling of India’s nationally regulated economy has been accompanied by a rapid growth of social inequality and economic insecurity, according to an analysis published by the World Socialist Website (WSWS).
- ‘Nuclear Deal Will Be Bush’S Great Contribution To End Our Isolation’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2006)
Contending that the separation plan under the Indo-US nuclear deal is not a “dividing” issue, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said an agreement on this would be President George W Bush’s “great contribution” to ending India’s isolation . . .
- Bush Leaves For New Delhi Amid N-Deal Debate (Dawn, Anwar Iqbal, Mar 01, 2006)
The joint US and Indian efforts to save their nuclear deal continues to dominate discussions in the US capital as President George W. Bush left home on Tuesday for a landmark visit to South Asia which many say is as important as President Nixon’s
- India Hikes Military Spending By Rs 73b (The Nation, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2006)
India has increased its defence budget by Rs 73 billion to Rs 890 billion for fiscal 2006-07 against the revised defence spending of current financial year at Rs 817 billion, mirroring upward revision of 8.94 per cent.
- Towards Greater All-Round Growth (The Financial Express, MUKESH AMBANI, Mar 01, 2006)
Union Budget 2006-07 sends out a clear message about the government’s priorities—higher investment in the farm and rural sector, with a pronounced commitment to social equity. This, in turn, is expected to translate into dispersal . . .
- India, Usa Midway Through Civilian N-Deal (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2006)
There is still “some distance” between the Indian and Americans to bridge the gap and sign a civil nuclear energy agreement during the visit of US President Mr George W Bush.
- Poll Wonder For Bengal (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2006)
The Left MPs from West Bengal were quick on the draw to find fault with what the finance minister had to offer today and it was ironic that the Speaker had to caution against a “running commentary”
- Bush To Visit Afghanistan Despite Taliban Attacks (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
The US president, George Bush, is planning a visit to Afghanistan this weekend, his first to the country since the US-led invasion in 2001.
- Pm: Reciprocity Is Key In Nuclear Deal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
"India's strategic nuclear programme will not be compromised"
Asserts that the nuclear scientists' work would not be frittered away
Says there will be no impediment to research and development activities
- Making Of Carnatic Music (Hindu, PUSHPA SUNDAR, Feb 28, 2006)
Traces the traditional music's adaptation to the postcolonial social realities
- Stand On Iran Not Final: Pranab (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
Says India's position could change; efforts on to evolve consensus
The Government on Monday indicated that the position it took on the Iran nuclear issue at the February 5 meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was not final
- Governance Of Global Finance (Hindu, A. Vasudevan, Feb 28, 2006)
An institutional perspective along with unusual themes such as gender, risk, politics and democracy in the management of global finance
- Mullaperiyar Dam: Factors That Are Favourable For The State (Hindu, Roy Mathew, Feb 28, 2006)
It has certain advantages when it comes to legal jurisdictions It has certain advantages when it comes to legal jurisdictions
- Govt Gets Opposition Pat, Ally Fire On Iran Vote At Iaea (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
Taking predictable positions, BJP offered qualified support to Congress in Parliament over Iran vote today while supporting parties — CPI(M), CPI and SP — warned the Government against an adverse fallout if it took an anti-Iran stand at IAEA meeting on Ma
- Terror Scene (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Feb 28, 2006)
How is the terror scene in the country especially in the State? If seen in terms of structure and statistics one will find that the monster of terrorism continues to raise its ugly heads in different manners.
- Rajnath: Don't Compromise On Deterrence (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Feb 28, 2006)
"Keep in mind country's energy needs"
With the possibility of an Indo-U.S. deal being inked during the visit of President George W. Bush, the Bharatiya Janata Party has said that while the Government must keep in mind the energy security . . .
- Thrust On Agriculture-Allied Activity For Generating Rural Employment (Hindu, W. Chandrakanth, Feb 28, 2006)
Plan to create additional ayacut of 10 lakh acres by next kharif
The State Government is faced with the daunting task of developing agricultural-allied activity as it could play a vital role in generating rural employment and income.
- Tsunami Early Warning System By September 2007 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
The integration of design and engineering aspects to be indigenised: Goel
- No Retreat On Nuke Plan: Pm (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
Ahead of US President George Bush's visit to India on Wednesday, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday emphasised that India will not accept any "limitation" on its strategic programme even as New Delhi negotiates a civil nuclear . . .
- India Offers Better Returns Than China (Tribune, Sudhir Hindwan, Feb 28, 2006)
Due to the pressure of all-round competition inspired by globalisation and liberalisation, comparisons between the economies of China and India have gained an overriding emphasis.
- Where Are Yesterday’S Budget Ideas? (Indian Express, Sonu Jain, Feb 28, 2006)
Before today’s budget comes up with another list of new schemes for rural India and the environment, it may be worthwhile to look at where we have progressed with regard to some of the big announcements of earlier budgets.
- "We Cannot Accept Safeguards On Our Indigenous Fast Breeder Programme" (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 28, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh says the decision on what facilities may be identified as civilian will be made by India alone, and not by anyone else.
- The Nuclear Deal: What If It Falls Through? (Hindu, Placid Rodriguez, Feb 28, 2006)
The U.S. has more to lose than India if the deal does not come through. America needs Indian scientists and technologists to revive its nuclear sector.
- No Erosion Of N-Doctrine, Says Pm (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Feb 28, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today made his government’s first major policy announcement on the Indo-US nuclear deal when he told Parliament that while preparing a Separation Plan, there had been no erosion of India’s Nuclear Doctrine . . .
- Nuke Deal: Country’S Interests First (Tribune, Premvir Das, Feb 28, 2006)
There is a segment of our political spectrum and scientific community which, for good reason or bad, feels that the country’s march towards nuclear capabilities will be severely constrained by the Indo-US nuclear agreement.
- Our Reaction To The Cartoons (Dawn, Dr. Syed Amir, Feb 28, 2006)
For the past one month, the Muslim world has been rocked by protest demonstrations, some peaceful and some violent, against the publication of cartoons, satirizing the Prophet (PBUH) in a humiliating manner, originally in a little known Danish newspaper.
- Singh Defends Civilian Nuclear Deal With Us (The Nation, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday defended a proposed civilian nuclear deal with the United States ahead of a visit by US President George Bush, telling parliament it would not compromise the country’s atomic weapons programme.
- N-Ties, Kashmir On Bush’S Pak Agenda (The Nation, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
Civilian nuclear technology cooperation will be on the agenda of President George W Bush when he meets President General Pervez Musharraf in Islamabad this week.
- Iran Forging Ahead With Uranium Enrichment: Iaea (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
Iran is forging ahead with a nuclear fuel enrichment programme in defiance of world pressure and is stonewalling UN probes spurred by fears it secretly wants atomic weapons, a UN watchdog report said on Monday.
- "Stakes High For Bush, Manmohan" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
Subrahmanyam predicts consensus on separation of civil and military facilities
- Aid For Development’S Sake (The Economic Times, Jeffrey D Sachs, Feb 28, 2006)
Almost daily, the United States and Europe brandish threats to impose economic sanctions or cut off development assistance unless some vulnerable government accepts their political strictures. The most recent threats are towards the new Hamas-led . . .
- Pakistan Welcomes Bush Push For Kashmir Peace (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
* Musharraf, Bush to discuss civilian N-tech
* FO says missiles named after common heroes
- Aiims On Alert For Bush Visit (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
Though the US President, Mr George W Bush, does not have a history of hypertension, diabetes, tuberculosis, sexually transmitted diseases, stroke or heart disease, the Indian government isn’t leaving anything to chances.
- Control Of Indian Ocean Vital, Says Former Army Chief (Hindu, John L. Paul, Feb 28, 2006)
The Indian Ocean is the most important ocean in the world and those who control it control the world, General V. N. Sharma (Retd), who was Army Chief from 1988 to 1990, said.
- You Like Musicals? Thank Your Mum (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Feb 28, 2006)
Much before Brokeback Mountain or Section 377 of the IPC, there were genes. Or that's what new research is pointing to.
- Bush Told To Avoid Nuclear Compromises With India (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Feb 28, 2006)
A leading US newspaper on Monday asked US President George Bush to avoid compromises that would let Indian continue to mix its military and civilian nuclear programmes.
- U.S., India To Cooperate Even If Nuclear Deal Falters (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Feb 28, 2006)
If the United States and India fail to resolve differences over a civilian nuclear deal when President George W. Bush visits New Delhi this week, cooperation between the two nations will still continue in many other areas, officials and experts said . . .
- Jessica And Nitish: That Fatal Touch Of Class (Indian Express, RAVINDER KAUR, Feb 28, 2006)
What do the murder of Jessica Lall and the acquittal of her murderers have in common with the ongoing but probably equally fruitless trial of Nitish Katara? And other such cases where the rich and powerful get away, literally, with murder?
- Bias Takes A Nasty Turn (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Feb 28, 2006)
There can be no doubt about this. Growing prejudice in the United States against the Muslim world took a nasty turn as a result of the stance taken by a number of prominent politicians to challenge President Bush over his administration’s . . .
- ‘I Ask Myself What Exactly I Want To Do With Dance. I Want To Reinvent, Repossess It’ (Indian Express, Malvika Sarukkai, Feb 28, 2006)
Malvika Sarukkai has won acclaim in India and abroad for her Bharatnatyam performances and lecture demonstrations.
- Kalam To Address Nation On National Science Day (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
President A P J Abdul Kalam will deliver an address tomorrow over Doordarshan and All India Radio on the occasion of the National Science Day.
- Master Of His Survey (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 28, 2006)
A fine opportunity for the FM to do small things to get a big payoff
- India Is Not Law-Governed (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Feb 28, 2006)
In the murder case, it was very necessary for the judge to recall and cross-examine the shifty witnesses
- Finding A Passage To India This Time (Christian Science Monitor, editorial, Christian Science Monitor, Feb 27, 2006)
The US has tried to cozy up to India ever since the end of the cold war, and President Bush's trip there this week has the potential to cement an alliance with the world's largest democracy. But Mr. Bush may not have all his diplomatic ducks in order.
- Monorail Project Not Viable, Says Anbumani (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
"Metro rail will suit the State better"
Hassle-free commuting enhances productivity
Bus-rapid transport system mooted
- A Passage To India (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 27, 2006)
New Delhi, Feb 26 (PTI) A multi-layered security ring comprising US security officials, paramilitary commandoes and Delhi Police personnel will protect US President George W. Bush when he visits the national capital from Wednesday.
A team of US Secret
- New System In Karnataka To Review Schemes Coming (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
Progress to be monitored every three months from next year
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, who also holds the Finance portfolio, said on Sunday that a new system to review every three months the progress achieved . . .
- India-Us Nuclear Deal: What’S The Echo In Washington (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
India-US Nuclear Deal: What’s the echo in Washington
- India, U.S. To Seal Many Deals (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Feb 27, 2006)
Ministry of External Affairs silent over visit of American President
India and the United States will sign more than a dozen agreements during the March 1-4 State visit of U.S. President George W. Bush to New Delhi, senior officials handling . . .
- U.S.-India Warmth Follows Indian-American Successes (Reuters, Paul Eckert, Feb 27, 2006)
When U.S. President George W. Bush heads to India on Tuesday, few people in the United States will be paying closer attention to the trip than the nearly 2 million Americans of Indian origin.
- Four Medicinal Plant Processing Zones Planned, Says Anbumani (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
A plantation project at Tuticorin will be upgraded and declared a zone
- Proposal On Reactors Questioned (Hindu, R. Prasad, Feb 27, 2006)
"India unlikely to have accepted inspection obligations then"
My impression is that it is a suggestion coming from the American side: M.R. Srinivasan
Scientists against Bush proposal that India hand over spent fuel to supplier nations for reprocessing
- Insat 4a - Redefining Tv Broadcasting (Daily Excelsior, G. Madhavan Nair, Feb 27, 2006)
The Indian National Satellite system (INSAT), established in 1983, is one of the largest domestic communications satellite systems in the Asia Pacific region with eight satellites in operation
- "Something Is Rotten…." (Daily Excelsior, Vazeeruddin, Feb 27, 2006)
The violence characterizing protests by Muslims the world over against publication of caricatures of Prophet Mohammad, first, by a Danish newspaper and subsequently by the media in some more European countries cannot be condoned.
- Stem The Rot (The Financial Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 27, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s promise that the coming Budget would announce cheaper credit for farmers shows how little we have learnt from past mistakes.
- Better Indo-Us Ties A Historical Need (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Feb 27, 2006)
As New Delhi gears up for President Bush’s visit commencing this Wednesday, media attention is focused far too narrowly on the progress of the nuclear deal.
- N-Deal With India A Complicated Issue: Us (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Feb 27, 2006)
The proposed nuclear deal between the United States and India is a “complicated issue”, the American head of Indo-US Science and Technology Forum Norman P Neureiter was quoted on Sunday as saying.
- All That Gas? Turn To The Us (Telegraph, G.S. Mudur, Feb 27, 2006)
India’s scientists may think the nuclear deal with America stinks, but they are game for joint research on an equally explosive subject: how to curb the indigenous dirty bomb.
- ‘India Doesn’T Need Us Help To Become World Power’ (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Feb 27, 2006)
Mr Richard Celeste served as the U.S. Ambassador in New Delhi at the time of President Bill Clinton’s visit to India in March, 2000. The trip, the first by a U.S. President in over two decades, marked an upswing in U.S.-India relations.
- Uncertainties Dog Nuclear Deal (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Feb 27, 2006)
Barely three days before the visit of President George. W Bush there is no certainty about the India-US civilian nuclear cooperation agreement. Although both sides still see the agreement as the centrepiece of the visit, new difficulties . . .
- ‘This Nuclear Deal Really Removes The Last Barrier Between India And The Us’ (Indian Express, Mini Kapoor, Feb 27, 2006)
As a South Asia specialist in the US state department, Dennis Kux’s acquaintance with India and Pakistan goes back to the 1950s.
- Bush And India’S Insecurity (Deccan Herald, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Feb 27, 2006)
The permanent threat from Pakistan is unlikely to feature in the “detailed and substantive” talks with Bush
- Mission Moon: Indo-Us Deal To Land With Bush (Indian Express, PALLAVA BAGLA, Feb 27, 2006)
As details of the civilian nuclear deal are slowly but steadily being ironed out, the scientific atmospherics are falling in place to make the visit of US President George W Bush to India a historic occasion.
- Just A Nano-Second, Mr President (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
Beyond nuclear energy, India and the US must widen the scope of cooperation in science and technology to agriculture and health, says AMIT MITRA
- "India Wants Safeguards Locked To Fuel Supply" (Hindu, R. Prasad, Feb 25, 2006)
M.R. Srinivasan, former Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, advocates caution during the ongoing Indo-U.S. nuclear negotiations. In an interview, he says any agreement should not jeopardise India's interests. Excerpts:
- New Suburban Train Services Proposed (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
The Union railway minister, Mr Lalu Prasad, proposed new suburban train services in Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata.
- Railways Must Seize Their Big Opportunity (The Financial Express, SHANTI NARAIN, Feb 25, 2006)
There is a tide in the affairs of men/taken at the flood, leads on to fortune—Shakespeare in Julius Caesar Indian Railways is at that precarious moment today.
- Rail Budget Reactions (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Feb 25, 2006)
Swadesh Singh, student: Try generating through three simple measures. One, active utilisation of railway land. Two, supplying our R&D to third world countries, on the lines of ISRO. Three, create advertising space on railway property. Moreover, ...
- Lalu On A New Corridor (Business Line, R. C. Acharya, Feb 25, 2006)
Putting cargo haulage at the centre of his Budget, the Railway Minister, Mr Lalu Prasad, has proposed a dedicated freight corridors project that will usher in an era of low-cost transport.
- Life After Adc (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Telecom rates are set to get even cheaper, with the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) reducing access deficit charges (ADC).
- Lalu’S Please-All Budget (Tribune, T.R. Ramachandran, Feb 25, 2006)
In the run-up to the Assembly elections in five states, Union Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav presented a please-all Budget for 2006-07 in the Lok Sabha today leaving passenger fares untouched, reducing AC-I and AC-II tier fares by 18 per cent and 10 p
- The Whole Truth About Perjury (Indian Express, R. VENKATARAMAN, Feb 25, 2006)
Two developments in two sensational criminal cases — the Best Bakery case relating to the Gujarat communal riots and model Jessica Lall’s murder — have brought into sharp focus the issue of “perjury”, defined in Indian penal laws . . .
- 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.
- Ap University On Bush List (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
US President George Bush is likely to visit the prestigious Acharya N G Ranga Agricultural University and the Indian School of Business at Gacchibowli, during his four-hour visit to Hyderabad on March 3.
- State Aims To Achieve 8 To 10 P.C. Growth Rate (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Kumaraswamy to head panel to implement Kalam's action plan
The Janata Dal (Secular)-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Government on Friday sought to drive home the point that its focus is on development at a faster pace.
- India, Us Claim Progress In N-Deal (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
India and the United States aid on Friday they had made progress in talks aimed at sealing a crucial nuclear deal with the United States, which the two sides have been trying to hammer out before next week’s visit to India by US President George W Bush.
- 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.
- India, Iran And The Us (Daily Excelsior, Ajay Kaul, Feb 25, 2006)
Was it a mere concidence that US Ambassador David C Mulford almost advised India to vote against Iran (at the February two IAEA meeting) to prevent a ''devastating'' fallout on the Indo-US nuclear deal and New Delhi did the same ?
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