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- Future Of Trade Through Nathula Pass Bright (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Jun 20, 2006)
Tibet expected to benefit from border commerce
Just 10 per cent of bilateral trade through the pass would amount to more than $1 billion a year
Livestock products and chemicals from India; wool and herbs from China among products that can be traded
- Indo-China Ties On A New High (Times of India, SAIBAL DASGUPTA, Jun 20, 2006)
It's been 44 years since last of the carts laden with Tibetan goods had rumbled down the Nathu La pass.
- China, India Agree To Reopen Historic Trade Route (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
China and India have agreed to reopen border trade at the historic Nathu-la pass after more than 40 years, a symbol of rapprochement between Asian giants who fought a Himalayan war in 1962.
- India, China Talks To Reopen Nathu La Border Trade Begin (Pioneer, PTI, Jun 19, 2006)
India and China on Sunday kicked off negotiations in Tibetan capital Lhasa on the modalities for reopening the strategic Nathula border trade point which has remained closed for over 44 years.
- Swarajists At The Savoy (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Jun 17, 2006)
In Paris, during the students’ riots of the late Sixties, a pretty young Indian girl, now high in the Communist hierarchy, smoked foul-smelling French Gauloise cigarettes because they reminded her of Char Minars.
- A Passage To China (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 16, 2006)
Opening of the Nathu-la pass has much potential for bilateral trade and development on both sides of India-China border.
- ``A New Concept Will Inform Future Plans'' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
Needs at village level will be considered: Mani Shankar Aiyar
- Sino-Indian Trade Through Nathula To Begin On June 30 (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
The long awaited-resumption of border trade between India and China through Nathula in Sikkim has been finally set for june 30.
- India, China Do Not Consider Each Other A Threat: Pranab (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
A series of CBMs has seen to the growth of that perception'
- India, China Not A Threat To One Another, Says Pranab (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
India and China are not a threat to each other and the growing relations between the two neighbours provide enough space to the two countries to progress, Union Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee said here on Tuesday.
- Rising To Our Potential (Deccan Herald, B G Verghese, Jun 14, 2006)
In a globalised world, India can't afford to shy away from its role as a key player
- Sikkim's Buddhists Meditate On Waning Influence (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Jun 12, 2006)
A group of shaven-headed boys dressed in maroon robes stand nervously under a tree clutching Buddhist texts, waiting their turn to show their mastery of the Tibetan scriptures to a stern-looking monk.
- The Seat Of Esoteric Knowledge (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2006)
Most of the colours and emblems used in the robes, carpets and furniture made in Sikkim have a mystic significance and the medallions and thankas are said to ward off specific misfortunes or attract benevolent forces, write Hugh and Colleen Gantzer
- Sikkim's Buddhists Meditate On Waning Influence (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Jun 11, 2006)
A group of shaven-headed boys dressed in maroon robes stand nervously under a tree clutching Buddhist texts, waiting their turn to show their mastery of the Tibetan scriptures to a stern-looking monk.
- Airports’ Modernisation To Be Expedited: Patel (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
Despite opposition from the Tamil Nadu and West Bengal Governments on the proposed modernisation of the airports in the states, the Civil Aviation Ministry today said the process of consultation with the two states would continue to carry out the . . .
- Warily, India And China To Reopen Silk Route Trade (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Jun 08, 2006)
As the rain sweeps across the high Himalayan pass, a Chinese soldier arrives at the three strands of barbed wire which separate his country's territory from that of long-time rival India.
- Govt Puts Brakes On Rural Jobs Scheme (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, Jun 07, 2006)
Union Rural Development Ministry has decided not to extend the National Rural Employment Guarantee (NREG) scheme, the flagship programme of United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government at the Centre, to other districts till December 2006.
- Handshake Over The Himalayas (Business Standard, Ajai Shukla, Jun 06, 2006)
The road starts winding upwards even before leaving Gangtok. We will climb more than 8,000 feet in the 55 kilometres that separate Sikkim’s capital from the towering 14,000 foot border post of Nathu La.
- Environment Day: Afforestation Is The Mantra (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
With "Deserts and Desertification" as the focus of the World Envrionment Day , State Governments and NGOs are undertaking massive tree plantation drives, all with an aim to restore the dwindling forest cover.
- Dalai Lama's Varanasi Connection (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 01, 2006)
What do the Dalai Lama's ornate robes, kimkhabs used in Hollywood costumes, the rich brocades adorning Tibetan monastries in India and abroad and exquisite dragon fabrics available across Buddhist centres have in common? Varanansi. Amazing but true.
- Pranab Inaugurates Permanent Photo Exhibit Of Buddhist Art (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Jun 01, 2006)
Exhibit is sponsored by the Indian Embassy in Beijing
Part of cultural activities of Sino-Indian Friendship Year
- Pelf In Paradise (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 30, 2006)
On the surface, there seems to be no disputing chief minister Pawan Chamling’s claim that his ruling Sikkim Democratic Front’s biggest achievement is “human security”, something he claims has even been “acknowleged nationally”.
- India Yet To Rise To Potential (Tribune, B G Verghese, May 30, 2006)
India is beginning to attract international notice but has seldom acted in keeping with its potential and power.
- Trading Places (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 29, 2006)
Neighbourly trade is not only desirous but also constitutes an historic process, so the Centre’s decision to open 13 new border trade centres ~ four of them in the North-east ~ is welcome.
- India To Seek Enhanced Interaction With Chinese Armed Forces (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 22, 2006)
India will seek larger interaction with the Chinese armed forces by proposing scaling-up the level of joint exercises and training programmes in a bid to enhance confidence building measures.
- Govt Denies Influx Of People From Nepal To India (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2006)
The Government today denied that there was heavy influx of people from Nepal to India due to political turmoil in the Himalayan country.
- Fall Out Of Nepal's Developments (Daily Excelsior, MAHENDRA VED, May 15, 2006)
The fall of absolute monarchy in Nepal, despite its somewhat emotional context of being the world's only Hindu kingdom, could make India look up-north to redefine its geo-strategic goals.
- Caroe's Lessons (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, May 12, 2006)
The book dips into archival material to trace the strategic thinking of Sir Olaf Caroe, a distinguished Foreign Secretary of the Raj.
- Taking The Veil Off The Seven Sisters (Deccan Herald, Utpal Borpujari, May 07, 2006)
Tales from the north-east that bring alive the region, its people and their lives are brought out well in this collection.
- Challenge Of Coexistence With India (Dawn, Maqbool Ahmad Bhatty, Apr 30, 2006)
Having been created in the teeth of India’s opposition, whose Hindu majority considered the division of “Bharat Mata” (Mother India) a sacrilege, Pakistan has had to contend with India’s hostility from its very birth.
- Courtiers Hailed As Democrats (Pioneer, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Apr 28, 2006)
Today's historic meeting of Nepal's Pratinidhi Sabha presents a challenge not just to the kingdom's three main contenders for power - King Gyanendra, the constitutional parties led by Prime Minister designate Girija Prasad Koirala, and Comrade . . .
- Stability And Cooperation (Deccan Herald, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Apr 24, 2006)
India must take a balanced view and adopt a course that will protect the country’s interests
- Difficult Customer (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Apr 22, 2006)
The supreme regional umpire cannot afford to take sides
- Envoys Embarrass (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 21, 2006)
MEA needs some cleansing
It is just as well that India’s image abroad is only partially fashioned by its diplomatic missions else we could be cutting an even more sorry figure in the wake of recent disgraceful developments.
- The Way To Salvage Nepal (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 13, 2006)
Given political will, it's still possible to redeem the Himalayan nation from the mess it is in, says NN Jha
- In The Wake Of The Bush Visit (Dawn, Muhammad Ali Siddiqi, Apr 08, 2006)
In the aftermath of President George Bush’s visit, too much importance is being attached to inanities, while among the important points only the nuclear deal with India has monopolised comments, giving an impression as if all that matters to . . .
- ''Health For All'' Gets Momentum (Daily Excelsior, Rattan Saldi, Apr 07, 2006)
The theme of this year’s World Health Day on April 7, "Working Together for Health",
- Independents Hold The Key In Rs (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Apr 04, 2006)
There has been no dramatic alteration in the overall composition of the Rajya Sabha after the recent biennial elections as the two major political formations - the UPA and the NDA - have registered only minor changes.
- Border Trade Will Transform Economies Of Ne (Daily Excelsior, Anjan Roy, Apr 03, 2006)
North-East India has the po- tential of having a dynamic and vibrant economy if trade through the borders it shares with Bangladesh, Bhutan, China and Myanmar gathers momentum.
- Borders As Frontiers Of Contact, Not Separation (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Apr 01, 2006)
Last week, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh spoke eloquently on the prospects for cooperation between the two Punjabs divided between India and Pakistan and the hopes for Amritsar and Lahore re-emerging as major trans-regional trading centres.
- Madarsa Too Many (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Mar 27, 2006)
The Seema Suraksha Bal (SSB) is understandably concerned over the mushrooming of 1,900 madarsas on both sides of the India-Nepal border in the recent past.
- Power Grid Ongc, Essar, Torrent In Jv (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
Power Grid Corp of India Limited (PGCIL) is set to form joint ventures (JVs) with five more companies, including ONGC and Essar for setting up transmission lines in the country entailing a total investment of Rs 5,000 crore.
- Meghalaya Mores (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 20, 2006)
The options before Lapang
- Land Of Mystic Splendour (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 19, 2006)
The Khang chen dzonga seems to reach the heavens, in the first rays of sunlight it is golden white, standing majestically. The other mountains appear dead in comparison, says B V Prathyusha after her trip to Sikkim.
- On Record (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 18, 2006)
We have made great strides in transforming America’s relationship with India, a major power that shares our commitment to freedom, democracy, and rule of law. — President George W Bush, in a National Security Strategy report.
- India And China Agree To Study Regional Trade Agreement (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 17, 2006)
Bilateral trade to touch $50 b by 2010; investment protection pact proposed
- New Phase In Indo-Us Ties (Daily Excelsior, Sarvadaman, Mar 16, 2006)
After many decades, Indian leaders have learnt to walk with the most powerful leader (Mr Bush) of the world. So far India's Pak-centric policy had not only made India waste her time but also look small.
- Anatomy Of A Partnership (International Herald Tribune, Henry A. Kissinger, Mar 11, 2006)
President George W. Bush's visit to India has brought relations between the United States and India to an unprecedented level of cooperation and interdependence.
- Corrections And Clarifications (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 07, 2006)
There were protests, some violent, against the recent visit of U.S. President George Bush to the subcontinent.
- Pm Takes Nuke Case Beyond Borders (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2006)
After deciding to address the concerns of minorities and the Left on the nuclear deal with the US, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has turned his attention to neutralising misgivings that may crop up abroad.
- Who Lauds India For Bird Flu Measures (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
The World Health Organisation has complimented India for its "quick response" to a threatened bird flu outbreak.
- Tremor: Hydro Projects In Ne Under Scanner (Deccan Herald, Prasanta Paul, Feb 19, 2006)
Is a new bomb ticking in the northeastern part of the Himalayas?
Tuesday’s earthquake, which struck the Himalayas in Sikkim and was felt in the entire northeastern belt, is a grim reminder to the country’s planners and policy-makers . . .
- Vhp Not To Support Any Single Party (Hindu, PRAFULLA DAS, Feb 19, 2006)
No plans to launch a party, says Singhal
- Against Nature (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Feb 18, 2006)
Tuesday’s earthquake in Sikkim was devastating enough and serves to highlight the disastrous consequences of the ecological imbalance in the hills.
- Quake Shakes Indo-China Border In Uttaranchal (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
A moderate intensity earthquake shook the India-China border region in Uttaranchal early on Wednesday morning, the MeT Office said in New Delhi.
- Moderate Quake Shakes East India, Kills 2 Soldiers (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Two Indian soldiers were killed on Tuesday when their vehicle was crushed by falling boulders after a moderate earthquake struck an eastern mountain state and triggered landslides, authorities said.
- Moderate Earthquake Jolts India (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
Terrified residents ran out into the streets across India's northeastern Himalayan region as a 5.7-magnitude earthquake jolted Sikkim state, rattling homes
hundreds of miles (kilometers) away, officials said.
- Army Against Recruitment By Religion, Says Gen Singh (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
The Army chief, Gen J J Singh, on Monday vehemently opposed the government’s move to gather information on the number of Muslims in the armed forces, saying that every citizen had an equal chance to serve in uniform.
- Moderate Quake Shakes Sikkim, People Flee Homes (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
A moderate earthquake centred in the mountain state of Sikkim on Tuesday sent people running from their homes in the neighbouring West Bengal, officials and witnesses said.
- Sezs Act Comes Into Force Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 10, 2006)
Investment, jobs expected to flow into the zones, says Kamal Nath
Single window clearance on Central, State matters
Provisions for service sector SEZs
No relaxation of labour laws
- India, China To Open Up Border Trade (Deccan Herald, K Subrahmanya, Feb 04, 2006)
China and India are contemplating a move that will see a path-breaking visit to this country by the head of the Tibet Autonomous Region government this summer as part of the exchange of high-level political visits that the two countries have . . .
- India, Philippines To Sign Defence Cooperation Accord (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
Cabinet also approves a proposal for a tourism cooperation pact
KVIC Act will be amended
Textbook presses to be privatised
350 more Kasturba Vidyalayas
- Knights And Warriors Of Growth (Daily Excelsior, Anupam Dasgupta, Jan 24, 2006)
Worldwide, the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are being viewed as an engine of equitable economic growth and poverty alleviation.
- Missing Statecraft In The Chinese Theatre (The Financial Express, V ANANTHA NAGESWARAN, Jan 14, 2006)
India’s relationship with Beijing is marked by naivete and a singular lack of coherence
- Nuclear Deal: Much Ado For Marginal Gain (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jan 13, 2006)
There are enough straws in the wind pointing to the so-called nuclear deal signed by the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, and the US President, Mr George W. Bush, turning out to be an albatross round India's neck.
- Indian Tourism: Reaching New Heights (Daily Excelsior, Arvinder Kaur, Jan 12, 2006)
Tsunami failed to dampen the spirit of tourists with the year 2005 witnessing new heights in Indian tourism. It recorded a growth of about 13.5 percent in arrivals and about 20 per cent in foreign exchange earnings.
- Sino-Indian Engagement Next Week (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 07, 2006)
High-level India-China bilateral engagement this year, declared the “Friendship Year” on January 1 by top leaders of the two countries, will begin with foreign secretary-level talks in Beijing next week.
- State Secures Second Place In Panchayat Raj Development, Wins Rs. 3-Crore Prize (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2006)
Government will share prize with selected zilla, taluk and gram panchayats, says Horatti
Eight gram panchayats will be given Rs. 15 lakhs each
Two taluk panchayats will get Rs. 30 lakhs each
- Indo-Chinese Trade Through Nathu La To Start After March (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
The border trade between India and China through the Nathu La pass in northern Sikkim is expected to start after March, 2006, Union Commerce Secretary S N Menon said today.
- Indo-Chinese Trade Through Nathu La To Start After March (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
The border trade between India and China through the Nathu La pass in northern Sikkim is expected to start after March, 2006, Union Commerce Secretary S N Menon said today.
- Special Focus (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Dec 26, 2005)
With the improvement in the security scenario our State is receiving the Centre's top attention for developing and promoting its tourism-related activities.
- Peace, South Asia And The Kashmir Dispute (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 25, 2005)
No, is the instant answer. Some historic facts, some political complicacies, some national interests and more. Everything is to be given a fair share if we are really serious in putting an end to the agony the whole sub-continent is in, comments Justice S
- Delivering Mail Across The Indo-China Border (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
Tamang awarded Dak Sevak Award
"He is the only postman to have the authority to enter Chinese territory without a passport"
- Development Of Infrastructure Is Needed Along The Nathu La Pass For Reopening Of Border Trade Between India And The Tibet Autonomous Region In China (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
Development of infrastructure is needed along the Nathu La Pass for reopening of border trade between India and the Tibet Autonomous Region in China, Mahendra P Lama, professor of South Asian Economies at JNU and leader of the Nathu La Trade Study Group..
- Spread Literacy (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2005)
It can only be a matter of regret that Jammu and Kashmir continues to be in the company of States with poor literacy rates. With only 54.46 per cent of its total population described as literate (65.75 per cent men and 41.82 per cent women) the State . .
- Forest Cover Falls In Himachal Pradesh (Tribune, Ambika Sharma, Dec 07, 2005)
With merely five of the 12 districts in Himachal, including the two tribal districts of Lahaul Spiti and Chamba, registering an increase in the forest cover in the latest report of the Forest Survey of India (FSI), the foresters have a challenging . . .
- 'Sikkim Ideal For Foreign Investment' (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 28, 2005)
Australian High Commissioner to India John Mccarthy on Friday said Sikkim's political stability combined with its healthy law and order scenario could be an ideal destination for foreign investors.
- National Highways, The Lifeline Of India (Daily Excelsior, G L Khajuria, Nov 27, 2005)
Roads, are the arteries of the country which carry the life blood of economy related to trade and commerce to every nook and corner of the nation and boosting its sustainability and augumention in a bigger way.
- Conflict Of Views (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 26, 2005)
Sikkim chief minister Pawan Chamling’s recent remark in Darjeeling that Jelep-la was not a trade route to Tibet amounts to rubbing salt in Kalimpong’s wound.
- Save The Chiru (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 25, 2005)
THE international craze for shawls made of Shahtoosh, “the wool of kings”, will make the Chiru (Tibetan Antelope) extinct in a few years.
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