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Articles 1321 through 1420 of 23072:
- Psychology Of Coup Rumours (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 26, 2006)
The country remained in the grip of rumours throughout the day on Sunday, the nature of some of them was hilarious as well as agonizing.
- Khan Network May Have Helped India Build Bomb - Musharraf (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2006)
India's efforts to build an atomic bomb in the 1990s could have benefited from a black market nuclear network run by disgraced Pakistani nuclear scientist, Abdul Qadeer Khan, Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf wrote in an autobiography published . . .
- Telengana Ii : Much Ado About Nothing (Daily Excelsior, SREEDHAR, Sep 26, 2006)
The Telengana I was enacted in the 1970s and the recent Telengana II is very much in the news nowadays especially due to the formation of the Telengana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) and its ascendancy to power.
- Peace First (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Sep 26, 2006)
Who will disagree with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh when he sees immense potential for development in every field in Jammu and Kashmir?
- To Be More Democratic, Pak Needed Me In Uniform: Pervez (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Sep 26, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf admits he is still “struggling” to convince the West that Pakistan is more democratic today than it ever was in the past.
- Kargil War Was Pak Army’S Finest Hour: Musharraf (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2006)
If Pervez Musharraf is to be believed, Kargil was not a debacle or setback for Pakistan. And if it seemed so to the world, he says, it was all because of the then Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's political mishandling of . . .
- On The Right Track (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Sep 26, 2006)
Sonia Gandhi has yet again shown that she is in control of her party and of the direction that the UPA must take in policy matters.
- If Pak Did Not Join Usa, India Would, Says Musharraf (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Sep 26, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, determined to see a “final resolution” of the Kashmir issue, has suggested an “out-of-the-box” solution to the bilateral dispute.
- ‘Initial Signs Of Flexibility’ Sensed In Manmohan ‘Withering Away’ (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Sep 26, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, determined to see a “final resolution” of the Kashmir issue, has suggested an “out-of-the-box” solution to the bilateral dispute.
- More Stress On Positives (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Sep 26, 2006)
I have written this article and the few that will follow in response to a request from a senior official of a development agency based in Washington.
- Musharraf Book Says Manmohan Singh’S Sincerity Ebbing Away (Indian Express, LALIT K JHA, Sep 26, 2006)
In unusually frank words used by a serving head of state for an incumbent head of government, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said that the initial sign of sincerity and flexibility that he sensed in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh seems to . . .
- Let’S Talk ‘Economics Plus’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 26, 2006)
Twenty years ago, we watched from university as the Labour party conference enjoyed the difficulties of Mrs Thatcher’s second term, and deluded itself about its own route to power. Our party was obsessed with the icons and betrayals of the . . .
- If You Have The Time (Indian Express, JAYA RAMANATHAN, Sep 26, 2006)
In the ‘50s, what was the most coveted gift any family member travelling abroad brought back? A Swiss watch, of course.
- Why The Farmer Reaps Despair (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 26, 2006)
Farmer's suicides were discussed most recently at the Congress chief ministers’ conclave in Nainital but the grim reality remains unchanged, with reports of such tragedies constantly trickling in.
- Cool It (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 26, 2006)
New signs of strain have surfaced in the Washington-Islamabad relationship. General Musharraf has revealed that the US threatened to bomb Pakistan into the Stone Age soon after 9/11, while President Bush declared at a press conference that Washington . .
- Coups: An Addiction To Power (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 26, 2006)
When Gen Sonthi Boonyaratglin seized power in Thailand last week, he joined a long list of military leaders to have succumbed to the lure of the coup.
- I Dream Of A Ram Temple At Ayodhya: Advani (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2006)
Bharatiya Janata Party Leader LK Advani on Monday said that his dream is to see a Ram Temple built at Ayodhya.
- It’S Tv Not Radio, Silence Sometimes Helps (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Sep 26, 2006)
There are times when a visual speaks better for a thousand words. Wonder why Indian TV has never learnt the simple rule - silence (sometimes) is golden.
- Shot-Down Idea (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 26, 2006)
This newspaper has always maintained that ceasefire with the Ulfa is utterly unacceptable. But the home ministry had insisted that negotiations with a group of extortionists was feasible.
- Musharraf And The Truth About Kargil (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Sep 25, 2006)
General Musharraf's account of the Kargil war is a feisty defence of Pakistan's military — but sits ill with well-established facts.
- Thousands Hit As Farmers Block Trains (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2006)
Thousands of passengers were stranded today for more than two hours at various railway stations and on the tracks as activists of the Punjab Kisan Sabha blocked rail traffic as part of their ‘rail roko aandolan’ in pursuance of their various demands . . .
- Imf Quota Shuffle: India's Missed Opportunities (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2006)
But no real setback as the world body's relevance is declining
It is the ad hocism and lack of transparency of IMF rather than its failure to win recognition by way of enhanced quotas that India and other COUNTRIES campaigned against and lost.
- Learn How To Wow The Tourists (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 25, 2006)
I have made all efforts to get information on the courses offered at CFTRI, Mysore.
- Kasargod On Belgaum Session Agenda (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2006)
The historic session of the State legislature which opens here on Monday, is expected to adopt a resolution demanding that the Centre “implement in toto”' the Mahajan Commission report, as a ...
- Significant Step (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 25, 2006)
The SC has ordered much needed police reforms.
- From One Long March To Another (News International, Prof Khwaja Masud, Sep 25, 2006)
The Chinese people stood up under the leadership of the Communist Party, founded by a dozen progressive intellectuals in 1921.
- An Unsung Death (Tribune, Baljit Malik, Sep 25, 2006)
Independence morning came with death for this labouring adivasi (Jharkhandee) family.
- Heart Of Terror (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Sep 25, 2006)
The Afghan President Hamid Karzai, in his address to the UN General Assembly on September 20, made it abundantly clear that US and NATO troops in Afghanistan would not be able to end attacks by Taliban militants unless steps were also taken to . . .
- Workshop Of Evolution Threatened (Tribune, Daniel Howden, Sep 25, 2006)
The Galapagos Islands, the world’s “workshop of evolution,” could be set to witness the first disappearance of a species in the 170 years since Charles Darwin’s historic visit.
- Pak Troops Were Involved In Kargil, Says Musharraf (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2006)
In the first official acknowledgement of involvement of Pakistan’s regular troops in the Kargil conflict, President Pervez Musharraf has described it as “a landmark in the history of the Pakistani army”.
- No Change In Stand On Terror: Pm (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Sep 25, 2006)
Rebutting the criticism from the security establishment and the BJP on the formation of a joint mechanism with Pakistan on fighting terrorism, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said it would actually test Islamabad’s assurance on not allowing . . .
- Let's Call A Spade A Spade (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 25, 2006)
The average Delhiite does not have a sparkling reputation and we all know it.
- Delhi Invites Three Parties From Sri Lanka (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Sep 25, 2006)
For interaction to determine possible role for India in crisis resolution The invitation is believed to be part of the exercise by New Delhi for sustained interaction with Sri Lankan political parties.
- One Small Step (News International, Chris Cork, Sep 25, 2006)
Two books are shortly to hit the shelves in the world’s bookshops. One is by General Musharraf, and is called ‘In the line of fire’ — to be launched on his current tour of the wests’ best hotels, and the other which could well have had the . . .
- Disinformation International? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Sep 25, 2006)
Transparency International’s Islamabad office has sent out a press note disputing a story in this paper about the results of a recent TI survey about perceptions of government corruption in Pakistan.
- Trigger-Happy Police (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 25, 2006)
Two incidents within the space of a few days show that Karachi’s trigger-happy police have no qualms about killing innocent civilians.
- Us-Pakistan Partnership (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 25, 2006)
Reaffirming their firm commitment to a US-Pakistan strategic partnership, President George Bush and President Musharraf discussed on Friday issues relating to bilateral investment and trade arrangements — so far unresolved because of the differing . . .
- State Goes All Out To Woo Tourists To Mysore (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2006)
The multimedia campaign will be on throughout the year across the country
Campaign has been intensive in Bangalore
- General's Grand Theory Of `Enlightened Moderation' (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 25, 2006)
In his book, In the Line of Fire: A Memoir, Pakistan's military ruler locates his "out of the box" Kashmir solution within the larger context of having to respond to 9/11 and a vastly more violent and volatile post-9/11 world.
- Happy Birthday, Hard Disk Drive (Hindu, John Naughton , Sep 25, 2006)
The hard disk is 50 years old this month. On September 13, 1956, IBM unveiled its IBM 305 Ramac computer, whose major selling point was that it had something called a "disk drive": the 350 Disk File unit.
- Connecting With The Baloch (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 25, 2006)
“The Baloch insurgency will soon peter out as did the Sikh insurgency in Indian Punjab after the elimination of Bhindranwale,” wrote a hardened soul recently in a national daily. This hasty judgment announced on history would even amuse the most . . .
- Blair Is Further Humiliated (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2006)
Tens of thousands of protesters marched in a Labour rally against Prime Minister Tony Blair in Manchester on Saturday. Activists chanting slogans against Blair and Iraq occupation marched through the city to vent their anger over the British . . .
- Blair Is Churchillian (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 25, 2006)
The most justifiable war in recent history is the one the 'English-speaking' people are fighting against the Taliban and Al Qaeda elements, says Andrew Robert.
- Centre Ready To Discuss All Issues With J&k People: Pm (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2006)
Noting that there had been a "trust deficit" between India and Pakistan, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the two countries have to find ways and means to tackle their problems including terrorism.
- Muddled Thinking About Language (Business Line, S. Ramachander, Sep 25, 2006)
The Karnataka Government has just announced that it has shot itself in the foot.
- It’S A Dog Life, But Some People Have Had Enough (Deccan Herald, MARK MAGNIER, Sep 25, 2006)
After suffering humiliation and being a butt of jokes for a millenium, the chinese jing clan is happy after the authorities decided to restore its former name.
- Bengal Blues (Statesman, AK SEN SARMA, Sep 25, 2006)
Commentators over the years have often lamented the sense of deprivation that Bengal occasionally suffers. This is embedded in the insensitivity of the rest of India to the crippling blows suffered by Bengal, particularly between the 1930s and the . . .
- Kargil Tactical Victory For Us: Musharraf (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2006)
In the first official acknowledgement of involvement of Pakistan's regular troops in the Kargil conflict, President Pervez Musharraf has described it as "a landmark in the history of the Pakistani Army".
- Trust Deficit But Terror Pact To Stay (Telegraph, RASHEED KIDWAI, Sep 25, 2006)
On the eve of the release of Pervez Musharraf’s autobiography in which the General has blamed India for the Kargil conflict, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh acknowledged there was a “trust deficit” between India and Pakistan.
- Seven Years Later, Gen Admits: Pak Forces Were Involved In Kargil (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2006)
In his book In the Line of Fire, Pakistan’s President Pervez Musharraf has described the Kargil conflict as a “landmark in the history of the Pakistani army.”
- Cops And Rubber Stamps (Indian Express, K P S Gill, Sep 25, 2006)
In recent months we have seen increasing focus on a succession of internal security crises. These have brought, sometimes sympathetic, attention to bear upon the capacities of the police force, and the conditions under which they work, over the past . . .
- "If We Compromise On Competitiveness, We Can't Be A . . . (Hindu, S. Vijay Kumar, Sep 25, 2006)
PresidentA.P.J. Abdul Kalamremains conscious that he is also a teacher and a scientist. Above all, he is a person who loves to make others happy. Excerpts from an interview he gave toThe Hindu:
- Rain Hampers Search For Missing Nepal Chopper (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2006)
Heavy rain and fog over forested mountains in eastern Nepal hampered the search on Sunday for 24 people whose helicopter disappeared in the area a day earlier, officials said.
- Crippling Setback (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 25, 2006)
The alarming increase in polio cases this year in the country is cause for serious concern. Around 297 cases of polio have been reported so far this year compared with only 66 cases in 2005.
- Lost Opportunity (Deccan Herald, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Sep 25, 2006)
It is not just fundamental Muslims who have used force for conversion but several followers of Christianity.
- Cost Conundrums (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Sep 25, 2006)
That full cost airlines are reporting losses is no surprise, given the mounting pressures to offer price discounts in a market that’s seeing intensified competition, coupled with the high costs of aviation turbine fuel and rising manpower costs . . .
- 'Terror Shouldn't Lead To Talks Failure' (Times of India, Chidanand Rajghatta, Sep 24, 2006)
Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf tried to raise the stakes on Saturday by saying that secretary and minister level talks had run their course and he would prefer a one-on-one with PM Manmohan Singh.
- Lage Raho Vidhu (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Sep 24, 2006)
People in the State can only tell Vidhu Vinod Chopra, a son of the soil, "lage raho" (keep it up).
- Kargil Planned Before Atal Visit: Musharraf (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2006)
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has confirmed in his book that Pakistani military had begun preparations for the 1999 Kargil incursion months before the conflict in May but claimed it was in response to activities on the Indian side.
- Man Who Made Pak Fall In Line (Times of India, Chidanand Rajghatta, Sep 24, 2006)
The man at the centre of the controversy over the threat to bomb Pakistan back to the stone age if it did not support the United States in the war on terrorism is often spoken as having sinews of steel and a heart of gold.
- Baluchistan Uprising (New Indian Express, Swapan Dasgupta, Sep 24, 2006)
The extent to which the so-called ‘‘second War of Independence’’ in Baluchistan has been galvanised in the aftermath of the octogenarian Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti’s ‘‘martyrdom’’ on August 26 can be gleaned from three developments.
- Now That’S Cricket, Coach (New Indian Express, R K PACHAURI, Sep 24, 2006)
This is a refreshingly honest and absorbing account of a remarkable period in Indian cricket presented by perhaps India’s most successful coach.
- Fresh Print (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2006)
Cartoon, primarily is a media tool functioning in the realm of social science and politics. The social reality of the Westerner is simpler and straight forward in comparison to ours. Even a doctor in Houston will not have to encounter the . . .
- Northern Lights (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2006)
I guess you always ignore what is in your backyard and search for the distant mountains.
- Kashmir Issue Has To Be Resolved Between India And Pakistan: Bush (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2006)
Making it clear that the issue of Kashmir has to be resolved between India and Pakistan, President George W Bush on Friday said US can only help create conditions for peace and cannot "force" nations to reach agreements.
- Waiting To Grow Old (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 24, 2006)
Age is an advantage in India.
- Disability Within (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 24, 2006)
It is not without reason that the global polio Technical Consultative Group has singled out India as one of the few countries that continue to carry the risk of transmission of the dreaded illness.
- Secular Ideology Will Stay, Says Kumaraswamy (Hindu, PARVATHI MENON, Sep 24, 2006)
Coordination panel to discuss contentious issues
Belgaum session will focus on Maharashtra's claims over some border areas
The Government will announce a rural development scheme on October 2
- Cultural Diplomacy Needs A Big Thrust, Says Karan Singh (Tribune, Satish Misra, Sep 24, 2006)
Culture is the third instrument of foreign policy and it must be effectively used as a tool for projecting India’s image globally, says Indian Council for Cultural Relations President Dr Karan Singh. India is rich in arts, culture, music and dance.
- The Beckoning Monoliths (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2006)
The granite formations near Ramanagaram on the Bangalore-Mysore highway have something for everyone.
- Greatness In Apology (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Sep 24, 2006)
However undesirable the recent controversy about a speech made by Pope Benedict XVI may be, its denouement is instructive in many respects.
- Iraqi Militants Say Killed Indians, Pakistanis (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2006)
militant group in Iraq said on Saturday it had killed ten Indians and Pakistanis whom it had abducted as they were on their way to Syria.
- Pilgrims On An Inward Journey (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2006)
The stark landscapes of the Tibetan plateau, and the unrelenting physical challenges of the journey, are captured with a solid, satisfying grace.
- Moorish Mystique (Hindu, Sudha Mahalingam, Sep 24, 2006)
Being in Andalucia is like being inside an Arabian Nights tale.
- In The City Of Joy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2006)
Kolkata has much to offer a traveller who is willing to wander through its streets.
- 26 P.C. Fdi In Print Medium Will Stay For Now: Dasmunsi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2006)
``Plans to strengthen basic AIR services''
- First Principles (Indian Express, Ravi Sharma , Sep 24, 2006)
A news report said that rescue operations to pull out a grounded merchant ship had been suspended because the tug engaged in the rescue bid itself ran aground! I have had plenty of similar experiences and had begun to wonder if I was some kind of a Jonah.
- Praying To Be Secular (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Sep 24, 2006)
Vasundhara Raje’s handling of the Haj House issue has upset the Sangh; it’s the dilemma she faces in trying to woo all communities.
- Ready To Convert? (Indian Express, ILA PATNAIK, Sep 24, 2006)
India and China account for barely 2 per cent and 5 per cent of world GDP respectively, in current dollar terms. At current growth rates it will take half a century for them to find place amongst the world’s largest economies.
- Drifting And Drowning (News International, Masood Hasan, Sep 24, 2006)
It's not only Murree that is collapsing. So is whatever little else that was of any value at one time. Now, like a childhood story, it is just a distant, hazy memory. Somewhere on the long and difficult highway of life, we as a people have gone off . . .
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