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Articles 13221 through 13320 of 27031:
- Us Denies N-Deal Is Anti-China (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2006)
The United States has rejected an increasingly popular notion in some circles, shared also in Beijing, that its initiative to build an across-the-board partnership with India is aimed at counterbalancing the growing might of China.
- Bhutto, Sharif’S Parties May Boycott Pakistan Polls (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2006)
Pakistan's mainstream Opposition parties said on Friday they might stay out of elections next year if their exiled leaders are barred from returning home and a caretaker government is not set up.
- Iraq: A Nation In Search Of A Leader (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2006)
United States and Britain have stepped up their efforts for a national unity government in Iraq.
- The Future Of Jihad (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Apr 08, 2006)
The jihadis of today are increasingly locking horns with the US-led Western world.
- Left To Review Govt Support After Polls (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Apr 08, 2006)
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M) on Friday said it would review its support for the government after state elections are out of the way next month.
- Problems In Textbook Screening (Japan Times, Editorial, Japan Times, Apr 08, 2006)
The Education, Science and Technology Ministry has screened and approved 306 textbooks, most of them for first-year high-school students, for use from next spring.
- Right Royal Mess (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 08, 2006)
But Nepal’s top gun least perturbed
- Who Are These Miscreants? (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 08, 2006)
The death toll in paramilitary forces’ counter-offensive against miscreants in North Waziristan on Wednesday has risen to 40 as more bodies were recovered on Thursday.
- N-Deal With India May Take A Year: Boucher (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2006)
Rules out any fresh condition, negotiations
- Pack Journalism Can Be Lethal (Japan Times, GREGORY CLARK, Apr 08, 2006)
Some call it pack journalism. It is also lazy journalism.
- Iraqi Women Argue, But Agree On Role (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2006)
In a roomful of Iraqi and American women, brought together to explore how they can join to build a new Iraq, the discussions are stuck in recriminations, accusations, the past.
- Pak, French Air Forces To Hold Exercises On 11th (Pakistan Observer, Aroosa Alam, Apr 08, 2006)
On Tuesday, 11th of April, the French Carrier Group with the nuclear powered aircraft carrier “Charles de Gaulle” will hold a series of exercises centred on air defence with the Pakistan Air Force. These exercises will oppose the PAF aircraft to . . .
- Not A Matter Of Politics (Deccan Herald, Satish Nambiar, Apr 08, 2006)
The political leadership appears not to be serious about managing national security
- Sage Counsel (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2006)
It is most unfortunate that good advice goes unheeded.
- Spy In Sky Counts Days To Last Flight (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2006)
Photographs of militant training camps across the Line of Control, images of Pakistani army and armoured corps movements, mapping of new roads built by adversaries in sensitive border regions — ever wondered how India gets hold of these pictures?
- ‘India Needs Eight Nuclear Plants For Self-Defence’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2006)
An Indian minister forcefully defended his country’s designation of eight of 22 nuclear reactors for military purposes under a US-Indian civilian nuclear cooperation pact now being considered by the US Congress.
- Dialogue Of The Deaf? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 08, 2006)
Even though pessimists have already called it “a dialogue of the deaf”, the very fact that Iran and America are said to be exploring the possibility of talks on the Iraqi situation shows the two sides’ desire to open a channel of communication.
- The Abc Of Obcs (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 08, 2006)
The term ‘‘backward classes’’ first raised its head in Mysore state, where preferential recruitment of backward communities was introduced in 1921.
- The Conspiracy Of Silence (Indian Express, AYESHA KHAN, Apr 08, 2006)
The fallacy of understanding Gujarat in present times lies, perhaps, in the strange assortment of its Gs: Godhra, genocide, ghettos and gaurav.
- Market Justice (Times of India, Sauvik Chakraverti, Apr 08, 2006)
The gross miscarriage of justice in the Jessica Lal case is symptomatic of the fact that Indian socialists have an extremely warped notion of the role of the state.
- In Deep Waters (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 08, 2006)
Punish all who stole secrets
- Incredible (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 08, 2006)
It is quite incredible that the authorities, so quick in blocking or outlawing some TV channels, should be unable to control the plague of illegal FM radio stations in the NWFP that are stirring up factional hatred and religiosity.
- Create Mobile Legal Aid System For Rural Litigants: Kalam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2006)
President tells judges to encourage out-of-court settlement in villages
President's advice
Network all dispute-resolving systems
Make important judgments accessible to young lawyers
Take a re-look at cases pending for several years
- U.S. Wants India To Clarify On `Minimum Credible Deterrent' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2006)
It is "absolutely necessary" for decreasing tensions in Asia: Boucher
- Third Front? For Whom, And For What? (The Financial Express, Malvika Singh, Apr 08, 2006)
Mulayam Singh and Chandrababu Naidu’s proposed coalition promises all that India doesn’t need
- China Is Wagging A Theatrical Finger (The Financial Express, V ANANTHA NAGESWARAN, Apr 08, 2006)
Even as its leaders encourage US bashing, China’s real structural problems are growing silently
- Scrutiny Of Judicial Immunity Is Must (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Apr 08, 2006)
In the wake of the public outcry against the acquittal of the accused in the Jessica Lall and Irfan murder cases, the demand for judicial reforms has mounted.
- 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 . . .
- Oily Skid Is Just Dangerously Around The Corner (Business Line, D. Murali , Apr 08, 2006)
Chindia' will require increasingly high amounts of energy for its growth, points out Stephen Leeb in The Coming Economic Collapse. As alternative energy, biodiesel is well poised "to enter both the vocabulary and the fuel tanks," predicts Lyle . . .
- Bnp Seeks Un Intervention On Balochistan Crisis (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Balochistan Parliamentary leader belonging to Balochistan National Party (BNP) in National Assembly Abdul Rauf Mengal urged the United Nations and all international bodies to intervene in the Balochistan crisis, which had further aggravated as the . . .
- Nuclear Deal: Us Tilts And India Bends (Times of India, Indrani Bagchi, Apr 07, 2006)
As the Bush administration — seeing a tilt in the Congress towards the India-US nuclear deal — redoubles its efforts to win over the fence-sitters, India is helping to move the deal along by committing to become a part of the global . . .
- Sonia To Quit All “Profit” Posts (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Apr 07, 2006)
Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s decision to resign as chairperson of the Jallianwala Bagh Memorial Trust may well trigger a wave of similar resignations by her from the various organisations and trusts which she heads or patronises.
- N-Deal: Vajpayee Accuses Govt Of Being Soft On Usa (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
As the US Congress prepares to take up a Bill to amend laws to have full civil nuclear energy cooperation with India under the nuke deal, former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee today accused the UPA government of “giving more concessions” to . . .
- N-Deal Fiasco Will Hit Ties, Warns Rice (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Apr 07, 2006)
Urging members of Congress to support legislation that would enable a nuclear deal with India to reach fruition, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Wednesday warned the US-India relationship would suffer a "significant setback" if this agreement . .
- Missing Crown Prince (Tribune, Trilochan Singh Trewn, Apr 07, 2006)
It was early spring when we docked in the northwest African port of Casablanca to pick up rock phosphate.
- Israeli Poll And Palestinians (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Apr 07, 2006)
SINCE this country is preoccupied with an array of domestic problems — the ongoing assembly elections in five states, the underplayed Maoist (naxalite) menace, the overplayed office-of-profit issue, and the uncertain future of the Indo-US nuclear deal — i
- Bush Blamed For Iraq Leak (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Washington, April 6 (Reuters): President George W. Bush authorised the leak to the media of classified material about Iraq, a former aide to vice-president Dick Cheney said according to court papers filed by prosecutors and made public today.
- Berserk Jawans (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 07, 2006)
The CRPF jawan’s shooting his superior, and colleagues, in the chief minister’s residence in Jammu is another reminder that our security personnel are increasingly prone to getting “stressed out” by prolonged counter-insurgency missions in . . .
- 'Bjp's N-Deal Remarks A Case Of Sour Grapes' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
The Congress has dismissed Atal Behari Vajpayee's criticism of the India-US civil nuclear deal and emphasised the need for continuity and "bipartisan support" for the country's foreign policy.
- Protests, Carnage Rock Nepal (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Police fired tear gas to break up stone-throwing anti-monarchy protesters in Nepal today after a fierce overnight attack on a town by Maoist rebels left 22 people dead, including an Indian, witnesses and authorities said.
- Managing Stress (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Apr 07, 2006)
It was perfectly in order for Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Director-General J.K. Sinha to have visited this city in the wake of murders outside the Chief Minister's official residence.
- Upa Govt Grants "More Concessions" On Nuclear Deal: Vajpayee (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Accusing the UPA Government of "giving more and more concessions" to the US on the nuclear deal, former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee today demanded that India should try to get an all time waiver from Washington as was the case with China.
- India-Iran Relations Cause For Concern In Congress (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice acknowledged that the United States had concerns over India's relationship with Iran but will not ask New Delhi to sever its links with Tehran in exchange for civilian nuclear technology.
- Nepal Groups Plan Big Protests Despite Tight Vigil (Reuters, Gopal Sharma, Apr 07, 2006)
Opponents of Nepal King Gyanendra vowed to come out in vast numbers on Friday to pressure him to give up absolute power as riot police gathered to thwart them on the second day of a four-day nationwide general strike.
- Rice Urges U.S.-India Nuclear Deal In Congress (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Apr 07, 2006)
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Wednesday urged Congress to approve a nuclear energy deal with India, saying it would reduce New Delhi's dependence on Iranian oil and create thousands of new American jobs.
- U.S., Britain Step Up Calls For New Iraqi Government (Reuters, WILL DUNHAM, Apr 07, 2006)
The United States and Britain on Thursday turned up the pressure on Iraqi leaders to form a government of national unity, with Britain's defense minister saying delays only served to help terrorists.
- Wb: Congress Faces Revolt In Its Stronghold Murshidabad (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Ahead of the assembly elections, Opposition Congress in West Bengal is facing rebellion in its bastion Murshidabad district, where a party strongman is threatening to campaign for independents upset over the high command's move to nominate candidates . .
- Up: 4 Killed, 13 Injured In Clash In Aligarh (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Four persons were killed and 13 injured, six of them seriously, when members of two communities clashed over a place of worship, opening fire and pelting stones, after which indefinite curfew was imposed in three police station areas of this . . .
- 'Indo-Us Ties At Stake Over N-Bill' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
If the US Congress rejects an amendment to proliferation control laws to facilitate the civil nuclear deal with India, it would affect the entire range of bilateral ties, the State Department has said.
- India’S N-Plan Under Threat: Vajpayee (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
BJP leader and former Prime Minister Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee today warned that acceding to the waiver authority Bill, currently awaiting US Congress approval, was likely to adversely dent India’s nuclear capabilities vis-à-vis “our nuclear-armed . . .
- Us Imposing Virtual Ctbt On India: Atal (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Says China, Pak face no such constraints ---- Charging the UPA Government with "giving more and more concessions" to the US under the guise of the nuclear deal, NDA chairman and former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Thursday said . . .
- India Mulls August Pullout From Siachen (Pioneer, Pramod Kumar Singh, Apr 07, 2006)
The UPA Government appears to have buckled under US pressure and the persistent demands of Pakistan to completely withdraw its 4,000 strong troops from Siachen, the highest battlefield in the world.
- Modi Seeks Apex Court's Intervention In Godhra Case (Pioneer, Yogesh Vajpeyi, Apr 07, 2006)
Stepping UP his attack at the UPA Government for trying to deny justice to the victims of Godhra train carnage, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday sought Supreme Court's intervention in ensuring that "killers of Godhra" did not go scot-free.
- 1,000 Arrested, 21 Killed On Day 1 Of Nepal Strike (Pioneer, Shirish B Pradhan, Apr 07, 2006)
Over 1000 protestors were arrested in Nepal on the first day of the Opposition-sponsored general strike against King Gyanendra's direct rule even as 21 people, including an Indian were killed in clashes between Maoists and security forces and . . .
- Boucher On Democracy (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 07, 2006)
After his meeting with the President, US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher addressed a press conference in the US embassy. According to the official sources, while meeting the President he confined himself . . .
- Electioneering (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 07, 2006)
With the campaigning phase for next year's general elections effectively under way, the ARD's Lahore meeting on Saturday should be of profound importance.
- Lessons From Thailand (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 07, 2006)
The constitutional crisis in Thailand is not about to end soon, the resignation of its prime minister notwithstanding.
- Remembering Thimayya (Deccan Herald, Bidanda M Chengappa, Apr 07, 2006)
Gen Thimayya gained international stature through his association with the UN and thereby helped to shape the image of the country abroad.
- What Could Brighten The Country’S Image (Dawn, Dr Ayesha Siddiqa, Apr 07, 2006)
The government of Pakistan is concerned about building a positive image for the country for which it seems to be struggling to hire highly paid and presentable consultants.
- Good Start, But... (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 07, 2006)
If there were any doubts that President George Bush's US-India civil nuclear cooperation initiative will meet resistance on the Hill, those were put to rest during Wednesday's hearings conducted by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the . . .
- Nawaz, Benazir’S Return An Internal Issue, Says Boucher (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
US wants a free, democratic Pakistan
* Boucher says US watching Balochistan crisis, implies BLA cannot be called a ‘terrorist’ outfit
- Rice Rebuts Critics On The Hill, Point By Point (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Apr 07, 2006)
Slicing through layers of informed American scepticism, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has made the strongest pitch so far on why the nuclear deal with India needed to be signed by Washington in Washington
- India-Iran Relation Worries Us Congress (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice acknowledged that the United States had concerns over India's relationship with Iran but will not ask New Delhi to sever its links with Tehran in exchange for civilian nuclear technology.
- Full Bipartisan Review Called For (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 07, 2006)
India has legitimate energy requirements that the US needs to take a firm stand on, says Chairman of Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Richard . . .
- 'Past Non-Proliferation Policies Did Not Achieve Their Goals' (Pioneer, Condoleezza Rice, Apr 07, 2006)
We don't want India to expand its civil nuclear energy production without our help, says Condoleezza Rice
- We Do Not Have Any (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 07, 2006)
Iran’s response has been obscured with news about its potential to threaten international stability
- Hamas Govt Minister In Israel Custody (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Israeli security forces took into custody a member of the new Hamas-led Palestinian cabinet today at a roadblock on the outskirts of Jerusalem, according to Hamas sources.
- Iraq Govt Formation Falters Again (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
press conference at which officials were expected to announce the date of the next session of Iraq’s Parliament was cancelled today, organisers said, dealing another blow to efforts to form a government.
- N-Deal: Us Congress Wary, But Receptive (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Apr 07, 2006)
Grudging support for the Indo-US nuclear deal has become evident among lawmakers in Washington after Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s full day of testimony before both Houses of Congress.
- War Room Leak Case: Cbi Nabs 5 (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
The raids in 17 places in Delhi, Mumbai, Goa, Chandigarh and Muzaffarpur were conducted after the agency registered a case against nine people, including Ravi Shankaran, a relative of Navy chief Admiral Arun Prakash, in connection with the case . . .
- We Are Pushing For South Asia Moratorium On Fissile Material Production, Says Rice (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
"We've told the Indians they need to be helpful in that. They've promised that they will"
We are trying to get the work done on that ourselves"
Iranian navy ships had recently visited an Indian port, says Senator
The United States has concerns over
- Talks: Safe Travel Promise For Ltte (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Apr 07, 2006)
Norwegian Special Envoy cites polarisation, calls for confidence-building measures
- Hamas Minister Held, Freed By Israel (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Haniyeh rejects Abbas' move
- 20 Killed In North Waziristan Fighting (News International, CP Bhambhri, Apr 06, 2006)
Four soldiers and 16 militants were reportedly killed in fresh incidents of violence in the Shawal valley and Dattakhel area of North Waziristan tribal agency on Tuesday night and Wednesday.
- Politician Shot Dead In Held Kashmir (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
A militant-turned-politician was shot dead at a bus station in held Kashmir on Wednesday, while seven people were injured in separate attacks in the restive region, police said.
- ‘Pakistan, India Remain Engaged In Peaceful Dialogue’ (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
The report ‘Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: The US Record 2005-2006’ released on Wednesday said Pakistan and India "remained engaged in peaceful dialogue on a range of issues" and "worked together" to assist victims in the aftermath of the . . .
- Kathmandu Clamps Night Curfew (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
Attempt to thwart Thursday's anti-King general strike sponsored by Opposition
- Evidence Is Fake, Says Saddam (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Apr 06, 2006)
Documents link ex-President to mass execution of Shias in the town of Dujail
- Indo-Us Deal: Lobbyists Pulling Out All The Stops (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Apr 06, 2006)
Given Bush’s low ratings in opinion polls, it would be surprising if his Republican Party manages to cling on to its slim majority
- Patkar Arrested, Shifted To Aiims (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
In a dramatic midnight swoop, Delhi Police today arrested Narmada Bachao Andolan leader Ms Medha Patkar, on an indefinite hunger-strike here, took her to a hospital following deterioration in her condition.
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