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Articles 13621 through 13720 of 27031:
- Kashmir Politicians In Pakistan (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Mar 29, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf's decision to meet with pro-accession politicians from Jammu and Kashmir has been hailed as a historic departure from Pakistan's traditional position.
- Mirwaiz For Redefining Structure Of J&k States (News International, Shahid Husain, Mar 29, 2006)
The chairman of the moderate faction of All Parties Hurriyat Conference, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, said here on Tuesday that the structure of states within Jammu and Kashmir should be "re-defined" and it needs to be a federal structure with . . .
- In The Name Of Free Speech (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Mar 29, 2006)
Defining the issues - textual, legal and political - behind the Danish cartoons is essential to understand the rage it provoked in the Muslim world.
- March Of Democracy In Chile (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Mar 29, 2006)
Interview with Jaime Gazmuri, Vice-President, Chilean Senate.
- Ltte Sings Old Tune (Frontline, V.S. Sambandan, Mar 29, 2006)
The "Tamil Eelam Lands Act" once again highlights a key issue of the conflict - control of land
- Plotting A War On Iran (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Mar 29, 2006)
The decision to refer Iran to the Security Council takes the United States a step closer to effecting yet another "regime change" in West Asia.
- Israel: Violence For Vote (Frontline, Atul Aneja , Mar 29, 2006)
As parliamentary elections approach in Israel, Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert gets tough in Palestine.
- Who’S Afraid Of The ‘Israel Lobby’? And Does It Even Exist? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 29, 2006)
The idea of a powerful “Jewish lobby” that has its gnarled fingers in the machinery of the government is an old and repugnant canard.
- Israel Votes In Crucial Election (Press Trust of India, Harinder Mishra, Mar 29, 2006)
Amid heightened alert, Israelis cast their ballots today in a crucial election that could decide the borders of the future Jewish state and dislodge tens of thousands of settlers from the occupied West Bank.
- Tn: Aiadmk Promises Transparent, Corrupt Free Admn (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Promising a corruption free, honest and transparent administration in Tamil Nadu, the AIADMK today said it would work for upgradation of economic and social status of Tamils, if voted back to power, in the May 8 polls.
- Bury The Congress (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Mar 29, 2006)
The current crisis over the Ordinance controversy impels one to recall events.
- How To Stop A Civil War (Tribune, Michael O Hanlon, Mar 29, 2006)
Administration officials have been right in recent weeks to argue that there is no large-scale civil war underway in Iraq.
- Teheran For N-Fuel Unit In Country (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Teheran is calling for a nuclear fuel production centre to be set up in Iran with the involvement of other countries, the Iranian Embassy in Moscow said today.
- The Challenge, And The Lesson, From China (Tribune, Major Gen Jatinder Singh, Mar 29, 2006)
China over the last few years, has been reasonably transparent in highlighting its major goals in the modernisation of its armed forces.
- Beware Of Communal Politics (Tribune, J. Sri Raman, Mar 29, 2006)
As five states prepare for Assembly elections over the next two months, the country will do well to prepare for a sharp and potentially dangerous spurt in communal politics and passions.
- American Rejection (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
America's rejection of Hamas’s talks offer runs counter to the Bush administration’s purported aim to “spread democracy” in the Middle East.
- Us Won’T Renegotiate N-Deal With India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
The Bush administration said on Monday that it was not prepared to renegotiate a landmark nuclear deal with India despite resistance to the agreement by legislators whose endorsement was mandatory.
- Rangers Arrest Indian Agent Smuggling Liquor (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Pakistan Rangers (Punjab) has arrested a Pakistani working for Indian intelligence agencies late on Monday night, after injuring him in a shootout on the Wagah border.
- Gunmen Abduct At Least 24 People In Baghdad (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Three groups of gunmen kidnapped at least 24 Iraqis working at a currency exchange and two electronics stores in Baghdad on Tuesday, the interior ministry said.
- Nuclear Power (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Mar 29, 2006)
There was no way India could have compromised on excluding its Fast Breeder Test Reactor (FBTR) and 500 MWe Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) from safeguards, according to Dr. Anil Kakodkar, Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission, and Secretary, . . .
- Mitigating Natural Disasters (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Indian soldiers' peace-time contribution to society often goes unsung and unrewarded, says MM Lakhera
- Dismantle The Jihadi Network (Pioneer, Wilson John, Mar 29, 2006)
The success of India-Pakistan peace process depends on Musharraf's resolve to take on terrorists, says Wilson John
- Key States Hold Judgment On U.S.-India Nuclear Deal (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Mar 29, 2006)
Most nuclear-supplier nations are waiting to see what the U.S. Congress does with the U.S.-India civil nuclear energy deal before taking a position on the controversial agreement, Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns said on Monday.
- Israelis Vote For West Bank Occupation's Future (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Israelis voted on Tuesday in a historic election billed as a referendum on the future of the West Bank, with the leading candidate, acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, promising to pull back from most of the territory and draw Israel's final . . .
- From Rhetoric To Reality (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 29, 2006)
Taking stock of the domestic political situation, the PML(N) Central Working Committee, which concluded its two-day meeting in London on Monday, called for the formation of a neutral caretaker set-up at least 90 days before the next general elections . .
- Baghdad Turns Into A Big Hell (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 29, 2006)
About 70 people were killed in suicide bombings, attacks by the US soldiers on a Mosque and Iraqi fighters’ operations against the occupation forces on Monday.
- New Taliban Threatens To Consume Pak (WhatIsIndia Publications, Aravind Sitaraman, Mar 29, 2006)
The Pakistani establishment is increasingly nervous about the rise of a group calling itself the "Pakistani Taliban" and reports say that they rule large swathes of tribal land in Waziristan. With distinct identity from the Afghani Taliban, this group is
- Secret Of Incarnation (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Quite often, spiritual leaders are confronted with this question during their interactions with laypeople:
- House In Ruins (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Mar 29, 2006)
The dialogue process now extends to politicians on both sides of the Line of Control, but none can say when the war will end.
- All At Home In Namma Bengalooru (Deccan Herald, Rachna Bisht Rawat, Mar 29, 2006)
It is truly a world city. If you step into the air conditioned environs of the sprawling Marks and Spencer, you could be in London. If you hit the lush green Barista with its rich pastries and steaming coffee, you could be in Paris. If you step out . . .
- Monarchial Overreach (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Mar 29, 2006)
If monarchy is on the point of extinction in Nepal, it is because King Gyanendra destroyed democracy
- For General Purpose (Deccan Herald, S Raghunath, Mar 29, 2006)
Since World War II, the jeep has transformed from a military vehicle to a civilian one
- Democracy A Little Later, Says Junta (Hindu, John Aglionby , Mar 29, 2006)
General Than Shwe's remark contradicts recent promises
- A Vain Hope? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Mar 29, 2006)
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is not the only one to be surprised by the United States' flirtation with President-in-uniform Pervez Musharraf.
- India Factor An Itch Or A Caress ? (Daily Excelsior, N.B. Menon , Mar 29, 2006)
The India-Pakistan relationship is back to where it was - since Partition and until two years ago - in an abyss of mutual mistrust and suspicion, with neither side willing to give each other the benefit of doubt as things slip from bad to worse.
- Escape To The Hills (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Head for the Himalayas to flee the searing heat of the plains
- Rice Urges China And India To Do More On Myanmar (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged China and India on Tuesday to put more pressure on Myanmar's military junta over its poor human rights record.
- Militants Killed In Kashmir Encounter (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Two unidentified militants were killed in an encounter with security forces at Rajwara forest in Kupwara district of north Kashmir on Monday night.
- Imperial Overreach Speeding U.S.' Decline (Hindu, Martin Jacques, Mar 29, 2006)
"Our Power , then, has the grave liability of rendering our theories about the world immune from failure.
- Will Agreements Follow The Buses? (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Mar 29, 2006)
Now is the time for a resolution of key disputes with Pakistan.
- Out Of The Cockpit (Telegraph, BRIJESH D. JAYAL, Mar 29, 2006)
The author is a retired air marshal of the Indian Air Force
- Six Soldiers Among 12 Dead In Afghan Violence (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Taliban militants detonated two roadside bombs in separate incidents in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing six Afghan soldiers, a Namibian citizen and three Afghan security contractors, officials said.
- Aphc Seeks China’S Role In Efforts For Kashmir Settlement (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Tuesday said that China should also be made a party for resolving the Kashmir dispute as it had control over a large chunk of the territory.
- Karzai Urges Taliban To Join Peace Process (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday called on Taliban radicals to stop being slaves to people organising violence and join peace process as he made a rare visit to a hotbed of a crippling insurgency. President Karzai visited Zabul province.
- Rethink Security Strategy (Washington Times, Editorial, The Washington Times, Mar 29, 2006)
Two weeks ago, the Bush administration's latest National Security Strategy was released. What made headline news was a paragraph on page 18 that stated in part:
- Key States Hold Judgment On U.S.-India Nuclear Deal (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Mar 28, 2006)
Most nuclear-supplier nations are waiting to see what the U.S. Congress does with the U.S.-India civil nuclear energy deal before taking a position on the controversial agreement, Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns said on Monday.
- Hamas Ready For Talks With Quartet (Jordan Times, Omar Karmi, Mar 28, 2006)
As Israeli voters prepare to cast their ballots, long-time frontrunner, acting Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's Kadima Party, showed signs yesterday of faltering.
- Iraq Shiites Enraged By U.S. Assault (International Herald Tribune, Kirk Semple, Mar 28, 2006)
Frayed relations between Iraq's Shiite leadership and the American authorities came under increased strain on Monday as Shiite leaders angrily denounced a joint American-Iraqi raid on a Shiite compound and suspended negotiations over a new government.
- Massacre Cloud On Us Control (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
Iraq’s ruling Shia Islamist Alliance bloc demanded today that US forces return control of security to the Iraqi government after what it called “cold-blooded” killings of unarmed people by troops in a mosque.
- Special Laws For Little Needs (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 28, 2006)
Extracts from the ILO’s regional high-level tripartite meeting on the Role of Labour Inspections in Combating Child Labour, Harare, 2001
- Iraq Govt Wants U.S. To Cede Control After Raid (Reuters, Alastair Macdonald, Mar 28, 2006)
Iraq's ruling parties demanded U.S. forces cede control of security on Monday as the government launched an inquiry into a raid on a Shi'ite mosque complex that ministers said saw "cold blooded" killings by U.S.-led troops.
- Setback To Indo-Us N-Deal (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
The efforts of the Bush Administration to get Congress pass legislation that would allow the United States to sell nuclear technology to India and accept it as a full-time partner in the international nuclear community appear to have received . . .
- Israel Votes Today, Kadima Leads The Pack (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
A doctor in the northern city of Kirkuk has admitted to killing at least 35 Iraqi police officers and army soldiers by giving them lethal injections, reopening their wounds and engaging in other deadly acts while they were being treated . . .
- Iran At The Security Council (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 28, 2006)
More than two weeks after the International Atomic Energy Agency formally referred the Iranian nuclear dossier to the United Nations Security Council, the United States and Britain have been unable to reach a consensus on their preferred course of action.
- Nsg Support: India Reaches Out To S Africa (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Mar 28, 2006)
Rustling up support for the Indo-US nuclear deal in Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), India reached out to South Africa — a key NSG member that has had reservations on India being given a special status — over the weekend and gave a detailed . . .
- University Proposes Two Environmental Projects To Drdo, S&t Department (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
The Manonmaniam Sundaranar University (MSU) has sent two proposals on environmental sciences to Defence Research and Development Organisation and Department of Science and Technology, Vice-Chancellor, Cynthia Pandian, has said.
- Patil's Assurance To Ssb Jawans (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil on Monday assured jawans of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) that the new pension rules of 2004 would not affect their pension prospects as they would be put in a separate category like the Armed Forces.
- Ringside View Of Reforms (Hindu, C. T. Kurien, Mar 28, 2006)
Analysis of India's macroeconomic policies and performance by a key member of the policy team
- Bombing Civilians Is Ineffective (Hindu, A.C. Grayling, Mar 28, 2006)
It was not allied area bombing that won the Second World War, any more than did `shock and awe' in Iraq in 2003.
- Conflict, Cash, And The Search For Peace (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Mar 28, 2006)
Is the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen ready for dialogue? Or will the vested interests of its junior commanders subvert moves towards a ceasefire?
- We Are Not Hiding Any Bomb: Iran (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Mar 28, 2006)
Unafraid of sanctions: Mashaee
"We are not hiding any [nuclear] bomb in any part of Iraq," Iranian Vice-President Rahim Mashaee said here on Monday.
- Army-Insurgent Fighting Escalates In Balochistan (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Mar 28, 2006)
We will not throw down our arms, says Baloch leader
Escalation in hostilities in strategically-vital province
Baloch forces claim to have killed soldiers in sniper attacks
Bombings cripple surface transport, disrupt gas supplies
- The Politics Of Iran’S N-Programme (Dawn, Javid Husain, Mar 28, 2006)
Iran's nuclear programme has been the focus of intense international scrutiny and controversy for more than three years now.
- Jagmohan Dalmiya Questioned In Mumbai (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Mumbai police on Monday questioned former president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India Jagmohan Dalmiya and other officials regarding the charges of misappropriation of funds, . . .
- Fleeting Opportunity (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 28, 2006)
APHC chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has described 2006 as the ‘make or break’ year for the Kashmir issue. Addressing a Press conference in Karachi on Sunday, he said that if the fleeting opportunity is not captured to resolve the Kashmir issue, . . .
- Centre Unveils 14-Point Policy To Tackle Naxal Menace (Hindu, VINAY KUMAR, Mar 28, 2006)
Stresses upon the States to adopt a collective approach and pursue a coordinated response
No peace talks with naxal groups unless they agree to give up violence
Parties asked to strengthen base in naxal-affected areas
Land reforms on a priority basis
- Islamabad’S Balochistan Policy Is Shaping Up (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Mar 28, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz was in Quetta and announced the creation of 30,000 posts in various government departments, including the police and Frontier Corps to boost employment in Balochistan.
- Mirwaiz For Grasping (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 28, 2006)
APHC chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has described 2006 as the ‘make or break’ year for the Kashmir issue. Addressing a Press conference in Karachi on Sunday, he said that if the fleeting opportunity is not captured to resolve the Kashmir issue, . . .
- Mortgaging India's Sovereignty (Pioneer, CP Bhambhri, Mar 28, 2006)
The policy of liberalisation and now the nuclear deal has made India dependent on the US, says CP Bhambhri
- India's Quest For Energy Independent (Daily Excelsior, Ved Mahendra, Mar 28, 2006)
A day before US President George W. Bush began a visit that turned out to be historic because of the nuclear deal, India’s scientist-President, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, called for achieving "energy independence" by 2030.
- Unholy Alliance (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 28, 2006)
Nepal’s royalty and army vs the media
Nepal today presents a classic example of royalty and the military working hand in hand to muzzle the media.
- Uk's Blair Says May Be Mistake To Rule Out 4th Term (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
British Prime Minister Tony Blair, facing media calls to resign over a ''cash-for-favours'' controversy, said today it may have been a mistake to rule out a fourth term.
- China Hopes Buddhist Forum Will Counter Threat Theory (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
China will use a Buddhist forum, its first international religious meeting since the atheist Communists swept to power in 1949, to counter fears it is a threat to the world, the top official on religion said.
- Russia In The Grip Of Its Bureaucracy (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Mar 28, 2006)
The bureaucracy has emerged as Russia's only ruling class, which controls key businesses, lobbies its interests in Parliament, and dictates its will to the judiciary.
- Treaty Possible After Kashmir Settlement: Fo (Dawn, Qudssia Akhlaque, Mar 28, 2006)
Pakistan on Monday expressed optimism that Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh’s offer of a ‘friendship treaty’ would give impetus to the sluggish peace process between the two countries.
- Messages Of Hope From Iran (Asia Times, Pepe Escobar, Mar 28, 2006)
From Cairo to Qom, from Jerusalem to Peshawar, there is a widespread perception among 1.3 billion Muslims, Sunni or Shi'ite, that Islam is under siege.
- Countering The Naxalites (Hindu, K. Srinivas Reddy, Mar 27, 2006)
The Government announced in Parliament that it has a national policy on dealing with naxalites. But what do we make of the continued violence?
- Europe's Ultras Run For Cover In Qaeda World (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
Not so long ago, when a bomb went off in London, you could be sure it was the Irish Republican Army (IRA). If the target was Madrid, that meant the Basque separatist group ETA. But al Qaeda has shattered the old certainties - and accelerated . . .
- Guantanamo Trial A Test For Bush (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
Osama's ex-driver denies he is a terrorist
- Abolition Of Slave Trade: Easy On The Euphoria (Hindu, Tripti Nath, Mar 27, 2006)
Slavery underpinned the economy of 18th century Britain as oil does business today. 2007 should give us a chance to learn.
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