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Articles 13821 through 13920 of 27031:
- Karzai Urges Anti-Terrorism Cooperation On International Level (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday called for greater international cooperation against terrorism and again condemned irreverent cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) published in the European press.
- Foreign Miscreants Must Leave Or Face Action: Musharraf (News International, Ziaullah Niazi, Mar 24, 2006)
Shaukat says PML needs to revive spirit of early 1940s; Shujaat says president will become party member
- A Terrorist Organisation Rises Again (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Mar 24, 2006)
The Harkat-ul-Mujahideen's revival makes it clear that Pakistan's Islamist armies have no intention of joining in adétentewith India that promises them only their obliteration.
- Persisting Myths About Russia-U.S. Ties (Hindu, Boris Makarenko, Mar 24, 2006)
The aggravation of the Iranian nuclear problem alongside the active preparations for the G8 summit makes one think about the long road covered by Russia-U.S.
- Scorpene Noise Leaves Navy Worried (Times of India, RAJAT PANDIT, Mar 24, 2006)
The brouhaha over the Scorpene submarine deal has the Navy running scared. It’s keeping its fingers crossed that the already much-delayed project is not torpedoed since its ageing submarine fleet will be drastically depleted by the next decade.
- Ec Order May Land Several Mps In Trouble (Tribune, S. S. Negi, Mar 24, 2006)
The test laid down by the Election Commission (EC) for determining the “office of profit” in the Jaya Bachchan case, might pose serious problems to several other MPs whose cases have been referred to it by President A P J Abdul Kalam.
- New American Moves In Asia (Hindu, P.S. Suryanarayana, Mar 24, 2006)
The partners in the Trilateral Strategic Dialogue — the U.S., Australia, and Japan — seek to checkmate China and also woo India at the same time.
- A Rancid Relationship (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 24, 2006)
Britain's close alliance with the U.S. has become one-way traffic.
- Quietly, India And Pak Closing Deal On Siachen (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Mar 24, 2006)
Pak in-principle OK to acknowledging Indian troop positions on the glacier India and Pakistan are inching closer to an understanding on withdrawal of troops from Siachen with Islamabad inclined “in-principle” to acknowledge current Indian troop . . .
- In The Eyes Of Storm (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 24, 2006)
The Supreme Court of Pakistan completed 50 years of its existence on March 23. The apex court is the final arbiter of law and the Constitution, and is invested with the responsibility to maintain harmony between the legislature, executive and judiciary.
- Hundred Years Of Kala Pani (Daily Excelsior, Arvinder Kaur, Mar 24, 2006)
Once infamous as Kala Pani , this historical monument at Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, marked its centenary on 10th March this year.
- 'Amend Atomic Energy Act To Formalise Indo-Us Nuke Deal' (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
A Republican Congressman has mooted a proposal to amend the US Atomic Energy Act, 1954 so that it could formalise the civilian nuclear deal reached between India and the United States early this month.
- ‘China And Russia In Accord On Iran’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
Beijing supports Moscow’s efforts to resolve nuclear issue
- British-Led Forces Rescue Western Hostages In Iraq (Reuters, Ross Colvin, Mar 24, 2006)
British-led forces rescued three Christian peace activists from captivity on Thursday after finding them tied up in a house in western Baghdad, two weeks after their American colleague was tortured and killed.
- Bush Feels The Heat In Iraq (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 24, 2006)
The announcement of American President that his troops are there to stay in Iraq for years is, in fact, reflective of the fact that all is not well in that country and Bush has started feeling the heat of the fire he himself initiated. Rejecting . . .
- Defenceless Defence Of Indo-Us N-Deal (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 24, 2006)
Us ambassador in Pakistan Ryan C Crocker has said that Indo-US nuclear deal will enhance security and stability in South Asia. Talking to a selected group of journalists in Islamabad on Wednesday, he asserted that the agreement will not in any way . . .
- Ties Strengthened, Made More Meaningful (Dawn, Anwar Kemal, Mar 24, 2006)
Rarely if ever has such a major visit to Pakistan as that of President Bush taken place against a background so laden with negative overtones and a sense of foreboding.
- Cii’S Eminently Sensible Proposals (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Mar 24, 2006)
The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) has come up with some significant observations. It says that acts of terrorism cannot be dubbed as jihad; all camps training militants or terrorists should be shut down immediately; the government should . . .
- Witness Protection (Statesman, AMIYA K SAMANTA, Mar 24, 2006)
Comprehensive Criminal Justice Reform Desirable
- Leave Pakistan Or Die, Musharraf Warns Militants (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
Foreign militants hiding in Pakistan should either leave or face annihilation, President Pervez Musharraf said in a strongly worded speech on Thursday marking a national holiday.
- Centre For Sun (Hindu, ROHINI RAMAKRISHNAN, Mar 24, 2006)
Archaeologists announced recently that they have discovered an ancient sun temple containing large statues of the pharaoh Ramses II under an outdoor marketplace in Cairo, Egypt.
- Targeting Schools (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 24, 2006)
Terrorists must be thwarted
- Karunanidhi Commends Sonia's Action (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam on Thursday came out in defence of the Congress president Sonia Gandhi, who resigned her parliamentary seat and chairpersonship of the National Advisory Council over the office of profit controversy.
- Cpi(m) Alleges Us Bid To Sell Nuke Reactors To India (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
Move to set up uranium projects come in for criticism
State Government asked to convene an all-party meet on uranium projects
Make cost-benefit analysis and environmental reports public
Pooh-poohs Government officials' assurances on providing . . .
- President Kalam Decorates 62 Armed Forces Personnel (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
Two CRPF officers figured on the military role of honours for the first time
- Back To The War Front (Telegraph, Kaushik Roy, Mar 24, 2006)
The institute for Defence Studies and Analyses is a premier institution in south Asia for strategic studies. It brings out two journals: Strategic Analysis (called IDSA Journal before 1987) and Strategic Digest.
- U.S. Urges Suppliers To Back India Nuclear Deal (Reuters, Francois Murphy, Mar 24, 2006)
Washington on Thursday lobbied the world's top suppliers of nuclear technology to back a U.S.-India civilian nuclear energy deal that critics say threatens the global arms control regime, diplomats said.
- Punjab Has Come A Long Way Since The Years Of Turmoil (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Mar 24, 2006)
It's a sign of absolute normality. As a young reporter, this correspondent had gotten used to the ubiquitous AK-47s and self-loading rifles (SLRs) in the hands of the Punjab Police during the years of turmoil in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
- Musharraf Sends Stern Warning To Terrorists (Daily Times, Mohammed Rizwan, Mar 24, 2006)
Asks people of NWFP to support army
Says Baloch sardars’ days are numbered
- Staying On In Iraq (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 24, 2006)
President George Bush’s declaration that American troops will stay in Iraq till 2008 coincides with the availability of some Iraqi audio tapes which quote former president Saddam Hussain as saying that his country had nothing to hide by way of . . .
- Afghanistan Killed Civilians: Pakistan (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Mar 24, 2006)
They were Taliban militants, says Kabul
- Indian Defence Ministry Lowers Pakistan’S Threat Level (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
The latest annual report of the Ministry of Defence has tempered its criticism of Pakistan as a security concern and instead focussed on the need to keep an eye on “unsavoury aspects” abroad such as the instability in Iraq, nuclear stalemate on the . . .
- Sc Reopens J&k Samba Spy Case (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
The High Court had exonerated the nine officers, holding that no material evidence of their involvement in spying for Pakistan was brought on record and asked the ministry to give them all the monetary benefits they would otherwise be due.
- ‘India Will Not Accept Any Amendments To Nuclear Deal’ (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Mar 24, 2006)
Indian ambassador Ronen Sen has declared in an interview published here that there is absolutely no chance of India accepting any amendment or condition to the US-India nuclear agreement, as negotiated.
- Iran And Us: A Replay Of Iraq Unlikely (Arab News, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
Let me begin by saying that I belong to the group of people who reject the use of weapons of mass destruction.
- Khamenei Reaches Out, Ready To Talk Iraq With Us (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
Iran pushed ahead on its nuclear programme on Tuesday as the country’s most powerful figure reaffirmed its willingness to hold face-to-face talks with the US on Iraq — sending a somewhat mixed message to the international community. Talks . . .
- Delhi Hc Asked To Examine Samba Spy (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
The Supreme Court today directed the Delhi High Court to examine the three-decade-old infamous Samba spy case afresh to find out if the General Court Martial (GCM) proceedings against a large number of army officers and some JCOs were based on . . .
- Tehelka Expose: Court Rejects Jain’S Second Bail Plea (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
A Delhi court has rejected the second bail application of R K Jain, former treasurer of the Samata Party, accused of attempting to accept bribes to “exercise influence” on public servants in a sting operation five years ago.
- Hc Moved Against Bjp Yatras (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
Apprehending communal hatred in the country, a voluntary agency today filed a petition in the Delhi High Court seeking direction to stop the ‘‘rath yatras’’ by BJP leaders L.K Advani and Rajnath Singh from Dwarka and Puri respectively, from April 6.
- Pugwash Message (Tribune, G. Parthasarathy, Mar 23, 2006)
It would have been inconceivable even a year ago to think of a gathering in which politicians and academics from both sides of the Line of Control in J&K would get together to discuss ways to address aspirations of the people of the state and foster . . .
- Afghan Fm Removed (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
Afghanistan’s foreign minister since the fall of the Taliban regime four years ago will be replaced and a new interior minister anointed in a cabinet reshuffle proposed by President Hamid Karzai, officials said on Wednesday.
- Fuelling A Needless Controversy? (Hindu, R. Ramachandran, Mar 23, 2006)
It makes little logical or diplomatic sense to get Russian fuel for Tarapur bypassing the Indo-U.S. nuclear agreement and violating Nuclear Suppliers Group Guidelines.
- Bid To Break Iran Deadlock (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
Britain, France call off consultations
- Nda Demands Probe Into Scorpene Deal (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
Rebutting the UPA’s contention on the Scorpene submarine deal, the NDA today demanded a comprehensive probe over the alleged kickbacks in the deal and termination of the contract.
- What Is It About Pakistan? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 23, 2006)
It speaks of the enormous self-confidence of Pakistani diplomats that they were willing to disclose to their Public Accounts Committee that they bribed members of the 911 Commission, to get drastic changes made in its final report. Not only that.
- Pakistan To Celebrate National Day Without Traditional Fanfare (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
Amid escalating violence in the tribal region, continuing clashes between troops and nationalist rebels in Balochistan and as a mark of respect for those who perished in the earthquake, Pakistan would observe its national day tomorrow sans the . . .
- Five-Phased Polling To Ensure Free Voting: Chief Election Commissioner (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
Officials review situation for elections in districts of West Bengal
Election observers must provide level-playing field for all contestants
Central paramilitary forces to be deployed in sensitive areas
Exit poll results must be announced only . . .
- Afghan Army Claims Killing 20 Taliban Fighters (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
Afghan government forces killed 16 Taliban insurgents after surrounding them in mountains near the border with Pakistan, an Afghan army officer said on Wednesday.
- Musharraf Open To Talks On Waziristan And Balochistan (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
President says govt won’t be blackmailed
* No challenge to state writ acceptable
* Musharraf and Aziz discuss cabinet reshuffle
- Strategic Partnership (Deccan Herald, U R RAO, Mar 23, 2006)
After the Bush visit, there are new opportunities for commercial space cooperation with the US
- You Surely Can’T Be Serious, Mr Friedman (Deccan Herald, Venkat Krishnan, Mar 23, 2006)
Keeping the Indo-US nuke deal in mind “what you haven’t realised is that it is not just the world but the nuclear world itself that’s getting flatter by the day.”
- Adjournment Aimed At `Saving' Sonia (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Mar 23, 2006)
Opposition alleges bid to introduce ordinance
- Ordinance Likely On Friday (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
The Union Government would promulgate an ordinance on Friday to identify some posts as office of non-profit, sources said here late on Wednesday.
- Who Killed Cock Robin? (Telegraph, Tapas Majumdar, Mar 23, 2006)
All the birds of the air fell a-sighing and a-sobbing,/ When they heard the bell toll for poor Cock Robin.
- Underwater, Not Underhand (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Mar 23, 2006)
Let’s, for a moment, take the NDA’s latest charge against the UPA government at face value.
- Mixed Signals About India? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Mar 23, 2006)
Just as the Pak-India Peace Initiative organisation held its session in Lahore on Monday, underlining the need to carry forward the peace process between India and Pakistan, Pakistan test-fired its “Babur” Hatf-7 cruise missile capable of carrying . . .
- Sense Of Direction (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 23, 2006)
It has become a ritual for newspapers to write editorials and publish supplements on March 23, the day the Pakistan Resolution was adopted in 1940;
- Dealing With Bird Flu (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 23, 2006)
Now that an EU laboratory in London has confirmed the H5N1 virus strain in poultry samples from two farms in the NWFP, livestock and health authorities in the country would be well advised to face up to a potential avian flu outbreak and take . . .
- International Indo-French Relations On New High (Daily Excelsior, Ajay Kaul, Mar 23, 2006)
Though the relations between India and France have always been good, these have never been better than what they are after the recent visit of President Jacques Chirac. The signing of the nuclear declaration during his visit opened a new . . .
- Srinagar To Varanasi (Statesman, Jagmohan , Mar 23, 2006)
Overriding Need To Move Towards National Consensus
- Solidarity With Iran (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 23, 2006)
Pakistan has assured Iran of its continued support for peaceful resolution of its nuclear stand-off with the United States. Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmud Kasuri, who met his Iranian counterpart Monuchehr Mottaki in Islamabad on Tuesday, reiterated . .
- Natural Allies ? (Daily Excelsior, Vinod Vedi, Mar 23, 2006)
India needs to be careful not to become euphoric over US President George Bush’s description of our new emerging relationship as being one among "natural allies". Because it has taken so long for the most powerful democracy in the world to . . .
- Unsc Meet On Iran Put Off (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
With no results to show despite two weeks of intense parleys on Iran nuclear crisis, a deadlocked UN Security Council has put off a formal closed door meeting to give more time to iron out differences over a tough Franco-British statement.
- Reason For Hope (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 23, 2006)
The news that the US envoy in Iraq is to hold talks about that country’s future with a delegation from Tehran came on the same day that Iran was officially described in a new American national security document as the single most important obstacle . . .
- Pakistani Muslim Emerges As Britain's King Of The Ring (International Herald Tribune, Pat Jordan, Mar 23, 2006)
The young Asian women, with diamond studs in their noses and bindis on their foreheads, stood by the boxing ring of the Braehead Arena in Glasgow, their cellphone cameras at the ready.
- Pakistan Day (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 23, 2006)
While the ruling PML holds a party convention today at Minar-e-Pakistan, where the history-making 1940 Resolution was passed 66 years ago, it is only right to undertake an exercise in soul-searching to determine what it has done to fulfil the . . .
- Refining Missile Deterrence (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 23, 2006)
Pakistan on Tuesday carried out second successful testing of the cruise missile named Hataf-VII — Babar. The missile can carry different kinds of warheads to a range of five hundred kilometres. Apart from land, it can also be launched from ship and . . .
- Fuelling A Relationship (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Mar 23, 2006)
There is more to Indo-Russian ties than nuclear fuel supply, but not much progress has happened.
- Artillery, Helicopters Pound Taliban Hideouts (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
Artillery guns and helicopter gunships pounded suspected Taliban hideouts on Saturday after they attacked a security check-post in North Waziristan, local sources said. No casualties were reported. Military spokesman Maj-Gen Shaukat Sultan said . . .
- Call To Cull (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 22, 2006)
The West Bengal government has emerged as a bundle of contradictions in trying to wriggle out of an intricate situation following the discovery of 5,000 dead chickens in Birbhum district.
- Miscarriage Of Justice (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Mar 22, 2006)
The Jessica Lal murder case provoked a public outcry against miscarriage of justice that impelled authorities to reopen the case. The distortion in the case was so brazen that even worms turned. Middle class empathy with the murdered victim . . .
- Sri Lanka Rebels May Postpone April Crunch Talks (Reuters, Simon Gardner, Mar 22, 2006)
Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels will view any further attacks by renegades they say are military-backed as an act of war and may postpone crunch talks unless the state disarms them, their chief negotiator has warned.
- New Threats To Internal Security (Daily Excelsior, Vinod & Rao, Mar 22, 2006)
The serial bomb attack in Varanasi gives the impression that we have not learned very much from the attack on Parliament, on Akshardham as deep as Gujarat, Ayodhya, crowded markets in Delhi, ad nauseum. Given the truism that it is impossible . . .
- Unsc Meet On Iran Put Off As Differences Remain Over Statement (Press Trust of India, DHARAM SHOURIE, Mar 22, 2006)
With no results to show despite two weeks of intense parleys on Iran nuclear crisis, a deadlocked UN Security Council has put off a formal closed door meeting to give more time to iron out differences over a tough Franco-British statement.
- Nda Owes Explanation On Scorpene-Submarine Deal: Cong (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2006)
Congress today sought to turn the tables on the BJP-led NDA on the issue of Scorpene-submarine deal by demanding an inquiry into how its erstwhile government had agreed to give Rs 313 crore more to the French company for the deal.
- Mere Suspension (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 22, 2006)
Monday’s reprimand and suspension of four Lok Sabha MPs for their improper conduct in the implementation of the MPs’ Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) is justified.
- Pakistan Clamours For Same U.S. Nuclear Deal As India (Reuters, ZEESHAN HAIDER , Mar 22, 2006)
Stung by U.S. President George Bush's refusal to grant access to American nuclear know-how, Pakistan accused the United States of discriminating against it and of upsetting the balance of power in South Asia.
- Payback Policy (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Mar 22, 2006)
The euphoria over the Indo-US nuclear deal has vanished. With the legislation having been tabled in the US Congress last week for validating the agreement between the prime minister, Manmohan Singh, and the president of the United States of America . . .
- Maoists Attack Police Post Near India Border (Telegraph, RAJEEV RAVIDAS, Mar 22, 2006)
Maoist rebels killed nine policemen, including three officers, during an early morning attack on a police post here today.
- Matriculation Results (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 22, 2006)
Monday’s reprimand and suspension of four Lok Sabha MPs for their improper conduct in the implementation of the MPs’ Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) is justified.
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