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Articles 18821 through 18920 of 26861:
- Fresh Us Offensive Leave Sunnis Fumming In Iraq (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Oct 05, 2005)
Sunnis see in the Iraqi parliament’s move to amend election laws, another bid to marginalise them from determining their future.
- Hindus, Muslims Unite In Bali Amid Attacks Warning (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2005)
A big contingent of Australian police officers and a police counter-terrorism unit from Japan has landed in the island to help in the investigation
- Serenading The Ulfa (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 05, 2005)
There is a clear and present danger in the UPA government’s present policy with regard to the United Liberation Front of Assam (Ulfa), that allows it to run with the hares and hunt with the hounds. It makes for a confusion that,
- Right To Notings (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Oct 05, 2005)
Does the right to information envisaged under the recently enacted Central legislation include the notes of various functionaries contained in the files of Ministries and departments?
- Agriculture Knows No Caste (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Oct 05, 2005)
Politicians who are nothing but politicians are capable of limitless skullduggery.
- Eu's Troubled Path To Enlargement (Hindu, Simon Tisdall, Oct 05, 2005)
Despite Monday's offer to Turkey on its membership application, the wrangling that preceded it in Luxembourg has again left the European Union looking uncertain of its path.
- Diaspora Showcases Sectarian India (Deccan Herald, L K Sharma , Oct 05, 2005)
Some day, a visiting Indian PM may be called upon to address two meetings of NRIs, one for Indian Hindus and the other for Indian Muslims.
- Right Show, Right Time (Hindu, Naomi Wolf, Oct 05, 2005)
A new TV drama about the first woman President could change U.S. politics forever.
- The Price Of Democracy (Hindu, John Aglionby , Oct 05, 2005)
Viewed through a prism of headlines, Indonesia can easily appear to be an unstable nation being ripped asunder by radical Islamists.
- Power Regulation: Remedy Worse Than The Malady? (Hindu, Sudha Mahalingam, Oct 05, 2005)
It is nobody's case that the existing power regulatory regime is satisfactory. But is installing private sector-friendly regulators the answer?
- Rapes And Civil Code (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Oct 05, 2005)
A common civil code is desirable but it cannot be the Hindu code. It should have the support of all communities
- Bjp Satisfied Over Show In Civic Polls (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2005)
Panel to look into acts of indiscipline
- Warlords, Women Faring Well In Afghanistan Poll (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2005)
Preliminary results may be announced from Wednesday
- Afghanistan: Democracy In Peril (Deccan Herald, Seth G Jones, Oct 05, 2005)
Since it is extremist elements in Pakistan who sustain Afghan insurgency, the US should pressure Pakistan to crack on down them
- Rethinking On Terrorism (Tribune, S.P. Seth, Oct 05, 2005)
There are some tentative signs that the United States might be having a rethink on its war on terrorism,
- Bangladeshis Exploding (Daily Excelsior, Allabaksh, Oct 05, 2005)
Bangladesh officials may have now woken up from their deep slumber after 400 bomb explosions rocked the country on August 17, affecting 63 of the 64 administrative districts.
- U.S. Launches Another Offensive In Iraq (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2005)
Forces raid three towns to take them back from militants; suicide blast in the Green Zone
- Kashmir Quandary (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 05, 2005)
Change the CM?
- If Iran Went Nuclear... (Indian Express, K SUBRAHMANYAM, Oct 05, 2005)
Some in India may raise the question why Iran should not go nuclear as Pakistan has done.
- We Are Pushing For Decontrol' — Ms Rajshree Pathy, President, Indian Sugar Mills Association (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Oct 05, 2005)
With the sugar year having begun, on October 1, the industry is quite optimistic about a likely turnaround in its fortunes.
- Iran May Figure In Russia, E.U. Talks (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Oct 05, 2005)
Putin likely to raise Chechen leader Zakayev's extradition with U.K.
- By The Law (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 05, 2005)
Every legal debate is an opportunity to interpret the law afresh. To the legal purist, that is the most significant aspect of the Supreme Court’s forthcoming verdict on the case involving the dissolution of the Bihar assembly.
- Aftermath Of The Vote In Vienna (Dawn, Tariq Fatemi, Oct 05, 2005)
The voting that took place at the IAEA in Vienna last week on the EU-3’s resolution calling upon the Agency to consider reporting Iran to the UN Security Council for not complying with the nuclear non-proliferation treaty is a major development,
- Congress Party Responsible For All Roots Of Militancy In Kashmir: Vajpayee – Was Congress Funded By Foreign Government To Create Kashmir Fiasco? (India Daily, Balaji Reddy, Oct 05, 2005)
Former Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee blames Congress party for creating the Kashmir fiasco and the root cause of militancy and bloodshed in Kashmir.
- Laloo Distributes 5 Lakhs Indian Railway Goes Broke! (India Daily, Manas Agarwal, Oct 05, 2005)
When Laoo decided to open his safe and give 5 lakhs per person to keep every one quiet, little was known about the real rule of the Railways that guide the matter!
- Life In Islamabad (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 05, 2005)
Newspapers in Islamabad make much of the fact that on Eid days the capital presents a deserted look because a substantial number of its citizens go away to their home towns and villages for the holidays.
- Heat That Eats Life (Greater Kashmir, FAISAL BARKAT DAR, Oct 04, 2005)
Water, plants and animals form our environment. Their balance signifies the health of our surroundings. If we disturb any of these the, changes are bound to affect us one way or the other.
- Time To Talk To Turkey (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 04, 2005)
Turkey has already waited more than 40 years to join the European mainstream, but there are still a few more tense days left before there can be certainty that its ambition will eventually be realised.
- India, Pakistan Sign Accord On Pre-Notification Of Missile Tests (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 04, 2005)
Natwar Singh, Khurshid Kasuri review the status of composite dialogue
Communication links will help facilitate information on fishermen who stray into each other's territories
Pakistan wants quickening of pace of negotiations; India wants a conducive
- The ‘Inoperative’ Interview (Dawn, F.S. Aijazuddin, Oct 04, 2005)
WAS it just jet lag? Or could it have been simply tiredness after a long and gruelling schedule? Over-confidence, perhaps?
- India, Pak Ink Deal On Missile Test Notification (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 04, 2005)
In trying to usher in a greater degree of trust in dealing with nuclear issues,
- Reclaiming The Commons (Deccan Herald, Mark Sommer, Oct 04, 2005)
The private sector and the state should both work towards collective welfare by sustaining the common resources
- Kashmir In A Fix - Ii (Greater Kashmir, SHUJA MASOOD, Oct 04, 2005)
Islamabad, a party to this dispute has stated that it will consider other options as well and it is time for some bold decisions,
- The Emerging Asian Order (Dawn, SHAHID JAVED BURKI, Oct 04, 2005)
On September 24, 2005, political Asia was rearranged. This happened at the meeting of the board of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna.
- Pakistan Aspiring For A West Asian Role - Ii (Greater Kashmir, Z A MALIK, Oct 04, 2005)
The Islamic Republic has had no compulsions in establishing contacts with the Israelis who never respected international law, morality and opinion,
- Why India Needs Iranian Gas (Business Line, S. Narayan, Oct 04, 2005)
New Delhi backing Brussels in the IAEA vote against Teheran could jeopardise the supply of gas by Iran to India. This India can ill afford because the gas would come at a very good price that New Delhi may not get elsewhere.
- It Was Just A Kiss (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Oct 04, 2005)
What is obscenity? Surely it means different things to different people in varying contexts, particularly in a democratic society. But in Tamil Nadu, the definition appears to be warped.
- Between Friendships (Telegraph, Jyoti Malhotra, Oct 04, 2005)
The IAEA vote on Iran was a signal that India was ready to shrug off Cold War loyalties in favour of self-interest, writes Jyoti Malhotra
- Documenting The Saffron Journey (Hindu, Harish Khare , Oct 04, 2005)
Analysis of the BJP as the major architect of Hindutva politics and ideology since its founding in 1980
- Panchayats Likely To Have New Councils This Month (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 04, 2005)
IUML to ask its councillors to step down
- Perspectives From Frankfurt — Global Auto Industry In Introspection Mode (Business Line, V. Sumantran , Oct 04, 2005)
While the Frankfurt Auto Show had its share of style, glamour and concepts, the palpable feeling was one of uncertainty and soul-searching, says V. Sumantran.
- Court Allows Karnataka To Hold Panchayat Elections (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 04, 2005)
Supreme Court says polls are subject to result of SLP
- India’S Interest First (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 04, 2005)
While the CPM can afford to reduce foreign policy to a set of slogans,
- Bangladesh Says Bombs Won't Disrupt Saarc Summit (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 04, 2005)
Bangladesh has ordered a further tightening of airport and border security following a spate of bomb attacks to ensure that a south Asian summit in Dhaka next month is held safely, security officials said on Tuesday.
- Bali’S Chill Factor (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 04, 2005)
Three years can dull the memory of holiday-makers. The horror of the 2002 attacks had evidently lost their power to intimidate those looking for a holiday break in an island paradise.
- Renewed Terror In Bali (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 04, 2005)
Terror has struck Bali once again, and with it dispelled the notion that terrorists do not strike at the same place twice. When bombs killed nearly 200 people in Indonesia's best-known tourist destination in October 2002, it was thought the island . . . .
- A Global Threat, Terribly Simple (Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 04, 2005)
The latest terror strikes in Bali remind the world about the gathering threat from a weapon less sophisticated. After pouring billions of dollars into systems that defeat high-technology weapons,
- Six Indians Among World's Top Intellectual Nominees (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 04, 2005)
An opinion poll to select five names from a list of the world's leading 100 contemporary public intellectuals has Amartya Sen and Jagdish Bhagwati along with Salman Rushdie and Sunita Narain among the nominees.
- The Day Britain Lost The Plot In Iraq (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Oct 04, 2005)
The image of a British soldier in flames trying to jump out of his burning tank after it was set on fire by an angry Iraqi mob in Basra on September 19 has increased pressure on Prime Minister Tony Blair to withdraw the troops.
- Six Indians Figure In Intellectuals' List (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 04, 2005)
An opinion poll launched to select the top five intellectuals in the world from a list of 100 names, include six Indians.
- Nobel Prize's Changing Landscape (Hindu, Jon Henley, Oct 04, 2005)
Perhaps the best indication that the peace prize makes a difference is the fact that it has managed to maintain its prestige.
- Pipeline From Iran Viable Even Without India: Pak (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2005)
Pakistan has said the Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline would remain viable even if India opted out of the project.
- Karnataka Coalition Government Is Now Stronger, Says Deve Gowda (Hindu, S. Rajendran, Oct 03, 2005)
Sonia Gandhi's political maturity in tackling a disinformation campaign hailed
- Multiple Concerns (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Oct 03, 2005)
By debating a resolution which seeks a "safe passage" back home for hundreds of Kashmiri youth who have gone across the Line of Control over the last 15 years the Assembly has indeed shown its genuine concern for a major human issue.
- Looking Beyond That 8 Per Cent (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Oct 03, 2005)
The non-farming sectors have come of age and, going by the adage `the morning shows the day', this has important implications for the future.
- Knowledge Pentagon (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Oct 03, 2005)
While the US has only a brick and mortar Pentagon, India is going to have a Knowledge Pentagon to "rejuvenate and innovate our knowledge institutions" The architect of the Pentagon will be the Knowledge Commission,
- An Interrupted Relationship (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Oct 03, 2005)
There are two ways of looking at India’s September 24 vote at the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna.
- Udaipur’S Lakes Of Corruption (Indian Express, Jagat S Mehta, Oct 03, 2005)
In April this year, the Express broke a story on how Udaipur’s lakes were being put up for sale.
- Bali Bombers Didn't Need Al-Qaeda (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 03, 2005)
Islamic militancy in Indonesia is not new. It certainly far pre-dates Osama bin Laden.
- Back To The Battleground In Bihar (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 03, 2005)
From clarity through confusion to a semblance of clarity — it has been a tumultuous 18 months of political alliances formed, broken, and revived in Bihar.
- Will America See A Conservative Retreat? (Hindu, Will Hutton, Oct 03, 2005)
As a leading Republican faces corruption charges, the fallout will be felt far afield.
- Post-Poll Deadlock In Germany (Dawn, Anwer Mooraj, Oct 03, 2005)
One invariably thinks of Germany as a country of clever, industrious people, great classical composers and manufacturers of the world’s finest motor cars.
- Iran: Party Stands By Manmohan (Hindu, Harish Khare , Oct 03, 2005)
Core group noted that circumstances did not permit wider consultation
- China To Spread Growth Benefits (Tribune, Edward Cody, Oct 03, 2005)
The ruling Communist Party vowed on Friday to spread the benefits of economic growth more fairly among all levels of Chinese society, seeking particularly to close the yawning income gap between farmers and city dwellers.
- Battle For Mujahid Manzil (Tribune, Ehsan Fazili, Oct 03, 2005)
A fresh controversy between the ruling PDP and the opposition National Conference has erupted over the claim of Mujahid Manzil, the 75-year-old historic seat of the National Conference.
- The Awful Mess In Ukraine (Dawn, Eric S. Margolis, Oct 03, 2005)
Only nine months ago, Ukraine appeared headed for a brilliant democratic future. The ‘Orange Revolution’, a popular, democratic national uprising, had overthrown the old communist regime, with its corrupt, pro-Russian politicians, crooked business cronies
- India And Pakistan Looking For Major Breakthroughs In Natwar Singh’S Visit To Pakistan (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2005)
Natwar Singh was due in Pakistan on Sunday for talks on the tentative peace process with two agreements expected on security cooperation but no major breakthroughs seen as likely.
- Rahul Causes A Tehelka' (Daily Excelsior, Kshama Sunil, Oct 03, 2005)
It could not have come at a worse time. The Rahul Gandhi 'interview' has come at a time when the Congress was getting its act together in Bihar along with Lalu Prasad Yadav's RJD and other allies to put its best foot forward ahead of the Assembly polls.
- Kashmir In A Fix - I (Greater Kashmir, SHUJA MASOOD, Oct 03, 2005)
They keep talking to New Delhi and who knows about what? Back home people are lost as to what can be the solution that can really end this imbroglio, comments
SHUJA MASOOD
- An Asian Cold War? (Dawn, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Oct 03, 2005)
Writing in this space nearly five years ago, one had wondered as to how far a more assertive Bush era would disturb the fragile balance between containment and a constructive engagement that remained the hallmark of Clinton’s China policy.
- India Straining Ties With Nations Under Us Pressure: Cpi-M (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 02, 2005)
The CPI(M) today charged that India was straining its relations with other countries under US "pressure" and asked the Manmohan Singh government to spell out its stand on the voting on the Iran nuclear issue at the IAEA board meeting next month.
- Women Shgs Must Be Apolitical: Karunanidhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 02, 2005)
`If they must, they should support the Centre from where they get bulk of their funds'
Jayalalithaa's opposition to the Sethusamudram project a "betrayal" of Tamil Nadu's interests
- Indo-Iran Ties (Daily Excelsior, Pallab Bhattacharya, Oct 02, 2005)
The relations between India and Iran came into sharp focus when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh held talks with US President George W Bush on the margin of UN General Assembly in New York on September 13.
- Globalisation: It Shows The Way (Tribune, Navraj Goyal, Oct 02, 2005)
The process of globalisation and the role played by the World Trade Organisation are widely misunderstood and misrepresented, says the much-awaited report, The Future of WTO,
- Last Resort? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Oct 02, 2005)
Is politics really the last resort of scoundrels? The perception continues to grow that yes, indeed, it is a sphere of activity dominated by money and muscle power.
- Prestigious Post For Halim (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Oct 02, 2005)
Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee introduced last week the newly elected Chairman of the Executive of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, Hashim Abdul Halim, to New Delhi’s press corps.
- Tdp Bails Out Congress In Tenali (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 02, 2005)
Guntur Mayor election postponed again; Congress tally up to 82
- India Heading For A Major Energy Crisis: Pachauri (Tribune, Manoj Kumar, Oct 02, 2005)
With the international crude oil prices hovering around $ 65 per barrel and the oil import bill set for a jump of over Rs 55,000 crore, to reach over Rs 1,75,000 crore this year, India is heading for a major energy crisis.
- Parliament’S Role In Governance (Dawn, Kunwar Idris, Oct 02, 2005)
Many questions hang over the future of democracy in Pakistan, but none more vexing than the role of parliament in governance and its place in public life. So far it has played little part in both.
- Sharon’S Terms For Peace (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Oct 02, 2005)
AS a result of its first war with the Arabs (1948-49), Israel came into possession of about 80 per cent of Palestine.
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