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Articles 3121 through 3220 of 35809:
- Kashmir Solution ‘Within Reach’ (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Sep 20, 2006)
Musharraf tells UN Pakistan cannot accept N-discrimination
Border problems compounded by Afghan refugees
- Help To End Conflicts Afflicting Islamic World: Musharraf (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2006)
Pakistan in the forefront of fighting terrorism, he tells U.N. Assembly
- Thai Army Says Military Rule Only Temporary (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2006)
Thailand's army chief vowed on Wednesday to clean up the country's political landscape and return "power to the people" as soon as possible after a bloodless coup against Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
- Japan's Abe Set To Win Party Leadership, Become Pm (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2006)
Shinzo Abe, a staunch advocate of a bigger say for Japan in global affairs, was poised to win a ruling party leadership contest on Wednesday, setting the stage for his election as prime minister next week.
- Reforming In Parts (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 20, 2006)
The attempts by India and a number of other developing countries to reform the opaque governance system of the International Monetary Fund, though not wholly successful for now, may not be in vain.
- Basking In The Glory, Deservedly (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 20, 2006)
If the Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad broke with tradition to invite a politician to deliver a special lecture, it was not without good reason. Railway Minister Lalu Prasad has brought about a wholesale transformation of the Indian . . .
- Europe’S No To Social Democrat Model? (Tribune, Stephen Castle , Sep 20, 2006)
Why are we asking?
Because Sweden’s voters have thrown out their Social Democratic government after 12 years in office, striking a blow to one of the most successful political parties in Europe.
- Rising Hopes From The Rising Sun (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Sep 20, 2006)
Japan’s new prime minister Shinzo Abe faces different expectations from different sections. The good news for us is that he’s an Indophile .
- Acceptable (J&k) Solution Is Within Reach: Musharraf (Indian Express, LALIT K JHA, Sep 20, 2006)
Fresh from his Havana meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf today told the United Nations General Assembly that “an acceptable solution of this long-standing dispute (over Jammu and Kashmir was) within reach”.
- With Us, Against Us (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 20, 2006)
The broad, global implication of IMF members’ 90 per cent approval for a change in the voting powers of China, South Korea, Mexico and Turkey is that the Fund’s boss, Rodrigo de Rato, has got away with offering emerging economies, especially . . .
- Old Ideas For The Young (Indian Express, Bibek Debroy, Sep 20, 2006)
India is supposed to be looking at a demographic dividend.
- Rajasthan Refinery Viable Only On State Fiscal Incentive: Ongc (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2006)
Admitting for the first time ever that the proposed Rs 8,000 crore Rajasthan refinery project was not economically viable, Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) said the project would be shelved unless the state government extended large scale fiscal . . .
- Making Science Attractive (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 19, 2006)
In an effort to reverse the decline in the number of students taking up science as a subject of study and to revamp the education system, particularly at the university level, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had recently given the assurance that the . . .
- Crowded Skies And Congested Airports (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Sep 19, 2006)
The phenomenal growth in passenger and freight traffic has stretched the country's civil aviation infrastructure to the limit.
- Hyundai Set To Bring In $700 M Fresh Investment (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
To double capacity of the Irrungattukottai plant near Chennai
New engine, transmission unit planned
To roll out new compact car.
- Alienation In The Post-Modern World (Hindu, Ajit Duara, Sep 19, 2006)
The central character in Eimona is an elderly gentleman called `Pantu-thatha'. His grandson gives him this nickname. His real name is Subbu and he religiously wears a south Indian `veshti'. The novelist clarifies that a `veshti' is not the north . . .
- India Sees A `Risk' In World Bank's Strategy (Hindu, P.S. Suryanarayana, Sep 19, 2006)
Chidambaram warns against good governance conditionality "A simultaneous and curative approach will avoid the risk of governance becoming a conditionality for development"
- China Is Not Just Rising, But Also Changing (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 19, 2006)
China's advance toward global economic pre-eminence appears irresistible. Having recently surpassed Britain, France and Italy, its economy is now the fourth-largest in the world...
- Nations Co-Exist In Cyber Space (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 19, 2006)
Oppressive prime ministers and caring dictators — elected with the click of a mouse — are running over 100,000 cyber nations armed with their unique flags, emblems, mottos and warped ideologies.
- Women-Centric Vision (Hindu, CAVERY BOPAIAH, Sep 19, 2006)
Argues for putting women squarely at the centre of the development process
- Invitation To Peace (Telegraph, Jyoti Malhotra, Sep 19, 2006)
Manmohan Singh triumphed in Cuba by putting the India-Pakistan dialogue back on track, writes Jyoti Malhotra
- Chirac Urges World Powers Not To Refer Iran To Security Council (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
ElBaradei reiterates call for diplomatic negotiations
Iran warns against security council action.
- Bound By Promises (Telegraph, Tapas Majumdar, Sep 19, 2006)
I had written a year back in these columns on the ‘promises’ in the Constitution of India, Part IV (Directive Principles of State Policy), particularly Article 45, on the children’s right to education.
- Leave Those Kids Alone (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 19, 2006)
As the nation went through the paces of Teachers' Day this year, the mood in many staffrooms was grim.
- Obsessions With ‘Small’ (Deccan Herald, S Raghunath, Sep 19, 2006)
Beautiful or not, “Small” is often difficult to manage.
- Latin America’S Kerala (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 19, 2006)
The turn under the Cuban sun has occasioned general bonhomie and much nostalgia. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was awarded a rare one-on-one meeting with the ailing Fidel Castro and had many words of praise for one of the world’s most resilient . . .
- The Language Of Alienation (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 19, 2006)
Sanskrit to be made compulsory from Class I in primary schools in Madhya Pradesh, said a report in this paper recently (IE, September 14). It seems the conspiracy against the Indian school-going child grows bigger by the day.
- J'khand: Eight Die In Group Clash In Gumla (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
Eight persons, including two with an alleged criminal background, have been killed and over a dozen injured in a group clash at Kurkura village at Tetartoli in Gumla district.
- Sensex Continue To Rise, Gain Over 60 Points In Early Trade (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
The benchmark Sensex maintain an upward march on the Bombay Stock Exchange by gaining over 59.55 points in early trade on sustained buying by funds.
- Rbi, Govt To Keep Inflation Below 5% (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Y V Reddy has said that both the government and the apex bank have a common intention of maintaining inflation below 5 per cent in the medium term.
- It Is Not The Economy But Race (Hindu, Gary Younge, Sep 19, 2006)
Recent research into voting patterns in America ignores the elephant in the room.
- Mufti Welcomes Havana Initiative (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
PDP leader and former Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed today said the meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf at Havana had revived the hope for lasting peace in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Strategic Thinking (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 19, 2006)
A recent report by the CIA's National Intelligence Council, Mapping the Global Future, predicts that by 2020 India's GNP will have overtaken, or be on the threshold of overtaking, European economies.
- India Among World's 20 Drug 'Majors': Us (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
The United States has named four Asian nations - India, Pakistan Afghanistan and Myanmar - among the world's 20 major drug transit or major illicit drug producing countries.
- Centre Tells Maharashtra To Rationalise Fuel Taxes (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
The Centre today asked the Maharashtra government to rationalise taxes on petroleum products so that it could pressure petrol pump dealers to end their strike. In view of the indefinite strike called by the petrol pump dealers, the Centre has also . . .
- Relax Rules Of Doing Business: Oecd To India (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
The Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has advised India to liberalise business regulation by doing away with reservations for small firms, reduction in tariff rates and easing of labour laws for large firms.
- Sensex Up, Amidst Volatile Trade (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
In volatile trade, the Bombay Stock Exchange bellwhether, Sensex, on Monday gained further ground and closed 61.71 points higher at 12,071.30 points due to increased buying in pivotal shares.
- Wb-Imf Certificate (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 19, 2006)
Though the annual meetings of the World Bank and the IMF no longer evoke the kind of interest they once did, it is imperative to take note of their India-specific observations.
- If Dolls Come, Can Navaratri Be Far Behind? (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
With Navaratri round the corner, the sale of `kolu' dolls is gaining momentum in the city and is expected to better last year's business.
- It's Me, Not Nitish, Who Put It On Track, Says Lalu (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
"I will go and ask him why he is telling all these lies now"
- Sc Overrules Allahabad Hc Ban, Allows Haj Subsidy For This Year (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Centre to facilitate the flight of one lakh Haj pilgrims this year after the Allahabad High Court imposed a blanket ban on any form of Government subsidy for religious pilgrimages.
- China: Boom Or Bust? (Tribune, S.P. Seth, Sep 19, 2006)
In a recent forum on Australian television, the participants debated if China was headed for boom or bust. China’s continued economic growth of around 10 per cent is now regarded as a given by many commentators around the world.
- Manufactured Rage (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 19, 2006)
Pope Benedict XVI delivers a scholarly lecture on the importance of reason in theology at a university in Regensburg, Germany, during the course of which he quotes Manuel II Paleologus, the 14th century Christian emperor of Byzantine telling his . . .
- Al-Qaeda Jihad Threat To End West (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
Al-Qaeda in Iraq on Monday in reply to remarks by Pope Benedict XVI warned in an Internet statement that it would wage jihad until the West was defeated.
- Field Survey (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 19, 2006)
If banking were a sport, say football, foreign banks in the land apparently face a dodgy goalpost! Now the skin-tight branch-licensing policy of the Reserve Bank means that foreign banks hoping to walkaway with the branch network of target, . . .
- Haj Subsidy Stays As Sc Vacates Hc Order (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
In a major relief to lakhs of haj pilgrims, the Supreme Court on Monday vacated the Allahabad high court order that restrained the government from providing them with financial subsidies.
- Musings On China’S Growth Story (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Sep 19, 2006)
While growth is booming, there’s tension in the interplay of economic and socio-political forces
- The Boom In Bank Deposits (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Sep 19, 2006)
Household savings could reach a decadal high
- Retail Opportunity (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 19, 2006)
India tops the list of 30 most attractive emerging markets for mass retailers.
- Infrastructure Financing — Accountability Is Not Axiomatic (Business Line, Ashoak Upadhyay , Sep 19, 2006)
The Plan panel Deputy Chairman, Mr Montek Singh Ahluwalia, wants forex reserves used to fund infrastructure projects. But what of accountability of which there is very little.
- Is There A Bubble In Real-Estate? (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 19, 2006)
Do investors and speculators in real-estate have reason to be worried over fears of the now booming business going bust in the not-so-distant future?
- Doha Round: Has Multilateral Trade Slipped Over Edge? (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 19, 2006)
After the launch of the Doha Round the WTO negotiations did become democratised, with the emergence of more players and changed rules of engagement, only to be nullified by the pulls and pressures within.
- Sensex Up 19pts; Market Breadth Marginally +Ve (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
Satyam and Hindalco have surged 2% each to Rs 839 and Rs 171, respectively. Tata Steel has gained 1.5% at Rs 506.
- Forget Bhai Bhai, Focus On Business! (Business Standard, Govindraj Ethiraj, Sep 19, 2006)
Few turned up to listen to former National Security Advisor Brajesh Mishra speak at a seminar organised by the Observer Research Foundation on India-China relations at Calcutta University’s Alipore campus last weekend. The stiflingly hot Kolkata . . .
- The Musharraf Enigma (Business Standard, Deepak Lal, Sep 19, 2006)
A jehadi replacement for Pervez Musharraf is a consummation devoutly not to be wished.
- Headless Chicken (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Sep 19, 2006)
It was a Sunday brunch customer at the Udipi where I worked, who first sang to me, what I as a humble fly-on-the-wall waiter before I became a writer, thought all knew already.
- What Are Homebuyers Thinking? (The Financial Express, ROBERT J SHILLER, Sep 19, 2006)
The fear that one must get in before it’s too late drives up prices faster, especially in India and China
- Haj Subsidy Or Jiziya (Pioneer, Prafull Goradia, Sep 19, 2006)
Members of other faiths should also be beneficiaries in the cause of their respective pilgrimages, says Prafull Goradia.
- Health Expenditure In India (Business Line, Jayati Ghosh, Sep 19, 2006)
There are perceptions that government spending on health in India, which is low by international standards, has been further undermined during the period of economic liberalisation since the early 1990s. In the first of a two-article Macroscan . . .
- Legislative Initiatives Against Media Undemocratic: Jacob Mathew (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
In a democracy, media content should only be subject to self-regulation: Jacob Mathew
- Chirac Prefers Talks To Sanctions On Iran (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Sep 19, 2006)
French President Jacques Chirac on Monday called for an extension of the dialogue process with Iran and urged the suspension of both U.N. sanctions and Iran's uranium enrichment programme while negotiations were underway. He was speaking in a . . .
- More Autonomy, Please (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 19, 2006)
If you feel that you have had enough of Bugti, Qazi, Osama, Mulla Dadullah, Pope Benedict XVI and the likes, check out the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan's most recent report titled 'Northern Areas of . . .
- Chirac Opposes Iran’S Referal To Unsc (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 19, 2006)
UN nuclear chief Mohammed ElBaradei said Monday he remained “hopeful” Iran and world powers would be able to move towards “long-overdue” negotiations over Tehran’s atomic ambitions.
- Global Grief (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 19, 2006)
World events this week have shown the inevitability of globalisation in terms of how economics is forcibly wedded to politics and religion. In Singapore, the World Bank, IMF, G7 are holding talks to decide how to resurrect talks. When they will . . .
- Havana Handshake: Don’T Be Over Exuberant (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 19, 2006)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said that his meeting with the Indian Prime Minister in Havana is a victory of peace process. Talking to newsmen on arrival in New York from Havana, he said that his talks with Manmohan Singh were successful and . . .
- Will Nam Declaration Carry Weight? (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 19, 2006)
The Declaration adopted by the Havana NAM Summit has condemned Israeli attack on Lebanon, supported peaceful resolution of the US-Iran nuclear stand-off and deplored terrorism sans movements for self-determination and struggle against foreign occupation.
- Move Afoot To Develop Thoppur As A Tourist Spot (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
Free land scheme launched in districts
- Wolf In Sheep’S Clothing (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Sep 18, 2006)
When George Bush appointed Paul Wolfowitz World Bank president, continental Europe was aghast. Plenty of Indian commentators were aghast, too, at Bush picking the neo-con who helped “con” the world on Iraq. In European criticism they again found . . .
- Go Back To The Source (Deccan Herald, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Sep 18, 2006)
There are three types of happiness. One is sattvik – happiness which is not pleasurable to begin with but ends in joy; rajasic – happiness that seems to begin well but ends in misery; and tamasic – there appears to be happiness but in reality . . .
- ‘Get Planning Right’ (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 18, 2006)
"Heritage vs development: there is no way out. Developing old property is not wrong; buildings can be preserved if the available space is properly utilised."
- Good News All Around (Deccan Herald, Prem Shankar Jha, Sep 18, 2006)
There is prosperity all over but a section of the population feels left out due to various reasons.
- Smoke In Cuba (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Sep 18, 2006)
Politics is the art of the possible, and the leaders of India and Pakistan are mature enough to remember this. They are also only too conscious of the fact that they lead the only two nuclear weapons States in the world that share frontiers . . .
- `Differences Between Coalition Partners Can Be Resolved' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
Appeal to take Janardhan Reddy and take him back into BJP
- Major Oil Pilferage Racket Busted (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
In a major crackdown on pilferage of furnace oil during transportation, five people, including a woman, were caught red-handed while stealing oil from two sealed tankers...
- New President Elected For Telangana Archaka Samakhya (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
B. Rama Sharma, vice-president, Telangana Archaka Samakhya, elected president at a meeting here recently.
- India Favours Voting Reforms In Imf: Fm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
Critical of the ‘flawed’ voting formula of the IMF that would give more powers to China and three others, India on Sunday sought a comprehensive reforms rather than an adhoc approach for “adequate, equitable and appropriate representation for . . .
- 'Nri's Should Work As Facilitators To Resolve Indo-Pak Issues' (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has urged NRIs to work as facilitators for settlement of issues between India and Pakistan, stressing that peaceful, hostility-free and cooperative bilateral ties are a must for creating conditions . . .
- Azad Seeks Investments By Us Muslim Entrepreneurs (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has urged NRIs to work as facilitators for settlement of issues between India and Pakistan, stressing that peaceful, hostility-free and cooperative bilateral ties are a must for creating . . .
- Cpi To Discuss Upa’S Performance At National Executive Meet (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
The CPI will discuss the UPA Government’s performance on the economic and political fronts and work out its strategy for the forthcoming Assembly polls in four states at its two-day national executive meet beginning here tomorrow.
- Castro, Manmohan Take Trip Down Memory Lane (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
In the one-to-one meeting at the office of the Communist Party of Cuba, Castro turned nostalgic and emotional while recalling his past association with Indian leaders.
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