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- India-Uk Military Exercise In Disputed Kashmir Criticised (Dawn, Qudssia Akhlaque, Sep 25, 2007)
Pakistan on Monday censured the holding of joint India-UK military exercises in the disputed territory of Jammu and Kashmir and also termed the Indian-sponsored trekking expedition in the conflict zone of Siachen an “illegal” step.
- Uk-India Joint Exercise Irks Pak (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2007)
Pakistan Monday summoned British and Indian envoys to the foreign ministry and lodged protest over their joint military exercise in Jammu and Kashmir and their plan to hold similar exercises along the India-Pakistan border.
- Rahul Is Gen Secy In Major Congress Reshuffle (Asian Age, Venkatesh Kesari , Sep 25, 2007)
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday inducted her son and Lok Sabha member Rahul Gandhi as a general secretary of the party.
- Pakistan Protests India-Britain Military Exercise In Kashmir (Kashmir Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2007)
Pakistan said on Monday it had lodged protests with Britain and India over joint military exercises currently underway in the Ladakh region of Kashmir. Britain's Royal Marines last week kicked off 25 days of joint high-altitude . . . . .
- A Name On A Map (Tribune, Harish Dhillon, Sep 24, 2007)
I had not been back for 45 years and Srinagar was now only a name on a map. When we stopped there while returning from Leh I felt no nostalgic yearning in my heart.
- Surveillance System Along Loc To Keep Eye On Infiltrators (Tribune, Tejinder Singh Sodhi, Sep 24, 2007)
To check infiltration of terrorists from Pakistan through the Line of Control (LoC) in the Kashmir valley, the Indian Army has installed new and sophisticated surveillance equipment at selected points in Machil sector in Kupwara district.
- Plan To Tap Tourism Potential Of Bungus, Gurez Valleys (Tribune, Ehsan Fazili, Sep 24, 2007)
Though the arrival of tourists in Kashmir in the past two summers has not been encouraging for the authorities, more scenic spots are being identified to be tapped in the next summer season.
- People's War Against Terror (Pioneer, Joginder Singh, Sep 24, 2007)
In a unique effort of its kind, the first European "terrorism survival course" for the common man has been planned in the UK. It's a day-long course, which is not free.
- Shrine Tourism Key To J-K Economy: Study (Tribune, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 24, 2007)
A study by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi, to estimate the economic impact of pilgrims to the Vaishno Devi shrine in Katra and gauge its future development says related economic activities in the temple city generate an income . . ..
- Ec Orders Revision Of Poll Rolls (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2007)
The Election Commission (EC) of India has ordered the revision of electoral rolls for all parliamentary and Assembly constituencies, except Poonch Haveli segment in Jammu and Kashmir and fixed January 1 next as the qualifying date.
- Pervez Begged For Kargil Truce: Nawaz (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2007)
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has claimed that he called for a ceasefire to end the Kargil war in 1999 after Army Chief Pervez Musharraf "begged" him to do so.
- Bjp To Hang Afzal First If It Wins Polls (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2007)
India’s main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party, sensing mid-term polls next year, has said it would hang condemned Kashmiri Afzal Guru first thing if it comes back to power.
- Embassy Informed About Arrest Of Us National In Kashmir (Kashmir Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2007)
The Jammu and Kashmir Police have informed the US embassy here about the arrest of its national, who was posted as managing director of state`s Forest Development Corporation.
- Ec Orders Revision Of Electoral Roles In J&k (Kashmir Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2007)
The Election Commission of India has ordered Summary Revision of Electoral Rolls (SRER) for all Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir.
- Another Round Of Talks Begins (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Sep 24, 2007)
India and China have their work cut out in ensuring that the negotiations on the boundary dispute make progress.
- Us Playing Indirect Role To Resolve Kashmir Issue (Kashmir Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2007)
In contrast to its interventionist approach on most world issues and in sharp variance with its previous policy, the US administration is playing a deliberate laid back game with respect to the Kashmir dispute which has imperiled South Asian . . . . .
- Kashmir’S Tourism Not Hitting The Mark (Kashmir Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2007)
Kashmir has just been called “most suitable state for adventure tourism”. Of course Kashmir has a history of being a tourist state.
- State Wages War On Medical Mischief Makers (Kashmir Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2007)
“Free speech should not be tolerated!” spoke an irate chief of police. “The world is generally a happier place when people keep their mouth shut.
- Weaving History Of Indian Textiles (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2007)
It must be stated at the outset that the book under review is related to the enormously meaningful work that the noted organisation Dastkar has been doing in the Indian crafts world in general and in the arena of textiles in particular.
- Siachen: Army Scoffs At Pak Stand (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 22, 2007)
Army chief General J J Singh on Friday scoffed at Pakistan's objections to India's move to open up the once volatile Indo-Pak border at Siachen Glacier, the world's highest battlefield, located in Jammu and Kashmir, to trekkers and expeditions.
- Hizb Also Against Siachen Opening (Indian Express, MIR EHSAN, Sep 22, 2007)
After Pakistan, it’s now the turn of militant outfit Hizbul Mujahideen to oppose the opening of Siachen glacier for tourists.
- Subedar Arrested In Fake Permanent Resident Scam (Tribune, Shariq Majeed, Sep 22, 2007)
The police has arrested an Army Subedar after his involvement in the fake permanent resident (PRC) scam was established by a team constituted to probe the scam.
- What’S Sovereignty? (Indian Express, DHIRAJ NAYYAR, Sep 22, 2007)
Sovereignty is a sensitive issue in India even sixty years after independence.
- India Allows Siachen Glacier Trek (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2007)
The Indian army has gone ahead with plans to allow trekkers to visit the disputed Siachen glacier, despite protests from Pakistan.
- India Says To Go Ahead With Disputed Glacier Trek (Frontier Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2007)
India will go ahead with a trekking expedition to the disputed Siachen Glacier in Kashmir as scheduled despite strong opposition from Pakistan, a defence spokesman said on Tuesday.
- India Rules Out ‘Unilateral’ Ihk Ramazan Truce (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2007)
India ruled out on Wednesday a unilateral ceasefire with Islamic freedom fighters in revolt-hit Kashmir during the month of Ramazan. “We cannot decide unilaterally.
- Ultras Kill Jawan (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2007)
An Army jawan was killed and nine others were injured when suspected militants fired on a convoy of security forces near Kangan on the Srinagar-Leh highway today.
- Citing India’S ‘Growing Role,’ Lashkar Breaks Silence To Call For Jehad (Indian Express, RIYAZ WANI, Sep 20, 2007)
Hafeez Muhammad Saeed, founder of the militant Lashkar-e-Toiba and chairman of front organisation Jamaat-ud-Dawa, has called for intensification of “jehad in Kashmir and Afghanistan” to “strengthen Pakistan’s defence”.
- Ihk Clash Leaves 3 Indian Soldiers Dead (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Sep 20, 2007)
Responding to a major offensive launched by the Indian Army in north Kashmir, militants on Wednesday clashed with the army at Kangan on the Srinagar-Leh national highway, killing at least three soldiers and injuring 20 others.
- Jobless Youth Allege Wrongdoing By Ssb (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2007)
Charging the Jammu and Kashmir Service Selection Board (SSB) with corrupt practices, unemployed youth of Udhampur and Reasi districts have protested against the selection of teachers, a list of which which was released some days back.
- Indian Troops Kill Nine Kashmiris (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2007)
Indian troops killed nine militants in occupied Kashmir, the army and police said on Tuesday.
- Wullar Barrage Controversy (Dawn, Ghayoor Ahmed, Sep 19, 2007)
A joint statement issued on August 31 in New Delhi announced that Pakistan and India were unable to make headway towards resolving their 22-year-old dispute on the construction of a dam on the River Jhelum in Indian-held Kashmir.
- Terror Funding (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2007)
It is a feeble if not confusing signal that the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation has sent out on choking the supply of funds to terrorism ~ a plague that has afflicted each of the seven member-states, albeit in varying ways and extents.
- Confused Contradictions (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 19, 2007)
It’s almost as if it wasn’t in the same city that the two events took place.
- Investigation Into High Profile Cases: Early Inquiry Order Irks Indian Army (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Sep 19, 2007)
Indian army officers are angry over a directive to ensure the completion of inquiries into indiscipline and human rights abuse cases within a month.
- India Launches Major Offensive In Held Kashmir (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2007)
After rejecting calls for a ceasefire during Ramazan, the Indian Army has launched a major offensive in the northern Bandipora forests in Jammu and Kashmir.
- The Pashtuni Rage (OutLook, B. Raman , Sep 19, 2007)
Suicide terrorism is nothing new in South Asia. The Sri Lankan Tamils belonging to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and the Punjabi Muslims belonging to the anti-Shia extremist organisations of Pakistan such as the Sipah-e-Sahaba . . .
- Nepal Polls No Sure Thing (Asia Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2007)
All things being equal, as many as 17.6 million Nepali voters could conceivably to go the polls on November 22 to elect a Constituent Assembly to draw up a new constitution.
- India Takes Glacier Tussle To New Heights (Asia Times, Sudha Ramachandran, Sep 19, 2007)
The world's highest and coldest battlefield, the Siachen Glacier, will soon figure on the list of dream destinations of trekkers.
- Haryana Hurricane (Indian Express, ILA PATNAIK, Sep 19, 2007)
The regional distribution of investment in states offers some surprises and reinforces some stereotypes. Haryana and Orissa are witnessing big gains in investment, while Rajasthan, UP and Bihar remain BIMARU.
- Pak Protests India's Plans To Allow Tourists At Siachen (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2007)
Pakistan Foreign Office Spokesperson Tasnim Aslam said the Siachen plan could also affect the Confidence Building Measures between the two countries.
- Pakistan Conveys Protest (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Sep 18, 2007)
The Pakistan Foreign Office said it summoned Indian Deputy High Commissioner Manpreet Vohra here on Monday to lodge a protest against the Indian Army’s plans to take tourists for trekking to the Siachen glacier.
- Fo Protests Indian Siachen Tourism (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2007)
The Foreign Office on Monday summoned Indian Deputy High Commissioner Manpreet Vohra to protest against reports of an Indian plan to open the Siachen Glacier to tourists.
- Muslims Taken For A Ride (Pioneer, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 18, 2007)
The Allahabad High Court's ruling that declared the appointment of Urdu teachers (BTC) by the previous Samajwadi Party Government in Uttar Pradesh "illegal" shows the kind of governance provided by the previous regime in the State.
- Hindu Dharma Humiliated (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, Sep 18, 2007)
Tulsidas's seminal rendition of the Ram story makes no mention of the Lakshman rekha in the episode dealing with Sita's abduction.
- Siachen Trekking Trip Called Off For Now (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2007)
Even as the government planned a tough response to Pakistan's opposition to the planned Siachen treks, the trekking trip to the glacier, scheduled for September 19, was put off by its organisers.
- Pakistan Angry At Kashmir Tourism (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2007)
Pakistan angry at Kashmir tourism
More soldiers die of cold than bullets on the Siachen glacier
Pakistan has formally protested against India's decision to allow tourists to visit the disputed Siachen glacier.
- Pakistan Protests India Over Siachen F.P. Report (Frontier Post, editorial, Frontier Post, Sep 18, 2007)
Pakistan summoned an Indian diplomat on Monday to protest against an Indian plan to open the disputed Siachen Glacier to tourists, saying the move could cast a shadow over their slow-moving peace process.
- Highest Battlefield Prepares For First Tourist Invasion (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2007)
For almost two decades, the Indian and Pakistani armies have fought a near-war along the freezing peaks of the Himalayas. But now the world's highest battlefield is to become an adventure playground for trekkers and mountaineers.
- Soz Moots Navigation In Jhelum To Boost Tourism (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2007)
Concerned about the shrinking water bodies in Kashmir, union water resources minister Saifuddin Soz here today envisaged a 170-km-long navigation plan for the Jhelum cutting across the valley to restore its lost heritage and tap tourism potential.
- Pak Protests Tourists’ Trek To Siachen (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2007)
Pakistan on Monday summoned a senior diplomat of the Indian High Commission to the foreign office and lodged a protest against Indian plans to open the disputed Siachen Glacier to tourists.
- Pak Objects To Opening Of Siachen For Tourism (Asia Times, Seema Mustafa, Sep 18, 2007)
Siachen, from being an issue that was almost resolved between New Delhi and Islamabad, now threatens to derail the peace process.
- Pak Protests Against Indian Civilian Trek To Siachen (New Indian Express, GAUTAM DATT, Sep 18, 2007)
The Army is in no mood to scuttle its plan to open Siachen glacier for adventure tourists even as Pakistan on Monday lodged a strong protest against the move saying civilians should stay away from the "disputed territory".
- All Of J&k Integral Part Of India, Govt To Tell Pak (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2007)
Pakistan formally protested to India on Monday against India's move to take trekkers up on the Siachen glacier and Saltoro ridge, which it considers to be disputed territory.
- Pak’S Foreign Policy Is Not A Failure: Envoy (Asia Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2007)
foreign office spokesperson Tasnim Aslam said at a weekly news briefing that Pakistan’s foreign policy is not a failure and there has been progress in confidence-building measures, with particular reference to the Kashmir issue.
- 3 Generals In Race For Pak Army Chief’S Post (Tribune, Girja Shankar Kaura, Sep 17, 2007)
Announcement from Islamabad yesterday that Pakistani Presidential candidate Gen Pervez Musharraf will doff the uniform after re-election early next month has shifted the focus on who would assume charge of the most powerful and the critical post . . . .
- Panthers Railing Against Cong (Tribune, Dinesh Manhotra, Sep 17, 2007)
The on-going ‘war' between two erstwhile coalition partners, the Congress and the Jammu Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP), has given sleepless nights to BJP leaders.
- India-Uk Exercises Begin In Ladakh (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2007)
Special forces from India and the UK will hold high altitude manoeuvres aimed at hitting mountain hideouts of terrorists during 24 days of joint exercises in the frontier region of Ladakh beginning Monday.
- Bb’S Policy Vision For Indo-Pak Relations (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Sep 17, 2007)
As President Musharraf reportedly asked the ruling PMLQ Saturday to hold talks with the PPP, Ms Benazir Bhutto has revealed her vision for Pakistan’s relations with India.
- Notes Of A Full Life (New Indian Express, Uma Mahadevan-Dasgupta, Sep 17, 2007)
His childhood and youth were filled with pranks, from stealing sweets with a fishing rod, to flying kites across North Calcutta skies, and then to training as a wrestler with enough seriousness to get to the state wrestling finals.
- Mirwaiz Unlikely To Attend Oic Meet (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Sep 17, 2007)
The head of the moderate faction of the Hurriyat Conference, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, may not be able to attend the meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC), to be held in New York from September 26.
- Indo-Uk Ladakh Drills From Today (Asian Age, Sridhar Kumaraswami, Sep 17, 2007)
The Indo-British military exercises, codenamed "Exercise Himalayan Warrior", are all set to begin from Monday in the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir, which will involve elite troops of the armed forces of both countries.
- “Weakening Of Ltte Gives An Advantage To Sri Lanka In Finding A Political Solution” (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Sep 17, 2007)
It will be worthwhile for the government to consider a “quasi-federal system” for devolution of powers and meeting the aspirations of all sections: N. Ram
“India will continue to encourage Sri Lanka for a solution to the national question”
- Bsp Is Best Placed Of All (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Sep 17, 2007)
The Mayawati factor is going to dominate the political landscape over the next year.
- Military Inc: An Economy Within An Economy (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2007)
Ayesha Siddiqa was a civil servant in Pakistan from 1988-2001. She then turned to academia and became a military analyst. She has a PhD in war studies from King's College, London and is recognised as an international authority on Pakistan's military.
- Migrant’S Death Sparks Fresh Protest (Tribune, Dinesh Manhotra, Sep 14, 2007)
Displaced Dogra migrants, who had slowed down their agitation, today again took to the streets after the death of an elderly man who was sitting on indefinite dharna at Talwara, near Reasi.
- No Ceasefire During Ramzan (Tribune, S.P.Sharma, Sep 14, 2007)
Brushing aside the demand for ceasefire against terrorists by security forces during the holy month of Ramzan, the core group consisting of army, paramilitary forces, state police and intelligence agencies has decided to continue to . . . . .
- Hunt For Profit (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2007)
As a hugely profitable business the world over, illegal trade in wildlife is growing while the rate of conviction for the crime remains low.
- Sanctifying Mass Destruction (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, Sep 14, 2007)
The toxic terms of discourse of the nuclear debate have insidiously intruded into the public’s mind and distorted its moral perspective.
- Pakistan At The Crossroads (Deccan Herald, Sushant Sareen, Sep 14, 2007)
Give a free hand to the Jihadis so that they can free Kashmir…all foreign policy should be according to Quran and Sunnah…we should openly support the Taliban…be it the mountains of Waziristan, Kashmir or the land of Punjab, there should . . . .
- Indians Are Baffled By The Paranoia And Prejudice Of European Liberals (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2007)
'I am quite satisfied with my views on India," Winston Churchill declared in 1930, "and I don't want them disturbed by any bloody Indians."
- Poetry In A Bind (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 13, 2007)
Well known Urdu poet Kiran Kashmiri’s collection of poems and ghazals was recently released in New Delhi. The book, titled “Shehr-e-Gul Shehr-e-Khamoshan”, was formally released by prominent Urdu poet Balraj Komal at the city’ s Press Club. . .
- Vhp Men Block Roads, Stop Trains (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2007)
Road and rail traffic was disrupted but there was no major violence during a blockade by thousands of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) activists across the country today in protest against constructing a sea lane which, it says, will destroy a. . .
- Scooterist Injured (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2007)
A scooter-borne person was injured seriously after an Army truck ran over him in Poonch town this morning.
- Blind Faith Of Friends (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 13, 2007)
The sight of a former prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, getting pinged out of his homeland to a place of exile in Saudi Arabia is bad news for Pakistan and the West...
- Metamorphosis & Other Stories (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Sep 13, 2007)
If Srinagar is any indicator, Kashmir is changing. ‘After 19 years’ is the phrase in the J&K capital that expresses popular relief with the return to normalcy after years of militant terror and State counter-terror.
- Hindus Protest Against India-Lanka Sea Lane (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2007)
Thousands of right-wing Hindus launched protests across India on Wednesday against a plan to create a sea lane which they say would destroy the links between a revered string of islands.
- ‘Do Not Give Assent To Rti Amendment Bill’ (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2007)
A controversy has arisen here over the recently passed amendment Bill pertaining to the introduction of the Right to Information (RTI) Act in Jammu and Kashmir with human rights activists describing it as “insipid and a half-hearted . . . . .
- Broken Window (Pioneer, Jagmohan , Sep 12, 2007)
Hyderabad bombings, violence in Agra and Haryana, and the Maoist onslaught reinforce the apprehension that the country is moving towards anarchy
- Portion Of Dogra-Era Palace Collapses (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2007)
Preservation of the historical palace complex here is nobody’s priority.
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