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Articles 5021 through 5120 of 18611:
- Bush Backs 370-Mile Fence Along Border (Washington Times, Stephen Dinan, May 19, 2006)
The Bush administration announced yesterday it supported the Senate amendment calling for 370 miles of fence along the U.S.-Mexico border, marking the first time it is has endorsed a specific amount of fencing.
- Pak Will Continue With Mischief (Rediff on the Net, VIJAY DANDAPANI, May 19, 2006)
Pakistan's categorisation as a failed State by Foreign Policy magazine has predictably drawn the ire of most Pakistanis. Equally, many Indians have reacted with (mostly silent) glee best described by the German word schadenfreude.
- Kasuri’S Briefing (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 19, 2006)
Briefing the National Assembly’s Foreign Relations Standing Committee, Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri talked about several issues, including the ongoing Pak-India composite dialogue, domestic energy requirements and the impact on South Asia of . . .
- Pak, Libya To Strengthen Economic, Trade Ties (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz Thursday said Pakistan and Libya shared identical views on important regional and global issues and hoped his visit would open up new avenues of cooperation between the two countries in economic, political, defence and . . .
- Us Hopes India Will Support Fmct (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, May 19, 2006)
The United States has expressed hope that India will support the draft international treaty introduced by Washington in the UN's Council of Disarmament to halt production of fissile materials.
- In National Disinterest (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, May 19, 2006)
How responsive is the UPA Government towards the external security imperatives of India?
- Project Afghanistan: Pakistan And Nato (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, May 19, 2006)
The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) wants closer military and political relations with Pakistan.
- A Winning Script (Tribune, Arup Chanda, May 19, 2006)
Muthuvel Karunanidhi has succeeded in ousting a chief Minister who distributed largesse like a princess and should have won this Assembly election like a queen.
- Musharraf To Get Re-Elected As President (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has dropped clear hints that he planned to get re-elected to the top post by the present national and provincial Assemblies well before they are dissolved next year and fresh elections held.
- All Help In Creating More Seats, Says Fm (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2006)
As the government began an intense exercise to crack the quota conundrum, finance minister P Chidambaram promised financial resources would not come in the way of increasing educational infrastructure so that existing number of "general" category . . .
- Events Of National Shame (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, May 19, 2006)
Last week, amidst nationwide excitement over the outcome of five state assembly elections, there took place at least three unspeakably reprehensible events that ought to make all Indians hang their heads in shame.
- Not Out Of The Box (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, May 19, 2006)
The Buddhist-Marxist confrontation may well turn ugly
- Kashmir Solution Vital For Peace, Progress (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 18, 2006)
Almost every peace-loving and friendly country of India and Pakistan both has come many a times, to re-evaluate their stances in 0order to facilitate the resolution of the issue of Jammu and Kashmir — a predominantly Muslim majority State which . . .
- Tehran Offers Eu Own Nuclear Deal (The Nation, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2006)
Iran on Wednesday offered greater European access to its economy if its nuclear programme was accepted, the exact opposite of a deal currently being put together by the European Union.
- Six Pakistanis Including Four Children Freed By India (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2006)
India has handed over six Pakistani citizens including four children after releasing them from the Indian jails through Wagah border here Wednesday.
- India Rejects Kashmir Troops Pullout Full Story (The Nation, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2006)
Indian Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee Wednesday rejected calls for an early withdrawal of troops from Siachen glacier or from the rest of Occupied Kashmir.
- The First Day (Deccan Herald, V Pradeep Kumar, May 18, 2006)
Academics are idiosyncratically different, but a few can bring the best out of their students.
- J&k Panel Wants Common Rolls For All Polls (Statesman, Kavita Suri, May 18, 2006)
The State Election Commissioners’ conference has decided to recommend common electoral roll for local bodies, Assembly and Parliament elections to facilitate formulation of a compact electoral roll.
- Indians In Afghanistan (Tribune, G. Parthasarathy, May 18, 2006)
Lauding its “determination and courage” in fighting terrorism and stopping nuclear proliferation, former US Secretary of State Colon Powell joyously declared that Pakistan was a “major non-NATO ally” on March 16, 2004.
- Danger Looms In Afghanistan (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, May 18, 2006)
Lauding its "determination and courage" in fighting terrorism and stopping nuclear proliferation, former US Secretary of State Colin Powell joyously declared on March 16, 2004, that Pakistan was a "major non-NATO ally".
- Kashmir First, Trade Later (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 18, 2006)
Our leadership is never found wanting in asserting that full-scale trade relations with India, including the grant of MFN status, is contingent upon several factors, the most important being the resolution of Kashmir in accordance with the . . .
- Saddam Back In Court (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2006)
Saddam Hussein returned to court today to hear testimony from defence witnesses for some of his co-defendants, who like the ousted Iraqi President have denied crimes against humanity.
- Breaking The Iran Nuclear Impasse (Hindu, Praful Bidwai, May 18, 2006)
After Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's landmark letter to George W. Bush, many in Teheran expect more overtures favouring a diplomatic solution. India must strongly back these moves, not passively tail Washington's hardline agendas.
- India Rejects Call For Troop Pullout (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2006)
Indian officials on Wednesday rejected calls for an early withdrawal of troops from a Himalayan glacier or from the rest of occupied Kashmir, saying militancy was spreading from the disputed territory to elsewhere in the country.
- Gen Beg’S Wisdom (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 18, 2006)
Former army chief Gen Mirza Aslam Beg often speaks his mind, proving that it is not necessary for a general to be in power to spew pearls of wisdom.
- Avoiding Boom And Bust Cycles (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, May 18, 2006)
The rulers of the country are patting themselves on the back merrily on the success of their economic policies and practices. President Musharraf says the success of his economic policies is a result of placing the right man on the right job.
- No Security Guarantees For Iran: Us (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2006)
Chairman Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Shehzada Alam said that the mobile number portability system (MNP) will be implemented from November 2006.
- ‘India Can Help Stabilise Afghan Border’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2006)
India can help Pakistan stabilise its border with Afghanistan, Maulana Fazlur Rehman reportedly claimed while talking to journalists in New Delhi.
- Second Kashmir Roundtable On May 24-25 (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2006)
Carrying forward the peace process in Jammu and Kashmir, the crucial second roundtable conference to be chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Srinagar has been rescheduled to begin on May 24 and will be spread over two days.
- No Indian Troop Pullout From Kashmir Or Siachen (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, May 18, 2006)
Mukherjee says 59 training camps operational in Pakistan
* ‘Certain indications’ of ISI involvement in murder of Indian engineer
* Security adviser says militancy spreading
- Kerala Formula (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 18, 2006)
The Politburo’s puppet chief minister
Two CPI-M chief ministers are scheduled to be sworn in on Thursday, but the circumstantial contrast is much too stark for a party in its hour of victory.
- Pakistan’S Mfn Fears (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 18, 2006)
At a time when there is a global trend not to allow political differences to come in the way of developing economic relations between two countries, Pakistan continues to stick to its negative policy of obstructing the benefits that would flow from . . .
- No Pullout From Siachen Till Talks Bear Fruit: Pranab (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2006)
India today made it clear that it will not consider any withdrawal of troops from Siachen unless the ongoing talks with Pakistan on the issue yielded results.
- Nepal King’S Secret Call To Manmohan? (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2006)
Alarmed by the growing clamour at home to abolish the monarchy, Nepal’s King Gyanendra last week sent a secret SOS to New Delhi.
- Mark The Details (Telegraph, MAHESH RANGARAJAN, May 18, 2006)
The author is an independent researcher. He has recently co-edited the book, Battles over Nature.
- U.S. To Propose Treaty On Nuclear Fuel Production (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, May 18, 2006)
The United States, trying to boost an imperiled nuclear deal with India, this week plans to introduce a draft international treaty to halt production of fissile material for nuclear weapons, administration officials said.
- The Doctor Needs A Shot In The Arm (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, May 18, 2006)
With the Government about to complete two years in office, the jubilation is missing.
- Benazir, Nawaz Still Far From Being Friends (Tribune, Shafqat Ali, May 18, 2006)
Differences between the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) continue to exist despite the signing of the ‘‘Charter of Democracy’’ by Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif in London, according to knowledgeable sources.
- Left Front Ministry To Be Sworn In Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2006)
Seventeen new faces inducted
33 Ministers have Cabinet rank
More than 1/3rd of ministry comprises new faces
Self Help Group and Self Employment is new department
- Patil Assures Safer Transportation Of Villagers From Doda (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2006)
Describing today’s grenade attack by terrorists on a group of protestors at Doda as "serious", Home Minister Shivraj Patil said the Government would "qualitatively upgrade" security apparatus in the area, including beefing Village Defence Committees . . .
- Made In China — Indian Doctors (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, May 17, 2006)
Hundreds of students from India are now studying medicine in Chinese universities.
- Record Statements Before Judicial Officer, Cbi Told (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , May 17, 2006)
Agency in the dock for discrepancy in recording statements
Bench dissatisfied with investigation
"Victim has made substantive disclosures"
Next hearing fixed for Friday
- Peace Mission (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 17, 2006)
The portrait of a writer as a peacemaker is not very common in modern-day politics.
- Pakistan’S Internal Strife (Tribune, Maj Gen (retd) Rajendra Nath, May 17, 2006)
India is greatly concerned with continuing terrorism not only in J&K but in the rest of India in cities such as at Delhi, Varanasi and Bangalore.
- 'What More Do The Upper Castes Want?' (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2006)
Dr Udit Raj (formerly Ram Raj) is the chairman of the All-India Confederation of the Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe Federations.
- Indo-Us Nuke Deal; Burns To Meet With Saran Next Week (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, May 17, 2006)
Amidst efforts to get Congressional approval for the Indo-US nuclear deal, US Under Secretary of State Nicholas Burns spoke to Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran and they decided to hold further discussions in London next week to go over all aspects . . .
- J&k On The Adventure Trail (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2006)
The Indian Mountaineering Federation (IMF) would be inviting over sixty world famous mountaineers of the world next year to promote adventure tourism in Kashmir.
- Kashmiris Must Make Yet Another Choice (Pioneer, Ghazanfar Butt, May 17, 2006)
Talks of demilitarisation of Siachen ought to be directly linked to the end of terrorism in Jammu & Kashmir, says Ghazanfur Butt
- Pm’S 2-Day Kashmir Visit From May 24 (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will visit the Kashmir valley for two days from May 24.
- Australian, Indonesian Ministers Meet To Mend Ties (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2006)
Foreign ministers from Indonesia and Australia have met to mend ties between the two neighbours which frayed after Canberra granted visas in March to 42 asylum seekers from Indonesia's Papua province.
- Kerala Formula (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 17, 2006)
Two CPI-M chief ministers are scheduled to be sworn in on Thursday, but the circumstantial contrast is much too stark for a party in its hour of victory.
- No Reason To Leave Siachen (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, May 17, 2006)
In 1996, a group of retired Indian Generals was invited on the fading RIMC Dehradun net to Pakistan.
- Aggressive Arjun Comes In Way Of Pm's Middle Path (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2006)
Even as a deeply worried Prime Minister plans to initiate a dialogue with different political parties to find a way out of the quota vortex, the aggressive posturing by HRD Minister Arjun Singh almost defeated the purpose of a middle-path message . . .
- "Veer-Zarra"? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 17, 2006)
Internet has converted the globe into a village.
- Doctors Of 14 Delhi Hospitals Withdraw Strike (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2006)
With the Delhi Government terming the strike by medicos as "totally illegal" and threatening action against them, doctors of 14 hospitals in New Delhi on Tuesday withdrew their strike even as services continued to be affected in other hospitals.
- May And Matters Nuclear (Rediff on the Net, C UDAY BHASKAR, May 17, 2006)
The month of May is usually very, very hot in the plains of India and by a combination of complex causal factors that include design and coincidence, this is a month that is deeply associated with the country's nuclear narrative.
- Take No Chances (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 17, 2006)
Given the sudden spurt in serious militant activity one feels constrained to make a suggestion.
- India Is A Positive Story (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2006)
Looking at the general level of economic growth in China and India we describe it as an enormous success story.
- Go-Slow On Gyanendra Angers Nepalis (Telegraph, J. HEMANTH, May 17, 2006)
Protests again erupted in several Nepal cities, including Kathmandu, today over delay in implementing a resolution to strip all political and military powers of King Gyanendra.
- Right Not Happy With Bush Migrant Plan (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2006)
President George W. Bush yesterday declared that the US-Mexico border was broken and he would deploy up to 6,000 National Guard troops there, but he said millions of illegal immigrants should be given a chance to become citizens.
- ‘India Needs Engaged, Self-Aware Writing’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 17, 2006)
The book is based on my travels over the last six years.
- State Of Siege (Indian Express, Humra Quraishi, May 17, 2006)
Every time I visit the Kashmir valley, it turns out to be a depressing experience. It is upsetting to perceive a sense of helplessness among the local population.
- Pentagon Hands Over List Of Guantanamo Detainees (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
The Pentagon handed to The Associated Press on Monday the first list of everyone who has been held at Guantanamo Bay, more than four years after it opened the detention center in Cuba.
- Benazir, Sharif Cry: Pervez Hatao (Telegraph, Amit Roy, May 16, 2006)
Just as the Opposition in India once united around an “Indira Hatao” campaign, so also implacable Pakistani foes of yesteryear, Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif, met in London last night, signed an eight-page “Charter for Democracy” consisting of . . .
- Web Of Fiction (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 16, 2006)
After two years of chatting Aastha Gill went out to meet her cyberchum who left her bemused with the world of anarchy.
- Poll Officials For Greater Autonomy (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
The Jammu and Kashmir Governor, Lt. General (Retd) SK Sinha today favoured an All India Election Service to ensure . . ..
- Upa Govt Insensitive To Ethnic Cleansing In J&k: Bjp (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
Doda killings rocked both the Houses of Parliament on Monday, with the BJP-led Opposition accusing the UPA Government of being indifferent to the campaign for "ethnic cleansing" in the Jammu and warning it against 'delimilitarisation' of J&K.
- Sonia Wants Centre To Expedite Welfare Plans (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
Expressing satisfaction at the party's performance at the recent assembly polls, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday exhorted the UPA Government to expedite welfare schemes to ensure success at the next round of assembly elections.
- Nda Opposes Office Of Profit Bill (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
The Opposition National Democratic Alliance on Monday decided to oppose a government Bill that proposes to exempt 46 . . .
- Nato To Open Office In Pak To Fight Terror (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
Nato has decided to establish a military liaison office in Pakistan to strengthen cooperation with the country’s military in combating terrorism and plans to open military schools and academies to deepen defence ties.
- No Compromise On Siachen (Tribune, Lt Gen (retd) Vijay Oberoi, May 16, 2006)
The countdown for the next round of discussions between India and Pakistan, later this month, has started. Perhaps the biggest issue exercising the minds of political pundits, defence analysts and the media is the question of demilitarising Siachen.
- 10,000 Us Troops To Tackle 'Aliens': Bush (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
President Bush is sending thousands of National Guard troops to bolster patrols along the Mexican border, a move designed to win support for immigration reform from get-tough conservatives in his party.
- Doda Issue Rocks Rs (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today described the recent killings in Doda and Udhampur in Jammu and Kashmir as “genocide and ethnic cleansing” and criticised the “attitudes” of the state chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and Union Home Minister . . .
- Govt Rules Out Reduction In Forces In J&k (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
The UPA government today ruled out any troop reduction in Jammu and Kashmir and made it clear that it would firmly deal with terrorism while continuing dialogue with “responsible” groups and individuals to restore peace in the state.
- Indian Officials Hope Favourable Wb Verdict (Pakistan Observer, Aroosa Alam, May 16, 2006)
The deadlock with Pakistan over the Baglihar hydroelectric project, in Kashmir’s Doda district could be close to resolution, India’s water experts hoped.
- When The Bears Come Marching In (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 16, 2006)
The coincidence is uncanny. Just two days short of the anniversary of Black Monday—May 17, 2004—when markets saw a whopping intra-day fall of 793 points, the BSE Sensex lost 501 points, intra-day, to end the day 462 points lower.
- Kashmir's Pride (Hindu, ZERIN ANKLESARIA , May 16, 2006)
Story of this legendary craft tradition retold from a South Asian perspective
- Pak To Get Four Frigates (The Nation, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
Greece consented to selling Pakistan four frigates, besides the two countries agreed to restoring Joint Economic Commission for fostering ties in the fields of agriculture, tourism, defence and trade during formal talks between Greek . . .
- Kashmir: Defining The First Step (Dawn, Humayun Khan, May 16, 2006)
IN the mid-1980s, when I was Pakistan’s ambassador to India, there could never be any question of my visiting Jammu and Kashmir.
- Pak, Greece To Boost Trade, Defence Ties (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
Pakistan and Greece Monday agreed on enhanced cooperation in combating terrorism and increasing trade and investment.
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