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Articles 6321 through 6420 of 18611:
- Implications Of Mirwaiz Formula (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 07, 2006)
APHC chairman Mirwaiz Umer Farooq has said that Kashmir issue should not be viewed on religious or cultural grounds. At a Press conference, he said Kashmir should be one unit including Ladakh, Jammu and Northern Areas of Pakistan. He supported ‘ . . .
- Nawaz, Benazir’S Return An Internal Issue, Says Boucher (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
US wants a free, democratic Pakistan
* Boucher says US watching Balochistan crisis, implies BLA cannot be called a ‘terrorist’ outfit
- Rice Rebuts Critics On The Hill, Point By Point (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Apr 07, 2006)
Slicing through layers of informed American scepticism, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has made the strongest pitch so far on why the nuclear deal with India needed to be signed by Washington in Washington
- India Slams Arrests (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
India today condemned the arrests of several political leaders by the royalist government in Nepal ahead of today’s general strike .
- China Hopes Pakistan And India Seize Peace Opportunity (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
China hopes that both Pakistan and India will seize the opportunity to settle their disputes, including the issue of Kashmir, through peaceful means, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao on Thursday.
- Sheila Dixit, Chief Minister (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Chief Minister Sheila Dixit left for Melbourne in the fourth week of March to receive the Commonwealth flame at the closing ceremony of the 2006 Commonwealth Games in that city on March 26. Before her departure, she spoke of the steps being taken . . .
- Hamas Govt Minister In Israel Custody (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Israeli security forces took into custody a member of the new Hamas-led Palestinian cabinet today at a roadblock on the outskirts of Jerusalem, according to Hamas sources.
- Destruction Of Amazon Forest Linked To Fast Food (Hindu, John Vidal, Apr 07, 2006)
Export chain ends in big fast food outlets in Europe as farmers illegally seize virgin land in the Amazon forest for soya crops.
Scale of deforestation unprecedented, says Greenpeace
Much of the damage caused by soya farmers
Xingu basin in the heart
- Hamas Minister Held, Freed By Israel (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Haniyeh rejects Abbas' move
- Politician Shot Dead In Held Kashmir (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
A militant-turned-politician was shot dead at a bus station in held Kashmir on Wednesday, while seven people were injured in separate attacks in the restive region, police said.
- 14 Hurt In Blast (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
A counter-insurgency leader was killed and 16 others were injured, while the security forces averted a major tragedy in the Kashmir valley today, official sources said.
- Kathmandu Clamps Night Curfew (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
Attempt to thwart Thursday's anti-King general strike sponsored by Opposition
- U.S. Sees Threat From European Islamic Militants (Reuters, Caroline Drees, Apr 06, 2006)
Islamic militants in Europe pose a direct threat to U.S. national security, more than 4-1/2 years after Europe-based plotters planned much of the Sept. 11 attacks, senior U.S. officials said on Wednesday.
- Pmo Delaying Chawla File, Says Bjp (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
Charging the UPA government of stalling the removal of Election Commissioner Mr Naveen Chawla for his alleged “Emergency excesses” and proximity to the Congress, the BJP today demanded that the Prime Minister’s Office send the relevant file, ....
- Tackling Thailand's Crisis (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 06, 2006)
A day after claiming victory in a snap general election, Thailand's Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has agreed to step down before the new Parliament meets.
- Cong Chief Quits Trust (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
Two weeks after resigning from her Lok Sabha membership and from her post as the high-profile National Advisory Council (NAC) chairperson in the midst of a political storm over the office-of-profit controversy, the Congress president Mrs Sonia . . .
- Polls Across Loc (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
Flattened by unprecedented earthquake on October 8 last year "Azad" Kashmir (as the occupied territory across the Line of Control is locally known) is witnessing a serious electoral confrontation these days.
- Plight Of Minorities In J&k (Daily Excelsior, S Mohan Singh Kala, Apr 06, 2006)
To help in rehabilitation and development of minorities Finance Minister proposed in the budget, to set up a J&K Minorities Development Corporation, to promote employment opportunities, entrepreneurship by sponsoring self-employment programmes . . .
- Identity Crises?! (Deccan Herald, Deepa Dumblekar, Apr 06, 2006)
Some people have problems in identifying even the most familiar faces
- Muslim India Tries To Escape The Past (Deccan Herald, RANDEEP RAMESH, Apr 06, 2006)
Prominent individuals belie the poverty of a minority left behind by the 1947 partition
- Common Future (Deccan Herald, B G Verghese, Apr 06, 2006)
The Prime Minister has a vision for Indo-Pak amity where borders become irrelevant
- Will The Grand Merger Take Off? (Hindu, VINAY KUMAR, Apr 06, 2006)
The proposed merger of Air India and Indian has its plus and minus points.
- Indian Doctor Gets Into Snowshoes To Run Around North Pole (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
Apple Valley doctor Vir Nanda is a marathoner 10 times over, pounding over routes from Greece to Arizona. But this year, Nanda’s skipping those balmy locales for something, well, a little cooler.
- Three Meat Grinders For N-Deal: Us Congress, Nsg And Iaea (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Apr 06, 2006)
The Indo-US nuclear deal takes a significant step as Condoleezza Rice testifies before the US Congress. C. Raja Mohan untangles the complexities
- Indo-Us N Deal Has Serious Implications (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz Wednesday said Pakistan is against increase in the permanent members of the Security Council and in favour of enhancing only non-permanent members to make the organization more representative and equitable.
- The Mirwaiz's Mistake (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 06, 2006)
MIRWAIZ Umar Farooq has argued for the maintenance of Kashmir's unity in whatever solution is arrived at for the Kashmir dispute.
- Six Killed In Nepal Maoist Attack (Statesman, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Apr 06, 2006)
While the Nepal government concentrated its might on the Opposition parties, beginning fresh raids on the houses of leaders, students and trade unionists and arresting over 100 people, the Maoists struck in eastern Nepal, killing six security . . .
- Army To Hold Fresh Trials For 155mm Artillery Guns (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
The Indian Army is looking at holding an unprecedented fourth round of trials in Pokhran for awarding the multi-billion dollar 155MM .52 calibre tracked and towed artillery guns contract which is already controversy ridden with one of the competing . . .
- Solution To Kashmir Issue Left To India, Pak: Rice (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
Reiterating its policy on Kashmir, the US has said that the issue has been left to India and Pakistan to find a solution that would open the doors for "greater prosperity" and "greater peace" in the region.
- Rice Seeks Congress Nod (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
"Nuclear agreement good for U.S., India"
The deal will not lead to an arms race in South Asia
``Simply not credible to compare India to North Korea or Iran''
Senator Richard Lugar says the administration must continue to be responsive
- Saarc And The United States (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Apr 06, 2006)
Our Foreign Office spokesperson in Islamabad informed the press on Tuesday that the Unites States had approached the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) for observer status. The SAARC standing committee of foreign secretaries . . .
- Revive Kashmir’S Silk Industry (Tribune, Ehsan Fazili, Apr 06, 2006)
The silk industry in Kashmir has a glorious heritage, which has eroded due to unchecked felling of mulberry trees during the past 16 years of militancy. The annual cocoon production has fallen from about 8 lakh kgs to only 2.5 lakh kgs last year.
- Implications Of Mirwaiz Formula (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 06, 2006)
Aphc chairman Mirwaiz Umer Farooq has said that Kashmir issue should not be viewed on religious or cultural grounds. At a Press conference, he said Kashmir should be one unit including Ladakh, Jammu and Northern Areas of Pakistan.
- Doors Open For Dalai Lama: China (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
China is willing to consider allowing Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, to visit the country for the first time since 1959 if he sincerely abandons his pursuit for ‘independence’, a senior Chinese official has said.
- Pro-India Politician Killed, Four Injured In Held-Kashmir (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
A local politician was shot dead by suspected Muslim rebels in Indian-held Kashmir on Wednesday, while four people were injured in a separate attack in the region, police said.
- Dutch Minister Lays Stress On Security: Efforts For Afghan Reconstruction (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
Security and stability are prerequisites for successful reconstruction efforts and it is hoped that Pakistan will be able to limit infiltration by the defunct Taliban and Al Qaeeda terrorists into Afghanistan, says Foreign Minister of the . . .
- Mirwaiz Meets President (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 05, 2006)
ONE would agree with the President that the Indo-Pak composite dialogue needs to be accelerated and that side by side with CBMs there ought to be progress on the Kashmir dispute.
- Behind Every Brave Soldier... (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, Apr 05, 2006)
It is always there for you. You seek it out in times of trouble but don't think about it when the going is good. It belongs to you and is usually taken for granted.
- Socialist Dream (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 05, 2006)
In the wake of Ram Manohar Lohia's 96th birth anniversary on March 23, Tribhuvan Nath recalls the time Nehru called the socialist leader 'crafty'
- Wto Brings China And Taiwan To Bargaining Table (International Herald Tribune, David Lague, Apr 05, 2006)
When Lai Shin-yuan, a Taiwan lawmaker, learned last year that a group of towel manufacturers from one of the poorest counties on the island planned to take action under World Trade Organization rules to stem a flood of cheap imports from China, she knew i
- Cong Praises Poll Decorum (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
The Congress today hailed the people of Assam as well as all insurgent groups while the Communist Party of India (CPI) congratulated the Election Commission for ensuring a peaceful first phase Assembly polls that witnessed a 68 per cent turn out . . .
- Hamas Minister To Visit China And East Asia (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
China says it respects Hamas’ election victory
- Hovering Clouds Of Pessimism (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
Municipal elections held on February 8 in the shadow of Maoist attacks and a boycott by political parties painted a sorry picture of Nepal, even as it further shrunk King Gyanendra's options.
- An Emergency For Rural Childhood (Hindu, Krishna Kumar, Apr 05, 2006)
The challenge of educational reform in the age of globalisation is very complex and rural children are especially vulnerable at a time when India is witnessing an unprecedented economic growth.
- India Welcomes Maoist Ceasefire In Nepal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
Expresses the hope that it would be of a "permanent nature"
- No Sure Way Of Defining (Telegraph, Stephen Hugh-Jones, Apr 05, 2006)
Is Indian “street” English (Englishes, rather) as valid as any other? The question isn’t, of course, one for India or English alone.
- Austerity Pays (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Apr 05, 2006)
Although the State was late in adopting the measure the downsizing of the ministry has expectedly meant less burden on the exchequer.
- U.S. Plays Down Iran Ship Visits To India (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Apr 05, 2006)
The United States on Monday confirmed that two Iranian navy ships had visited Indian ports last month, but played down the contact as the Bush administration struggles to win congressional approval for a landmark U.S.-India civilian nuclear energy deal.
- U.S. Lawmaker Backs India Deal As Congress Mulls Changes (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Apr 05, 2006)
A leading Democratic lawmaker on Tuesday voiced strong support for a landmark nuclear energy deal with India and predicted the U.S. Congress would eventually approve the controversial accord.
- Us Says Reports Of Iranian Ships Call At Indian Port 'Overwritten' (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
The United States has dismissed as ''overwritten'' reports that India was training or contributing to Iran's military capabilities just because two ships with Iranian naval cadets had made port calls in southern India last month.
- Rice To Testify On N-Deal Today (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
As Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice gets ready to brief the Senate Foreign Relations Committee tomorrow on the advantages of a civil nuclear deal with India, the Bush Administration has stepped up its “intensive lobbying” to defuse growing . . .
- Saddam Faces New Genocide Trial (Reuters, Mussab al-Khairallah, Apr 05, 2006)
Saddam Hussein will stand trial on new charges of genocide against Kurds in the late 1980s, the court trying him for crimes against humanity said on Tuesday.
- China Cannot Be A Party To Kashmir Issue: Pak (Hindustan Times, CP Bhambhri, Apr 05, 2006)
Pakistan on Tuesday rejected a suggestion by moderate Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umer Farooq to make China a party for the resolution of the Kashmir issue.
- 3rd Cong Councillor Killed In One Month (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad’s Congress party has become the unidentified gunman’s target number one ahead of by-elections for the Assembly segments in Baramulla district.
- Will India Emerge As Global Power ? (Daily Excelsior, Abhijit Patwardhan, Apr 05, 2006)
For sceptics, the suggestion of an area of peace in Asia remains wishful thinking.
- ‘India Is Important For The Doha Round’ (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Apr 05, 2006)
The former European Union Trade Commissioner and a Cartesian Socialist from France, wants to ensure that an important deadline to wrap up what are called negotiating modalities in Doha agriculture and industrial market access by this month-end is . . .
- Indo-Us Deal Can Spoil Security In Region, Us Told (News International, Mariana Baabar, Apr 05, 2006)
Kasuri shares perspective on issue with Boucher; stresses
package approach to prevent arms race
- U.S. Near Deal With China On Illegals (Washington Times, A N Sudarsan Rao , Apr 05, 2006)
The Department of Homeland Security is near an agreement with China to return up to 39,000 Chinese illegally living in the U.S. to the communist country, which previously had refused to accept deportations.
- Twenty Years Later (Tribune, Sanjeev Bariana, Apr 05, 2006)
Folks, remember Rakesh Chaba? One night he woke me up at 3 a.m. on a chilly winter night and asked me to follow him outside the hostel in Dalhousie. He raised his finger and said ‘that is Mars’. He did things like astronomy and love signs. Ghosts . . .
- Saddam Faces Genocide Trial (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
Saddam Hussein will stand trial on new charges of genocide against Kurds in the late 1980s, the court trying him for crimes against humanity said on Tuesday.
- No Covert Diplomacy On Kashmir: Fo (News International, Mariana Baabar, Apr 05, 2006)
Pakistan on Tuesday said Islamabad and New Delhi were not involved in any covert diplomacy on Kashmir, rather they were engaged in interaction at different levels to settle the issue.
- Crazybusy: A Severe Case Of Modern Life (Tribune, Edward M. Hallowell, Apr 05, 2006)
Got it. Next point? These days, people get the picture quickly – or think they do. We do everything faster, not just because we’re busy but because speed is fun. Speed rivets attention. Speed blasts you out of boredom. Nothing is boring if it’s . . .
- No Role For China In Resolving Kashmir, Says Islamabad (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Apr 05, 2006)
Pakistan not to adopt Mirwaiz Umar Farooq's suggestion
China should be involved, as it's a major player in the region, the Mirwaiz said
India, Pakistan committed to opening consulates soon
- Kashmir Solution: Difficult Without Musharraf, Says Mirwaiz (Daily Times, Shahzad Raza, Apr 05, 2006)
A solution to the Kashmir dispute will be difficult to find in the absence of President General Pervez Musharraf, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) chairman, said on Tuesday.
- Mirwaiz Proposes Joint Kashmir Parliament (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) President Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has suggested setting up a joint political setup of the five regions comprising entire Kashmir and Northern Areas having a joint parliament and under joint control of Pakistan and India.
- Indo-Us Nuke Deal In Rice Cooker (Times of India, Chidanand Rajghatta, Apr 05, 2006)
There is no loss of nerve in the Bush administration over resistance to the US-India nuclear agreement from some American law-makers and there remains a commitment at the highest levels of the government to take the deal forward, a senior US . . .
- No Foreign Support Behind Baloch Insurgency (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Apr 04, 2006)
“In the absence of foreign support, which does not appear imminent, the Baloch movement cannot prevail over a determined central government with obviously superior military strength,” according to a report on the resurgence of Baloch nationalism . . .
- Arms Cache In Gas Cylinder From Pakistan (Statesman, Kavita Suri, Apr 04, 2006)
After failing to smuggle, using some old ways, the latest weapons and ammunition into Jammu and Kashmir for its terrorists, Pakistan’s Inter-Service Intelligence is trying to hit upon new methods.
- Bjp Demands Ec Action Against Pm (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
A delegation of BJP leaders met the Chief Election Commissioner, Mr BB Tandon, here today to demand “punitive action” against the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, for allegedly violating the EC’s model code of conduct by announcing a Rs 602 . . .
- U.S. Plays Down Iran Ship Visits To India (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Apr 04, 2006)
The United States on Monday confirmed that two Iranian navy ships had visited Indian ports last month, but played down the contact as the Bush administration struggles to win congressional approval for a landmark U.S.-India civilian nuclear energy deal.
- J&k Bank Is Not A State: Full Bench (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan went berserk adjoining Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad’s residence at Wazarat Road in the City here late this evening killing his three colleagues including a CRPF Inspector and two head constables
- Jawan Shoots Down Colleagues At Cm House (Telegraph, Otmar Issing, Apr 04, 2006)
Apparently denied leave, a jawan opened fire on his colleagues at the Jammu and Kashmir chief minister’s official residence, killing three.
- Hm’S Posture (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Apr 04, 2006)
One has not been able to fully understand the euphoria generated by Hizbul Mujahideen’s recent assertions.
- Crpf Jawan Kills Three Colleagues (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
Incident outside Azad's house
- Hamas Tries To Balance Conflicting Demands For Legitimacy, Right To Resist (Jordan Times, Amy Teibel and Sara Toth, Apr 04, 2006)
The Palestinians' new Hamas leaders have made it clear they will not pursue or punish fighters for attacking Israel, justifying a deadly suicide bombing last week as a legitimate act of resistance.
- On The Mahatma's Leadership (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
Book boasts of rare photographs of Gandhi
- Bjp Seeks Action Against Manmohan For `Violation' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
Petition submitted to the CEC
- Camouflaging Sensitive Sites From Satellites (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
Universal effort needed to guard against Google Earth images: Army Chief
- Implications Of N-Deal With India (Dawn, Talat Masood, Apr 04, 2006)
The Indo-US nuclear deal signed during President Bush’s recent visit to South Asia is meant to turn the relationship between the two states into strategic partnership.
- Yet Another Crisis (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 04, 2006)
The nwfp crisis seems to have deepened as the provincial assembly met Monday morning despite the Governor’s refusal to summon the session following his row with the Chief Minister.
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