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Articles 6821 through 6920 of 18611:
- Dmk, Cong Seal Seat Deal In Tn (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
The agreement was signed by Tamil Nadu Congress Committee President M Krishnaswamy and DMK leader M Karunanidhi in the presence of AICC General Secretary in charge of Tamil Nadu Veerappa Moily here on Wednesday.
- Pakistani Muslim Emerges As Britain's King Of The Ring (International Herald Tribune, Pat Jordan, Mar 23, 2006)
The young Asian women, with diamond studs in their noses and bindis on their foreheads, stood by the boxing ring of the Braehead Arena in Glasgow, their cellphone cameras at the ready.
- Remembering Lahore Resolution (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 23, 2006)
The nation is celebrating Pakistan Day today with traditional political fervour in remembrance of the adoption of Pakistan Resolution at the historic Manto Park in Lahore on this day in 1940 that led to the creation of Pakistan as independent and . . .
- Burns Trying A ‘Hard Sell’ On India-Us Nuclear Deal (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Mar 23, 2006)
US Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns told a news conference on Wednesday that his country’s relationship with Pakistan was strong and that the nuclear deal with India would not affect the close ties between Washington and Islamabad.
- Artillery, Helicopters Pound Taliban Hideouts (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
Artillery guns and helicopter gunships pounded suspected Taliban hideouts on Saturday after they attacked a security check-post in North Waziristan, local sources said. No casualties were reported. Military spokesman Maj-Gen Shaukat Sultan said . . .
- Common Heritage (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 22, 2006)
Only token bilateral response was evoked by the earthquake that flattened villages on either side of the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir last year, but now there is opportunity to salvage something from that missed opportunity.
- Pm Case For A Strong Bangla (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2006)
Stating that a “strong, stable and economically strong Bangladesh” was in India’s interest, the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, today signed two agreements with the visiting Bangladesh PM, Begum Khaleda Zia, on trade and co-operation to . . .
- New Threats To Internal Security (Daily Excelsior, Vinod & Rao, Mar 22, 2006)
The serial bomb attack in Varanasi gives the impression that we have not learned very much from the attack on Parliament, on Akshardham as deep as Gujarat, Ayodhya, crowded markets in Delhi, ad nauseum. Given the truism that it is impossible . . .
- Sino-India-Russia Ties To Ensure Regional Stability: China (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2006)
China today said its trilateral cooperation mechanism with India and Russia has helped maintain regional peace and stability.
- Nda Owes Explanation On Scorpene-Submarine Deal: Cong (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2006)
Congress today sought to turn the tables on the BJP-led NDA on the issue of Scorpene-submarine deal by demanding an inquiry into how its erstwhile government had agreed to give Rs 313 crore more to the French company for the deal.
- Help The Child (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Mar 22, 2006)
Some time ago we had highlighted in these columns the need to end the curse of child labour.
- Twin Challenges (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Mar 22, 2006)
There are many issues that confront society at large and continue to pose a challenge to it. The plight of women is one. Another is the condition of undertrials in jails.
- Kashmir Issue Is Bilateral, Says Musharraf (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2006)
After the US publicly rejected its request for facilitation on the Kashmir problem, Pakistan on Thursday changed its decades-old stance, with President Pervez Musharraf saying the issue was a bilateral matter and he did not want it to become . . .
- India, Pak Exploring New Ideas On (Tribune, Priscilla Huff, Mar 22, 2006)
The US has said that India and Pakistan are making good progress on the Kashmir issue.
- Us Begins Probe Into Killing Of Iraqi Family By Its Military (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2006)
The US Military said on Tuesday it was investigating Iraqi police allegations that its soldiers shot dead a family of 11 in their home last week. The probe comes a day after a magazine published allegations that US Marines killed civilians in . . .;
- India, Bangla Stand United Against Terror (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2006)
With Bangladesh today making the case that it is on the same page as India on terrorism, New Delhi made it clear that Dhaka should then cooperate in ensuring that its territory is not used by elements acting against New Delhi’s interests.
- Not Fighting Fit (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 22, 2006)
The army remains short of combat hardware
- India, Pakistan Making Progress: Boucher (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2006)
"Kashmir is a bilateral issue that should be solved by Delhi and Islamabad only"
- Us Keeping Close Eye On Trial Of Afghan Christian (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2006)
The United States said on Monday it was watching closely the trial of an Afghan man who could face death for converting to Christianity in a test of religious freedom for the key US ally.
- Delhi, Dhaka To Fight Terrorism (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Mar 22, 2006)
Khaleda seeks duty-free access to set right trade imbalance
Sealdah-Devpura railway link to be made operational
Two agreements, a trade accord and one to prevent illicit drug trafficking, signed
Common approach for sharing river waters needed
- The Power Of Tantra (Deccan Herald, Amrit Sadhana, Mar 22, 2006)
Usually people complain of their miseries. They exaggerate and blow up their problems. There is a morbid satisfaction in imagining that there are big problems that cannot be resolved. First, such people create misery mentally, then they somatise . . .
- China, Russia Unite To Resolve Iran Row (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2006)
After more than two weeks of discussions, the five veto-wielding members of the Security Council – China, Russia, the United States, Britain and France – have been unable to agree on a draft statement that tells Iran to stop enriching uranium.
- How To Turn The Clock Back (Dawn, Mansoor Alam, Mar 22, 2006)
According to a recent World Bank report, Pakistan, India and Bangladesh — quite contrary to the common perceptions — have higher prevalence of malnutrition than certain countries of Sub-Saharan Africa and are unlikely to achieve the millennium . . .
- Musharraf First To Know About Us Surveillance Plans (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Mar 22, 2006)
Long before the American media or public knew about the secret, warrant-less surveillance programme initiated by President George Bush as part of his anti-terrorism measures, President Pervez Musharraf was told about it, and by Bush himself.
- ‘Us-India Nuclear Deal Could Be Bad News For Kashmir’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2006)
Nuclear cooperation between the United States and India could have severe implications for the Kashmir issue, lead to an arms race in South Asia and strategic regional instability, speakers at a public talk said.
- Bush Briefs Australian Pm On India Nuclear Deal (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2006)
US President George W Bush has briefed Australian Prime Minister John Howard on a U S nuclear deal with India in a move seen as groundwork by Canberra for a possible policy change to allow uranium exports to India.
- India Is Up To Some Mischief (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 22, 2006)
Pakistan's Foreign Office has debunked Indian propaganda accusing Islamabad of breeding a new form of Jehadi terror aimed at fanning communal tensions within India. India’s National Security Adviser MK Narayanan had pointed out to the bomb attacks . . .
- Stalemate In Palestine (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 22, 2006)
It would be unfortunate for the Palestinian cause if Hamas and other parties fail to form a coalition government.
- ‘Inter-Linking Rivers Is No Solution’ (Deccan Herald, Bala Chauhan, Mar 22, 2006)
"While multinational companies have exacerbated the water situation at the deep level, big farmers have misused water in the underground." - Water Gandhi Rajendra Singh
- Charges Baseless, Says Pakistan (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Mar 21, 2006)
Pakistan on Monday described National Security Adviser M.K. Narayanan's comment that it was breeding a new form of jehadi terror aimed at fanning communal tensions within India as "baseless."
- "Talks Not Related To India Deal" (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Mar 21, 2006)
Nuclear Suppliers Group team visits Islamabad
- Internet Solution To Recycling Problem (Tribune, Martin Hickman, Mar 21, 2006)
MOVE over eBay, a new internet site is attracting the interest of tens of thousands of computer-literate trendsetters.
- Powerful Cyclone Slams Into Australia (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
Metal roofs littered streets, wooden houses lay in splinters and banana plantations were stripped bare after the most powerful cyclone to hit Australia in three decades lashed the country's eastern coast.
- Azad Skeptical On Kashmiris’ Return (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today said the Government will have to verify whether the Kashmiris, who have reportedly expressed their willingness to return from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), have undergone change of hearts or were trying to . . .
- Fo Asks India To Be Serious About Peace (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
Rejects Narayanan’s allegations g Says US-India N-deal ‘no good’
- Terrorist Attack On Varanasi (Dawn, M.J. Akbar, Mar 21, 2006)
If you want to hear the Indian story, listen to the sound of silence once the roar of the explosion has ebbed away into time. India’s weakness is institutional.
- Mr Narayanan’S Statement Bodes Ill For Peace Process (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Mar 21, 2006)
Mr Narayanan’s statement bodes ill for peace process
- 15 Million New Jobs In State By Next Decade, Says Cii (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
Survey stresses on initiatives to better employability of graduates
- Narayan’S Solution (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 21, 2006)
Indian National Security Adviser M. K. Narayan’s solution of the Kashmir dispute is no solution at all
- Police Registers Fir Against Indian Navy (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
The Docks police have registered an FIR against the Indian Navy for killing a Pakistani fisherman.
- Violence As Iraq Enters 4th Year Of War (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
Suspected insurgents marked the third anniversary of the US-led invasion of Iraq Monday with roadside bombings that killed at least eight policemen, and authorities reported finding 15 more bullet-riddled bodies, one of them a 13-year-old girl, . . .
- Supreme Court Judgment Revisited (Hindu, SUBHASH C KASHYAP, Mar 21, 2006)
The verdict in the Bihar Assembly dissolution case would have done well to flag the responsibility of the Union Cabinet squarely and to have laid down some guidelines for future correctives.
- Bangladesh's Terrorism (Daily Excelsior, MAHENDRA VED, Mar 21, 2006)
In quick succession, Bangladesh's crack anti-crime force, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested Sheikh Abdur Rahman and Siddiqul Islam @ Bangla Bhai.
- China Hits Back At White House Security Report (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
China hit back at the United States on Tuesday for a White House national security report that criticised its military buildup and trade policies, saying the remarks were "groundless" and harmed relations.
- Bush Briefs Australia Pm On India Nuclear Deal (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush has briefed Australian Prime Minister John Howard on a U.S. nuclear deal with India in a move seen as groundwork by Canberra for a possible policy change to allow uranium exports to India.
- China Express "Strong Dissatisfaction" At Us Security Report (Press Trust of India, Anil K Joseph, Mar 21, 2006)
China today objected to what it termed United States' "wrong opinions" about Beijing's human rights record and its military spending.
- Beyond The Round Table (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Mar 20, 2006)
The Indian nation is a segmented entity
- Hush-Hush Talks To Maoist Pact (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Mar 20, 2006)
Following secret talks in Delhi, Nepal’s seven-party alliance for democracy and the Maoists have finally come to an understanding over a programme of mass agitation for the restoration of democracy.
- Tropical Storm Lashes Northeastern Australia (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
A powerful cyclone ripped roofs off buildings and uprooted trees across Australia's northeastern coast on Monday, packing winds so powerful that emergency workers were forced to stay inside despite pleas from terrified residents.
- For Best View (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Mar 20, 2006)
If one drives to Akhnoor from this city and looks on the other side of the mighty Chinab in the last leg one will see a historic citadel and a couple of shrines.
- Brown Man’S Burden (Tribune, Baljit Singh, Mar 20, 2006)
Rudyard Kipling wove his stories and novels around the frailties and strengths of character of both the “Sahibs” and the rustic “natives”. Though Kipling idolised the whiteman’s burden but he mostly stopped short of placing the brown man on the same . . .
- Loc Can Be Basis Of J&k Solution: Nsa (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
India's National Security Adviser MK Narayanan has indicated the Line of Control (LoC) that divides Jammu and Kashmir between India and Pakistan could form the basis for a lasting solution to the Kashmir problem.
- Azad Welcomes Musharraf’S Rejection Of Independent Kashmir (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today welcomed the statement of Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf of outrightly rejecting the option of an independent Kashmir.
- Pakistan Not Serious About Kashmir Solution: Narayanan, India Ready To Talk To Militants (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Mar 20, 2006)
Narayanan says Delhi ready to accept LoC as permanent border
* Accuses Islamabad of breeding new form of terror against India
- Centre Plans Incentive To Tackle Naxal Violence (Statesman, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 20, 2006)
Worried over the increase in Naxalite activities, the Centre is planning to give special incentives to police forces fighting Naxalism and those engaged in helping security forces to check it.
- Protests Mark Iraq Invasion’S Anniversary (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
Organisers of a round-the-clock protest outside the Thai Prime Minister's office vowed today not to budge, inviting the police to arrest them after the government urged protesters to leave.
- Unemployed In A Thriving Economy (Frontline, C.P. CHANDRASEKHAR, Mar 20, 2006)
India's trajectory of growth is not matched by employment generation. This will lead to social unrest unless the government rethinks its economic priorities.
- One Soldier Killed, Six Wounded In Kashmir Blast (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
A Border Security Force (BSF) soldier was killed and six others wounded on Sunday when suspected separatist guerrillas hurled a grenade at a security bunker outside a bank in Kashmir, authorities said.
- India Says Pakistani Groups Fanning Communal Strife (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
Pakistan-based Islamist militant groups are pursuing a new strategy to strike at religious targets in India and spark sectarian strife to hurt New Delhi, India's national security adviser said on Sunday.
- Rajnath Kicks Off Election Campaign, Asks People To Back The Bjp In A Big Way (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
Party president says that it is the only political outfit to remain united
- New Delhi, Dhaka Looking At `Cbms' Route (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Mar 20, 2006)
India may raise alleged presence of training camps of insurgent groups; water management will also figure in talks Both sides are anxious to get the bilateral agenda on to a firmer political footing
"We want to make sure there is sustained . . .
- "Manmohan Should Respond To Musharraf's Proposals" (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Mar 20, 2006)
Both J&K and PoK should be given autonomy, says Omar
- Pakistani Muslim Emerges As Britain's King Of The Ring (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
The young Asian women, with diamond studs in their noses and bindis on their foreheads, stood by the boxing ring of the Braehead Arena in Glasgow, their cellphone cameras at the ready.
- Misplaced Optimism (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 20, 2006)
Both General Musharraf and Punjab Chief Minister Ch Pervaiz Elahi were effusive in their praise for each other at their meeting in Lahore on Saturday, which focused on the PML’s centenary celebrations as well as the country’s overall political situation.
- It Promises To Be A No-Holds Barred Campaign (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Mar 20, 2006)
Aladmk tries to match Opposition
There appears to be a balance between the two formations
DMK to make "misdeeds and misrule" of AIADMK regime its plank
- Dhaka Hopes Visit Will Be A "Milestone" (Hindu, HAROON HABIB, Mar 20, 2006)
"Begum Khaleda is going with an open mind"
Trade and economic cooperation to take centrestage
Border demarcation, terrorism to be discussed
- Victims To Sue Qadhafi Over Ira Bombs (Hindu, Henry McDonald, Mar 20, 2006)
American court case targets Libya for supplying explosives that killed or maimed U.K. victims.
- Eta Now Ready To Give Up The Gun (Hindu, Alfonso Daniels, Mar 20, 2006)
Hopes are rising for an end to four decades of guerrilla war, but Basque militants still want a separate state.
- Concern In The Earthquake Zone (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Mar 20, 2006)
A report on the involvement ofjihadigroups in earthquake relief and reconstruction in Pakistan raises questions about the Musharraf Government's policies.
- Nepal Maoists, Parties Sign Pact (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
They agree to form an interim government and to hold polls to the Constituent Assembly
Alliance partners urge rebels to end three-week-long economic blockade
General strike, civil disobedience movement to be launched from April 6
- Iraq, 3 Years Later: Dispute On Definition (International Herald Tribune, DAVID E. SANGER, Mar 20, 2006)
On the third anniversary of a war that they once expected to be over by now, President Bush and senior officials argued Sunday that their strategy was working despite escalating violence in Iraq, even as a former Iraqi prime minister once . . .
- Mixed Reaction To Rajnath's Statement On Telangana (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
While TRS hails it, Telugu Desam surprised at BJP's shift in stand
- Vaiko's Flip-Flop (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Mar 20, 2006)
The MDMK ends the prolonged suspense by joining hands with the ruling AIADMK to fight the Assembly elections.
- Hamas Submits Cabinet List (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
Hamas handed moderate Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas a Cabinet list dominated by its own leaders Sunday after all other parties snubbed the Islamic group's offers to join it.
- Waziristan: Is The Situation Retrievable? (Dawn, Amir Usman, Mar 20, 2006)
If use of force was the answer to the resolution of conflicts and frictions, then the Waziristan problem would have been solved a long time ago as every type of armament including jet fighters, helicopter gunships and heavy artillery has been used . . .
- Abbas Backs Hamas Govt (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
Hamas says it has completed the formation of its government without succeeding to bring in moderate parties, a step that looked likely to only increase the chances of international isolation.
- Bjp Yatras: Now, Krishna Is The Moving Force (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
When the BJP undertakes a major mission, it is just natural that the party invokes Gods. Therefore, it is only appropriate that leader of the opposition L K Advani and BJP president Rajnath Singh embark on their twin national integration yatras . . .
- Indo-Us Nuclear Deal (Daily Excelsior, Ajay Kaul, Mar 18, 2006)
The cold war chill is history. A clear indication in this regard was visible during the just-concluded visit of American President George W Bush to India when the two countries clinched the civil nuclear deal.
- Kalam For Marketing Brahmos (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
President APJ Abdul Kalam said on Friday that the time had come for marketing of BrahMos cruise missile, jointly produced by India and Russia.
- U.S. Presses Assaults On Iraq Guerrillas (Reuters, Michael Georgy, Mar 18, 2006)
U.S.-led forces on Friday pressed on with a highly publicised offensive against suspected guerrillas near the northern Iraqi town of Samarra in their latest bid to weaken a raging insurgency, witnesses said.
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