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Articles 7021 through 7120 of 18611:
- Us Indicates Reservations On Russian Fuel For Tarapur (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
Indicating its reservations on Russia's move to supply fuel for Tarapur nuclear reactor, the US has said that any such step should be taken after India fulfils its obligations under the historic Indo-US nuclear deal.
- Mlas Walk-Out After Disrupting Proceedings (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
The Opposition National Conference (NC) supported by BJP, National Panthers Party (NPP) and MLA Bishnah, Ashwani Sharma disrupted the proceedings of State Assembly for 10 minutes this morning to protest against the non-presence of Ministers in the House.
- Avoidable Strain (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Mar 16, 2006)
Only the naïve would be surprised by Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf’s recent remark that he treated Jammu and Kashmir as a bilateral issue.
- Russia To Sell Nuclear Fuel To India (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
Russia has informed the United States that Moscow intends to supply nuclear fuel for India's Tarapur reactor, a State Department official said.
- New Phase In Indo-Us Ties (Daily Excelsior, Sarvadaman, Mar 16, 2006)
After many decades, Indian leaders have learnt to walk with the most powerful leader (Mr Bush) of the world. So far India's Pak-centric policy had not only made India waste her time but also look small.
- Nepal King Ignores Stir As Public Woes Mount (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
People’s woes started mounting as the indefinite blockade of Kathmandu valley and key cities reached its second day with passengers left stranded, farmers unable to send their produce to markets and the sick prevented from reaching hospitals
- Violence Not To Hurt Ties With Pakistan: Singh (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2006)
India would not allow attacks by militants to hurt a peace process with Pakistan, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Tuesday.
- Kashmir Self-Rule Plan Making Headway (News International, Mariana Baabar, Mar 15, 2006)
Picking up on the prospects of self-governance for Kashmir, a proposal floated by Pakistan, is fast catching up with the leadership of Kashmir.
- Opportunities Shrinking: Omar (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2006)
Seizing the fleeting opportunities, New Delhi should act quickly to involve Islamabad in a meaningful dialogue on Kashmir as people of Pakistan had a great hope from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, National Conference President Omar Abdullah said on . . .
- Tarapur To Get Russian N-Fuel (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2006)
Barely had US President George W Bush returned home after clinching the civil nuclear energy cooperation deal with Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on March 2, when Moscow made the move to notify the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) on its intent to . . .
- Commute To Another World (Deccan Herald, Barbara Demick, Mar 15, 2006)
It takes barely an hour to drive from downtown Seoul to the other side of the demilitarised zone, but the culture shock is such that you might as well be commuting to the moon......
- Ex-Ias Officer To Fight Bhattacharjee (Deccan Herald, Prasanta Paul, Mar 15, 2006)
Cpi (M)’s pillar of success and the Marxists’ proud ‘face of Bengal’ Buddhadev Bhattacharjee will face a retired IAS officer and Trinamool Congress candidate Dipak Ghosh in his bid to gift the ruling Left Front a record seventh successive term in office.
- Competing Ideas Of The Sacred (Hindu, Karma Nabulsi, Mar 15, 2006)
The crisis occasioned by the Danish cartoons, which depicted the prophet Muhammad as a terrorist, has become a microcosm of the wider conflict between Islam and the Western world.
- Significant Steps (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 15, 2006)
Mr Kalam’s visit to Myanmar is historic...
- One Nuclear Deal, Two Narratives (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, Mar 15, 2006)
That the Western media have savaged the Bush visit and the nuclear deal shows India acted in its national interest. Yet looked at another way, India is befriending a world leader seen to pursue an agenda against Muslim countries.
- Russian N-Fuel For Tarapur (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Mar 15, 2006)
Russia has acceded to India’s request and agreed to supply a limited amount of uranium fuel for Tarapur nuclear power plant, the Ministry of External Affairs said today.
- Sushma Files Papers For R.S. (Hindu, CP Bhambri, Mar 15, 2006)
`Party high command consulted before finalising names'
- Advani "Thought Of" Rath Yatra Before Varanasi Blasts (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Mar 15, 2006)
Dasmunsi: It is meant for dividing the country
The `yatras' will have the same political effect as his Ayodhya rath yatra in 1989, says Advani
"Minorityism is contributi
- Manmohan: Not Kowtowing To U.S. (Hindu, Crisil Marketwire, Mar 15, 2006)
"Nuclear agreement is not a surrender "
Judge us by our results
It is in national interest to engage with U.S.
Pro-active role to be pursued with neighbours
- Israeli Soldiers Storm Jail On West Bank (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Mar 15, 2006)
Militant jailed for murder of Israeli Minister seized; attack triggers abductions in Palestinian territories
- Crackdown In Bangladesh (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Mar 15, 2006)
IN quick succession, Bangladesh’s crack anti-crime force, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), arrested Sheikh Abdur Rahman and Saddiqul Rahman, alias Bangla Bhai. Each carried a reward of 50 lakh takka on his head as they were the . . .
- ‘China, India To Usher In New Asian Century’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2006)
Chinese prime minister hopes ties between the two countries will remain ‘vibrant’ in the future
- Russia Will Give N-Fuel For Indian Reactor (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Mar 15, 2006)
Russia will supply nuclear fuel for India’s Tarapur reactor, the Indian government has said.
- Ahead Of Pm's Visit, Russia Agrees To Supply N-Fuel To Tarapur (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2006)
Russia has agreed to supply the urgently-needed uranium for Tarapur nuclear plant and a deal involving 60 tonnes of the fuel is likely to be signed during the two-day visit of Prime Minister Mikhail Fardkov here beginning on March 16.
- India Says Russia To Supply Fuel To Atomic Plants (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2006)
India will receive uranium from Russia to run two atomic power plants that have struggled to find fuel after the United States stopped supplies more than three decades ago, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
- India Says Violence Not To Hurt Ties With Pakistan (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2006)
India will not allow attacks by Islamist militants known to have their bases in Pakistan to hurt a peace process with Islamabad, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Tuesday.
- This Is Terrorism (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Mar 15, 2006)
Talk terrorism in India and it’s about the usual suspects: Pakistani infiltrators, Kashmiri militants and North-east insurgents. For a peculiar reason that defies any logic, both public perception and government policy see it fit to treat Naxals . . .
- Beware Of Pitfalls On Nuke Deal: Bjp To Govt (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2006)
Accusing the UPA government of pursuing a "crippling" foreign policy, main opposition BJP on Tuesday asked it to beware of pitfalls while taking follow up action on the nuclear deal with US.
- Staying Engaged (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2006)
Terrorist acts across India and continuing infiltration across the Line of Control would suggest that prospects for a solution to the Kashmir issue are bleak.
- Execute 4 Foreign Hostages, Orders Omar (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 14, 2006)
Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar has ordered the execution of four foreigners — described as three Albanians and a German —kidnapped in southern Afghanistan, a Taliban spokesman said.
- Call To Abandon Diamer-Bhasha Dam Project (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 14, 2006)
Speakers at a conference here on Monday asked the government to stop work on the “controversial project”, and sought UN intervention as according to them the dam site falls in the terrotory of the disputed Gilgit-Baltistan region.
- Execute 4 Foreign Hostages, Orders Omar (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 14, 2006)
Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar has ordered the execution of four foreigners — described as three Albanians and a German —kidnapped in southern Afghanistan, a Taliban spokesman said.
- Congress May Set Terms On U.S.-India Nuclear Deal (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Mar 14, 2006)
Congress may seek to put unspecified conditions on a landmark U.S.-India nuclear-energy agreement despite Bush administration warnings that such moves could scuttle the deal, a key lawmaker said on Monday.
- Chhattisgarh Tribe Takes Up Bows, Arrows To Fight Maoists (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Mar 14, 2006)
Clutching their bows and arrows, a group of tribesmen and young boys mill around outside a crude refugee camp in the forests of central India.
- How Not To Play The End Game (Telegraph, Ashis Chakrabarti, Mar 14, 2006)
The disunited opposition in West Bengal seems ill-prepared to reap any benefit from the measures taken by the Election Commission to cleanse electoral politics in the state.
- Hawkers Again (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 14, 2006)
Hawkers are not the only people who are used as pawns in the games that politicians play.
- Afghan-Pak Rift Deepens (Tribune, Pamela Constable, Mar 14, 2006)
A rare suicide car bombing Sunday in Afghanistan’s capital, which killed four people and left former president Sibghatullah Mujaddedi with burn injuries, seemed likely to set back government reconciliation efforts with Taliban members . . .
- The Road Less Travelled (Deccan Herald, B G Verghese, Mar 14, 2006)
India should not be tied to America’s apron strings, it should repair ties with its neighbours
- Reforms Needed (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 14, 2006)
Both corruption and delay in delivery of justice needs to be looked at
- Focus Now On Nuclear Suppliers Group (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Mar 14, 2006)
After clinching a landmark deal with the United States on civilian nuclear energy cooperation, New Delhi is eyeing the Nuclear Suppliers Group which is due to hold a crucial meeting in May this year.
- Not Enough Money For Armed Forces (Tribune, P.K. Vasudeva, Mar 14, 2006)
The modernisation programmes that have been kick-started by the armed forces are set to continue as the defence budget for 2006-07 has been hiked by 8.9 per cent (Rs. 7,300 crore) to Rs. 89,000, as against Rs. 81,700 crore in 2005-06 on expected lines.
- Of Manipulators And A `Bad Victim' (Hindu, Usha Ramanathan, Mar 14, 2006)
Sentencing a survivor, however opportunistic she may be, will have the unfortunate effect of punishing a `bad victim' while leaving the manipulators free and undeterred.
- Country Facing Internal Threats, Says Musharraf (Daily Times, Ali Waqar, Mar 14, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf said on Monday that he feared only internal threats to Pakistan.
- A Condemnable Attack (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 14, 2006)
The cowardly attempt on the life of Afghan Senate Chairman Sibghatullah Mujaddedi by unidentified suicide bombers in Kabul on Sunday deserves severest condemnation.
- Saddam-Era Judge Admits Sentencing Shiites To Die (The Nation, Robert Fisk, Mar 14, 2006)
Baghdad A former judge in Saddam Hussein's Revolutionary Court acknowledged Monday that he had sentenced 148 Shiites to death in 1984, but he said they had received a proper trial and had confessed to trying to assassinate the former Iraqi . . .
- Visiting China Again (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 14, 2006)
President Hu Jintao has sent a formal letter to President Pervez Musharraf inviting him to attend the sixth summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). Pakistan enjoys observer’s status with the organization that seeks to . . .
- State Terrorism In Ihk (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 14, 2006)
The Kashmir conference organized by the American think-tank Pugwash in Islamabad has echoed with cries of State terrorism and human rights violations in Indian occupied Kashmir. Many participants spoke of the horrible crimes being perpetrated . . .
- Bird Flu Scare In Hyderabad (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 14, 2006)
Pakistan is investigating a possible second outbreak of bird flu after poultry farmers threw around 2,000 chicken carcasses on a dumping ground, officials said on Monday.
- Bush In South Asia — Raising A Political Storm (Business Line, G. Parthasarathy, Mar 14, 2006)
As the US President moved from Afghanistan to India and then Pakistan, he raised political storm clouds. If India was obsessed with the nuclear deal, Pakistan wanted similar treatment and Afghanistan worried about the . . .
- Pandemonium In Senate (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 14, 2006)
In an ominous turn of events soon after the swearing of the 49 newly-elected Senators, and Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the House, the first session of the Senate was marred by exchange of harsh words, unparliamentary language and walk out . . .
- Hamas To Submit New Draft Gov't Plan (Jordan Times, Omar Karmi, Mar 14, 2006)
Hamas is set to submit a new draft government programme after talks with Palestinian factions proved inconclusive Monday. Hamas officials, however, vowed that coalition talks would be concluded by the end of the week.
- Consensus Eludes Pugwash Meet (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Mar 13, 2006)
But unanimity on need to carry forward peace process
Self-governance, de-militarisation and terrorism were sticky points
Divergence pertains to priorities: Talat Masood
Time New Delhi responded to Musharraf's pro-active approach: Omar
New Delhi an
- Qazi Criticises Musharraf’S Proposal On Kashmir (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 13, 2006)
Ameer Jama'at-i-Islami Qazi Hussain Ahmad has said that a proposal by General Pervez Musharraf to divide Kashmir into seven autonomous regions and give their joint control to India and Pakistan is a prelude to "United India" which the people on . . .
- Five Rockets Hit Bannu Garrison (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 13, 2006)
Five rockets fired by unknown people fell in different parts of Bannu city in the early hours of Sunday without causing any loss to life and property.
- Mujaddedi Survives Suicide Attack (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 13, 2006)
Former Afghan president Sibghatullah Mujaddedi was slightly wounded in a suicide car bomb attack on Sunday that officials said killed two bombers and two civilians.
- Separatists' Shenanigans In J And K (Daily Excelsior, Vinod Vedi, Mar 13, 2006)
Current events in Jammu and Kashmir appear to be in consonance with Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf’s game plan for a regional splintering of the former princely State.
- Winds Of Change? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Mar 13, 2006)
Should it surprise us that Jammu has witnessed the first alleged case of kidney theft? The family of a local beneficiary is exposed to the charge of having duped an unsuspecting domestic helper from Etawah in Uttar Pradesh.
- Discourse On Course (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Mar 13, 2006)
In their case there are coincidences galore. Both are lawyers and have been People's Conference stalwarts in the past. They belong to the same northern parts of the Valley.
- India Slow To Wake Up To Growing Maoist Menace (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Mar 13, 2006)
Kanker, India (Reuters) - Shouting "commando", police in camouflage uniform and black bandanas pour down from the sky on ropes. Others clamber over rocks, shooting from the shoulder as targets pop up all around them.
- New Rti Act Seeks To Cover Hr Violations, Corruption (Daily Excelsior, Sanjeev Pargal, Mar 13, 2006)
A bill seeking to repeal Right To Information (RTI) Act, 2004 and enaction of a new comprehensive law in Jammu and Kashmir is scheduled for introduction in the Legislative Assembly on March 29.
- Hizb, Let Leaders On Hunger-Strike (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Mar 13, 2006)
18 militant commanders stage protest in POK
Eighteen top jihadi commanders are staging a hunger strike in Muzaffarabad against "the betrayal of the jihad in Jammu and Kashmir by President Pervez Musharraf," a Hizbul- Mujahideen spokesperson told . . .
- The Road Less Travelled (Tribune, B.G. Verghese, Mar 13, 2006)
The Indo-US agreement should see a turning point not only in India’s position in the world but also in its perception of itself.
- India Hopeful Of Resolving Border Row With China (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 13, 2006)
Indian and Chinese officials report progress in talks
- Hamas Adjusts To New Life Above Ground (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 13, 2006)
They are wearing suits and ties, carrying briefcases, scheduling news conferences and being chauffeured in luxury cars.
- Witnesses Fail To Identify Varanasi Blast Suspects (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 13, 2006)
Lashkar-e-Taiba denies involvement in blasts
- Govt Faces Ire Over ‘Missing’ Kashmiris (Statesman, Kavita Suri, Mar 13, 2006)
The Jammu and Kashmir government has come under fire from various human rights organisations for allegedly “misleading” people about the number of disappearances over the past sixteen years of turmoil in the militancy-hit state.
- Hamas To Hold Final Round Of Talks On Gov't Formation (Jordan Times, Omar Karmi, Mar 13, 2006)
Israeli right-wing leader Benjamin Netanyahu Sunday ruled out joining any Kadima-led coalition to form a new Israeli government after elections on March 28.
- Mayhem In The Menagerie (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Mar 13, 2006)
New conflict between the United Jihad Council and President Pervez Musharraf reflects a crisis in Pakistan's political life.
- Pakistan Relents, Says Yes To Kashmir Leaders (Deccan Herald, Zahoor Malik , Mar 13, 2006)
In a major shift in policy, Pakistan has begun a process to communicate with the mainstream political parties of Jammu and Kashmir.
- Bush Visit: Not Just A Stopover (Dawn, Iqbal Akhund, Mar 13, 2006)
Invidious comparison is virtually built into an American president’s visit to the subcontinent. So it has been again, as President Bush has come and gone. As a foreign journalist put it, India got a hug, Pakistan a pat on the back.
- A Footstool In The World (Deccan Herald, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Mar 13, 2006)
The Indo-US nuclear deal has exposed inconsistencies in India’s position
- Bush’S Pak Visit A ‘Failure’, Let Raises Jihad Pitch (Express India, RIYAZ WANI, Mar 12, 2006)
Lashkar-e-Toiba idealogue Hafiz Muhammad Sayeed has said the high-profile visit of the US President to Pakistan has strengthened their call for jihad. “Bush visit has failed, undermining the pro-US lobby in the country. But Mujahideens are happy.
- Bush’S Pak Visit A ‘Failure’, Let Raises Jihad Pitch (Indian Express, RIYAZ WANI, Mar 12, 2006)
Lashkar-e-Toiba idealogue Hafiz Muhammad Sayeed has said the high-profile visit of the US President to Pakistan has strengthened their call for jihad.
- Final Baglihar Project Hearing Deferred (News International, Muhammad Saleh Zaafir, Mar 12, 2006)
India has succeeded in obtaining from the World Bank neutral expert another deferment of the final hearing on the contentious power project that India is building at Baglihar on the Chenab River near Jammu in southern part of occupied Kashmir in . . .
- Kashmiri Leaders Call For End To Human Rights Violations (Daily Times, Mohammad Imran, Mar 12, 2006)
The Pugwash Conference called on Saturday for an end to human rights violations in Jammu and Kashmir, and urged all political parties in the state to participate in the dialogue process.
- Five Killed In Afghan Violence (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 12, 2006)
Two policemen were beheaded and their bodies dumped in a desert after being kidnapped from their homes in the heartland of Afghanistan’s opium poppy region, an official said on Saturday.
- 25 Militants Killed Near Miranshah (News International, Rahimullah Yusufzai, Mar 11, 2006)
Pakistan Army artillery shelled a village 10 kilometres from Miranshah on Friday night and gunship helicopters pounded militants’ positions following reports that two of the most wanted clerics Maulvi Sadiq Noor and Maulvi Abdul Khaliq and their . . .
- Leaders Want To Forget Past, Think Of Future (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 11, 2006)
A dinner hosted by Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri for participants of the Pugwash-sponsored International Conference on Kashmir here on Friday ended on a frenzied note.
- Churchill And Moscow (Statesman, Valentin Falin, Mar 11, 2006)
Myths are known to persist, as proved by Winston Churchill’s speech in Fulton in 1946. To this day it is regarded as the “anti-communist manifesto” that unleashed the Cold War and encouraged Stalin to erect the “iron curtain” which cut off a half . . .
- Understanding The Harvest Of Hate (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Mar 11, 2006)
Varanasi was just an exclamation mark in Islamist terror groups' war against India. Learning from it needs an understanding not of each outrage, but the whole.
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