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Articles 8621 through 8720 of 18611:
- India Changes Tune, Defends Iran (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Jan 28, 2006)
India on Friday distanced itself from US-led calls to isolate Iran at next week’s meeting of the IAEA after controversial remarks on the issue by Washington’s envoy to Delhi enraged the nation as seldom seen before.
- Palestinians' Democratic Choice Must Be Respected (Hindu, Jonathan Steele, Jan 28, 2006)
The excuses given for refusing to deal with Hamas will not wash. This is a chance for Europe to have an independent role.
- Take Control Of The Creation Of Technology (Business Line, D. Murali , Jan 28, 2006)
Neil Gershenfeld's FAB is important for two reasons: one, it's about `the coming revolution on your desktop — from personal computers to personal fabrication'; and, two, the author, who is director of MIT's CBA, or Centre for Bits and Atoms, . . .
- Aicc Blames Deve Gowda (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 28, 2006)
As the Dharam Singh Government on Friday night moved towards doom, the Congress Central leadership refused to take any blame for it and trained its guns on JD(S) supremo H D Deve Gowda, blaming him and his party for precipitating the situation.
- India Backs Russian Efforts On Iran Nuclear Tangle (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 28, 2006)
India said on Friday it backed Russia's proposal to resolve Iran's standoff with Western governments which suspect Tehran of secretly planning to build a nuclear bomb.
- Higher And Better (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 28, 2006)
There can't be two opinions that successive political regimes have always given enough attention towards the development of education in the State. In a way they have persisted with the positive trend started by the Dogra rulers and . . .
- Bush Wants To Resume Nuclear Recycling - Source (Reuters, Tom Doggett, Jan 28, 2006)
The Bush administration wants to restart a controversial program to reprocess spent nuclear fuel, a technology abandoned by the United States decades ago as a costly security risk, a congressional source said on Friday.
- Hamas, Fatah Gunmen Battle Over Election Results (Reuters, Nidal Al-Mughrabi, Jan 28, 2006)
Hamas and Fatah gunmen exchanged fire on Friday in political turmoil as the long-dominant Fatah faction was threatened with a violent backlash from within to its crushing election defeat by the Islamic militant group.
- Elbaradei Asks Us To Provide Iran With Nuclear Reactors (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 28, 2006)
Says resolution of Korean, Mideast, Kashmir issues to do away with 90pc
of proliferation threat
UN nuclear chief Mohamed ElBaradei on Friday called on the United States to provide Iran with nuclear reactors and urged Tehran to declare . . .
- Reshaping The Muslim World’S Destiny (Dawn, Shamshad Ahmad Khan, Jan 28, 2006)
Much has appeared in these columns, including some very thought-provoking pieces, on the outcome of the OIC’s extraordinary summit at Makkah last December.
- Where The Us Went Wrong (Dawn, Touqir Hussain, Jan 28, 2006)
The Bush foreign policy has provoked intense debate both at home and abroad. Within the US, one is stunned by the inconclusiveness of the debate; it is strained and confused.
- Self Rule Becomes Another Hot Issue Between Cong, Pdp (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 28, 2006)
Even as the Congress and the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) are yet to arrive at a consensus on controversial Women’s Bill, the ‘much touted’ Self-Rule proposal mooted by Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf, has also been snowballing . . .
- India Welcomes Russian Initiative For Consensus On Iran Nuke (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 28, 2006)
Seeking to clear the air after the politcal storm stirred by US envoy David C Mulford's remarks on the Iran nuclear issue, India today said it welcomed initiatives from Russia and others to forge a consensus and avoid a confrontation
- I Am Confident: Kumaraswamy (Hindu, S. Rajendran, Jan 27, 2006)
A.K. Antony circumspect, says situation is 50:50 for the Congress
The conscience vote of the Janata Dal (Secular) MLAs to be cast on Friday will decide the fate of the Dharam Singh Government on the floor of the Vidhana Soudha.
- Inappropriate Comments, Mulford Told (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Jan 27, 2006)
U.S. envoy expresses regret
Mulford's comments outrageous: Vajpayee
Saran "calls in" envoy and says his comments are not conducive to strong bilateral ties
- Upa Panel Discusses Bihar, Karnataka (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 27, 2006)
The core committee of the United Progressive Alliance on Thursday discussed Bihar Governor Buta Singh's resignation and the political developments in Karnataka, it is learnt.
- Mulford's Views Reflect Congress Feelings (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 27, 2006)
"Ultimately, how it votes is for India"
Need for the international community to act decisively and firmly: State Department
"U.S. to continue to work with Indian Government on the implementation of the nuclear agreement"
- 'Mulford's Remarks Inappropriate' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 27, 2006)
As Ambassador David C Mulford's comments on Indo-US nuclear deal kicked off a furore, government on Thursday summoned the envoy and conveyed its strong displeasure, saying the remarks were "inappropriate" and "not conducive to building a . . .
- Cong To Fight To The End (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 27, 2006)
On the conditions reportedly imposed by the JD(S) on the Congress including the demand for leaving the chief minister’s post to the JD(S), Mr Antony said that there was nothing of that sort.
- Us Daily Takes A Swipe At Musharraf’S Stance (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Jan 27, 2006)
Contempt seeps out of every sentence in the Washington Post editorial also lambasting him for the double standards he employs in dealing with Islamic extremists.
- In The Ghost Town Of Kathmandu (Indian Express, AVANTIKA REGMI, Jan 27, 2006)
The atmosphere in Nepal after the end of the Maoist ceasefire has become suffused with fear and trauma, identical to what we Nepalese faced after the February 2005 clampdown.
- This Grand Parade (Indian Express, Anindita Sanyal, Jan 27, 2006)
Another new year, another Republic Day Parade. Another debate on why, wherefore and whether. But forget the pros and cons and the patriotism vs cost-effort analysis. Nothing was further from our minds when our group of 24 schoolkids was . . .
- Kashmir: Musharraf Wants ‘Out-Of-Box’ Fix (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 27, 2006)
As business and politics took centre stage on day 2 of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf upped the ante on Kashmir calling for an “out-of-box” solution to resolve the issue.
- Buta Out, Nda Wants Pm To Go Too (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 27, 2006)
With Buta Singh gone, the NDA today stepped up demand for resignation of the Manmohan Singh Government.
- Afghanistan To India’S Rescue (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Jan 27, 2006)
Despite President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan having cast doubts on the India-Iran pipeline at Davos, New Delhi can now safely depend on Afghanistan for the India-Turkmenistan pipeline to supply gas to power projects in India.
- Tigers Release Cop As Goodwill Gesture (Indian Express, Peter Apps, Jan 27, 2006)
Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels released a policeman as a gesture of goodwill on Thursday, a day after agreeing to peace talks with the government in Switzerland, but some asked if civil war had merely been postponed.
- Salute This Republic (Indian Express, T.V.R. Shenoy, Jan 27, 2006)
In the wake of the Supreme Court judgment, I had just one question for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh: “What happened to the tigers of Ranthambore, Mr Prime Minister?”
- Mulford's Comments Kick Off Furore, India Says 'Inappropriate' (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 27, 2006)
As Ambassador David C Mulford's comments on Indo-US nuclear deal kicked off a furore, government today summoned the envoy and conveyed its strong displeasure, saying the remarks were "inappropriate" and "not conducive to building a strong partnership" ...
- Kar: Gowda Clueless About Tommorow's Crucial Vote (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 27, 2006)
Having failed to persuade party's rebel MLAs to retrace their steps, JD(S) chief H D Deve Gowda today virtually pleaded helplesness in ending the crisis and asked partymen to "prepare mentally" for developments that would unfold tomorrow when . . .
- At Least A Dozen Hurt In Violent Nepal Strike (Reuters, Gopal Sharma, Jan 27, 2006)
Nepal police used live rounds for the first time in nearly a year to quell a general strike against municipal elections and King Gyanendra's refusal to restore democracy, witnesses and party officials said.
- Us Says Mulford Expressed Congress' Views On Iran (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Jan 27, 2006)
In a damage control exercise, the US today said its Ambassador David C Mulford's comments that there would be a "devastating" effect on the Indo-US nuclear deal if India does not vote against Iran at the IAEA, . . .
- Nuclear Black Market Is Alive (Daily Excelsior, Allabaksh, Jan 27, 2006)
In March 2004 the then US secretary of state, Colin Powell, had declared in Delhi at the start of his South Asian visit that the Pakistan-led nuclear proliferation network had to be 'completely rooted out'.
- India-Pakistan Composite Dialogue — There Can Be No Let-Up In Vigilance (Business Line, G. Parthasarathy, Jan 27, 2006)
While there may be a change of tactics from time to time, the objectives of the Pakistan army establishment of "strategic depth" in Afghanistan and "bleeding India" in Jammu and Kashmir and elsewhere are not likely to change.
- Bombs Kills Two Afghan Police, Another School Torched (The Nation, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 27, 2006)
A bomb planted by Taliban fighters struck a police patrol on a highway in Afghanistan Friday, killing two policemen, while anti-government insurgents torched another girls' school, officials said.
- Kashmiris Observe India’S Republic Day As Black Day (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 27, 2006)
Kashmiris living on both sides of the Line of Control and all over the world on Thursday observed the Indian Republic Day as a black day to express indignation over the continued Indian subjugation of occupied Kashmir and brutalities . . .
- Us Moves To Unlink Indian Nuclear Deal With (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Jan 27, 2006)
US Ambassador to India David C Mulford’s remarks linking the Indo-US nuclear deal to New Delhi’s support on the Iran issue has kicked up an uproar within the government and outside.
- Get Going (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 27, 2006)
An exhaustive article in the last Sunday magazine of this newspaper makes a sad reading. It has brought home a grim truth. The elected, expanded and elevated civic body in this city is as toothless as was the one that was run by the Government . . .
- Iran Vote: India Chides Mulford For Iran Vote Remarks (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Jan 27, 2006)
US Ambassador to India David C Mulford’s remarks linking the Indo-US nuclear deal to New Delhi’s support on the Iran issue has kicked up an uproar within the government and outside.
- Saudi Arabia, India Fail To Sign Anti-Terror Accord (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Jan 27, 2006)
Efforts to sign an anti-terrorism treaty between Saudi Arabia and India have reportedly failed
- India Shows Off Military Might On Republic Day (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 27, 2006)
India showcased its military hardware and heritage at a tightly-guarded Republic Day parade on Thursday, with a display featuring elite troops, weaponry and aircraft with folk dancers, camels and elephants.
- Pakistan Says Committed To Peace With India (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 27, 2006)
In a message to mark India's Republic Day, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said his country was committed to making peace its South Asian rival.
- India Shows Its Military Muscle On Republic Day (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 27, 2006)
India showcased its military hardware and its heritage at a tightly guarded Republic Day parade on Thursday, with a display featuring elite troops, weaponry and aircraft along with folk dancers, camels and elephants
- Bush Ready To ‘Exhaust All Diplomacy’ On Iran Nuclear Issue (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 27, 2006)
* Bolton stresses UNSC referral, as opposed to simple IAEA ruling, critical to thwarting Tehran’s N-ambitions
* Larijani says Russian plan useful
- Shaukat’S Productive Us Visit (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 27, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that his weeklong visit to the US was a great success. Talking to newsmen aboard his special aircraft on way back home from Washington, he said that he held detailed talks with US leadership on different . . .
- Looking Into The Global Crystal Ball (Dawn, Maqbool Ahmad Bhatty, Jan 27, 2006)
The outlook for the future cannot be considered bright given the geopolitical global trends since the start of the century and millennium.
- Merging Markets (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 27, 2006)
As China and India are feted as the world's top emerging economies, Salil Tripathi suggests the potential rivals have much in common
- India Rejects Linking Iran Vote To Nuclear Deal With U.S. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Mulford says his remarks were taken out of context
Mulford: Fallout will be devastating and deal will die
India: we will make independent judgment
- Fight Terror Regardless Of Faith: Saudi King (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Jan 26, 2006)
Tells Manmohan that New Delhi, Riyadh should tackle it together
Holds one-on-one talks with Manmohan
India views Saudi Arabia as a "very important partner" in tackling global terror
Agreements, MoU on combating crime signed
- Scholars To Prepare Modern Tamil Grammar Through Computer (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Centre for Advanced Study in Linguistics organises workshop
There is a chasm between spoken and written Tamil, and both are not interchangeable, says Vice- Chancellor
- Obstacles To Moving On (Hindu, Jonathan Freedland, Jan 26, 2006)
I AM writing these words on a train, travelling through Germany. And yet, it hardly feels strange at all. There was a time when a journey like this would have felt like the breaking of a taboo: the associations with the wartime past . . .
- Iran Nuclear Envoy In China As U.N. Sanctions Loom (Reuters, Lindsay Beck, Jan 26, 2006)
Iran's top nuclear negotiator sat down to talks in Beijing on Thursday, seeking to keep veto-wielding China from siding with the West in its push for U.N. sanctions over Tehran's nuclear ambitions.
- Rajnath Announces His Pack (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
BJP President Rajnath Singh on Wednesday announced his team of party office bearers that included many new faces including ex-Himachal Pradesh chief minister Shanta Kumar, former Bajrang Dal chief Vinay Katiyar, former Union Ministers Sumitra Mahajan ...
- Musharraf Rules Out Independence As Option To Resolve Kashmir (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Ruling out independence as an option to resolve the Kashmir issue, President Pervez Musharraf has said a "minor step back" was required by India and Pakistan from their "rigid positions" to evolve a solution based on his proposals of self-governance . . .
- ‘Independence Not Option For Kashmir’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Ruling out independence as an option to resolve the Kashmir issue, President Pervez Musharraf has said a “minor step back” was required by India and Pakistan from their “rigid positions” to evolve a solution based on his proposals of self-governance and d
- Saudi King Opposes Abetment Of Terror (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah, in a subtle message to Pakistan, conveyed to Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Wednesday that his country opposed both financial and moral support to terrorism and offered to work with India in combating terrorism.
- No Fixed Agenda For Talks: Colombo (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Jan 26, 2006)
LTTE wants dialogue confined to ceasefire agreement
The Sri Lankan Government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) on Wednesday agreed to unconditional talks to discuss the implementation aspects of the ceasefire agreement in Switzerland . . .
- Is A Breakthrough Possible? (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Jan 26, 2006)
India and Pakistan still stick to old positions. But a breakdown in relations has been averted
- Indo-Saudi Anti-Crime Pact Inked (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
India and Saudi Arabia today took the first step towards combatting terrorism together through an agreement that opens the door for intelligence-sharing for the first time between both countries.
- N-Deal Dies If India Doesn’T Vote Against Iran: Mulford (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Jan 26, 2006)
US Ambassador to India David Mulford today played spoiler to New Delhi’s delicate dealing on the Iran nuclear issue as he sought to link the fate of the Indo-US nuclear deal to the way India votes at the International Atomic Energy Agency meeting . . .
- India, S Arabia Sign Four Agreements (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
India and Saudi Arabia on Wednesday joined hands to combat global terrorism and signed four agreements that will impart a new strategic dimension to their burgeoning ties.
- Pakistan Says Committed To Peace With India (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
In a message to mark India's Republic Day, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said his country was committed to making peace its South Asian rival.
- Rebels Blow Rail Link Ahead Of Republic Day (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Maoist rebels in eastern India blew up a rail bridge, stranding about a dozen trains, and attacked a police station hours before the country was to begin its annual Republic Day celebrations, police said on Thursday.
- India On Alert Ahead Of Republic Day Celebrations (Reuters, Palash Kumar, Jan 26, 2006)
Anti-aircraft guns were mounted on high-rise buildings in the Indian capital on Wednesday and hundreds of soldiers and police patrolled its ceremonial heart as the country prepared to mark Republic Day.
- India, S. Arabia Talks Focus On Key Energy Ties (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
India and Saudi Arabia on Wednesday discussed how they could forge stronger ties in the energy sector and agreed to jointly fight terrorism during talks between the two countries' leaders in the Indian capital.
- Protests Outside Patna Raj Bhavan (Hindu, K. BALCHAND, Jan 26, 2006)
Protesters taken into custody
"Insult to national flag"
Demonstrations were staged outside the Raj Bhavan on Wednesday protesting the refusal of Governor Buta Singh to resign and his pronouncement to hoist the national flag at the State's . . .
- Pokhran Brotherhood, 1,000 Moons (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam still has fond memories of the Pokhran II days and of the project’s fellow architect, A.B. Vajpayee.
- Kashmir Independence Not Possible: Musharraf (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Ruling out independence as an option to resolve the Kashmir issue, President Pervez Musharraf has said a ‘‘minor step back’’ was required by India and Pakistan from their ‘‘rigid positions’’ to evolve a solution based on his proposals . . .
- India, Saudi Arabia To Work Out Plan To Fight Terrorism (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Jan 26, 2006)
The visiting King of Saudi Arabia Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud today held 45-minute-long one-to-one talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during which the two leaders are understood to have discussed the need for hammering out a strategy . . .
- What Punishment For Buta Singh ? (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
All of those responsible for the illegal, unconstitutional and arbitrary dissolution of the Bihar assembly last year please raise your hands! Thus spoke the Supreme Court of India.
- Blasts In India, Afghanistan (Tribune, G. Parthasarathy, Jan 26, 2006)
While Pakistan’s eastern flank with India has been free of tensions ever since the ceasefire along the Line of Control came into effect in November 2003, the same cannot be said about the developments on its western borders.
- Somalis Take Comfort In The Past (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
How many guns make a warlord? Twenty-five technicals, so about 250 armed men with Russian AK-47s and Belgian pistols make you a lord, and you can go up the hierarchy to viscount or marquis or earl or proper baron if you include a couple of . . .
- India, S Arabia Sign Pact To Fight Terror (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah signed an agreement on Wednesday to work together to fight terrorism as the two countries moved to build closer ties.
- J-K: Self Rule Proposal Need To Be Discussed, Says Mehbooba (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Maintaining that the solution to Kashmir issue could only be evolved through dialogue, PDP President Mehbooba Mufti today said the proposal of "self rule" floated recently by Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf need to be discussed at national and . . .
- Musharraf Rules Out Independence (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Ruling out independence as an option to resolve the Kashmir issue, President Pervez Musharraf has said a "minor step back" was required by India and Pakistan from their "rigid positions" to evolve a solution based on his proposals of self-governance . . .
- Ril May Sell 15-20% Stake In Rpl To Pvt Equity (Business Standard, Kausik Datta, Jan 26, 2006)
Reliance Industries Ltd is learnt to have begun talks with a clutch of private equity players and hedge funds to offload about 15-20 per cent stake in its wholly owned subsidiary Reliance Petroleum (RPL). Analysts said the deal could yield nearly ...
- ‘Uk To Deploy Up To 4,000 Troops In Afghanistan’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Britain plans to order up to 4,000 of its toughest troops to start deploying in a restive area of southern Afghanistan from April or May, the mass-circulation Sun tabloid reported on Wednesday.
- Pro-Iran Vote Can Kill Indo-Us Civil Nuclear Deal: Mulford (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Jan 26, 2006)
India rejects attempt to link IAEA vote to Indo-US civil nuclear deal
- Iran Positive On Russian Uranium Plan, Says Larijani (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
* Chief nuclear negotiator says plan could involve other countries
* P5 members plus Germany to meet in London on Monday to strive for consensus before IAEA meeting next month
- Kashmir Bloodied Again Ahead Of Republic Day (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
* Indian soldier goes postal, kills four
* Kashmiris to observe black day today
- J&k Infiltration Close To Zero: Indian Army (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
A senior Army officer said on Wednesday that infiltration levels in Jammu and Kashmir were close to zero.
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