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Articles 1121 through 1220 of 21681:
- Play The Nuclear Card (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Oct 16, 2006)
In psychobabble, what North Korea has just done would be characterized as ‘a cry for help’, like a teenage kid burning his parents’ house down because he is misunderstood.
- Seven Years And Counting (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Oct 16, 2006)
On October 12, Pervez Musharraf celebrated seven years in power in Pakistan. But what does the future hold for him and his country?
- In Line Of Lies (Daily Excelsior, Allabaksh, Oct 16, 2006)
A more apt name for the book ghost written for the Pakistani dictator, Gen Pervez Musharraf, would have been 'A Pack of Lies' or 'In Line of Lies'. In Line of Propaganda could also have be an appropriate title since many are of the view that the . . .
- Dark Days Of Reckoning In Afghanistan (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 16, 2006)
I was invited to Afghanistan to take part in the Martyr Day ceremonies on September 9, which coincided with the death anniversary of Ahmed Shah Masood, better known as the Lion of Panjsheer.
- Heed It (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Oct 16, 2006)
It is high time that Pakistan took seriously the advice proffered by the United States on stopping terrorism in this country as a whole and the State in particular.
- Nam Change, Anyone? (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Oct 16, 2006)
On the eve of the NAM summit in Havana, that Vatican of anti-Americanism, go to Google and see how many cities in the entire world still have a boulevard, or a landmark named after Tito.
- Mechanism To Fight Terrorism (Tribune, Sushant Sareen, Oct 16, 2006)
The decision “to put in place an India-Pakistan anti-terrorism institutional mechanism to identify and implement counter-terrorism initiatives and investigations” is by all means a “bold and new beginning” in Indo-Pak relations.
- Reduce Army, Expand Air Force And Navy (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Oct 16, 2006)
Former Air Force Chief, Air Chief Marshal Tipnis has criticised the account of the Indian defence efforts on the Kargil conflict as presented by the then army chief, General V. P. Malik in his book “Kargil: From Surprise to Victory.”
- Oye, Oye Heptachloride (Telegraph, Ruchir Joshi, Oct 16, 2006)
All of us who have growing children need to put aside a little for their college education, and I suppose Amir Khan and Shah Rukh Khan are no different. Scratching my head as I am, I cannot find any other way of understanding these guys’ ongoing . . .
- Thermal Imagers, Underground Sensors Along Indo-Bangla Border (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
Sophisticated surveillance and tracking gadgets like thermal imagers and underground sensors have been installed along the porous Indo-Bangladesh border to prevent infiltration by Pakistan-backed terrorists.
- China Oils Its War Machine (Pioneer, Brahma Chellaney , Oct 16, 2006)
A striking feature of a booming Asia is how energy demands are beginning to noticeably influence strategic thinking and military planning.
- 'Akash'project Delay Has Upset Iaf Plans: Tyagi (Times of India, RAJAT PANDIT, Oct 16, 2006)
Defence Research and Development Organisation on several ocassions has vetoed plans to"buy"military hardware and software by promising to"make"them.
- Pervez Losing Army Support, Says Report (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
An American think tank, Stratfor, has said that General Pervez Musharraf is unlikely to be removed by any action of the armed forces, but may be beginning to lose this support base.
- Oscar Mein Rang (Times of India, SHARMISTHA GOOPTU, Oct 16, 2006)
Rang de Basanti, a film that generated controversy at the time of its release for being anti-state and anti-democracy, has been nominated as India's official entry to the Oscars in the foreign film category.
- Proliferation Unlimited (Pioneer, Cecil Victor, Oct 16, 2006)
China has played the same card as the US by winking at proliferation while stating to be working against it, says Cecil Victor
- Dengue Outbreak (News International, Editorial, The News International, Oct 16, 2006)
The warning issued by medical experts that Karachi runs the risk of a major outbreak of dengue fever must not be taken lightly by both authorities and citizens alike.
- Why Can’T Human Trafficking Be Checked? (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 16, 2006)
Another group of about 600 Pakistanis, who were smuggled to Oman illegally by the human trafficker mafia, were deported to Pakistan the other day.
- ‘Vision For Balochistan’ (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 16, 2006)
Balochistan's troubles stem primarily from the neglect it has suffered over the years.
- Liaquat & The Objectives Resolution (Dawn, Sharif al Mujahid, Oct 16, 2006)
Jinnah’s “right hand man” and heir apparent — that’s how Liaquat Ali Khan is often referred to, and rightly too.
- Balochistan Package (News International, Editorial, The News International, Oct 16, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz unveiled his “Vision for development in Balochistan” on Friday and announced a package of Rs19.5 billion for the province.
- ‘Realignment’ Of Political Forces Augers Well (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Oct 16, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has admitted that a “realignment of political forces before the 2007 general election” is in the offing. He said so to various editors and senior columnists in Karachi because he wants the message to go down loud and clear.
- The Baloch Jirga (News International, Rahimullah Yusufzai, Oct 16, 2006)
The most significant backlash of the killing of Nawab Mohammad Akbar Shahbaz Khan Bugti at the hands of the Pakistan Army in August has been the revival of the traditional Baloch national jirga.
- A Q Khan Back After Surgery (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
Pakistan’s former top nuclear scientist, who confessed to leaking sensitive technology to North Korea, Iran and Libya, returned to his home on Sunday after undergoing surgery for prostate cancer, a Cabinet minister said.
- Seven Killed In Taliban Attacks (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
A series of Taliban-linked attacks across Afghanistan left seven people dead on Sunday, and the Italian government said it believed a missing freelance photojournalist had been kidnapped.
- Pakistan Playing Down Taliban Threat: Dafdar (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
Afghan Foreign Minister Rangeen Dadfar Spanta on Sunday accused Pakistan of trying to play down the threat of ‘international terrorism’ by labelling the Taliban uprising in Afghanistan an ethnic issue.
- 'Pakistan First', Says Musharraf In Urdu (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
Entitled "Sab Se Pehle Pakistan" (Pakistan First), the Urdu version of Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's much-discussed memoir, "In the Line of Fire", is to hit the stands across the country on Oct 21.
- Bureaucratic Absurdity (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 16, 2006)
The Indian government works in funny ways. Even as the National Security Council (NSC) has circulated a bizarre set of proposals suggesting that all FDI from China should be ‘screened’ the home ministry has streamlined visa requirements for Chinese . . .
- Nuclear Dominos (News International, Nasim Zehra, Oct 16, 2006)
analyst and adjunct professor at SAIS Johns Hopkins University, Washington DC
- Pm Calls For Zero Tolerance To Terrorism (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
Without naming Pakistan, PM Manmohan Singh on Friday advocated an international norm of “zero tolerance” to terrorism saying it would send the right signal to the “countries directly engaged” in perpetrating the menace or allowing their territories . . .
- In Search Of Rock Bottom (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Oct 16, 2006)
Incidents of past few weeks - from daily killings in Iraq to nuclear tests in North Korea - indicate the world is today a much more dangerous place
- ‘Clinton’S N-Hoax Forced Pakistan To End Kargil War’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
A former Pakistan foreign official has accused the Clinton administration of playing a “hoax” to put “pressure” on Islamabad to withdraw its troops and end the 1999 Kargil conflict with India.
- On The Consequences Of Our Actions (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
‘People don’t believe in consequences anymore’.
- India Will Burn If Afzal Is Hanged: Farooq Abdullah (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
India will "go up in flames" if it hangs a Muslim militant convicted for his role in an attack on parliament in 2001, former Chief Minister of Kashmir, Farooq Abdullah was quoted as saying.
- Second Nuclear Age In Offing: Atomic Officials (Deccan Herald, WILLIAM J BROAD, Oct 16, 2006)
Mohamed ElBaradei, the director general of the IAEA, has estimated that up to 49 nations now know how to make nuclear arms, and he has warned that global tensions could push some over the line.
- Ban Ready To Meet Nkorea's Kim Jong-Il To Solve Nuke Issue (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
UN Secretary General-elect Ban Ki-Moon has said he was prepared to take the initiative to solve the North Korean nuclear crisis by going to Pyongyang and meeting the country's reclusive President Kim Jong-Il, once he assumes charge of the world . . .
- A Year After The Earthquake (News International, Editorial, The News International, Oct 16, 2006)
After one year of the earthquake, the central issue in the reconstruction and rehabilitation, more than anything else, is the credibility of the Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority (ERRA) in the eyes of the stakeholders.
- Jklf Protests Indian Sc’S Decision To Hang Afzal Guru (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
The Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) on Sunday protested the decision of the Indian Supreme Court to hang Afzal Guru for allegedly taking part in the December 2001 attack on the Indian parliament.
- Public Health Fiasco (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Oct 16, 2006)
The government may not want to concede it, but the country seems headed towards one of its worst outbreaks of vector-borne viral and other diseases.
- Failed Mediation (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Oct 16, 2006)
Afghanistan’s rejection of the Duran Line and claim on Pakistan territory upto Indus river is unrealistic.
- Big Powers Blocking India’S Un Bid: Pm (Deccan Herald, DEVIKA SEQUEIRA , Oct 15, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh admitted openly to the media on Saturday that the big powers were blocking India’s entry into the UN Security Council and that UN reforms would take a long time to be effected.
- Military Imbalance With Pakistan....? (Daily Excelsior, Chandra Mohan, Oct 15, 2006)
There is a sudden spate of "hard luck" stories (including a letter written by Chief of Air Staff to the Defence Minister) highlighting how there is a slump in ratio of India's conventional military capability vis-a-vis Pakistan.
- Sanctions Against Pakistan Imperative (Pioneer, DR Ahuja, Oct 15, 2006)
Despite Islamabad's efforts to distance itself from the charges of proliferation, it is unlikely that AQ Khan and his associates could have engaged in nuclear transfers without tacit approval from Pakistani authorities
- Lashkar-E-Jhangvi: A Convenient Catch-All Name? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Oct 15, 2006)
The interior minister, Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao, told reporters on Saturday that eight people allegedly involved in the Ayub Park blast and in planting anti-tank rockets at different locations in Islamabad last week have been arrested and they have . . .
- Yunus Says Bangladesh's New Found Unity Must Extend To . . . (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2006)
The nation rejoices the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to the "banker to the poor"
- Death For Afzal Is Too Harsh, Says Farooq (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2006)
The former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah has said the death punishment to Mohammad Afzal, convicted in the Parliament attack case, is "too extreme," and fears for the life of the judges who have sentenced him.
- What Is The Pm Up To? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 15, 2006)
It is unfortunate that we have a Prime Minister who refuses to listen to the voices of crores of Indians against the killing of innocent Indians by terrorists aided and abetted by Pakistan.
- Hanging Afzal Will Turn Him Into A Hero: Farooq Abdullah (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2006)
Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah has warned that the hanging of Mohammed Afzal, convicted for the 2001 attack on the Indian parliament, would turn him into a ‘a hero’ and provide ‘a massive weapon to separatists’.
- Mere Condemnation Does Not Serve The Purpose (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 15, 2006)
Kim Jong-il’s “ultimate goal” is to bring about direct bilateral talks with America, meanwhile seeking and even obtaining nuclear security as the only insurance it has against a hostile move by the United States.
- Pitching For A Second Chance (Indian Express, Sandeep Dwivedi, Oct 15, 2006)
It has been a week when cricketers with a past got some clarity about their future. Herschelle Gibbs finally got over with the questioning he had been avoiding for long to remove that big question mark over his presence in India.
- For Mumbai Cops, Pak Link Lies In Phone Call, Dialect (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2006)
The contents of the Pakistan dossier prepared by the Anti-terrorist Squad (ATS) may be a bit thin on specific evidence on the 7/11 blasts but it has details on the Pakistani operatives who crossed over to conduct operations.
- India Will Burn If Afzal Hanged - Farooq Abdullah (Reuters, Kamil Zaheer, Oct 15, 2006)
India will "go up in flames" if it hangs a Muslim militant convicted for his role in an attack on parliament in 2001, a former chief minister of Indian Kashmir was quoted as saying.
- Special Article (Statesman, SUBROTO ROY, Oct 15, 2006)
There is a difference between law and equity (or natural justice). The power of pardon is an equitable power. Commuting a death-sentence is a partial pardon
- Nato Seen Following Waziristan Lead (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Oct 15, 2006)
Following the visit of NATO coalition forces commander for Afghanistan, Gen David Richards, to Islamabad, it is now believed that the United States and Britain have authorised President General Pervez Musharraf to attempt to negotiate a peace deal . . .
- Wars Over Water In Future? (Daily Excelsior, Jyotsna Pandit, Oct 15, 2006)
The UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan, has warned that the next war will not be waged over oil, but over water, which is becoming the scarcest natural resource.
- To Hang Afzal Guru Or Not To Hang? (Daily Excelsior, Dr. Jitendra Singh, Oct 15, 2006)
The question is not whether to hang Afzal Guru or not to hang. The question is what are the basic issues that the various mutually contending parties are trying to debate or pretending to debate?
- We'll Test Pak After Giving Terror Evidence: Pm (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2006)
Brushing aside Islamabad’s repeated denials about its involvement in the Mumbai blasts, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said India will test Pakistan only after giving it "credible evidence" about "elements" in that country being behind the . . .
- Getting Pakistan On Board, Without Scaring It Away (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Oct 15, 2006)
United States Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns’ call on Pakistan to use its influence on “Kashmiri terrorist groups” to stop all attacks on India is an indirect way of telling Islamabad that it must stop all support to terrorism, period.
- Over The Top (News International, Masood Hasan, Oct 15, 2006)
It seems to be the rage -- excuse the pun, for men in Pakistan to burn women at the slightest pretext. It has been going on for many long years and the disease shows no sign of abating. In fact it is registering a healthy increase.
- The New Race (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Oct 15, 2006)
World War III may result when unrepentant Communists gang up with Islamic fundamentalists to challenge the free world. North Korea's nuclearisation, or the dangers thereof, should be considered in that context
- Indian Charges Negate Havana (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2006)
Pakistan has strongly rejected the Indian allegations of its intelligence agency’s involvement in Julyís Mumbai train bombings, the Pakistani embassy said in a letter printed in the Christian Science Monitor on Friday.
- State Of Denial (News International, Editorial, The News International, Oct 15, 2006)
Seven years after he took charge of the country, President General Pervez Musharraf is still engaged, in a sense, in replaying the opening sequence. It does seem a long time ago when he arrived on the scene as an admirer of Kamal Ataturk and was . . .
- Truly Nobel (News International, Editorial, The News International, Oct 15, 2006)
The Bangladeshi economist, Muhammad Yunus, and his pioneering Grameen Bank have walked away with the coveted Nobel Peace Prize this year for their truly remarkable work among the poor.
- Aziz Hints Political Forces To Be Realigned Before Next Elections (Daily Times, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Oct 15, 2006)
Says govt talking to ‘those who are opposed to us’
New ‘vision’ will bring progress and prosperity to Balochistan.
- Vision Balochistan To Accelerate Development (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 15, 2006)
In an interview, Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has expressed his readiness to discuss ‘all issues’ including Jammu and Kashmir with Pakistan but negated the very essence of the ‘readiness’ by declaring that there can’t be discussions on . . .
- The Truth About The Kargil Episode (Dawn, Shamshad Ahmad, Oct 15, 2006)
We now have two clearly delineated and mutually dismissive versions of the Kargil episode — a controversial as well as painful saga of our history.
- An Honour For South Asia (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 15, 2006)
In naming Muhammad Yunus of Bangladesh and his Grameen Bank as the joint winners of the Nobel Peace Prize for 2006, the Nobel selection committee has underscored an important point: that peace is not related to politics alone and is, in fact, . . .
- Outside The Media Glare (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 15, 2006)
The news from the India-Pakistan dialogue front is encouraging. The two countries have decided to revive their talks which have been stalled since July when bomb blasts in Mumbai led to horrific loss of life.
- Manmohan: ``Big Powers" Block U.N. Reform (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Oct 15, 2006)
Reform process has a long way to go
Verifiable cross-border links
Strong support for India's plea
- Middlemen Indispensible In Defence Deals, Says Pm (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2006)
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh today said that the country’s defence purchases cannot take place without the assistance of middlemen associated with the defence industries.
- Fixing A Scandal (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 15, 2006)
Six-and-a-half years after he was implicated in the match-fixing scandal, Herschelle Gibbs, international cricket's most famous fugitive, finally showed up at the Delhi Police Headquarters to answer questions about his role in the bribery affair . . .
- A Shame, Really (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2006)
It really is a shame that the government has decided to backtrack on earlier indications that it may finally relent and lower oil prices in the country.
- Seven Years On, Pervez Remains Power Hungry (Tribune, Syed Nooruzzaman, Oct 14, 2006)
Another October 12 has come and gone with Pakistan still waiting to get rid of a government controlled by the army.
- Consensus On Nuclear Crisis (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
Chinese President Hu Jintao and his South Korean counterpart, Roh Moo-Hyun, said on Friday they had reached a consensus on stepping up cooperation to resolve the North Korean nuclear crisis.
- Pm Calls For Zero Tolerance To Terrorism (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
Without naming Pakistan, PM Manmohan Singh on Friday advocated an international norm of “zero tolerance” to terrorism saying it would send the right signal to the “countries directly engaged” in perpetrating the menace or allowing their territories . . .
- Uk Convicts Qaida Man Of Indian Origin (Indian Express, RASHMEE ROSHAN LALL, Oct 14, 2006)
A British Hindu convert to Islam of ethnic Indian origin has admitted – and been convicted by a London court for plotting to detonate a radioactive "dirty" bomb and other explosive devices to commit mass murder in Britain and the US.
- N Korea Nuke Test: Implications For India (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
North Korea's Nuclear test has brought into sharp focus Pakistan's role as a Nuclear Proliferator.
- Us Think Tank Asserts Isi Role In J&k Terror (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Oct 14, 2006)
The ISI’s role in supporting militants in Kashmir and Taliban-backed insurgents in Afghanistan has been highlighted in a new report by a leading US think tank.
- Us To Try Ksm For Pearl Murder (Times of India, Chidanand Rajghatta, Oct 14, 2006)
US authorities plan to charge 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed with the murder of Wall Street Journal correspondent Daniel Pearl when he faces a military tribunal next year, following his admission during interrogation that he personally ca
- India For ‘Zero Tolerance’ On Terror (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday called for “zero tolerance” against terrorism, which he said, with Pakistan in mind, would send the right signal to countries engaged in promoting terrorism.
- 2 Militants, Jawan Killed In Encounter (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
Two militants of the Lashkar-e-Toiba outfit were killed in an encounter with the security forces after a night-long operation in Shopian town of Pulwama district. An Army jawan of 44 RR was also killed in the encounter, the police here said.
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