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Articles 1721 through 1820 of 21681:
- Making Borders Irrelevant (Tribune, G Parthasarathy, Oct 05, 2006)
EVER since the “historic” Havana meeting between Dr Manmohan Singh and Gen Pervez Musharraf, spin doctors in the Prime Minister’s Office have been averring that the General assured Dr Manmohan Singh that Pakistan was not involved in the 7/11 bomb . . .
- Doctor’S Visits (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 05, 2006)
The past few weeks have seen the prime minister mentioned in mostly ‘foreign affairs’ stories, stuff that has sometimes made its way to only ‘international’ pages in newspapers.
- Bush Follows Pakistan’S Strategy (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 05, 2006)
According to report, the Bush administration has decided to change
its course in Afghanistan by adopting President Musharraf’s strategy to politically engage the non-militant Taliban. Top Republican leaders have come to the conclusion that the . . .
- Enforcing Ban On ‘Gutka’ (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 05, 2006)
Wednesday's decision by the Sindh government to ban the production and sale of ‘gutka’ is likely to be met with scepticism.
- Vendetta Politics Is Harming Punjab (Tribune, Sarbjit Dhaliwal, Oct 05, 2006)
Of late, feudal instincts have started dominating Punjab politics which had remained almost free from the “eye for an eye” political culture, witnessed in other states such as Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and even neighbouring Haryana, till the late 90s.
- Cpm’S Double Standards (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 05, 2006)
The lead story in this week’s Organiser slams CPI(M) for ignoring “grave security concerns” to lobby for a Chinese firm, Hutchison Ports Holding, in the case of privatisation of ports.
- Mush’S Cheap Shot: General 1, Pakistan 0 (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, Oct 05, 2006)
There is a reason why heads of state and government avoid writing tell all memoirs until after they are out of office.
- Will Pak Walk The Talk On Terror! (Daily Excelsior, Subhashis Mittra, Oct 05, 2006)
It was indeed "Mohabbat Zindabad". After hitting a road block in the aftermath of the serial blasts in Mumbai in July, the chill in the India-Pakistan peace process seems to have thawed.
- 4 Cops, Civilian Killed In Srinagar Fidayeen (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2006)
Four J&K Police personnel and at least one civilian got killed when militants launched a suicide attack near a paramilitary encampment in the business hub of Budshah Chowk in the heart of this capital city today.
- Badness Gracious Him! (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Oct 05, 2006)
He is the nicest guy we know. Polite, quiet and the perfect gentleman. And then there is the other guy — brash, with a 100 cc motor in his mouth and doing things on a rather regular basis that are far from neighbourly.
- Cross-Border Terror — The Uncomfortable Questions (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Oct 05, 2006)
One has little hope that Pakistan will carry out a sincere investigation after obtaining the evidence. But more worrying is that plots hatched across the border involve Indian accomplices.
- Investigating Kargil (News International, Editorial, The News International, Oct 05, 2006)
President Musharraf's book seems to have opened up a veritable Pandora's box on many controversial matters.
- North Korea: The Other Part Of ‘Axis Of Evil’ Comes Calling (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Oct 05, 2006)
When the Americans attacked Iraq in 2003 many people asked if the Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) had to be eliminated with such urgency, why wasn’t North Korea considered first?
- When Floods Are Not News (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Oct 05, 2006)
Floods in West Bengal have taken a toll of 78 lives in the last few weeks and have affected the lives of over seven million people in 16 districts of the state. But leaving aside a few notable exceptions (unhappily, this newspaper was not one of them),
- Air Force Sans Planes? (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Oct 05, 2006)
The air chief marshal’s letter to the defence minister, pointing to the steady decline in superiority over Pakistan, has found its way to the press and makes for somewhat distressing reading.
- Why No Relief On Oil Prices? (News International, Editorial, The News International, Oct 05, 2006)
The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA), as part of the bimonthly review of oil prices in the country, has announced that there will be no change for the next 15 days.
- Pak Promises ‘Action’ Sans Suspect Handover (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2006)
Pakistan will “help in investigations” of the Mumbai train blasts if India provides evidence, but will not hand over any person wanted by India.
- Talks With India Could Resume Late October - Pakistan (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2006)
Pakistan said on Monday that peace talks with India could resume in late October, and offered to take action if proof was given that Pakistani spies and militants were involved in bomb attacks in Mumbai last July.
- Pak Hand In Mumbai Blasts Vindicates Maha Govt Stand (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2006)
With investigations into the Mumbai serial train blasts pointing towards a Pakistani hand, the Maharashtra Government's view that the recent terror trend was part of Islamabad-sponsored jehadi terrorism stands vindicated.
- Talks With India Could Resume Late October: Pak (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2006)
Pakistan said on Monday that peace talks with India could resume in late October, and offered to take action if proof was given that Pakistani spies and militants were involved in bomb attacks in Mumbai last July.
- 'India's Assertion On Mumbai Blasts Based On Concrete Evidence' (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2006)
India on Monday said its assertion that ISI and Pakistan-based terror groups were behind the Mumbai bomb blasts was based on "concrete investigation and evidence" which it would hand over to Pakistan.
- Mufti Heads Non-Official Team To Unga (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Oct 03, 2006)
Former J&K CM Mufti Mohammed Sayeed will lead the non-official delegation from India to the UN General Assembly this year. The delegation includes Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, who is already in the US.
- Afzal's Friends (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 03, 2006)
As if the unofficial mercy petition filed by Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and the specious arguments being bandied about by usual busybody lawyer-activists in Delhi were not bad enough, Mr Farooq Abdullah has joined the "let's save Mohammed . . .
- Old Must Give Way To New (Deccan Herald, Bidanda M Chengappa, Oct 03, 2006)
There’s been undue delay in the finalisation of modernisation plans.
- Al-Qaeda Letter Gives Glimpse Into Leadership:report (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2006)
Information recovered from safe houses when al Qaeda’s leader in Iraq was killed six months ago placed the group’s leadership in the Waziristan region of Pakistan, The Washington Post reported today.
- Attacks On Religion: A One-Sided Affair (Dawn, Muhammad Ali Siddiqi, Oct 03, 2006)
Muslims and European Christians have interacted now for more than 1,400 years in both war and peace, and it goes without saying that both sides have committed what we today call war crimes.
- India Escalates Pak Bashing (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 03, 2006)
Indian Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon has said that Pakistan ‘will’ be provided evidence of ISI’s involvement in the Mumbai trains bomb blasts.
- Remnants Of Soviet Aggression (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 03, 2006)
Categorically stating that the country’s intelligence service (ISI) has played no role in propping up the renegade Taliban fighters in Afghanistan, President Pervez Musharraf has disclosed that he is investigating possible support . . .
- Fighting Terrorism Together (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 03, 2006)
For years charges have been levelled against Pakistan’s intelligence agency, the ISI, that it has been involved in the terrorism that has destabilised South Asia.
- The Isi, Once More (News International, Editorial, The News International, Oct 03, 2006)
The ISI is once again in the eye of a worldwide media storm. Over the last couple of weeks, the country's premier secret agency has repeatedly grabbed the headlines, being accused of a catalogue of alleged misdemeanours by a variety of familiar sources.
- Ajk Unable To Run Loc Buses (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2006)
The Foreign Office has asked the Azad Kashmir authorities to resume bus services to the Line of Control from Muzaffarabad and Rawlakot but officials here have reportedly expressed inability to follow the directive citing financial . . . .
- Talks With India Likely To Resume After Eid: Fo: Baglihar Meeting Under Way In Paris (Dawn, Qudssia Akhlaque, Oct 03, 2006)
Pakistan and India appear all set to resume composite dialogue later this month, soon after Eidul Fitr, with a review meeting of foreign secretaries in New Delhi.
- No Proof Of Isi’S Involvement Received: Pm (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Monday rejected Indian allegations of Inter Services Intelligence’s involvement in the Mumbai blasts and said Pakistan had received no evidence so far to support this allegation.
- Musharraf’S Book ‘Falls’ As Indians And Pakistanis Continue To Differ (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Oct 03, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf’s book has fallen from No 3 on Amazon to No 20, but reader reviews continue with Indians castigating the author and denouncing what he has written and Pakistanis springing to his defence.
- Nhpc Working To Harness 6040 Mw Power In J&k (Daily Excelsior, Gopal Sharma, Oct 03, 2006)
National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) is working to harness nearly 6040 MW power generation through fourteen power projects taken in hand in J&K while the Corporation is all set to take up four new projects of 1700 MW capacity over river . . .
- Dealing With Rabies (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 03, 2006)
One hopes that the city government will adopt a sensible approach when dealing with an alarming increase in dog bite cases in Karachi.
- Inside The Heart And Mind Of Terror (Tribune, Kim Sengupta, Oct 03, 2006)
Mohammed Atta, the leader of the September 11 hijackers, is shown laughing and joking while filming his ‘martyrdom testament’ along with others involved in a newly released video.
- Send A Strong Message (Pioneer, Vivek Gumaste, Oct 03, 2006)
The clamour for clemency for Mohammed Afzal Guru, the terrorist convicted for masterminding the December 2001 attack on Parliament, brings to the fore a vital issue:
- Indian Propaganda Helping Bail Out Their Terrorists, Says Fo (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2006)
Says Pakistan will cooperate if India gives evidence
Foreign secretaries likely to meet after Ramazan
- What's Faith Got To Do With It? (OutLook, Daniel Lak, Oct 03, 2006)
A big book, but can't get the incredulity. Is it really so strange that India should prosper or succeed?
- Isi Mark (OutLook, B. Raman , Oct 03, 2006)
The Mumbai Police naturally did not share with the media the details of the evidence regarding the ISI involvement collected by them.
- Ex-Isi Officers May Be Aiding Taliban, Admits Pervez On Tv (Asian Age, Masood Haider, Oct 03, 2006)
Pakistan President Gen. Pervez Musharraf said in an interview telecast here on Sunday that some retired Inter-Services Intelligence officials could be assisting Taliban insurgents, adding:
- The Evil That We Live With (Pioneer, BULBUL ROY MISHRA, Oct 03, 2006)
Why is it that instead of reining in crime, our social and political leaders readily resort to the 'root cause theory', asks Bulbul Roy Mishra
- General In His Labyrinth (Pioneer, B Raman, Oct 03, 2006)
Pervez Musharraf's lies and antics have created fissures and unhappiness in Pakistan's Army
- When The Enemy Lies West (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2006)
Pankaj Mishra dredges up gigantic civilisations locking horns with the West in his ‘angry’ book.
- Rope In Us (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 03, 2006)
It's too early to write off the joint anti-terror mechanism agreed to in Havana, as many are wont to, with the Mumbai police uncovering Pakistani links to the 7/11 attacks.
- Pak Not To Hand Over Any Suspect (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2006)
A day after New Delhi said it would confront Islamabad with the evidence of its involvement in the Mumbai blasts, Pakistan today promised it would take action against any of its nationals having links with the attack if provided information about it . . .
- Geelani Resolves To Fight For Afzal (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2006)
While the hardline APHC leader, Syed Ali Shah Geelani, has resolved to continue the protests against the death sentence to Mohammad Afzal Guru, the underground women’s outfit, Dukhtaran-e-Millat, took out a protest demonstration here today.
- Musharraf’S Kargil Account Wrong: Aziz (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2006)
Rejecting President Pervez Musharraf’s claims on Kargil, Pakistan’s former foreign minister Sartaj Aziz has said the conflict disrupted the Lahore peace process.
- Afzal's Family Seeks Time From Kalam (Times of India, Himanshi Dhawan, Oct 03, 2006)
The family of Mohammad Afzal Guru arrived in Delhi on Monday to seek clemency for the Parliament attack mastermind, in a development which can force Centre to make a couple of difficult choices.
- Stern Tests Ahead (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 03, 2006)
Just days after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Pervez Musharraf announced the creation of a joint . . .
- Gujarat Madrasas: An Education In Terror? (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Oct 03, 2006)
Investigations into a Lashkar-e-Taiba cell in Gujarat cast new light on the Islamist networks that carried out the Mumbai serial bombings — and raise hard questions about the State's madrasas.
- Isi: In The Firing Line (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Oct 03, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's remarks against the intelligence agency have created a stir.
- Breakdown Of Peace Process In Assam (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2006)
Unlike the Naga peace talks and the related ceasefire for more than a decade, the apparent lack of confidence and resultant absence of mutual trust between the Centre and the ULFA presumably led to the premature collapse of the peace process in . . .
- Mumbai Blasts (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 03, 2006)
When the Maharashtra police on September 30 claimed to have found conclusive proof that Pakistan’s ISI was behind the Mumbai blasts on July 11, 2006, resulting in the death of as many as 187 train passengers, Pakistan’s immediate reaction was . . .
- Kabul Another Baghdad (Tribune, Maj-Gen Ashok K. Mehta (retd), Oct 03, 2006)
US President George Bush’s dinner diplomacy between Afghanistan’s Hamid Karzai and Gen Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan has not worked. But on the ground, NATO commanders are claiming success.
- Pak Response: If Proof There, Will Act But No Handing Over (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2006)
A day after New Delhi said it would confront Islamabad with the evidence of its involvement in the Mumbai train blasts, Pakistan today promised action against any of its nationals with links to the attack if it’s provided information but said it . . .
- Challenge To World Peace (Daily Excelsior, V.N. Paranjape, Oct 03, 2006)
The South Block is drawing up a strategic road map to welcome the Chinese President, Hu Jintao, in November.
- A Strategy After Facts (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Oct 03, 2006)
Shiv Shankar Menon, the new Foreign Secretary, has given some needed perspective to the issue of the new joint consultative mechanism on terrorism with Pakistan. Pakistan, he has pointed out, needs to be judged by its actions, not words.
- India Slips On Diplomatic Stage (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Oct 03, 2006)
Aiming big in foreign policy, the Manmohan Singh government has lost out on what was within its reach on the international arena.
- South Africa Backs Nuclear Deal (Hindu, Harish Khare , Oct 03, 2006)
It will help India seek access to advanced civilian nuclear technology from the NSG
- Issue To Be Raised With Pakistan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2006)
'New evidence on ISI involvement'
Pakistan to be judged by action on terrorism
Hopeful of India-U.S. nuclear deal
- No Change (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Oct 03, 2006)
It is unfortunate that the latest assertion of Hizbul Mujahideen supremo Syed Salahuddin eliminates the possibility of truce now or later.
- ‘Vajpayee Was Aware Of Pervez’S Kargil Plans’ (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2006)
General Pervez Musharraf overthrew the Nawaz Sharif Government in 1999 to escape a possible court martial over Kargil “misadventure” after an inquiry commission held him guilty of it, says an associate of the deposed prime minister in a new book.
- Afghan Blast Kills 12, Wounds 42 (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2006)
A suicide bomber today blew himself up in front of the Interior Ministry in Kabul, killing 12 people and wounding 42, the Afghan government said.
- Musharraf Blames West For Terror (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2006)
In yet another controversial statement, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has virtually blamed the US and other Western countries for terrorism emanating from his country.
- America Grateful To Pakistan, Says Bush (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 30, 2006)
US President George Bush on Friday praised Pakistan as a strong and steadfast ally in the war against terrorism and vowed to stand with President Gen Pervez Musharraf.
- Foreign Hand (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Sep 30, 2006)
Prime Ministers of India who have also held the portfolio of external affairs
- Arms Imbalances In The Subcontinent (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 30, 2006)
The supply of non-nuclear technology to India under the Indo- US Agreement on Nuclear Cooperation gives India access to hundreds of nuclear labs and nuclear R&D institutions in the United States. The significance should be obvious.
- Cii’S Ruffled Feathers (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 30, 2006)
The government would find itself in quite a predicament were the members of the Council of Islamic Ideology to carry out their threat to resign collectively unless their reservations are addressed.
- London’S Embarrassment And Pakistan’S Isi (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Sep 30, 2006)
A paper written by an officer of the British MI6 for the Defence Academy, a British Ministry of Defence think-tank, has alleged that Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) is indirectly supporting . . .
- Shahid Malik New Envoy To India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 30, 2006)
Pakistan on Friday announced the appointment of a new ambassador to its neighbouring rival, India.
- The Arts Of Humankind (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 30, 2006)
“For a sixteen-year-old youth who had yet to begin to shave,” writes Kumar Mukherji in his memoir of life as a music lover, “the winter of 1942 would best be remembered as the year when he heard Kesarbai [Kerkar], Roshanara Begum and Ustad Bade . . .
- J&k Cm Seeks Pardon For Afzal (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 30, 2006)
Various political, religious and social organisations have expressed concern over the Delhi court order to hang Mohammad Afzal Gooru and have sought a reconsideration of the order.
- Cong Mum, Bjp Slams As Azad Pleads Pm To Pardon Afzal (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 30, 2006)
Rattled by the outrage and protests in Srinagar and other places in Kashmir over the scheduled hanging of Parliament attack mastermind Mohammad Afzal Guru on October 20, J&K CM Ghulam Nabi Azad on Friday called up PM Manmohan Singh and pleaded for . . .
- The Harsh Realities (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 30, 2006)
We have to concede that our friendly, neighbourhood military dictator sure knows how to sell a book. In the days preceding the release of his autobiography last week he made headlines across the world as he dropped one bombshell after the next.
- Pak Abducted A Lot Of Terror Suspects, Says Amnesty Intl (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 30, 2006)
Pakistan has abducted hundreds of people as part of the US-led war on terror, often secretly holding them for months while they are interrogated , the human rights group Amnesty International said on Friday.
- Attracting Tourists (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 30, 2006)
World Tourism Day was observed in Pakistan on September 27 with the federal tourism minister announcing that tourists from several countries could expect to get visas on arrival.
- Islamabad, Kabul Agreed To Avoid Verbal Attacks: Us (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 30, 2006)
Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to maintain regular contact over the issues that caused verbal spats between their leaders during their two-week stay in the United States, the White House has said.
- We Haven’T Even Heard Afzal’S Story (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 30, 2006)
Mohammad Afzal has been sentenced to death by hanging for the offence of conspiring to attack the Indian Parliament on December 13, 2001.
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