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Articles 3921 through 4020 of 21681:
- Indo-Pak Optic Fibre Link Through Wagah Ready (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
India and Pakistan have tested the optic fibre link cable laid through Wagah border by India but it is not yet operational due to “tactical reasons.”
- Moving Nukes: India Must Join World Initiative (Tribune, Premvir Das, Aug 21, 2006)
The Proliferation Security Initiative, PSI for short, is an initiative, initially sponsored by 14 nations including the USA (therefore being seen as an American scheme) aimed at countering proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) and . . .
- Rains Delay Train To Pakistan (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
The Thar Express, linking Munabao in India with Khokhrapar in Pakistan, was delayed by about five hours due to incessant rains in the desert belt of Rajasthan, officials said on Sunday.
- Musharraf Pops Out Of Box (Tribune, Pran Chopra , Aug 21, 2006)
Like an untiring jack in the box, President Pervez Musharraf pops out his head every time anyone lifts the lid for him, and when no one else does he is quite capable of doing it himself; and perhaps because someone has told him that “thinking out . . .
- Declare Pak A Terror State: Bjp (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Claiming that the recent spurt in terrorist activities in the country was sponsored by Pakistan, BJP today said India should step up pressure on the international community to declare the neighbouring country a ‘Terrorist State’.
- A Crusader Against Corruption (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Aug 20, 2006)
Anna Hazare is one of India’s most respected social activist. Whenever he takes up a cause, an alert is sounded in New Delhi’s corridors of power.
- Some Issues To Ponder (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 20, 2006)
The basic question regarding the Indo-US nuclear deal is whether we really need it. It is said, the deal will give a boost to our power sector.
- Nothing Islamic About Fascism (Dawn, M.J. Akbar, Aug 20, 2006)
So, five years after 9/11 are we back to the beginning? Not quite. Complexity has been replaced by simplicity, but the magnitude of ambition remains steadfast.
- Obc Quotas: Blind Oversight (Business Standard, Surjit S Bhalla, Aug 20, 2006)
There is no moral, philosophical, or economic basis for OBC reservations in colleges or employment.
- Hurdles In Indo-Us Defence Cooperation (Daily Excelsior, Brig. (Retd.) S.N. Sachadeva, Aug 20, 2006)
A hard scrutiny of the Indo-US agreed minutes on defence cooperation hides more than it reveals.
- Extreme Radio (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 20, 2006)
The government seems to be having a tough time dealing with the proliferation of illegal FM radio channels in parts of FATA and adjoining districts.
- Iraq War Key To Fight Terror: Bush (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
President George W Bush, today, said that his administration’s determination to remain in Iraq and its efforts to end violence in Lebanon are the key to protect the US from future terrorist attacks. Democrats countered that Americans will be . . .
- Uk Cops Find Bomb-Making Equipment (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
A suitcase filled with bomb-making material has been found by British police officers investigating an alleged terrorist plot to blow up US-bound passenger jets using liquid explosives.
- Zawahri Kin Terror Plot Brain: Pak Paper (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
A son-in-law of al Qaida deputy Ayman al-Zawahri was the mastermind of a plot to blow up transatlantic airliners unearthed in Britain this month, a Pakistani newspaper said today.
- Moving Women Protection Bill In Na: (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Govt plans to pass Hudood amendment bill in current NA session
- How We Built The Bomb (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Aug 20, 2006)
If India ever decided to single out a date for marking some sort of an anniversary of its nuclear weaponisation, March 18, 1989 will be a pretty good choice, probably even more fitting than the two dates of May 1974 and 1998, Pokharan I . . .
- Israeli Commandos Launch Raid Deep Inside Lebanon (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Aug 20, 2006)
Attack termed a serious violation of the ceasefire
- ‘N Korea May Be Preparing N-Bomb’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
North Korea may be preparing an underground test for a nuclear bomb, ABC News said on Thursday, citing unidentified US officials.
- As India Debates N-Deal, China & Pak Move To Close Rival Pact (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Aug 20, 2006)
As India’s nuclear debate enters the Rajya Sabha tomorrow, Beijing and Islamabad are moving towards deeper bilateral atomic energy cooperation.
- Not One Mole, Mr Prime Minister And Mr Jaswant, But Two! (New Indian Express, S Gurumurthy , Aug 20, 2006)
First, the Kandahar pay-off issue and next, the ‘mole' in PMO. Mr Jaswant Singh's new book seems to have opened a can of worms.
- Muslims: Smell The Coffee (Pioneer, Khwaja Ekram, Aug 20, 2006)
The community is stigmatised by jihad. It's time educated Muslims come forward to replace the traditional leaders
- The Great Britain Bust (OutLook, Sanjay Suri, Aug 20, 2006)
Whether or not there was an actual plan of attack, British Muslims stand convicted for perceived intention Updates.
- Let And Al Qaeda (Asian Age, B. Raman , Aug 20, 2006)
Now even the National Security Advisor is openly talking about the links between these two and how the LET has become as great a threat to regional and international peace and security as Al Qaeda...
- Pakistan In Lanka (OutLook, B. Raman , Aug 20, 2006)
The increasing involvement of Pakistan in the counter-insurgency operations against LTTE in Sri Lanka is a matter of serious concern from the point of view of India's national security.
- Tell Tale Signs (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Aug 20, 2006)
After the Mumbai blasts and the uncovering of the conspiracy to blow up 10 aircraft over the Atlantic, the situation is vastly different. The anti-Iraq war lobby, the defenders of Iran and the root cause wallahs, who on past occasions have displayed . . .
- Bunkum Of Resilience (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 20, 2006)
Children in schools are taught that India is a great country and a potential superpower.
- Iaf Scrambles Migs After Pak Violates No-Fly Zone (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
The Indian Air Force on Saturday scrambled its MIG-21s after a flying object from Pakistan was noticed very close to the border in Rajasthan. While the object did not cross the border, sources said, it did violate the 10 km no-fly zone rule . . .
- Steep Payments To Omcs (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 20, 2006)
One doesn't know whether to laugh or to cry after reading a news report according to which the federal government has released five billion rupees to oil marketing companies (OMCs), especially given that the latter have in recent years made . . .
- Eroding Parliament’S Sanctity (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 20, 2006)
Both Houses of Parliament were in a state of disarray on Friday as the parliamentarians mocked their sanctity. While Senate witnessed uproar and pandemonium over exchange of corruption charges in the context of the Supreme Court’s recent verdict . . .
- Full Of Sound And Fury... (OutLook, B. Raman , Aug 20, 2006)
Hype. Over-dramatisation of threat perceptions, over-demonisation of suspects even before collecting evidence and over-projection of the role of Gen Pervez Musharraf in the so-called war against terrorism have become the defining characteristics of . . .
- Doing The ‘Doable’ (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 20, 2006)
MOST of us have by now become used to the ebb and flow in relations between Pakistan and India.
- India Scrambles Jets After ‘Flying Object’ Enters No-Fly Zone (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
The Indian Air Force scrambled two Mig-21s on Friday morning after a “flying object from Pakistan” came close to the Pakistan-India border near southern Punjab, the Indian Express reports.
- Indian Army Chief To Reaffirm Indo-Russia Military Ties (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
India’s army chief of staff heads on Sunday to Russia to reaffirm India’s continuing long-term strategic partnership with its old ally despite fast expanding defence ties with the United States.
- Pakistan Asks India To Resolve Disputes Through Diplomacy (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Pakistan has sent a message to the Indian leadership, asking them to reactivate the peace process between the two countries and manage the tangle through diplomatic channels instead of consigning irritants to media glare for maligning the other side.
- 4 U.S. Soldiers Are Killed As Afghan Violence Surges (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Insurgents killed four U.S. soldiers and wounded six others in clashes Saturday during an upsurge in violence across the country. Two Afghan soldiers also were killed.
- Make Travel Across Loc Easy: Rasgotra (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Aug 20, 2006)
People-to-people ties to be strengthened, additional avenues of interactions sought
Steps taken to initiate trade across LoC
Opening of more bus services also on Working Group's agenda
PDP leader suggests interaction at NGO level.
- ‘The Government Sticks To The Commitment Made To Vajpayee’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Will the peace process, which was postponed by India following the Mumbai bomb blasts, help Pakistan achieve its Kashmir policy objectives?
- ‘If You’Ve Abandoned Kashmir, You Might As Well Abandon Army’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
As head of the ISI, you must have been deeply involved in the country’s Kashmir policy. How would you evaluate General Pervez Musharraf’s policy on Kashmir?
- ‘Pak Has Been Given Full Dossiers. It Is In Denial. . . . (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
This week was a busy one for the PM and his deputies in the Foreign Ministry, especially MoS Anand Sharma. Defending the Government in Parliament on the nuclear deal with the US from both the Left and the Right must have been a trying experience.
- Isi Spy Held With Photos Of Military Station (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
The police today claimed to have arrested an ISI agent and recovered secret information and photographs of a military station, a pistol and cartridges from him. SSP Varinder Kumar said the police received a tip-off that Mohammad Sedur . . .
- Protest In Dhaka Over Bjp Leader's Remark (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Bangladeshi Muslims took to streets in Dhaka today after noon prayers to protest against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Rajnath Singh’s recent remarks that India should send its security forces into Pakistan and Bangladesh to destroy . . .
- Capitalism Is Increasingly Operating Outside The Rule Of Law (Business Line, D. Murali , Aug 19, 2006)
"Responsible business interests should understand that they have much more to gain from supporting and extending rather than subverting and weakening legal structures," cautions Raymond W. Baker in Capitalism's Achilles Heel. Satyajit . . .
- Tears In Heaven (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 19, 2006)
It's not Lebanon yet in Sri Lanka, but it's getting there. Fierce fighting has broken out between the military and LTTE rebels in the north and east of the country, sending thousands of civilians fleeing.
- Hard Times For Pak President (Times of India, Somini Sengupta , Aug 19, 2006)
Nearly five years after September 11 turned Pakistan's president, General Pervez Musharraf, into one of Washington's most indispensable allies, he finds himself squeezed from many directions, leading to one of the most serious political binds of . . .
- Six Linked To Pakistan Suicide Attack Arrested (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Pakistani agents have arrested six militants accused of playing role in a suicide attack near the US Consulate in March that killed an American diplomat and three Pakistanis, an official said on Friday.
- 59 Years: A Sense Of Insecurity (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 19, 2006)
If you look at the list of people arrested after the train bombings in Mumbai you will see the names of doctors, teachers and software engineers. What further proof do we need of radicalisation of our own Muslims?
- Musharraf Put In A Terrible Bind (Deccan Herald, Somini Sengupta , Aug 19, 2006)
No one doubts that the president, who is also the army chief of staff, remains the most powerful man in Pakistan and enjoys the backing of the United States. “He still makes the political weather,” as one Western diplomat put it.
- U.S. Espionage In India (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Aug 19, 2006)
The book is a comprehensive survey of U.S. intelligence on the bomb in countries including India, Pakistan, the USSR and Israel.
- Politics Is A Puzzle (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Aug 19, 2006)
The leaders are all opportunists. All that matters is Islamic principles and power, no matter who rules.
- Pak Woman Stopped At Us Airport, Demands Apology (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Aug 19, 2006)
The mother of a pregnant Pakistani woman who was stopped at a US airport on suspicion of carrying explosives in her carry luggage has demanded an apology from the authorities for wrongful detention.
- The Ball Remains In India’S Court (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Aug 19, 2006)
In an interview to India’s fortnightly magazine, Frontline, General Pervez Musharraf has said all the right things, in the right vein and with sincerity.
- Obc Quotas: Blind Oversight (Business Standard, Surjit S Bhalla, Aug 19, 2006)
There is no moral, philosophical, or economic basis for OBC reservations in colleges or employment.
- Al Qaeda Mastermind In Kunar, Afghanistan (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Suspect moving between Nuristan and its neighbouring province
- Rain & Civic Collapse (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 19, 2006)
Rain, storms, earthquakes — these are nature’s visitations over which man has little control.
- ‘Troops For Un Force Only If All Parties Agree’: Participation To Be Considered: Kasuri (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Pakistan will mull a possible participation in a UN force in south Lebanon but will only send troops if they will be ‘welcomed’ by all parties to the conflict, Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri said on Friday.
- Musharraf’S Kashmir Remarks Criticised (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal’s Senator Prof Khurshid Ahmed has criticised President Pervez Musharraf’s overtures to India on Kashmir.
- Pm’S Absence From Senate, Na Criticized: Debate On Psm Privatisation (Dawn, A N Sudarsan Rao , Aug 19, 2006)
Opposition Leader in the Senate Raza Rabbani on Friday criticised Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz for not attending the parliament session to defend himself during the debate on the detailed judgment of the Supreme Court in the Pakistan Steel Mills . . .
- Need For A Probe (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 19, 2006)
One is again constrained to remind the government that for its own sake and to establish its own credibility and impartiality it should immediately institute an independent . . .
- Save Karachi Save Pakistan (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 19, 2006)
At least 13 people died in Karachi from electrocution as heavy storms with thunder and lightning struck many parts of the city on Thursday paralyzing life and wreaking havoc on the power supply and communications’ networks.
- Is It A Solution To Kashmir? (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 19, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf has come out with yet another option for resolution of the thorny Kashmir dispute. Suggesting that there should be joint management of the territory, he has expressed the opinion that the proposal of the Indian Prime . . .
- Crossing The Bridge (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 19, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf's suggestion, given in an interview to an Indian weekly, that some form of agreement be reached between India and Pakistan to ensure that their respective intelligence agencies do not work against each other is something . . .
- Terrorism Has To Be Met With Force: President (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Calling on the country’s police to be courteous to common people and do justice to the needy through prompt delivery of services, President General Pervez Musharraf Friday asked the law enforcing agencies to act strongly against those preaching . . .
- No More Rain, Please (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 19, 2006)
Again, three inches of rain and the country's largest city becomes severely paralysed. Again, there were massive traffic jams with people reaching homes well past midnight -- some just stayed put in their offices but not an option for female staff.
- Not A Sustainable Growth (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 19, 2006)
Economic growth is a complex phenomenon. How much growth is achieved by a country for how long, using which strategies, emerging from which sectors and is shared by whom are all inter-related questions.
- How We Built The Bomb (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Aug 19, 2006)
If India ever decided to single out a date for marking some sort of an anniversary of its nuclear weaponisation, March 18, 1989 will be a pretty good choice, probably even more fitting than the two dates of May 1974 and 1998, Pokharan I . . .
- Security Breach At Heathrow Airport (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Aug 19, 2006)
Woman gets on board with banned items in hand baggage
- Will The Fragile Peace Last In Lebanon? (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Aug 19, 2006)
The prospective members of UNIFIL have failed to agree on or even properly discuss the exact nature of UNIFIL's mandate.
- The Two Faces Of Pakistan (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Aug 19, 2006)
The West tends to see the Musharraf regime as the last barricade against an Islamist coup, but Islamabad continues to support terrorism.
- What The U.S. Is Doing To Pakistan (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Aug 19, 2006)
Washington's influence in "core" areas of Pakistan's security seems to be growing. And this is not restricted to mere cooperation in anti-terrorist actions.
- Muslim Community Tries Where Government Has Failed (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 19, 2006)
Neither isolationist nor homogeneously Asian, the Muslim community in Walthamstow in east London tried to save a generation failed by the government.
- Sri Lanka Troops Consolidate As West Urges Restraint (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Sri Lankan troops consolidated their defence lines in the northern Jaffna peninsula on Friday, the defence ministry said after a week of heavy battles left more than 500 dead on both sides by official count.
- Raj Thackeray Dares Shiv Sena (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Bal Thackeray's nephew says he will not make too many promises but fulfil the ones he made
Criticises coalition for `not doing anything'
`Annual budget for road repairs wasted' .
- Father Of British Bomb Plot Suspect In Pakistani Custody (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Pakistani authorities are holding the father of alleged London airline bomb plotter Rashid Rauf in custody, security officials have said.
- Working Group For More Travel Points, Trade Across Loc (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
The Prime Minister’s Working Group on strengthening relations across the Line of Control will look into the possibility of easing formalities for cross-LoC travel.
- Land And Law (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 19, 2006)
The present debate and controversy over the acquisition of fertile
agricultural land for the Tatas at Singur within and outside the state assembly has to be understood in the light of the history of land
acquisition in West Bengal.
- Muslims: Smell The Coffee (Pioneer, Khwaja Ekram, Aug 19, 2006)
The community is stigmatised by jihad. It's time educated Muslims come forward to replace the traditional leaders
- Musharraf Angry, Hurt Over India's Bomb Allegation (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said he was angry and disappointed that India had blamed his government for last month's bomb blasts in Mumbai, which he said was the work of "freelance terrorists".
- Hizb Chief Ready For Peace Talks (Asian Age, Yusuf Jameel, Aug 19, 2006)
Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin told a Srinagar-based news agency, Kashmir News Service, on Thursday that his organisation was ready to talk to India and that ceasefire from either side should not be a precondition for starting the . . .
- Tell Tale Signs (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Aug 19, 2006)
After the Mumbai blasts and the uncovering of the conspiracy to blow up 10 aircraft over the Atlantic, the situation is vastly different. The anti-Iraq war lobby, the defenders of Iran and the root cause wallahs, who on past occasions have displayed . . .
- London Terror Mastermind In Afghanistan:pakistan (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Pakistan has told the US military that an Arab Al-Qaida operative who masterminded the London jetliner terror plot is hiding in mountainous terrain in northeastern Afghanistan, an Intelligence official said today.
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