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Articles 5121 through 5220 of 21681:
- U.S. House Approves India Nuclear Deal (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Jul 27, 2006)
The U.S. House of Representatives gave overwhelming initial approval on Wednesday to a landmark civilian nuclear cooperation accord with India, an important but far from final step in making the agreement a reality.
- Taliban Returning Via Pakistan - Afghan Un Envoy (Reuters, Evelyn Leopold , Jul 27, 2006)
The Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan is backed by foreign money, terror networks and fighters coming over the border from Pakistan, the top U.N. envoy in Afghanistan said on Wednesday.
- Monsoon Deaths (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 27, 2006)
With the death of seven persons, including children, in parts of Lahore by Wednesday, the countrywide rain-related death toll has risen to above 30 since last Sunday.
- House Of Representatives Votes In Favour Of N-Deal (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2006)
The historic Indo-US nuclear deal on Thursday crossed another hurdle when the House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted a legislation to allow nuclear trade with India, a decision described by many lawmakers as a cornerstone of the new strategic . . .
- Us Seeks 21 ‘Most Wanted’ From Pak (Telegraph, IMTIAZ GUL, Jul 27, 2006)
The US government has asked Pakistan to extradite 21 “most wanted” people so they can be put on trial for their crimes against America and its citizens.
- Pakistan Arrests Uzbek For U.S. Consulate Attack (Reuters, Aamir Ashraf, Jul 27, 2006)
Pakistani security forces have arrested an Uzbek al Qaeda militant suspected of helping to plan a suicide car bombing that killed a U.S. diplomat and three others outside the U.S. consulate in Karachi in March, officials said on Wednesday.
- Spooked By A Mole (Indian Express, Inder Malhotra, Jul 27, 2006)
To discuss dispassionately former Foreign Minister Jaswant Singh’s somewhat curious and shifting statements about there being a mole in the PMO during P.V. Narasimha Rao’s time, it is necessary first to grasp the nature of spying, the second . . .
- It’S Raining Big Bucks In The North (Indian Express, Vipin Pubby, Jul 27, 2006)
Waking up to the need of attracting private investment and raise standards of living of their people, governments in the northern states of Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh are becoming pro-active to attract investments and their efforts appear . . .
- Lessons To Learn (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 27, 2006)
Sound personnel policy and strong political will is needed to bust terror modules and counter jihadi misadventures, says Hiranmay Karlekar.
- Musharraf Warns To Pay Back If India Takes 'Punitive Action' (New Indian Express, PTI, Jul 27, 2006)
Pakistan would cooperate with India to root out terrorism, but would pay back in the "same coin" if any "punitive action" was initiated against it in "hot pursuit" of terrorists, President Pervez Musharraf has said."
- Three Indian Army Soldiers Admit To Terror Links (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2006)
Three Indian Army soldiers have admitted to providing logistics support to terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), but the authorities stressed they were too junior to have any access to vital information.
- It’S Not About Pakistan’S Reactor But Us Reaction (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 27, 2006)
There’s no race to speak of between India and Pakistan in their capabilities to produce fissile material
- More On ‘That Shameful Chapter’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 27, 2006)
The Organiser’s editorial this week, just as last week, is on the challenge posed by terrorism to the country. But while the UPA government’s ‘‘soft line’’ continues to be targeted, the editorial subtly attacks the BJP leadership as well.
- Pakistan Warns Against "Hot Pursuit" (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jul 27, 2006)
``Country's defence in strong hands''
Musharraf reiterates offer of co-operation in Mumbai blasts probe
The country's defence is in strong hands, he says
- Pakistan Will Retaliate If Attacked, Says Musharraf (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2006)
“Nobody should think that Pakistan will bear any kind of adventure inside its territory. Nobody can take any punitive action against Pakistan as its defence is in strong hands,” Musharraf was quoted as saying by Pakistan’s online news agency.
- "Safeguards, End To U.S. Restrictions Must Be Interlocking Actions" (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Jul 27, 2006)
M.R. Srinivasan, member of the Atomic Energy Commission, spells out his worries about new conditions being imposed on India by the U.S. Congress in its draft law authorising the resumption of civilian nuclear cooperation. Excerpts from an interview:
- U.S. Confirms P-Bomb Plans (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Jul 26, 2006)
The White House has confirmed that Pakistan is building a powerful new reactor to produce plutonium.
- Kasuri Hopes Talks Will Restart (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
Pakistan foreign minister Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri is hopeful that the composite dialogue between India and Pakistan will resume soon.
- Put Yourself In Their Shoes (OutLook, B. Raman , Jul 26, 2006)
Israel has as much right to act against the intelligence agencies of Iran and Syria and their surrogates as India has to act against the ISI and its surrogates.
- Saarc To Discuss Safta Violation (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
Pakistan’s alleged violation of the tariff liberalisation programme of the South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) agreement will be discussed at the SAARC foreign ministers’ conference in Dhaka on August 1 and 2.
- Hot Pursuit: A Suicidal Approach (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 26, 2006)
Pakistan has warned India against resort to hot pursuit into Pakistan and AJK saying that it could not only lead to a nuclear war but also to holocaust.
- Tourism: Getting Priorities Right (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 26, 2006)
The tourism marketing strategy that Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz approved the other day only succeeds in proving how far removed our official planners are from reality.
- Curbing Sectarianism (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 26, 2006)
The proof will be in the implementation. On face value, there is no arguing with the prime minister’s recent directive that provincial authorities must adopt a proactive approach to the fight against sectarian hatred and violence.
- India Tightens Nepal, Bangladesh Borders (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
Two of the Mumbai perpetrators belong to Nepal-bordering state
- Democracy Must To Combat Terrorism: Speakers (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
Speakers at a seminar on Tuesday said that long military rules were responsible for the increase in extremism and terrorism activities in Pakistan. They were also of a unanimous view that strong and real democracy was a must to combat terrorism.
- War Without A Resolution (Pioneer, Ramamohan Rao, Jul 26, 2006)
Today the nation pays its homage to martyrs of the Indian armed forces, who made the supreme sacrifice during the Kargil operations seven years ago.
- Pak Gets China's Help On Reactor (Times of India, SAIBAL DASGUPTA, Jul 26, 2006)
If Pakistan is under the scanner for trying to amass nuclear warheads, the world should also look at China's help to Islamabad in setting up a new nuclear reactor at its Khushab nuclear site, sources said.
- Pakistan, India Will Continue Talks, Hopes Us (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
The United States on Tuesday hoped that as “friends and neighbours” Pakistan and India would continue to pursue the dialogue process.
- A Complex Scene (Frontline, R.K. Raghavan, Jul 26, 2006)
The anniversary of the July 7 bombings provides the occasion for a renewed scrutiny of the Blair government's state of preparedness.
- India-Pakistan Trust Deficit (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, Jul 26, 2006)
Although the Mumbai blasts may have clouded the India-Pakistan peace process, both sides have kept front and back channels open.
- Under Upa, Terror Has Broken All Records: Advani (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
A spirited attack on the Government's "failure" to combat terrorism left the treasury benches fumbling for words in Lok Sabha on Tuesday during a marathon six-hour debate on a BJP-sponsored adjournment motion.
- Choked Drains Expose Development Claims (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 26, 2006)
Heavy rains lashed Islamabad and other parts of Pakistan on Sunday. A landslide in Azad Kashmir due to rain killed at least 12 people in the earthquake affected areas.
- Time To Pull Down Shutters (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Jul 26, 2006)
There is no gain from the recent talks in the WTO for developing countries except for job losses
- Indo-Pak Officials To Meet ‘Informally’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
The Foreign Secretaries of India and Pakistan are likely to meet “informally” on the sidelines of the upcoming two-day South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Standing Committee meeting to be held at Dhaka (Bangladesh) from July 31.
- Kalam To Address J&k Joint Session (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
President A P J Abdul Kalam will address the joint session of the Jammu and Kashmir legislature here on July 28.
- Terror In The Ranks: 2 Soldiers Taken In For Let Links (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
Within days of an ominous warning by the country's top security adviser about terrorists infiltrating the armed forces, two soldiers have been picked up in Kashmir for possible links with the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
- Jaw-Jaw Better Than War-War (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Jul 26, 2006)
I am somewhat worried by the lack of out-of-box thinking within the Indian and Pakistani media.
- Fears Of N Arms Race In Sa (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 26, 2006)
In the backdrop of reports highlighted by the American media and think tanks about construction of a nuclear reactor in Khushab, the United States has urged Islamabad not to use the facility for military purposes.
- Kashmir Bus Service A Flop (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Jul 26, 2006)
Only 600 Kashmiris have been able to travel on the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus service in the last year, according to a newspaper report.
- Pakistan Vital For Region’S Trade, Energy: Musharraf (Pakistan Observer, John Thakur Das, Jul 26, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf noted Tuesday that Pakistan provides vital connectivity to all trade and energy linkages in the region.
- Musharraf Vows Response To ‘Punitive Action’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
President says poverty has dropped from 34% to 24%
- Tea Vendor Passed On Funds To Terrorists In Jail (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
A racket through which money was being passed on to foreign terrorists locked in the high-security Kot Bhalwal jail, came to light with the arrest of a local conduit, Alam Din, who was carrying Rs 35,000 to deliver to those lodged there.
- Vested Interests To Blame: Pok Prime Minister (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jul 26, 2006)
Prime Minister of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir Sardar Attique Ahmed Khan has invited the Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and his Cabinet to visit PoK.
- ‘Indo-Pak Talks Being Derailed’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 26, 2006)
The National Herald group’s Qaumi Awaz, in its editorial dated July 24, says that ‘‘after the war of words breaking out between India and Pakistan post the Mumbai blasts, not only is the attention on the war against the cancer . . .
- Can Mumbai Take Any More? (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Jul 26, 2006)
Bombs and floods in the course of just one year are not something we can just shrug off.
- Mumbai Blasts Echo In Parliament (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
We say POTA is anti-terror but you say POTA is anti-Muslim: Advani
BJP presses for revival of POTA while the Government accuses the Opposition of using the terrorist attack to indulge in partisan politics
Prime Minister should spell out the . . .
- A Plutonium Plant? (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Jul 26, 2006)
There is more to reports in the Washington Post about plutonium reactors being set up in Pakistan than what meets the eye.
- Govt’S No To Pota (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
With the government rejecting the Opposition demand for revival of POTA to deal with terrorism, the adjournment motion on Mumbai blasts was defeated by a voice vote in the Lok Sabha as the BJP-led NDA staged a walkout.
- Pakistan To Push For Kashmir Settlement (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jul 26, 2006)
Pakistan will put pressure on India in international fora to remain engaged for a settlement on the Kashmir issue, Foreign Minister Khurshid M. Kasuri has said.
- Proxy War Shows No Signs Of Abatement (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jul 26, 2006)
On July 26, the nation will pay its homage to martyrs of the Indian Armed Forces who made the supreme sacrifice during the Kargil operations seven years ago. Will the nation observe it as the final Vijay Diwas ? Unlikely.
- Cry For Evidence Only A Cover Up (Daily Excelsior, Sarla Handoo, Jul 26, 2006)
So, for now, the Indo- Pak peace process remains impacted, whatever the Pakistan Government or for that matter the US may say.
- Churning Process (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jul 26, 2006)
Will the India-Pakistan peace process be gravely jeopardised because of recent developments?
- Government To Tone Up Intelligence To Combat Terror (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
The government on Tuesday said it would raise the strength of security and the police forces, tone up intelligence from the village level and improve coordination between different agencies to counter terrorism in the country.
- Trade Through Nathu La Begins (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
Trading finally commenced today between India and China through the recently re-opened Nathu La Pass on the Indo-China border.
- Demands Of A Letter (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 26, 2006)
Much has been written and said about the letter written to the president, and simultaneously released to the press, by a group of retired . . .
- India Tightens Border Security After Mumbai Blasts (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
India is stepping up vigil on its borders with Nepal and Bangladesh after investigations into the Mumbai bombings revealed militants and weapons were being smuggled from these areas, officials said on Tuesday.
- Next Ninety Days (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Jul 26, 2006)
What follows is largely conjecture. Consider the West Asian crisis. It has led some media commentators to speculate on whether it heralds World War Three.
- Teeth For Forces On Bangla Border (Telegraph, SUJAN DUTTA, Jul 26, 2006)
The security set-up along the border with Bangladesh has been rejigged with a record number of battalions of the Border Security Force being deployed.
- Bush Knew Of Pak N-Reactor Plan (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Jul 26, 2006)
The Bush administration on Monday acknowledged it had long known about Pakistan’s plans to develop a large plutonium production reactor and urged Pakistan not to expand its nuclear weapons programme.
- Congressman To Block Sale Of F- 16s To Pak (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Jul 26, 2006)
A close friend of India and the Indian American community, Congressman Gary Ackerman, has introduced a legislation in Congress to block the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan.
- Beyond The Ceasefire (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Jul 26, 2006)
The hostilities in west Asia make it imperative that the prime minister, Manmohan Singh travel to Havana in September to attend the next non-aligned summit.
- Pakistan Nuclear Expansion Raises U.S. Concerns (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Jul 26, 2006)
Pakistan is building a new nuclear reactor that could produce enough plutonium for 40 to 50 nuclear weapons a year in what would be a major expansion of its nuclear program and could prompt an intensified arms race in South Asia, a report said Monday.
- Bomb Factory (Tribune, Joby Warrick, Jul 25, 2006)
Pakistan has begun building what independent analysts say is a powerful new reactor for producing plutonium, a move that, if verified, would signal a major expansion of the country’s nuclear weapons capabilities and a potential new escalation in . . .
- Ansari Was Urged To "Do Something" In Mumbai: Ats (New Indian Express, PTI, Jul 25, 2006)
With the arrest of Tanvir Ansari in the Mumbai serial blasts case, police on Monday claimed to have busted an important sleeper module of Lashkar-e-Toiba in the city.
- Not By Musharraf Alone (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Jul 25, 2006)
After the Mumbai blasts and the meandering investigations by the government, one thing stands out. India has no easy options in dealing with either of the twin challenges that confront the nation — terrorism and relations with Pakistan.
- Pakistan Downplays Nuclear Report (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jul 25, 2006)
Islamabad expanding facility: U.S. newspaper
- Terror Therapy (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 25, 2006)
Strange are the ways of the UPA Government. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh tells the nation that he "will do whatever is required" to "win this war against terror" and admits that the Congress-led regime's response to terrorism has been "inadequate".
- Varsity Staff Held For Sheltering Terrorists (Deccan Herald, Anirban Bhaumik , Jul 25, 2006)
An employee of the Gauhati University was arrested by the police for allegedly playing host to jihadis.
- Fencing With Terror (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 25, 2006)
Two weeks after Mumbai’s Terrible Tuesday, investigators are hardly surprised by the emerging links between local terror groups, the Lashkar-e-Toiba and the ‘signature’ of the Pakistani mastermind, the Inter-Services Intelligence.
- Pak Building Powerful N-Reactor: Report (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
Pakistan is constructing a powerful new reactor for producing plutonium leading to apprehensions that this could signal a fresh arms race in the South Asian region, a media report said today.
- Sardar Attique: Right Pm At Right Time (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 25, 2006)
The electoral process has culminated in Azad Jammu and Kashmir with the oath-taking of the members to the Legislative Assembly and elections to the top slots.
- Kashmir Policy Won’T Change, Says Kasuri (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
Pakistan will not change its Kashmir policy after India postponed a meeting of foreign secretaries scheduled for July 21-22, Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri said on Monday.
- Sensexocrats: The New Ruling Caste (Dawn, M.J. Akbar, Jul 25, 2006)
The anguish of terrorism breeds a thousand questions, each troubling, one more difficult than the other.
- Will Islam Reform? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 25, 2006)
All Muslims are not terrorists but all terrorists are Muslims; it is for the community leaders to identify jihadi elements amidst . . .
- A Letter Of Good Intent? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jul 25, 2006)
Variant interpretations have been placed on the intent behind the letter written by a group of well-known citizens to President Pervez Musharraf, advising him to separate his contentious offices and ensure free and fair elections in 2007.
- Pakistan Warns India Against ‘Hot Pursuit’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
FO says Pakistan wants early resumption of peace process with India
69 Pakistanis evacuated from Lebanon so far
- A Reminder To The President (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 25, 2006)
The letter to President Pervez Musharraf by some intellectuals, retired generals and serving and former parliamentarians breaks no new ground and states the obvious.
- Pakistan To India: Show Sagacity (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
Pakistan’s defence minister, Rao Sikandar Iqbal, has said that India should show sagacity instead of hurling allegations.
- A Passage Thru Jannat (OutLook, MANJU KAPUR, Jul 25, 2006)
Occasionally the book reads like a catalogue of Kashmiri Muslim rituals from prayer to wazwan, but her compassion shines through. The telling is straightforward, the mode realist and the pace, especially in the last section, swift.
- P-Bomb Takes Plutonium Leap (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
Pakistan is building a powerful new reactor for producing plutonium, according to the Washington Post.
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