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Articles 8121 through 8220 of 21681:
- Education Reform, A Better Bet Than Quotas (Business Line, Sumit K. Majumdar, May 17, 2006)
It easier to simply mandate a quota and get populist approval than implementing root and branch education reforms in a country the size of India with its complexities.
- Pak Rules Out Mfn Status To India (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2006)
Maintaining that the SAFTA agreement could not bind it to grant the most favoured nation (MFN) status to India, Pakistan has said it would continue to trade with the neighbour with a positive list until there was progress on Kashmir and other issues.
- Pakistan’S Internal Strife (Tribune, Maj Gen (retd) Rajendra Nath, May 17, 2006)
India is greatly concerned with continuing terrorism not only in J&K but in the rest of India in cities such as at Delhi, Varanasi and Bangalore.
- No Future For Rejected Politicians, Says Musharraf (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2006)
As exiled former premiers Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif stepped up efforts to oust him, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has accused them of being “corrupt” and said they would not come to power again as there was no future for the “rejected” . . .
- Beyond Handshake (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 17, 2006)
Former Pakistani Prime Ministers Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif have decided to bury the hatchet and fight for democracy in Pakistan.
- Tada Accused In 1993 Serial Blasts Case Gets Bail After 11 Yrs (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2006)
A designated TADA court has granted interim bail for a month on compassionate ground to Farooq Motorwala, accused in the 1993 bomb blast case, who has been in custody since 1995.
- J&k On The Adventure Trail (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2006)
The Indian Mountaineering Federation (IMF) would be inviting over sixty world famous mountaineers of the world next year to promote adventure tourism in Kashmir.
- Kashmiris Must Make Yet Another Choice (Pioneer, Ghazanfar Butt, May 17, 2006)
Talks of demilitarisation of Siachen ought to be directly linked to the end of terrorism in Jammu & Kashmir, says Ghazanfur Butt
- Advani To Figure In Govt Panel On 1857 Commemoration: Pm (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2006)
The Government is setting up a broad-based National Committee to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the First War of Independence which would include among others Leader of Opposition L K Advani.
- Govt Denies Influx Of People From Nepal To India (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2006)
The Government today denied that there was heavy influx of people from Nepal to India due to political turmoil in the Himalayan country.
- Australian, Indonesian Ministers Meet To Mend Ties (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2006)
Foreign ministers from Indonesia and Australia have met to mend ties between the two neighbours which frayed after Canberra granted visas in March to 42 asylum seekers from Indonesia's Papua province.
- Pak Rape Victim Fights For Justice (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 17, 2006)
After Mukhtaran Mai, another Pakistani rape victim has highlighted the plight of her country’s women at the international foray where she urged President Pervez Musharraf to appoint an independent commission of inquiry comprising lawyers and human . . .
- Post-Poll Possibilities (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, May 17, 2006)
A Two-Party System Is Achievable
Elections to five states are over. What do they tell?
- No Reason To Leave Siachen (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, May 17, 2006)
In 1996, a group of retired Indian Generals was invited on the fading RIMC Dehradun net to Pakistan.
- "Veer-Zarra"? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 17, 2006)
Internet has converted the globe into a village.
- Mma Is Right, For A Change (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 17, 2006)
Mma Secretary General and Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Maulana Fazalur Rehman has said that the religious alliance will not boycott the forthcoming general elections.
- Task Before Next Governments (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 17, 2006)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said that the task before the next governments will be to continue the policies and reforms introduced by the present Government.
- Border Crossings (Indian Express, C. RAJAMOHAN, May 17, 2006)
As a peace process takes shape in Nepal after the popular movement last month against an autocratic monarchy, another is coming under intense strain in Sri Lanka.
- The Old Refrain Of Corruption (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 17, 2006)
EVEN though he did not mention the ‘Charter of Democracy’ signed by Ms Benazir Bhutto and Mr Nawaz Sharif in London on Sunday, President Pervez Musharraf had them at the back of his mind when he said that “corrupt politicians” had no future and . . .
- 'For 7 Months, We Weren't Told To Fly Any Mission' (OutLook, SAIKAT DATTA, May 17, 2006)
Air vice marshal and the operations manager with the RAW's Aviation Research Centre (ARC) before and during the Kargil war, speaks on the intelligence inputs given to army and political leadership.
- May And Matters Nuclear (Rediff on the Net, C UDAY BHASKAR, May 17, 2006)
The month of May is usually very, very hot in the plains of India and by a combination of complex causal factors that include design and coincidence, this is a month that is deeply associated with the country's nuclear narrative.
- A New Approach In Fata (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 17, 2006)
Mercifully, the Pakistan government is now exploring new approaches to ease the crisis in North Waziristan.
- Food Prices Will Be Halved: Musharraf (Daily Times, Shahzad Raza, May 17, 2006)
President supports Shujaat
Calls Benazir and Nawaz’s Charter of Democracy a political gimmick
Renews commitment to FATA
- India Should Respond To Our Proposals: Fazl (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2006)
National Assembly Opposition Leader Fazlur Rehman has expressed dissatisfaction over the pace of the India-Pakistan peace process, asking New Delhi to respond to Islamabad’s proposals on self-governance in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Pakistan Writes To Nsg Over Us-India Nuclear Deal (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2006)
Islamabad has sent a letter to all Nuclear Suppliers’ Group (NSG) members recently urging them not to make an exception for India.
- Benazir, Sharif Cry: Pervez Hatao (Telegraph, Amit Roy, May 16, 2006)
Just as the Opposition in India once united around an “Indira Hatao” campaign, so also implacable Pakistani foes of yesteryear, Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif, met in London last night, signed an eight-page “Charter for Democracy” consisting of . . .
- Pak's Taliban Hand (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 16, 2006)
In asking the Government in Islamabad to clarify the alleged role of the ISI in the murder . . .
- Upa Govt Insensitive To Ethnic Cleansing In J&k: Bjp (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
Doda killings rocked both the Houses of Parliament on Monday, with the BJP-led Opposition accusing the UPA Government of being indifferent to the campaign for "ethnic cleansing" in the Jammu and warning it against 'delimilitarisation' of J&K.
- Pervez May Resign For Re-Election (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
General Pervez Musharraf may resign as Pakistan’s President next year and get re-elected for another five-year term by the present National and Provincial Assemblies before these are dissolved and General Election held, a close confidant of the . . .
- Nato To Open Office In Pak To Fight Terror (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
Nato has decided to establish a military liaison office in Pakistan to strengthen cooperation with the country’s military in combating terrorism and plans to open military schools and academies to deepen defence ties.
- No Compromise On Siachen (Tribune, Lt Gen (retd) Vijay Oberoi, May 16, 2006)
The countdown for the next round of discussions between India and Pakistan, later this month, has started. Perhaps the biggest issue exercising the minds of political pundits, defence analysts and the media is the question of demilitarising Siachen.
- Govt Rules Out Reduction In Forces In J&k (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
The UPA government today ruled out any troop reduction in Jammu and Kashmir and made it clear that it would firmly deal with terrorism while continuing dialogue with “responsible” groups and individuals to restore peace in the state.
- Us Asks Pak To Abandon Gas Project With Iran (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
The US has asked Pakistan to abandon the seven billion dollar gas pipeline planned to Pakistan and India ahead of next week's visit by a high-level Iranian delegation, a newspaper reported on Monday.
- Indian Officials Hope Favourable Wb Verdict (Pakistan Observer, Aroosa Alam, May 16, 2006)
The deadlock with Pakistan over the Baglihar hydroelectric project, in Kashmir’s Doda district could be close to resolution, India’s water experts hoped.
- Us Asks Pakistan To Abandon Gas Project (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
The US has asked Pakistan to abandon the seven-billion-dollar gas pipeline planned to Pakistan and India ahead of next week's visit by a high-level Iranian delegation, a newspaper reported Monday.
- Names Of The Divine Mother (Hindu, V.N. GOPALA DESIKACHARIAR, May 16, 2006)
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- Kashmiri Militants Kill 4 ‘Informers’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
Suspected Islamist separatist militants have killed four alleged informers in Indian-held Kashmir by slitting their throats, police said on Monday.
- Victims Of London Bombings Cry Foul (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, May 16, 2006)
Laypersons and experts alike have called for an independent inquiry - on the lines of the post-9/11 investigation in America.
- Poultry Industry Concerns (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 16, 2006)
Since the bird flu phenomenon continues to have a harmful financial impact on the poultry industry, it becomes necessary to analyse important facts.
- Washington, Paris To Present India N-Fuel Supply Roadmap To Iaea (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, May 16, 2006)
Moving forward on assurances for permanent fuel supplies to India as part of the India-US nuclear deal, Paris and Washington are working on a proposal laying out a multi-layered approach to assure such supplies.
- D-8 Declaration (News International, Editorial, The News International, May 16, 2006)
The weekend summit meeting in the Indonesian island of Bali, which brought together eight of the most populous Muslim countries, came up with a declaration which contains two important points besides a number of other platitudes.
- Kashmir's Pride (Hindu, ZERIN ANKLESARIA , May 16, 2006)
Story of this legendary craft tradition retold from a South Asian perspective
- Crossing The Rubicon (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 16, 2006)
Whatever possibility had existed of the top leaders of the PPP and PML(N) making separate bargains with General Musharraf has ended with their signing the Charter of Democracy in London.
- Pak To Get Four Frigates (The Nation, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
Greece consented to selling Pakistan four frigates, besides the two countries agreed to restoring Joint Economic Commission for fostering ties in the fields of agriculture, tourism, defence and trade during formal talks between Greek . . .
- Country To Suffer $16.5b Loss In 2005-06 (The Nation, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
Pakistan is set to sustain a record high financial loss of around 16 billion dollars in the shape of trade deficit and fiscal deficit in the current financial year, it was learnt on Monday.
- Kashmir: Defining The First Step (Dawn, Humayun Khan, May 16, 2006)
IN the mid-1980s, when I was Pakistan’s ambassador to India, there could never be any question of my visiting Jammu and Kashmir.
- ‘Charter Of Democracy’ (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 16, 2006)
The “Charter of Democracy” signed by Ms Benazir Bhutto and Mr Nawaz Sharif in London on Sunday arouses both hope and scepticism.
- India Stops Loc ‘Love Infiltration’ (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
Two young Indian women were caught by the Indian Army at the Line of Control in Poonch when they tried to cross over to meet their Pakistani boyfriends, NDTV news channel said on Monday.
- Senate To View Fiscal Policy Statements (Dawn, Ahmed Hassan, May 16, 2006)
In a rare show of unanimity, treasury and opposition members in the Senate on Monday passed an amendment to the Fiscal Responsibility and Debt Limitation . . .
- Pak, Greece To Boost Trade, Defence Ties (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
Pakistan and Greece Monday agreed on enhanced cooperation in combating terrorism and increasing trade and investment.
- Profit Sharing (News International, Editorial, The News International, May 16, 2006)
What happens when the big shots from various banks in Pakistan get together at one place? Each one of them finds someone to blame for the current banking spread. On the second and concluding day of the Asia Finance Conference in Karachi on . . .
- Advani Wants Syed Salahuddin Deported To India (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, May 16, 2006)
Indian Opposition leader and former deputy prime minister Lal Krishna Advani on Monday called for deportation of Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin from Pakistan to India for trial in various militant acts.
- A Joint Tribal Jirga (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 16, 2006)
There is little doubt that the present government policy of using force in the tribal region, to remove the so-called terrorist elements supposed to be living, there is not making any headway, despite as large an armed contingent as 80,000 posted . . .
- Grand Jirga To Restore Peace In Fata (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, May 16, 2006)
Durrani says provincial and federal governments working for peace in FATA
- A Nuclear Test For Diplomacy (Washington Post, Henry A. Kissinger, May 16, 2006)
The recent letter from Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to President Bush needs to be considered on several levels.
- Militants Kill Tehsildar Inside Fc Fort (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, May 15, 2006)
A Tehsildar in South Waziristan was assassinated by militants in a daring attack inside the heavily fortified Frontier Corps Fort in Jandoola during the night of Saturday and Sunday.
- Indian Engineer’S Killing Pak Denies Reports Claiming Isi Hand (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 15, 2006)
Pakistan on Sunday refuted the claims reportedly made by a Taliban commander that Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has sponsored the killing of K. Surayanarayan, an Indian engineer who was abducted and killed last month in Zabul province of Afghanistan.
- Behind Our Back (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 15, 2006)
What is happening across the Line of Control (LoC)? The reference in this behalf is strictly to terrorism and its merchants.
- Fine-Tuning Foreign Policy (Daily Excelsior, N.B. Menon , May 15, 2006)
It the cost of alienating neighbours our foreign policy thrust is directed in mending or amending relations with the United States of America.
- Fall Out Of Nepal's Developments (Daily Excelsior, MAHENDRA VED, May 15, 2006)
The fall of absolute monarchy in Nepal, despite its somewhat emotional context of being the world's only Hindu kingdom, could make India look up-north to redefine its geo-strategic goals.
- Kabul-Bb See Osama In Pakistan (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 15, 2006)
AFGHAN Foreign Minister Rangeen Dadfar Spanta has claimed that Osama bin Laden is living in Pakistan close to the Afghan border, but Islamabad is making ‘half-hearted efforts’ to catch him.
- Another One For Sc (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, May 15, 2006)
Federal Interior Minister Aftab Khan Sherpao said on Wednesday that the government had no intention to confiscate 7000 acres of land of Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti, however, he said, “if any tribe claims the right of ownership over the said land and it . . .
- Lift The Ban (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 15, 2006)
There is scope for cross border collaboration in films
- Righteousness, Religion, And Right-Wing Politics (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 15, 2006)
The protests seen in Srinagar after the uncovering of a prostitution ring illustrate complex cultural anxieties — not just anger over a single crime.
- India Ready To Test Agni-Iii Missile (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 15, 2006)
Federal Interior Minister Aftab Khan Sherpao said on Wednesday that the government had no intention to confiscate 7000 acres of land of Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti, however, he said, “if any tribe claims the right of ownership over the said land and . . .
- Benazir & Nawaz Sign Charter Of Democracy (Daily Times, Ashraf Mumtaz, May 15, 2006)
The long-awaited Charter of Democracy (CoD) was approved and signed by former prime ministers Benazir Bhutto and Mian Nawaz Sharif late on Sunday night after several hours of clause-by-clause discussions on the document by the enlarged negotiating . . .
- Banks Told To Share Profits (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 15, 2006)
The State Bank has asked scheduled banks to share profits with depositors as the banking spread has gone up to 7.75 per cent and increase the real return to depositors.
- Education: Skewed Priorities (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, May 15, 2006)
According to the World Bank, Pakistan’s spending on public sector education is only 2.3 per cent of the GDP and this is much lower than the South Asian average of 3.6 per cent and the low-income countries’ average of 3.4 per cent.
- Basic Steps To Remove Baloch Grievances (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, May 15, 2006)
It is worth questioning why the situation in Balochistan has reached a point where an armed confrontation is taking place between the federation and the tribal leadership.
- Politicisation Of A Death Foretold (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, May 15, 2006)
The dead body of Amir Abdur Rehman Cheema, who stabbed the editor of the journal Die Welt and later died in a jail in Germany, was received with “official honour” and buried at his ancestral village Saroke Cheema near Gujranwala on Saturday.
- Wastefulness Does Not Help (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, May 15, 2006)
At a time when Karachi is facing an acute power and water shortage, people should be encouraged to revert to the ways of their ancestors who considered extravagance a sin.
- Keeping The Pledge (Telegraph, BRIJESH D. JAYAL, May 15, 2006)
The author is a retired air marshal of the Indian Air Force
- Coming Down From The Heights (Indian Express, Gurmeet Kanwal, May 14, 2006)
Senior opposition leaders, particularly of the BJP, have been sharply critical of the government’s reported moves to demilitarise Siachen.
- Two Killed And 41 Wounded In Kashmir Blast (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
At least two people were killed and 41 wounded on Saturday by an explosion apparently aimed at a protest rally by a Hindu nationalist party, police and witnesses said.
- Iran Nuclear Row Looms Over Bali D-8 Nations' Summit (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
The Presidents of Iran and Indonesia began a summit of eight developing nations today overshadowed by fears about Tehran's nuclear programme.
- Development Support (News International, Editorial, The News International, May 14, 2006)
The recently held two-day meeting of the Pakistan Development Forum (PDF) was a significant event as it provided the opportunity to exchange views and ideas to carry forward the process of development.
- Map These Polls (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 14, 2006)
An exercise in mapping political power in India would throw up several curiosities.
- A Time For Growing Up (Deccan Herald, Tavleen Singh, May 14, 2006)
Sonia Gandhi’s campaign for re-election from Rae Bareilli brought back for me memories of why, ever since I became a political journalist, I have opposed dynastic democracy.
- State Terrorism (News International, Editorial, The News International, May 14, 2006)
The Pakistani ambassador to the United Nations on Thursday called for an international anti-terrorism centre so that terrorism could be dealt with under an institutional framework.
- Why Osama Lives On (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, May 14, 2006)
How mad can madness become? Read Messages to the World to know of Islamic religious fervour.
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