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Articles 8621 through 8720 of 21681:
- Stand Up (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 03, 2006)
It is time for all men of courage having faith in communal harmony to stand up and be counted.
- Balloon In Air (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 03, 2006)
About two years ago a group of Indian journalists had an interesting inter-action with "Azad" Kashmir "Prime Minister" Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan in Muzaffarabad, the Capital of the occupied territory.
- Fdi Can Step Up Growth (Tribune, C.L. Singla, May 03, 2006)
PRIME Minister Manmohan Singh, while inaugurating the Hannover Trade Fair in Germany on April 24 said that “India is in tune with new realities of the global economic order…and it is at the cusp of a historic transformation”. Having emphasised . . .
- Tough Choice (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 03, 2006)
The massacre near Jammu on May Day serves to highlight the fragility of the peace in Jammu and Kashmir. The gunning down of 22 Hindus is second in scale to the killing of 24 Kashmiri Pandits in March 2003.
- War In Waziristan (Tribune, Sushant Sareen, May 03, 2006)
THE situation in Pakistan’s tribal badlands of Waziristan is fast spiralling out of control.
- Mahajan Sinking, Doctors Cling To Hope (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 2006)
BJP general secretary Pramod Mahajan's condition worsened on Tuesday morning, sending telephones lines buzzing between Mumbai and Delhi but doctors still clung on to hope and ordered nitric oxide cylinder from Delhi to revive his flagging blood pressure.
- Hurriyat Leaders Arrive For Talks With Pm (Tribune, Prashant Sood, May 03, 2006)
The All Party Hurriyat Conference led by Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, which will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh tomorrow for second round of talks, is likely to put forward concrete proposals for structured dialogue on the Kashmir problem.
- Quake Relief Efforts (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 03, 2006)
THAT the whole world was just as surprised as it was impressed by the response from within Pakistan and the international community following the October 8 earthquake tragedy would not amount to an overstatement. Even though the government drew . . .
- Advani Says Siachen Pull-Out Would Be A Sell-Out (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 2006)
The BJP today said any “ill-conceived” pull out from Siachen would be a “sell-out”.
- India, Iran Energy Deals Under Cloud (Tribune, Manoj Kumar, May 03, 2006)
The Manmohan Singh government’s anti-Tehran vote on the nuclear issue seems to have cost dearly with Iran taking a tough stand on the $22 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) deal and Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline amidst fears that crude oil . . .
- A Case Of Sour Grapes (Times of India, K SUBRAHMANYAM, May 03, 2006)
Pakistan has lost little time in mounting a campaign against the Indo-US nuclear deal, arguing that any such arrangement should be a common package for both. The element of terror and blackmail in its campaign is hard to overlook.
- Indo-Pak Officials Hold Talks On Cbms (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 2006)
A bus service between Poonch and Rawalakot in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir is likely to be launched next month while a truck service is expected to be introduced on Srinagar-Muzaffarabad route in July.
- Curb Terrorism, Pakistan Told (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, May 03, 2006)
"It is an enemy of civilised societies everywhere," says Shivshankar Menon
Training, communications for terrorism unabated, says Menon
Pakistan's insistence on primacy of Kashmir issue extreme
"Unfortunate acts of terrorism," says Pakistan
- As Jhelum Courses Down (Indian Express, WAJAHAT HABIBULLAH, May 03, 2006)
Four seats of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly were contested and won on April 24, 2006. Of these, all apart from the Bhaderwah seat, won handsomely by Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad of the Congress, fall in the Kashmir region. So what, the reader will ask
- Pakistan Not To Follow U.S. On Jamaat Ban (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, May 03, 2006)
Pakistan on Tuesday said it would not follow the example of the U.S. and proscribe Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JUD), the renamed outfit of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT).
- The Return Of The Hong Tou A-San (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, May 03, 2006)
The Sikhs — known for their red turbans — are back in China.
- Pakistan In World’S Top 10 Failed States, The Region In Top 25 (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 2006)
Pakistan is among the among the world’s top 10 most vulnerable states and India is the only exception in the South Asian region where as many as five countries rank in the bottom 25 of 146 nations surveyed.
- What Doda Derails (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 03, 2006)
The targeted killing of 32 Hindus in Doda district of Jammu by suspected terrorists belonging to the Lashkar-e-Toiba threatens to undermine two important foundations of India’s current Kashmir policy — engaging the moderates and dissidents of J&K . . .
- Us Official Reports Al Qaeda Figure’S Arrest In Quetta (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 2006)
top Al Qaeda leader whose links stretch from Afghan terror training camps to extremist networks operating throughout Europe has been captured in Pakistan, according to a US law-enforcement official.
- Dutch Ask For Intelligence Sharing In Afghanistan (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 2006)
The Netherlands on Tuesday called for increased intelligence sharing between Pakistani authorities and Dutch troops whose deployment is being beefed up in southern Afghanistan. Some 400 Dutch military personnel are already deployed in Uruzgan . . .
- Three-Nation Military Exercises Begin (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 2006)
Afghan, Pakistani and US troops began two days of joint military exercises on Tuesday aimed at better coordinating the hunt for Al Qaeda and Taliban militants, officials said.
- End The Killings Now (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 03, 2006)
Sunday night's carnage in the mountains of Doda and Udhampur has demonstrated how surreal the idea of peace remains for ordinary people in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Bad Infrastructure A Lesser Evil (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, May 03, 2006)
Seeing the costs at ports, one suspects that infrastructure in China is not central to its manufacturing exports growth.
- Pak, Uzbek To Expand Trade, Economic Ties (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf and his Uzbek counterpart Islam Karimov Tuesday vowed to expand bilateral commerce and economic relations with the visiting leader also voicing support for Pakistan’s gaining full membership of the Shanghai . . .
- Fencing, Mines On Afghan Side Of Border Proposed (Pakistan Observer, Aroosa Alam, May 03, 2006)
Pakistan has proposed to Afghanistan and coalition forces to fence and mine their side of the border to prevent cross-border movement.
- Murder In Kashmir: Don’T Get Derailed! (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, May 03, 2006)
Gunmen dressed in combat fatigues shot dead 23 Hindus in two remote villages of Doda district in Indian-held Jammu and Kashmir late Sunday night.
- Nature Of Resistance In Iraq (Dawn, Mahir Ali, May 03, 2006)
One day last October, police responding to reports of a disturbance at an army recruitment centre near New York’s Times Square were confronted with an unusual spectacle. Young anti-war protesters — the usual culprits — were hardly in evidence.
- Plight Of Women Councilors (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 03, 2006)
While the NWFP is not exactly known for encouraging its women to participate in any kind of public activity, much less one that involves administrative decision-making, it is a matter of shame that some women councillors in Dir have been stopped . . .
- Defence Vs Development (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 03, 2006)
THE government has traditionally adopted an ambiguous stance on its defence budget.
- Why Bear Insults? (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 03, 2006)
THE unsolicited and, indeed, highly undesirable comments Indian film actor Feroze Khan made while in Lahore about Pakistani Muslims, followed by his reference to the so-called great progress their counterparts in India were making, and his rude and . . .
- Pakistan And India Close To Accord On Trade Across Loc (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, May 03, 2006)
India and Pakistan are close to an agreement on trans-Kashmir trade and a new bus service, possibly before Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh’s visit to Islamabad.
- A Timely Reminder (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 03, 2006)
MR Shaukat Aziz has rightly asserted that free trade with India is not possible without resolving the political disputes.
- Politics And Practice Of Communal Massacres In Jammu And Kashmir (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 02, 2006)
Militant groups have long used death as an instrument to derail efforts towards détente
Scale of communal strikes has dropped since 2002, but periodic attacks continue
Terror campaign aimed at causing at large-scale migration of Hindus
- Truck And Bus On Pak Talks Table (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 02, 2006)
Indian and Pakistani officials will meet in Delhi tomorrow to firm up more confidence-building measures to close the gap between the Kashmirs.
- India's Troubles In Afghanistan (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 02, 2006)
Forced out of power in Afghanistan in 2001, the Taliban remains an oppressively domineering militia outside the bounds of civilised, humane conduct.
- A Good Decision All The Same (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 02, 2006)
DESPITE opposition from Washington, Pakistan and Iran have agreed to go ahead with a bilateral pipeline project bringing gas from Iran.
- Too Timid (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 02, 2006)
There are occasions that seem to call for celebration but in fact should call forth the opposite.
- Serial Terror Strikes Claim 35 Lives In Doda And Udhampur (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 02, 2006)
Lashkar-e-Taiba and Hizb ul-Mujahideen cadre principal suspects
The worst single night of violence since 2000
Victims fired at point-blank range
- Strengthening Ties (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 02, 2006)
Indo-Uzbek ties should help combat terrorism
- Adieu, Foxbats: Iaf Sheds Its Eyes In Stratosphere (Deccan Herald, KALYAN RAY, May 02, 2006)
They flew amidst the stars, literally, for three decades and created aviation folklore by flying in a zone where no other aircraft ever thought of going.
- Delayed, But Not Denied (Deccan Herald, Pran Chopra , May 02, 2006)
Can Koirala guide his government to a consensus with the Maoists on reaching and preserving peace?
- High Risk (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 02, 2006)
Fighting an evil has its costs, but that is no reason for giving up the fight.
- Dargah Demolition Sparks Violence (Daily Excelsior, Sanjeev Pargal, May 02, 2006)
Striking at two places targetting minorities, the militants gunned down 28 civilians—19 in Kulhand area of Doda district and nine at Lolan Galla in Basantgarh area of Udhampur district since last night. Ten others were injured in Kulhand shoot-out.
- An Evil Mindset (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 02, 2006)
Each time one sees Bimal Roy's Kabuliwala one is moved to tears. It is cinematic adaptation of Rabindranath Tagore's poignant story of a seller of dry fruits from Kabul and the emotional rapport he strikes with a Bengali family.
- Oil Price Hike (News International, Editorial, The News International, May 02, 2006)
What would life be without its paradoxes? The man in the street, the prime minister heading his government and the judge holding his court are all players who keep the paradoxes of the times alive.
- Iran-Pakistan Gas Pipeline (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 02, 2006)
ALTHOUGH with Iran’s nuclear crisis hovering over the region’s head, it would remain uncertain whether Pakistan can continue to show an unflagging determination to go ahead with the gas pipeline project against US pressure, till it actually comes . . .
- 34 Hindus Killed In Kashmir (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, May 02, 2006)
Pakistan condemns ‘act of terrorism’
Hurriyat chairman calls for killers to be arrested
- Killing Of Indian Engineer (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 02, 2006)
An Indian engineer, working for Afghan mobile telephone network Roshan in Kandahar, has been killed and Taliban have claimed the responsibility.
- Shujaat’S People-Friendly Proposal (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 02, 2006)
AT a time when the budget-making is in the process, the President of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League Ch Shujaat Hussain has given a very pertinent proposal for consideration of the authorities concerned.
- Remember Oil Prices? (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 02, 2006)
WITH prices rising practically across the board, it is little surprise that the oil price phenomenon remained largely forgotten for the seven months it did not register a rise.
- The Import Of Names (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 02, 2006)
In the spring of 1962, during an official visit to Gujarat, our two sons were presented with Siamese kittens.
- Headquarters Of Crpf Attacked (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 02, 2006)
Militants attacked Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) battalion headquarters in the city here this afternoon. Elsewhere in Jammu and Kashmir, a Pakistani infiltrator was among three persons killed while four other intruders were arrested since last night
- Aziz Links Free Trade To Kashmir (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 02, 2006)
PM says non-tariff barriers also impediment to trade
Urges greater energy cooperation among SAARC states
- These Killer Drugs (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 02, 2006)
During raid on medical stores in Rawalpindi, Health team sealed a store which was keeping expired medicines. In a similar move the other day, authorities found expired medicines in a hospital in Karachi and ordered their destruction.
- Too Early To Celebrate, But There's Hope (Deccan Herald, Utpal Borpujari, May 02, 2006)
When K Asif’s masterpiece Mughal-e-Azam and Akbar Khan’s damp squib Taj Mahal — An Eternal Love Story were released in Pakistan over the last few days, they marked the first commercial release of Indian films in Pakistan since the 1965 war, if one . . .
- Hurriyat Forms Group To Meet Pm (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 02, 2006)
After day-long deliberations the moderate faction of separatist Hurriyat Conference here today constituted a six-member delegation led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq that would be meeting the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh in New Delhi on Wednesday.
- The Forgotten Stronghold (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 02, 2006)
Waziristan is one of the most dangerous places in the world where the Taliban rule the roost
- India Wants To Work With Pakistan Against Taliban (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, May 01, 2006)
India on Sunday described the killing of an Indian engineer, K. Suryanarayan, in Afghanistan as an act of terror and said it wanted to work with Pakistan to neutralise the Taliban militants.
- Militants Kill 22 People In Doda (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 01, 2006)
In a pre-dawn strike, militants today killed 22 people and seriously injured five others in remote villages of Panjdobi and Thava in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir.
- Kashmir Issue To Be Discussed With Pm On May 3: Aphc (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 01, 2006)
Leaders of the All-Party Hurriyat Conference (APHC) plan to discuss various solutions that could settle the Kashmir issue during their meeting with the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, in Delhi on May 3.
- Hurriyat Constituent Groups To Meet Today (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 01, 2006)
Having accepted the fresh invitation for talks with Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, the moderate faction of Hurriyat Conference is holding a meeting of its constituent groups here tomorrow to discuss the agenda and composition of its delegation.
- Pakistani Tribal Militants Execute Muslim Cleric (Yahoo! News, Correspondent or Reporter, May 01, 2006)
Pro-Taliban militants have shot dead a cleric they suspected of informing for Pakistani security forces fighting al-Qaeda guerrillas and their Taliban allies in the Waziristan tribal region, officials said on Monday.
- Too Good? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, May 01, 2006)
Of late three developments have taken place concerning the restoration of popular rule in Pakistan.
- Visiting Pakistan To Defreeze Siachen (Daily Excelsior, Atul, May 01, 2006)
It now looks certain that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will visit Islamabad before the summer is out; it is in a sense returning Gen Pervez Musharraf’s visit to Delhi in April 2005 actually on a self-invitation to watch the . . .
- Outrage In Afghanistan (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 01, 2006)
The Taliban thugs have done it again. They have killed the Indian engineer, K. Suryanarayana, whom they had abducted on Friday.
- Witness The Spineless (Hindustan Times, Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi , May 01, 2006)
I have to hand it to you, Shyan Munshi: you got nerve. But maybe someone should turn you around to check if you got a spine.
- Nuclear Cloud Over South Asia (Times of India, Maleeha Lodhi, May 01, 2006)
The political environment in South Asia is marked by an ambience of hope and anticipation.
- "Discovery Of A Century" In Tamil Nadu (Hindu, T.S. Subramanian, May 01, 2006)
A Neolithic stone celt with the Indus Valley script has been discovered by a school teacher, V. Shanmuganathan, in a village called Sembian-Kandiyur near Mayiladuthurai in Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu.
- Telling The Taliban (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 01, 2006)
The Taliban’s brutal killing of K. Suryanarayan, an Indian telecommunications engineer working for a Bahrainian company in Afghanistan, is a test of Delhi’s political resolve.
- Taliban Behead Indian Engineer Before Deadline (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, May 01, 2006)
The black visage of the Taliban was waved to India again today as the terrorist outfit jumped their own deadline and killed their captive K. Suryanarayan, the second Indian worker to be killed in Afghanistan in less than six months.
- Team Leaves For Delhi Today (Dawn, Qudssia Akhlaque, May 01, 2006)
A Pakistani delegation headed by Foreign Secretary Riaz Mohammad Khan is leaving for New Delhi on Monday for talks with India. The two-day talks that begin on Tuesday will discuss the key issue of Jammu and Kashmir and other aspects of peace and security.
- Start Of A Long Road (The Financial Express, RAM UPENDRA DAS, May 01, 2006)
Recently, India and Pakistan decided to explore enhancing our exports of sugar and tea to Pakistan and imports of molasses from there to India. These discussions at the Safta trade ministers’ meet in Dhaka have several important implications.
- Welcome Step (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 01, 2006)
Pakistan’s reported willingness to consider expanding the list of items that can be imported from India comes as a breath of fresh air. For too long has bilateral trade been hostage to political compulsions.
- A New Strategy On Iran (Washington Post, DENNIS ROSS, May 01, 2006)
The United States and Iran are playing programmed roles in a minuet on nuclear weapons.
- Indus Cities Dried Up With Monsoon (Telegraph, G.S. Mudur, Apr 30, 2006)
It wasn’t raiders from the north but a weakened monsoon that spelled doom for the Indus valley civilisation, suggests a study published this week.
- Indian Spies, Soldiers Cross Swords On Kargil (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Apr 30, 2006)
V.P Malik's book provokes renewed debate on pre-war intelligence
Unusual decision by the Intelligence Bureau chief to bypass RAW
Pakistani activity misunderstood to represent preparations for local peak-seizing operations
- Boom Time For Medicare (Hindu, G. ANANTHAKRISHNAN, Apr 30, 2006)
As medical tourism looks set to expand further, India must make use of the opportunity while ensuring that it does not create a health divide.
India's tertiary healthcare sector is on the road to global fame.
- Schools Without Basic Facilities (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 30, 2006)
IT comes as no surprise that half of the country’s public schools do not have any access to water or toilets and a whopping 70 per cent are without electricity.
- Zawahri Lashes Out At India, Pak (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
Al Qaida’s deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahri said hundreds of suicide bombers had “broken America’s back” in Iraq and accused President George W. Bush of giving a “strong impetus” to India’s nuclear programme while “doling out orders” to Pakistan, . . .
- Military Says In Full Control Of Waziristan (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
324 militants including 76 foreigners and 56 soldiers killed in 9 months
* 39 operations conducted since July, 142 militants arrested
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