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Articles 10121 through 10220 of 21681:
- Talk With Iran, About Anything (The Seattle Times, Editorial, The Seattle Times, Mar 20, 2006)
The Bush administration cannot live in a topsy-turvy world where it denounces a country as the greatest single threat to peace, and then refuses to meet and talk with that adversary.
- ‘Indo-Us Nuke Deal Would Unravel Npt’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
Unhappy over the us refusal to enter into a nuclear deal with it, Pakistan has warned that the Indo-us nuclear accord would lead to the collapse of international agreements aimed at preventing the spread of nuclear weapons.
- Roundtable Hopping In Kashmir (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 18, 2006)
With the no-shows at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s roundtable conference on Kashmir, all may not be lost. Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed says the time is ripe for “another major initiative” by the prime minister on . . .
- Indo-Us Nuclear Deal (Daily Excelsior, Ajay Kaul, Mar 18, 2006)
The cold war chill is history. A clear indication in this regard was visible during the just-concluded visit of American President George W Bush to India when the two countries clinched the civil nuclear deal.
- Four ‘Militants’ Killed In India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
Police shot dead four suspected Islamic militants on Friday believed to be plotting attacks and recruiting fighters for a campaign against Indian rule in the Indian held Kashmir, officials said.
- Cabinet Reshuffle In A Week, Says Prime Minister (Daily Times, Sajid Chaudhry, Mar 18, 2006)
Rules out early elections
* Says Pakistan wants stable and peaceful Afghanistan
* Launches Khushhal Pakistan Fund
- Vote For Moderates At Polls: Musharraf (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
Wants quake loans converted into aid
Vows to rebuild houses before next winter
- Decoding The Smoke Signals From A Bush Fire (Business Line, D. Murali , Mar 18, 2006)
It is generally recognised that the US will be the sole superpower in what is heading to be a unipolar international system. But will the rest of the world accept this position, wonders the book The Second Bush Presidency: Global Perspectives. For, there
- ``Russia Can Help In Pipeline Project'' (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Mar 18, 2006)
We'll consider suggestions: Fradkov
Enhanced civilian nuclear cooperation figures in talks
No separate accord for Tarapur supply: officials
Study group set up for economic cooperation
$10 billion trade target for next five years
- The Surajkund Fair (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
EVERY year, from February 1 to 15, a unique cultural festival takes place at Surajkund in Haryana, 8 km from South Delhi, showcasing some of the finest handloom and handicraft traditions of the country in the cultural milieu in which these . . .
- India Thanks With Oil Pledge For Uranium (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
Describing India to be “desperately short of hydrocarbons”, the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, today said nuclear energy cooperation will be an important area for Indo-Russian ties demonstrated by the agreement to supply fuel for the Tarapur plant, ev
- Indo-Us Nuke Deal Would Unravel Npt: Kasuri (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
Unhappy over the US refusal to enter into a nuclear deal with it, Pakistan has warned that the Indo-US nuclear accord would lead to the collapse of international agreements aimed at preventing the spread of nuclear weapons.
- Police Say Kill Four Militants In Gujarat (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
Police shot dead four suspected Islamist militants in Gujarat on Friday and said the men were planning to attack religious sites in the communally sensitive region.
- Any Wiser ? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Mar 18, 2006)
Is Pakistan any wiser ? Has it finally realised the futility of allowing its soil and the occupied territory to be used as base camp for terrorism ? Its decision to arrest Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin although for a few days gives a . . .
- Pakistan Sounds A Note Of Warning (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Mar 18, 2006)
A "package approach" for two countries would have been better: Pakistan
- China Turns To Nuclear Power To Fuel Growth (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Mar 18, 2006)
Over the next 15 years, China is planning to increase its nuclear power capacity four-fold. For, its burgeoning economy has led to a gargantuan appetite for energy.
- India Can Make 50 Weapons A Year After N-Deal With Us (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Mar 18, 2006)
The Indo-US nuclear cooperation agreement, as drafted and submitted to Congress, will allow India to make enough fissile material to produce 50 weapons a year.
- India, Russia To Expand Nuclear Ties (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
Opportunities beckoned Russia to enhance its participation in India’s civil nuclear energy field, as Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and his Russian counterpart Mikhail Fradkov identified the sector as one of the “key priority” areas for long-term . . .
- Banned Again (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 18, 2006)
The Punjab government made a welcome decision to repeal its own legislation allowing serving of one dish on weddings on the directions of the Supreme Court. In the light of the current poverty situation in Pakistan, needless expenditure and pomp . . .
- ‘Afghan Attacks Similar To Iraq Insurgency’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
US general says military still trying to find insurgents’ origins
- Us-Iran Deadlock: What Is ‘Do-Able’? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Mar 18, 2006)
The Bush White House has come out with the National Security Strategy report for 2006. Among other threats listed in the document, Iran finds pride of place.
- Us Must Accord Pakistan Nuclear Deal Like India: Kasuri (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
Warns US refusal pushing Islamabad towards ‘other options’
Hints Pakistan moving towards China to counter Indian hegemony
- Pipeline Problems (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 18, 2006)
The inability of the three Oil Ministers to come to a conclusion in Tehran over the future of the Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline indicates that American pressure on the latter two is finally bearing fruit.
- U.N. To Raise Its Profile In Iraq (Washington Times, Betsy Pisik, Mar 18, 2006)
The senior U.N. official in Iraq yesterday said that the United Nations will soon be raising its profile there, acknowledging that its "perceived absence" has been noticeable since a tragic suicide bombing after the U.S. invasion three years ago.
- Visas For Wsf Delegates (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 18, 2006)
Organisers of the World Social Forum have complained that the government is dragging its feet over issuing visas to thousands of delegates who plan to attend the forum being held in Karachi later this month.
- Kashmir: Why Boycott Talks? (Tribune, Samuel Baid, Mar 18, 2006)
Those who have advocated in the past a consensual solution to the Kashmir problem with the involvement of people of Jammu and Kashmir should welcome the process of broad-based consultations that the Government of India has initiated.
- Unesco Backs South Asia Foundation's Work On Regional Cooperation (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
The Director General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, opened on Friday the annual meeting of the South Asia Foundation at UNESCO headquarters in Paris.
- 60 Tonnes Of Uranium Fuel For Tarapur (Tribune, T.R. Ramachandran, Mar 18, 2006)
In a development of significant import, Russia agreed to supply 60 metric tonnes of uranium fuel for the Tarapur atomic power plant in Maharashtra and get the Kudankulam project in Tamil Nadu operational by 2007-08, coupled with strengthening . . .
- Harvest Of Hate (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Mar 18, 2006)
For Hindu fundamentalist politicians and their Islamist doppelgangers, the jehad has offered an opportunity to make political gains from violence.
- Iran-Pakistan-India (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Mar 17, 2006)
New Delhi and Islamabad should consider their national interests and pursue the proposed oil pipeline project with . . .
- Will India Accommodate Bangladesh? (Hindustan Times, MAHENDRA VED, Mar 17, 2006)
With Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia set to begin a visit to India on March 20, there is considerable interest in New Delhi if she will respond to New Delhi's concerns on bilateral issues.
- India Ready To Shoulder Global Role: Us Report (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 17, 2006)
India is now poised to shoulder global obligations in cooperation with the United States "in a way befitting a major power," the Bush administration said on Thursday in a sweeping overview of American strategic interests worldwide.
- Pak Warns Indo-Us Nuke Deal Will Unravel Npt (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 17, 2006)
The main international treaty aimed at stopping the spread of atomic weapons will fall apart in the wake of the US civil nuclear deal with India, Pakistan warned on Friday.
- Tarigami Calls On Musharraf (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Mar 17, 2006)
CPI(M) legislator from Jammu and Kashmir M.Y. Tarigami along with noted Gandhian Nirmala Deshpande on Thursday called on Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf and exchanged views on the peace process and measures needed to give it a boost.
- Dam(ned) Gilgit (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Mar 17, 2006)
The proposed Bhasha dam in Gilgit is not only a bone of contention between New Delhi and Islamabad. It has also triggered a heated controversy on the home turf.
- Pm Can't Talk To A Person Holding Gun In Hands: Cm (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 17, 2006)
Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today declared that the Central Government was ready for talks with the militants provided they leave the gun. As far as hardline Hurriyat Conference chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani is concerned, the Government has . . .
- Qazi Orders Probe Into Works (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 17, 2006)
Although some members contradicted reply of Qazi Mohammed Afzal, the grants for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control along with Roads and Building departments were passed without much debate in the Legislative Assembly.
- Hard Laws Of Change (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Mar 17, 2006)
It was a very positive statement which Sonia Gandhi made, rather forcefully, that certain rules and norms pertaining to witnesses and the recording of evidence need to be scrutinized and rectified to make for fair jurisprudence.
- Indian Govt Cautioned Against Hastening Peace Process (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Mar 17, 2006)
A parliamentary committee has cautioned the Indian government against “hastening the pace” of improving relations with Pakistan.
- Pakistan Warns Against U.S.-India Nuclear Deal - Ft (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 17, 2006)
Pakistan has said a civilian nuclear energy deal between its arch rival India and the United States would wreck international agreements to stop the spread of nuclear weapons, the Financial Times reported on Friday.
- Geelani Invited To Attend Seminar In Pakistan (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 17, 2006)
Chairman of hardline faction of Hurriyat Conference Syed Ali Shah Geelani has been invited for a four-day seminar on Kashmir organised by World Social Forum in Pakistani Port city of Karachi.
- Up: Four Terrorists Shot Dead (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 17, 2006)
Four terrorists, including two Pakistani nationals, were shot dead by the police in Vatva on the outskirts of the city in the wee hours today.
- The New Deal (Frontline, Siddharth Varadarajan, Mar 17, 2006)
The nuclear agreement with the United States has many commendable features, but the problem is that the Bush administration does not like to see it as a standalone deal.
- India A ‘Trustworthy Partner’ That Fulfils Commitments: Burns (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Mar 17, 2006)
US Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns called India a “trustworthy partner” and a country that follows up on its commitments.
- The Bear Hug (Frontline, John Hepburn, Mar 17, 2006)
The visit of George Bush was marked by huge protest rallies against him and his administration's hegemonic designs.
- A Working Paper On Kashmir (Frontline, A.J. Philip, Mar 17, 2006)
A prior India-Pakistan accord must provide a basis for a dialogue with Kashmiris.
A prior India-Pakistan accord must provide a basis for a dialogue with Kashmiris.
- Nab’S Utility (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 17, 2006)
Anmma leader’s demand that the National Accountability Bureau be abolished does not seem wide off the mark against the background of NAB’s record. Reacting to the bureau’s decision to stop the inquiry into the sugar crisis, Sahibzada Abul Khair Mohammad
- Targeting Countries Dealing With Iran Is Bad Policy (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Mar 17, 2006)
In a move that is likely to up the ante between the United States and Iran, already locked in a confrontation, the 50-member US House International Relations Committee voted 37-3 to pass legislation that will end US economic aid to any country . . .
- New Cec (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 17, 2006)
The President appointed on Wednesday Justice (Retd) Qazi Muhammad Farooq, a former judge of the Supreme Court, as Chief Election Commissioner.
- Iran-Bashing & Fate Of Ipi (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 17, 2006)
So provoked is the American government by Iran’s nuclear policy that it is gunning for that country.
- Core Issues In Asian Cities (Dawn, Noman Ahmed, Mar 17, 2006)
One of the key subjects of discussion at the World Social Forum, to be held later in the month in Karachi, will be the contemporary situation of world cities that, owing to several factors, are undergoing tremendous changes at the turn of the millennium.
- China Hits Back (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 17, 2006)
China has hit back at the US with a vengeance on one of its favourite annual exercises: issuing a report on human rights violations the world over, devoting ample space to every country and omitting, of course, what happens within its borders or . . .
- Safe Working Conditions (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 17, 2006)
While general awareness of the social ills afflicting Pakistani society is growing by the day, there seems to be little debate on some very basic but persisting issues like unsafe working environments.
- Has America Lost Its Way In Afghanistan? (Hindu, M.K. Bhadrakumar, Mar 17, 2006)
The stark reality is that there isn't any political process anymore in Afghanistan. The American strategy of taming the Taliban or engineering defections from its ranks is a shambles.
- India A Non-Proliferator, Says U.S President (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 17, 2006)
United States President George W. Bush asserted that India had been a non-proliferator, and said Congress should pass a law that would allow sale of nuclear technology to New Delhi.
- Ties With India On A New Path, Says U.S. (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Mar 17, 2006)
End of decades of mistrust
India poised to shoulder global obligations in cooperation with U.S.
Ties with India, Pakistan not mutually exclusive
- Global Democracy (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Mar 16, 2006)
India, Not America, Should Take Lead
- Nuclear Deal At What Price? (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, Mar 16, 2006)
The Manmohan-Bush `understanding' on implementing the July nuclear deal leaves many questions unanswered about the `hidden' costs.
- Earthy Heaven (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
“We thought we were in heaven”. Millions across the globe would have echoed that exclamation of delight from a Norwegian housewife had they too opened their kitchen taps and found . . .
- Pak Wild Over Bush Satire (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
President George W. Bush went home two weeks ago, but ever since his visit Pakistanis have been watching multiple daily repeats of an animated television satire of his meeting with their own president.
- The Wind Blows Another Way At The Durand Line (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, Mar 16, 2006)
Pakistan’s relations with Afghanistan are in a downward spiral. First came the war of words between President Hamid Karzai and General Pervez Musharraf over who was to blame for the resurgence of the Taliban along the mountainous Afghan-Pakistan . . .
- Kashmir Talks Incomplete Without Us In Frontline: Hizb (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
Apparently peeved with Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf for not including them in the Kashmir dialogue, the pro-Pakistan Hizbul Mujahideen has said the process would not be complete until they were in the "frontline" of the talks.
- Pakistanis Watch "Bush-Mush" Satire Over And Over (Reuters, SIMON CAMERON-MOORE, Mar 16, 2006)
U.S. President George W. Bush went home two weeks ago, but ever since his visit Pakistanis have been watching multiple daily repeats of an animated television satire of his meeting with their own president.
- India’S Claim On Gilgit, Baltistan Rebutted (Dawn, Qudssia Akhlaque, Mar 16, 2006)
Pakistan Foreign Office on Wednesday rebutted a statement made by the Spokesperson of Indian Ministry of External Affairs claiming that Gilgit-Baltistan “is an integral part of India”.
- Kashmir Militants Seek Inclusion In Peace Talks (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
Hizb-ul-Mujahideen commander Misbah-ud-Din Ghazi said the freedom struggle in held Kashmir would not end until India and Pakistan included the militants in peace talks, a news agency reported on Wednesday.
- Us, Uk Can Play Pivotal Role In Kashmir Solution: Mushahid (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
PML Secretary General Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed said on Wednesday the US and the international community had to play a pivotal role in promoting a peaceful solution of the Kashmir issue.
- The Pitch Has Changed And It Is Time To Reset The Target (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 16, 2006)
In international relations there are no permanent friends or foes but only permanent interests. During the Cold War, the US and Britain were completely tilted towards Pakistan, which they wanted to exploit for keeping a check on the USSR.
- Canada To Review Nuclear Deal With India (Hindu, Muralidhar Reddy, Mar 16, 2006)
Countries building nuclear reactors must sign NPT: Premier
Talks focus on free trade deal between Canada, Pakistan
No discussion on Indo-U.S. civilian nuke deal
- Police, Ministry Told To Leave Indian Girl Alone (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Wednesday disposed of an Indian woman’s case for citizenship and directed the Interior Ministry and local police not to take any legal action against the girl as long as her application for Pakistani citizenship . . .
- Pakistan Rejects Indian Claim Over Gilgit-Baltistan (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
Pakistan on Wednesday rejected India’s claim that Gilgit-Baltistan area in the Northern Areas is an integral part of India.
- Extremism Of The Mosque (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Mar 16, 2006)
Speaking to a delegation of traders, politicians, exporters and lawyers in Faisalabad on Tuesday, President Pervez Musharraf said that “some khateebs were creating disharmony among the people for their vested interests”. Since government agencies . . .
- Himalaya Car Rally Sets Off (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
Federal Tourism Minister Ghazi Ghulab Jamal on Wednesday inaugurated the Himalaya car rally consisting of 18 vintage cars from 1936 to 1970.
- Welcome Change In Tone (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 16, 2006)
There is a distinct change in the tone in Kabul, and for the better. Even though they still want Pakistan “to do more”, the sentiments expressed by President Hamid Karzai and his Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah do not seem couched in hostility.
- Ticket Prices At Planetarium (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 16, 2006)
Considering that the number of people visiting the PIA planetarium in Karachi has dropped substantially over a period of time, the management has not taken a wise step by enhancing the entrance fee.
- Icg Urges World To Support Democracy In Pakistan (News International, Mariana Baabar, Mar 16, 2006)
The international community would be wise to use its massive reconstruction pledges to counter Jihadi influence, support Pakistan's democratic transition and promote regional peace.
- Effective Action By Afghan And Coalition Forces Urged (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
Saying that a comprehensive approach is required to address the challenges of terrorism and criminal violence and insurgency in Afghanistan, Pakistan on Tuesday asserted “the failure to do so cannot be externalised.”.
- Kabul Calls For Policy ‘Consistency’ (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
Afghanistan’s foreign minister urged Pakistan on Wednesday to demonstrate consistency and sincerity in its policy of helping defeat Taliban and Al Qaeda militants.
- Foreign Policy Failure (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 16, 2006)
While the government is never tired of presenting Pakistan as a frontline state against the War on Terror and prides itself on having done more than any other country to curb Al-Qaeda, those it has helped mostly remain dissatisfied.
- Pak-Canada Economics (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 16, 2006)
Present-day realpolitik grants central priority to binding economic ties, which in turn promote mutual interests and nurture political relations.
- Negative Fallout Of Bush’S Visit (Dawn, Ghayoor Ahmed, Mar 16, 2006)
THE government and the people of India are jubilant over the visit of the US President George W. Bush to New Delhi to seal a “new relationship” between the United States and India. India has certainly secured a stunning diplomatic success by . . .
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