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Articles 10321 through 10420 of 21681:
- U.S. Ties With India, Pakistan On Divergent Paths (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Mar 13, 2006)
President George W. Bush's visit to India and Pakistan this month underscored dramatically the increasingly divergent U.S. approaches to the South Asian nuclear rivals.
- Discourse On Course (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Mar 13, 2006)
In their case there are coincidences galore. Both are lawyers and have been People's Conference stalwarts in the past. They belong to the same northern parts of the Valley.
- India Slow To Wake Up To Growing Maoist Menace (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Mar 13, 2006)
Kanker, India (Reuters) - Shouting "commando", police in camouflage uniform and black bandanas pour down from the sky on ropes. Others clamber over rocks, shooting from the shoulder as targets pop up all around them.
- No Uranium Sales To India: Australia (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 13, 2006)
Australia will maintain its ban on uranium exports to India and other countries which have not signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said on Sunday.
- Neighbours Trade Charges (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 13, 2006)
The head of Afghanistan’s upper house of parliament accused Pakistani intelligence of plotting a suicide attack that lightly wounded him and killed four other people in Kabul today.
- Hizb, Let Leaders On Hunger-Strike (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Mar 13, 2006)
18 militant commanders stage protest in POK
Eighteen top jihadi commanders are staging a hunger strike in Muzaffarabad against "the betrayal of the jihad in Jammu and Kashmir by President Pervez Musharraf," a Hizbul- Mujahideen spokesperson told . . .
- Nuclear Deal: Benefits For India (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Mar 13, 2006)
The US-India deal will lead to more efficient import of nuclear technology and equipment, translating into higher nuclear power generation, which, in these pollution-conscious times, ought not to be written off hastily on grounds of higher . . .
- Let Denies Hand In Varanasi Blasts (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 13, 2006)
Pakistan-based militant outfit Lashker-e-Tayyaba (LeT) today denied its involvement in last week's Varanasi blasts and said it had no connection with those arrested in Uttar Pradesh and Goa.
- The Road Less Travelled (Tribune, B.G. Verghese, Mar 13, 2006)
The Indo-US agreement should see a turning point not only in India’s position in the world but also in its perception of itself.
- Blast Suspects Test Negative (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 13, 2006)
The special task force (STF) probe into the Varanasi blasts suffered a setback with witnesses saying that two suspects arrested from Hardoi were not the persons about whom they had told police.
- Endangered, She Said (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 13, 2006)
Of the various emotions aroused on International Women’s Day — demands for emancipation in Pakistan to success stories in Kofi Annan’s report
- Karzai Behind Bush Plainspeak To Musharraf: Report (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 13, 2006)
With the Taliban staging a gradual resurgence in Afghanistan, President Hamid Karzai was able to convince US President George W Bush, during their recent summit, that Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf was not doing enough to defeat . . .
- Once A Wetland, Now A Desert (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 13, 2006)
The delta of the great Colorado River — where once it swept into the Gulf of California — used to be the most wonder-filled wetland in the whole North American continent.
- Afghan Leader Sees Pakistan Hand (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 13, 2006)
Ex-President Mujaddedi hurt in bid on life; Islamabad denies role
- Blind Arrests Of Basant Violators (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 13, 2006)
Police registered 61 cases and arrested 82 people for violating the ban on kite-flying besides seizing 150 glass coated and iron coated string rolls on Saturay.
- The State Dept Report (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 13, 2006)
Governments that have been criticised in the US State Department’s report on human rights have rightly come out strong against it, considering its obvious prejudiced outlook.
- Mind-Boggling Mars Explorer (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 13, 2006)
A us spacecraft with potential of revolutionizing the understanding of Mars has moved into a ‘perfect’ orbit around the Red Planet, NASA announced on Saturday.
- Mayhem In The Menagerie (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Mar 13, 2006)
New conflict between the United Jihad Council and President Pervez Musharraf reflects a crisis in Pakistan's political life.
- Nature Of Us Relations With India And Pakistan Different (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 13, 2006)
President George W Bush’s visit to India and Pakistan this month underscored dramatically the increasingly divergent US approaches to the South Asian nuclear rivals.
- Pmln-Ppp Reconciliation? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Mar 13, 2006)
The pml leader and re-elected Senator Muhammad Ali Durrani said in a TV discussion Saturday that last week’s meeting between Ms Benazir Bhutto and Mian Shahbaz Sharif in Dubai reminded him more of ironies than a reconciliation.
- Pakistan Relents, Says Yes To Kashmir Leaders (Deccan Herald, Zahoor Malik , Mar 13, 2006)
In a major shift in policy, Pakistan has begun a process to communicate with the mainstream political parties of Jammu and Kashmir.
- Spillover Of Waziristan Unrest (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 13, 2006)
Interior Minister Aftab Sherpao has said that the unrest in North Waziristan Agency is spreading to surrounding districts including Tank and DIKhan. Speaking in the National Assembly on Saturday he, however, vowed to continue action . . .
- Bush Visit: Not Just A Stopover (Dawn, Iqbal Akhund, Mar 13, 2006)
Invidious comparison is virtually built into an American president’s visit to the subcontinent. So it has been again, as President Bush has come and gone. As a foreign journalist put it, India got a hug, Pakistan a pat on the back.
- Justice For Women (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 13, 2006)
Last week saw a spate of conferences and seminars on women’s issues all over the country to commemorate international women’s day.
- Pakistan’S Energy Needs (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 13, 2006)
Us energy secretary Samuel Bodman is to visit Pakistan in the near future to discuss the country’s energy needs.
- Scaling A New Peak (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 13, 2006)
Few cricketers have combated adversity, willed themselves to heights previously thought unscalable, and courted success with the single-point focus and understated ardour that Anil Kumble has showcased in his richly decorated 16-year career.
- Personal Rivalry At Work? (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 13, 2006)
It is a pity that a commendable exercise the Ministry of Commerce wanted to conduct for the benefit of consumers has been shot down by the Ministry of Finance as well as the Planning and Establishment Divisions on the basis of . . .
- A Footstool In The World (Deccan Herald, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Mar 13, 2006)
The Indo-US nuclear deal has exposed inconsistencies in India’s position
- Indian American Youth Leads Campaign Against Racism (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 13, 2006)
A 23-year-old Indian American is making a name for himself among the immigrant community by campaigning against discrimination and racism.
- Let Denies Hand In Varanasi Blasts (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 13, 2006)
Pakistan-based militant outfit Lashker-e-Tayyaba (LeT) on Sunday denied its involvement in last week's Varanasi blasts and said it had no connection with those arrested in Uttar Pradesh and Goa.
- Bush’S Pak Visit A ‘Failure’, Let Raises Jihad Pitch (Express India, RIYAZ WANI, Mar 12, 2006)
Lashkar-e-Toiba idealogue Hafiz Muhammad Sayeed has said the high-profile visit of the US President to Pakistan has strengthened their call for jihad. “Bush visit has failed, undermining the pro-US lobby in the country. But Mujahideens are happy.
- Bush’S Pak Visit A ‘Failure’, Let Raises Jihad Pitch (Indian Express, RIYAZ WANI, Mar 12, 2006)
Lashkar-e-Toiba idealogue Hafiz Muhammad Sayeed has said the high-profile visit of the US President to Pakistan has strengthened their call for jihad.
- Final Baglihar Project Hearing Deferred (News International, Muhammad Saleh Zaafir, Mar 12, 2006)
India has succeeded in obtaining from the World Bank neutral expert another deferment of the final hearing on the contentious power project that India is building at Baglihar on the Chenab River near Jammu in southern part of occupied Kashmir in . . .
- Kashmiri Leaders Call For End To Human Rights Violations (Daily Times, Mohammad Imran, Mar 12, 2006)
The Pugwash Conference called on Saturday for an end to human rights violations in Jammu and Kashmir, and urged all political parties in the state to participate in the dialogue process.
- 25 Militants Killed Near Miranshah (News International, Rahimullah Yusufzai, Mar 11, 2006)
Pakistan Army artillery shelled a village 10 kilometres from Miranshah on Friday night and gunship helicopters pounded militants’ positions following reports that two of the most wanted clerics Maulvi Sadiq Noor and Maulvi Abdul Khaliq and their . . .
- Kashmiri Leaders Differ On Solution (Daily Times, Mohammad Imran, Mar 11, 2006)
Kashmiri leaders appeared to disagree on the solution to the Kashmir issue as the three-day Pugwash Conference began on Friday.
- Leaders Want To Forget Past, Think Of Future (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 11, 2006)
A dinner hosted by Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri for participants of the Pugwash-sponsored International Conference on Kashmir here on Friday ended on a frenzied note.
- 29 Die In Dera Bugti Landmine Blast (News International, Muhammad Ejaz Khan, Mar 11, 2006)
Twenty-nine people travelling to a wedding were killed on Friday, when their tractor-trolley hit an anti-tank landmine near Dera Bugti, officials said.
- Pak Minister Says Musharraf Has No Power To Pardon Sarabjit (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 11, 2006)
Pakistan Law Minister Wasi Zafar today said President Pervez Musharraf has no power to pardon alleged Indian spy Sarabjit Singh, whose review petition against the death sentence has been rejected by the Supreme Court.
- Musharraf Suggests Round Table Of Kashmiri Representatives (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 11, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf today suggested a round table conference of representatives of both sides of Kashmir either in Srinagar or Muzzafarabad and said he was ready to attend it with . . .
- On Record (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 11, 2006)
We (Pakistan and India) are into a bilateral dialogue. We don’t want to make it trilateral or multilateral. — General Pervez Musharraf.
- Understanding The Harvest Of Hate (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Mar 11, 2006)
Varanasi was just an exclamation mark in Islamist terror groups' war against India. Learning from it needs an understanding not of each outrage, but the whole.
- 'Gilgit And Baltistan India’S Integral Part’ (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Mar 11, 2006)
Continuing its newfound pro-active stance, India on Friday said the Gilgit-Baltistan region known as Northern Areas is a part of Jammu and Kashmir and hence an integral part of India.
- Varanasi Charity Under Scanner For Jihad Links (Times of India, Pradeep Thakur, Mar 11, 2006)
A 'hardline' religious organisation in terror-scarred Varanasi has come under the security agencies’ scanner for possible links with jihadi masterminds across the border.
- The Morning After (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Mar 11, 2006)
The benefits we know. Time, now, to consider the costs of India's new relationship with the US.
- Amulya Lessons (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Mar 11, 2006)
The despatch of a top US defence official, charged with the reconstruction of Afghanistan, to Anand in Gujarat for a first-hand study of the famous Amul dairy development model is a reminder of the many valuable models we have in our own backyard.
- Telekom Malaysia Picks 49% In Spice (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 11, 2006)
After two unsuccessful attempts, Malaysia’s largest telecom operator, Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) on Friday picked 49% stake in BK Modi promoted Spice Telecom for $178.85 million.
- Kalam Scores With Youths On Last Day (Statesman, R C Rajamani, Mar 11, 2006)
The President, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, tonight concluded a highly popular three-day visit to Myanmar during which he conveyed to the hosting military leadership India’s keenness to see the restoration of democracy in their nation . . .
- Musharraf Rules Out Independent Kashmir (Daily Times, Mohammad Imran, Mar 11, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf ruled out on Friday the possibility of an independent Kashmir and said that the idea of self-governance was applicable in the present political scenario.
- Musharraf Renews Demilitarisation, Autonomy Proposals (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 11, 2006)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf said on Friday Pakistan’s proposals for demilitarisation and self-governance offered a practical solution to the Kashmir dispute.
- Floating Cultures (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Mar 11, 2006)
If one takes an overview one will come across a rare aspect of life in the State.
- Spirit Of Varanasi (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 11, 2006)
IT is commonplace for terrorists to bandy about the name of a new outfit after a bloody strike.
- Geelani Flays Musharraf For Calling Kashmir Bilateral (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 11, 2006)
The hardline Hurriyat Conference today criticised Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf for terming Kashmir as a bilaterial issue between New Delhi and Islamabad.
- Pakistan Will Collaborate With India To Fight Mental Sickness (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 11, 2006)
Visiting Indian psychiatrists offered low cost medicines from India for psychiatric patients in Pakistan during a meeting with Saba Sadiq, adviser to the chief minister on Friday.
- Nepali Families Fight Poverty With Condoms, Pills (Reuters, Gopal Sharma, Mar 11, 2006)
One of the biggest-selling items in the tiny chemists in the rebel-held Nepali hill town of Tila are condoms -- several hundred a month for a total population of just 2,000.
- Police Detain Eight For Varanasi Blasts (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 11, 2006)
Police detained eight people on Friday over bomb attacks that killed 15 people in one of Hinduism's holiest cities; blasts that were later claimed by a group which said it was fighting Indian rule in Kashmir.
- Kashmiri Jurist Asks India, Pak To End Proxy War (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 11, 2006)
leading Kashmiri jurist called on India and Pakistan on Friday to end their proxy war over Kashmir and restore fundamental democratic freedoms.
- India, Pakistan To Discuss Gas Price With Iran Next Week (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 11, 2006)
India and Pakistan will discuss price of gas they plan to import from Iran through the Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline when officials of the three nations meet for the first time on the over 7 billion dollar project next week.
- Musharraf For Roundtable Of Kashmir Representatives (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 11, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf today suggested a round table conference of representatives of both sides of Kashmir either in Srinagar or Muzzafarabad and said he was ready to attend it with Prime Minister Manmohan . . .
- It Is Time To Flex Political Muscles (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Mar 11, 2006)
With elections to several state assemblies due in about a year's time it is understandable for political parties to be seen flexing their muscles, breaking old alliances, forging new ones and generally creating an atmosphere which . . .
- Unholy War On Holy City (Daily Excelsior, Fazal Mehmood, Mar 11, 2006)
In an outrageous serial terrorist strike on the holy city of Varanasi, the ancient Sankat Mochan temple packed with Tuesday worshippers of Lord Hanuman was rocked by a huge blast and two bombs exploded soon after at Cantonment railway . . .
- Balancing Game (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Mar 11, 2006)
By exposing the limits of nuclear muscle-flexing, the Varanasi explosions should have pricked the balloon of euphoria generated by George W. Bush’s visit.
- Gilgit-Baltistan Part Of Jammu And Kashmir: India (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 11, 2006)
Taking note of Pakistani media reports about a new map being circulated on Jammu and Kashmir depicting so-called Northern Areas as a separate entity, India on Friday asserted that the region of Gilgit-Baltistan is a part of the state . . .
- J&k Terrorist Held In Goa (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 11, 2006)
Goa came face to face with terrorism this evening with the arrest of Tariq Anwar, a resident of Srinagar, with huge quantities of explosives.
- 'Discussing J-K May Lead To National Security Problem' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 11, 2006)
Strongly assailing the dicussing of the internal matters pertaining to Jammu and Kashmir outside the country, the former union minister and a senior leader of the BJP, Chaman Lal Gupta warned that this would lead to more problems on the national . . .
- "Even Musharraf Has No Power To Pardon Sarabjit" (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Mar 11, 2006)
Puzzle over Minister's contention
Article 45 of Pakistan's Constitution vests President with power to grant pardon in such cases
Gen. Musharraf had invoked this clause to pardon Nawaz Sharif
- Proposal For "Joint Management" Of J&k Came From India, Says Musharraf (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Mar 11, 2006)
"New Delhi should realise the fleeting opportunity for durable peace"
Pakistan's proposals of "demilitarisation, self-governance and joint management" offer a tenable solution
"Need to take all stakeholders on board"
- Challenges Ahead In Sino-Pakistan Ties (Dawn, Ziad Haider, Mar 11, 2006)
Last month, President Musharraf visited China to celebrate 55 years of Pakistan’s diplomatic relations with its most valued ally. His focus was on securing energy assistance and bringing “our economic ties in consonance with our excellent political and...
- Oil Pricing: A Correct Decision (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 11, 2006)
The government’s decision to take away the pricing of petroleum products away from the Oil Companies’ Advisory Committee (OCAC) from April 1 and hand it to the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) is the correct thing to do, though the . . .
- Us Submits Nuclear Proposal To Congress (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 11, 2006)
The Bush administration has already submitted a proposal to the US Congress, seeking to amend the laws for enabling India to acquire nuclear technology from the United States while a senior State Department official said he was . . .
- Us-India Nuclear Deal Not A Military Agreement: Boucher (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Mar 11, 2006)
Richard Boucher, the new head of South and Central Asia at the State Department, said on Thursday that the nuclear deal with India was “not a military agreement,” but one meant to “provide a clearly-demarcated, permanently . . .
- Another Shameful Day In The Life Of Lahore (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Mar 11, 2006)
Until two days ago the Punjab government was insisting that Basant would be celebrated come hell or high water.
- Indian Left Has Little Hope For Iran Gas (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Mar 11, 2006)
As Indian officials braced to participate in next week’s crucial tripartite meeting with Iran and Pakistan to specifically discuss the price of gas that Tehran would supply, India’s leftist parties on Thursday expressed the fear . . .
- Playing With Fire In U.P. (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 11, 2006)
The last thing the boiling political cauldron of Uttar Pradesh needed was for the temple town of Varanasi to be hit by Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists.
- Anatomy Of A Partnership (International Herald Tribune, Henry A. Kissinger, Mar 11, 2006)
President George W. Bush's visit to India has brought relations between the United States and India to an unprecedented level of cooperation and interdependence.
- Musharraf Suggests Joint Management For Kashmir (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 11, 2006)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said Pakistan’s proposals of demilitarisation, self-governance and joint management offered a tenable solution to long-standing Kashmir dispute and urged the Indian leadership to come forward with . . .
- Balochistan Imbroglio (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 11, 2006)
AS violence between the security forces and local population has escalated in Balochistan the acts of terror and sabotage have almost become a daily occurrence. On Friday 26 people were killed and seven injured when a vehicle carrying a wedding . . .
- Vulgarity Of The Nouveau Riche (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Mar 11, 2006)
On Diwali day a Sardarji rang me up to say he had met God face to face and wanted to tell me about it.
- Pak Taliban To Open Office In Wana To Settle Disputes (News International, Sailab Mahsud, Mar 11, 2006)
A meeting of tribal elders and clerics held in Wana on Friday authorised the local Taliban to open an office to settle disputes between the people on the basis of the Sharia and local customs and traditions.
- Police Detain 4 Over Bombings In India (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 11, 2006)
Police have detained four people for questioning in bombings that killed 20 people at a temple and train station in Hinduism's holiest city, a top state official said Saturday.
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