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Articles 13921 through 14020 of 21681:
- Bank On The King (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 15, 2005)
Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran's three-day visit to Nepal merits a welcome, particularly since it included a nearly two-hour meeting with King Gyanendra in Kathmandu.
- Sacrificing Ideology (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Dec 15, 2005)
It was bewildering to see socialist leaders, who have only contempt for Hindu ceremonies, attend blood-letting rituals at Kamakhya temple, writes Anuradha Dutt
- Editor Denied Pak Visa (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Dec 15, 2005)
Violations of an individual’s rights are the worst in the diplomatic field. Officers take upon themselves the responsibility to undo what governments want to achieve. Something like that some Pakistani officers are trying to do.
- Uniting For Progress (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Dec 15, 2005)
THE idea of a real Islamic Commonwealth or common Market has always appealed to Muslims all over the world. Although religion is a common bond among the 57 member states of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC), there are several roadblocks or miss
- Pak Urges Iran To Follow Iaea Obligations, Resume Talks With Eu (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 15, 2005)
Pakistan has urged Iran to adhere to the IAEA obligations so that an amicable solution to the nuclear issue can be found through dialogue. Pakistan for its being interlinked with Iranian nuclear programme also encouraged Tehran to resume nuclear talks....
- Where Is Osama? (Dawn, M.J. Akbar, Dec 15, 2005)
IT doesn’t surprise me that George Bush had a plan to bomb the Doha headquarters of the pesky Arabic news channel Al Jazeera back into the desert age. What shocks me is that he hasn’t sent Al Jazeera a thank you note after his re-election last year in Nov
- Wto: Corporations Vs Common Man (Dawn, Najma Sadeque, Dec 15, 2005)
MOST people struggling with their daily lives are not even aware of the sixth WTO ministerial in Hong Kong. But their fate hinges on it.
- Pakistan, Iran For Early Gas Pipeline (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 15, 2005)
Project opposed by U.S. comes for review at ministerial meet
- The Makkah Declaration: Rhetoric And Reality (Hindu, Hamid Ansari, Dec 15, 2005)
The Makkah conclave produced a declaration that is strong on sentiment and exhortation, and less so on specifics.
- Towards An Upheaval In Jammu & Kashmir? (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Dec 15, 2005)
Unnoticed, the pressures on the troubled State's political system are building. A seismic reordering of its structures seems inevitable in the not-too-distant future.
- China Snubs The Us (Daily Excelsior, Atul Cowshish, Dec 15, 2005)
The US President, George Bush has just concluded his third visit to China since coming to office nearly six years ago. That is as good an indication as how important it is for the US to maintain close friendly relations with China, . . .
- 'Issues With B'desh To Be Solved Through Talks' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 15, 2005)
Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday said all contentious issues between India and Bangladesh would be sorted out through dialogues and hoped traditional friendship between the neighbouring countries would remain despite occasional strains . . .
- Seeds Of Terrorism: A Pakistani Perspective (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 15, 2005)
Seeds do not germinate or sprout by themselves. They need a congenial soil to grow.
- Hurriyat Flays Govt For Delay On Pok Visit (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 15, 2005)
The moderate Hurriyat Conference today criticised the Government for its "delaying tactics" in clearing the amalgam delegation’s visit to quake-ravaged Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) with relief material.
- Indian Army Kills Six Militants In Kashmir Battle (Reuters, Reuters, Dec 15, 2005)
Indian soldiers shot dead six suspected Muslim militants in a gunbattle in Kashmir on Wednesday, the army said, the highest toll in a single clash in the disputed Himalayan region in weeks.
- Wto Says Accords On Agriculture, Market Access Unlikely (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 15, 2005)
A spokesman for the World Trade Organization (WTO), Kieth Rockwell, said on Wednesday agreements on agriculture and Non-Agriculture Market Access (NAMA) were not expected to be concluded at Hong Kong.
- Rockets Fired As Musharraf Visits Pakistani Town (Reuters, Reuters, Dec 15, 2005)
Suspected separatist militants in Pakistan fired eight rockets at a paramilitary base in a troubled southwestern province on Wednesday as President Pervez Musharraf was visiting a nearby town, police said.
- Good Taliban: Role Reversal? (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Dec 15, 2005)
The Taliban appear to be resurgent again. Their links with local leaders of the JUI are becoming obvious.
- Vijay Diwas To Be Celebrated Tomorrow (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 15, 2005)
The nation will celebrate Vijay Diwas — the victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war — on a grand scale on Friday. According to an official release the initiative was taken by Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee to commemorate the event on December 16 and 17.
- Negotiations For $1.4bn Quake Loans (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 14, 2005)
Pakistan has completed negotiations with multilateral agencies for $1.47 billion loans out of the $3.984 billion pledges and asked international institutions to lend their experts on secondment for reconstruction and rehabilitation of the areas ...
- Risky Business Of Politics (Pioneer, Claude Arpi, Dec 14, 2005)
If the health of a nation is to be measured by what its media presents, then India is ill, says Claude Arpi
- Gen Ahsan In Kabul For Meeting (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 14, 2005)
Vice Chief of Army Staff General Ahsan Saleem Hayat will leave for Kabul today (Wednesday) on a two-day official visit to attend the fourteenth meeting of the Pakistan-Afghanistan-US Tripartite Commission on Border Security. During his stay in Kabul, the
- The King Of Hard Times (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, Dec 14, 2005)
King Gyanendra returned to Kathmandu on December 2 from a three-week African safari immediately after the Dhaka SAARC summit where he "granted an audience" to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh but nothing came out of even the second meeting between . . .
- Straws Of Alarm (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 14, 2005)
One needs to take serious note of the latest audio-visual tape circulated by the Al Qaeda, which shows the second man in the organisation's hierarchy, Ayman al-Zawahiri, congratulating the Taliban leader, Mullah Omar, for winning back control over. . .
- Nato Not Chasing Al Qaeda In Pakistan: Official (Dawn, Iftikhar A. Khan, Dec 14, 2005)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization forces are not in Pakistan to chase Al Qaeda, a Nato commander said on Tuesday. “Chasing Al Qaeda is neither our agenda nor our mandate,” Commander of the Nato Forces in Pakistan Air Commodore Andrew George Walton ...
- Fresh Tremors Rock Kashmir (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 14, 2005)
Even before memories of the monster earthquake in October could die down, Jammu and Kashmir was rattled by powerful fresh tremors in the wee hours of Tuesday damaging a number of houses.
- Foreign Secy May Meet Iaea Officials (Dawn, Qudssia Akhlaque, Dec 14, 2005)
Foreign Secretary Riaz Mohammad Khan, who is in Vienna for bilateral consultations, is likely to touch base with some key officials at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
- Recalling A Great Man (Dawn, Hafizur Rahman, Dec 14, 2005)
SOME time ago there was something of a controversy in the newspapers on the post-partition politics of Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, prime minister from September 1956 to October 1957, in the context of unity between east and west Pakistan.
- Scourge Of Bonded Labour (Dawn, Zubeida Mustafa, Dec 14, 2005)
MOST of us erroneously believe that slavery has never existed in Pakistan and bonded labour ended 13 years ago when the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1992 was adopted by the National Assembly. But the fact is that this law abolished bonded labour
- Ray Of Hope In Afghanistan? (Dawn, Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Dec 14, 2005)
EARLY on Tuesday morning an earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale hit north-eastern Afghanistan.
- Losing The War Against Errors (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Dec 14, 2005)
This is how “extraordinary rendition” appears to operate. A suspect is pounced upon by US agents or local proxies, and interrogated.
- Pak Bus Completes Dry Run (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 14, 2005)
A Pakistani bus, which arrived here Tuesday, completed the second and final phase of the trial run of the Amritsar-Lahore bus service which is expected to be operational by the end of this month.
- Quake Located Deep Under Earth's Surface (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 14, 2005)
No reports of damages or casualties
- Woman Rescued Two Months After Quake (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 14, 2005)
A 45-year-old woman was brought to a charity field hospital in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), on Monday after she was rescued from rubble on Sunday, 63 days after the devastating October 8 earthquake.
- Woman Rescued 2 Months After Pak Quake (Deccan Herald, PTI, Dec 14, 2005)
In a miracle of sorts, a woman has been found alive under the debris of her home near Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir 64 days after the October 8 earthquake.
- Export Of Democracy (Daily Excelsior, N. B. Menon, Dec 14, 2005)
A group of senators in the US Congress have moved a resolution named "Advancing democratic values world over". Specifically, this draft contains a proposal to establish a special "Democratic movements department" within the State Department, . . .
- Uma Blasts ‘Cong’S Double’ (Statesman, PTI, Dec 14, 2005)
Stepping up her attack against the leadership, expelled BJP leader Uma Bharti has claimed that the BJP has now become a replica of the Congress by undermining principles and ideology.
- Regaining Lost Glory Of Karachi (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 14, 2005)
PRESIDENT Pervez Musharraf has called for hard work and dedication to implement major projects of Karachi for providing a strong infrastructure to resolve the problems faced by the people. Inaugurating the Beach Park, he said extra resilience is required
- Pakistan’S Yet Another Appeal To India (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 14, 2005)
Foreign Office spokeswoman Tasnim Aslam has urged India to show flexibility to address the Kashmir issue. In her weekly Press briefing in Islamabad on Monday, she, however, said that progress in the composite dialogue cannot be measured in months and ....
- Crocker’S Ill-Conceived Advice (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 14, 2005)
US Ambassador Ryan C Crocker has expressed concern over the open involvement of groups under the US watch list like Jamaatud Daawa in the earthquake relief work in Azad Kashmir.
- Al Qaeda-Linked Suspects: Shc Seeks Grounds (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 14, 2005)
The Sindh High Court directed standing counsel for Pakistan Mehmood Alam on Tuesday to ascertain from the federal government where and under what laws it had detained various people, whose next of kin had invoked the jurisdiction of the courts.
- Saarc Students Only Allowed At Madrassas (Daily Times, HASAN MANSOOR, Dec 14, 2005)
The government has plans to impose a complete ban on the admission of foreign students, barring those hailing from member nations of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), sources told Daily Times on Tuesday.
- Kashmir Solution A Must For Lasting Peace: Shaukat (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 14, 2005)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Tuesday that sustained peace in South Asia would be possible with the resolution of the Kashmir dispute according to the wishes of Kashmiris.
- Dancers, Flowers Greet Pakistani Bus In India (Daily Times, Ali Waqar, Dec 14, 2005)
PTDC MD suggests daily service, easier visas
- Poor State Of Education (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 14, 2005)
THE Sindh Education Management and Information System’s (Semis) report on the annual census of the schools in the province is quite revealing. If it also reflects the pattern of school education all over the country, it is a cause of alarm.
- India, Asean Agree To Fight Collectively Scourge Of Terror (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 14, 2005)
With terrorism posing a major threat to the collective security of the region, India and ASEAN today agreed to fight together the menace and strengthen maritime security in the piracy-infested Malacca Straits.
- Dhaka Rigid On Myanmar Route For Asian Highway (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 14, 2005)
Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia's cabinet remained rigid on taking Asian Highway through Myanmar instead of India and is to ask for more time to ratify the 32-nation project, official sources said here today.
- Powerful Earthquake Rocks J&k, Woman Dies (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Dec 14, 2005)
A woman died of heart attack and another person was wounded following a massive earthquake of 6.8 magnitude that rattled Jammu and Kashmir early this morning, triggering panic among survivors of the October 8 killer temblor.
- Top Let Ultra Held With 3 Ak Rifles In Doda (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Dec 14, 2005)
With terrorism posing a major threat to the collective security of the region, India and ASEAN today agreed to fight together the menace and strengthen maritime security in the piracy-infested Malacca Straits.
- Us Asks Pakistan To Bar Jihadi Outfits From Relief Work (Indian Express, PTI, Dec 14, 2005)
Taking serious note of extremist outfits carrying out quake relief operations, the US today asked Pakistani government to seek the help of NGOs for speeding up the activities in the affected areas.
- Third Round Of Indo-Pak Dialogue Likely Next Month (News International, Mariana Baabar, Dec 14, 2005)
Pakistan and India hope to start third round of the composite dialogue at the foreign secretary level in the third week of next month in New Delhi.
- Settle Siachen Before Addressing Kashmir: Wisner (Daily Times, Umer Farooq, Dec 14, 2005)
The Former US Ambassador to New Delhi, Frank G Wisner, has said that Pakistan and India should first focus on negotiating a settlement of issues like Siachen and Sir Creek to give confidence to the negotiators before taking up bigger issues such as Kashmi
- India’S Middle East Shuffle (Indian Express, P.R. KUMARASWAMY, Dec 14, 2005)
On September 12, the official spokesperson of the ministry of external affairs issued a statement which, inter alia, observed: “India welcomes the withdrawal of Israeli settlements from Gaza and northern West Bank, ....
- Little Boy Lost (Indian Express, Mini Kapoor, Dec 14, 2005)
On Saturday, December 10, precisely at 16:44:19 by one cricket writer’s watch, Sachin Tendulkar played off Chaminda Vaas to become holder of another cricket record. Thereupon, with two more balls still to be sent down in that over, the umpires . . .
- Pakistan Quake Aid Focus Comes Down The Mountains (Reuters, Robert Birsel, Dec 14, 2005)
The focus of earthquake relief in Pakistan's mountains is shifting to nearly two million people below the snowline now that most at higher altitudes have been looked after, a U.N. official said on Tuesday.
- Pak Bus Conducts Dry Run (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 14, 2005)
The dry run from Lahore to Amritsar was conducted by Pakistan today with a bus carrying eight officials crossing into India through the Atari-Wagah Joint Check Post.
- Manmohan: We'll Be Flexible On Fta (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Dec 14, 2005)
ASEAN leaders seek a political commitment
Badawi says it would be timely to proceed with implementing some form of concrete cooperation
"New Delhi committed to non-discriminatory disarmament"
- Consensus May Elude Wto (Hindu, N. Ravi Kumar, Dec 14, 2005)
Members should look beyond their immediate needs, says Pascal Lamy
Look beyond your immediate needs, Lamy tells members
G-20 finalises ministerial declaration
Removing anti-development measures is core objective of Doha round: G-20
- Tremor Rocks Kashmir, Pakistan (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Dec 14, 2005)
Two months after the devastating October 8 earthquake, a strong tremor at dead of night jolted Kashmiris out of their sleep and sent them scurrying on the streets
- The Indian Scheme Of Things (News International, Shireen M Mazari, Dec 14, 2005)
It has been apparent for some time now that since the dialogue process recommenced between Pakistan and India, the latter has adopted a devious and indirect approach — the line of least resistance on the part of Pakistan, as Liddell Hart would have put it
- Dancers, Flowers Greet Pakistani Bus In India (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 14, 2005)
Drummers and dancers greeted a Pakistani bus as it crossed into India on Tuesday in the latest step in a slow-moving peace process to establish stronger transport links between the nuclear rivals.
- Pakistan Conducts Dry Run Of Bus Service (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 14, 2005)
An eight-member Pakistani delegation crosses over into India
- Dialogue With Hurriyat Will Resume Soon: Azad (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Dec 14, 2005)
"Ready for mid-term elections if separatists take part"
While there would be no compromise on violence, "local sensitivities" have to be kept in mind
Talks between the Hurriyat and Manmohan will take place "soon"
- Quake Hits Afghan Hindu Kush, Residents Flee Homes (Reuters, ZEESHAN HAIDER , Dec 13, 2005)
A strong earthquake struck the sparsely populated Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan early on Tuesday, close to a region in northern Pakistan and Kashmir devastated by a quake two months ago.
- Massive Earthquake Rocks Jammu And Kashmir (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2005)
A powerful earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale jolted both sides of Kashmir triggering panic among survivors of October's devastating earthquake who came out from their makeshift shelters in freezing temperatures but there were no reports . . .
- Asian Interests And The Myth Of `Balance' (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Dec 13, 2005)
The East Asian Summit process, the proposed Asian energy grid, and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation are three pillars of the emerging strategic architecture in Asia. There is no need for the region to turn to outside powers in the name . . .
- Taliban Exploits Drug Trade To Step Up Afghan Attacks (Hindu, Declan Walsh, Dec 13, 2005)
It appears that the Taliban, which had condemned opium as "un-Islamic," has turned to the billion-dollar drugs trade to earn money and undermine the authority of the Hamid Karzai Government.
- New Challenges In Kashmir (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 13, 2005)
The great earthquake that devastated large parts of undivided Kashmir in October has had seismic consequences not just for its victims but also for political processes on both sides of the Line of Control. Jihadist groups like the Lashkar-e-Taiba . . .
- "E.U. Must Cut Farm Subsidies" (Hindu, N. Ravi Kumar, Dec 13, 2005)
India for better market access for its products, says Kamal Nath
Correction in anti-dumping law, removal of non-tariff barriers also sought
No market access on 65-70 sensitive Indian products
- Osama Not In Control, Says U.S. Envoy (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 13, 2005)
United States ambassador to Pakistan Ryan C. Crocker claimed on Monday that Osama bin Laden is no more the operational commander of Al-Qaeda.
- Out Of Fission (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 13, 2005)
With the Bush visit four months away, India’s timetable for nuclear separation is getting short
- India All Set To Acquire Crystal Maze Missiles From Israel (Indian Express, Shishir Gupta, Dec 13, 2005)
India is on the verge of acquiring a long-range weapon with Israel scheduled to deliver the 100-km range air to surface stand-off Crystal Maze missile next month.
- 3rd Oic Summit Approved 10-Year Plan Of Action: Fo (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2005)
The third extraordinary OIC summit held in Makkah remained successful as it adopted comprehensive document of 10-Year Programme of Action which deals with the political, development, socio-economic and scientific issues relating to Muslim Ummah.
- Ima Expands Its Influence (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 13, 2005)
Set in the picturesque Doon valley of Uttaranchal, the Indian Military Academy (IMA) in Dehradun provides training in various areas of new age combat to a growing number of young officers from foreign countries.
- Interpol's Redcorner Notices Ineffective (Daily Excelsior, Vinod Vedi, Dec 13, 2005)
There used to be a time when a "red corner notice" issued by the International Police (Interpol) meant that there is no place on planet earth that a criminal could hide with impunity. Not any more. Hence the felt need for a "special notice" to try . . .
- Convert J&k Into A Federation (Daily Excelsior, M Y TARIGAMI, Dec 13, 2005)
Natural calamities do not recognize the artificial lines drawn upon the earth. Yet the human sufferings, wherever caused, are identical and the feelings of pain similar.
- India Ready To Take Blame For Failure If Demands Not Met: Nath (Press Trust of India, Deepshikha Sikarwar, Dec 13, 2005)
Taking up a strong stand on the eve of WTO Ministerial here, Commerce Minister Kamal Nath today said India was critical for the success of global trade talks and the country was ready to take the blame of any failure if its concerns on agriculture . . .
- India Won't Accept Any Trade Deal That Displaces Farmers: Nath (Press Trust of India, Deepshikha Sikarwar, Dec 13, 2005)
On the eve of the WTO Ministerial Conference here, India today asserted it will not be rushed into a global trade deal that displaces millions of its poor farmers.
- Us Asks Pakistan To Not Allow Jihadi Outfits In Relief Work (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2005)
Taking serious note of extremist outfits carrying out quake relief operations, the US today asked Pakistani government to seek the help of NGOs for speeding up the activities in the affected areas.
- New Policy For India? (Deccan Herald, Maj Gen (R) Dipankar Banerjee, Dec 13, 2005)
India’s direct role in stabilising Nepal is limited and it should support intervention of the UN instead
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