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Articles 16121 through 16220 of 21681:
- Govinda Unspooled (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 22, 2005)
It all goes back to the mafia’s decisive footprint
- India, Pakistan To Launch Second Train Link By Jan (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2005)
India and Pakistan will reopen a second cross-border rail link by January, more than 40 years after it was severed following a war between the south Asian rivals, a senior Indian official said on Friday.
- Two Weeks On, Some Quake Survivors Still Cut Off (Reuters, David Brunnstrom, Oct 22, 2005)
Pakistani soldiers and international aid workers were trying on Saturday to reach earthquake survivors in remote mountain hamlets still stranded two weeks after the quake killed more than 50,000.
- India Says No Formal Proposal From Pakistan On Opening Line Of Control (India Daily, Tara Harishankar, Oct 22, 2005)
India said it has not received any proposal from Pakistan on President Pervez Musharaf's offer of free movement across the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir, and any action can be initiated only when it receives a formal proposal.
- Us Official Says Nuclear Cooperation With India 'Unique' (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2005)
Visiting US Under Secretary of State Nicholas Burns on Friday [21 October] met India's foreign secretary, Shyam Saran, and discussed steps to take forward the landmark Indo-US nuclear deal.
- Turbulence Ahead: Pak F-16s Next Week (Express India, C Raja Mohan, Oct 22, 2005)
Despite the tall talk on de-hyphenating US relations with India and Pakistan, the impending American sale(to be announced next week) of 80 F-16s to Pakistan has begun to cast a shadow over the Indo-US regional security dialogue which is being held tomorro
- Cross-Border Communications (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Oct 22, 2005)
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh had promised during his visit to quake hit areas of Uri that the tele-communication link from Kashmir to Pakistan and Pakistan side of Kashmir barred for the last 15 years or so would be got restored immediately . . .
- The Cost Of Reconstruction (Dawn, Kaiser Bengali, Oct 22, 2005)
The October 8 earthquake will be long remembered as a cataclysmic event in Pakistan’s history for a very long time to come.
- Bush Sounds Pessimist Over Palestine (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 22, 2005)
True to his policies, US President George W. Bush pressured Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday to do more, what he called, fight terrorism to advance a peace process he said may not create a Palestinian State for years.
- Turkey Wins Hearts Of Pakistanis (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 22, 2005)
The visit to Pakistan of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has highlighted once again the closeness of relations between the two countries. It showed to the world not only the sense of caring and sharing at the leadership level but deeper . . .
- Earthquake Lessons From China (Dawn, Maqbool Ahmad Bhatty, Oct 22, 2005)
Having experienced the worst earthquake of one’s life, and then learnt of the tragic details of widespread destruction, and the loss of precious lives in areas close to the epicentre, one cannot but feel deep sympathy for the close to three million....
- Quake Victims & Trauma (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 22, 2005)
While the pace may have picked up for providing medical treatment to the earthquake survivors for their physical injuries, an equally daunting task is helping them cope with the ill-effects on their mental health.
- Does India Have A World-View? (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Oct 22, 2005)
US Under Secretary of State Nick Burns is in New Delhi at an important period in the context of the July 18 Indo-US agreement on nuclear co-operation. He will, of course, answer a host of questions, not least a formidable list furnished on September 26 by
- On Record (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 22, 2005)
We will allow the relief goods. Yes I will allow Kashmiris. But we have to formalise the methodology. I mean, it cannot be free for all. But we would like to encourage it. — President Pervez Musharraf, a day after Pakistan offered to open the LoC . . .
- Democracy In Saarc States (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Oct 22, 2005)
India does not seem to be conscious of the role it has to play in South Asia in the coming years.
- No Offer From Pak On Loc (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2005)
India so far has not received any formal proposal from Pakistan on the opening up of the Line of Control for free movement to help in the rehabilitation of earthquake victims...
- ‘Us Committed To Pact With India’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2005)
Top US official Nicholas R Burns said the Bush administration was awaiting passage of the historic resolution by the Congress.
- Pak Finalising Proposals To Open Loc (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 21, 2005)
After the claim by a senior Pakistani Army officer in charge of quake relief operations that India has rejected President Pervez Musharraf’s offer to open LoC for people from both sides to visit their relatives,
- Hurriyat Hopes For Border Crossings Soon (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 21, 2005)
Kashmir's main separatist alliance said on Wednesday it hoped that India and Pakistan would soon allow people in the divided region to cross the a heavily militarised frontier to help earthquake survivors.
- India Offers To Help Pakistan In Restoring Telecom Network Destroyed By Earthquake (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 21, 2005)
India on Thursday offered to help Pakistan restore telecommunication networks in quake-devastated areas,
- Alarm Bells Ring For Pakistan Quake Survivors (Reuters, David Brunnstrom, Oct 21, 2005)
Alarm mounted across the world on Friday for an estimated 2 million survivors of the Pakistan earthquake still awaiting help two weeks after their world collapsed, with a freezing winter looming.
- Editorials (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 21, 2005)
An ‘open’ LoC
Emotion or mischief?
- Earthquake Puts State, Central Governments On Test (Daily Excelsior, Fazal Mehmood, Oct 21, 2005)
A simile can be drawn between the falls of the Berlin Wall and the divided Kashmir, which has been united by the recent earthquake. The difference being that the collapse of the Berlin Wall united the East and West Germany and didn't entail loss of ...
- Pakistan Says India Turned Down Its Idea Of Opening Kashmir Boundary For Quake Relief (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 21, 2005)
Pakistan on Thursday said India had turned down its suggestion to allow civilians to cross the boundary of divided Kashmir to help each other in quake reconstruction efforts.
- Beyond This Moment Of Self-Discovery (Dawn, Murtaza Razvi, Oct 21, 2005)
Humanity, after all, is not dead. The way ordinary citizens have volunteered their time and resources to support the country’s largest-ever relief operation in parts of the quake-stricken Frontier and Azad Kashmir leaves one with courage and confidence.
- Nature’S Fury, Man’S Villainy (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Oct 21, 2005)
IN the midst of the grave tragedy of the South Asian earthquake it is once again becoming clear that human contribution to aggravating a natural calamity can be shocking beyond words.
- Widening Trade Gap (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 21, 2005)
According to the figures released by the Federal Bureau of Statistics, the country’s trade deficit rose by 188 per cent to $2.4 billion during the first quarter of the current fiscal year compared to $826 million the same period last year.
- Danger Of Lethal Bird Flu (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 21, 2005)
Europe has scrambled to contain the bird flu virus as the danger of global outbreak of potentially lethal avian influenza has mounted with detection of the virus cases in Siberia, Romania, Greece and Turkey.
- Un Warns Of Winter Death Wave In Quake-Hit Pakistan (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 21, 2005)
The UN also sought special aid from the international community to help quake victims brave the Himalayan winter.
- India-U.S. Deal: Negotiating The Nuclear Fine Print (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Oct 21, 2005)
India needs to play its hand carefully on sequencing, separation, and safeguards.
- India, U.S. In For Tough Negotiations On Nuclear Deal (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Oct 21, 2005)
A top U.S. official arrives in India on Thursday to push a landmark nuclear deal between the two nations, but the talks face likely hurdles over New Delhi's need for fresh reassurances from Washington.
- Children Come First (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 21, 2005)
UNICEF’s warning that 10,000 more children could die in the earthquake affected regions of northern Pakistan should alert the relief authorities to step up efforts and focus more closely on the young survivors.
- Blocking Relief Measures (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Oct 21, 2005)
The best CBM would be to launch joint earthquake relief efforts between India and Pakistan
- Why Wait For Others, Do It Yourself (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 21, 2005)
Why wait for others, do it yourself
- Impact On The Economy (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 21, 2005)
Various agencies and experts have made a number of assessments of the impact of the earthquake on Pakistan’s economy.
- India Turns Down Proposal For Mobile Phone Links Across Line Of Control (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 21, 2005)
India Wednesday [19 October] night turned down a Pakistani proposal for establishing cross-LoC mobile telephone linkages in Jammu and Kashmir in North India but said a direct telecom connection could be set up at Attari (in North India's Punjab state)-...
- Economic Impact Of The Disaster (Dawn, Shahid Kardar, Oct 21, 2005)
In a fleeting moment of nature’s anger, lives and properties worth billions were wiped out on October 8.
- An Outdated System (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 21, 2005)
That life goes on with its twists and turns despite a national calamity was proved true on Wednesday in the NWFP when, during a jirga convened at a mosque to settle a dispute, an irate man unsheathed his gun and fired at his opponents, . . .
- Bold Initiative Towards Indo-Us Partnership (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Oct 21, 2005)
US Undersecretary Nicholas Burns is to have discussions with Indian Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran today to discuss the implementation schedule for mutual commitments under the civil nuclear agreement.
- Quake Death Toll Rises Further (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 21, 2005)
THE Federal Relief Commissioner, Maj Gen Farooq Ahmed has said that death toll in October 8 earthquake has risen to 47,723 with access to more devastated areas. At his Press briefing on Wednesday, he feared that the casualty figure may rise further in the
- Does India Have A World-View? (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Oct 21, 2005)
US Under Secretary of State Nick Burns is in New Delhi at an important period in the context of the July 18 Indo-US agreement on nuclear co-operation.
- India Yet To Receive Pakistan Proposal (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Oct 21, 2005)
India has not yet received a formal proposal from Pakistan on Kashmiris crossing the Line of Control (LoC)
- General Gimmick (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 21, 2005)
An open LoC is a good idea in theory
- The Hard Climb For Relief (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 21, 2005)
Almost two weeks after the South Asian earthquake, a combination of logistical and other factors has hindered relief efforts, particularly in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, which bore the brunt of the devastation.
- Maharaja Gulab Singh-Character Profile (Daily Excelsior, Major (retd) Dr Brahma Singh, Oct 21, 2005)
History has, evidently, been unfair to Maharaja Gulab Singh. He has generally been projected as an ''over-grown'' feudatory of the Lahore kingdom, who, taking a rather mean advantage of the confusion that followed the death of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, was a
- India, Iran To Discuss Progress On Pipeline Project (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 21, 2005)
A high-level delegation led by Petroleum Secretary S C Tripathi will visit Tehran next week to review the proposed multi-billion-dollar Iran-India natural gas pipeline.
- Govinda Unspooled (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 21, 2005)
It all goes back to the mafia’s decisive footprint
- Politics Poses New Threat To Indian Software: Andy Mukherjee (Bloomberg.com, editorial Bloomberg.com, Oct 20, 2005)
India's computer-software exporters are slowly sinking into the quagmire of disruptive politics, in the process losing one of their key advantages over traditional businesses such as manufacturing and banking services.
- The Difference Between India And Pakistan (Rediff on the Net, VIJAY DANDAPANI, Oct 20, 2005)
If India builds the bomb, we will eat grass or leaves, even go hungry.
- If India Had Abstained... (Indian Express, Subrahmanyam, Oct 20, 2005)
It is amazing to see the tons of newsprint devoted to the Iran issue in the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in this country without any focus on the real issue.
- India's Iaea Vote Helped Gain Support For Nuclear Deal, Says Us Official (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 20, 2005)
On the eve of his visit to New Delhi, US Under Secretary of State Nicholas Burns has said that with India voting in favour of the IAEA [International Atomic Energy Agency] resolution on Iran's nuclear programme,
- Hurriyat Hopes For Border Crossings Soon (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 20, 2005)
Kashmir's main separatist alliance said on Wednesday it hoped that India and Pakistan would soon allow people in the divided region to cross the a heavily militarised frontier to help earthquake survivors.
- The Rise And Fall Of A Nation Called Muslims -Ii (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Oct 20, 2005)
They once witnessed a period of great glory and grandeur. History had an ugly turn and it was all different.
- Pakistan's Intransigent Response To India's Offer (Daily Excelsior, O P Modi, Oct 20, 2005)
In this hour of the grave tragedy that has struck PoK and other parts of Jammu & Kashmir Pakistan's refusal to accept Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's humanitarian offer of joint efforts to provide relief to the suffering people of the state, . . .
- Earthquake Fall-Out: (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Oct 20, 2005)
A silver lining in the thick dust caused by unprecedented earthquake in our vicinity is that it has once again drawn the global attention towards safe housing for everybody.
- Some Realism (Tribune, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 20, 2005)
AT last, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has realised that saving human lives is more important than bothering about the man-made LoC when people on both sides of earthquake-ravaged Kashmir are desperately seeking relief from wherever they can get.
- Where Reason And Religion Clash (Dawn, Muhammad Ali Siddiqi, Oct 20, 2005)
An American raised an interesting question in Dawn’s letters column (Oct 11). Hurt by remarks from “Muslims worldwide” who saw a relationship between the Katrina disaster and America’s war on Iraq, Steve Elisha, from Colorado Springs, Co., asked whether
- Remain Vigilant (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 20, 2005)
The quake has not stopped militant attacks
- Mps Flout Election Laws (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 20, 2005)
It must have come as a shock to the people of Pakistan that the Election Commission had to issue suspension notices to 21 members of the National Assembly and 71 members of the Provincial Assemblies for disregarding the legal provision of declaring . . .
- A Bold Proposal (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 20, 2005)
President Pervez Musharraf has just offered to open the Line of Control in Kashmir to let people from across the LoC help their stricken brethren in Azad Kashmir. India has welcomed the offer.
- Challenge Of Reconstruction (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Oct 20, 2005)
The search and rescue phase in the worst earthquake disaster that ravaged Azad Kashmir and the NWFP is almost over 12 days after the disaster struck the doomed area.
- Managing Long-Term Recovery (Dawn, SHAHID JAVED BURKI, Oct 20, 2005)
What are the long-term consequences of natural disasters? John Stuart Mill, the great 19th century English economist and philosopher and the author of a classic work on economics, made some prescient observations on the long-term effects of natural disast
- India To Examine Pak's Request To Open Loc (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 20, 2005)
India will examine Pakistan's offer to open the Line of Control to allow people from Jammu and Kashmir to go to quake-ravaged Pakistan occupied Kashmir for relief efforts only after ensuring that security concern of the country was not compromised.
- Mitrokhin’S Revelations (Tribune, G. Parthasarathy, Oct 20, 2005)
Vasily Mitrokhin, who died in 2004, was a KGB operative, who worked in the intelligence agency’s archives from 1956 to 1985. He copied documents and defected to the West in 1992, just after the Soviet Union disintegrated.
- Hail Musharraf (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Oct 20, 2005)
No one can doubt the sincerity and forthrightness of General Pervez Musharraf regarding his desire to see the peace process between India and Pakistan succeed so as to alleviate the sufferings of the people of Kashmir.
- Serious Implications Of Loc Opening (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 20, 2005)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has offered to open the Line of Control to allow people on the other side join aid efforts in the quake-hit areas of Azad Kashmir.
- Musharraf Inspires Confidence In Sufferers (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 20, 2005)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has explained the infrastructure developed for the rescue, relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction process in the earthquake-hit areas of Azad Kashmir and Hazara Division.
- India, Pakistan Restore Phone Links, To Open Border (Reuters, Faisal Aziz, Oct 20, 2005)
India and Pakistan gave hope to quake-hit Kashmiris on Wednesday by agreeing to open the border dividing the region for the first time in decades as aftershocks shook northern Pakistan.
- Managing Security Through Fixed Tenures? (Hindu, N.N. Vohra, Oct 20, 2005)
All security-related posts must be manned by those chosen from a dedicated pool of officers selected and trained for the specific purpose.
- Phone Link With Pok Established (Hindu, Luv Puri , Oct 20, 2005)
Kashmiris call up kin across LoC
- India Sees No Security Risk In Opening Loc (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 20, 2005)
The Indian government on Wednesday dismissed fears that the opening of the Line of Control (LoC) for earthquake relief work would open channels for Pakistan-based militants to cross over into Jammu and Kashmir, keeping in view the killing . . .
- No Question Of Opening Up Entire Loc: Army (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 20, 2005)
"Certain routes can be opened but we will have to look at security concerns"
Government to wait for "actual details" of proposals
Security situation under control, not let-up in vigil
No shortage of tents, medicines, woollen material
- Insecure Again (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 20, 2005)
A climate of uncertainty seems to have trapped Jammu and Kashmir once again.
- Mitrokhin Archives — Politics In The Cold War Years (Business Line, G. Parthasarathy, Oct 20, 2005)
The more important question that arises from Vasily Mitrokhin's revelations is not whether any individual or political party received money from one or the other superpower, but whether their foreign links compromised national security and sovereignty.
- J&k’S Ugly Reminder (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 20, 2005)
Nothing can keep terrorists at bay
- Hurriyat Tells India To Respond Positively To Pakistan Offer (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 20, 2005)
Welcoming the establishment of direct phone links between the two Kashmirs, the moderate faction of Hurriyat conference on Wednesday asked New Delhi to respond positively to Islamabad's offer of allowing free movement across LOC for rehabilitation . . . .
- Quake Softens Loc, For Now (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 20, 2005)
President Pervez Musharraf's offer to open the Line of Control so that relief can be provided to the victims of the October 8 earthquake and India's positive response have the potential to transform the situation on the ground.
- Movement Across Loc Only For Kashmiris, Says Musharraf (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 20, 2005)
Modalities have to be worked out with India; proposal receives wide acceptance
Kasuri claims announcement is in conformity with foreign policy
United Jihad Council welcomes initiative
PoK's ruling and Opposition endorse proposal
- India's No To Direct Cellular Calls From Across Loc (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 20, 2005)
India has said no to Pakistan's plans to permit direct cellular calls from across the Line of Control (LoC) that divides Jammu and Kashmir, saying these would have to be routed through existing systems.
- Meanwhile, Iran Steps On Diplomatic Gas: Energy Talks With India Next Week (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 20, 2005)
Stepping up its diplomacy a month ahead of the second crucial vote in Vienna, Tehran has invited New Delhi for a second meeting on the proposed India-Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project.
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