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Articles 18721 through 18820 of 21681:
- Shaking Hands With Us (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Mar 18, 2005)
THE US Secretary of State, Dr Condoleezza Rice, during her first visit to India indicated two likely changes in the US policy towards India.
- Draft Condi, Draft Hillary! (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Mar 18, 2005)
This column wishes even-handedly to press both the Republicans and the Democrats of the US to launch pronto a campaign to draft Dr Condoleeza Rice, the first black female Secretary of State
- Pak Must Deliver On Terror, Pm Tells Rice (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 17, 2005)
The US Secretary of State was effusive in her praise for India’s strengths. But on its demand for a permanent UN seat, she remained non-committal.
- Just Cricket (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 17, 2005)
Hemming and hawing takes a while. So the president of Pakistan, Mr Pervez Musharraf, will reportedly be watching the last one-day match during the Pakistan cricket team’s tour of India, in Delhi on April 17.
- Rice’S Agenda: To Scuttle Pipeline? (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Mar 17, 2005)
If America succeeds in putting the pipeline on hold, it will strengthen its influence in South Asia
- Stand Firm On The Iran Pipeline (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 17, 2005)
The statements of "concern" made by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on the proposed gas pipeline from Iran to India represent the first time the United States has gone public with its opposition to the energy project.
- Taken By Surprise (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 17, 2005)
After India stopped its arms assistance to Nepal, Pakistan has offered to help the Himalayan kingdom to combat the Maoist upsurge there. Did Indian foreign policy planners anticipate this development or were they taken by surprise?
- Pricing Issue Threatens To Stall Iran-India Pipeline Project (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 17, 2005)
The petroleum minister said that domestic users in the country cannot pay the price for natural gas as demanded by Iran.
- India May As Well Annoy Bush To Buy Iranian Gas: Andy Mukherjee (Bloomberg.com, Andy Mukherjee, Mar 17, 2005)
An enthusiastic endorsement of a proposed 1,700-mile gas pipeline from Iran to India via Pakistan may hurt its Middle East strategy by helping Iran garner political support to continue its nuclear program.
- Citing Indian Arsenal, Pak Says It Needs F-16s (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 17, 2005)
Islamabad told Rice that it needed the US help to maintain minimum deterrence for the sake of peace
- India Protests Possible Sale Of Fighter Jets To Pakistan (Washington Post, Glenn Kessler, Mar 17, 2005)
Indian officials objected Wednesday to the possible U.S. resumption of F-16 fighter jet sales to Pakistan,
- Strategic Paradigm Shift (The Economic Times, K SUBRAHMANYAM, Mar 16, 2005)
In the 1960s, India was compelled to start purchasing Soviet defence equipment, for a combination of strategic reasons and non-availability of western alternatives.
- Nepal’S Prospective Allies And Dilemma (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Mar 16, 2005)
At home it is engaged in battling the Maoist insurgents and opposition parties, both of whom have announced fresh protests. And now, Nepal is also slugging it out at the 61st session of the United Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHRC) in Geneva,
- Choked Pipeline (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 16, 2005)
The proposed pipeline from Iran through Pakistan to India appears to have run into some trouble with the US government expressing concern over the deal India is negotiating with Iran.
- Conniving At Torture (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Mar 16, 2005)
By refusing to ratify the international anti-torture convention, the rulers in New Delhi are showing their true colours
- Despite The Distance (Telegraph, Beena Sarwar, Mar 16, 2005)
In 2004, 527 women were “assassinated” in Guatemala; this year, the figure is 238 already. It is, says the Guatemalan journalist, Marielos Monzon...
- In Asia, Rice Says North Korea More Isolated From Neighbors (Washington Post, Glenn Kessler, Mar 16, 2005)
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice asserted Tuesday that North Korea's "isolation from its neighbors has deepened" as it has bolstered its nuclear stockpile in the past year,
- Indian Media Blog Shuts Down After Legal Threats From Times Of India (Online Journalism Review, Mark Glaser, Mar 15, 2005)
Mediaah Weblog is shuttered after the Times of India threatens libel lawsuits, causing an uproar and petition in the Indian blogosphere. Can media criticism gain a foothold in the subcontinent?
- Oppn Raises Dust Over Rising Crime, Blames Cm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2005)
Seizure of arms at Cantonment railway station and a suspected plot of Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorists to attack IT firms gave ammunition to the Opposition attack.
- When Cricket Threatened Peace (Tribune, Syed Nooruzzaman, Mar 15, 2005)
Does cricket really promote peace? It is, no doubt, playing a cementing role in the case of India and Pakistan. It has given a fillip to the idea of people-to-people contacts to bridge the gulf between the two countries.
- Time For Us And India To Go Steady (Deccan Herald, STANLEY A WEISS, Mar 15, 2005)
Washington can no longer take India for granted, as there are other suitiors waiting on the sidelines
- Centre Ready For Debate On Nepal Crisis (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2005)
Opposition members said Pakistan’s decision to supply Nepal with arms could have serious repercussions for India.
- King Vs Maoists (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 15, 2005)
India has once again reminded Nepal that King Gyanendra and the political parties there must join hands to deal with the multiple problems the country is faced with...
- 'Iran-India Pipeline Has Enough Safeguards’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2005)
There is immense gain for India by way of transit fee if the gas pipeline is extended up to China, the petroleum minister said.
- Saarc Should Strive For Joint Hydro-Power Projects (Tribune, David Devadas, Mar 13, 2005)
THE very name, South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, underlines the need for greater collaboration in the subcontinent but suspicion regarding motives has unfortunately stymied the initiative’s potential terribly.
- China’S Foreign Minister Plans To Visit Nepal (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 13, 2005)
Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zaoxing will be in Kathmandu on an official visit during the first week of April, making it the first visit of its kind by a foreign government representative since King Gyanendra sacked the Sher Bahadur Deuba government and us
- Dandi, But Where’S The Salt? (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 13, 2005)
To propagate the ideals of Gandhiji in today’s world and to focus on the person who is considered to be singularly responsible for driving the Britishers out of the country
- Wages Of Compliance Is Inequity (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Mar 12, 2005)
ALL along, the salaried taxpayer had to be content with standard deduction, with no special treatment either by way of tax rate concessions or by way of rebates and relief.
- Living With The Pain (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Mar 11, 2005)
Terribly scarred by the Madrid train bombings of a year ago, most Spaniards are unhappy at the slow pace of the investigation.
- The Post-Match Interview (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Mar 11, 2005)
Fed up with the inane questions being put to tournament winners by TV interviewers who often asked the sportsman to “Talk us through your performance,”
- Jharkhand, And Chhattisgarh Ka Ankra (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 11, 2005)
Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand have lots in common, and the recent political crisis in Ranchi has bound them even closer. The two states are geographically contiguous, were born at the same time
- A Theatre Of Mistaken Missiles (Indian Express, KARTIK BOMMAKANTI, Mar 11, 2005)
India’s policy needs to be attuned to the political realities of South Asia’s strategic context, instead of serving as an extension of US security policy
- Drug Abuse: Asia On A New High (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Mar 11, 2005)
The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB), a quasi-judicial body monitoring the implementation of the United Nations (UN) international drug control convention
- Left’S Unkindly Cut (Tribune, G Parthasarathy, Mar 10, 2005)
THE Communist parties in India cannot be accused of inconsistency. They have a track record of advocating foreign and national security policies designed to make India a surrogate or protectorate of one or another external power.
- Mukhtaran’S Choice (Indian Express, NICHOLAS D KRISTOF, Mar 10, 2005)
The Pakistani gangrape victim suffered what in her society was the most extreme shame, and emerged as a symbol of virtue, faith and hope
- The Tiger In Front (Economist, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 10, 2005)
HOME to nearly two-fifths of humanity, two neighbouring countries, India and China, are two of the world's fastest-growing economies.
- Communist Recipe For Disaster (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Mar 10, 2005)
The Communist Parties in India cannot be accused of inconsistency. They have a track record of advocating foreign and national security policies designed to make India a surrogate or protectorate of one or another
- Don't Lower Guard (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Mar 10, 2005)
It was once said of the NDA Government that its officials often went overboard to ensure that Pakistan-sponsored terrorism made the front pages almost everyday.
- The New Threat To National Security (Deccan Herald, Bidanda M Chengappa, Mar 09, 2005)
The recent Naxalite attack on the Karnataka State Reserve Police camp in Pavagada where seven policemen were killed has resurrected the threat of Left-wing extremism in Karnataka
- Sex Queries In Pak School Survey Spark Protests (Tribune, Muhammad Najeeb, Mar 09, 2005)
A “health survey” by a prominent private educational board in Pakistan, questioning students about sex and drinking habits, is being protested against and termed “un-Islamic”.
- Two Contrasting Reports (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Mar 09, 2005)
I have received two annual reports on the state of human rights. One is by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on India and the other by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan.
- Before Old Soldiers Fade Away (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Mar 09, 2005)
The Communist Parties in India cannot be accused of inconsistency. They have a track record of advocating foreign and national security policies designed to make India a surrogate or protectorate of one or another
- Natural Justice (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Mar 09, 2005)
It was once said of the NDA Government that its officials often went overboard to ensure that Pakistan-sponsored terrorism made the front pages almost everyday.
- Human Rights In India, Pakistan (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Mar 09, 2005)
I have received two annual reports on the state of human rights. One is by the National Human Rights Commission on India and the other by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan on its own country.
- Nepal Seeks Sympathy, Cooperation From India (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Mar 08, 2005)
The Nepali minister warned that in case of a civil war no one would win, the nation would lose and added that hence we had to resolve difficulties through negotiations.
- Pak To Release 700 Indian Prisoners Soon (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2005)
Pakistan on Monday said the Indian government has confirmed the identity of 700 fishermen and civilians held for illegal entry and stay and said they will be released soon.
- Us Sent Hundreds Of Terror Suspects To Foreign Prisons (Tribune, Rupert Cornwell, Mar 08, 2005)
The CIA has transferred an estimated 100 and 150 terrorist suspects to foreign countries for questioning — and, it is widely alleged, torture — since rules governing the American policy of rendition...
- Invite The General (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 08, 2005)
The general’s enthusiasm is understandable. The start of an India-Pakistan cricket comes laden with such possibilities that his stated desire for a fieldside view is unsurprising.
- Balle-Balle At Mohali (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Mar 08, 2005)
While the Indian and Pakistani teams slug it out at Mohali, the Punjabis and their many brethren from across the border will have a ball inside and outside the cricket stadium.
- Bond Of Cricket (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 08, 2005)
Cricket is a passion in both India and Pakistan. It is also the subject matter of a bitter rivalry next to which the Ashes jealousy pales into insignificance.
- Which Way Will Tehran Go? (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 07, 2005)
Even as the United States struggles to fix the troubled reconstruction of Iraq, the next big national security crisis has already descended on Washington.
- Join Hands And Move Forward (Tribune, Gopal Krishan, Mar 07, 2005)
THE preparation of the State Development Report of Punjab and subsequently that of Himachal Pradesh by the faculty of the Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development (CRRID), Chandigarh, as an assignment from the Planning Commission was a rich
- Srinagar-Uri-Muzaffarabad Road Being Spruced Up (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2005)
The Army has started de-mining a stretch of Srinagar-Uri-Muzaffarabad road at the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri sector to facilitate the timely opening of the historic highway.
- Donors Push Dhaka To Crack Down On Terrorists (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2005)
The Bangladesh Government has finally launched a crackdown on Islamist terrorists. It has banned the activities of two fundamentalist outfits and arrested a number of militants, including a university teacher, who leads a religious organisation.
- Fine Print Of Chidambaram’S Mindset (Deccan Herald, Tavleen Singh, Mar 06, 2005)
It happens that on the morning after the budget just about when corporate India read the small print on the fringe benefit tax I ran into a close associate of Sonia Gandhi.
- Pak Nuke Scientist’S Daughter Elusive (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Mar 05, 2005)
ISI agents are interested in Dr A Q Khan’s daughter as she possesses proof of Pakistani military’s involvement in selling nuclear technology to other countries.
- Three Steps Backwards (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Mar 05, 2005)
You do not have to be a political pundit to guess what Sonia Gandhi will be asking herself once the dust of Jharkhand, Goa and Bihar settles:
- Lobbying In Washington (Tribune, T.P. Sreenivasan, Mar 05, 2005)
LEADING lobbyists in Washington make a beeline to New Delhi whenever the embassy’s lobbying contract expires. Press reports suggest that Ambassador Robert Blackwill, who has moved from the White House to a leading lobbying firm, is among those in the fray
- Central Asian States — Ii: India Has A Lot Of Catching Up To Do (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Mar 05, 2005)
India should not be shy of proposing and launching bold measures to ameliorate the lot of the Central Asian states and arguing their case before regional and international fora.
- Brave, Young And Muslim (Indian Express, Thomas L. Friedman, Mar 04, 2005)
The last couple of years have not been easy for anyone, myself included, who hoped that the Iraq war would produce a decent, democratising outcome.
- Time For Cricket (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 03, 2005)
In the prelude to today’s Karachi match, passions have been stirred so intensely that it is easy to miss the enormity of the moment. There is deep significance in the contests that will take place on the cricket field for the next 35 days.
- Musharraf’S Trial By Sui Gas (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Mar 03, 2005)
The fall-out from the rape of a lady doctor by an army captain two months ago is still scorching Pakistan. President General Pervez Musharraf is trying to be a little discreet with words after his much-derided statement about the Baloch tribals not knowin
- Pakistan To Free Over 900 Indians (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Mar 03, 2005)
Over 900 Indian fishermen and civilians who have completed their jail terms are expected to be released soon, the Pakistan Foreign Office said here today.
- The Budget And The Blind Men (Indian Express, Jasjit Singh, Mar 03, 2005)
The defence budget and people’s assessment of it brings to mind the old story of the elephant and the blind men: each perception depends upon its peculiar location.
- The Tiger In Front (Economist, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 03, 2005)
India can learn much from China's breakneck economic expansion. But it has valuable lessons for China, too, argues Simon Long (interviewed here)
- Defence Needs More Funds (Tribune, Jasjit Singh, Mar 02, 2005)
At the outset, the government must be congratulated for restoring to the defence budget the sanctity of its key function: that of sound expenditure control and management.
- Upa, Come Out From The Cold (Indian Express, Kuldip Nayar, Mar 02, 2005)
A Representative from a third world country impressed his counterparts with the way he would vote at meetings of the WTO. Every time he said ‘‘yes’’ or ‘‘no’’, he turned out to be absolutely right from the point of view of the developing and underdevelope
- Tightening The Screws (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 02, 2005)
In announcing that it has suspended all arms supplies to the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) following the February 1 coup d'etat by King Gyanendra, India has taken the salutary step of publicly registering its inclination and ability to take punitive steps
- The Warrior Has Been Short-Changed (Deccan Herald, RAHUL BEDI, Mar 02, 2005)
India’s defence budget of Rs 83,000 crore ($18.44 billion) for the financial year 2005-06, a hike of 7.8 per cent or Rs 6000 crore over the previous year’s allocation, signals limited military acquisitions and restricted equipment modernisation for the co
- J&k Set To Launch Bus Service On Srinagar-Muzaffarabad Route (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2005)
Preparations are in full swing to roll out the first bus on the Srinagar-Uri-Muzaffarabad road on April 7.
- Lic To Get Rs 280 Cr For Hiking Capital (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2005)
Country’s largest insurer LIC will get about Rs 280 crore from the government for hiking its capital base and carrying out expansion.
- Stage-Managed By Army (Tribune, M B NAQVI, Mar 01, 2005)
IT could only have happened in Pakistan politics. A blazing row broke out last week inside the Cabinet of Dr. Arbab Ghulam Rahim, the Sindh Chief Minister. Dr. Ghulam Rahim has accused his Revenue Minister, Imtiaz Shaikh, of corruption and misuse
- Pipelines Or Pipe-Dreams? (Business Line, G Parthasarathy, Feb 28, 2005)
New Delhi has indulged in two notable flip-flops in its relations with Pakistan in recent days. After initially insisting that passports would be required for travel across the LOC in the proposed Srinagar-Muzzafarabad bus service
- The Threatening Tides Of Baglihar (Indian Express, G.S. Dhillon, Feb 28, 2005)
In season of Confidence Building Measures, the Baglihar Dam on the river Chenab has stirred traditional tensions
- King’S Coup In Nepal (Tribune, Ashok K. Mehta , Feb 28, 2005)
King Gyanendra, the 11th scion of the Shah dynasty, appears to be on a deathwish, taking Nepal on a course of self-destruct. He has pulled out most of his mothballed cronies to help him rule and reign for 100 days
- India Talks Down To Its Neighbors (Antiwar.com, editorials. antiwar.com, Feb 26, 2005)
Last week, India spelled out its emerging thinking and policy toward its neighbors in the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC).
- The One-Man Centre (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Feb 26, 2005)
It could only happen in Sindh. A blazing row is raging inside the Sindh Ministry. Chief Minister Arbab Ghulam Rahim has accused his Revenue Minister, Imtiaz Shaikh, of corruption and misuse of authority.
- Natwar Visit Revives Hopes (Tribune, M B NAQVI, Feb 26, 2005)
IT is still a moment to pause and think. Atmospherics have suddenly improved after Indian Foreign Minister Natwar Singh's Islamabad visit. But the composite dialogue, visualised by the January 6, 2004, agreement between Pakistan President and an
- Suicide Terrorism (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 26, 2005)
The militant attack on the divisional commissioner’s office in Srinagar on Thursday in which seven people were killed is the latest example of the vulnerability of the most secure places in the state.
- Buying Us Aircraft (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Feb 26, 2005)
India has sent out requests for information (RFI) to various leading aircraft manufacturers in the world as a preliminary step to float tenders to purchase 126 multi-role combat aircraft.
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