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Articles 621 through 720 of 43820:
- Not Daring To Be Superpower (Pioneer, Dmitri Kosyrev, Nov 10, 2006)
Since last October, you can fly to China direct from Delhi. That's only one of many signs that China is becoming a more tangible reality of everyone's life even in India - if there was a need for any new signs of it at all.
- Freedom And After (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 10, 2006)
In post-Independence India, the liberal, secular and pro-industrial vision of the Nehruvian state held sway for nearly two decades.
- Bihar By-Poll Win Boosts Nda But Jolt In Jharkhand (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
Faith and devotion are inseparable. Practice of devotion as expounded by Lord Krishna in the Bhagavad Gita is easy because the spiritual aspirant has merely to place unconditional faith and love in someone who is full of compassion, capable of . . .
- Democrats’ Victory (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 10, 2006)
For six years, latterly with the backing of both houses of a markedly conservative Republican Congress, George Bush has led an American administration that has played an unprecedentedly negative and polarising role in the world’s affairs.
- Democrats Win Senate, Too, For Sweep (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
Senator George Allen of Virginia conceded defeat Thursday in his re-election campaign against a Democratic challenger, confirming an unexpected sweep by Democrats of both houses of Congress and giving them important platforms to try to influence . . .
- The Nuclear Deal Will Not Go Thru In Lame Duck Session’ (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 10, 2006)
‘Democrats need to show the public what their agenda is and by doing that they will create a controversy in the Congress that will detract from the India deal’
- Us Role Against Militants In Pak (Deccan Herald, Aamer Ahmed Khan, Nov 10, 2006)
Bajaur strike may have more to do with the nature of the intelligence sharing.
- Insignificant Tuesday (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 10, 2006)
Tuesday does not matter. Yes, Democrats have taken the House and, as this is going to press, look like taking the Senate. But the next two years will witness the insignificance of Tuesday.
- Pakistan’S Bounty Hunters (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, Nov 10, 2006)
More than five years have passed since General Pervez Musharraf’s military regime declared that it had given up support for Afghanistan’s Taliban regime and allied itself to the US in the global war against terrorism.
- Media Has The Right To Expose Rot Within (Deccan Herald, Rajdeep Sardesai, Nov 10, 2006)
Everybody hates television news (ah, so superficial, so tabloid, so clichetic!) yet nobody seems to be able to stop watching television news.
- Nepal Shows The Way (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 10, 2006)
To say that the November 7 agreement between the Seven Party Alliance (SPA) of parliamentary parties and the Maoists in Nepal is `historic' is to miss the wider significance of what is happening in that small Himalayan state.
- Bush 'Trying' To Get Senate To Clear N-Deal (Pioneer, S Rajagopalan, Nov 10, 2006)
The electoral rout notwithstanding, US President George W Bush has said that he is sparing no effort to get the Indo-US nuclear deal approved by the outgoing Senate at its "lame duck session" next week.
- Guards Of Honour (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 10, 2006)
Stephen Philip Cohen is probably one of the few American political scientists who specialize in south Asia.
- Lebanon's All-Party Talks Adjourn Without Breakthrough (Jerusalem Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
Rival Lebanese politicians failed to bridge differences in all-party talks Thursday, but agreed to hold further discussions in efforts to try to pull the country away from a showdown between the major factions.
- Lebanon Leaders Make Progress At Crisis Talks - Berri (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
Rival Lebanese leaders made some progress in talks on Thursday on a Hizbollah demand for more say in the Western-backed Cabinet that would give the pro-Syrian party effective veto power over the government.
- Soka Gakkai Chief Akiya To Step Down (Japan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
Soka Gakkai, Japan's largest lay Buddhist organization and main support group for New Komeito, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's junior coalition partner, on Thursday replaced its president, Einosuke Akiya, with Minoru Harada, vice general . . .
- Iraqi Official: 150,000 Civilians Dead (US News & World Report, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
A stunning new death count emerged Thursday, as Iraq's health minister estimated 150,000 civilians have been killed in the war - about three times previously accepted estimates.
- Democrats Take Control Of Senate (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
The Democrats sealed the prize that few had dared to hope for last night - a full sweep of both the House of Representatives and the Senate, taking them out of the political wilderness and into a position of real power for the first time in 12 years.
- New Democrats Bring Diversity To House (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
Carol Shea-Porter is a New Hampshire social worker who campaigned on the cheap and ran hard against the war in Iraq.
- Hire, Fire And Deliver (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Nov 10, 2006)
The two agenda that have grabbed the headlines affect average, ordinary, real people.
- Lawmakers Face Arrest In Colombia (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
The Colombian Supreme Court has ordered the arrest of three members of Congress over their alleged ties to a right-wing paramilitary group.
- U.S. Spending Millions To Finance Foes Of Chávez (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
Since President Hugo Chávez returned to power after a brief coup in 2002, the United States has channeled millions of dollars to Venezuelan organizations, many of them critical of his government.
- Democrats Take U.S. Senate (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
Bush continued adapting to the new political climate by having lunch with Representative Nancy Pelosi, Democrat of California, who stands on the cusp of becoming the first woman to serve as speaker of the House. He invited Reid to join him at . . .
- Palestinians Bury Dead (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
Palestinians marched in anger Thursday, mourning 18 civilians killed by Israeli artillery - and baring for cameras the battered faces of two dead children - as the Israeli prime minister, Ehud Olmert, offered to ease tensions by meeting the Palestinian pr
- Nepal Pm Admits Peace 'Gamble' (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
Nepal's Prime Minister, Girija Prasad Koirala, says he took a major political gamble joining hands with the Maoist rebels, but the result was worth it.
- Anger Over Lanka Civilian Deaths (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
The Sri Lankan government has been heavily criticised for an artillery bombardment that killed dozens of civilians in the east of the island.
- International Court In First Case (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
The only permanent international war crimes court has opened its first hearing, in the case of a Democratic Republic of Congo militia leader.
- Clearing A Path (Nepali Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
The peace talks are coming to a climax this week. As expected, after the loud posturing of the pre-Tihar talks, the most contentious issues are being resolved in small, private meetings.
- New Sermon From The Evangelical Pulpit: Global Warming (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
As a deeply committed pastor in Atlanta's African-American community, the Rev. Gerald Durley had long thought of himself as enlightened and involved when it came to issues that hurt people's lives.
- With Control Of The Senate In The Balance, All Eyes Turn To Virginia (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
Never mind that Senator George Allen of Virginia had not conceded. Jim Webb, his Democratic opponent, claimed victory Wednesday on the strength of a roughly 7,000-vote margin.
- Democrats Turned War Into An Ally (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
On a warm night in mid-September, Representative Rahm Emanuel, the Illinois Democrat leading his party’s campaign to win back the House, stood in front of I Ricchi, a stylish Italian restaurant in downtown Washington, screaming at an aide who . . .
- In Iraq, New Calculations Of The U.S. Role (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
Iraq’s political leaders scrambled Wednesday to interpret what a sharply altered American political landscape might mean for the future of this war-ravaged country.
- Stage Set For Iraq Policy Shift (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
Democratic control of the House and possibly the Senate, combined with the resignation of Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, has set the stage for a dramatic shift in the Bush administration's policy toward the Iraq war, lawmakers and experts said.
- Government Must Act As Facilitator (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 09, 2006)
A reasonable balance of power between business, Government and other institutions will provide a secure environment for people, says Siddharth Singla.
- Daniel Ortega Returns To Power (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
Former Marxist revolutionary Daniel Ortega won back Nicaragua's presidency, according to updated results released Tuesday.
- Iraq's Bloggers Weigh In On Hussein Verdict (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
Despite the ongoing turmoil in Iraq, a community of bloggers has managed to grow there, offering first-hand accounts of violence and grassroots opinion of Iraqi and US politics.
- Israeli Shelling Kills 18 Palestinians In Gaza (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
Israeli tank shells killed 18 Palestinians, including 8 children and 6 women, at a cluster of houses here Wednesday, igniting a fury that threatened a steep escalation in violence, with a Hamas leader calling for retaliation against Israel.
- Brussels Sets Deadline For Turkey (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
The European Commission has given Turkey until mid-December to open its ports to Cypriot ships, or face unspecified consequences.
- Suicide Bomber Kills 42 At Pakistan Army Camp (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
A suicide bomber detonated explosives on a field filled with army recruits doing exercises in northwest Pakistan on Wednesday morning, killing at least 41 soldiers and wounding dozens in one of the worst such attacks in Pakistan's recent history.
- Bush To Replace Long-Embattled Rumsfeld (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
President Bush emerged from an election in which his party took what he described as a "thumping" and ousted Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld yesterday, saying that a "fresh perspective" is needed to guide the military through the difficult war . . .
- Bush Ambushed (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
Americans delivered a sharp rebuke to President George W. Bush and the Republican leadership in Congress, sweeping Democrats into power in the House for the first time in a dozen years and leaving the party just one short of an absolute majority in . . .
- New Nicaragua Leader Tries A Softer Approach (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
As election officials finished the final vote tallies and his leading opponent conceded defeat, Daniel Ortega, the former Cold War nemesis of the United States, was assured of winning the presidency here and fulfilling his 16-year struggle to regain . . .
- Off Target (Times of India, Prakash Singh, Nov 09, 2006)
The Centre and the Naxalite-affected states have reportedly drawn up a 'hit list' of 100 top Maoists who have to be neutralised as part of a strategy to tackle this serious internal security threat.
- Cruise Along Blue Waters (Pioneer, Priyadarsi Dutta, Nov 09, 2006)
Strategic location of Indian Ocean has always determined the world order and Indian Navy should take note of it, says Priyadarsi Dutta.
- Ndmc Willing To Let Out Super Bazar Building: Supreme Court Told (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Nov 09, 2006)
Attempt to revive the building, which is in disuse at present
`The entire building would be rented out to the selected bidders at the prevalent market rate'
The Bench after hearing counsel for the parties posted the matter for final disposal on . . .
- Mexico Mps Block Fox Foreign Trip (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
Mexico's lower house of parliament has voted to block President Vicente Fox's visit to Australia and Vietnam.
- Centre To Go Slow On It, Sezs (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
The government today said it has decided to “go slow” in approving Special Economic Zones for IT sector and may consider putting a ceiling on the maximum land area that can be acquired for multi-product zones, but rejected Left parties’ demand for . . .
- Special Article (Statesman, Salman Haidar , Nov 09, 2006)
With a Foreign Secretary only recently installed and a fresh Foreign Minister now in place, a new team is in charge at MEA.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 09, 2006)
The academic credentials of Dr Manmohan Singh were re-established by his recent address to an economic think-tank, but simultaneously reconfirmed was his lack of political courage when he fought shy of identifying the Left as the target of his criticism.
- Centre To `Go Slow' On It Sezs (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
May consider ceiling on maximum land area for multi-product zones
148 IT SEZs formally cleared so far
In-principle nod to 70 more
- Japan Faces A Nuclear Predicament (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 09, 2006)
In a real nuclear exchange, the Japanese might ask, would the US really risk Los Angeles to defend Tokyo?
- Join Dots (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
Kashmir has always been the most contentious issue between India and Pakistan since Independence.
- Democrats Take Control Of Us House (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Nov 09, 2006)
The balance of power has shifted in Washington. Democrats have won control of the House of Representatives, benefiting from voter dissatisfaction with financial and sex sleaze, the war in Iraq and President George Bush’s leadership.
- Amarinder Sounds Election Bugle, Launches `Vikas Yatra' (Hindu, Sarabjit Pandher, Nov 09, 2006)
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday blew the conch for the upcoming battle of the ballot for the State Assembly by launching "Punjab Vikas Yatra", which will crisscross the State by February next when the elections are due.
- ‘Division’ Of Punjab Is Not Wrong (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Nov 09, 2006)
An old debate has been dusted and re-introduced lightly in the press about ‘dividing’ the Punjab province.
- Time 'Right' For Change, Bush Says (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
Faced with the collapse of his Republican majority in Congress, President Bush responded swiftly Wednesday by announcing the departure of Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and vowing to work with Democrats "to find common ground" on the war in Iraq . .
- Seeking A Cut In Fuel Prices (Hindu, Sushma Ramchandran, Nov 09, 2006)
When will the fall in world oil prices be reflected at the retail level in India?
- "Economics Jumbled Up With Politics" (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Nov 09, 2006)
Official annual trade between Pakistan and India is in the region of $1 billion, but unofficial trade is closer to $2 billion.
- Tyranny Of Manufactured Public Opinion (Hindu, Harish Khare , Nov 09, 2006)
The intrusiveness of manufactured public opinion has complicated the governance matrix; the capacity to take difficult and tough decisions.
- Democrats Take Control (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 09, 2006)
Politics in the United States appears to have undergone a tectonic shift with the Republican Party likely to lose control of both houses of Congress for the first time in 12 years.
- Jindal Makes It Again (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
India-born Republican Bobby Jindal on Wednesday made it to the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana for the second straight term, securing 88 per cent of the votes cast.
- Strong Push For Change In The U.S. (Hindu, Sumana Brahman, Nov 09, 2006)
The Democratic victory will begin to reverse the right-wing agenda of the Bush administration — one that has made the world less safe for people everywhere.
- Nonproliferation Goals Still Viable (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 09, 2006)
North Korea is the first country to withdraw from the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and test a nuclear weapon. It has agreed to return to six-party talks about its nuclear status, but skeptics expect little progress.
- The Unloved Sisters (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, Nov 09, 2006)
The challenge for the new Union minister for the North-east lies in understanding the specific needs of individual states, writes Sumanta Sen.
- Q&a: 'Isf Will Intensify Dialogue Among Social Groups' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Nov 09, 2006)
Ayesha Kidwai is one of the organisers of the India Social Forum, a five-day conclave-cum-festival of alternative culture that begins in New Delhi on Thursday. Kidwai, who teaches linguistics at JNU, speaks to Amit Bhattacharya on the event as well . . .
- Democrats Capture Congress (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
Democrats were on the brink of winning full control of Congress, as Americans sick of scandal and weary of war dealt a heavy blow to President George W. Bush's Republican Party.
- Dimensions In Life (Deccan Herald, A K MERCHANT, Nov 09, 2006)
The transformation of the whole character of humankind is occurring through changes in our social, political, economic and spiritual systems and at the same time in our attitude and action towards our environment and the kind of lifestyles that we . . .
- Amid Electoral Debacle, Bush Holds Out Hope For Nuke Deal (Times of India, Chidanand Rajghatta, Nov 09, 2006)
On a politically turbulent day, amid the debris of an electoral defeat for his party and the resignation of his Defence Secretary, President Bush offered fresh hope for the U.S-India nuclear deal, saying he was trying to get it passed during the . . .
- 'They Cut Off The Snake Head That Was Saddam' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
The day in Baghdad belonged to the Shias. Their government had returned. Their dead were resting easier. And the generous humour that used to grace faces here was back.
- Bsp Holds The Trump (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 09, 2006)
The results of the civic elections in Uttar Pradesh constitute a wakeup call for Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav and his party.
- Fact In Fiction (Times of India, HIMANI DALMIA, Nov 09, 2006)
Reputations are fragile things, meticulously built and fiercely guarded. That's why a work of fiction that,intentionally or unintentionally, comes too close for comfort to real life immediately provokes outraged protest and threats of violence.
- Up For Grabs (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Nov 09, 2006)
Billed as a semi-final to the assembly elections some time early next year, the civic polls in UP have indicated that the ruling Samajwadi Party is on a sticky wicket.
- Why Dalits Want English (Times of India, Gail Omvedt , Nov 09, 2006)
When Dalit writer Chandrabhan Prasad hosted a birthday celebration for Thomas Macaulay on October 25 it seemed to many Delhiites a clever attention-getting gimmick.
- Bush’S ‘Axis Of Evil’ A Triple Failure (Indian Express, Matt Spetalnick, Nov 09, 2006)
When President George Bush lumped Iraq, Iran and North Korea together into an “axis of evil” nearly five years ago, it became one of the defining moments of his first term.
- Bush Wasn’T On Ballot Yet... (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 09, 2006)
On this morning after, the Republican base seems less impregnable and the genius of Karl Rove less radiant.
- Real Revolution (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 09, 2006)
Nepal's Maoists made their capacity to remake their country’s polity more than evident earlier this year when they sustained street demonstrations in Kathmandu, forcing the monarch to restore Parliament.
- Rule Of The Rebels (Indian Express, YUBARAJ GHIMIRE, Nov 09, 2006)
With the peace accord inked on Tuesday, Maoists are now part of mainstream politics in Nepal. But international pressure to keep them engaged and unarmed must not ease
- Sachar Report Seditious (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 09, 2006)
In a front page report headlined “Sachar as Sonia’s nemesis...This country won’t allow another Jinnah”, writer Easwaran Nambudiri lambasts the findings of the prime minister’s high-level committee headed by Justice (Retd) Rajinder Sachar on the . . .
- Suicide Bomber Blows Up 42 Soldiers In Pak (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
A suicide bomber killed 42 Pakistani soldiers at an army training ground today in an attack that the military said was linked to a bloody army assault on a militant camp last week.
- News Of The Month (Telegraph, MUKUL KESAVAN, Nov 09, 2006)
The news of the month isn’t the Democratic capture of the US House of Representatives; the real news is the appointment of a racist Israeli politician, Avigdor Lieberman, as deputy prime minister of that country.
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