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Articles 1721 through 1820 of 43820:
- India, Japan To Raise Ties (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Oct 26, 2006)
India and Japan have evinced keen interest to tone up their engagement by enhancing the "strategic orientation" of their existing "global partnership.
- Austerity Overdrive (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 26, 2006)
Still the hidden or disguised leakages in spends occurring under the aegis of Plan programmes remain unaddressed.
- Bush's 'Benchmarks' For Iraq Sound Familiar (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2006)
The text of President Bush's news conference yesterday ran to nearly 10,000 words, but what may have been more significant were the things he did not say.
- Lacklustre Exercise: Cabinet Could Do With A Major Shakeup (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 26, 2006)
The Cabinet reshuffle may not have spelt a radical break, but it’s not without its silver lining.
- Restricted Bandhs: National Days Of Dissent, Next? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 26, 2006)
Humour is reason gone mad,” said Groucho Marx. And, naturally, our land of assorted absurdities is hospitable to such spectacles. And given a state that’s engaged in ideological callisthenics there’s bound to be some amount of convoluted logic.
- Kiran Desai's Inheritance (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2006)
At 35, Kiran Desai becomes the youngest woman to win the Man Booker Prize.
- Growing Disparity (Business Line, M. Y. Khan, Oct 26, 2006)
High GDP growth and improved global ranking of India have bypassed large segments of poor in the rural areas.
- `Approaching' The Resource Challenge (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Oct 26, 2006)
With compulsions of coalition politics influencing spending on programmes set by the ruling alliance, the Eleventh Plan is beginning at an inopportune time. While the Prime Minister endorses the need for a larger Plan outlay, he also emphasises . . .
- Clarity On Policy, Please (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 26, 2006)
Open letter to the Governor, Reserve Bank of India
- Dam And Displacement (Frontline, Ravi Sharma , Oct 26, 2006)
The families displaced by the Upper Krishna Project in Karnataka are unhappy at the rehabilitation centres.
- Mohammad Yunus Concerns (Frontline, Jayati Ghosh, Oct 26, 2006)
Economist Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank of Bangladesh win the Nobel Peace Prize for 2006.
- Mechanism Of Confusion (Pioneer, B Raman, Oct 26, 2006)
To expect that Pakistan will cooperate with India in its war against terrorism is impractical, given Islamabad's dismal track record
- Rahul Rekindles Rajiv Memories At Un (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Oct 26, 2006)
For veterans at the UN, there is a sense of déjà vu at the ongoing 61st General Assembly here.
- Why China Should Rethink Its India Strategy (Tribune, Premvir Das, Oct 26, 2006)
The India–China security interface formed the subject of intense bilateral discussions at a recent Track II meeting in the capital at which senior retired military officers from both countries were present.
- Small Steps, Big Goal (Frontline, SUHRID SANKAR CHATTOPADHYAY, Oct 26, 2006)
Interview with Raman Singh, Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh.
- Electoral Warfare In Bangladesh (Frontline, HAROON HABIB, Oct 26, 2006)
Bangladesh is heading for general elections, but whether this round will be free and fair remains to be seen.
- Missing Balochis (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2006)
IT was like a nightmare when 15 to 20 men stormed into our flat at midnight on March 25, 2005," recalls Imadad Baloch, 25, former chairman of the Baloch Students' Organisation (BSO).
- Syrian Strength (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Oct 26, 2006)
Lasting peace in West Asia will be achieved only if Israel opens a dialogue with Syria.
- Yunnan Model (Frontline, PALLAVI AIYAR, Oct 26, 2006)
The Yunnan region has evolved its own development strategy, which appears to be ideal for northeastern India too.
- Rss In Civil Service (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Oct 26, 2006)
The Madhya Pradesh government's removing the ban on RSS membership for its employees violates the Constitution.
- Orhan Pamuk's Battles (Frontline, PARTHA CHATTERJEE , Oct 26, 2006)
Orhan Pamuk, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, is a master at mixing known genres and styles.
- Bjp Accuses Ncm Of Bias (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2006)
The BJP accused the National Commission for Minorities of being biased against states ruled by the party after the NCM report observed that the Modi government failed to rehabilitate riot-affected families in Gujarat.
- Kanshi Ram (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Oct 26, 2006)
Kanshi Ram leaves behind a legacy of social struggle that has changed the politics of Uttar Pradesh.
- Bush Vs Chavez & The Lesson For India (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2006)
On Monday, October 16, President Bush spoke to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The Indian side was expecting reassurances about the fate of the nuclear deal, still stuck in the mire of the American legislative system.
- Iraqi Leader Balks On U.S. Timeline (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2006)
Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki put himself at odds with the American government that backs him on Wednesday, distancing himself from the American notion of a timetable for stabilizing Iraq and criticizing an American-backed raid on a Shiite . . .
- 2 Ministers In S. Korea Quit Over Bomb Test (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2006)
Two top South Korean security ministers have resigned amid intense debate over the policies of President Roh Moo Hyun on how to manage the nuclear threat from North Korea and the South's alliance with the United States, government officials . . .
- Us Leaders Rethinking Tactics Of War In Iraq (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2006)
That may be the basic message that US officials have been trying hard to convey to an uneasy American public this week.
- Bush Is Reassuring On Iraq But 'Not Satisfied' (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2006)
President Bush declared yesterday that the United States is winning the war in Iraq despite the deadliest month for U.S. troops in a year, but he added that he is not satisfied with the situation and vowed to press Iraqi leaders to do more to . . .
- Libyans Send Aids Victims To Europe (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2006)
Rome In the past month, nearly 400 Libyan children infected with the AIDS virus have quietly come for treatment at some of the premier pediatric hospitals in Italy and France, sent to Europe at the expense of the Libyan government.
- Don’T Push Korea Into Corner: Putin (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2006)
North Korea should not be backed into a corner over its nuclear test if the global community wants to resolve the crisis over the North’s atomic ambitions, Russian President Vladimir Putin said today.
- Allies At Odds On Iran Terms (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2006)
The United States and its European allies split Wednesday over the terms of a U.N. resolution calling for a ban on Iranian trade in ballistic missiles and nuclear materials, according to Security Council diplomats.
- S.African Denied Entry Into U.S. (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2006)
A prominent South African political analyst said Wednesday that U.S. border agents had denied him entry into the United States and questioned him about his views on terrorism.
- Voters Seek Action On Issue Of Immigration (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2006)
Much of America hit the pause button this fall on the flaming debate over illegal immigration, once it became clear Congress would not act before the election. But not Arizona.
- War Now Working Against Gop (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2006)
A visitor to Rep. Michael G. Fitzpatrick's campaign Web site will immediately hear a 20-second audio clip of a contentious television interview about Iraq with his Democratic challenger, Patrick Murphy. The clip ends: "Tough times demand honest . . .
- N.J. Court Opens Door To Gay Marriage (US News & World Report, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2006)
New Jersey's highest court opened the door Wednesday to making the state the second in the nation to allow gay marriage, ruling that lawmakers must offer same-sex couples either marriage or something like it, such as civil unions.
- Angry Iraq Leader Hits Back (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2006)
A fresh rift opened between the Iraqi Prime Minister and his US backers yesterday when he bridled at American diplomatic and military tactics.
- Bush Unsatisfied With Iraq War Progress (US News & World Report, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2006)
Acknowledging painful losses in Iraq, President Bush said Wednesday he is not satisfied with the progress of the long and unpopular war, but he still insisted the United States was winning and should not think about withdrawing.
- S. Korea Official Quits Over North Policy (Washington Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2006)
South Korea's unification minister resigned yesterday, the highest-profile casualty yet in a battle over the government's North Korea policy after an Oct. 9 nuclear test by Pyongyang.
- Crisis In Civics Ed? Revival Is Under Way. (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2006)
By Stacy A. Teicher | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
If Todd Letimore ever thought the founding documents of the United States of America were simply pieces of history, he's long since left that notion behind.
- President Putin Talks To The People (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2006)
Like a modern tsar, President Putin held court with ordinary Russians yesterday in a question and answer session that underlined his total dominance of the country’s political life.
- N. Korea Not Planning Another Test: China (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Oct 25, 2006)
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il told a visiting Chinese delegation to Pyongyang last week that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) did not plan to carry out a second nuclear test.
- Maximum Devolution Envisaged (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 25, 2006)
Sri Lanka pact avoids unitary model
- Pranab Is External Affairs Minister (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
A.K. Antony becomes Defence Minister; Oscar Fernandes gets Labour portfolio
Jaiprakash Narayan Yadav, M.H. Ambareesh also sworn in
Oscar Fernandes to take over Ministry of Labour.
- Britain Will Restrict Some New Eu Workers (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
Britain plans to severely restrict the ability of people from Bulgaria and Romania to work here after those two countries join the European Union in January, the government said Tuesday.
- Barriers And Beyond (Telegraph, Anabel Loyd, Oct 25, 2006)
If we are to believe the recent pronouncements of big-fish politicians and their supporting chorus of publicity-hungry smaller fry, reasoning society in this country is drowning in the sea of its own liberal principles.
- Antony Gets Defence (Tribune, T.R. Ramachandran, Oct 25, 2006)
After some hiccups, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh lightened his burden by drafting senior Congress leader Pranab Mukherjee to oversee the crucial External Affairs portfolio and brought back three-time Kerala Chief Minister and former Union . . .
- Pm: Havana Deal A Good Experiment (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
PM Manmohan Singh on Tuesday defended the joint mechanism with Pakistan for combating terrorism, stating that this avenue was worth exploring in order to scale down tension between the two neighbours.
- Reshuffle In Cabinet: Pranab Gets Mea, Antony Defence (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
In a limited shuffle of the ministerial deck, Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee moved to External Affairs and was replaced by former Kerala CM A K Antony in an exercise seen to be a precursor to larger changes in government expected between the . . .
- Dire Threat (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 25, 2006)
A spectre has come to haunt the information technology sector in Bengal — the spectre of union power.
- U.S. Considers Adding Troops In Baghdad (US News & World Report, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
Two weeks before U.S. midterm elections, American officials unveiled a timeline Tuesday for Iraq's Shiite-led government to take specific steps to calm the world's most dangerous capital and said more U.S. troops might be needed to quell the bloodshed.
- Great Game In Afghanistan (Tribune, Major-Gen Ashok K. Mehta (retd), Oct 25, 2006)
George Bush’s dinner diplomacy between feuding Presidents Karzai and Musharraf did not work. But on the ground, Nato commanders are claiming success.
- Seal Of Control (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 25, 2006)
The strangest fate has befallen the National Film Awards this year. The jury has sent in its judgments in sealed envelopes.
- Women In Journalism Honored For Courage (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
For May Chidiac, host of Lebanon's popular "Good Day" TV program, it was a regular Sunday in September.
- Pranab Will Restore Balance (Hindustan Times, Pankaj Vohra, Oct 25, 2006)
Pranab Mukherjee‘s appointment as Foreign Minister — a job he held for 15 months in the mid-nineties — could help once again restore the balance in policy making between the Prime Minister's Office and the Foreign Ministry.
- Pranab Mukherjee Is Eam, Antony Defence Minister (Hindustan Times, Vinod Sharma, Oct 25, 2006)
The year-long suspense over the choice of a new foreign minister is over. On Tuesday, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh assigned his senior most colleague Pranab Mukherjee, the coveted job.
- Iraqi Takeover Target Set (Washington Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
The top U.S. military commander in Iraq set a timeline yesterday of 18 months for the Iraqi security forces to take over war operations in all the country's provinces "with some level of support from us."
- Emboldened Democrats Dare To Encroach On Enemy Territory (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
DEMOCRATS are so confident of decisively recapturing the US House of Representatives next month that they have begun targeting newly vulnerable seats in the Republican heartland.
- Hard Choices For Iraq (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
Washington has set a 12-month target for Iraqi leaders to end nascent civil war and open the way for the withdrawal of large numbers of American troops.
- White House Gives Iraqi Leaders 12 Months To 'Make Hard Choices' (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
Washington has set a 12-month target for Iraqi leaders to end nascent civil war and open the way for the withdrawal of large numbers of American troops.
- No They, Just Us (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 25, 2006)
Arif Mohammed Khan, a senior politician from Uttar Pradesh, had argued in this newspaper on Tuesday that the Imrana case is symptomatic of a deeper malaise in the Muslim community that seeks to "maintain and perpetuate gender disparities".
- Rice Proposes Asia Form Security Alliance (Washington Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is urging Asian nations to form a regional security organization to address common threats, suggesting that the six-nation forum dealing with North Korea -- which includes China and Russia -- could be a useful . . .
- Bush Welcome To Raise Cash, But No Pictures And No Press (Washington Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
President Bush has become the Stealth Campaigner.
- Military Mounts Search For Missing U.S. Soldier (Independent (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
U.S. forces scoured central Baghdad on Tuesday looking for a missing U.S. soldier who was presumed kidnapped by insurgents while visiting his Iraqi relatives.
- More Troops May Be Iraq-Bound (Independent (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
The top American commander in Iraq said Tuesday that he may call for more troops to be sent to Baghdad, possibly by increasing the overall U.S. presence in Iraq, as rising bloodshed pushes Iraqi and American deaths to some of their highes . . .
- Gop Reprises A Proven Strategy For Success (Independent (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
Beset by discouraging polls and division within ideological ranks, the White House is accelerating efforts to woo back disaffected conservatives and energize the Republican base in a reprise of a strategy that succeeded in the last two campaign cycles.
- Armed And Defiant: A Tour Of Duty With The Taliban Army (Independent (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
Racing across the desert in the north of Helmand province, our convoy was kicking up a dust-storm that could be seen from space.
- Pranab On Familiar Turf, Task Cut Out For Antony (Hindu, Indrani Bagchi, Oct 25, 2006)
The writing was on the wall when Pranab Mukherjee was deputed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to represent India at the annual UNGA jamboree in New York last month. Nevertheless, it is no secret that Mukherjee is a reluctant foreign minister.
- Missile Matters (Frontline, R. Ramachandran, Oct 25, 2006)
North Korea's missile development, which began in the early 1960s, benefited greatly from Soviet and Chinese assistance.
- Taliban In Command? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 25, 2006)
Emboldened, it seems, by the September 5 accord with the government, militants in North Waziristan are now institutionalising their authority over the tribal agency.
- Unrest In Budapest, Then And Now (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Oct 25, 2006)
Last month, protests erupted in Budapest after an extraordinary speech by Hungary’s prime minister, Ferenc Gyurcsany, was leaked to the press some four months after it was delivered.
- Lost In The Maze Of Iraq War (Dawn, Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Oct 25, 2006)
The number of American soldiers who have been killed in Iraq is now approaching 3,000, with October being on course to becoming the bloodiest month for the Americans since the clashed in Fallujah and Najaf two years ago.
- We Can Do Without The Death Rows (Dawn, Zubeida Mustafa, Oct 25, 2006)
Two high-profile executions — one in India and the other in Pakistan — were stayed last week.
- Road To Rubicon (Frontline, R. Ramachandran, Oct 25, 2006)
North Korean concern for security dates back to the Korean War when the U. S. threatened to use nuclear weapons to end the war.
- Rural Refrain (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 25, 2006)
What needs to be done for agriculture is well known, but the political will to effect radical change is clearly lacking.
- No Longer Marooned (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Oct 25, 2006)
The pact signed between the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP)-led government and the main Opposition, United National Party (UNP), could play a key role in resolving the ethnic conflict in the war-torn island nation.
- Budapest Gripped In Tumultuous Times (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
Police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at mostly far-right protestors on the streets of Budapest as commemorations of the 50th anniversary of the Hungarian uprising against Soviet rule descended into chaos.
- Finally, Pranab Foreign Minister (Asian Age, Venkat Parsa, Oct 25, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday finally named Mr Pranab Mukherjee as the new external affairs minister while senior Congress leader and former Kerala chief minister A.K. Anthony was inducted into the Union Cabinet to succeed Mr Pranab . . .
- Musharraf Satisfied With Progress In Indo-Pak Dialogue (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday expressed satisfaction with the progress achieved by the Indo-Pak dialogue process to resolve the Kashmir issue but said Islamabad will not accept New Delhi’s “domination” in the region.
- Antony Sworn In As Defence Minister (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
AK Antony was on Tuesday night appointed the new defence minister in place of Pranab Mukherjee, who moved to the external affairs ministry in a Cabinet expansion and reshuffle, which also saw the reinduction of controversial RJD MP Jai Prakash . . .
- China's Grand Africa Strategy (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 25, 2006)
Ever since the Berlin conference of 1883, which Belgium’s King Leopold II called “the sharing of Africa’s cake,” the west has assumed exclusive rights over sub-Saharan Africa.
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