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- In Pakistan, Entrepreneurs With A Mission (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2006)
When he started his software company, Omar Malik wasn't thinking about social responsibility - let alone changing society.
- Bush, Facing Dissent On Iraq, Jettisons 'Stay The Course' (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2006)
The White House said Monday that President Bush was no longer using the phrase “stay the course” when speaking about the Iraq war, in a new effort to emphasize flexibility in the face of some of the bloodiest violence there since the 2003 invasion.
- Bush Admin. Won't Shift Iraq Strategy (US News & World Report, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2006)
Under election-year pressure to change course in Iraq, the Bush administration said Monday there are no plans for dramatic shifts in policy or for ultimatums to Baghdad to force progress.
- Race For Identity (Nepali Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2006)
The restoration of democracy in April has prompted Nepal’s plethora of ethnic, regional and linguistic groups to press for self-determination and autonomy.
- Tigers On Prowl Bring Political Foes Together (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2006)
Sri Lanka's main opposing political parties on Monday pledged to cooperate to settle renewed conflict with the Tamil Tiger rebels, as two people, including a Hindu priest, were reported killed in the country's volatile north.
- Tn Parties Okay Dam Talks With Kerala (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2006)
The Tamil Nadu government today shifted the onus on implementing the Supreme Court order on the Mullaperiyar dam to the Centre and said it would talk to Kerala one last time, before taking legal recourse.
- Israelis, Lebanese Reach Across War's Divide (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2006)
Aghast at the destruction that ensued as Israel's army and Hizbollah fighters waged war in Lebanon this year, Israeli David Sasson felt compelled to try to make contact with the Lebanese side.
- Wildscreen Films Coming For Indian Event (Hindu, G. ANANTHAKRISHNAN, Oct 24, 2006)
`Green Oscars' for films on wildlife themes given away in Bristol
- Slfp, Unp Sign Agreement (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 24, 2006)
To cooperate on "key issues vital for Sri Lanka's well being"
- The Message Behind The Burqa Row (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Oct 24, 2006)
For British Muslims, clearly, an ill wind is heading their way.
- Reservation And The Creamy Layer (Hindu, Kalpana Kannabiran, Oct 24, 2006)
The concept of creamy layer obfuscates the fact of caste discrimination within institutions of education, employment, and justice.
- How A Burgeoning Indian Diaspora Tunes Into The American Dream (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2006)
Community of prosperous immigrants become more visible and vocal
2.3 million people of Indian ancestry in the U.S.
Their household income 35% higher than average.
- Right-Winger In Israeli Coalition Talks (Independent (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2006)
Avigdor Lieberman, the hard right-wing nationalist, was on the brink of joining Ehud Olmert's government after a meeting with the Prime Minister.
- Commerce Ministry Says Will Fix Pricing Issue Soon (Indian Express, SUMANT BANERJI, Oct 24, 2006)
Tyre manufacturers and dealers are again at loggerheads on the issue of pricing.
- Nuclear Gamble (Times of India, P R CHARI, Oct 24, 2006)
There are a few issues that remain unclear in the aftermath of Kim Jong Il's impetuous decision to test North Korea's long-suspected nuclear device. First, was this a nuclear test?
- Pranab Mukherjee May Be Made Foreign Minister Today (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2006)
Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee is likely to move further down Rajpath from his current office to the external affairs ministry as part of a minor ministerial reshuffle scheduled for Tuesday evening.
- Buddha, The Bard (Indian Express, SUBRATA NAGCHOUDHURY, Oct 24, 2006)
Keats, Browning, Shakespeare, the Bible and more recently Tagore. The quintessential “poet” in West Bengal’s chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee keeps popping up every now and then and more frequently so in recent times.
- India Warned On Investor 'Threat' (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2006)
India's National Security Council has recommended new legislation to monitor investment from countries that may pose a threat to national security.
- Some Republicans Aren't Sharing The Wealth (Washington Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2006)
Senate Republicans with enormous campaign war chests are refusing to transfer significant amounts of money to help fellow Republicans who are cash-strapped and face defeat in the final weeks of the campaign.
- Iraq War 'Could Be Judged A Disaster' (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2006)
Iraq could break up into different parts eventually, Margaret Beckett, the Foreign Secretary, said yesterday as she acknowledged the limitations to what could be achieved by coalition forces.
- Print Pick (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2006)
On and off the campus of Chennai University, you will encounter onion-and-garlic-free TamBrahms who rewrite Shakespeare to uphold the Hindu order, smug NRIs who call the shots in matrimonials, visiting Canadians who are aghast at the plight of . . .
- Steele Shrugs Off Foe's Attacks (Washington Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2006)
Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele said yesterday that Democratic attacks on his U.S. Senate candidacy have not hurt him but have sparked interest in his status as a black Republican.
- Sri Lanka Parties In Talks Pact (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2006)
The Sri Lankan President, Mahinda Rajapakse, has signed an agreement with the main opposition party for a common policy in relation to the Tamil Tigers.
- Bangladesh Set For Big Political Showdown (Deccan Herald, Hassan Shahriar, Oct 24, 2006)
Bangladesh capital Dhaka was rife with speculation that the dialogue between two major political parties to reach a consensus on electoral reforms ended in failure on Monday and the two rivals were preparing for a showdown.
- The Game Of Death (Deccan Herald, Rachna Bisht Rawat, Oct 24, 2006)
In kashmir- In Kashmir valley people live in harmony if not in peace and religion has no role to play when people are barely surviving.
- Farewell To Arms Control (Indian Express, Harsh V. Pant, Oct 24, 2006)
After Condoleezza Rice’s whirlwind tour of Tokyo, Seoul, Beijing and Moscow to cope with the fallout of North Korea’s atomic test, there’s no evidence that Pyongyang is ready to put the nuclear genie back in the bottle. What is certain: the global . . .
- Iraq Urges Coalition Not To Panic, Run (Washington Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2006)
Coalition troops must stay in Iraq and not give way to defeatism or panic in the face of hostile public opinion, Iraq's deputy prime minister said after meeting British leaders yesterday.
- Iraq, A Nation In Flight (Tribune, Patrick Cockburn, Oct 24, 2006)
It is one of the largest long term population movements in the Middle East since Israel expelled Palestinians in the late 1940s.
- 'Stay The Course' Is Redefined (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2006)
President Bush and his aides are annoyed that people keep misinterpreting his Iraq policy as "stay the course.
- Emperor’S New Prizes (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 24, 2006)
Whether or not the information and broadcasting ministry carries through its decision to challenge a Bombay High Court order on the National Film Awards, its current dilemma comprehensively establishes how anachronistic this mode of state recognition is.
- Us Says Iraq Must Improve Policy (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2006)
Iraq must take more responsibility on security and political issues, a senior White House adviser has said.
- Force Multiplier (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 24, 2006)
In his interview to this newspaper, the outgoing chief of naval staff, Admiral Arun Prakash, has drawn attention to the UPA government’s lack of political resolve in appointing a chief of defence staff (CDS).
- Uk, Us Mull Iraq Exit Strategy (Frontier Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
The persisting trail of murder and mayhem in Iraq has prompted Britain and the United States to launch a quest for a face-saving exit strategy for the war-crippled Gulf country.
- What’S In A Name? (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 23, 2006)
Changing names of places, roads and buildings has become such a pastime of politicians that it no longer makes news.
- Musharraf Wants Law To Stop ‘Rowdyism’ In Na (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has made an impassioned plea for legislation against ‘rowdyism’ that has traditionally greeted a president’s address to parliament.
- Baby Losers' Fight Back (Hindu, Jason Burke, Oct 23, 2006)
They call them the `baby losers', the lost generation, `sacrificed' for the pleasure and leisure of their parents.
- Do We Need A Foreign Minister? (Deccan Herald, Bidanda M Chengappa, Oct 23, 2006)
Since Natwar Singh exited office several months ago the country has no EAM despite diplomatic missions and posts in 80 countries apart from two Ministers of State for External Affairs.
- Iraqis As Cannon Fodder (Pioneer, GWYNNE DYER, Oct 23, 2006)
Since the US invasion, the majority of people in Iraq have died due to gunshot wounds rather than collapse of medical services, says Gwynne Dyer
- What Lalu Couldn’T Do For Bihar (Indian Express, Partha Mukhopadhyay, Oct 23, 2006)
Railways became a part of India’s growth by redefining the problem — from that of carrying too many people to that of transporting too little freight. Now it must change how it does business
- The Achievement Trap (Indian Express, Gopal Guru , Oct 23, 2006)
As parties slowly slide into poll mode in Uttar Pradesh, the state’s performance in crucial areas at a glance. As BSP gets its act together, an analysis of its success in UP and what it means for the career of Dalit politics in the country
- Remaking Cities, Changing People (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Oct 23, 2006)
Geographer David Harvey critiques the impact of neo-liberalism on the urbanisation process.
- Dmk Stays On Course (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 23, 2006)
The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam has put up such an impressive performance in the recent local body elections in Tamil Nadu that it might actually be regretting the violence and rigging that marred the Chennai Corporation Council polls.
- Don’T Kill It, Let’S Give It A Shot’ (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 23, 2006)
Jairam Ramesh, Minister of State for Commerce who spoke to KS Narayanan of Deccan Herald on the SEZs policy, argues that India badly needs SEZs in the labour intensive manufacturing units to create massive employment.
- Act On The Plan (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Oct 23, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has set an annual GDP growth target of 9 per cent for the Eleventh Five-Year Plan from 2007 to 2012 and for once, the Planning Commission seems to be on relatively realistic ground, though there is a long way to go.
- Behind The Scene (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 23, 2006)
Selfish agendas spiked Assam peace process
- Outing Of Islamism (Pioneer, Denis Macshane, Oct 23, 2006)
Realisation is gradually dawning on the British Government that the fate of democracy in the West depends on the way Islamist politics is dealt with
- Corporate Dream Turns Farmers’ Nightmare (Deccan Herald, K S Narayanan, Oct 23, 2006)
Special Economic Zones are clearly demarcated industrial zone which constitutes a free trade enclave outside a country's normal customs and trading system where foreign enterprises produce principally for export and benefit from certain tax . . .
- Civic Poll Pointers (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 23, 2006)
The DMK has taken to violence for political goals.
- Default Dialogue (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 23, 2006)
India should pressurise Pakistan on terrorism.
- Integrity Campaign Must Specify, Not Sermonise (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Oct 23, 2006)
The ‘Integrity India Campaign’ launched by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and headed by N.R. Narayana Murthy raises some interesting questions and possibilities.
- Ireland, Continent's Celtic Tiger (Business Line, Mohan Murti, Oct 23, 2006)
A trading nation with a global perspective, Ireland is today, one of the most globalised countries. Its economic openness, combined with low taxes, pragmatism and ambition, investment in education, and an eye on the future, is likely to maintain . . .
- Differentiation: The Only Path To Managing Expectations (Business Line, Ganesh Chella , Oct 23, 2006)
Urgent investment in developing managers is needed. This, third and final part in the series on differentiation of talent in India, presents a possible model for its effective implementation.
- Pdp Plans Working Paper On Self-Rule Idea (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
The PDP, which shares power with the Congress in Jammu and Kashmir, plans to prepare a working paper on self-rule so that suggestions from various political and public circles could be received, leaving scope for amendment to the concept of “apney . . .
- Participate In Dialogue, Mufti To Separatists (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed said today separatist groups will “miss the bus” if they did not realise the importance of developments taking place within and outside the state and chose to “watch as fence-sitters”.
- Musharraf Ready To Meet Sharif, Benazir (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
Close on the heels of a threat by former prime ministers Nawaz Sharif and Benazir Bhutto to boycott the 2007 elections in Pakistan if they were not allowed to contest, president Pervez Musharraf on Sunday said their return to the country would . . .
- Quota: Cong Wants No Whipping On Cream (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
Even as various political parties are mounting pressure on the Centre to take on the Supreme Court over its “no quota for the creamy layer” order, influential sections of the government and the Congress are averse to a confrontation with the . . .
- Meet And Greet (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 23, 2006)
Diwali and Id are the time when most Indians meet and greet their neighbours.
- Not By Fatwas (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 23, 2006)
As our report today based on the findings of the Sachar committee shows, as our columnist on this page argues, Indian Muslims are falling so fast behind in key modernisation processes that even those addicted to politically correct platitudes and . . .
- Minority Report, In Numbers (Indian Express, Seema Chisti, Oct 23, 2006)
The tragedy of the family of Mr Nur Ilahi, Mrs Imrana Nur and their five children is so well documented on live TV that it needs no details filled in.
- Sri Lankan Leaders Agree On Mou (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 23, 2006)
Rajapaksa, Ranil sort out glitches
- Kashmir Is Key To Peace, Says Mufti (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Oct 23, 2006)
Time has come to end the conflict: former chief minister
- Singur Plant: Tata Justifies Decision (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
"Reflects company's faith in State"
- What Others Say (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 23, 2006)
The New York Times on US’ new strategy in Iraq: The generals who told President George W Bush before the war that Donald Rumsfeld's shock-and-awe fantasy would not work were not enough to persuade him to change his strategy in Iraq.
- “The Other Kargil War” A Dangerous Development (Tribune, Pran Chopra , Oct 23, 2006)
The Kargil war” is a household phrase.
- The Hated Act Must Go (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 23, 2006)
The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 "should be repealed," as the Justice B.P. Jeevan Reddy Committee set up to review its provisions has recommended unambiguously.
- Terrorists Diverting Charity Funds (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
Humanitarian and religious charity for the needy is being channelled for terrorist activists by groups such as Tamil Tigers and Al Qaeda, according to a former US official and expert on terrorism funding.
- Three Wings, One Force (Asian Age, Kuldip Nayar, Oct 23, 2006)
I know for certain that our Air Force was not satisfied with the Army’s response to the intrusion by Pakistan at Kargil. Vinod Putney, head of the Western Air Command and deputy to Air Chief A.Y. Tipnis, would talk to me twice or thrice those days.
- Rajyotsava Award List May Be Whittled Down To 50 (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
A final meeting of Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy with officials on Monday is expected to finalise 50 names for the State Rajyotsava awards. The present list includes 55 names.
- Junk Quotas For Economic Diversification (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 23, 2006)
The Supreme Court order that the ‘creamy layer’ among the SCs/STs be excluded from the purview of reservation in public employment and promotions has not come a day too soon.
- Politics Of Clemency (Pioneer, Joginder Singh, Oct 23, 2006)
Broadly speaking, all crime is against the state because it disturbs public order and tranquillity.
- Kargil Pullout Was Sharif Decision: Mush (Pioneer, KJM Varma, Oct 23, 2006)
In a new twist to claims and counter claims by Pakistani leaders on the 1999 Kargil conflict, President Pervez Musharraf has said that the then Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif pulled out troops despite his suggestion that the campaign could be . . .
- Tehran Threatens 'Impact' If Un Imposes Sanctions (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
An Iranian Foreign Ministry official warned on Sunday that Tehran would not remain passive if the West imposes sanctions over Iran's disputed nuclear programme, but did not say how it would respond.
- Bush To Pm: Disarm The Militias (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
The Bush administration, alarmed by the increasing violence and lawlessness gripping much of Iraq, has decided to force the hand of the embattled prime minister, Nuri al-Maliki.
- More Power To Provinces (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 23, 2006)
The government is to be commended for accepting the importance of provincial autonomy to stability and harmony in Pakistan.
- Autonomy Issue In Focus Again (Dawn, Zamir Ghumro, Oct 23, 2006)
In the wake of Nawab Akbar Bugti’s killing at the hands of security forces in August, the issue of provincial autonomy has resurfaced.
- Uk, Us Mull Iraq Exit Strategy (Frontier Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
The persisting trail of murder and mayhem in Iraq has prompted Britain and the United States to launch a quest for a face-saving exit strategy for the war-crippled Gulf country. In a marked departure from their previous positions, diplomats . . .
- Ldp Sweeps By-Elections In Abe's First Test (Japan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
In Shinzo Abe's first political test as prime minister, candidates on the ruling Liberal Democratic Party ticket were assured of winning two by-elections Sunday for the House of Representatives.
- A Long Legal Tether On Russia (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
For seven years, the Salvation Army battled a ruling by Moscow city authorities that the Christian charitable group, whose members wear uniforms and call their leader a general, was a foreign "paramilitary organization" that must cease operations . . .
- Indians Finding Their Niche In U.S. (Washington Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
The train-station billboards tell it all.
Local travel agents promise the best airfares from New York to Bombay. Shagun Fashions is selling dazzling Indian saris. And DirecTV offers "the six top Indian channels direct to you."
- Troops To Remain In Iraq, Bush Says (Washington Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
President Bush implicitly acknowledged yesterday that the war in Iraq will continue for several years, saying he could not see any way that U.S. forces could be withdrawn from the country while he is president.
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