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Articles 3521 through 3620 of 43820:
- Waziristan Accord Is The Way To Deal With Taliban (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 28, 2006)
Security situation is deteriorating in Afghanistan as a result of mounting Taliban insurgency. Suicide attacks, bomb blasts and clashes between Taliban and NATO forces have become a regular feature in the war ravaged country. Over 20 . . .
- Ajk Opposition Plans Protest Campaign (Dawn, Raja Asghar, Sep 28, 2006)
The ruling party in Azad Kashmir seem to be in for hard times so soon after winning a second successive term in an election that all its rivals say was rigged.
- Cinemas Closure (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 28, 2006)
The NWFP government's decision to close down cinemas in Peshawar during the month of Ramazan is inexplicable, not least because none of the other provinces or any other city of the country has such a measure in effect.
- Protest Against Death Sentence To Afzal (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
The Police fired tear gas shells and used canes to disperse demonstrators here today protesting against the Delhi Court order on hanging Mohammad Afzal Guru on October 20, convicted in the Parliament attack case.
- Musharraf-Blair Meeting Today (News International, Rauf Klasra, Sep 28, 2006)
The recent peace deal between the Pakistan Army and local Taliban in North Waziristan, bordering Afghanistan, is set to get a centre stage during crucial talks between President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Tony Blair as the president reaches . . .
- Kargil Army Chief Malik To Govt: Debunk Musharraf Claims (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
Describing Pakistan President Musharraf’s new book In the Line of Fire as an exercise in “megalomanical self-promotion” that has partly “turned the Kargil war on its head”, former Army chief General V P Malik, Musharraf’s Indian counterpart . . . .
- Economic Links With India (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Sep 28, 2006)
The freezing of the composite dialogue between India and Pakistan which was to resume this week has come at a time when Pakistan was proposing to enlarge the range of goods importable from India in its ‘positive list.’
- Ukrainians’ Choice (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 28, 2006)
Two years ago, politics in Ukraine seemed to be a battle between good and evil. Now the picture is more complicated.
- Development And Discontent (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Sep 28, 2006)
Michael Spence's words of praise for India's performance in increasing its gross domestic product (GDP) would no doubt thrill India Inc.
- Seven Years Later, The Tale Of Two Generals (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 28, 2006)
Four months before Gen. Musharraf’s In the Line of Fire, one chapter of which deals with Kargil, India’s army chief during the conflict, Gen. V P Malik, published Kargil: From Surprise to Victory. Gen. Malik, it seems, had anticipated Gen Musharraf’s . .
- Creating A Good Image (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 28, 2006)
Governments seem to believe that the image of a country is created by either having a press which does not report anything negative or by an efficient advertisement lobby.
- Pandemonium Over Photos Of ‘Cash-Rich’ Dharam, Kharge (Deccan Herald, B S Satish Kumar , Sep 28, 2006)
Pandemonium br-oke out in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday when JD (S) MLA M P Venkatesh displayed photographs of Congress leaders N Dharam Singh and Mallikarjun Kharge sitting with former police officer Sangram Singh along with bundles of . . .
- Armed For Democracy? (Indian Express, YUBARAJ GHIMIRE, Sep 27, 2006)
Unwilling to give up their arms, Maoists insist they’ll organise a ‘people’s revolt’ in Kathmandu. Their tactic is to project the pro-democracy coalition and judiciary as anti-people, and the security forces as violators of human rights
- Let The Digital Revolution Touch All Lives (The Financial Express, Alok Sheel, Sep 27, 2006)
For, empowering the people thus will bring about a dramatic transformation in their lives.
- Mind Your Language (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 27, 2006)
The Chinese have a decade long programme to make their students proficient in English. The Beijing Olympics have been designated as a huge practice session for improving skills in one area China admits India has a head start.
- Heights Of Deception (Indian Express, K. Subrahmanyam, Sep 27, 2006)
It has taken seven years after the event for General Pervez Musharraf to come out with his version of the Kargil war. What an imaginative version! He tells us now that it was a great victory.
- Malegaon: Fractured Truths (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Sep 27, 2006)
Weeks after the Malegaon terror strikes, the police struggle to determine the identity of the perpetrators.
- Udupi District An Ideal Tourist Destination (Hindu, GANESH PRABHU, Sep 27, 2006)
It has not realised its full potential It is well connected by National Highway 17 and Konkan Railway
- No Room For Chauvinism (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 27, 2006)
For Karnataka, it is a historic event. The State legislature is holding its first session outside Bangalore, in the northern town of Belgaum that borders Maharashtra.
- Coffee With The Enemy (Indian Express, RICHARD N. HAASS, Sep 27, 2006)
Chatting with Ahmadinejad in New York wasn’t about bestowing him legitimacy. Exchange doesn’t mean endorsement.
- It Takes A Village (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 27, 2006)
The hawking of panchayat posts in several districts of Tamil Nadu, which this newspaper reported on Tuesday, tells us two things about village local government in this country.
- Court Holds No Magic Wand (Indian Express, Ajay K. Mehra, Sep 27, 2006)
Veteran communist leader Indrajit Gupta, then Union home minister, prophetically concluded his letter to chief ministers on police reforms and restructuring on April 3, 1997 thus: “if the political executives do not take the desired measures even . . .
- Nepal Monarchy, Arms On Thursday Meeting Agenda (Indian Express, YUBARAJ GHIMIRE, Sep 27, 2006)
The status of monarchy and management of the Maoists’ “Peoples Liberation Army” are likely to dominate the meeting on Thursday in which top leaders of eight political parties and the Maoists are to participate.
- Nainital Conclave: Rediscovering The Party (Hindu, Harish Khare , Sep 27, 2006)
There is a realisation among Ministers that inputs from the Congress party need not be treated as irritants. Ideas and policies have to be necessarily synchronised with ground realities and electoral compulsions.
- In Assam, The Guns Open Up Again (Hindu, Sushanta Talukdar, Sep 27, 2006)
There is renewed pressure on both sides to return to the negotiating table.
- South Asia's Most Militarised Society (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Sep 27, 2006)
A study details the effects on Sri Lanka of the 23-year-old ethnic conflict.
- The Race To Choose Annan's Successor Is Hotting Up (Hindu, Dmitry Kosyrev, Sep 27, 2006)
Russia is not against any of the three front-runners from Asia. But are the Americans trying to fix the result?
- Join Hands With India To Fight Terror, Us Asks Pakistan (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2006)
The United States has asked Pakistan to work with India to reduce threat from Kashmiri separatist groups, many of whom were responsible for terrorist attacks in India.
- Senate Likely To Take Up Nuclear Deal In November (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2006)
The U.S. Senate is unlikely to consider the nuclear cooperation deal with India before lawmakers leave for a long break at the end of this week, putting aside one of President George W. Bush's top foreign policy initiatives until at least . . .
- Mahajot Myth (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 27, 2006)
The recent by-elections to Lok Sabha and assembly seats in West Bengal has given the lie to the ‘mahajot’ theory, according to CPI(M) central committee member and former MP Nilotpal Basu.
- Maverick’S Musing (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 27, 2006)
It is customary when cornered to lash wildly in all directions. Pervez Musharraf is probably smart enough to understand that the clock is counting down the time for his carefully-crafted charade to conclude, hence his bid to present his side of the . . .
- Oil Lingers Above $61, Shrugs Off Opec's Warning (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2006)
Oil held above $61 on Wednesday as dealers balanced an expected swelling in robust U.S. winter fuel inventories against a warning from producer cartel OPEC that it may take action to stabilise tumbling prices.
- Blair Gets A Rock Star Send-Off (Times of India, RASHMEE ROSHAN LALL, Sep 27, 2006)
Tony Blair, the great showman of British politics has finally bid goodbye to his Labour party with the easy high-fiving charm of a rockstar and received in return from Labour's annual conference a send-off dripping with adulation, some tears and angst.
- Fact And Fiction (Times of India, K SUBRAHMANYAM, Sep 27, 2006)
So far, Nazi leader Josef Goebbels was considered the ultimate propagandist, who could project black as white and vice versa.
- Educating Netas (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 27, 2006)
It was back to school for senior party functionaries and chief ministers attending the seventh Congress chief ministers' conclave in Nainital.
- Fight Terrorism With India: Us Asks Pakistan (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2006)
The United States has asked Pakistan to work with India to reduce threat from Kashmiri separatist groups, many of whom were responsible for terrorist attacks in India.
- Now For Some Ghazals Too (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Sep 27, 2006)
It is standard practice for leading public figures to write their memoirs after they have reached the climax of their careers.
- Walking The Sez Tightrope (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Sep 27, 2006)
The issue of setting up Special Economic Zones (SEZs) seems to be developing new dimensions all the time.
- Congress Inches Closer To Mamata (Asian Age, Parwez Hafeez, Sep 27, 2006)
The battlelines are clearly drawn. The Left Front government is determined to acquire 1,000 acres of land in Singur in Hooghly district where Tata Motors has decided to set up its small car manufacturing unit while . . .
- Special Article (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Sep 27, 2006)
A newspaper report sourced to French intelligence quoting Saudi sources claimed that Osama bin Laden died of typhoid on August 23 in Pakistan.
- Watch Out For Poetic Justice (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Sep 27, 2006)
Is good literature just a story well told or verse set in perfect meter? Forget what critics may opine, the French police of the 19th century seem to have been possessed of more valuable judgment regarding the ‘real’ influence of literary writers.
- Contented Living (Tribune, Trilochan Singh Trewn, Sep 27, 2006)
How does one assess the honesty level of any person? I posed this question to a retired judge who often met me during morning walks. He opined that one quick way of concluding whether a person is of greedy mind or not is to measure his yearning for . . .
- U.S. Senators Trade Blame Over India Deal Delay (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Sep 27, 2006)
Republican and Democratic leaders on Tuesday blamed each other for the U.S. Senate's delay in approving the landmark U.S.-India nuclear cooperation agreement.
- Is Osama Dead? (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 27, 2006)
A newspaper report sourced to French intelligence quoting Saudi sources claimed that Osama bin Laden died of typhoid on August 23 in Pakistan.
- Line Of Fire, Circle Of Unreason (Indian Express, Murtaza Razvi, Sep 27, 2006)
Everyone in Pakistan has high expectations of General Musharraf’s In the Line of Fire: the liberal urban minority, the silent majority, the religious fanatics. The book will be interpreted variously as coming from a prophet of boon or of doom, . . .
- Cpm Announces ‘Wage Hike’ For Cadres (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2006)
Sensing a big expansion of the party, the CPI-M Central Committee today announced a “wage hike” for whole-time party cadres. Party general secretary Prakash Karat said whole-time cadres would now have minimum wages, and these would . . .
- Return Of Nam (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Sep 27, 2006)
The Non-Aligned Movement summit in Havana comes out with a robust response to U.S. hegemony in a unipolar world.
- Beyond The Rhetoric (Frontline, Partha S. Ghosh , Sep 27, 2006)
To make NAM a vehicle of South-South cooperation, what is needed is not mere joint statements but their follow-ups in letter and spirit.
- Easy Target (Frontline, Anupama Katakam, Sep 27, 2006)
Despite its history of communal tension, Malegaon has remained calm in the wake of the blasts.
- Made In Cuba, Unmade In Pak (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2006)
Islamabad’s assertion that those wanted by India have a ‘different status’ in Pakistan has put serious question marks on the proposed joint anti-terror institutional mechanism.
- State Ready To Swap Border Villages With Maharashtra (Hindu, S. Rajendran, Sep 27, 2006)
But it should be as per Mahajan panel report: Kumaraswamy
- Pak Remains Nursery Of Global Terrorism: Pranab (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Sep 27, 2006)
Pakistan “remains a nursery of global terrorism” and has done “precious little to dismantle the infrastructure of terrorism,” Defense Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Monday.
- India Lauds Rajapaksa Government's Resolve To Build Consensus On . . . (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Sep 27, 2006)
On basic principles, India and Sri Lanka share the same vision India is ready to share with Sri Lanka our "own experience of unity in diversity, plural democracy and devolution."
- Balochistan Geopolitics (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 27, 2006)
Much of the nineties was spent by global oil companies trying to design how to provide accessible markets to the newly exposed Central Asian Republics. Gas resources in Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan are estimated to equal . . .
- The Burden Of Inequity (News International, Shireen M Mazari, Sep 27, 2006)
Despite the deck being stacked against her, the Pakistani woman shows her true mettle whenever an opportunity is presented.
- Police Act Draft To Include Sc Suggestion (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2006)
The proposed draft of the new Police Act, being finalised by the Police Act Drafting Committee (PADP) set up in September ’05, is likely to incorporate sweeping police reforms ordered by the Supreme Court recently.
- Senate Unlikely To Take Up Nuke Deal This Week (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2006)
With the US Senate winding down its legislative business at the end of this week, the chances of it taking up the Indo-US nuclear deal for debate and vote are dim, but some lawmakers are of the view that there may be a faint chance that it may be . . .
- Trial By Fire (Tribune, Gen V.P. Malik (retd), Sep 27, 2006)
I have confronted death and defied it several times in the past because destiny and fate have always smiled on me.” “… unlike most leaders, I am also a soldier, Chief of the Army Staff and Supreme Commander of my . . .
- Settle Through Talks (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 27, 2006)
The Supreme Court has advised the chief ministers to resolve inter-state river water and boundary disputes among themselves through dialogue and discussion.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 27, 2006)
It is customary when cornered to lash wildly in all directions. Pervez Musharraf is probably smart enough to understand that the clock is counting down the time for his carefully-crafted charade to conclude, hence his bid to present his side of the . . .
- Uma Rules Out Return To Bjp (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2006)
Bharatiya Janashakti president Uma Bharti today ruled out her return to the BJP but offered her party’s support for being ready to be a part of a forum of nationalistic forces to defend the country from the twin threats — market invasion by outsidE . . .
- Gandhigiri Works (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 27, 2006)
My wife Jayashree, my mother and I, were on our way to our native place, Davangere. We boarded the Chalukya Express in the morning at Yeshwantpur in Bangalore...
- Need Not Be Obeyed (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Sep 27, 2006)
Governments make law, allow violation and amend it to protect the violators. The sufferers are the law-abiders.
- Stock Taking (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 27, 2006)
Congress is getting ready to go into poll mode.
- Hawkish Shinzo Abe Elected Japan Pm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2006)
Shinzo Abe, an advocate of tighter ties with Washington and a bigger say for Japan in world affairs, was elected Japan's prime minister by parliament on Tuesday, becoming at 52 the youngest Japanese leader since World War II.
- Karat Demands Changes In Special Economic Zone Act (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2006)
Amid the controversy over the creation of Special Economic Zones (SEZs), the Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Tuesday demanded urgent changes in the Act, and decided to send a comprehensive note to the Government suggesting corrections.
- Bush, Karzai Mull Pak-Afghan Tension (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2006)
President Bush on Tuesday said it is naive and a mistake to think that the war with Iraq has worsened terrorism, as a key portion of a national intelligence assessment by his own administration suggests. He said he was declassifying part of the report.
- The General And His Book Will Come In The Line Of Fire (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Sep 27, 2006)
In his memoir, In the Line of Fire, General-President Pervez Musharraf has said things that may be credible, even remarkable, in terms of barrack-room achievement; but his spin on some events of the recent past can be challenged easily.
- India Accuses Pakistan Of Being ‘Nursery Of Global Terrorism’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2006)
Accusing Pakistan of being a “nursery of global terrorism”, India has asked Pakistan once again to stop all cross-border terrorism as promised and dismantle the infrastructure of terrorism still intact on its soil.
- No Taliban Hq In Quetta: Musharraf (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf asking Afghan president Hamid Karzai to put his own house in order first has said that there is no Taliban headquarter in Quetta and such assertions are unfounded and baseless and he is ready to challenge all such false claims.
- What Bengal Thinks Today... (Business Standard, A K Bhattacharya, Sep 27, 2006)
What the West Bengal government has done today at Singur, 50 kilometres north-west of Kolkata, the rest of India should do in the coming days.
- Right On The Rails (Business Line, R. C. Acharya, Sep 27, 2006)
Yes, Mr Lalu Prasad, the indomitable Railway Minister, who is creating waves for achieving the remarkable growth record last year in freight business, has certainly been lucky for the 1.7-million-strong behemoth.
- Getting Pushed To Talk About Push-To-Talk (Business Line, D. Murali , Sep 27, 2006)
There is nothing inherently wrong with jargon or techno-speak. At least, as long as it doesn't invade general news; for, otherwise, we get pushed to finding out more about the new word or phrase.
- Congress Supports Trinamool Bandh Call (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2006)
Protest against land acquisition for car plant
Congress to join all future protests
Dasmunsi condemns police action.
- Data Exclusivity For Pharma Mncs? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 27, 2006)
The pharma industry is built on safe and efficient products meeting medical needs. Public health concerns of bringing safe products to the patients are met by extensive testing and collection of data by industry.
- The Tao Of Us-India Relations (Business Line, Robinder Sachdev, Sep 27, 2006)
There needs to be action by all parties having any interest in a true handshake of synergies between the US and India.
- Pakistan Fount Of Terror (Pioneer, Pranab Mukherjee , Sep 27, 2006)
Islamabad may have helped Washington but has done little to end cross-border terrorism
- Time To Hem In Lawmakers (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 27, 2006)
It is the prerogative of the Government to frame laws, not of the courts," roared Urban Development Minister Jaipal Reddy when civil disturbance overtook Delhi on the recommencement of sealing of commercial establishments.
- Script For A Ptv Docudrama (Pioneer, Wilson John, Sep 27, 2006)
There are several missing chapters in Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's memoir, In the Line of Fire. Although it will not be possible to list out the missing portions in toto, it is reasonable to believe that Gen Musharraf has revealed far . . .
- In The West's Own Interest (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 27, 2006)
Pakistan is unarguably the west's most important ally. This Anglophone country, with its deep institutional and social connections to Britain and to the US is naturally placed to be these countries' key interlocutor and partner in countering . . .
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