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Articles 8621 through 8720 of 43820:
- No Ceasefire In Sight (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 26, 2006)
So Ms Condoleezza Rice is not interested in a ceasefire in Lebanon; what the US Secretary of State wants is that Israeli wishes be honoured before the slaughter of Lebanese civilians and the destruction of Beirut could stop.
- Curbing Sectarianism (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 26, 2006)
The proof will be in the implementation. On face value, there is no arguing with the prime minister’s recent directive that provincial authorities must adopt a proactive approach to the fight against sectarian hatred and violence.
- Democracy Must To Combat Terrorism: Speakers (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
Speakers at a seminar on Tuesday said that long military rules were responsible for the increase in extremism and terrorism activities in Pakistan. They were also of a unanimous view that strong and real democracy was a must to combat terrorism.
- Any Vacancies For An Ex-Socialist? (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Jul 26, 2006)
Back in 1982, a young British lawyer who had recently lost his deposit in contesting a by-election on behalf of the Labour Party, sat down and wrote a 22-page letter to his party leader, hoary left-winger Michael Foot.
- Target The Stimulus (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 26, 2006)
War on Maoism must begin in AP ---- The killing of Burra Chinnaiah, better known by his nom de guerre, 'Madhav', in the jungles of Prakasam district, is the most salient evidence that Andhra Pradesh's renewed war against red terror is working.
- Manmohan To Make Statement On Deal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
No decision on dates to discuss nuclear deal
Mumbai blasts, terrorism to be discussed in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday
"Office of profit" Bill in Upper House on Thursday
Manmohan to make statement in both Houses on nuclear deal .
- A Complex Scene (Frontline, R.K. Raghavan, Jul 26, 2006)
The anniversary of the July 7 bombings provides the occasion for a renewed scrutiny of the Blair government's state of preparedness.
- India-Pakistan Trust Deficit (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, Jul 26, 2006)
Although the Mumbai blasts may have clouded the India-Pakistan peace process, both sides have kept front and back channels open.
- Pontificating Against Israel (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 26, 2006)
As Israel began its latest campaign of self-defence, the Vatican's leading official rushed to join his peers on the speeding bandwagon of international disapproval.
- Holy Cows Don't Die (Pioneer, K Govindan Kutty , Jul 26, 2006)
The Marxist Government in Kerala seems more concerned about the safety of the Malayali diaspora and minorities at home than the State's people
- The Ageing Dictator (Pioneer, Francisco Wong-Diaz, Jul 26, 2006)
Cuban dictator Fidel Castro turns 80 years old on August 13, and will be hosting the September 15-16 annual conference of the so-called Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in Havana.
- Better Late Than Never (Tribune, R. Vatsyayan, Jul 26, 2006)
Procrastination is our national trait and all of us are very much attuned to it. “Don’t bother about time” seems to be the only imperative to be followed in our country and people are totally oblivious of any discipline where binding for a time . . .
- Shambolic Symbolism (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 26, 2006)
It is just another act of the street theatre. A year after the comedy of errors when Mamata Banerjee and her footsoldiers made a spectacle of themselves in trying to stop the entry of the Salim group representatives to the city, the Trinamul leader . . .
- Jaw-Jaw Better Than War-War (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Jul 26, 2006)
I am somewhat worried by the lack of out-of-box thinking within the Indian and Pakistani media.
- Pm’S Statement On N-Deal Next Week (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Jul 26, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will make a statement on the Indo-US nuclear agreement in Parliament next week but the government will not back the adoption of a resolution on this issue as suggested by the BJP and the Left parties.
- Rushing To Raisina (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 26, 2006)
The Opposition's move to rush to Rashtrapati Bhavan on the opening day of the monsoon session of Parliament is ill-advised.
- Empty Vessels Making Noise (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 26, 2006)
Banging on metal plates and gongs, BJP chief Rajnath Singh and NDA MPs put up an entertaining tamasha outside Rashtrapati Bhavan on Monday.
- Left, Nda Say N-Deal Caps Programme, Us Critics Say Just The Opposite (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Jul 26, 2006)
On the eve of the debate in Parliament, the Left and the NDA have got together to argue that the India-specific nuclear legislation being debated in the US Congress caps India’s strategic programme. Those trying to block the deal in Washington are . . .
- China Greying Too Fast (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Jul 26, 2006)
China's one-child policy, which helped the country make rapid economic progress, has also resulted in its population ageing faster and could apply brakes to its economic growth.
- Vested Interests To Blame: Pok Prime Minister (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jul 26, 2006)
Prime Minister of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir Sardar Attique Ahmed Khan has invited the Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and his Cabinet to visit PoK.
- Protest Against Rbi Move To Outsource Banking Services (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
Agitators fear that it will lead to retrenchment of employees
- Wait For October (Indian Express, Bibek Debroy, Jul 26, 2006)
RBI released “Macroeconomic and Monetary Developments: First Quarter Review 2006-07” on Monday.
- Know Your Enemy (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 26, 2006)
Smart parties let issues decide who their friends would be. Congress isn’t smart that way
- What’S Unfair In West Asia Warfare (Indian Express, Michal Gur-Aryeh, Jul 26, 2006)
Israel is a signatory to the Geneva Conventions and committed to the principle of the protection of civilians.
- Nature’S Wrath? More Man’S Folly (Indian Express, FARAH BARIA, Jul 26, 2006)
July is Mumbai’s nemesis. Exactly one year ago on this day, Nature unleashed 944 mm of rain on the unsuspecting metropolis, claiming 400 people. This year, Mumbai has already lost over 180 innocent citizens to a dark void of insane violence.
- ‘Indo-Pak Talks Being Derailed’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 26, 2006)
The National Herald group’s Qaumi Awaz, in its editorial dated July 24, says that ‘‘after the war of words breaking out between India and Pakistan post the Mumbai blasts, not only is the attention on the war against the cancer . . .
- Continuing Worry Over Inflation (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 26, 2006)
Bereft of major surprises, the Reserve Bank of India's first quarterly review of the monetary policy for 2006-07 will, like the previous policy statements, be relied upon for its authoritative analysis of the broad macroeconomic trends.
- Deve Gowda Sees Big Conspiracy (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
Former prime minister and JD(S) president H D Deve Gowda on Tuesday broke his long silence over the Rs 150-crore bribery charge against his chief minister-son H D Kumaraswamy and two other ministers, and described it “a conspiracy hatched by the . . .
- Varanasi In The Time Of Terror (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, Jul 26, 2006)
State action against terrorism will succeed if Muslims have the confidence that the community as a whole will not be called to account for terror executed by a few. Communal harmony is not a pseudo-secular cliché, it is a necessity in the . . .
- Recognise Us As Government Staff: Anganwadi Workers (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
Anganwadi workers and helpers from all across the country staged a demonstration at Jantar Mantar here on Tuesday demanding among other things, recognition as government employees.
- Mumbai Blasts Echo In Parliament (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
We say POTA is anti-terror but you say POTA is anti-Muslim: Advani
BJP presses for revival of POTA while the Government accuses the Opposition of using the terrorist attack to indulge in partisan politics
Prime Minister should spell out the . . .
- Costly Name! (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jul 26, 2006)
What’s in a name? Well, it may cost you several crore rupees, as the Andhra government recently learnt.
- Politicians Never Fade Away (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 26, 2006)
Old soldiers never die; they just fade away, goes a ballad sung at West Point some 100 years ago and cited by General Douglas MacArthur at the end of a very moving farewell speech to a joint session of the US Congress on April 19, 1951.
- Batting For Palestine (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 26, 2006)
In the face of Israeli raids on Lebanon, the CPM believes that India cannot be a bystander.
- Talking Aimlessly (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Jul 26, 2006)
Stephen Miller's book is a lament on and an elegy for the declining art of conversation.
- A Divisive Deal (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, Jul 26, 2006)
While undermining the cause of peace, the India-U.S. nuclear deal is dividing domestic opinion and stoking an ultra-conservative reaction.
- Syria Welcomes Lebanese Refugees (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jul 26, 2006)
No air of crisis; Hizbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah's popularity at a high
- Govt’S No To Pota (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
With the government rejecting the Opposition demand for revival of POTA to deal with terrorism, the adjournment motion on Mumbai blasts was defeated by a voice vote in the Lok Sabha as the BJP-led NDA staged a walkout.
- Monetary Policy And Banking Sector Reforms (The Financial Express, CM VASUDEV, Jul 26, 2006)
The RBI governor has been doing a good job, but many areas of reform remain for needed action.
- Israel Seizes Main Hizbollah Headquarters (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
Israeli warplanes blasted southern suburbs of Beirut on Tuesday and troops battled Hizbollah guerrillas as Israel effectively ruled out any chance of a rapid ceasefire to end the two-week-old Lebanon conflict, and warned it could set up its own . . .
- Managing Diversity (Tribune, Anita Inder Singh, Jul 26, 2006)
As Bombay recovers from the latest terrorist attacks, as London continues to tackle with the fallout caused by 7/7, and as West European democracies grapple with real or imagined problems caused by their diverse peoples, some 14 per cent of whom . . .
- Why The Terrorist Mind Is Closed To Most Authors (Hindu, Natasha Walter, Jul 26, 2006)
Writers should be free to go beyond their own culture, but often the necessary research has stifled their creativity.
- Jaswant Singh Refuses To Name Mole (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
Former External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh belied all hope of getting to the bottom of the "mole" in the PMO as he today stuck to his guns refusing to disclose the identity of the alleged US spy or to seek time from Prime Minister Manmohan . . .
- Proxy War Shows No Signs Of Abatement (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jul 26, 2006)
On July 26, the nation will pay its homage to martyrs of the Indian Armed Forces who made the supreme sacrifice during the Kargil operations seven years ago. Will the nation observe it as the final Vijay Diwas ? Unlikely.
- Demands Of A Letter (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 26, 2006)
Much has been written and said about the letter written to the president, and simultaneously released to the press, by a group of retired . . .
- Hezbollah Chief Vows To Fire Beyond Haifa (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah vowed on Wednesday that his guerrillas will fire rockets on Israel beyond the northern city of Haifa and counter Israeli military advances inside southern Lebanon.
- Impartial Cops (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 26, 2006)
The controversy in Madhya Pradesh over a Christian police officer removing an image of a Hindu deity from his new office raises queries infinitely more basic than the Bajrang Dal’s bid to exacerbate religious tensions.
- Bush, Maliki Agree On More U.S. Troops For Baghdad (Reuters, Steve Holland, Jul 26, 2006)
President George W. Bush and Iraq's prime minister agreed on Tuesday that more U.S. and Iraqi troops will go to Baghdad to try to curb sectarian violence that has raised fears the country is sliding into full-scale civil war.
- Next Ninety Days (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Jul 26, 2006)
What follows is largely conjecture. Consider the West Asian crisis. It has led some media commentators to speculate on whether it heralds World War Three.
- Mulayam Exploring All Options (Tribune, SURENDRA MOHAN, Jul 26, 2006)
The National President of the Samajwadi Party and Chief Minister of UP, Mr Mulayam Singh Yadav, will have to face a tough general election for the State Assembly early next year.
- Terror Tactics (Telegraph, Stephen Hugh-Jones, Jul 26, 2006)
Who are the terrorists now? That is a question most Arabs and many others have been asking as we watched the Israeli trashing of Lebanon this month. To most Americans and nearly all Israelis, the answer is self-evident: those uglies called . . .
- Office-Of-Profit Bill Tabled In Rajya Sabha (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
Reeling under intense controversy over offices of profit being held by sitting MPs for months, the Congress-led UPA government today started the process of again ensuring the passage of the office-of-profit Bill in Parliament in the same form in . . .
- Beyond The Ceasefire (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Jul 26, 2006)
The hostilities in west Asia make it imperative that the prime minister, Manmohan Singh travel to Havana in September to attend the next non-aligned summit.
- Jehadi Outlook (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Jul 26, 2006)
Fawaz Gerges is a scholar and commentator who has written extensively on West Asia and U.S. foreign policy.
- Jaswant Still Coy On Mole, Jethmalani Takes Aim (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
With controversy tagging his memoir, A Call to Honour, former External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh on Tuesday tried to explain why he remained silent for long about the mole in PV Narasimha Rao's PMO.
- Govt, Opposition Lock Horns On Profit Bill (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Jul 25, 2006)
Even as the monsoon session of Parliament got underway today, the UPA government and the Opposition found themselves locked in a confrontation over the controversial Office of Profit Bill.
- Cbi Probe Into Privatisation Of Garbage Disposal Sought (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
Firms not removing garbage properly, producing fake receipts'
- 86 Trucks Loaded With Fci Foodgrains Go Missing (Tribune, Lalit Mohan, Jul 25, 2006)
In a scam unearthed recently in the district 86 trucks loads of food grains, sent by FCI to Jammu and Kashmir, have gone missing.
- Bloated Babudom (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 25, 2006)
Punjab has a bloated bureaucracy. This fact is not unknown to the government either.
- Entering Into A Treaty (Tribune, Rajindar Sachar , Jul 25, 2006)
Recently the question has been raised whether the Constitution should not be amended to provide that Parliament should have a role in pre-ratification in the treaty-making power of the Central government.
- Oop Issue: President May Stand Firm (Pioneer, Navin Upadhyay, Jul 25, 2006)
The Centre's decision to send back the Office-of-Profit Bill to President APJ Abdul Kalam untouched has the potential to trigger another round of controversy between the Rashtrapati Bhavan and the Government.
- Not By Musharraf Alone (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Jul 25, 2006)
After the Mumbai blasts and the meandering investigations by the government, one thing stands out. India has no easy options in dealing with either of the twin challenges that confront the nation — terrorism and relations with Pakistan.
- Upa Politicising War On Terrorism, Says Bjp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
BJP leads delegation to submit memorandum to President
Leaders beat `thalis' with spoons to focus on rising prices, farmers' suicides
"Burden on common man had become unbearable"
Office-of-Profit: "use Article 143 to seek apex court opinion"
- Terrorism Motion May Backfire On Bjp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
In the political battle between the Government and the Opposition, perhaps the unkindest cut came from Parliamentary Affairs Minister Priyaranjan Dasmunsi here on Monday.
- Freedom From Fear (Hindu, K. Kunhikrishnan, Jul 25, 2006)
Jiddu krishnamurti (JK) as an original philosopher and thinker fascinated traditional and non-traditional thinkers, philosophers, statesmen, scientists, writers, religious and political leaders.
- The Significant Other (Times of India, Namita Devidayal, Jul 25, 2006)
It would be easy for the optimistic liberal to conclude that Mumbai is still at heart, 'Bombay', a cosmopolitan city devoid of bigotry.
- The Upa’S Best Minister (Deccan Herald, Kancha Ilaiah, Jul 25, 2006)
Laloo’s successful track record in railway management strengthens the case for reservation
For a long time the Indian media harassed Laloo Prasad. So long as he was around Bihar politics it portrayed him as a corrupt and inefficient man.
- Ib: Bereft Of Accountability (Deccan Herald, R N KULKARNI, Jul 25, 2006)
Human intelligence operations are the key to counter terrorist strikes.
- Fencing With Terror (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 25, 2006)
Two weeks after Mumbai’s Terrible Tuesday, investigators are hardly surprised by the emerging links between local terror groups, the Lashkar-e-Toiba and the ‘signature’ of the Pakistani mastermind, the Inter-Services Intelligence.
- Boring And Predictable (Telegraph, Bibek Debroy, Jul 25, 2006)
Is there an approach paper to the 11th five year plan (2007-12)? I am not very sure. I have a document titled “Towards Faster and More Inclusive Growth”, dated 14th June, 2006.
- Dangers Of A Time Lag (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Jul 25, 2006)
The recent poll conducted across the country has given the benefit of doubt to the prime minister, Manmohan Singh.
- Sex Scandal Snares Sabarimala Priest (Telegraph, JOHN MARY, Jul 25, 2006)
Sabarimala, one of the most renowned temples in south India, was sucked into a scandal today with the main priest being relieved of his duties following a police disclosure on television that he has been visiting a prostitute.
- Sardar Attique: Right Pm At Right Time (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 25, 2006)
The electoral process has culminated in Azad Jammu and Kashmir with the oath-taking of the members to the Legislative Assembly and elections to the top slots.
- Literary Crossover (Hindu, Prema Nandakumar , Jul 25, 2006)
The sacred and the secular form a perfect helix in the best of Indian culture.
- Acting Up (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 25, 2006)
An overzealous minister often ends up embarrassing his own government. Several ministers in the United Progressive Alliance government have done so in recent months.
- Act Of Promise In Kerala (Frontline, R Krishnakumar, Jul 25, 2006)
A Kerala Act on self-financing professional educational institutions raises the hackles of many who run such institutions.
- Warsaw Worries (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 25, 2006)
Poland and Poles are not used to attracting the sort of attention they are getting at the moment, for a mixture of reasons.
- Sensexocrats: The New Ruling Caste (Dawn, M.J. Akbar, Jul 25, 2006)
The anguish of terrorism breeds a thousand questions, each troubling, one more difficult than the other.
- A Letter Of Good Intent? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jul 25, 2006)
Variant interpretations have been placed on the intent behind the letter written by a group of well-known citizens to President Pervez Musharraf, advising him to separate his contentious offices and ensure free and fair elections in 2007.
- Let The Guns Be Silent First (Pioneer, GWYNNE DYER, Jul 25, 2006)
The sooner the key players in West Asia realise that dialogue, not confrontation, will ensure lasting peace, the better it is for the region, says Gwynne Dyer
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