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Articles 2321 through 2420 of 26855:
- Cultural Diplomacy Needs A Big Thrust, Says Karan Singh (Tribune, Satish Misra, Sep 24, 2006)
Culture is the third instrument of foreign policy and it must be effectively used as a tool for projecting India’s image globally, says Indian Council for Cultural Relations President Dr Karan Singh. India is rich in arts, culture, music and dance.
- In The City Of Joy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2006)
Kolkata has much to offer a traveller who is willing to wander through its streets.
- Oil’S Well Between Manmohan And Left (Indian Express, ANANDA MAJUMDAR, Sep 24, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has taken note of a positive offer from Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez of supplying oil to India at a stable price during a meeting the two leaders had in Havana, and suggested to Left leaders that relations with . . .
- Sometimes, A Hawk Must Wear Kid Gloves (Indian Express, JAITHIRTH RAO , Sep 24, 2006)
John McCain is a conservative but his stand on torture is a timely reminder that the free world cannot win the battle against medieval fanatics if it doesn’t remain true to its moral heritage and political freedoms
- Praying To Be Secular (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Sep 24, 2006)
Vasundhara Raje’s handling of the Haj House issue has upset the Sangh; it’s the dilemma she faces in trying to woo all communities.
- 26 P.C. Fdi In Print Medium Will Stay For Now: Dasmunsi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2006)
``Plans to strengthen basic AIR services''
- France To Probe Osama Death Report Leak (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2006)
France’s Defence Ministry said on Saturday it could not confirm a newspaper report quoting French secret services saying al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden had died but would launch an inquiry into the leak of secret papers.
- Pilgrims On An Inward Journey (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2006)
The stark landscapes of the Tibetan plateau, and the unrelenting physical challenges of the journey, are captured with a solid, satisfying grace.
- A Fine Retelling Of Classic Tales (Deccan Herald, Utpal Borpujari, Sep 24, 2006)
The authors achieve a literary remix of the timeless appeal of the ‘Panchatantra’ without losing any of the original flavour.
- Moorish Mystique (Hindu, Sudha Mahalingam, Sep 24, 2006)
Being in Andalucia is like being inside an Arabian Nights tale.
- Pak Puts Off Signing F-16s Deal With Us (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2006)
Pakistan has put off signing the letter of acceptance (LOA) for purchase of 36 F-16 fighters from the US after complaints from its airforce that the planes were “bereft” of vital electronic warfare systems.
- Anchoring A Sinking Ship Don't Shoot The Mes (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 24, 2006)
Fantasy author Terry Pratchett unintentionally summarised the dilemma of the semi-educated, quasi-religious middle of the road Pakistani when he said 'the trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and . . .
- Sonia: Do Not Target Minorities In Action On Terror (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, speaking at the Congress chief ministers’ conclave here on Saturday, feared more "fidayeen" elements would target religious, economic and "sensitive objects" while Congress president Sonia Gandhi asked the government . . .
- Papal Call For A New Crusade (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 24, 2006)
Pope Benedict XVI has given fresh impetus to post-9/11 Islamophobia by recalling a vision of Islam which was relevant in the 14th century
- The Great Divide (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Sep 24, 2006)
The Pope, by issuing a historic apology, has tapped a groundswell of rage. Many Christians are reading the irrational outburst following his Regensburg address in the language of the 14th century Byzantine emperor whom the Pontiff quoted.
- Apology For What? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 24, 2006)
It's difficult in these jihadi times to be a scholar, address controversy. Civilisation is under stress
- Who Says India Is Soft State? (Pioneer, Debraj Mookerjee, Sep 24, 2006)
There is the call today for India to somehow project itself as a hard state. Such desire, one would assume, is expressed because strong willed and nationalist citizens are disturbed by what they view as the labelling of the country as a soft state.
- Musharraf For Direct Talks With Singh (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf has called for a direct dialogue with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to settle Kashmir and other bilateral issues.
- Angry (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 24, 2006)
Muslims are angry with the Jews. We are angry with the Christians. Pakistani Muslims are angry with Jews, Christians and Hindus. People of the Book -- Jews, Christians and Muslims -- are all at war while China and India stride ahead.
- Red And Mad (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 24, 2006)
There seems to be a virulent bug in the air which selectively hones in on practitioners of Marxist mumbo-jumbo and triggers momentary lapse of reason.
- Can't Compel Corporate Compassion (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 24, 2006)
Theirs not to reason why, theirs but to do and die, said Lord Tennyson in another age and context. Perhaps it’s time to modify that and add a word: “Theirs not to reason why not” to level the battlefield. Every profession or calling has its own . . .
- Barbs Of Truth (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Sep 24, 2006)
Kurt Vonnegut is like Mark Twain or Chekhov, extremely funny when depressed.
- Margin Blues (Business Standard, Niraj Bhatt, Sep 24, 2006)
Though crude has eased, all is not well for oil firms yet as refining margins have dipped in Q1.
- Pm Warns Of More Fidayeen Attacks (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2006)
Describing as 'worrisome' the activities of externally-sponsored terror groups, prime minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday warned of a spurt in suicide attacks targeting religious, economic and sensitive institutions in the country.
- Democratic Federalism (The Economic Times, C P Bhambhri, Sep 24, 2006)
The military regime in Pakistan has not learnt any lesson from its own history and has followed the same policy of ruthless suppression of sub-nationalist movement in Balochistan. It has forgotten that the birth of Bangladesh as a separate country . . .
- India Knew Of Suicide Attack On Musharraf’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2006)
Former defence minister George Fernandes said on Saturday that India was aware of an assassination attempt on Pakistani President Gen Pervez Musharraf two years ago, and had warned Islamabad two days before the attack in December 2003.
- Cooking Up An Identity Crisis (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Sep 24, 2006)
Give them a loophole and they will, to mix metaphors, take a mile. The passing of the Gujarat Freedom of Religion (Amendment) Bill, 2006, earlier this week, is a consequence of loophole- hunters within the state’s ruling party deciding to play . . .
- Manmohan Chastises Police For Alienating Muslims (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2006)
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh urged regional leaders on Saturday to recruit more Muslims into the police and intelligence agencies to help counter a growing sense of insecurity in the minority community.
- The Charades Of Power Politics (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 24, 2006)
Given that Pakistan came into being as a separate state in the name of the Muslims of the subcontinent, it is not surprising that Islam has played a defining role in the shaping of the polity.
- Press Freedom Under Threat (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 24, 2006)
Attacks on the press and media seem to have increased in recent months and this is a most disturbing and troubling development. The first incident that comes to mind -- and probably the most tragic -- is the death of FATA-based journalist . . .
- Musharraf Unveils Strategy To Curb Extremism (News International, Muhammad Saleh Zaafir, Sep 24, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf has announced a six-point strategy to curb extremism and said extremism paves the way for terrorism.
- Musharraf Puts Us On Defensive (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 24, 2006)
President Bush, White House spokesman and former US Deputy
- Military Rule: Then And Now (Dawn, Zafar Iqbal, Sep 24, 2006)
There is a great deal of clamour that General Musharraf should remove his uniform.
- Population Planning Strategies (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 24, 2006)
The federal secretary of population welfare’s remarks that two new cities the size of Sargodha and Sialkot were needed to absorb the three million people being added to the population every year were hardly surprising.
- I’Ll Pass Women’S Bill: Musharraf (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Sep 24, 2006)
Says extremism and terrorism prime obstacles to national progress
He will win battle against extremists
Calls Bugti cruel dictator
- Navaratri Festival Begins Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
The temples have been decked up for the Navaratri festival which begins on Saturday. The highlight of the festival will be the celebrations at Sri Saraswathy Temple, Panachikkad, also known as Dakshin Mookambi. Senior artists will participate . . .
- Fighting A War For Truth (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 23, 2006)
In a brilliant lecture at the University of Regensburg last week, Pope Benedict XVI made three crucial points that are now in danger of being lost in the polemics about his supposedly offensive comments about Islam.
- Us Won't Intervene In Kashmir, Says Bush (Times of India, Chidanand Rajghatta, Sep 23, 2006)
President Bush on Friday told Pakistan "it's very important that the issue of Kashmir move forward and be resolved peacefully,"but declined to intervene in the matter besides offering help to move the process forward.
- Riots In Indonesia After Execution Of 3 Christians (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
Hundreds of Indonesians angered by the overnight executions of three Christians rioted in eastern Indonesia today, looting, throwing rocks and torching an official’s home, reports said.
- Protests Against Minister's Remarks Against Tipu Sultan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
Various organisations demand dismissal of the Minister Various organisations demand dismissal of Shankaramurthy from the Cabinet
Criticism
The BJP is trying to expand its political base by raking up religious and linguistic issues . .. .
- Schools’ Closure: State Govt Gearing Up To Tackle Fallout (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
At the Shikshakara Sadana on KG Road in Bangalore, when the entire Education Department meets under the aegis of Minister for Primary and Secondary Education Basavaraj Horatti on Saturday, the main agenda will centre on plans to sustain the . . .
- Slice Of Self And Nature (Hindu, ATHREYA, Sep 23, 2006)
Bhavani's images reframe the known landscape in multiple ways
- Millitants' Execution Sparks Violence In Indonesia (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
Christian mobs freed hundreds of prisoners, torched cars, and looted Muslim-owned shops across eastern Indonesia after three Roman Catholics were executed on Friday for a 2000 attack that killed 70 Muslims, witnesses and officials said.
- Red And Mad (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 23, 2006)
There seems to be a virulent bug in the air which selectively hones in on practitioners of Marxist mumbo-jumbo and triggers momentary lapse of reason.
- Who Says India Is Soft State? (Pioneer, Debraj Mookerjee, Sep 23, 2006)
There is the call today for India to somehow project itself as a hard state. Such desire, one would assume, is expressed because strong willed and nationalist citizens are disturbed by what they view as the labelling of the country as a soft state.
- How Islam Differs With Christianity (Pioneer, Priyadarsi Dutta, Sep 23, 2006)
There is more at stake in the clash of civilisations between the West and Islam than just religion. It is about the survival of a free world, based on unfettered spirit of inquiry, and triumph of reason. These concepts have emerged from Christian Europe,
- Apology For What? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 23, 2006)
It's difficult in these jihadi times to be a scholar, address controversy. Civilisation is under stress
- The Great Divide (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Sep 23, 2006)
The Pope, by issuing a historic apology, has tapped a groundswell of rage. Many Christians are reading the irrational outburst following his Regensburg address in the language of the 14th century Byzantine emperor whom the Pontiff quoted.
- Papal Call For A New Crusade (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 23, 2006)
Pope Benedict XVI has given fresh impetus to post-9/11 Islamophobia by recalling a vision of Islam which was relevant in the 14th century
- Bush Offers Pak Help On J&k (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
US President George W. Bush, with Pakistan President Gen. Pervez Musharraf standing at his side, said on Friday his country is prepared to help India and Pakistan in any way to resolve their long-standing dispute over Kashmir.
- Mush Blasts Us, Bush Praises Mush, Mush Thanks Bush (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
Within 24 hours of Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf claiming that the US had threatened to "bomb" his country "back to the Stone Age" unless he joined the war against terror, President George W Bush, describing him as "a strong defender . . .
- Pakistan’S Dilemma (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Sep 23, 2006)
Despite knowing that Al Queda and Taliban are dangerous, Pakistan cannot wage a war against them.
- Musharraf Has ‘Total Confidence’ In Bush (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Friday rejected international calls to disarm his Lebanese guerrillas and told a huge “victory” rally they still had more than 20,000 rockets after a month of war with Israel.
- Nhrc Seeks Report On Ghaziabad Incidents (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken cognisance of a complaint of unprovoked lathicharge, firing and pelting of stones by police on July 7 and 8 on the villagers of Ghaziabad district, who were protesting against acquisition of . . .
- Pope Invites Muslim Envoys To Meeting On Monday (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
Pope Benedict XVI has invited ambassadors of Muslim countries at the Vatican, as well as leaders of Italy’s own Muslim community, to a meeting at his summer palace on Monday, a senior Vatican official said on Friday.
- A Sensational Week (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 23, 2006)
So many amazing things have happened in the week gone by that it is difficult to pinpoint which was the most significant event. I find it more feasible to discuss these events and leave it to the readers to determine their relevant importance.
- Bush Presses Gen On Taliban, Fixes 3-Way Talks With Karzai (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Sep 23, 2006)
Public praise and private pressure. The tough love that has marked US President George W. Bush’s engagement with Pakistan’s General Pervez Musharraf since 9/11 appears unchanged after five years.
- Temples Prepare For Dasara Fete (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
Shirdi Saibaba Spiritual Centre announces special programmes
- Luckily For Us, The Devil Has Refused Our Surrender (New Indian Express, S Gurumurthy , Sep 23, 2006)
‘‘India has suffered its first strategic setback in the fight against terrorism,’’ writes Ajit Doval, the former chief of Intelligence Bureau. India has suffered this strategic setback not because of Pakistan; nor because of Al-Qaeda or Lashkar-e-Toiba.
- Stay The Course (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 23, 2006)
Even before India and Pakistan have had a chance to give concrete shape to the joint "anti-terrorism institutional mechanism" announced by the two sides in Havana, a torrent of criticism has come from the Bharatiya Janata Party and a host of . . .
- Facelift For Temple (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
Goddess presented with golden sari, bangles and ornaments worth Rs. 35 lakhs .
- The Great American Disconnect (Hindu, Hamid Ansari, Sep 23, 2006)
U.S. President George W. Bush's speech to the U.N. General Assembly highlights the gap between his perceptions and the ground realities.
- Us Threatened To Bomb Pak, Says Musharraf (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Sep 23, 2006)
The Bush administration threatened to bomb Pakistan “back to the Stone Age” if it didn’t help in the US-led war on terror, Pakistan’s President Pervez Musharraf revealed in an interview this week.
- Tougher Than They Thought (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 23, 2006)
According to an apocryphal account, a Taliban preacher told his Friday congregation soon after the American invasion of Afghanistan:
- Celebrate India (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 23, 2006)
It has been said that Indians'propensity to celebrate festivals is a drag on the economy. Not only does each of India's many religions contribute its share of holidays, but cities are virtually shut down during events like Ganesh Chaturthi in . . .
- India, Pak Should Resolve Kashmir Bilaterally: Bush (Hindustan Times, S Rajagopalan, Sep 23, 2006)
US President George W Bush on Friday tacitly but emphatically ruled out a US-led initiative to resolve the Kashmir dispute.
- Cooking Up An Identity Crisis (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Sep 23, 2006)
Give them a loophole and they will, to mix metaphors, take a mile. The passing of the Gujarat Freedom of Religion (Amendment) Bill, 2006, earlier this week, is a consequence of loophole- hunters within the state’s ruling party deciding to play . . .
- Kashmir To Be Resolved By India, Pakistan: Bush (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
Making it clear that the issue of Kashmir has to be resolved between India and Pakistan, President George W Bush today said US can only help create conditions for peace and cannot "force" nations to reach agreements.
- Quiet Restfulness (Telegraph, Malavika Karlekar, Sep 23, 2006)
In the summer of 1857, Debendranath Tagore found himself almost trapped in Simla. There were rumours of Gurkhas on the rampage...and Meerut suddenly seemed quite near.
- Tourism Project Opposed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
Hindu organisations form action council
- Reckless Breeding Must Stop (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Sep 23, 2006)
There must be times when you get seriously worried over the state of affairs in our country and think, if you could help in changing them for the better, what would you do? I think it is the duty of every citizen to ponder over questions like why . . .
- Margin Blues (Business Standard, Niraj Bhatt, Sep 23, 2006)
Though crude has eased, all is not well for oil firms yet as refining margins have dipped in Q1.
- Maharaj Hari Singh -A Visionary (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Sep 23, 2006)
On 23rd September 1895, Raja Amar Singh Ji was blessed with a son. Little was known at that point in time, that, this child would, one day, rule the State of Jammu & Kashmir and emerge as the leader of all the Princely States of India.
- Talking Again (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Sep 23, 2006)
Another breakthrough! The topsy-turvy path of India-Pakistan dialogue has become so predictable that any talk of a 'breakthrough' after a 'deadlock' can evoke only a yawn.
- State Cong Cast In Disarray (Deccan Herald, Ramakrishna Upadhya, Sep 23, 2006)
The euphoria generated by the recent induction of Siddaramaiah into the Congress fold at a massive rally addressed by Congress president Sonia Gandhi appears to have all but dissipated in less than three weeks. Why?
- ‘I Can, I Must, I Will’ (Deccan Herald, Sarjit Ramesh, Sep 23, 2006)
Thirty-eight-year-old Digambara Jain muni Tarun Sagar, the “revolutionary saint”, keeps his precepts for good living clearly off the beaten track.
- Some Things Are So Scary (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 23, 2006)
The mysteries of American foreign policy elude me but surely we need to be more careful before we start talking about bilateral cooperation with a country that we know harbours some of the most evil terrorists in the world.
- Multiculturism Is A Way Of Life (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 23, 2006)
Sweden's traditional tolerance, neutrality and generous welfare may appear attractive to many newcomers. But the language is a big hurdle for most and in Malmo the unemployment rate among immigrants is much higher than the national average.
- After Temple Tryst, Subhas Back To Marx & Dialectics (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
Exactly a week after his temple tryst at Tarapith, the maverick state Transport minister, Subhas Chakraborty, had to finally swear by Marx, not by Goddess Kali, on Friday.
- We’Ll Hunt Taliban, Qaeda: Musharraf To Bush (Daily Times, Rana Qaisar, Sep 23, 2006)
US president says Musharraf committed to fighting terrorism
Musharraf committed to holding free and fair polls in 2007
US and Pakistan want long-term broad-based strategic relationship
US willing to help resolve Kashmir
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