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Articles 14721 through 14820 of 26855:
- China - India: Uneasy Tango (Daily Excelsior, Atul Cowshish, Feb 09, 2006)
Relations between In-dia and China are be-ing reshaped with the help of an ongoing dialogue process that is supposed to bring the two Asian countries, which together account for more than a third of world population, closer to each other.
- Indian Police Reopen Nearly 1,600 Cases On Gujarat Riots (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 09, 2006)
Indian police have reopened nearly 1,600 cases related to communal violence in the western state of Gujarat in 2002 in which some 2,000 people were killed, a top official said Thursday.
- Points We Need To Consider (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Feb 09, 2006)
The widespread anger and anguish expressed by the majority community in the State in protest against the publication of caricatures of Prophet Mohammad in European newspapers is perfectly justified. Normally the matter would have ended after .
- Let Free Will Reign (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Feb 08, 2006)
It is unfortunate that the fatwa controversy involving one top woman tennis star refuses to die down.
- Moderate Islam Has Lost Its Voice (Hindu, Tabish Khair, Feb 08, 2006)
When I first saw them, I was struck by their crudeness. Surely the Danish newspaper, Jyllands-Posten, could have hired better artists. And surely cartoonists and editors ought to be able to spot...
- Wto Condemns Eu Over Gmo Moratorium (Reuters, Sophie Walker, Feb 08, 2006)
The World Trade Organization ruled on Tuesday that the European Union and six member states had broken trade rules by barring entry to genetically modified crops and foods.
- India-Afghan ‘Action’ In Balochistan (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 08, 2006)
Balochistan Governor Owais Ghani has accused Afghan warlords and drug barons of arming the tribal militants in Balochistan, and India of financing them.
- Ngos: Water A Fundamental Right (Hindu, Special Correspondent, Hindu, Feb 08, 2006)
Several activists fighting for community rights over wateras against its privatisation by multinational companies or State ownership on Thursday pledged to "thwart attacks" on water's sovereignty. They agreed that there should be a massive campaign on "al
- Tackling Maritime Terrorism (Tribune, R.B. Suri (retd), Feb 08, 2006)
INDIA'S is inherently linked with the oceans. For instance, 90 per cent of India’s trade by volume and 77 per cent by value is sea-borne. India’s crude oil imports are almost completely transported by sea.
- Prachanda Unveils Road Map For Change In Nepal (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Feb 08, 2006)
At an undisclosed location: Asserting that the democratic movement against King Gyanendra was now unstoppable, Nepal's top Maoist leader, Prachanda, called on the Indian Government to abandon its "two-pillar theory" and choose the one pillar...
- Munabao Rail Link Meaningless (News International, Ammara Durrani, Feb 07, 2006)
It’s a classic case of putting the cart before the horse. Would-be passengers of the Thar Express would have to temper their enthusiasm for the opening of the Khokhrapar-Munabao border next week, because the historic moment is likely to come without . . .
- Wave Of Protests Over Cartoons (Dawn, Robert Fisk, Feb 07, 2006)
After Syria, the fires have spread to Lebanon with sectarian intensity. As 2,000 Lebanese troops battled Islamist demonstrators in the heart of Christian Beirut on Sunday, the Danish consulate was set on fire and a large church attacked . . .
- Hamas And The Palestinian Gridlock (Dawn, Shameem Akhtar, Feb 07, 2006)
The Palestinian people have rejected the Fatah party that ruled the embattled occupied West Bank and Gaza in favour of the fundamentalist Hamas in January 26 elections which were monitored by foreign observers.
- Pm Shows "Spine", Wins Key Battle With Left (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Feb 07, 2006)
India's government has won a crucial victory against its communist "allies" over airport modernisation, and will now move forward more confidently on its own reform agenda, analysts said on Monday.
- Iran Notifies Iaea Of Resuming Enrichment (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2006)
The International Atomic Energy Agency has been formally notified of Iran’s decision to resume full-scale uranium enrichment work, the country’s top national security was quoted as saying on Monday.
- 'Afghans, India Fuelling Unrest In Balochistan’ (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2006)
Balochistan Governor Owais Ghani has accused Afghan warlords and drug barons of arming tribal militants in the province and India of financing them.
- Protests In India Over Quranic Verse Photograph (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2006)
Muslim protesters halted trains and shut down businesses near Mumbai in protest over a published photograph of a verse from the Holy Quran tattooed on a woman’s bare back, a report said on Monday.
- Nuclear Catastrophe If Kashmir Dispute Lingers On: Chattha (Daily Times, Shahzad Raza, Feb 07, 2006)
Any further delay in the resolution of the Kashmir issue might result in a nuclear catastrophe in the sub-continent, the chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Kashmir warned on Monday.
- False Rhetoric Of Histories (Deccan Herald, PARSA VENKATESHWAR RAO JR, Feb 07, 2006)
Those who shirk from condemning Zionists cannot condemn the political ideology of Hamas
- Not Funny (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 07, 2006)
The cartoons depict an insensitivity to religious feelings
The series of cartoons of Prophet Mohammed first published in September 2005 in a Danish newspaper and then reproduced in several other European newspapers has triggered rage and . . .
- India’S Vote At Iaea (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Feb 07, 2006)
THE International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) decided by 27 votes in favour to three against with five abstentions to refer the case of Iranian noncompliance with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards to the Security Council.
- Kashmir Solidarity Day In Bangladesh (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Feb 07, 2006)
Apart from Pakistan and Azad Kashmir, the Kashmir Solidarity Day was also observed in Bangladesh on Sunday to reiterate their support to the Kashmiris’ right to emancipation from the Indian yoke.
- Onus On India To Suggest "New Ideas" To Resolve Kashmir (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2006)
Giving a warning of sorts, President Pervez Musharraf has asked India to suggest "new ideas" to resolve Kashmir issue if it rejects his proposals of self-governance and demilitarisation, failing which Pakistan would ask the international community . . .
- Question Mark Over Indo-U.S. Nuclear Deal (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Feb 07, 2006)
Unless Washington blinks on the fast-breeder reactor and voluntary safeguards, the agreement will not fly in India
- Protests, Shutdown Against Prophet’S (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2006)
Entire Valley wore a deserted look today in wake of the shutdown call, while protests were also held across Kashmir to express resentment against the publication of caricatures of Prophet Mohammad in ‘Jyllands-Posten’, a Danish newspaper and some European
- Muslim Leaders Condemn Extremists Over Cartoon Protests (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Feb 07, 2006)
Britain's Muslims have called for prosecution of Islamist extremists who chanted inflammatory slogans and carried provocative placards at a protest march here at the weekend against the "blasphemous'' cartoons of Prophet Muhammed published in . . .
- Islamist Leader Deported (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Feb 07, 2006)
Singapore will, invoking its Internal Security Act (ISA), proceed against a Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) leader for having "planned to hijack a plane and crash it into Changi airport," the state-of-the-art international hub here, in 2001.
- Iran Tells Iaea To Remove Nuclear Monitoring Gear (Reuters, Paul Hughes, Feb 07, 2006)
Iran has told the International Atomic Energy Agency to remove some surveillance equipment from its nuclear facilities by mid-February, a defiant response to an IAEA vote reporting Tehran to the U.N. Security Council.
- Through The Prism Of Sense (Indian Express, MIRZA A. BEG, Feb 07, 2006)
Muslims have, and should, strongly condemn the poor taste and bigotry of the Danish paper as well as the other papers that have re-published the offending cartoons. People of goodwill from other communities would also join in condemnation because . . .
- Protest In Delhi Against Danish Cartoons Of Prophet Mohammed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2006)
Police lob teargas shells and use water cannon to disperse students
The police lobbed teargas shells and used water cannon to disperse students, mostly from the Jamia Millia Islamia, who on Monday tried to force their way towards the Danish Embassy ....
- A Colossal Poem In Stone (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2006)
Besides the magnificent monolith of Bahubali, Sravanabelagola also boasts of many monuments, hills and caves of interest to the discerning spiritual tourist, writes B M Chandrasekharaiah.
- Uma Vows To Form New Government In Up (Press Trust of India, Giridhar Narayan, Feb 07, 2006)
Urging her supporters to support her "mission", expelled BJP leader Uma Bharti today vowed to form a government in Uttar Pradesh.
- India Reduces Kashmir Troop Levels Slightly (Reuters, Kamil Zaheer, Feb 07, 2006)
India has withdrawn at least 3,000 troops from Jammu and Kashmir state as the level of violence in the insurgency racked region has fallen, the country's defence minister and army chief said on Monday.
- India, Israel Tie Up On Next-Gen Barak Missiles (Indian Express, Shiv Aroor, Feb 07, 2006)
In an indisputable sign that Indo-Israeli defence ties have matured, the governments of both countries have signed their first-ever joint weapons development contract to design and produce the Barak-II next-generation air defence missiles for warships.
- 5,000 Troops In J & K Redeployed (Hindu, SANDEEP DIKSHIT, Feb 07, 2006)
Nothing to do with Bush visit: Pranab Mukherjee
They have been sent back to West Bengal, says Minister
More troops can be moved out: Army chief
Pakistan welcomes withdrawal
- Danish Embassy In Tehran Pelted With Rocks (Hindustan Times, Nasser Karimi, Feb 07, 2006)
Hundreds of angry protesters hurled stones and fire bombs at the Danish Embassy in the Iranian capital to protest publication of caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad.
- Abide By Dharma (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2006)
When upholding dharma, two vital aspects stand out for consideration. Scriptures enjoin that the conviction in the cause of dharma is as important as the sincerity of purpose that governs one's acts while following the code.
- Kannada In Times Of Americanisation (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2006)
The demands and issues raised by the 72nd Akhila Bharata Kannada Sahitya Sammelana need to be discussed at all cultural forums and the government must muster political courage to resolve seemingly intractable problems, writes Ramesh Mysore.
- Bangalore All Set To Turn Into ‘Spiritual Valley’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2006)
The three-day programme coinciding with the 50th birthday of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar will witness a galaxy of policy-makers, religious and industry leaders from India and abroad.
- Government Doctors To Be Appointed On Contract (Hindu, A.V. Ragunathan, Feb 07, 2006)
The medical consultants will get a consolidated pay for six months
Nearly 600 vacancies to be filled
Waiting list will be maintained
Service can be terminated anytime
- Growing Closer Apart (Hindu, Jyotirmaya Sharma, Feb 07, 2006)
Essays debating the issues of syncretism and pluralism in the sub-continent today to objectively reassess their importance in coping with the political and cultural future
- Competing Feminist Perspectives (Hindu, CAVERY BOPAIAH, Feb 07, 2006)
a critique of the conservative perception of women's issues
What do feminists really want? Johanna Brenner articulates her response in this insightful and scholarly book that those engaged with women's issues cannot ignore.
- Hagiology (Hindu, V.N. Vedanta Desikan, Feb 07, 2006)
The Annals of the Srirangam shrine" would be the appropriate English equivalent of the title of this book.
- 3 Myths About The Iran Conflict (Washington Post, Editorial, Washington Post, Feb 07, 2006)
Is there anything the West can do, short of a highly dangerous military option, to prevent Iran from going forward with its nuclear program? The answer is clearly yes.
- Iran Moves To Resume Uranium Enrichment (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
A defiant Iran moved on Sunday to block snap UN nuclear inspections and kick-start sensitive fuel work after being reported to the Security Council, deepening a crisis over its disputed atomic ambitions.
- Playing Safe (The Week, Rajesh Parishwad, Feb 06, 2006)
He is one of the few beneficiaries of the terrorist attack on the Indian Institute of Science (IISc.), Bangalore. P. Ravindranath, head of a professional security services agency, Private Eye, is flooded with calls from IT and BPO firms seeking . . .
- Germany Says Iran Should Take Up Russian Offer (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
* German FM says solving Iranian issue key to preventing arms race in Middle East
- India To Take Up Issue Of Spread Of Terror Outfits (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
Concerned over the spread of activities of Pak-based terrorist outfits in India, Government is going to take up the issue during the Home Secretary level talks scheduled for next month in Islamabad.
- Solidarity Day Observed (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
The Kashmir Solidarity Day was observed all over the country and in Azad Kashmir on Sunday to express solidarity with the people of Kashmir in their struggle for freedom.
- India Opts Out Of Us Navy Aircraft Deal (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
The Indian Navy has decided not to lease two US Navy P-3C Orion maritime reconnaissance aircraft (MRA) because they are too expensive.
- Not End Of The Road: Iran (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
Iran said today that it was still willing to negotiate with the international community over its nuclear programme while the President mocked the referral by the UN nuclear watchdog to the Security Council.
- Improved Relations To Help Resolve Kashmir: Pm (Pakistan Observer, Zubair Qureshi, Feb 06, 2006)
Efforts for early solution to the Kashmir dispute would gain momentum in an environment of improved relations with India. Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz expressed this belief while addressing a seminar organized by Azad Jammu and Kashmir Council . . .
- Mma Condemns India, Us, Israel At Kashmir Day Rally (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
The Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) organized a rally on Sunday to express - primarily - its solidarity with the people of occupied Jammu and Kashmir, condemn the Western media's publication of cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and . . .
- Rallies Call For End To Indian Rule In Kashmir (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
Several thousand people held rallies on Sunday in Islamabad, Peshawar and Azad Jammu and Kashmir to demand an end to Indian rule in held Kashmir.
- We Must Not Miss Chance For Kashmir Peace: Musharraf (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
* President urges India to respond to demilitarisation proposal
* Says time it’s to focus on dispute resolution
* Rs 80b to rebuild schools and hospitals in quake zone
- Musharraf Weakening Kashmir Stance (Daily Times, Ghafar Ali, Feb 06, 2006)
General Pervez Musharraf has weakened Pakistan’s principled stand on Kashmir by initiating ‘confidence-building-measures’ (CBM) with India which has shown no flexibility on its stance, said Qazi Hussain Ahmed, the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) president.
- Musharraf Talks Peace At Pok Rally (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
Observing that Kashmiris were tired of tension, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf today urged India to seriously consider his proposals for demilitarisation and self- governance to resolve the Kashmir issue.
- Govt Agrees To Hold Talks With Nagas (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
Having agreed to the extension of the eight-year-old ceasefire by six months unlike the previous practice of one year, the Centre and the NSCN(IM) have decided to hold talks on "substantive" issues, with the Naga insurgents linking the cessation . . .
- Visits Muzaffarabad, Bagh On Kashmir Solidarity Day (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
Calling upon Indian leadership to reciprocate Pakistan’s offers for resolution of Kashmir dispute, President General Pervez Musharraf has said that New Delhi will have to show more flexibility.
- Egypt’S Nobel Winner Asks Islamists To Approve Book (Tribune, David Hardaker, Feb 06, 2006)
Naguib Mahfouz, Egypt’s Nobel Prize-winning author, is seeking permission from the country’s highest Islamic authorities to publish one of his most controversial novels, a move which has staggered friends and colleagues who see . . .
- Best Course For Danes (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Feb 06, 2006)
Worldwide protest by the Muslims against publication of blasphemous cartoons by a Danish newspaper and its reproduction by several other newspapers in the European countries has gained ferocity due to the Danish authorities’ mishandling of the issue.
- Lot Needs To Be Done To Remove Misunderstanding, Says Mirwaiz (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
Exuding confidence that relations among various ethnic groups of State will be improved, chairman of the All Party Hurriyat Conference (APHC) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq today admitted that lot needed to be done to remove the mis-understanding among . . .
- Pervez Prods Delhi On Kashmir (Telegraph, IMTIAZ GUL, Feb 06, 2006)
Cutting out the usual Kashmir Solidarity Day rhetoric, President Pervez Musharraf today exhorted India to show more courage and sincerity if it wished to see the stalemate over the disputed state broken.
- Losing Peripheral Vision (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Feb 06, 2006)
The current dispensation in New Delhi does not seem serious about settling the periphery of India — whether it be Kashmir or Nagaland. As long as Metropolitan India is safe, it feels secure. The bushfires in the periphery can continue for all it cares.
- Left In The Lurch (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 06, 2006)
The left is clearly out of step with a changing India. Fortunately, as the failure of the left-sponsored airport strike showed, the forces of change are stronger than its obstructionist politics.
- No Compromise On National Sovereignty (Daily Excelsior, Sanchet Barua, Feb 06, 2006)
The Naga ceasefire that was to expire on February 1 has been extended for another six months by the government and the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isaac-Muivah). The decision was taken after four-day long discussions between . . .
- Iran Ends Cooperation With Iaea (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
Iran ended all voluntary cooperation with the U.N. nuclear watchdog on Sunday but said it was open to a proposal to enrich Iranian uranium in Russia, reversing its earlier response to being reported to the Security Council over fears it wants to produce n
- India To Take Up Spread Of Terror Outfits In Talks With Pak (Press Trust of India, Priyanka Tikoo, Feb 06, 2006)
Concerned over the spread of activities of Pak-based terrorist outfits in India, Governemnt is going to take up the issue during the Home Secretary level talks scheduled for next month in Islamabad.
- Us To Withdraw Troops In Pak Quake-Hit Areas (Press Trust of India, K J M Varma, Feb 06, 2006)
Some 750 American troops in Pakistan's quake-hit areas will begin withdrawing from the middle of this month, bringing to a close the biggest ever external relief operations carried out by the US, officials said today.
- Iran Halts Iaea Inspection (Indian Express, PARISA HAFEZI , Feb 06, 2006)
A defiant Iran on Sunday ended snap UN checks of its nuclear sites and said it was resuming uranium enrichment, a day after being reported to the Security Council over suspicions it is building nuclear weapons.
- Iran Ends Un Inspections, Resumes Enrichment (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
A defiant Iran on Sunday ended snap UN checks of its nuclear sites and said it was resuming uranium enrichment, a day after being reported to the Security Council over suspicions it is building nuclear weapons.
- Musharraf Says Peace Linked To Kashmir (Dawn, Tahir Naqash, Feb 06, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf on Sunday called upon the Indian leadership to take advantage of the atmosphere in the wake of the Oct 8 earthquake and resolve the issue of Kashmir in accordance with the wishes of the Kashmiris.
- Iran Resumes Uranium Enrichment, Ends U.N. Checks (Reuters, PARISA HAFEZI , Feb 06, 2006)
A defiant Iran on Sunday ended snap U.N. checks of its nuclear sites and said it was resuming uranium enrichment, a day after being reported to the Security Council over suspicions it is building nuclear weapons.
- Nepal Grinds To Halt As Rebel Strike Takes Effect (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Feb 06, 2006)
Hundreds of soldiers and riot police guarded government buildings and patrolled deserted streets across Nepal on Sunday, the first day of a week-long general strike called by the Maoist rebels.
- Indian-American Leaders Rush To Join Bush’S Tour (Indian Express, LALIT K. JHA, Feb 06, 2006)
With US President George Bush’s India visit scheduled for March first week, speculation is rife on who all among the Indian-Americans would join him on the historic trip.
- ‘Chanting Easier Than Words’ (Deccan Herald, Anirban Bhaumik , Feb 06, 2006)
In the mid-1980s, a young monk from Arunachal Pradesh joined the Drepung Loseling monastery in Mundgod in Karnataka. Very soon he caught the attention of the monastery’s Principal Chant Master who asked him to join the chanting group.
- Does Hinduism Encourage Escapism? (Deccan Herald, Bharathi Ghanashyam, Feb 06, 2006)
Must one really shed attachment if one wants to attain inner peace and moksha? But what about ambition?
“Thy right is to work only, but never to its fruits. Let not fruit of action be not thy motive nor let thy attachment be to inaction”Bhagawad Gita.
- Playing By The Ear (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Feb 06, 2006)
The Pakistan constitution, bureaucracy and citizenry are too weak to keep the Army subordinate to the govt
- Eau De Cologne Vs Perfume (Indian Express, PRIYA RAMANI, Feb 06, 2006)
When Lakshmi Niwas Mittal announced his 18.6 billion euro bid for King Kong-sized steel producer Arcelor last month, it apparently surprised even his dad Mohan. So it’s understandable that the French were a little taken aback.
- Rising Water Threatens Great Temples (Hindu, Robin McKie, Feb 06, 2006)
The most important threat involves the widespread planting of sugarcane
Swedish engineers are building a vast drainage system
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