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Articles 121 through 220 of 500:
- Kashmir Integral To The India Story (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 26, 2007)
Today the relationship between India and the state of Jammu and Kashmir completes sixty years. It was on this day, October 26, 1947, that the ruler of the state, Maharaja Hari Singh, signed the Instrument of Accession with the government of . . . .
- Suu Kyi Meets Junta Official (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2007)
Myanmar's detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi met for the first time on Thursday with a senior junta official appointed to work with the country's main opposition party, state television reported.
- Indexing Inhumanity, Indian Style (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Oct 26, 2007)
It took minutes for the top guns to swing into action when the Sensex fell by several hundred points. But no Minister came forward to calm the nation when India hit the 94th rank in the Global Hunger Index.
- No Country Is An Island (Indian Express, Shylashri Shankar, Oct 25, 2007)
This is the right time for India and the international community to think seriously about crafting a peace agreement in Sri Lanka.
- Special (Statesman, Salman Haidar , Oct 25, 2007)
A pioneering visit to Teheran earlier this month by Russia’s President Putin has been seen as a challenging new development with important strategic implications.
- India, China, Russia Say Trilateral Meet Not Targeted At Any Country (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
India, China and Russia on Wednesday sought “democratisation” of international relations and a “just and rational” world order but said their ambitious trilateral cooperation was not targeted against any other country or organisation.
- Putin In Iran (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
A pioneering visit to Teheran earlier this month by Russia’s President Putin has been seen as a challenging new development with important strategic implications.
- It Was Genocide (Pioneer, N Jamal Ansari, Oct 25, 2007)
The editorial, "Dr Hollow Cause" (October 20) raises objection to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's remarks on the Gujarat 'genocide' (2002) and challenges him to "repeat the word Holocaust" during election meetings in Gujarat.
- Merkel’S Visit May Close Gaps (Hindu, SANDEEP DIKSHIT, Oct 25, 2007)
Germany, Europe’s biggest economy, is seeking to change the way it has so far looked at India, with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s visit beginning next week, say top officials from both countries.
- What Next For Benazir Bhutto? (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
The PPP leader’s return to Pakistan heralds the return of democratic politics but sharpens political polarisation.
- Pml-Q 'Unwilling' On Deal With Ppp (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has stepped in to end the war of words between ruling PML-Q chief Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and former premier Benazir Bhutto to shore up the fragile process for negotiating a power-sharing arrangement with the . . . .
- Un Rights Official To Seek 'Free Access' In Myanmar (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
A top UN human rights official vowed on Wednesday to seek ‘free access’ during his visit to Myanmar next month, as well as a full accounting of how many people died in recent anti-government protests.
- Israel Backs Indo-Us N-Deal (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
Coming out in support of the Indo-US civil nuclear deal, Israel on Wednesday welcomed the ongoing negotiations to end India’s nuclear isolation but said that a broader criteria-based policy was required to decide on entry of other countries into . . . .
- Dialogue Is The Key: India, China, Russia (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
India, China and Russia have opposed fresh western sanctions on Myanmar, but supported efforts by the UN for dialogue with the junta in troubled nation.
- A Trillion Dollar War (Tribune, Leonard Doyle, Oct 25, 2007)
US President George Bush will have spent more than $1 trillion on military adventures by the times he leaves office at the end of next year, more than the entire amount spent on the Korean and Vietnam wars combined.
- Israel Readies To Severe Electricity To Gaza This Week (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
Israeli military experts have formulated a plan to gradually cut off electricity and fuel to the Gaza Strip in response to ongoing rocket fire from the Palestinian area, officials said today.
- Australia Sanctions On Junta Family (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
Australia slapped financial sanctions on Myanmar’s generals and their families today as supporters of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi marked her 12 years in captivity with protests in 12 cities across the world.
- China, India, Russia Urge Burma To Talk To Un Envoy (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
Foreign Ministers from China, Russia and India on Wednesday urged Burma's military junta to engage in dialogue with a United Nations special envoy, but said they opposed UN sanctions against the regime.
- Un Envoy Set To Return To Burma (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
The UN special envoy on Burma, Ibrahim Gambari, will return to Burma for more talks in the first week of November.
- Growing Russia, Iran Ties (Dawn, Tariq Fatemi, Oct 25, 2007)
MOST summit meetings these days are uneventful, because of the primacy given to protocol and publicity rather than to substance.
- Myanmar: Un Asks India To Lead (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
Appreciating India’s support for initiatives aimed at restoring democracy in Myanmar the United Nations has asked New Delhi to take the lead in resolving the crisis in the neighbouring country.
- Ppp-Musharraf Talks Put On Hold (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Oct 24, 2007)
Talks between the Pakistan People’s Party and President Pervez Musharraf on formation of a caretaker government to hold general elections are reported to have been put on hold until the Supreme Court gives its verdict on the presidential election.
- Gambari Seeks Concrete Action For Democracy In Myanmar (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
Seeking concrete action for bringing about democracy in Myanmar, U.N. special envoy Ibrahim Gambari on Tuesday asked India to act in this direction.
- Myanmar Bows To World Pressure Over Un Envoy Visit (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
Bowing to international pressure, Myanmar's rulers on Tuesday agreed to bring forward to early November a return visit by UN mediator Ibrahim Gambari.
- India Promises To Do More Against Myanmar: Un (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
Giant neighbour India has given an undertaking to do all it can to push for democracy in Myanmar, a UN envoy said on Tuesday, amid growing pressure on New Delhi to take a tough line against its military regime.
- Pm Says Fractured Mandate Ties Government Hands (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
Days after he informed President George W Bush that his government was facing “certain difficulties” in operationalising the Indo-US nuclear deal, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said that competitive politics and a fractured mandate made it . . . . .
- Bin Laden Calls For Jihad Against Darfur Peacekeepers (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
Al-Qaida leader Osama Bin Laden called for a holy war against a proposed peacekeeping force in Sudan's war torn region of Darfur in a message that appeared on Jihadi Web sites on Tuesday.
- Threat To Bhutto: Qaeda Woman Will Strike (Asian Age, Shafqat Ali, Oct 24, 2007)
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has received an assassination threat from a follower of Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden.
- Pranab Leaves For Trilateral Meet, Focus On Better Ties (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
EIGHT MONTHS after their last session in New Delhi, India, China and Russia are set to hold their third standalone Foreign Ministers meeting in this northeastern Chinese city on Wednesday.
- India To Move On Myanmar (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
In a prompt response to the UN’s call to India for a pro-active role in Myanmar, New Delhi today said it wanted to see speedy democratisation of its eastern neighbour and promised to play a “positive” role in the process.
- Award For University Hall (Frontline, LYLA BAVADAM, Oct 24, 2007)
“SUPERB interdisciplinary technical achievement … elegant renewal of one of the city’s finest Victorian buildings.”
- Kashmir Is Not ‘Integral Part’ Of India: Pakistan (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
Jammu & Kashmir is not and never has been “an integral part” of India, as several UN resolutions have recognised the state as disputed territory, a Pakistani delegate told the United Nations
General Assembly’s fourth committee, on Monday.
- Time Running Out For Nuke Deal: Burns (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
Time is running out for a landmark nuclear deal between India and the United States that has been stalled by opposition from four leftist parties in India, a top U.S. State Department official said on Tuesday.
- Myanmar: More Sanctions Soon (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
US President Mr George W. Bush will announce additional sanctions on Friday against Myanmar, where the military-run government conducted a violent crackdown on pro-democracy protesters.
- Nuclear Power To Remain Important Energy Source: Iaea (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
Nuclear power is to remain a major source of energy around the world in the coming decades, especially given the concerns over climate change and energy security, the UN nuclear watchdog said.
- Contract Killing (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Oct 24, 2007)
THE killing of 17 Iraqis at Baghdad’s Nissour Square by contractors (read mercenaries) of the United States military firm Blackwater on September 17, once again highlights the controversial role played by the hired guns of the occupation forces.
- Korean Entente (Frontline, P.S. Suryanarayana, Oct 24, 2007)
A formidable tunnel, lighted up as a history-tourism site, has served for a number of years as a symbol of the political ethos of a divided Korean peninsula.
- Denial As Strategy (Frontline, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 24, 2007)
AS the undeclared one-and-a-half-year-old war in the east and the north rages on, Sri Lanka is faced with a paradoxical situation. By all accounts, the Mahinda Rajapaksa government has cornered the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam . . . .
- Fresh Round Of Iran-Eu Nuclear Talks Today (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
Iran’s new nuclear negotiator will hold his first round of talks with EU foreign policy chief Mr Javier Solana on the atomic crisis with the West tomorrow, amid fresh US threats over the dangers of Teheran’s defiance.
- Avoidable Imports Of Wheat (Deccan Herald, Kamal Nayan Kabra, Oct 23, 2007)
As adequate wheat was available within the country, imports were unnecessary.
- Unjustified Status Quo (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 23, 2007)
The draft package approved by President Pervez Musharraf for the Northern Areas does not seem to address the basic issue — giving the region’s people fundamental rights and a constitutional identity.
- Myanmar: India Against Coercion (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
Amid growing world pressure on India over the Myanmar issue, United Nations special envoy Ibrahim Gambari on Monday met Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon who emphasised that New Delhi favoured democracy in the country, but opposed coercion.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 23, 2007)
The Bharatiya Janata Party has crossed the limits of civilised discourse. No one denies that Dr Manmohan Singh’s position as a titular Prime Minister has now declined to that of a weakling in the wake of a virtual capitulation to the Left on the . . . .
- Trilateral Diplomacy (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
The IBSA (India-Brazil-South Africa) trilateral cooperation mechanism is still evolving and yet to acquire an identity of its own.
- Saarc Home Ministers’ Meeting Today (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
The second annual meeting of the SAARC home ministers will begin here tomorrow to hammer out a treaty on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, forming a regional police forum and evolving a comprehensive mechanism for tackling terror . . . . . .
- Myanmar Allows Un Rights Expert's Visit (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
Myanmar's military junta has agreed to the visit of an independent human rights expert from UN to look into recent pro-democracy protests and action taken by the government against the demonstrators.
- ‘Germany Respects Any Decision Of The Indian Side Regarding The Specific Mix Of Energies Deemed Appropriate’ (Indian Express, Kandula Subramaniam, Oct 23, 2007)
Bilateral ties between India and Germany are closer than ever before. We have established a strategic partnership which is far more than establishing close economic ties that traditionally exist between our countries.
- Indo-Us N-Deal & Indo-Pak Peace Process (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
According to an eminent American scholar Noam Chamsky the ‘Indo-US nuclear deal may well reverse the progress India and Pakistan have already made in their bilateral relations and prevent the laying of the gas pipeline from Iran to India through . . . .
- Sudan To Announce Darfur Cease-Fire (Yahoo! News, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
Sudan will announce a cease-fire at the start of talks with rebel groups on Oct. 27 aimed at ending the conflict in Darfur, the country's U.N. ambassador said Monday.
- On The Brink Of All Out War (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
The government claims that at least 280 rebels have been killed since September and more than 20 soldiers have been killed in various battles over the same period.
- 'N-Deal Will Send Signal To Outlaws On How To Reward A Nation' (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2007)
The nuclear deal with India will send a strong signal to "outlaws such as Iran" on how a country could be "rewarded" if it behaves, the US has said as it questioned New Delhi's assertion on "civilisational ties" with Tehran.
- Benazir To Have Say In Interim Government (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2007)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf is expected to form an interim government next month in consultation with former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, MMA leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman and PML-Q leader Chaudhry Shujaat Hussein after the Supreme . . . .
- Deal Will Send Signal To Outlaws: Burns (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2007)
The nuclear deal with India will send a strong signal to “outlaws such as Iran” on how a country could be “rewarded” if it behaves, the U.S. has said as it questioned New Delhi’s assertion on “civilisational ties” with Tehran.
- Most Attacks Traced To Pak,us Officials Warn That It’S Main Terror Front, Not Iraq (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2007)
The scenes of carnage in Pakistan this week conjured what one senior US administration official on Friday called “the nightmare scenario” for President George W Bush’s last 15 months in office: Political meltdown in the one country where . . . .
- Sex Education Can Save Lives (Tribune, Usha Rai, Oct 22, 2007)
THE Indian adolescent is no different from young people in other countries in his sexual curiosity and half-baked knowledge about sex and its dos and don’ts.
- Water Scarcity Is Man-Made (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2007)
Ramaswamy Iyer is a well-known scholar with vast experience in the field of water science and river hydrology.
- Be Practical On Burma (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Oct 22, 2007)
In stormy street protests in 1988 all across Burma that brought down the one-party Socialist regime of Gen Ne Win, over 3,000 people perished when the Army opened fire on peaceful demonstrators.
- Then Watchdog, Now Poodle (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2007)
This is perhaps the last Sunday to advise the government on the Indo-US Nuclear Deal. Tomorrow, the UPA-Left Committee will meet again.
- False Eloquence Does Pm In (Pioneer, Swapan Dasgupta, Oct 22, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has offered himself for direct election only once: In 1999, when he was the Congress candidate for South Delhi.
- No Abating Of Terrorism (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Oct 22, 2007)
The gruesome attack on the convoy of Ms Benazir Bhutto at Karachi makes one wonder why terrorism is showing no signs of abating and, on the contrary, is able to perpetrate such horrors at will and at the time and places of its choosing.
- Local Media Calls On 'Aunty Suu' To Make Concessions (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2007)
In the wake of increased sanctions against the regime, Myanmar's state-run media on Sunday called upon detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, belittling her as "Aunty Suu," to make concessions that could lead towards a political dialogue.
- Food Security (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 22, 2007)
FOOD, clothing and shelter are the three basic needs of mankind. Among the three, it is food which is the most important need…However, it’s an irony that this basic need…is not easily available…
- How ‘Vulture Funds’ Prey On Poor Nations (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 19, 2007)
They buy up sovereign debt issued by the countries at a fraction of its face value then sue them in courts for the full face value plus interest.
- World Leaders Condemn Attack On Benazir's Convoy (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2007)
World leaders condemned the bombings targeting former Pakistan premier Benazir Bhutto that killed at least 125 people, and urged the country to pull together in the face of the tragedy.
- Other End Of The Deal (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 19, 2007)
So imagine you wanted to make a business deal so badly that you handed the other guy a blank cheque, and then after you’d given up so much, the other guy said ‘no thanks."
- The New L - Word Is Neocon (Deccan Herald, ROGER COHEN, Oct 18, 2007)
Everyone from President Bush to Ann Coulter was using it to denote wimplike, Volvo-driving softies too spineless for dangerous times and too given to speaking French.
- Uk To Claim 1m Sq Km Of Antarctica (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
Britain plans to submit a claim to the United Nations to extend its Antarctic territory by a million square kilometres, the foreign office said on Wednesday.
- Coming Closer (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 18, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Nigerian President Yar’ Adua on Monday sought to strengthen relations between the two countries through the proclamation of the “Abuja Declaration” in Nigeria.
- Monks Confront Military Regime (Tribune, G. Parthasarathy, Oct 18, 2007)
In stormy street protests in 1988 all cross Burma that brought down the one-party socialist regime of Gen Ne Win, over three thousand people perished when the army opened fire on peaceful demonstrators.
- Pressuring The Generals (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
It is no surprise and entirely in character that the military junta in Myanmar has vowed to “march on” — refusing to change its political course in the face of increasing international pressure to halt its brutish crackdown on all opponents . . . .
- Consensus Process Still On: Manmohan (Hindu, SANDEEP DIKSHIT, Oct 18, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday indicated that the government had not given up persuading the Left parties on the nuclear deal with the United States.
- More At Stake Than Monks And Military In Myanmar (Business Line, G. Parthasarathy, Oct 18, 2007)
In the stormy street protests in 1988 across Burma that brought down the one party Socialist regime of Gen. Ne Win, over 3,000 people perished when the army opened fire on peaceful demonstrators.
- 'Prevent Iran From Going Nuclear' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
US President George Bush said on Wednesday that he had warned world leaders they must prevent Iran from getting nuclear weapons "if you're interested in avoiding World War III".
- Japan To Alter Support Of U.S. In Afghanistan (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
The Japanese cabinet approved a new antiterrorism bill Wednesday that would extend a refueling mission in the Indian Ocean but curtail Tokyo's support for U.S.-led combat operations in Afghanistan.
- Series Of Indo-Pak Cbm Talks Lined Up For Next Two Weeks (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
As suspicions continue to be voiced about the involvement of Pakistan-based militant groups in recent terror strikes, India and Pakistan will hold a series of meetings, including the second round of talks under the joint anti-terrorism . . . ..
- Bloggers In Arms (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 18, 2007)
The monks in Burma have no idea. No idea that people all over the world — from Seoul to Vienna — are holding rallies to support their cause.
- Power Of Three (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
Taking off from a suggestion by South African President Thabo Mbeki, the ‘India-Brazil-South Africa’ (IBSA) forum was formed in 2003.
- Be Practical On Burma (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Oct 18, 2007)
In stormy street protests in 1988 all across Burma that brought down the one-party Socialist regime of Gen Ne Win, over 3,000 people perished when the Army opened fire on peaceful demonstrators.
- Gore Has No Plans To Run For Prez (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
Former US vice president Al Gore has ruled out joining the US presidential race after winning the Nobel Peace Prize for his work fighting climate change.
- 'Asean Will Never Suspend Myanmar' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
ASEAN will urge Myanmar's military junta to end its bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protesters but it will "never" suspend the country from the regional grouping, Malaysian Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Alabar has said.
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