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Articles 221 through 320 of 500:
- Ibsa Committed To Reforms In U.N. (Hindu, SANDEEP DIKSHIT, Oct 18, 2007)
Brazilian President points out that the world body remained a silent spectator in Iraq
Manmohan proposes better connectivity
The three countries sign seven agreements
- N-Consensus Work In Progress: Pm (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday asserted that the process to evolve a consensus on the India-US nuclear deal among UPA partners had not been called off.
- Un Must Intervene If Junta Plays Hardball: Us (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
The US has sought UN Security Council intervention in case Myanmar's military rulers rebuff plans by a UN special envoy to push for democratic rule in the Southeast Asian state.
- Hrw Seeks China's Intervention In Myanmar (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
Noting that China is one of Myanmar's largest investor, a United States human rights watchdog has urged Beijing to use its influence to help end "state repression" in Myanmar.
- Road Safety Is Paramount (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 18, 2007)
With the constant rise in the number of vehicles users the world over, road accidents too shot up.
- Ibsa Can Change World Order: Lula (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday warned sceptics of the trilateral IBSA initiative that the collective voice of India, Brazil and South Africa could have actual influence in the treatment of major world issues.
- 'Un Should Intervene If Myanmar Plays Hardball' (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
The US has sought UN Security Council intervention in case Myanmar's military rulers rebuff plans by a UN special envoy to push for democratic rule in the Southeast Asian state.
- India Blames Isi For Blasts On The Eve Of Cbm Talks (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Oct 18, 2007)
As a Pakistani delegation arrived here to resume the dialogue with India on nuclear and conventional confidence building measures (CBMs) and a flagging anti-terror mechanism, New Delhi blamed Islamabad for a string of apparently unconnected but . . . .
- India, S. Africa, Brazil Vow Joint Fight For Poor (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
The leaders of emerging powerhouses India, South Africa and Brazil pledged to work together on Wednesday to ensure a better deal for developing nations as they seek a common voice on the world stage.
- A Special Moment (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Oct 17, 2007)
Sonia Gandhi did not address the United Nations general assembly on October 2 as commonly believed in India.
- Myanmar Defiant After Un Rebuke (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2007)
Military-run Myanmar today vowed that it would march on unaffected by the UN Security Council statement condemning the junta’s crackdown on dissent last month.
- Review India’S Policy On Myanmar: Tint Swe (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2007)
“Much more was expected from India’s foreign policy”
- Anatomy Of A Break-Up (Indian Express, YUBARAJ GHIMIRE, Oct 17, 2007)
It’s not just the future of the 84-year-old prime minister of Nepal that is at stake, but also the Maoist transformation into a democratic political party.
- Country With A View (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 17, 2007)
I was delighted to visit India last week. I greatly enjoyed working with my Indian colleagues in my last job as deputy secretary general at the UN.
- Netherlands Ready To Consider Proposal For N-Trade With India (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2007)
Indicating softening of its stance, the Netherlands, a key member of NSG has said that export of nuclear goods for peaceful purposes to India was in conformity with the Nuclear Non-Prolieration Treaty (NPT) and expressed readiness to consider any. . .
- Putin In Iran Despite Assassination Threats (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2007)
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Tehran today for a historic visit to hold talks on Iran’s nuclear programme and attend a Caspian Sea summit.
- Sleeping On The Job (Pioneer, Claude Arpi, Oct 17, 2007)
India is the only country whose establishment officially defines 'national interest' as a 'vague' concept. As a result, the pursuit of a vague foreign policy leads to one fiasco after another. Burma is the latest example
- Building Confidence (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2007)
The 15th anniversary of the CICA process, a milestone in the evolution of CICA, is being celebrated on October 17.
- Beyond Abuja Pact (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2007)
Despite trade ties between India and Nigeria having been on increase for the past 45 years, Manmohan Singh is the first premier to visit the country since 1962, when Jawaharlal Nehru visited Lagos.
- Myanmar Junta Says Won’T Back Down (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2007)
Myanmar’s military junta on Tuesday shrugged off international steps to punish the regime for its bloody crackdown on protests, even as Japan cut aid and European nations widened sanctions.
- Will Putin Change The Strategic Map? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Oct 17, 2007)
The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, is in Iran and the world is tense with expectations of a change in the regional strategic map.
- Climate, Nobel And Al Gore (Business Line, N. R. Krishnan , Oct 17, 2007)
Nobel awards for Peace can often be contentious. But not so this year. Barring a few diehard critics who question the phenomenon of global warming itself, the world has welcomed the 2007 award to Al Gore, former US Vice-President and a . . . . .
- Multilateralism Is Here To Stay (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Oct 17, 2007)
Will the collapse of the Doha Round lead to the end of multilateralism? Not necessarily, as there is every likelihood of a transparent, non-discriminatory framework for international trade emerging.
- Extracting Gains From Mining (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2007)
In the light of the recent happenings in mineral-rich States of Orissa, Bihar, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh , the transformation of mineral deposits into sustainable development gains would be a daunting task if the interests of all the stakehol . . . . .
- N-Deal Has Positive Elements For India (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2007)
To emphasise the need for India to start negotiations with the IAEA on India-specific safeguards, to which Left parties are opposed, the Dutch minister made it clear that the NSG will not discuss the issue before the IAEA Board of Governors has agreed upo
- India Second Only To China In Attracting Fdi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2007)
UNCTAD releases World Investment Report
U.S. emerges third followed by Russia, Brazil
Many MNCs expand operations in India . . .
- Timing Was Wrong (Times of India, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 17, 2007)
Mohamed ElBaradei was in India at the wrong time. The forum he came to address on the benefits of India joining the nuclear mainstream turned out to be the burial ground of the India-US nuclear deal.
- Profits Of Doom (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Oct 17, 2007)
AT around noon on Sunday, Sept 16, an Iraqi doctor was on her way to pick up her pathologist husband from a Baghdad hospital. Her 20-year-old son was behind the wheel.
- Tokyo Turns Aid Screw On Yangon (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2007)
Japan, Myanmar’s largest aid donor, said on Tuesday it had cancelled a multimillion dollar grant to protest the military-ruled nation’s crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators.
- The Silent Haemorrhaging Of The Worlds Biodiversity (Deccan Herald, JANARDHAN ROYE, Oct 17, 2007)
If we dont take action to halt climate change, we will be guilty of taking no action at all during one of the most crucial crises for mankind.
- A Penological Barbarity (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 17, 2007)
Death sentence on death sentence is an inviolable command of a compassionate culture.
- Tsunami Warning (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 17, 2007)
The new system takes disaster management forward.
- Pranab For Collaboration In Tackling Climate Change (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2007)
India has called for collaboration between developing and developed countries in creating technologies to deal with climate change while ensuring energy security and economic growth.
- “Nuclear Power Is Simply Not Necessary” (Hindu, Marcus Dam, Oct 16, 2007)
By awarding the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize jointly to Al Gore and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the Norwegian Nobel Committee has more than simply underscored the need to reduce the threat of climate change to the security of mankind.
- Peace & The Environment (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 16, 2007)
THE desire or need to control natural resources has been a source of conflict throughout human history.
- Upa Shrewd On Suu Kyi (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, Oct 16, 2007)
After hectic advocacy by Christian Solidarity Worldwide and Burma Campaign, UK, British MPs John Bercow and Baroness Caroline Cox met a Chin group on the India-Myanmar border last month, while Prime Minister Gordon Brown urged an emergenc. . .
- Fighting Poverty (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 16, 2007)
The interim assessment of the UN Millennium Development Goals provides a reality check to India, which is currently in the grip of a growth euphoria, thanks to a booming stock market.
- Nigeria Ends Eid Break For Pm Address (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2007)
In a significant gesture, Nigeria’s national assembly on Monday cut short its Eid recess to hear an address by PM Manmohan Singh.
- A Great Communicator (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 16, 2007)
"You look at that river gently flowing by. You notice the leaves rustling in the wind. You hear the birds, you hear the tree frogs. In the distance you hear a cow. You feel the grass.
- Disturbing Diagnosis (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 16, 2007)
A recently released report by the UN and Asian Development Bank points out that India is a laggard in meeting some of the millennium development goals (MDGs) identified in 2000.
- Libya, Vietnam, Burkina-Faso To Join Unsc Next Year (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2007)
Burkina-Faso, Libya and Vietnam were set on Tuesday to be elected non-permanent members of the UN Security Council for two years beginning next January 1, a UN source has said.
- Nuclear Deal Is Not On, Govt Will Tell Us Soon (Times of India, Diwakar, Oct 15, 2007)
This is the final confirmation, if any were needed, that the UPA government has put the nuclear deal on hold in favour of keeping the government alive. Top government sources said India will soon formally tell the US that it will not . . . . . .
- Iran A Key Issue In 2008 Us Polls (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2007)
The specter of a hypothetical US military strike on Iran is emerging as a dominant foreign policy theme in a 2008 White House race already haunted by the war in Iraq.
- N-Deal Is Not On, Govt Will Tell Us Soon (Times of India, Diwakar, Oct 15, 2007)
This is the final confirmation, if any were needed, that the UPA government has put the nuclear deal on hold in favour of keeping the government alive.
- Myanmar: Un Envoy Heads Back To Asia, To Rope In Neighbours (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2007)
The ruling junta on Sunday lashed out at global efforts to bring democracy to the tightly controlled nation, timing its message for the day a UN envoy headed to Asia to rally Myanmar’s neighbours for help with the country’s crisis.
- Nobel Focus On Climate (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Oct 15, 2007)
The Nobel Peace Prize for the former US Vice-President and “climate campaigner”, Mr Al Gore, and the UN Climate Panel (headed by Mr R. K. Pachauri) has once more helped to focus attention on a phenomenon which may, ultimately . . . ..
- Naval Observation Post To Come Up Near Mandapam (Hindu, C. Jaishankar, Oct 15, 2007)
As an urgent step to check smuggling activity in the Gulf of Mannar area, the Indian Navy has decided to establish a Naval Observation Post (NOP) at Seeniappa Dharga near Mandapam in Ramanathapuram district.
- Peace & The Environment (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2007)
The desire or need to control natural resources has been a source of conflict throughout human history.
- The Myanmar Crisis And The U.N. Way (Hindu, P.S. Suryanarayana, Oct 15, 2007)
With China and Russia continuing to rein the U.S. in, the Security Council has now moved away from its January posture of no collective action and towards a politically non-prescriptive stand on the Myanmar issue.
- 'Fight Against Terror Not Affected By Re-Election' (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2007)
Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has dismissed a report suggesting the government was so absorbed in re-election of Pervez Musharraf that it relented in its fight against terror forces along its border with Afghanistan.
- Morality Should Trounce Economic Justification (Business Line, C. Gopinath , Oct 15, 2007)
Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor, met with the Dalai Lama last week.
- Relevance Of The World Bank (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Oct 15, 2007)
I was fascinated by a discussion telecast by BBC recently on the future role of the World Bank.
- Putin To Reason With Iran On Nukes (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2007)
Russian President Vladimir Putin will show his preference for dialogue with Iran when he visits Tehran on Tuesday, amid calls from the West for stronger pressure on Iran to curb suspected plans for a nuclear bomb.
- Nobel Cause (Tribune, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 15, 2007)
It is not as if the “inconvenient truths” about global warming and environmental degradation are unknown to humanity.
- Building The Climate Consensus (Tribune, Vibha Sharma, Oct 15, 2007)
UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) chairman Rajendra Kumar Pachauri is a firm believer in what Mahatma Gandhi had said: “Always be the change you want to be.”
- The People Win (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Oct 15, 2007)
The media and the politician. Or to fine-tune this, the media and the politician in power. There used to be a disconnect, but no longer.
- Junta Slams Global Pro-Democracy Efforts (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2007)
The military junta detained six more key pro democracy activists over the weekend, while slamming on Sunday the global support the protestors have received.
- Gujarat Polls Hold The Key (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2007)
As the political uncertainty continues, the Congress appears to have suddenly come under pressure.
- Brutal Weapon Of War (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 15, 2007)
Eastern Congo is going through another one of its convulsions of violence, and this time it seems that women are being systematically attacked on a scale never before seen here.
- Se For Good Governance (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2007)
Good governance at all levels in India - from the village to the state to the nation - is all about good leadership at all these levels and not just about financial delegation and power shedding or knowledge sharing.
- Final Solution (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 15, 2007)
Worldwide efforts to address climate change formally began with the adoption of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 1992, of which India is party.
- What Myanmar Needs From The World (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2007)
Millions have attended marches to protest against the military crackdown in Myanmar to pressurise international leaders for change.
- Un Envoy Resumes Asia Mission As Junta Firm On Its Stand (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2007)
UN special envoy to Burma Ibrahim Gambari resumed his peace mission to Asian countries on M onday to seek a solution to the ongoing political crisis in Burma.
- India Shares Nobel Prize Honours (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
Riding a favourite wave, Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) headed by Indian environmentalist Dr R K Pachauri, won the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize at Oslo on Friday.
- N-Deal Will Give India Energy Independence: Elbaradei (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
UN nuclear watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei on Friday batted vigorously for the India-US nuclear deal, saying it will give New Delhi "independence" to make full use of nuclear energy and stressed that although safeguards pact with the IAEA will . . . .
- Un ‘Strongly Deplores’ Crackdown On Protests (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
In its first public statement on Burma unrest, the UN Security Council has "strongly deplored" the use of violence by the military junta against peaceful pro-democracy protesters there after days of haggling delayed a reaction from the body.
- South Block's Lowest Hour (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Oct 13, 2007)
Some FAQs on Burma that the foreign policy establishment would duck in the 'national interest'
- Gore And Un Panel Win Peace Prize For Climate Work (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
Former Vice President Al Gore, who emerged from his loss in the muddled 2000 presidential electione to devote himself to his passion as an environmental crusader, was awarded the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, sharing it with the . . . .
- Putin's Threat To Dump Treaty (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
Vladimir Putin warned yesterday that Russia was considering withdrawing from a major cold war arms treaty banning intermediate nuclear missiles unless it was expanded to include other states.
- We Will Dump Nuclear Treaty, Putin Warns (Guardian (UK), Luke Harding , Oct 13, 2007)
Vladimir Putin warned yesterday that Russia was considering withdrawing from a major cold war arms treaty banning intermediate nuclear missiles unless it was expanded to include other states.
- Peace Nobel For Gore, Pachauri-Led Un Panel (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
Former US Vice-President Mr Al Gore and the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change won this year’s Nobel Peace Prize today.
- Netas Uncork Mythology: Oktoberfest Of Avatars (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 13, 2007)
If developments in the last week are any indication, the JD(S) in Karnataka is all set to lose its moral authority.
- Race For The Pole Position (Business Line, J. Srinivasan, Oct 13, 2007)
Five nations are scrambling to lay claim to the huge reservoirs of crude oil beneath the seabed under the Arctic ice. As much as with one another, these nations will have to contend with the indigenous people, the Inuit, who want a say in the matter.
- Un Envoy To Return To Myanmar (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
The 15-member Security Council issued its first statement on Myanmar yesterday, a compromise announcement that came as the world body said it would send UN envoy Mr Ibrahim Gambari to Asia next week for consultations with key governments.
- Pachauri's Ipcc, Gore Bag Nobel (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
The prestigious Nobel Peace Prize awarded to the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) chaired by RK Pachauri and former US Vice-President Al Gore may help bring the awardees together to work out new strategies to counter problems . . . .
- Honours For Music Maestro Balamuralikrishna (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
The US Congress has issued a Congressional recognition honouring Indian music maestro M. Balamuralikrishna for his stellar contribution to Carnatic music for the past seven decades.
- Blow For Bush, Sweet Revenge For Gore (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
The Nobel Peace Prize he won today was a blow to President George W. Bush and his widely criticised environmental policy and will long be savoured by the man who lost the bitter 2000 presidential election by a whisker.
- Myanmar Govt Dismisses Un Statement, Opposition Demands Reform (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
Myanmar's military junta dismissed a UN statement on Friday calling for dialogue with the pro-democracy opposition, insisting that it would follow its own roadmap toward reform - a plan critics say is a ruse aimed at extending the government's grip . . .
- Warming To Peace (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 13, 2007)
A crusading spirit is always an inspiration, even though the mission may be founded on less than firm premises.
- Will Nobel Lead Gore To White House? (Pioneer, S Rajagopalan, Oct 13, 2007)
As former US Vice President Al Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize jointly with the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, headed by India's top environmentalist Rajendra Pachauri, feverish speculation is ripe in the US on whether Gore. . .
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