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- Myanmar: India Must Suspend Military Support (Hindu, MUKUL SHARMA, Oct 06, 2007)
The military cracks down on protesters and takes an increasingly prominent position on the streets of Yangon. Hundreds of arrests are made and there are worrying reports of a rising death toll.
- Suu Kyi Mulls Over Junta Offer (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2007)
Raising hopes of a negotiated settlement of the crisis in Myanmar, Than Shwe, leader of the ruling junta, has spelt out a conditional offer to hold talks with Aung San Suu Kyi, the iconic democracy campaigner and Nobel Peace Laureate in . . . . . .
- Un Warns Yangon, Suu Kyi No To Talks (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2007)
Detained Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s party dismissed the Myanmar junta’s offer of talks as a surrender demand today and a UN envoy warned of international consequences from its brutal suppression of pro-democracy protesters.
- Staying The Course In Afghanistan (Hindu, M.K. Bhadrakumar, Oct 06, 2007)
The latest U.S. initiative on Afghanistan serves to legitimise NATO’s maritime activities in the Indian Ocean and the Arabian Sea.
- Un Envoy Warns Of Serious Consequences Over Myanmar Crisis (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2007)
UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari warned on Friday that turmoil in Myanmar could have "serious international repercussions" and urged the military regime to release all political detainees.
- Myanmar Opposition Dismisses Junta Offer To Talk (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2007)
Detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's party dismissed the Myanmar junta's offer of talks as surreal on Friday, while China said the ruthless suppression of pro-democracy protests did not require international action.
- Shwe Ready To Meet Suu Kyi (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2007)
The top US diplomat in Burma was summoned for rare talks on Friday with Burma’s hardline government a day after its leader announced a conditional offer to meet with detained democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi.
- Un-Backed Initiative Moves Into Cyberspace (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2007)
When 35 million volunteers around the planet take part in the annual UN-backed “Clean Up the World Weekend” on 13 and 14 October, their activities for the first time will break into cyberspace with photos and videos posted . . . . ..
- Farce Continues (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 06, 2007)
The theatre of the absurd over the Left's threat to withdraw support to the UPA Government if it goes ahead with the 'operationalisation' of the India-US civil nuclear cooperation deal continues, without any sign of an early dénouement.
- Us Obsession With Iran (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Oct 05, 2007)
Until the incredibly rude and crude treatment meted out to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, during his three-day stay in New York, primarily to address the UN General Assembly, one didn’t have an adequate idea of the depth of America’s. . .
- U.N. Patent Agency Adopts Development Agenda (Hindu, Sarah Hiddleston, Oct 05, 2007)
It is intended to correct policymaking and activities
Gap between rich and poor countries to be accounted for
Implementation of agenda may not be easy
- Junta Ready To Meet Suu Kyi (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2007)
Senior Gen Than Shwe told UN Special Envoy Ibrahim Gambari during their talks on Tuesday that he is willing to meet Suu Kyi if she gives up her calls for confronting the government and for imposing sanctions on it.
- Shameful Silence (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 05, 2007)
It is time India speak up against Myanmar's junta.
- India Seeks Freedom For Aung Suu Kyi (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2007)
India has sought release of Myanmarese leader Aung San Suu Kyi and backed a UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution calling for democratisation and dialogue in the country while registering its dissent with the "unhelpful tone" in the document.
- Autumn Leaves In Washington (Business Line, G. Parthasarathy, Oct 05, 2007)
With India moving into election mode, the focus is naturally on coalition compulsions and deflecting attention from the messy handling of the Ram Sethu issue.
- Envoy Visit Not 'A Success', Says Un Chief (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2007)
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday said in New York that his special envoy, Ibrahim Gambari, had delivered "the strongest possible message" to Burma's military leaders about their bloody crackdown on democracy activists, but added that . . . .
- India Seeks Release Of Suu Kyi (Hindu, SANDEEP DIKSHIT, Oct 05, 2007)
For the first time in many years, India has joined the West in seeking release of the pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi but insisted that the tone of a resolution on Myanmar by a United Nations body should have been less minatory.
- Junta Chief Says Ready To Meet Suu Kyi, But With Pre-Conditions (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2007)
Burma junta leader Senior Gen Than Shwe told a UN envoy this week that he will "personally" meet with opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, but with preconditions, the State media reported Thursday.
- A Shameful Anachronism (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 05, 2007)
The eyes of the world are on Burma. Over the past week, we have seen monks and ordinary people alike unite in peaceful protest at a failed and illegitimate government and the hardship it has created.
- Violence In Afghanistan Up By 30 P.C.: U.N. Report (Hindu, Declan Walsh, Oct 05, 2007)
In the past 10 days, almost 300 people have died in air strikes, roadside ambushes, and suicide bombings.
- Burma Talks Fail: U.N. (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2007)
Burma’s military government stepped up its propaganda machine on Thursday, calling foreign critics of its crackdown "liars" and filling state-controlled media with positive spins of the junta’s crushing blow to pro-democracy advocates.
- ‘Iran Has As Much Right To Nuke Power As India’ (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2007)
Like India, Iran too has the right to pursue a civilian nuclear programme, but with obligations under the Non Proliferation Treaty (NPT), and problems with Tehran should be resolved through talks, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee has suggested.
- India Ask Myanmar To Release Suu Kyi (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2007)
India, under fire for its low-key reaction to the violent suppression of pro-democracy protests in Myanmar, has told the military regime to release opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
- Iran Has Right To Generate Nuke Power: Motaki (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2007)
Iranian foreign minister Mr Manouchehr Motaki said yesterday that Iran has a right to develop nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, and pledging its cooperation with UN watchdog agency IAEA, he told reporters.
- Upa-Left Panel Crucial N-Deal Meeting Today (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2007)
The UPA-Left committee is now entering its last leg of deliberations to seek to bridge their evidently irreconcilable positions on the Indo-US nuclear deal amid the growing perception that the panel is just a time-buying mechanism for the Congress. . .
- Abysmal Maternal Healthcare (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 05, 2007)
WHEN a major government hospital in Pakistan’s largest city is forced to suspend gynaecological services on account of hazardous conditions in the labour room and the operation theatre, very little remains to be said about the general state of . . . .
- Us Foreign Policy Worries (Tribune, G. Parthasarathy, Oct 04, 2007)
With winter approaching fast, one of the most enthralling experiences of being in Washington DC in September is the staggering beauty of the golden-red leaves shining in the morning sun, before, to quote American crooner Nat King Cole . . . .. .
- Special Article (Statesman, Salman Haidar , Oct 04, 2007)
As the issue of climate change becomes an ever greater source of anxiety throughout the world, advocacy groups have pushed hard for the UN to step up its efforts to halt the rush towards environmental disaster.
- A Middle Path (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 04, 2007)
As was to be expected, the mission by the United Nations special envoy, Ibrahim Gambari, to Mynamar has not led to any immediate breakthrough.
- Time To Address Kashmir Issue, Says Pakistan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 04, 2007)
Pakistan and India must seize the opportunity provided by the conducive international and regional environment to address the Kashmir issue, Pakistan Foreign Secretary Riaz Mohammed Khan said at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday.
- Autumn In Washington (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Oct 04, 2007)
With the approach of winter, one of the most enthralling experiences of being in Washington DC in September is the staggering beauty of the golden-red leaves shining in the morning sun before, to quote American crooner Nat King Cole, "the autumn . . . .
- Israel Frees Palestinian Prisoners (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Oct 04, 2007)
Fifty-seven prisoners were set free in the West Bank on Monday but a protest by Israeli army chief Gaby Ashkenazi delayed the release of the Gazans by 24 hours.
- North Korea Agrees To Disable Main Reactor (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 04, 2007)
North Korea pledged Wednesday to disable its main nuclear weapons facilities by the end of the year, while its leader Kim Jong Il huddled with his South Korean counterpart at the two Koreas' first summit in seven years to talk about a greater peace . . .
- Ties With U.S. Not Dependent On Nuclear Deal: Mukherjee (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 04, 2007)
India-U.S. bilateral ties will not fall apart if the civilian nuclear deal does not move forward, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said.
- Tension Grips A Quiet Myanmar (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Oct 04, 2007)
Tension-filled calm reigned across Myanmar on Wednesday, with the ruling junta making no comment on United Nations Special Envoy Ibrahim Gambari’s just-concluded mission to begin “a peaceful transition to democracy”.
- A Launch And A Bombshell Effect In 1957 (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Oct 04, 2007)
The launch of Sputnik by the Soviet Union 50 years ago recast the strategic equations. For the first time, the U.S. felt defenceless to an enemy attack.
- Old Soldier Stands In The Way Of Democracy (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 04, 2007)
The old soldier who leads Burma is called "the bulldog" — for good reason.
- ‘No One Country Or One Leader Defines Or Runs Europe’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 04, 2007)
It was a busy week for David Miliband, Great Britain’s youthful new foreign secretary. He addressed the Labour Party conference, acknowledging the successes and “scars” from 10 years of Labour government and saying that Britain must strengthen its . . . .
- Behind The Scenes In Islamabad (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 04, 2007)
With Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf all set to be re-elected this week, the country’s polity is bound to be altered. One, he has designated his successor as army chief, Ashfaq Pervez Kiyani.
- India Asks Myanmar To Consider A Probe Into Crackdown (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 04, 2007)
Amid a global outrage over a violent crackdown on pro-democracy protests in Myanmar,India told its military regime to consider launching a probe and said any sanctions from the UN Security Council should only be as a "last resort".
- Junta Uses Scare Tactics (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 04, 2007)
Burma’s junta broadcast warnings from trucks that soldiers were searching for protesters, while a UN envoy remained tight-lipped on Wednesday about his mission to persuade the military rulers to end their crackdown on democracy advocates.
- Exhibition On Gandhi At Un (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 04, 2007)
A photo exhibition which takes viewers through the various phases of Mahatma Gandhi's life and emphasizes his message of peace, non-violence and brotherhood opened at the world body headquarters here.
- Raise The Pitch (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 04, 2007)
Following the military junta's forceful crackdown on the monks marching for democracy in Myanmar, there is little news about the current situation there.
- Dismembering Iraq? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 04, 2007)
EVEN though the autonomous Kurdistan government has welcomed the American Senate’s non-binding resolution calling for a decentralised, federal Iraq, the Arab majority has rejected what indeed is a dangerous move.
- Pakistan Voices Concern Over India-Us Nuke Deal (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 04, 2007)
Voicing concern over the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal, Pakistan has said any endorsement of a selective approach will "fatefully damage" the existing consensus on disarmament and non-proliferation.
- A Facility For Fraud (Dawn, I. A. Rehman, Oct 04, 2007)
AS the life of the National Assembly born in 2002 comes to a close, a review of its performance is in order.
- Protection For Women? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 04, 2007)
Pakistani women have taken giant leaps forward on the path to progress — of that, there is no doubt.
- Food Shortfall Looms In Crisis-Hit Myanmar: Un (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2007)
High food prices helped drive Myanmar's people onto the streets, and the junta's bloody crackdown has only worsened the threat of hunger and malnutrition, UN aid workers and rights groups say.
- Will The Generals Step Aside? (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Oct 03, 2007)
DESPITE indications of popular unease since mid-August, recent events in Myanmar (Burma) took the world by surprise.
- Simply Shastri (Indian Express, R. VENKATARAMAN, Oct 03, 2007)
The day after Lal Bahadur Shastri’s birth anniversary, R. Venkataraman remembers the man who embodied the reassuring answer to a nation’s troubled question: ‘After Nehru, who?’
- India Touts Nuclear Deal With Us (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2007)
Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said that the US-India nuclear deal will lead to the lifting of technology restrictions and similar cooperation with several other countries.
- Myanmar: India Suggests Probe (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2007)
India has toughened its stance on Myanmar’s military regime, bowing to increased international pressure, but there are no signs of New Delhi doing what the international community wants most desperately, imposing sanctions on Myanmar.
- Pak Warns N-Suppliers About Selective Approach (Rediff on the Net, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 03, 2007)
Pakistan on Tuesday warned the Nuclear Suppliers Group of States that any selective endorsement of a country can jeopardise the current international consensus on nuclear non-proliferation.
- How To Make Poverty Sexy (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 03, 2007)
WITH everyone’s attention focussed on General Musharraf’s re-election it seems silly to bring to your notice the rather dull issue of Pakistan’s progress on the UN Millennium Development Goals.
- India Stresses Peaceful Use Of N-Energy (Pioneer, DHARAM SHOURIE, Oct 03, 2007)
Strongly favouring total elimination of weapons of mass destruction, India has said its vision of "universal, non-discriminatory and comprehensive" nuclear disarmament was "more relevant" today as peaceful use of nuclear energy can help fuel development.
- “Mahatma’S Message More Important Today” (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2007)
“Mahatma Gandhi’s message is more important today than ever before because nations across the world are grappling with the threat of conflict, violence and terrorism.
- U.N. Envoy Meets Suu Kyi, Than Shwe (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Oct 03, 2007)
Gambari completes Myanmar mission; details of dialogue not known.
- Top Ltte Leader Killed In Air Raid, Says Colombo (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 03, 2007)
Sri Lanka on Tuesday claimed to have killed a “very senior leader” of the LTTE in the north in an air raid.
- Why China Has It Wrong On Myanmar (Asia Times, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 03, 2007)
While Myanmar's military government cracks down on peaceful protesters, China, as one of the regime's main benefactors, is being held in some quarters as tangentially co-responsible for the violence.
- It Is Important To Listen To All Viewpoints: Sonia (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2007)
Left concerns over India-U.S. nuclear deal “no cause for alarm”
India confronting terrorism scourge
for a long time
Huge allocation made for agriculture
- Kashmir Continues To Be A Ray Of Light Amid Darkness: Azad (Kashmir Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2007)
Thousands of school and college students attended concluding function of the State-wide debate on Gandhian philosophy of truth and non-violence and its relevance in the 21st century organised at SKICC here today where Chief Minister. . .
- Human Rights Commissions In India (Hindu, C. Raj Kumar, Oct 03, 2007)
It is nearly 15 years since the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) was established in India through the adoption of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, by Parliament.
- Sanctions Against Burma Not Yet: India (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2007)
India has opposed the idea of international sanctions against Burma but called upon the trouble-torn nation to institute a probe into the crackdown on its pro-democracy protesters.
- High Road To Prosperity (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Oct 03, 2007)
The Northeast was last week inadvertently thrust onto the crossroads of international diplomacy.
- Un Envoy Meets Suu Kyi Second Time (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Oct 03, 2007)
United Nations envoy Ibrahim Gambari flew out of army-ruled Myanmar on Tuesday after meeting junta chief Than Shwe and a second session of talks with detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
- India Asks Myanmar To Consider Probe Into Situation (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2007)
Taking a cautious stand on the developments in the neighbouring country of Myanmar, India on Tuesday urged the military regime of the country to “consider undertaking an inquiry into the recent incidents and use of forces” while expressing . . . .
- Un Envoy Meets Suu Kyi, Junta Chief (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 03, 2007)
United Nations special envoy Ibrahim Gambari today met with Myanmar’s democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi and junta leader Than Shwe, intervening after a bloody crackdown on an uprising.
- The Changing Indian Woman (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Oct 03, 2007)
One of the finest panel discussions that formed part of the Incredible India@60 campaign in New York, organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry, Tourism and seven other ministries, was the one titled ‘Women and Global Leadership’.
- Un-Habitat Report — Enhancing Urban Security And Peoples’ Safety (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Oct 03, 2007)
Issues relating to eviction of people either from their small farm-holding or squatter settlement particularly when they live on the margins of existence putting up with abject conditions, always evoke legitimate reaction not only from the. . .
- Iaea Chief’S India Visit To Keep The Nuke Pot Boiling (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2007)
It’s a visit which is going to be tracked to its minutest detail. And going by its sheer timing, it certainly couldn’t have come at a worse time for the Manmohan Singh government.
- Un Envoy Meets Suu Kyi & Junta Head, 1,000 Go ‘Missing’ (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2007)
After days of delays, Myanmar’s reclusive junta leader granted an audience today to a UN envoy hoping to broker an end to a crackdown on pro-democracy protesters.
- Special Article (Statesman, YP GUPTA, Oct 03, 2007)
The import of 50 lakh tonnes of wheat for the second consecutive year (2007-08) and 55 lakh tonnes during 2006-07 imply that our food security is at risk.
- Un Envoy Meets Suu Kyi, Junta Chief (Asian Age, Editorial, The Asian Age, Oct 03, 2007)
A UN envoy met pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi for a second time, hours after an audience with Burma’s military leader on Tuesday, pressing ahead his quest to end the junta’s crackdown on democracy advocates.
- Pranab Urges Junta To Consider Probe (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2007)
As the international community clamoured for action against the Burmese rulers for crushing the pro-democracy protestors, India asked the military junta to consider a probe into the violent incidents.
- Housing’S Tough Challenge (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 01, 2007)
THE United Nations commemorates World Habitat Day on the first Monday of October every year, thus providing an opportunity to take stock of the housing and shelter situation and community issues across the globe.
- Us And Them (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2007)
THE time for doubt has passed, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon informed a high-level summit meeting on climate change at the United Nations headquarters.
- Pakistani Students Leave For India Today (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2007)
Twelve Pakistani students will leave for Chandigarh, India, via Wagah today (Monday) to participate in the second ‘Indo-Pak Students Peace Camp’.
- Mired In A Vortex Of Terror & Drugs (Dawn, S. Mudassir Ali Shah, Oct 01, 2007)
HOWEVER phrased, President Hamid Karzai’s tenure has been a disquieting litany of half-truths, plain untruths, failures, missed opportunities and dithering on hot-button issues such as the Taliban-led insurgency, unprecedented poppy cultivation . . . .
- Un Envoy Meets Suu Kyi (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2007)
UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari today met detained Myanmar Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi but had yet to hold talks with the head of the junta on ending a bloody crackdown on protests against 45 years of military rule.
- Un Envoy Back In Myanmar Capital For Junta Talks: Official (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2007)
UN special envoy Ibrahim Gambari who met Myanmar's detained democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi over the weekend has returned to the nation's remote capital for expected talks with the junta leader, a UN official said on Monday.
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