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Yunnan Model
The
Yunnan region has evolved its own development strategy, which
appears to be ideal for northeastern
India too.
When A Little Money Goes A Long Way
Grameen Bank founder and Nobel Peace
Prize winner Mohammad Yunus believes
microcredit could be the solution for
the problems of China's farmers.
We Are For Peace: Pranab
"Will share evidence on Mumbai blasts
with Pakistan" Foreign policy is
extension of national interest "Terror
issue had been taken up with
Bangladesh”
Nc Pulls Out Of Working Groups
Renewed contact with secessionists
behind decision?
Mechanism Of Confusion
To expect that
Pakistan
will cooperate with India in its war
against terrorism is impractical,
given
Islamabad's
dismal track record.
Jammu And Kashmir Autonomy Working
Group Proves Stillborn
Manmohan's
Srinagar
promise paralysed by problems.
The Enemy Within
The detection of ISI moles in the army
is nothing new, but then since 2004,
it is the third major detection of
penetration—of the R&AW by the CIA in
2004, of the NSCS by the CIA earlier
this year and of the Army by the ISI
now.
China - Angry Friend
The nuclear test has shaken North
Korea's ties with long-time ally
China.
N. Korea Not Planning Another Test:
China
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il told a
visiting Chinese delegation to
Pyongyang last week that the
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
(DPRK) did not plan to carry out a
second nuclear test.
Ctbt A Decade Ago To Nepal This Year,
He Blends Politics, Strategy
Six months ago, when the Nepal crisis
took an unpredictable turn with the
Seven Party Alliance rejecting King
Gyanendra’s offer to nominate a Prime
Minister, India was staring at a
possible diplomatic embarrassment
having welcomed the King’s offer . . .
Returns Of Office
With his vast experience Pranab
Mukherjee is well placed to craft
diplomacy for the world’s fourth
largest economy . . .
Veteran Returns To Assignment More
Demanding Now
India will have a stand-alone External Affairs Minister
after nearly 11 months Also worked as
Finance, Commerce Ministers Has headed
many Groups of Ministers.
Salmon High On The Agenda
Norwegian royalty to head business
delegation.
The Message Behind The Burqa Row
For British Muslims, clearly, an ill
wind is heading their way.
Clinching Evidence?
The NSA apparently meant that the
evidence collected so far is direct,
indirect and circumstantial, but they
are yet to collect material and
documentary evidence. Collection of
material and documentary evidence
takes time. It took five months in
1993.
Pranab Reasons Why He Should Deny Fm
Post
Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee, who
would have been external affairs
minister by now by all reckoning, is
believed to have introduced yet
another dimension to a prolonged
internal debate in the ruling
Congress, about his candidacy for the
job.
Britain For Troop Withdrawal From
Iraq?
Britain was
on Monday reported to be exploring a
timetable for a gradual withdrawal of
its troops from Iraq as Prime Minister
Tony Blair reviewed the security
situation with visiting Iraqi Deputy
Prime Minister Barham Salih.
Beyond Asian Century
The rapid economic growth of China and
India is not merely about the
prospects of an Asian century but also
the transformation of other regions in
the world.
Options Before Us
Leave
Iraq
in time-bound phases, letting the
Iraqi government and the various
contending parties sort it out or
fight it out among themselves without
waiting till there is at least a
semblance of normalcy or stay on till
normalcy is restored?
Three Wings, One Force
I know for certain that our Air Force
was not satisfied with the Army’s
response to the intrusion by Pakistan
at Kargil. Vinod Putney, head of the
Western Air Command and deputy to Air
Chief A.Y. Tipnis, would talk to me
twice or thrice those days.
Integrity Campaign Must Specify, Not
Sermonise
The ‘Integrity India Campaign’
launched by the Confederation of
Indian Industry (CII) and headed by
N.R. Narayana Murthy raises some
interesting questions and
possibilities.
The Search For The Puppet-Masters
Indian investigators know the
marionettes who enact the
Lashkar-e-Taiba's jihad — but the men
who hold the strings are out of reach.
Re-Emergence Of Taliban
Ever since American forces entered
Afghanistan and removed the Taliban
from power, Indian foreign policy has
been based on the premise that the US
and its NATO allies would restore
peace, stability and moderation in
Afghanistan.
The End Of A Long Friendship?
North Korea's
recent moves have pushed China into a
corner.
How India Can Lose China
India has never missed an opportunity to squander the big
moments in its complex relationship
with
China.
Revival Of The Taliban
Ever since American forces entered
Afghanistan and removed the Taliban
from power, Indian foreign policy has
been based on the premise that the
Americans and their NATO allies would
restore peace, stability and
moderation in Afghanistan.
No Serendipity In Sri Lanka
The announcement of resumption of
dialogue between Government and Tamil
Tigers has failed to bring any respite
to the island nation. . . .
Get Involved Now
India has done well to indicate that it does not wish ill
of the government of
Sri Lanka and the Sinhalese people.
There is a need for a similar
appropriate gesture—of a humanitarian
kind—to the Tamils. The time has come
to actually participate . . .
Facts, Fiction Or The Fog Of Drugs?
Much of the Mumbai Police's account of
the train bombings comes from
narcoanalysis of suspects. How
truthful is the truth that truth drugs
have yielded?
Blair Slams Veil
British Prime Minister Tony Blair on
Tuesday waded into the "burqa''
controversy by endorsing the view that
the veil worn by Muslim women was a
"mark of separateness'' and an
obstacle to integration.
Another Rogue State
North Korea
has deliberately chosen to become the
ninth nuclear weapon state and isolate
itself further. In choosing to conduct
the nuclear test, it chose to reject
advice given by its only friend,
China.
An Eye-Wash
By voting the resolution and through
media spin on the significance of it,
the members of the UNSC have sought to
cover up the humiliation of their
failure to prevent
North Korea
from flouting international opinion
with impunity. . . .
`Gandhi Not Getting The Nobel Was The
Biggest Omission'
It's not often that you get candid
admissions. Or that big institutions
have got it wrong. A group of Indian
journalists heard both at the
headquarters of the Norwegian Nobel
Committee, which awards the annual
Nobel Peace Prize.
Tigers Strike Back
The Sri Lankan Armed Forces have paid
a heavy price for their
over-confidence -- heaviest casualties
since the cease-fire agreement.
Agents Cannot Be Wished Away?
Against the backdrop of the recent FIR
filed against the former Defence
Minister, George Fernandes, and others
in the Barak missile import deal,
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said
there was need for regulating the role
of middlemen in defense . . .
Miles To Go Before We Sleep: Manmohan
Singh
Full-fledged Foreign Minister soon May
appeal against High Court ruling on
Bannerjee panel "New Foreign Minister
shortly"
Manmohan: ``Big Powers" Block U.N.
Reform
Reform process has a long way to go
Verifiable cross-border links Strong
support for
India's
plea . . .
There Goes World Peace
A rogue Communist regime finally goes
officially nuclear with a little help
from
Pakistan
and China . . .
India Offers Itself As Partner Of Eu
In Asia
Manmohan speaks of region stretching
from Gibraltar to Straits of Malacca.
India, Eu To Push For Big Trade,
Investment Deal
Reiterate commitment to multilateral
trade.
There Goes World Peace
A rogue Communist regime finally goes
officially nuclear with a little help
from
Pakistan
and China . . .
U.K. Troops Must Leave Iraq: General
Forces' presence stoking extremism, he
says. . . .
Fear Stalks North Kashmir Mountains
Dentist's murder points to continued
Lashkar presence — and power.
Towards An Inclusive Globalisation
Globalisation has not removed personal
and regional income disparities. The
gap between the rich and the poor is
widening. We need a new global vision
that ensures the gains from
globalisation are more widely shared.
Six Lakh Iraqis Killed Since U.S.
Invasion, Says Report
More than 600,000 Iraqis are estimated
to have died since the United
States-British invasion of their
country three years ago, suggesting
that the humanitarian crisis facing
Iraq is significantly more serious
than either Britain or U.S. are
willing . . .
India-Eu Bacchanalian Cup Runneth Over
Whisky may be too small an item to
spoil India-EU trade and economic
relations. But there could be twists
and turns.
In The Shadows
What is the Lashkar's agenda in India?
Who are its leaders and what is their
relationship with the Directorate of
the ISI?
Helsinki Prefers Silence On Nuclear
Deal
Finland
matters since it heads European Union;
it is a key state in the Nuclear
Suppliers Group . . . .
Gaps To Fill
In the "unassailable" Mumbai blast
case, serious questions remain about
the evidence.
Fortresses Of Faith
The discovery of a madrassa-based
Lashkar cell in Gujarat raises
difficult questions about such
seminaries.
"India Could Help By Ending Production
Of Fissile Material"
After the North Korean nuclear test,
India could do more to counter nuclear
proliferation by announcing a
moratorium on the production of
fissile material, saysGijs de Vries,
the European Union's Counter-Terrorism
Coordinator.
Lashkar Issues Fresh Threats
Islamist polemic proliferates in
Pakistan despite detention of terror
group's chief. . . .
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