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Under Us Pressure
Even as some of our television
channels are asserting that Gen Pervez
Musharraf is India's "best bet" for
peace and harmony in the region,
scholars in Pakistan seem to think
otherwise.
Centre Trying Out Non-Army Anti-Terror
Forces In J&k?
More troops withdrawal likely if
violence dips: officials Concern over
CRPF's counter-terrorism abilities It
does not have a dedicated intelligence
organisation.
Bsf To Pull Out Of Five J&k Towns
Crpe replacing 10 battalions Pullout
expected to end by next weekend Level
of violence down in southern
Kashmir.
Bhutan No Longer To Be Guided By India
On Foreign Affairs
Under new treaty, the country can take
its own decisions on external
relations Bhutan now does not need
"approval" to buy arms, ammunition
Clause in new treaty mentions
extradition.
As The Us Mounts Pressure — Musharraf
Embarks On Iranian Containment
Even as some of our television
channels are asserting that the
Pakistani President, Gen Pervez
Musharraf, is India's "best bet" for
peace and harmony in the region,
scholars in Pakistan seem to think
otherwise.
U.K. Visa Fee Hiked
New rates from next month Hike will
affect all categories of non-E.U.
migrants Unfair and arbitrary, say
immigrant groups.
Musharraf Still Us's Best Bet
Even as some of our television
channels are averring that Pakistan
President Pervez Musharraf is India's
"best bet" for peace and harmony in
the region, scholars in Pakistan seem
to think otherwise.
China Chequers India
Chinese interests in Gwadar in
Pakistan, Hambantota in Sri Lanka and
Sitwe in Myanmar have serious security
implications for
India.
Border Row Not Insurmountable: Li
The boundary dispute between India and
China was a problem imposed on the
people of both countries by "western
colonialists" at a time when the
nations were not "masters of their own
homes," Chinese Foreign Minister Li
Zhaoxing said here on Tuesday.
Time For Obituaries
May be it is, as some people believe,
the constellation of stars and
planets. Divine intervention or plain
human ineptitude, things are just not
going well for the Congress. It's bad
enough losing power in two States.
China For Talks On Iran
Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing
on Tuesday called on Iran to step up
its cooperation with the International
Atomic Energy Agency, and repeated
China's stance that negotiation should
be favoured over sanctions to urge
Iran to rein in its nuclear . . .
The Suicide Armada In Afghanistan
Strategically, the Neo-Taliban's
conventional battles have been more
significant, but tactically, its
repeated acts of suicide terrorism
result in new recruits and aids its
PSYWAR against the Karzai government.
Bush's Buddy
Is Mush finally yielding to the
pressure to act against Neo Taliban?
How to sustain and increase this
pressure without destabilising him is
the question before US policy-makers.
India For Legal Treaty With Pak
India may push for an agreement with
Pakistan on mutual legal assistance
for combating terrorism, when senior
officials from both the countries hold
their first anti-terrorism meeting in
Islamabad on Tuesday.
China Lays Stress On Equitable Growth
China must avoid a strategy of
"seeking only faster growth" and focus
instead on efforts to create more
equity, save energy and cut pollution,
said Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on
Monday at his annual address to the
National People's Congress . . .
Celebrating A Non-Event
Funny isn’t it, two days of nearly
hysterical, over-the-top coverage and
suddenly the Budget is widely dubbed a
‘non-event’.
Anti-Terror Meet Today
In accordance with the 2006 decision
The firebombing of the Samjhauta
Express to figure in the talks Link
between Indo-U.S. meeting and
India-Pakistan efforts to fight
against terrorism denied.
How The U.S. War Coalition Is
Crumbling
Britain's
decision to pull out troops from
Iraq
could trigger a domino effect with
countries still undecided likely to
follow its example.
Uncertainty Again For Doctors
Indian doctors in the United Kingdom
are facing fresh uncertainty. The
Health Department on Monday quietly
introduced a new eligibility criterion
for the ongoing round of recruitment
to the National Health Service (NHS).
Time For Obituaries
May be it is, as some people believe,
the constellation of stars and
planets. Divine intervention or plain
human ineptitude, things are just not
going well for the Congress.
E-Mails At The Heart Of Banned Bbc
Story
An internal Downing Street e-mail
allegedly suggesting a "cover-up'' in
the cash-for-peerages scandal was at
the heart of a news report which the
BBC was banned from airing on Friday
night.
China's Parliament Session From Today
China's Parliament — the National
People's Congress — will open its
annual session on Monday with some
3,000 delegates from around the
country gathering at the Great Hall of
the People just off Tiananmen Square.
"Living Introduction To Islam"
A new book refutes the perception of
the religion as a closed and rigid
system.
Parliament’s Image Problem
Is anyone bothered about Parliament,
wonders Somnath Chatterjee, the Lok
Sabha Speaker. What torments him most
is how negatively the parliamentary
system is seen.
Plot Against Peace
The Samjhauta Express bombing could be
linked to Pakistani Islamists' growing
intolerance of the India-Pakistan
bonhomie.
Minority Mistreatment
The mistreatment of minority
shareholders of Rayban Sun Optics
India Ltd is an ideal case study on
the extent to which companies will go
to deprive shareholders from getting a
fair exit price.
Nothing Khas For The Aam Aadmi
As someone who believes that India is
a poor country only because of
‘socialist’ economic policies and bad
governance, I am always in search of
examples that strengthen my case.
‘Queer Way To Bouy Economic Growth’
The Sensex closed a whopping 540
points down after finance minister P
Chidambaram giving the budget; but for
once, the budget exercise has truly
lost its relevance in the face of the
domino effect of the fall in global
capital markets.
The Suicide Armada In Afghanistan
Strategically, the Neo-Taliban's
conventional battles have been more
significant, but tactically, its
repeated acts of suicide terrorism
result in new recruits and aids its
PSYWAR against the Karzai government.
Macau — Las Vegas Of The East
In 2006, Macau overtook the Las Vegas
strip in gambling revenues when its 24
casinos raked in $6.9 billion.
Development Sells, Not Slogans
THE voting pattern in India is
undergoing a change beyond conjecture.
There were times when Pakistan or
Kashmir would be an issue at every
election — provincial or central.
The Suicide Armada In Afghanistan
Strategically, the Neo-Taliban's
conventional battles have been more
significant, but tactically, its
repeated acts of suicide terrorism
result in new recruits and aids its
PSYWAR against the Karzai government.
Victory For Al-Fayed
Harrods' owner Mohammed Al-Fayed on
Friday won a major legal victory when
the High Court ruled in his favour
over his demand that the inquests into
the deaths of Princess Diana and his
son Dodi, who were killed in a Paris
car crash 10 years ago, . . .
Common Theme: Protect Him To Protect
Her
When Sten Lindstorm, the Swedish
Police Investigator who probed the
Bofors fraud in
Sweden,
said that 'Sonia must be questioned on
the scam' and on her links with Q, he
was obviously on sure grounds.
As Quattrocchi's Detention Reopens The
Bofors Theatre
With the detention of the kingpin of
the Bofors scam, Ottavio Quattrocchi,
in Argentina, the scam rises again
from the grave.
Lashkar Hits Out At Musharraf
Spews venom on India-Pakistan peace
process on its web sites LeT `boss'
has called for a joint probe into
Samjhauta carnage `Musharraf's remarks
on Kashmir are influenced by U.S.'
Why The Defense Of ‘Q’ Then And
Silence Now?
That an idling, almost forgotten,
Interpol Alert to arrest Q issued way
back in 1997 would do a Pokhran on the
UPA Government was beyond its
comprehension.
Indian Intelligence Had Warned About
Attack On Musharraf
Pakistani author claims Jaish planned
to blow up bridge used by the General
Pakistan Air Force personnel were part
of a clandestine JeM cell Musharraf's
orders to shut down ISI terrorist
camps not followed.
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