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Fall-Back Safeguards, Nsg, Sequencing
Remain Areas Of Concern In Nuclear
Talks
Apart from big-ticket obstacles like
the "right of return" and fuel supply
assurances, negotiators from India and
the U.S. have not managed to bridge
their differences on the sequencing of
next steps in the implementation
process for the . . .
Class Still Matters In "Meritocratic"
Britain
The latest casualty of the class
divide is Kate Middleton, Prince
William's ex-girlfriend.
Talks With Iaea Only After 123
Negotiations Conclude
India wants fuel supply assurance issue with
U.S. resolved first Safeguards picture
has become complicated Officials
reject suggestion of "Delhi vs.
Mumbai" division.
Tigers Strike Again
In an attempt to pre-empt an
apprehended military offensive by the
Sri Lankan Armed Forces on the
territory controlled by the Liberation
Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the
Northern Province of Sri Lanka, the
LTTE Air Force has carried out a . . .
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Major Obstacles Persist In Nuclear
Deal
"Big problems" remain on scope of
cooperation, termination conditions
U.S. insists on including a "right of return" clause
Menon will try to give political push
at meeting with Burns.
India Feels U.S. Backsliding On Prior
Commitments
Hyde Act' sums up obstacles in the way
of implementation of nuclear
agreement.
Afzal Guru: British Rights Activists'
Plea To Kalam
Campaign gains momentum ahead of
President's visit Make an appeal to
European Parliament President Death
sentence a miscarriage of justice.
A Willing Suspension Of Disbelief
Forget about
Iran,
North Korea, and terrorism, the
principal security challenge of our
time is how to restrain the U.S. from
pursuing policies that promote
conflict and undermine international
stability.
Dragon In Space
The successful launch of the Agni III
missile and the PSLV this month lets
the Indian space establishment heave a
big sigh of relief and put behind the
embarrassing failures of the Agni III
test and the GSLV launch last July.
Foreign Ministry Denies Lapses In Mea
Process
Minister of State for External Affairs
E Ahmed said as per the standard
procedure, Consular, Passports and
Visa division (CPVD) issues diplomatic
passports to Members of Parliament and
their spouses on the basis of a
relevant note from the concerned . . .
The Reform Models
In 1791, the Congress chartered the
first bank. Initially, only states
were allowed to float banks.
Sheikh Hasina Party Faults British
Airways
Foreign Office clarifies that the
British Government has nothing to do
with it Decision follows advice from
Dhaka to international airlines.
Diplomacy And N-Energy
Jawaharlal Nehru, the builder of
modern India, was a recognised
internationalist. He advocated that
India should play an international
role befitting its size, population
and civilisational heritage.
Talibanisation Of Islamabad
Over two decades ago, a visiting
Indian journalist, charmed by the old
world splendour of Lahore and the
vigour and vitality of the bustling
commercial city of Karachi, where I
was then India's Consul General,
described Islamabad as a city of . . .
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The You In Up
There is at least one thing for which
a political journalist would love
Uttar Pradesh: for nearly two decades
now its voters have worked so
consistently, and generously, to
justify our caste-based punditry.
Call For Tougher Gun Control In U.K.
The shooting at
America's
Virginia Tech University campus has
sparked calls for tougher gun laws in
Britain amid widespread concern over a
growing gun culture among the youth,
especially in black and Asian
communities.
British Police Conclude Probe Into
Cash-For-Honours Scam
The 13-month long police investigation
into the cash-for-honours scandal,
which has deeply damaged Prime
Minister's Tony Blair's image, is
finally over with Scotland Yard
handing over a 216-page dossier to the
Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) . . .
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Diner Shot Dead In Indian Restaurant
An Indian restaurant in
Leeds was the scene of a fatal shooting on Friday night but it
has not been established whether the
incident had any racist overtone.
Pm's Regency Nearing Its End
There are many who will emerge from
the Uttar Pradesh election not
smelling of roses.
Judicial accountability
IT is an anniversary of sorts.
Thirty-four years ago, on April 25,
the then Prime Minister, Indira
Gandhi, superseded three Supreme Court
judges, the first of its kind in
post-Independence India.
Beyond Dynasty, Towards Competence
It surprises me that it continues to
surprise us every time one of our
elected representatives is caught
indulging in criminal activity.
Talibanisation Of Islamabad
Over two decades ago, a visiting
Indian journalist, charmed by the old
world splendour of Lahore and the
vigour and vitality of the bustling
commercial city of Karachi, where I
was then India's Consul General,
described Islamabad as a city . . .
The You In Up
Voters in
India’s
largest state may be coming out of
their trenches. Celebrate, unless you
are the politician who built those
trenches.
Bureaucracy, Heal Thyself
Coming as i do from a family of
government servants, it was not a
surprise when an old friend of our
family, a senior IAS official,
dro-pped in the other day.
Making Judiciary Answerable
It is an anniversary of sorts.
Thirty-four years ago, on April 25,
the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi
appointed A.N. Ray as chief justice
causing him to supersede three Supreme
Court judges.
Politics Of Entitlement
From all accounts, the ongoing
assembly poll in India’s largest state
is not going to be remembered as a
landmark election.
Indian Officials Cautious About
Clinching Civilian Nuclear Deal
There's no deal until we have an
agreed text' India's uppermost concern
remains the right to reprocess spent
nuclear fuel AEC and not New Delhi is
responsible for formulating the Indian
position:
Coonoor Conundrum
When Chinese Special Representative
Dai Bingguo arrives for yet another
round of border talks at Coonoor over
the weekend, he might be forgiven for
wishing, if only for a fleeting
moment, that it were Brajesh Mishra of
the NDA government sitting . . .
Immigration To Get Tougher In Britain
Immigration to Britain will become
more difficult from next year with the
introduction of a new Australian-style
points system designed to ensure that
only those who can contribute to
British economy are allowed to come
in.
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