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Articles 4221 through 4320 of 20249:
- Truce, A Facade For Troops To Consolidate (Deccan Herald, N J Nanporia , Aug 20, 2006)
Everyone agrees that the truce in Lebanon is “fragile”. But that is only a polite way of saying that both sides are consolidating their positions.
- Adivasis Made Mercenaries To Kill Their Own People (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 20, 2006)
“Naxalism is not an issue or a problem. It is a solution, an alternative development programme.” Pendyala Varavara Rao, Poet and Ex-emissary for peace talks between AP Govt and naxalites.
- On I-Day, A Rural Reality Check (New Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Aug 20, 2006)
India's 59th birthday I decided to skip the President’s Independence Day tea party for a rural reality check. Not because I am blase about invitations from Rashtrapati Bhawan—I only get invited once a year—but because political Delhi at the moment . . .
- Not One Mole, Mr Prime Minister And Mr Jaswant, But Two! (New Indian Express, S Gurumurthy , Aug 20, 2006)
First, the Kandahar pay-off issue and next, the ‘mole' in PMO. Mr Jaswant Singh's new book seems to have opened a can of worms.
- Let And Al Qaeda (Asian Age, B. Raman , Aug 20, 2006)
Now even the National Security Advisor is openly talking about the links between these two and how the LET has become as great a threat to regional and international peace and security as Al Qaeda...
- Tell Tale Signs (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Aug 20, 2006)
After the Mumbai blasts and the uncovering of the conspiracy to blow up 10 aircraft over the Atlantic, the situation is vastly different. The anti-Iraq war lobby, the defenders of Iran and the root cause wallahs, who on past occasions have displayed . . .
- Corruption And Profiteering (Pioneer, KPS Gill, Aug 20, 2006)
There was a time when profit was a dirty word in India. That was wrong. Enterprise is driven by profit, and vast areas of national activity and development are inherently a function of enterprise.
- Bush Has A Terror, Fascist Agenda (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 20, 2006)
Hussain Randathani | Director Islamic Research and Development Council Kozhikode
- Full Of Sound And Fury... (OutLook, B. Raman , Aug 20, 2006)
Hype. Over-dramatisation of threat perceptions, over-demonisation of suspects even before collecting evidence and over-projection of the role of Gen Pervez Musharraf in the so-called war against terrorism have become the defining characteristics of . . .
- So Fake, So True (New Indian Express, UMA MAHADEVAN, Aug 20, 2006)
Peter Carey’s last novel, My Life As A Fake, was a thrilling romp set around the Ern Malley affair, Australia’s celebrated literary fraud, and the question of authorship. Theft continues on the themes of authenticity, fraud and value.
- Protest In Dhaka Over Bjp Leader's Remark (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Bangladeshi Muslims took to streets in Dhaka today after noon prayers to protest against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Rajnath Singh’s recent remarks that India should send its security forces into Pakistan and Bangladesh to destroy . . .
- A New Word In The Lexicon, A New Line Of Attack (Indian Express, Kartyk Venkatraman, Aug 19, 2006)
Wednesday’s grenade attack on the ISKCON temple in Imphal, killing five people, spelt two significant changes for Manipur. One was the introduction of a word in the state’s lexicon: “Terrorist”.
- Low-Key Ganpati Festival Urged In Mumbai (Tribune, Shiv Kumar, Aug 19, 2006)
With memories of last month's serial bomb blasts fresh, the Maharashtra government is urging Ganesh Mandals to tone down their celebrations this year.
- Hc Asked To Decide On Punjab Police Officers’ Row (Tribune, S.S. Negi , Aug 19, 2006)
In order to have a prompt resolution to the lingering dispute between IPS and state police service officers of the Punjab police on posting to key positions like district police chiefs, the Supreme Court today referred a bunch of petitions on the . . .
- A Question Of Faith (Times of India, Javed Anand, Aug 19, 2006)
Since the serial bomb blasts in Mumbai's suburban trains on July 11, there have been numerous and repeated allegations of the targeting of an entire community for the dastardly act of some people who have yet to be identified.
- Hard Times For Pak President (Times of India, Somini Sengupta , Aug 19, 2006)
Nearly five years after September 11 turned Pakistan's president, General Pervez Musharraf, into one of Washington's most indispensable allies, he finds himself squeezed from many directions, leading to one of the most serious political binds of . . .
- Transit Remand For Pak Terrorists (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
The two Pakistani terrorists arrested from Hingalganj in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district revealed some clues during interrogation and Mumbai Police may seek their transit remand, police sources said here on Friday night.
- Six Linked To Pakistan Suicide Attack Arrested (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Pakistani agents have arrested six militants accused of playing role in a suicide attack near the US Consulate in March that killed an American diplomat and three Pakistanis, an official said on Friday.
- 59 Years: A Sense Of Insecurity (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 19, 2006)
If you look at the list of people arrested after the train bombings in Mumbai you will see the names of doctors, teachers and software engineers. What further proof do we need of radicalisation of our own Muslims?
- Musharraf Put In A Terrible Bind (Deccan Herald, Somini Sengupta , Aug 19, 2006)
No one doubts that the president, who is also the army chief of staff, remains the most powerful man in Pakistan and enjoys the backing of the United States. “He still makes the political weather,” as one Western diplomat put it.
- Found Near Uk Arrest Site: Bomb Material (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
A suitcase filled with bomb-making material has been found by British police officers investigating an alleged terrorist plot to blow up US-bound passenger jets using liquid explosives.
- Kykl Denies Role In Iskcon Blast (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Twenty-four hours after media reports quoted a senior Union Home Ministry official as saying the Kanglei Yawol Kanba Lup (KYKL) may be behind the ISKCON temple blast on August 16, the militant outfit has broken its three-day silence and denied . . .
- ‘Al-Qaeda Has No Role In J&k’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Syed Sallah-u-Din, chief of Hizbul Mujahideen, the strongest Kashmiri militant group, has said that al-Qaeda has no role in Jammu and Kashmir.
- The Ball Remains In India’S Court (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Aug 19, 2006)
In an interview to India’s fortnightly magazine, Frontline, General Pervez Musharraf has said all the right things, in the right vein and with sincerity.
- Bush In Babylon (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Aug 19, 2006)
Arnove has built up a powerful case for immediate American withdrawal from Iraq.
- Plan To Put Metro On Fast Track Between Cp And Igi Airport (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
The line is expected to be completed ahead of the Commonwealth Games
- Nato Appeals For Help In Curtailing Afghan Drugs (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
NATO’s top general appealed to the international community on Thursday to do more to curb Afghanistan’s growing drug trade, which he said is helping finance a resurgent Taliban and fueling instability.
- Crossing The Bridge (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 19, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf's suggestion, given in an interview to an Indian weekly, that some form of agreement be reached between India and Pakistan to ensure that their respective intelligence agencies do not work against each other is something . . .
- Terrorism Has To Be Met With Force: President (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Calling on the country’s police to be courteous to common people and do justice to the needy through prompt delivery of services, President General Pervez Musharraf Friday asked the law enforcing agencies to act strongly against those preaching . . .
- West’S Losing ‘War On Terror’ (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 19, 2006)
The writing is on the wall. A recent poll in the UK found that four out five Britons believe that the West is losing the ‘war on terror’, while only 14 per cent approve of Tony Blair’s support for the Bush administration’s foreign policy.
- Will The Fragile Peace Last In Lebanon? (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Aug 19, 2006)
The prospective members of UNIFIL have failed to agree on or even properly discuss the exact nature of UNIFIL's mandate.
- What The U.S. Is Doing To Pakistan (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Aug 19, 2006)
Washington's influence in "core" areas of Pakistan's security seems to be growing. And this is not restricted to mere cooperation in anti-terrorist actions.
- Muslim Community Tries Where Government Has Failed (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 19, 2006)
Neither isolationist nor homogeneously Asian, the Muslim community in Walthamstow in east London tried to save a generation failed by the government.
- The Remarkable Rise Of Documentary Cinema (Hindu, Mark Lawson, Aug 19, 2006)
Most documentary films are as much about propaganda as civil service films 60 years ago.
- Not An Orphanage But An Ltte Training Camp: Colombo (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
`The structure is not orphanage but an LTTE training camp'
- Cpi(m): Abide By Word On Nuclear Deal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
PM's detailed reply in Parliament a healthy precedent: Yechury
- Know The Neighbours — Ist (Daily Excelsior, Sarvadaman, Aug 19, 2006)
Since the time Nepal adopted multi-party system, peace and stability has eluded her. Democracy is not a ready made ball of sweetmeat to be swallowed with relish.
- Terrorist Duo Confess To Mumbai Mission On Isi Behest (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
The plot behind the two arrested terrorists from Hingalganj thickened after revelations of their Mumbai mission at the behest of ISI.
- Give A Fillip (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Aug 19, 2006)
Looked from one angle one will find it surprising that per capita income in the State is Rs 16190.
- Land And Law (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 19, 2006)
The present debate and controversy over the acquisition of fertile
agricultural land for the Tatas at Singur within and outside the state assembly has to be understood in the light of the history of land
acquisition in West Bengal.
- Musharraf Angry, Hurt Over India's Bomb Allegation (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said he was angry and disappointed that India had blamed his government for last month's bomb blasts in Mumbai, which he said was the work of "freelance terrorists".
- Hizb Chief Ready For Peace Talks (Asian Age, Yusuf Jameel, Aug 19, 2006)
Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin told a Srinagar-based news agency, Kashmir News Service, on Thursday that his organisation was ready to talk to India and that ceasefire from either side should not be a precondition for starting the . . .
- Himalayan Ecology Under Siege (Daily Excelsior, Ravi Sharma , Aug 19, 2006)
All hell breaks loose the moment there is talk of exploiting Antarctica's mineral reserves or of laying a pipeline across a portion of Alaska or when another few thousand hectares of forest are lost along the Amazon.
- Mumbai Blast Probe Moving In Right Direction, Claim Officials (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
More than a month after the serial blasts in Mumbai, the Maharashtra government has told the centre that its investigations were moving in the right direction and the case would be cracked in some time.
- Tell Tale Signs (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Aug 19, 2006)
After the Mumbai blasts and the uncovering of the conspiracy to blow up 10 aircraft over the Atlantic, the situation is vastly different. The anti-Iraq war lobby, the defenders of Iran and the root cause wallahs, who on past occasions have displayed . . .
- Corruption And Profiteering (Pioneer, KPS Gill, Aug 19, 2006)
There was a time when profit was a dirty word in India.
- Breakthrough Achieved In Mumbai Blasts: Jaiswal (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
A major breakthrough has been achieved in the probe into the July 11 serial bomb blasts in commuter trains in Mumbai, Union Minister for State for Home Sriprakash Jaiswal said here today.
- Phone Tapping Saved Lives: Usa (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
The US administration insists that a telephone-tapping programme ordered by President George W Bush helped stop terrorist attacks besides saving American lives.
- Freelance Terrorists Behind Mumbai Blasts’ (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on Friday said that the July 11 Mumbai bombings could be the handiwork of "freelance terrorists."
- Bush Has A Terror, Fascist Agenda (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 19, 2006)
Hussain Randathani | Director Islamic Research and Development Council Kozhikode
- Living Under Terror Shadow (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
A major breakthrough has been achieved in the probe into the July 11 serial bomb blasts in commuter trains in Mumbai, Union minister for state for home Sriprakash Jaiswal said here on Friday.
- Drug Trade Questions ‘Integrity’ Of Afghan Government: Us (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
The US State Department said on Friday that a sudden increase in the production of illicit drugs in Afghanistan was ‘a problem for the integrity’ of the Afghan government.
- Same Old Tune Of Violence (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 18, 2006)
One will not say that the India-Pakistan relations have nosedived after more than two years of remarkable bonhomie.
- Musharraf For Joint Management Of Kashmir (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
Endorsing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s suggestion to institutionalise arrangements to bring people from both sides of divided Kashmir closer, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said this needs to be discussed as it could be a "starter" . . .
- No Breach In Pm’S Security: Patil (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
Home Minister Shivraj Patil today denied in the Lok Sabha that there was any breach in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's security on the occasion of the Independence Day, clarifying that the reported posting of three to four former ultras for the PM's . .
- Now Fear Has A New Shape (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 18, 2006)
The new security threat...the tubes of toothpaste and bottles of shampoo have you thinking evil thoughts.
- Trans-Atlantic Bomb Plot Planner Was Jaish Member (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Aug 18, 2006)
Rashid Rauf trained in terror facilities set up to fuel jihad in J&K, admits Jaish chief's father
- Us Eavesdropping Program Ruled Unconstitutional (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
The US federal judge on Thursday ruled that the U.S. government's domestic eavesdropping program is unconstitutional and ordered it ended immediately.
- Iskcon Blast: Cops Still Groping In The Dark (Deccan Herald, Anirban Bhaumik , Aug 18, 2006)
A day after a deadly explosion at the premises of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in Imphal killed four devotees and injured altogether 66 others, the police are yet to ascertain the identity of those who masterminded it.
- India Warns U.S. Against Changes In Nuclear Pact (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Aug 18, 2006)
India warned the United States Congress on Thursday not to tinker with a controversial civilian nuclear cooperation deal and said it would not accept any significant changes to the agreement.
- Haunting Terror Threats (Daily Excelsior, Arun Nehru, Aug 18, 2006)
The war against terror continues and we see 'new' innovative methods deployed by terror groups and clearly the intelligence agencies have foiled and prevented a terror act which cuts across nations, religion and beliefs and is little more than . . .
- Parliament Below Par (Deccan Herald, B G Verghese, Aug 18, 2006)
Due to irresponsible behaviour and selfish motives of parliamentarians, Parliament is losing its sanctity.
- Us Flies In Special Envoy To Push For Truce In Lanka (Hindustan Times, PK Balachandran, Aug 18, 2006)
The United States on Thursday sent a special envoy to Colombo to ask the Sri Lankan government and the Tamil Tiger rebels to immediately cease hostilities and return to the negotiating table.
- Uk Terror Suspects' Faith Made In India (Hindustan Times, Vijay Dutt, Aug 18, 2006)
Among those arrested in connection with the recent terror plot to blow up transatlantic airliners, the key figures seem to be linked to the Tablighi Jamaat, an orthodox Islamic movement that was formed in India in 1927. Its headquarters was in . . .
- China Launches Etiquette Campaign (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
No spiting, littering or speaking loud at public places are part of the guidelines issued by the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC) meant for all citizens of the country to enhance hospitality ahead of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
- ``Deal Should Not Be Used To Browbeat India'' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
Address scientists' concerns: UPA allies
- India, Pakistan Should Trust Each Other: Mus (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf says that the July 11 Mumbai bombings could be the handiwork of “freelance terrorists” and said the two countries should have trust in each other.
- An 'Honour Killing' In Italy (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 18, 2006)
The apparent 'honour killing' of a 20-year-old women of Pakistani origin near the Italian city of Brescia has understandably created quite a furore in that country, especially with reference to integration of ethnic minorities into the mainstream.
- Only Democracy Can Break Pakistan Terror Link (Hindu, Benazir Bhutto, Aug 18, 2006)
A democratic Pakistan, free from the yoke of military dictatorship, would cease to be the petri dish of the pandemic of international terrorism.
- Profiling Will Criminalise Asian Travellers (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 18, 2006)
Blanket profiling will make it easier for terrorists to beat security and drive young people into the extremists' arms.
- 100 Tigers Killed In Renewed Battle (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Aug 18, 2006)
At least 100 cadres of the LTTE have been reported killed in fresh fighting with security forces in the Jaffna peninsula in the last 24 hours even as the area has remained virtually cut off from the rest of the world for the past six days.
- Terrorism And Counter-Terrorism Revisited (The Financial Express, RICHARD N. HAASS, Aug 18, 2006)
The arrests in London of 21 terrorists who appear to have planned to blow up a number of airplanes over the Atlantic reminds us of the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington of September 11, 2001. 9/11 remains the date that has come to signify . .
- Tamil Nadu Assembly Condemns `Massacre' Of Tamils In Sri Lanka (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
House resolution expresses shock over the death of 61 students
- V.P. Singh, Bardhan Held On U.P. Border (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
`Dadri march' successfully thwarted, claims Uttar Pradesh Government
Taken to a guesthouse in Ghaziabad
No force was used, says U.P. Principal Home Secretary .
- Musharraf For Joint Management Of Kashmir (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf has appreciated Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s suggestion for institutionalization of arrangements to bring people from both sides of divided Kashmir closer and said it could be a “starter” for the joint . . .
- Of Terror Twosome & Mumbai Blasts (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
Mohammad Sohail and Mohammad Zubair, militants arrested by the Border Security Force at Hingalgunj on Monday, belong to the terror module which triggered off serial blasts on Mumbai’s local trains in July.
- Uk Terror Plotter Has Jaish Links (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
Two suspicious containers from Pakistan forced evacuation of a Seattle port terminal in North America after a sniffer dog indicated they could contain explosives.
- Complex Case Of J&k Light Infantry (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 18, 2006)
Recent reports of three soldiers of the Indian Army having links with Lashkar-e-Tayyeba makes stories about moles sound more credible.
- Let And Al Qaeda (OutLook, B. Raman , Aug 18, 2006)
Now even the National Security Advisor is openly talking about the links between these two and how the LET has become as great a threat to regional and international peace and security as Al Qaeda...
- No Country But A Religion (Pioneer, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Aug 18, 2006)
A joke was going round Britain in the fifties about a National Serviceman (National Service was compulsory then and even a Commonwealth citizen like me had to ask for deferment) who tried to get out of Sunday church parade by registering as a Muslim.
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