November 18, 2004
India not unhappy to see Powell go
India should not expect much from Powell's exit (Dawn, Pakistan) The [outgoing] US state secretary had a penchant for public...
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09:59 AM
November 16, 2004
Iran-India oil pipeline may bring India-Pak peace
Commentary: For India and Pakistan, peace may come in a pipeline (Bloomberg News via IHT) Even by arming themselves to...
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03:38 PM
November 08, 2004
India-EU partnership talks begin
India-EU partnership talks begin (Reuters, Agence France-Presse via IHT) The PM will be discussing the details of forging a strategic...
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02:05 PM
November 04, 2004
Delhi colonial bungalows under threat
Delhi colonial bungalows under threat (BBC) The Central Public Works Division, which is the agency responsible for constructing government buildings,...
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02:51 PM
November 03, 2004
Indian-Americans win their elections
Swati Dandekar has been re-elected to the Iowa state assembly, Nikki Randhawa-Haley wins in S Carolina and Bobby Jindal is...
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10:14 AM
November 02, 2004
Pro-Bush India is due to smart policy: article
Winning Over India (National Review Online) This journalist attributes "smart policy" to the pro-Bush feelings in India. He notes that...
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05:03 PM
November 01, 2004
20 years since Indira Gandhi's assassination
India in homage to Indira Gandhi (BBC) Yesterday (Oct 31) was the 20th anniversary of Indira Gandhi's assassination. It was...
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01:46 PM
October 27, 2004
Indian, Pakistani press reacts to Mush's J&K proposal
Musharraf's Kashmir plan challenges press (BBC) BBC's roundup of the reaction of Indian and Pakistani newspapers to Musharraf's Kashmir proposal....
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01:44 PM
October 19, 2004
Analysis of the signficance of a Chinese provincial governer to India
India softens on Xinjiang (Asia Times Online) A very interesting article with in-depth analysis on the significance of a recent...
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04:31 PM
BJP could learn from Turkish political party
Curing what ails India's Hindu hardliners (Asia Times Online) The author, an ambassador to various countries including Turkey, analyses BJP's...
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03:30 PM
October 18, 2004
AP on the Bachchan-Gandhi feud
Two grand Indian families _ one political, one moviemaking _ and one public feud (AP via SFGate.com) AP article on...
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04:43 PM
October 14, 2004
India Abroad interview with John Kerry
The Rediff Interview/John Kerry (rediff.com) The final part of a three-part interview with John Kerry. He says all the right...
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10:51 AM
October 13, 2004
Musharraf calls for Kashmir status change
Musharraf calls for Kashmir status change (Reuters via swisspolitics.org) On the fifth anniversary of his taking power in a bloodless...
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12:27 PM
India focussing on international relations
India gives a boost to its international relations (Xinhuanet, China) The PM recently met with South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun...
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12:18 PM
October 08, 2004
An Indian election observer for the US presidential elections
Andhra man to referee Bush-Kerry tie (siliconindia.com) The title of the article doesn't make any sense but the gist...
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04:14 PM
October 07, 2004
Pakistani journalist re-cycles cliches about Kashmir
Fate of Kashmir? (Media Monitors Network (MMN)) A supposedly intellectual look at the Kashmir issue from a Pakistani journalist goes...
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02:52 PM
October 05, 2004
FBI offers to investigate Assam blasts
FBI offer for India's north-east (BBC) In a letter to Assam's CM, the US ambassador to India has offered the...
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10:57 AM
October 04, 2004
Q&A on history of north-east India
Q&A: India's violent north-east (BBC) BBC's Q & A on the troubled history of north-east India....
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01:23 PM
October 01, 2004
Indian soldiers mark China's national day
Indian troops mark China festival (BBC) Fifty Indian troops, some with their families, travelled to a remote outpost on China's...
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04:32 PM
September 29, 2004
Lalu in great demand abroad
India's man for all seasons (Asia Times Online) The Indian leader most sought after internationally to make a high-profile visit...
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09:44 AM
September 28, 2004
Musharraf gifts old school reports, photos to PM
Old school report adds new celebration for Indian PM's birthday (AFP via Khaleej Times Online) The PM has been celebrating...
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10:01 AM
September 27, 2004
Gujarat bans obscene posters
Gujarat bans Bollywood 'obscenities' (The Independent, UK) Gujarat has banned Bollywood posters that are deemed to be 'obscene'. The definition...
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10:20 AM
Pak edit on next steps
EDITORIAL: India-Pakistan relations: historic meeting redux (Daily Times, Pakistan) Pakistani editorial asking India to start acting seriously on real problems...
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10:06 AM
September 22, 2004
India's Mega-Dams: Temples Or Burial Grounds?
India's Mega-Dams: Temples Or Burial Grounds? (AlterNet) Interview with Angana Chatterji, one of three members of an independent commission who...
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11:58 AM
Govt denies TIME report on LOC adjustment
India Denies It Will Offer Concessions to Pakistan Over Kashmir (VoA News) The TIME magazine report on the upcoming meeting...
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11:43 AM
September 21, 2004
TIME's profile of the PM
Alone at the Summit (TIME Asia) TIME's profile of Manmohan Singh and the challenge he faces at the upcoming meeting...
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01:29 PM
September 20, 2004
Pakistan to vote against India for permanent UNSC seat
Pakistan will oppose India for permanent UNSC seat (Daily Times, Pakistan) Pakistan's permanent representative to the UN Munir Akram told...
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10:06 AM
September 15, 2004
Indian ink to verify Afghan vote
India donates indelible-ink pens for Afghan election (Daily Times, Pakistan) India has donated 50,000 indelible ink marker pens to Afghanistan...
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09:41 AM
September 10, 2004
Census figures adjusted
India adjusts census figures (BBC) Census officials have released "adjusted figures" after their earlier report showed the Muslim community growing...
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05:15 PM
India to help Nepal fight Maoists
India to Help Nepal Fight Maoist Rebels (VoiceOfAmerica News) Reports say India will provide Nepal with more helicopters, anti-mine trucks,...
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05:08 PM
Communal threats foreshadow Maha elections
India's Hardline Hindus Vow to Demolish Muslim Tomb (Reuters) In what is viewed as an election tactic, VHP is threatening...
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09:04 AM
August 30, 2004
PM's first 100 days
Indian PM's turbulent honeymoon (BBC) BBC's analysis of Manmohan Singh's first 100 days as PM and the challenges facing him....
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03:44 PM
Al-Jazeerah op-ed labours under a misconception
Secular India Protests Over Hijab Legislation to France, on Behalf of Sikhs but not for Muslims By Ghulam Muhammed (Al-Jazeerah)...
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03:40 PM
August 26, 2004
Arun Gandhi meets Arafat
Gandhi urges non-violent protest (BBC) Arun Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, is visiting Palestinian territories and is urging the Palestinians...
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02:29 PM