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I - INDIA-PAKISTAN PEACE PROCESS

II - FOREIGN AFFAIRS

III – INTERNAL AFFAIRS

IV - ECONOMIC, CULTURAL AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS

V – DEFENCE, NUCLEAR DEVELOPMENT, SCIENTIFIC

RESEARCH AND SPACE TECHNOLOGY

 

I - INDIA-PAKISTAN PEACE PROCESS

 

 

Subject

INDIA

Peace Process

Newspapers/Periodicals

 

Page

1.      

India-Pak talks end in stalemate

- by Ashok Tuteja

The Tribune,

Chandigarh

 

16-7-2010

1

2.      

“Dialogue between equals cannot be conditional”

- by Anita Joshua

The Hindu,

Delhi

 

17-7-2010

1

3.      

Engagement must go forward

(Editorial)

The Hindu,

Delhi

 

17-7-2010

1

4.      

Qureshi to blame for failure of talks: PM

- by Sachin Parashar

The Times of India,

New Delhi

 

30-7-2010

2

5.      

The perils of ‘half-way house' diplomacy

- by Siddharth Varadarajan

The Hindu,

Delhi

 

17-7-2010

2

6.      

Trust deficit

- by Anita Joshua

Frontline   (Fortnightly)

Chennai

 

31-7-2010

4

7.      

Scenes From A Wreckage

- by Pranay Sharma

Outlook     (Weekly)

New Delhi

 

26-7-2010

5

8.      

Cut Till Further Notice

- by Pranay Sharma

Outlook     (Weekly)

New Delhi

 

2-8-2010

6

9.      

Acrimonious Indo-Pak Exchange

- by Praful Bidwai

The Kashmir Times,

Jammu

 

26-7-2010

7

10.   

Krishna: timing of Pillai's remarks “very unfortunate”

- PTI

The Hindu,

Delhi

 

22-7-2010

9

11.   

Yes, no, minister

(Editorial)

The Indian Express,

New Delhi

 

27-7-2010

9

12.   

India allows Pak to inspect Indus hydel projects

- by Afzal Khan

PAKISTAN

The Tribune,

Chandigarh

 

25-7-2010

10

13.   

Pakistan, India vow to rebuild trust through dialogue

- Staff Report

Daily Times,

Islamabad

 

16-7-2010

10

14.   

Keep talking

(Editorial)

Dawn,

Islamabad

 

17-7-2010

11

15.   

Deadlock blamed on selective Indian approach

- by Baqir Sajjad Syed

Dawn,

Islamabad

 

17-7-2010

11

16.   

Stalemated talks

- by Najmuddin  A. Shaikh

Dawn,

Islamabad

 

17-7-2010

12

17.   

More of the same

- by Dr Maleeha Lodhi

The News,

Islamabad

 

20-7-2010

13

18.   

The Pillai episode

(Editorial)

Dawn,

Islamabad

 

23-7-2010

14

19.   

Siachen forgotten?

(Editorial)

Dawn,

Islamabad

 

26-7-2010

14

20.   

India should talk with Pakistan over Kashmir: Haqqani

- APP

Daily Times,

Islamabad

 

30-7-2010

15

21.   

Progress in water talks: India agrees to allow inspection of power plants

- by Nasir Jamal

Dawn,

Islamabad

 

24-7-2010

15

22.   

Pak and India reject nominees for Kishanganga project

- by Jamal Shahaid

Dawn,

Islamabad

 

22-7-2010

16

 

II - FOREIGN AFFAIRS

 

 

INDIA

India-UK Relations

1.      

Cameron opens a new innings in India-UK ties

- Express news service

The Indian Express,

New Delhi

 

30-7-2010

17

2.      

Pakistan must check all terror groups, says David Cameron

- by Sandeep Dikshit

The Hindu,

Delhi

 

30-7-2010

17

3.      

Cameron: we can't tolerate Pakistan exporting terror

- by V. Sridhar

The Hindu,

Delhi

 

29-7-2010

18

4.      

Old ties made new

(Editorial)

India-US Relations

The Times of India,

New Delhi

 

30-7-2010

18

5.      

India, U.S. sign counter-terrorism initiative

- by Special Correspondent

The Hindu,

Delhi

 

24-7-2010

19

6.      

US echoes India’s concern over ISI

- Tribune News Service

The Tribune,

Chandigarh

 

24-7-2010

19

7.      

U.S. keen on India playing benign role in Afghanistan

- by Sandeep Dikshit

The Hindu,

Delhi

 

22-7-2010

19

8.      

New US thinking on India

- by G. Parthasarathy

India-China Relations

The Tribune,

Chandigarh

 

22-7-2010

20

9.      

India, China — a new partnership

by Jayshree Sengupta

The Tribune,

Chandigarh

 

24-7-2010

21

10.   

“De-hyphenating” Sino-Indian ties

- by M.K. Bhadrakumar

India-Myanmar Relations

The Hindu,

Delhi

 

17-7-2010

22

11.   

India, Myanmar reach security accord

- by Sandeep Dikshit

The Hindu,

Delhi

 

28-7-2010

23

12.   

The Myanmar Factor

(Editorial)

Miscellaneous

The Statesman,

New Delhi

 

31-7-2010

24

13.   

India-Russia nuclear talks hit liability snag

- by Siddharth Varadarajan

The Hindu,

Delhi

 

30-7-2010

24

14.   

India-Canada N-embrace

- by O.P. Sabherwal 

BANGLADESH

The Tribune,

Chandigarh

 

17-7-2010

25

15.   

Aiyar’s visit: His message ignores some ground realities

- by Barrister Harun ur Rashid

NEPAL

Holiday (Weekly)

Dhaka

 

23-7-2010

26

16.   

Nepal’s Quest In UN

(Editorial)

PAKISTAN

Pakistan-US Relations

The Rising Nepal,

Kathmandu

 

18-7-2010

28

17.   

Hillary’s iron fist in a velvet glove

- by Baqir Sajjad Syed

Dawn,

Islamabad

 

20-7-2010

28

18.   

Obama vows to deepen ties with Pakistan

- APP

Daily Times,

Islamabad

 

21-7-2010

29

19.   

Carrot and stick policy

(Editorial)

Daily Times,

Islamabad

 

21-7-2010

30

20.   

Pak-US ties have taken new turn after strategic talks: Qureshi

- Staff Report

Daily Times,

Islamabad

 

18-7-2010

30

21.   

Nothing new

(Editorial)

Dawn,

Islamabad

 

20-7-2010

30

22.   

Mullen’s blunt talk: keep US interest in mind

- by Baqir Sajjad Syed

Dawn,

Islamabad

 

25-7-2010

31

23.   

Mullen’s visit

(Editorial)

Dawn,

Islamabad

 

26-7-2010

32

24.   

US backs Kabul’s talks with Islamabad

- by Staff Correspondent

Dawn,

Islamabad

 

26-7-2010

32

25.   

Pakistan secretly helping Afghan Taliban: report

- Agencies

Daily Times,

Islamabad

 

27-7-2010

33

26.   

Secret papers

(Editorial)

Dawn,

Islamabad

 

28-7-2010

33

27.   

ISI ‘changing’ on Afghanistan: Biden

- Agencies

Pakistan-UK Relations

Daily Times,

Islamabad

 

30-7-2010

34

28.   

Pakistan must not promote export of terror: Cameron

- Agencies

Daily Times,

Islamabad

 

29-7-2010

34

29.   

A ‘shopkeeper’ mindset

(Editorial)

The Nation,

Islamabad

 

30-7-2010

35

30.   

Premier assails Cameron’s remarks

- by Raja Asghar

Dawn,

Islamabad

 

30-7-2010

35

31.   

ISI chief Lt Gen Shuja Pasha calls off London visit

- by Baqir Sajjad Syed

Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations

Dawn,

Islamabad

 

31-7-2010

35

32.   

Pakistan seeks clarification on Karzai’s remarks

- Staff Report

Daily Times,

Islamabad

 

30-7-2010

36

33.   

Pakistan, Afghanistan sign transit trade deal

- Agencies

Daily Times,

Islamabad

 

19-7-2010

36

34.   

Pak-Afghan transit trade

(Editorial)

Daily Times,

Islamabad

 

20-7-2010

37

35.   

What next for Pakistan?

- by Najmuddin A. Shaikh

Dawn,

Islamabad

 

23-7-2010

38

 

 

III – INTERNAL AFFAIRS

 

INDIA

Political Developments

1.      

Shades of Congress

- by Arjun Sengupta

Occupied Kashmir

The Asian Age,

New Delhi

 

26-7-2010

39

2.      

Kashmir and the poverty of politics

- by Happymon Jacob

The Hindu,

Delhi

 

22-7-2010

40

3.      

Futility of a grudging decision

(Editorial)

The Kashmir Times,

Jammu

 

29-7-2010

41

4.      

Reaching the people

(Editorial)

The Tribune,

Chandigarh

 

26-7-2010

41

5.      

In the name of 'good governance'

(Editorial)

The Kashmir Times,

Jammu

 

22-7-2010

42

6.      

Formalities, rhetoric not enough

(Editorial)

States

The Kashmir Times,

Jammu

 

21-7-2010

43

7.      

Ice-breaking Moves

(Editorial)

The Sentinel,

Guwahati

 

25-7-2010

44

8.      

Ways of the Escapist

(Editorial)

The Sentinel,

Guwahati

 

19-7-2010

44

9.      

Deep in the red

- by Dola Mitra

Outlook     (Weekly)

New Delhi

 

26-7-2010

45

10.   

Parliament approves President's Rule in Jharkhand without debate

- PTI

The Times of India,

New Delhi

 

30-7-2010

46

11.   

All LJP MLAs resign from Bihar Assembly

- Agencies

The Telegraph,

Calcutta

 

22-7-2010

46

12.   

Mulayam's Mea Culpa

(Editorial)

The Times of India,

New Delhi

 

20-7-2010

46

13.   

Naidu emerges winner in Babli row

- by S. Nagesh Kumar

The Hindu,

Delhi

 

22-7-2010

47

14.   

Telangana by-election results send out a warning to Congress

- by Smita Gupta 

Hindu Extremism

The Hindu,

Delhi

 

31-7-2010

47

15.   

On the rampage

- by Ajoy Ashirwad Mahaprashasta

Maoist Insurgency

Frontline   (Fortnightly)

Chennai

 

31-7-2010

48

16.   

Heads together

(Editorial)

The Times of India,

New Delhi

 

16-7-2010

49

17.   

Given the impunity with New Anti-Naxal Move

(Editorial)

The Sentinel,

Guwahati

 

20-7-2010

49

18.   

Naxalites get killed, Naxalism lives on

- by B R Lall

BANGLADESH

Political Developments

The Tribune,

Chandigarh

 

18-7-2010

50

19.   

Landmark SC judgement on fifth amendment

(Editorial)

The Daily Star,

Dhaka

 

30-7-2010

51

20.   

'Infiltrators' in the ruling party

(Editorial)

SRI LANKA

Political Developments

The Daily Star,

Dhaka

 

30-7-2010

52

21.   

A healthy dialogue

(Editorial)

NEPAL

Political Developments

Sunday Observer,

Colombo

 

18-7-2010

52

22.   

No Prime Minister!

- by Saroj Dahal

Spotlight   (Weekly)

Kathmandu

 

30-7-2010

53

23.   

Breathing it’s last

- by Saroj Dahal

PAKISTAN

Political Developments

Spotlight   (Weekly)

Kathmandu

 

30-7-2010

53

24.   

Searching for stability

(Editorial)

The News,

Islamabad

 

25-7-2010

54

25.   

Attique sworn in as PM

- by Altaf Hamid Rao

Ethno-Political Violence

The Nation,

Islamabad

 

30-7-2010

55

26.   

Bloody streets of Karachi

(Editorial)

Daily Times,

Islamabad

 

26-7-2010

55

27.   

A broken-hearted Balochistan

(Editorial)

Daily Times,

Islamabad

 

16-7-2010

55

28.   

BNP leader Liaquat Mengal shot dead in Kalat

- by Amanullah Kasi

War on Terror

Dawn,

Islamabad

 

21-7-2010

56

29.   

New anti-terror bill

(Editorial)

Dawn,

Islamabad

 

29-7-2010

56

30.   

Targeting civilians

(Editorial)

Dawn,

Islamabad

 

28-7-2010

57

31.   

It’s Swat again

(Editorial)

The Nation,

Islamabad

 

17-7-2010

57

32.   

Tirah Valley blast toll mounts to 10

 

The News,

Islamabad

 

16-7-2010

57

33.   

Eighteen militants killed in Orakzai

- Staff Correspondent

Dawn,

Islamabad

 

18-7-2010

57

34.   

22 militants killed in Orakzai

- by Staff Correspondent

The News,

Islamabad

 

16-7-2010

58

35.   

Thirty-four militants killed in Orakzai, Kurram

- Dawn Report

Dawn,

Islamabad

 

26-7-2010

58

36.   

Drone strikes kill 24 in North, South Waziristan

- by Irfan Burki, Malik Mumtaz & Mushtaq Yusufzai

The News,

Islamabad

 

26-7-2010

58

 

 

IV - ECONOMIC, CULTURAL AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS

 

INDIA

Economy/Planning/Reform

1.      

Economy to grow at 8.5 pc: PM’s panel

- PTI

The Tribune,

Chandigarh

 

24-7-2010

59

2.      

GST will make India a $2-trillion economy soon, says Pranab

- by Special Correspondent

The Hindu,

Delhi

 

23-7-2010

59

3.      

Keep the focus

(Editorial)

The Indian Express,

New Delhi

 

28-7-2010

59

4.      

The new symbol of rupee: a step towards globalisation

- by Oommen A. Ninan

International Trade and Cooperation

The Hindu,

Delhi

 

19-7-2010

60

5.      

India, Turkey form joint group to expand trade

- by ENS Economic Bureau

The Indian Express,

New Delhi

 

29-7-2010

61

6.      

FTA with EU by this year-end

- by Special Correspondent

The Hindu,

Delhi

 

25-7-2010

61

7.      

Govt OKs wheat, rice export to Nepal, B’desh

- Tribune News Service

The Tribune,

Chandigarh

 

29-7-2010

61

8.      

Role of trade in economic growth

- by C. R. L. Narasimhan

Energy Resources

The Hindu,

Delhi

 

19-7-2010

62

9.      

India to generate 1,000 MW solar power by 2013

- Press Trust of India

The Hindustan Times,

New Delhi

 

25-7-2010

63

10.   

India keen to buy BP’s assets in Vietnam: Deora

- PTI

Foreign Economic Assistance

The Tribune,

Chandigarh

 

22-7-2010

63

11.   

The other India growth story: rising donations

- by Archna Shukla

The Indian Express,

New Delhi

 

26-7-2010

63

12.   

Reduction of British aid not justified

- by Pritam Singh

Industry

The Tribune,

Chandigarh

 

30-7-2010

64

13.   

Core industries’ growth slips to 3.4% in June

- PTI

Education

The Tribune,

Chandigarh

 

29-7-2010

65

14.   

India, Britain to ink deal on higher education

- by Anubhuti Vishnoi

 

The Indian Express,

New Delhi

 

27-7-2010

65

15.   

Right to education

(Editorial)

FDI

The Tribune,

Chandigarh

 

31-7-2010

66

16.   

India will be 3rd largest FDI recipient in 2010-12

- PTI

The Hindu,

Delhi

 

23-7-2010

66

17.   

Open economy to FDI: EU to India

Reservation Issue

The Indian Express,

New Delhi

 

23-7-2010

66

18.   

Govt for Muslim quota through OBC route, says Khurshid

- PTI

Caste Issue

The Tribune,

Chandigarh

 

29-7-2010

67

19.   

Why the Census Should Not Count Caste

- by V K Natraj

BANGLADESH

Economy/Planning/Reform

Economic and Political Weekly,

Mumbai

 

31-7-2010

67

20.   

BB to reduce private sector credit

- Holiday Report

Holiday (Weekly)

Dhaka

 

23-7-2010

69

21.   

Minimum wage proposed at Tk 3000 for RMG workers

- Business Desk

International Trade and Cooperation

Holiday (Weekly)

Dhaka

 

30-7-2010

69

22.   

Bangladesh ranks fourth in global apparel exports

Says WTO report

- by Refayet Ullah Mirdha

The Daily Star,

Dhaka

 

25-7-2010

70

23.   

Dhaka, Kathmandu put transit deal on course

- Star Business Report

Energy Resources

The Daily Star,

Dhaka

 

16-7-2010

70

24.   

Landmark power deal signed with India

- by Staff Correspondent

Poverty

The Daily Star,

Dhaka

 

27-7-2010

71

25.   

Making sense of poverty

(Editorial)

Foreign Economic Assistance

The Daily Star,

Dhaka

 

26-7-2010

72

26.   

WB's $ 6.1 billion support under FY 2011-14 CAS

 

Extra Judicial Killings

Holiday (Weekly)

Dhaka

 

16-7-2010

72

27.   

Stop extrajudicial killings

(Editorial) 

SRI LANKA

International Trade and Cooperation

Holiday (Weekly)

Dhaka

 

16-7-2010

73

28.   

Lanka proposes FTA with Japan

 

Daily News,

Colombo

 

31-7-2010

73

29.   

Export sector records 10 percent growth

 

Juvenile Issues

Daily News,

Colombo

 

31-7-2010

74

30.   

Nearly 1,750 child abuse calls

- by Dharma Sri Abeyratne

Media

Daily News,

Colombo

 

29-7-2010

74

31.   

Media Authority on way

 

NEPAL

Economy/Planning/Reform

Daily News,

Colombo

 

21-7-2010

74

32.   

New Monetary Policy

(Editorial)

The Rising Nepal,

Kathmandu

 

29-7-2010

75

33.   

Economy in Shambles

- by Pranav Bhattarai

Water Resources

The Rising Nepal,

Kathmandu

 

23-7-2010

75

34.   

Taming the  monstrous  Kosi to prevent the world’s greatest catastrophe

- by Dr. A.B. Thapa

Environment

Spotlight   (Weekly)

Kathmandu

 

30-7-2010

76

35.   

Final Process

- by Keshab Poudel

PAKISTAN

Economy/Planning/Reform

Spotlight   (Weekly)

Kathmandu

 

30-7-2010

78

36.   

SBP tightens monetary policy to ‘check’ inflation

- by Muhammad Yasir

International Trade and Cooperation

Daily Times,

Islamabad

 

31-7-2010

79

37.   

Afghanistan-Pakistan transit trade — a few clarifications

- by Makhdoom M Amin Fahim

The News,

Islamabad

 

28-7-2010

80

38.   

ASEAN backs extending full dialogue partnership to Pakistan

- Staff Report

FDI

Daily Times,

Islamabad

 

30-7-2010

81

39.   

Portfolio investment up 215pc

- by Shahnawaz Akhter

The News,

Islamabad

 

16-7-2010

82

 

 

V – DEFENCE, NUCLEAR DEVELOPMENT, SCIENTIFIC

RESEARCH AND SPACE TECHNOLOGY

 

INDIA

Armed Forces

1.      

Women in the Army

- by Prem Chowdhry

Economic and Political Weekly,

Mumbai

 

31-7-2010

83

2.      

MiG-27 crashes in Bengal, one killed, 16 injured

- Express news service

The Indian Express,

New Delhi

 

25-7-2010

85

3.      

Navy inks Rs 3000-cr AJT deal

- by Manu Pubby

Defence Acquisitions

The Indian Express,

New Delhi

 

25-7-2010

85

4.      

India set to spend $80 bn in defence acquisitions

- Agencies

The Indian Express,

New Delhi

 

20-7-2010

85

5.      

India seals 700m pound Hawk jets deal

- TNN

Defence Cooperation

The Times of India,

New Delhi

 

30-7-2010

85

6.      

India, Myanmar reach security accord

- by Sandeep Dikshit

The Hindu,

Delhi

 

28-7-2010

86

7.      

India, Vietnam to firm up defence ties

- by P. S. Suryanarayana

Defence Production

The Hindu,

Delhi

 

30-7-2010

86

8.      

Army orders 1 million pieces of grenade developed by DRDO’s Chandigarh lab

- by Vijay Mohan

Para-Military Forces

The Tribune,

Chandigarh

 

22-7-2010

86

9.      

Rangers agree to BSF offer to tone down border drill

Nuclear Cooperation

The Indian Express,

New Delhi

 

22-7-2010

87

10.   

India-Russia nuclear talks hit liability snag

- by Siddharth Varadarajan

Missile Programme

The Hindu,

Delhi

 

30-7-2010

87

11.   

India successfully test-fires interceptor missile

- PTI

Kargil Issue

The Telegraph,

Calcutta

 

27-7-2010

88

12.   

Kargil war: the neglected heroes

- by Gen V.P. Malik (retd)

BANGLADESH

Armed Forces

The Tribune,

Chandigarh

 

27-7-2010

88

13.   

Bangladesh Army becomes a big conglomerate over years

- by Staff Correspondent

PAKISTAN

Armed Forces

The Daily Star,

Dhaka

 

17-7-2010

89

14.   

Kayani to stay on as COAS till 2013

- by Iftikhar A. Khan

Defence Cooperation

Dawn,

Islamabad

 

23-7-2010

90

15.   

Pakistan, Indonesia ink defence pact

- Press Release

The Nation,

Islamabad

 

22-7-2010

91