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JUNE 7
THE NUCLEAR CRISIS
Solve Kashmir first, Sharief tells India
The Pakistan prime minister has virutally rejected the Indian offer of a ''no-first use'' agreement, saying that the Kashmir issue must be resolved first.
Primakov moots new mechanism to resolve Indo-Pak disputes
The Russian foreign minister said Kashmir was the most important issue between the two countries and that India is keen to solve the dispute bilaterally. The two countries can be helped in this process without any foreign interference, or raising it in any international fora, he said.
Fernandes now turns to the US, tells it to lay off Indo-Pak problems
The defence minister pointed out that Prime Minister A B
Vajpayee has been emphasising on a dialogue between
India and Pakistan to resolve their contentious issues. Any
advice from anyone else as to what we should do is just
gratuitous advice, Fernandes scoffed.
India accuses Security Council of overstepping its authority
In a letter to Security Council President Antonio Monteiro, India's UN Ambassador Kamalesh Sharma said the resolution involved
"sovereign decisions taken by member states, not matters in which
the Council has any role.'' Sharma asked whether the Security Council can "continue to ignore the overwhelming demand'' of the rest of the world "for
elimination of nuclear weapons'' when its most important members refuse to dismantle their own arsenals.
THE REDIFF INTERVIEW
'The world is a threat to us, we have never been a threat to anybody'
Farideh Mostafavi, daughter of Ayatollah Khomeini, disputes the popular perception of Islam as a regressive faith, particularly in the matter of women's rights.
OTHER REPORTS
'No power on earth, not even SC, can prevent Ram temple'
Vishwa Hindu Parishad general secretary Giriraj Kishore said work was on in full swing to put up a temple at Ayodhya. He said the 'grand temple' would come up in two years.
Congress stuns BJD-BJP in Orissa
The poll alliance of the BJD-BJP,
which swept the Lok Sabha polls in the state,
received a big jolt as the ruling Congress wrested three assembly
seats from them in the by-elections.
5 killed as cops open fire on mob in Hyderabad
The army has been asked to stand by with the violence spreading to new areas.
Karunanidhi proposes Moopanar for RS
The TMC leader filed four sets of nominations, including one proposed by the Tamil Nadu chief minister.
BJP-HVC gain majority in HP assembly
The Bharatiya Janata Party-Himachal Vikas Congress alliance has secured a majority in the 68-member assembly in Himachal Pradesh, after winning three of the four assembly seats where byelections were held. The result of the fourth is still awaited.
Jaya, Sasikala undertake not to alienate disputed property
The former Tamil Nadu chief minister and her close associate have given an
undertaking before the Madras high court that they would not
alienate or otherwise encumber their vehicles whose attachment by a
special judge had been stayed by the high court on Thursday night.
Nuclear tests cast a sombre shadow over Ali Sardar Jafri's finest moment
Jnanpith award-winner Ali Sardar Jafri, in his thanksgiving speech, said he was horrified at the idea of what would happen in case of a nuclear war.
''Humanity wants peace. Nuclear weaponry is the messenger of death.
Mera nara roti aur kitab hai (my slogan is food and education),'' he told a cheering audience in New Delhi on Friday.
'Pay up, or else...' says Veerappan
The forest brigand has threatened to execute the three persons, including two journalists of the Tamil magazine Netrikann,
being held hostage by him for the last two
weeks, if he was not paid a ransom of Rs 800,000 by the
magazine editor A S Mani.
Orissa: Agitation against
ban on common salt
Kerala: Ban on trawling during monsoon raises hackles
Rajasthan:
MPs oppose law on land purchase
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Shotgun Sinha on the glamour of power
Mr Soundbyte -- you know him as Shatrughan Sinha -- waxes quotable. On himself, and on the film world now trying to make sense out of its new-found status as an industry.
TODAY'S WEATHER
Rainfall in northeast, southwest; heat wave over much of India
Heavy rainfall is likely to occur at isolated
places in the northeast, Kerala, and Lakshadweep.
JUNE 6
THE NUCLEAR CRISIS
India, Pak offer to resume talks with each other
But India rejects outside involvement while Pakistan is quite agreeable to it.
Having won the diplomatic war, India now looks to win the peace
"The P-5 members did not try to browbeat or arm-twist India. That is a good sign. But now is the time to resume the peace dialogue between India and Pakistan. And I hope the countries are left with no other option but to talk to each other," former foreign secretary Eric Gonsalves told Rediff On The Net.
Start talking, P-5 tells India, Pak
The two neighbours have been urged to refrain from intensifying their dangerous nuclear arms race.
The P-5 joint communique
The world's five recognised nuclear powers, which met in Geneva on Thursday to deliberate the recent nuclear tests conducted by India and Pakistan, issued a lengthy communication explaining their standpoint.
Partition Jammu and Kashmir: Palkhivala
''There appears to me no other solution left than to partition the state and close the chapter,'' said the eminent jurist. ''Two wars (with Pakistan) and the immense agony of its people have not helped to resolve the issue.''
Dutch govt blocks 'strategic' Pak-bound shipments
The shipments were reportedly made by a company with links to Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan, the mastermind of Islamabad's nuclear programme.
'Pak blasts may have set off Afghan quake'
India was fortunate to have tested its nuclear device in a
seismically non-active zone. But Pakistan did so in an active zone, which could trigger natural earthquakes, says geophysicist Janardan Negi.
Pak to test-fire short-range missile: US
Tarmuk, which has a range of 400 to 600 km, would be armed with a dummy warhead or no warhead.
'Pak will produce M-11 missiles in a year'
The Washington Post says a factory has been built with
the Chinese help.
Mahatma was against third party mediation
He advocated bilateral talks to settle the Kashmir issue.
TODAY'S COLUMN
Charting a foreign policy for nuclear India
'The Kashmir issue is not going to be solved overnight. These are battles that go on and on, and only politics can truly resolve them, not war or weapons. India must seek to contain the fallout from the Kashmir issue. One cannot play a larger role worldwide if a stubborn neighbour trips us at every turn,' says Amberish K Diwanji.
THE REDIFF SPECIAL
A Dangerous Place
'The most dangerous prospect of economic sanctions may be one where it results in Pakistan's internal instability and political disorder. This may be the biggest threat to India's security and peace,' feels defence expert Dr Swaran Singh.
OTHER REPORTS
Orissa to seek Central aid for
heat wave
The state government will ask for assistance
from the National Calamity Fund as the heat
wave in the state has claimed more than
1,100 lives so far, though official sources put
the toll at 910.
Advani's assurance on Ram temple fails to satisfy Opposition in Lok Sabha
The Opposition walked out of the Lok Sabha amid noisy scenes. The home minister said that he would scrupulously see to it that
no court order on the issue was flouted by anyone.
Cong, UF to move against Ayodhya temple
Action contemplated following reports that a section of the Sangh Parivar plans to go ahead with the construction of a Ram temple at the disputed site.
Akali Dal-Badal retains Tarn Taran, few surprises in by-poll results
The results of Wednesday's by-elections across the country have not been unexpected.
AIADMK members walk out of LS, RS
The All-India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam members were seeking the dismissal of the Karunanidhi government in Tamil Nadu.
Judge stays order attaching Jaya's property
A vacation judge of the Madras high court stayed the operation of the special judge's order, attaching the moveable property of the former Tamil Nadu chief minister, worth Rs 115.9 million, in the disproportionate wealth case against her.
Heptulla, Ram Pradhan are Congress nominees for RS polls
The Rajya Sabha vice-chairperson and the former Union cabinet secretary filed their nomination papers from Maharashtra.
Chetia denied political asylum in Bangladesh
Court orders ULFA chief to stand trial on illegal immigration charges next month.
'Allow proxy voting for defence staff'
In a letter to the prime minister, the defence minister had said that
this would fulfil a long-standing aspiration of the armed forces personnel.
Andhra Pradesh: 26 hurt as cops open
fire in Hyderabad
Mahararshtra: Farmers hit by low crop yield
Tamil Nadu: Five DMK candidates file RS nominations
TODAY'S WEATHER
Rainfall likely in northeast, Kerala, Lakshadweep
Heavy rainfall is likely to occur at isolated places in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Kerala, and Lakshadweep during next 48 hours. Heat wave conditions prevailed in some parts of Uttar Pradesh, west Madhya Pradesh, west Rajasthan, coastal
Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
JUNE 5
THE NUCLEAR CRISIS
Halt tests, weaponisation: P5
The group of five nuclear powers, addressing what they term a "uniquely dangerous situation" have called on India and Pakistan to stop further nuclear tests, to refrain from weaponising and deploying a nuclear arsenal.
P-5 gets down to defusing tension in the subcontinent
Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan, who is chairing the meeting, has ruled out joint sanctions against India and Pakistan.
Vajpayee calls for global meet on disarmament
Intervening in the Rajya Sabha during question hour, the prime minister said the issue was not confined to India and Pakistan alone.
India reiterates stand on third-party mediation
Whatever be the outcome of the P-5 meeting, officials said India would discuss the Kashmir dispute only within the framework of the Simla agreement.
'We hope the views of a responsible, sober country like India will be kept in mind in Geneva'
Discussing the prime minister's call for a global conference on nuclear disarmament, the foreign secretary said, "We have always stressed that the problem of nuclear disarmament
is a global problem. It cannot be compartmentalised, it cannot
be dealt in narrow geographical terms. Certainly not in terms
of non-proliferation and disarmament in South Asia alone. It can
only be disguised in a large context. And in that framework our
prime minister has talked about the value of a global conference."
Trishul takes to the seas, Agni to get more fire
Defence Minister George Fernandes informed the Rajya Sabha that "The government has approved the next phase of the Agni for development of a longer range system, using state of the art technologies developed indigenously."
Russia wants Kashmir resolved as per Simla agreement
Russia is against internationalising any bilateral issue and keeps in mind the experience of Yugoslavia and Iraq in this connection.
No confrontation with China, says MEA
India seeks no confrontation with China, and is prepared to discuss both the CTBT and the Fissile Materials Cut-off Treaty, the ministry for external affairs indicated today.
'India has become the target of US, China and Pak'
'Currently Washington is following a policy of intense re-engagement of China and constructive engagement of Pakistan,' writes Dr Chintamani Mahapatra in the latest issue of Strategic
Analysis, published by the Institute for Defence Studies and
Analysis.
US continues to preach to India, tags along Pak for good measure
President Clinton said, ''India and Pakistan are great nations with boundless potential, but developing weapons of mass destruction
is self-defeating, wasteful, and dangerous. It will make their people poorer and less secure. And, we must do more. We are determined to work with any
countries who are willing to help us and we want very much to work with both India and Pakistan to help them resolve their differences and to restore a future of hope, not fear, to the region.''
Iran minister calls for positive response to Indo-Pak crisis
''I think that pressure and sanctions are not going to be helpful,'' said Kamal Kharrazi.
Chinese ship carrying armaments to Pak comes under US surveillance
The arms materials include special metals and electronics used in the production of Chinese-designed anti-tank missiles made by the A
Q Khan Research Laboratories -- the facility that produced the nuclear devices Pakistan set off last week.
Pak N-programme received boost during Reagan years
An article in an Urdu monthly from Islamabad points out that Pakistan's nuclear capability is based on stolen knowledge and smuggled material; that China has been an important supporter of its nuclear programme; and that the major support came from American connivance, especially during the Ronald Reagan years when fighting the Soviets in Afghanistan was more important than the issue of proliferation.
People from the land of the Buddha and Gandhi should talk about de-weaponisation, says Dandavate
Janata Dal leader and former finance
minister Prof Madhu Dandavate has stressed upon the need for the countries of the Indian subcontinent to have a multi-lateral agreement on reduction of defence expenditure to maintain peace and stability in the "already volatile" region.
THE REDIFF SPECIAL
The BJP's Monumental Blunder
'By rushing to exercise its nuclear option, India has lost what little leverage that it may have had to influence Chinese behaviour. Co-operation between China and Pakistan, that was sporadic in the past, will now most probably be upgraded to the strategic level,' says Gaurav Kampani.
'It would be a mistake to embark on largescale manufacture of nuclear weapons'
'We must continue to work towards nuclear disarmament. Unfortunately, it is the attitude of the five nuclear weapon powers that has forced India to consider making nuclear weapons. I would like to believe the acquisition of nuclear capability would continue to be a force for achieving nuclear disarmament in all parts of the world.' AEC chairman Dr M R Srinivasan on the nuclear tests.
TODAY'S COLUMN
Pokhran II told both Islamabad and Beijing that deterrence is a two-way street
'It also forced Pakistan to react,' says T V R Shenoy. 'Pakistan's threshold of pain is far below that of India. Pressed beyond a point the whole nation could just disintegrate. Either that, or Islamabad would take desperate measures like selling technology to Iraq for hard cash.'
OTHER REPORTS
AP farmers storm Delhi
Hundreds of farmers from Andhra Pradesh on Thursday marched to Jantar Mantar demanding Lok Sabha Speaker G M C Balayogi's personal attention towards the pathetic condition of farmers, which was driving them to suicides in the state.
Toll 1,700 as heat wave continues in east
Even as parts of north India got a respite from the heat wave that has gripped much of India, the death toll has risen as 80 more died in the past 24 hours and reports of earlier deaths trickle in.
'No hidden agenda to build Ayodhya temple'
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Madan Lal Khurana told the Lok Sabha that the government had no information that efforts are being made to construct the Ram temple at Ayodhya.
Jaswant Singh, Pramod Mahajan, Arun Shourie in fray for RS polls
They are among the 12 nominees cleared by the BJP for the Rajya Sabha election to be held on June 18.
BJP's Prasar Bharati Bill has two new provisions
The legislation for reviving the Prasar Bharati Bill
as passed in 1990 has two new provisos, that provide for the resignation of the present chief executive officer and part-time members, when
it gets presidential assent.
'50 per cent of MiG-21 variants are obsolete'
Admitting that the Indian Air Force is dogged by ancient aircraft, Defence Minister George Fernandes told the Rajya Sabha that necessary action is
being taken for replacing the ageing fleet.
Russi Mody to join Trinamul Congress
Mamta Bannerjee wants to expand her party base beyond West Bengal. Russi Mody wants to make political capital out of his clout in Jamshedpur. Stand by, then, for a marriage of political convenience.
320 million Indians exist below the poverty line
The population below the poverty norm in Maharashtra and Karnataka was 30.52 million and 15.65 million respectively, said Minister of Planning and Programme Implementation Ram Naik.
Envoys to Britain, Laos offer to quit
Salman Haider and S D Muni have offered to resign, said Minister of State for External Affairs Vasundhara Raje.
ULFA training cadres in Myanmar, Bhutan: Advani
The authorities there had assured that they would not allow any ''negative elements'' to use their territory for activities prejudicial to India's interests, he added.
Supreme Court orders proper power supply to AIIMS
Vacation bench promises an inquiry followed by stern action if action is not taken quickly.
Andhra Pradesh:
Arudra passes away
TODAY'S WEATHER
Heavy rainfall likely in Kerala, Lakshadweep
While Kerala and Lakshadweep might get rainfall at isolated
places during the next 48 hours, heat wave conditions prevailed in northeast Uttar Pradesh, north Madhya Pradesh, southcentral Maharashtra, Marathwada, Vidarbha, south Andhra Pradesh and in some parts of Orissa, Bihar and north interior Karnataka.
JUNE 4
THE NUCLEAR CRISIS
Govt launches major diplomatic offensive ahead of G-8, P-5 meets
Prime Minister A B Vajpayee briefed the visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi about the country's compulsions in exploding nuclear bombs. Sources said he is sending special envoys to
Germany, Italy and Japan to explain India's position.
India rejects third-party mediation offer
However, Pakistan welcomed Bangladesh and Japan's initiative to mediate on the Kashmir issue.
US promises to work for peace in south Asia
Calls for no further tests of nuclear devices or missiles to launch them, no military provocation and no more "inflammatory rhetoric'' from the two capitals.
CIA has no spies worthy of the name in India: report
'The US intelligence ''needs to be scrubbed'' from the top
down. Their failure to warn of India's N-tests revealed chronic failures of imagination and personnel, flaws in information-gathering and analysis, and faulty leadership and training,' said the report's author, Admiral (retired)
David Jeremiah, a former vice-chairman of the joint chiefs of staff.
India calls for nuclear weapons convention
At the special plenary session of the 61-nation Conference of
Disarmament, India's Ambassador Savitri Kunadi said issues like proliferation have to be discussed in a non-discriminatory manner.
Netanyahu's cars may have scared Pak
Islamabad's fears last week that Israel and
India were about to attack its nuclear facilities may have been
triggered by an Israeli air force cargo plane carrying armoured
Cadillacs to Uzbekistan where Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu was on a four-hour visit.
Russia won't cancel defence deals with India
The Sukhoi Aircraft Company said its contracts for the sale of Su-30
fighters to India will not be cancelled. India has already received eight Su-30 fighters under a $ 1.8 billion deal to buy 40 advanced aircraft from Russia. The rest are expected by 2000 AD.
India to appraise Thailand of regional security scenario
MEA officials said the Thai foreign ministry's attention will be drawn to the evidently aggressive overtones of the Pakistani leaders who have been claiming that the second test-firing of Islamabad's intermediate range ballistic missile Ghauri will be conducted within a week.
India should launch diplomatic drive against 'multi-lateralising' issues, says Gujral
The former prime minister called for urgent steps in view of the forthcoming G-8 and P-5 summits.
THE REDIFF SPECIAL
'Deteriorating Sino-Indian ties put Asia's future at stake'
Among all the problems between India and China, Beijing's relationship with Pakistan seems to be the most intractable and one not offering an easy of solution, says G P Deshpande.
OTHER REPORTS
Death toll in heat wave crosses 1,300; 900 die in Orissa alone
2,000 people are battling for their lives in various hospitals in the
state. The killer heat wave has all but brought life in the eastern state to a standstill with the mercury fluctuating between 40 and 47 degrees C.
Vajpayee to expand Cabinet soon
BJP sources indicate that Trinamul Congress leader Mamta Bannerjee has turned down the BJP leadership's invitation to join the government.
Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Jaswant Singh and the prime minsiter's political advisor Pramod Mahajan are tipped to become Cabinet ministers.
Another salvo against China
The defence minister told the Rajya Sabha that China intruded into the Indian territory twice in 1997.
Govt introduces power regulatory commissions bill
Amidst strong protests, the government assured that the controversial provisions -- barring supply of electricity at less than 50 per cent of the cost and the obligation to set up state electricity regulatory commissions within three months -- will be deleted.
Naval version of Trishul test fired
The first flight development test of the naval version of the Trishul surface-to-air missile was carried out from the INS Dronacharya in Cochin, Kerala.
Sena-BJP back Kalmadi for RS, Nandy files papers as Sena nominee
A decision regarding the nomination of Pramod Mahajan will be taken at the BJP parliamentary committee's meeting on Thursday.
Stray incidents mar peaceful polling
Turnout was average except in two stations in J&K.
TODAY'S COLUMNS
Never Enough Courage
'Consider what Sinha could have tackled with the euphoria he had at his disposal. He might have gone after the bank and insurance unions. They remain stubbornly opposed to reform, content to condemn us to the shoddy service they have given us for years. Why should this drain on our economy, continue?' asks Dilip D'Souza.
TODAY'S WEATHER
Rainfall expected in northeast and other parts, heatwave unabated
Heavy rainfall is likely to occur at isolated
places in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Assam, Meghalaya,
Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura, sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Kerala, and Lakshadweep during the next 48 hours. Severe heat wave conditions prevailed in parts of Orissa, Bihar, east Uttar Pradesh, in the plains of west Uttar Pradesh, east Rajasthan, west Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, central Maharashtra, Marathwada, Vidarbha, Telangana, Rayalaseema and north interior Karnataka.
JUNE 3
THE NUCLEAR CRISIS
Tit-for-tat N-tests bring Kashmir back on international agenda
Analysts say the BJP government's decision to make India a nuclear power has unwittingly internationalised the vexed Kashmir issue, forcing the United Nations, the P-5 and the G-8 to bring it into the disarmament dialogue.
US prods Security Council into discussing Kashmir on Thursday
India has all along been averse to the idea of third-party interference in Kashmir, preferring to resolve all its outstanding disputes with Pakistan bilaterally. The US move to drag Kashmir into a forum -- the basic purpose of which is to deal with the problem of proliferation -- is bound to cause uneasiness to New Delhi, according to observers.
PM tells P-5 to stop sermonising, eliminate N-weapons
Vajpayee said even United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan had acknowledged the need for nuclear disarmament.
Brajesh Mishra sent to France for damage control
In the first major diplomatic move to explain to the select P-5 and G-8 members the rationale behind India conducing nuclear tests, Vajpayee has sent his principal secretary to France as his special envoy.
China blasts India for arms race
Pakistan tests were only a reaction, says Beijing while urging both nations to sign CTBT.
US-based Kashmiris fear war in the Valley
Deploring the nuclear tests by both nations, one expat Kashmiri leader said what scares him even more is the war of words between India and Pakistan, which is the "nuclear fuse that ignites nuclear volleys."
Wisner defends showing satellite photo to Narasimha Rao's aide
The former US ambassador to India has said that an action he took in 1995 could not have helped New Delhi fool US intelligence agencies about its preparation for the nuclear tests.
NYT report highlights Chinese contribution to Pakistani bomb
Beijing provided blueprints for the bomb, as well as highly enriched uranium, tritium, scientists and key components. Without China's help, Pakistan's bomb would not exist, the New York Times report said, quoting Garu Milhollin, a leading expert on the spread of nuclear weapons.
Stop N-tests, disarmament conference tells India, Pak
Among the countries that backed the statement before an
emergency meeting of the 61-nation conference were Britain, China,
France, Russia and the United States, all declared nuclear powers. Also supporting the demand were Japan, South Korea, South Africa and European and Latin American nations, but conspicuously missing were Middle Eastern countries.
THE REDIFF INTERVIEW
'Pakistani nuclear bombs are a threat to Pakistan'
'I have confidence in Pakistan's current military leadership not to export nuclear material and weaponry for cash. If the situation in Pakistan unravels, my
concerns would rise,' says South Asia expert Michael Krepon.
OTHER REPORTS
Jaya sets deadline for Karunanidhi's dismissal
What, however, seems to have upset the AIADMK leadership is the
reservations reportedly expressed by its electoral allies.
Barring Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy, others have
come out against upsetting the apple-cart at the Centre, for their
own political reasons.
Law and order situation satisfactory, says TN governor
This is contrary to AIADMK's contention that the law and order situation in Tamil Nadu had collapsed.
BJP's overtures to dalits drive Mayawati round the bend
That the BJP's strategy to woo dalits had begun to pay dividends is
evident from the BSP's reactions that speak volumes
of the brewing frustration at the party's highest levels.
RS passes bill banning chemical weapons
Chemicals and Fertiliser Minister Surjeet Singh Barnala said the passing of the Chemical Weapons Convention Bill 1997 was part of the international obligation as India was one of the 65 signatory nations. The treaty was non-discriminatory
unlike the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.
Mamata fronts railways committee
Congress gets top posts in three standing committees, and former prime minister Inder Kumar Gujral has been confirmed to head the one on external affairs.
DAE revises target, to generate 20,000 mw atomic power by 2020
The Department of Atomic Energy
has set an ambitious upwardly revised target to produce
20,000 mw of electricity from atomic power stations by
the year 2020, Atomic Energy Commission chairman R Chidambaram
said in Bombay today.
TODAY'S COLUMNS
Will the NRIs now put their money where their mouth is?
'I don't recall any previous government making the kind of overtures that this one has done to a community abroad. The gauntlet of patriotism has been thrown before the NRI. What the government has not overtly stated is that this is the time for all good NRIs to come to the aid of the country,' says Saisuresh Sivaswamy.
Karnataka: State cabinet to be
expanded
TODAY'S WEATHER
Southwest monsoon hits Kerala
This time, the monsoon arrived on time and most parts of Kerala received good rainfall. However, the heat wave continued over the rest of the country, taking its toll.
JUNE 2
THE NUCLEAR CRISIS
Parliament goes ballistic over attack on Indian diplomat
In the Rajya Sabha, members denounced the physical attack on an Indian diplomat in Pakistan and asked the government to warn Islamabad against the recurrence of such incidents.
Pak rejects India's no-first-use proposal
''The strike-time of both Prithvi and Ghauri missiles would be too small to judge who fired first. Who on god's earth will determine as to who launched first,'' Pakistani Foreign Minister Gohar Ayub Khan said.
Pak tests way behind ours, says Fernandes
The defence minister rules out further testing for now, says Pakistan's tests are no threat to India's security.
Pak tests inconsequential, suggest experts
Doubts arise as Pakistan's test on Saturday fails to make waves on monitoring devices.
We can deploy nuclear weapons in days: A Q Khan
The man who has achieved hero status in Pakistan as the father of the
nuclear bomb, boasted that their nuclear and missile
technology surpassed India's.
India appeals for just global framework
India called on all nuclear weapons states and the international community to join it in opening early negotiations for a nuclear weapons convention so that these weapons could be dealt with in a global non-discriminatory framework.
Bomb backlash hits Indian pilgrims
Sikhs returning from a pilgrimage to Lahore talk of harassment from the locals post-Pokhran.
OTHER REPORTS
India and China can resolve differences through dialogue: President
President K R Narayanan said today that both China and India had the foresight
and wisdom to overcome all hurdles to mutual understanding and continue
uninterrupted the efforts to resolve the differences through dialogue.
Militants bomb Army Intelligence office in Jammu
Two people, including a soldier, were killed in the incident.
Three others, including an army major, who were seriously wounded
in the blast have been admitted to hospital.
Thackeray irked by Muslims' loyalty to SP, calls for Ram temple in Ayodhya
In a change of stance, Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray, who had advocated the construction of a national monument in Ayodhya, has now called for a Ram temple in the disputes site at Ayodhya, since the Muslims have continued to pledge their electoral troth to Mulayam Singh Yadav.
TODAY'S COLUMNS
Nuclear tests: The balance sheet
'The sanctions may eventually lead to a temporary moratorium on arms purchases by both India and Pakistan. Obviously, we will have to pay a price for our effrontery. Eventual peace cannot be bought cheaply,' says Admiral J G Nadkarni.
The Theatre of Strife
'There is still time for us to back off from an arms race we cannot afford. For Pakistan to back off from its stupid games, aiding and abetting terrorism. So that we can return to the talking table and hammer out a durable peace. Instead of growling at each other, ruining our economies for all time,' says Pritish Nandy.
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