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SOUTH ASIA DAILY NEWS
CLIPS
September 28,
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Breaking News
India-Pakistan matches to be telecast in
US (IANS/Yahoo): EchoStar Communications Corporation, a leading
provider of advanced digital television services in
US Could Hit Pakistan's Nukes if Musharraf
is Removed (IANS/Yahoo): The US may consider military strikes against
Pakistan's nuclear assets if President Pervez Musharraf is removed from
power, a Democratic candidate for the Senate has said. Dawn Tuesday quoted
Barack Obama, a Democratic Party Senate contender, as saying in San
Francisco that the US feared that Islamic extremists would take over
Pakistan if Mushrraf were overthrown. In such a situation, the US would
have to consider "going in and taking the nuclear bombs out", he said. The
Senate hopeful's remarks are in line with Musharraf's own argument that it
was important for Pakistan to have him at the helm of affairs as the
country would otherwise be taken over by fundamentalists. Ever since
Pakistan conducted nuclear tests in May 1998 in a tit-for-tat retaliation
against Indian tests, there have been international concerns about its
nuclear weapons falling into the hands terrorist and Islamic
fundamentalist groups. Pakistan's close links with Afghanistan's then
Taliban regime and the way various terrorist groups, including those
active in Jammu and Kashmir, operated freely in that country had
heightened these fears. http://in.news.yahoo.com/040928/43/2gzfc.html
Musharraf's Visit to US to Strengthen
Bilateral Ties (ANI/Yahoo): The
Chairman of the Pakistan Senate, Mohammadmian Soomro has described
President Pervez Musharraf's visit to the United States as successful, and
predicted that it will go a long way in strengthening the ties between two
countries. Asked about Musharraf's meeting with Indian Prime Minister Dr.
Manmohan Singh, Soomro said that the two had held positive and
constructive negotiations in New York and it would yield positive results
for a solution of the Kashmir issue. http://in.news.yahoo.com/040928/139/2gzcy.html
Pakistan seeks US, help on textiles -
minister (Reuters/Yahoo):
Pakistan, a
frontline state in the U.S. war on terror, is asking the Bush
administration to reduce tariffs on Pakistani textiles so the country can
better compete with China and India, a top Pakistani official said on
Monday. L ike many
textile exporters, Pakistan is worried about losing market share in the
United States to the two huge rivals when a decades-old import quota
system expires at the end of the year, Commerce Minister Humayun Akhtar
Khan said. "There are (textile) sectors where we think we can compete
effectively, but there are also sectors where we think we will need some
preferential access," Khan said in remarks to the U.S.-Pakistan Business
Council. http://in.news.yahoo.com/040928/137/2gz1y.html
Computer Associates Ends Some of Kumar's
Benefits (Reuters/Yahoo): Computer
Associates International Inc. on Monday said it has revoked home security
and office support benefits to former Chief Executive Officer Sanjay
Kumar, who was indicted last week on charges related to a $2 billion
accounting scandal at the company. The software maker, which last
week agreed to pay $225 million to shareholders to avoid federal criminal
charges, said in July that it would provide Kumar with phone and network
support and home security services at an annual cost of $9,000,
off-premises office space, one assistant and medical insurance.
Computer Associates revoked all those benefits, except for 20 years of
medical insurance for Kumar and his family subject to his death or his
obtaining insurance from a new employer, according to a letter sent to
Kumar's attorney last week. http://in.news.yahoo.com/040928/137/2gz1k.html
Musharraf Warns on Growth of UN Security
Council (Reuters/Yahoo): Pakistan
opposes any expansion of the U.N Security Council that breaches equal
rights for nations, President Pervez Musharraf said on Tuesday after
arch-rival India moved to gain permanent status on the world body.
India formed a lobby group this month with Japan, Brazil and Germany to
bid for permanent seats as part of a reform of the council, which has five
permanent members with veto power -- United States, Britain, France,
Russia and China. "Our view is very clear: we would be against any
attempts to violate the basic tenets of democratic norms of sovereign
equality of nations," Musharraf said after a meeting with Italian
President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi. "Therefore, we would be against any
increase in nations having special privileges or being more equal than
others," he said. http://in.news.yahoo.com/040928/137/2gzjp.html
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Top Stories
Despite
Indian-Pakistani Talks - Kashmiris Still Waiting for Peace
(Voice of
America)
Pakistani Anthem Rings Across
Kashmir (Boston
Globe/Reuters)
Sikh Group Finds Its Calling In Homeland
Security (NY Times - registration
required)
Pakistani Officials Touts
Victory (NY NewsDay) (Boston
Globe/AP)
Maoist Strike Paralyzes Nepal
(Voice of
America)
Business
India to
Spend $550 Million Dollars to Improve Roads in IT Hub (Space
Daily/AFP)
Conference Panelists Discuss Job Outsourcing
(Indiana Digital
News)
Nurses from India Hired to Cope with US Nursing
Shortage (The Kansas City
Channel)
Commentaries/Editorials/Letters to the
Editors
Defense
Political
Other
India Grants Visas to Pakistani
Journalists for Kashmir Visit (Voice of
America)
Indian Court Sours Taj Mahal
Fesitivities (Washington Times/UPI) (Seatlle Times/AP) (Chicago
Sun
Times)
Man In India for Heart Surgery
(Herald
Sun)
Charges and Counter
Charges at Sikh Temple (Washington
Times/UPI)
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Top Stories
Despite Indian-Pakistani Talks -
Kashmiris Still Waiting for Peace (Voice of
America)
Pakistani Anthem Rings Across
Kashmir (Boston
Globe/Reuters)
If mobile phone ring tones are any indication of
sentiment, revolt-weary Kashmiris have plumped for Pakistan over
India. A growing number of people in Indian Kashmir are choosing
Pakistan's national anthem as the ring tone on their newly allowed mobile
phones, the Times of India said on Tuesday. Students in Muslim-majority
Kashmir, where India is struggling to quell a 15-year revolt, told the
newspaper they had received the anthem from friends in Pakistan and had
passed it on to others. "This does not mean Kashmiris want to be part of
Pakistan, People just feel closer to it," the Times quoted Ali Mohammad, a
taxi driver in the summer capital Srinagar, as saying. Mobile phones were
only introduced in Kashmir last year by a government operator after
security agencies dropped long-standing objections. This month, private
operator Bharti Tele-Ventures Ltd, the second largest mobile services
firm, began services. http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2004/09/28/pakistani_anthem_rings_out_across_kashmir/
Sikh Group Finds Its Calling In Homeland
Security (NY Times - registration
required)
At the end of a dusty road, behind a barbed-wire
fence, is the Sikh Dharma of New Mexico, a religious compound with a
golden temple of worship, a collection of trailers used for business and a
quiet group of people wandering the grounds wearing flowing white robes
and turbans. In the New Age culture here, the Sikh Dharma community,
founded in the early 1970's, provides a place where admirers of Yogi
Bhajan, a Sikh spiritual leader and yoga master, can live in harmony and
follow their beliefs in vegetarianism, meditation and community service.
Except for Yogi Bhajan, who was born in India and came to the United
States in 1969, most members of the Sikh Dharma are American-born converts
who moved here to pursue their way of life. The compound is also
home to Akal Security, wholly owned by the Sikh Dharma and one of the
nation's fastest-growing security companies, benefiting from a surge in
post-9/11 business. With 12,000 employees and over $1 billion in federal
contracts, Akal specializes in protecting vital and sensitive government
sites, from military installations to federal courts to airports and water
supply systems. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/28/business/28sikh.html
Pakistani Officials Touts
Victory (NY NewsDay) (Boston
Globe/AP)
Pakistani officials declared an
important victory against al-Qaida yesterday after police shot dead Amjad
Farooqi, who was suspected of roles in the execution of Wall Street
Journal reporter Daniel Pearl and assassination attempts on Pakistan's
ruler. Police arrested more suspects yesterday, officials said. They
included three men captured near where the raid on Farooqi took place
Sunday, with one identified as having ties to an outlawed extremist group,
authorities said. http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/world/ny-wopaki283987682sep28,0,657800.story?coll=ny-worldnews-headlines
Maoist Strike Paralyzes Nepal
(Voice of
America)
Business
India to
Spend $550 Million Dollars to Improve Roads in IT Hub (Space
Daily/AFP)
The
Indian government is to pump 25.5 billion rupees (550 million dollars)
into improving the road network in Karnataka state, home of IT hub
Bangalore, a minister said Monday. India's junior minister for Road
Transport and Highways, T.R. Balu said rapid industrialisation and a
booming outsourcing industry in the southern state had put tremendous
strain on highways. "Some of the projects which are cleared are direly
needed," Balu told reporters. IT companies complain that the
sub-continental "Silicon Valley" is losing its lustre due to congested
roads and acute power cuts. http://www.spacedaily.com/2004/.iucm499w.html
Conference Panelists Discuss Job Outsourcing
(Indiana Digital
News)
A
conference held last Friday attempted to place a fresh perspective on the
subject of job outsourcing. The India Studies Program and the Kelley
School of Business held a panel discussion titled "Outsourcing -- Losing
Jobs, Saving Money?" in the business school. Associate Professor of
Finance Sreenivas Kamma said outsourcing has been seen as an evil for the
most part but that it also has a flip side. "Outsourcing has helped
in establishing two-way trade," he said. "It has led to change in labor
laws, environment laws and wage laws in countries where jobs have been
outsourced from the U.S.." Kamma used the information technology
center in India, an area where many jobs have been outsourced from the
U.S., as an example. http://www.idsnews.com/story.php?id=25005
Nurses from India Hired to Cope with US Nursing
Shortage (The Kansas City
Channel)
One local hospital has expanded its recruitment efforts outside the
country to fill critical nursing vacancies. The Medical Center of
Independence hired three highly trained nurses from India to fill
positions here. These ladies have had several years of critical care experience,
and that's hard to find in the Kansas City area right now," nurse manager
Kyle Carson said. "They know the critical care info, and we're just trying
to blend our cultures so we understand each other."
KMBC's Kelly Eckerman said that the three nurses worked
together in India and were trained there by someone from a U.S. hospital.
The nurses have spent two weeks getting to know hospital procedures. They
are fluent in English and passed a series of exams to qualify. While all
three admit it was tough leaving family and friends, they said they all
dreamed of coming to the United States for opportunities not available in
India. http://www.thekansascitychannel.com/health/3764786/detail.html
Commentaries/Editorials/ Letters to the
Editors
N/A
Defense
N/A
Politics
N/A
Other
India Grants Visas to Pakistani
Journalists for Kashmir Visit (Voice of
America)
Indian Court Sours Taj Mahal
Fesitivities (Washington Times/UPI) (Seatlle Times/AP) (Chicago
Sun
Times)
India's Supreme Court
has disappointed visitors by banning night celebrations at the Taj Mahal
to mark its 350th anniversary, citing security concerns. The court
also banished all cultural programs to beyond 500 meters (1,640 feet) from
the 17th century mausoleum. Planned programs would have to get security
clearance and assurance from the Archaeological Survey of India that they
would not damage the monument or the environment, the court said
Monday. The decision threw a damper on the "Taj Mahotsav," a
cultural festival to include some of India's leading musicians, planned
for the banks of the Yamuna River, behind the monument.
Man In India for Heart Surgery
(Herald
Sun)
Howard Staab does not have
health insurance. He owns a carpentry business and does not have an
employer who can provide insurance. Staab,
who lives on Carolina Friends School Road in Orange County, also
acknowledged he doesn't really believe in health insurance.
"I've always thought that the insurance companies
are the real terrorists of our country," Staab said recently. "They put
terror in everyone's mind. You don't have insurance? You could have a
catastrophic accident or illness." http://www.herald-sun.com/orange/10-526723.html
Charges and Counter
Charges at Sikh Temple (Washington
Times/UPI)
Police in Bedford, Ohio, are
investigating charges and counter-charges from members of a Sikh Temple
after a melee last week and a march on city hall. Sunday, 300 members
of the Sikh Temple held religious services on the lawn of their temple
because they said other members agreed with a city request to close the
temple for two weeks to allow tempers to cool, the Cleveland Plain Dealer
reported Monday. After the Sunday service, about 200 temple members
marched to city hall, where they chanted and held signs accusing police of
favoring the other side. Last week, police officers were called to a
physically violent melee that occurred during services. http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/r.htm
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