India opts for diplomacy before resorting to warINDIA: India's searing summer heat matched the rising temperature on the frontier with Pakistan yesterdayTue May 21 2002 - 01:00
Kashmir violence claims at least 33 livesNEW DELHI: At least 33 people, including 10 women and children, died when Muslim insurgents launched a suicide raid on an Indian…Wed May 15 2002 - 01:00
Over-fertilisation and poor forest cover threaten future of Darjeeling tea gardensINDIA: India's delicately flavoured Darjeeling tea, favoured by connoisseurs around the world, faces a crisis today.Tue May 14 2002 - 01:00
Ten killed in fresh outbreak of sectarian violence in GujaratINDIA: Ten people have died in a fresh outbreak of violence in India's western Gujarat state where the continuing sectarian …Tue May 07 2002 - 01:00
3,000 children married during Hindu festivalOver 3,000 children, between four and 13 years old, were married off during the Hindu summer festival of Ramnavami at the weekend…Thu Apr 25 2002 - 01:00
21 people killed in new violence in GujaratINDIA: India's parliament adjourned for the sixth consecutive time yesterday after the federal coalition led by the Hindu nationalist…Tue Apr 23 2002 - 01:00
Opposition forces Indian parliament to adjournINDIA: Opposition MPs forced India's parliament to adjourn yesterday after the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP…Tue Apr 16 2002 - 01:00
Pakistan warns that nuclear weapons may be used in warPAKISTAN/INDIA: Pakistan raised the military stakes with rival India again after its military ruler issued a stark warning that…Mon Apr 08 2002 - 01:00
Prime Minister tells India's Muslims religious violence cannot continueINDIA: "This insanity cannot be allowed to continue," the Indian Prime Minister told Muslim survivors of the Ahmadabad pogrom…Fri Apr 05 2002 - 01:00
More killings as pogrom continuesINDIA: Five members of a Muslim family were burned alive by a Hindu mob and a sixth person shot dead by the police in western…Thu Apr 04 2002 - 01:00
Counterfeiters put Punjabi bribe-takers in a fix over graftINDIA: Corruption in India, the world's eighth most graft-ridden country according to a Berlin-based anti-corruption group, …Wed Mar 27 2002 - 00:00
Plan to bring ashes of Hindus on tour threatens Indian coalitionINDIA: Differences between the ruling BJP and its key allies erupted in the Indian parliament yesterdayFri Mar 22 2002 - 00:00
Indian parliament adjourns in uproar after opposition protestINDIA: The Indian parliament was adjourned in uproar yesterdayTue Mar 19 2002 - 00:00
Hindu fanatics plan to build templeMuslims in the north Indian town of Ayodhya are terrified as Hindu extremists prepare to build a temple to their god Lord Ram…Fri Mar 15 2002 - 00:00
Hindus to defy court ban on religious ceremonyHindu extremists said they would hold their controversial religious ceremony in the northern Indian town of Ayodhya tomorrow, …Thu Mar 14 2002 - 00:00
Hindus await court ruling on building Ram templeINDIA: India is poised expectantly for today's Supreme Court judgment which will decide whether Hindus can hold a prayer ceremony…Wed Mar 13 2002 - 00:00
Indian officer wandered into Pakistani air space and nearly started major warINDIA: A senior Indian air force officer, piloting a transport plane, nearly sparked off a war with nuclear rival Pakistan last…Tue Mar 12 2002 - 00:00
Uproar in parliament over India's sectarian clashesINDIA: Both houses of India's parliament were adjourned yesterday following an uproar over sectarian clashes in western Gujarat…Fri Mar 08 2002 - 00:00
100 buried after Indian clashesINDIA: Mass burials of Muslims killed in India's western Gujarat state took place yesterday with clerics keeping their faces…Thu Mar 07 2002 - 00:00
Hindu fanaticism poses dilemma for Indian PMINDIA: The Indian Prime Minister, Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee, faces the dilemma every political leader dreadsTue Mar 05 2002 - 00:00
Gandhi's dream turns into a sectarian nightmareINDIA: Stray dogs were the only residents left yesterday in a once thickly-populated neighbourhood of AhmadabadMon Mar 04 2002 - 00:00
Minister tries to justify violenceINDIA: India sent additional troops to western Gujarat yesterday to restore calm after the death toll in the continuing sectarian…Mon Mar 04 2002 - 00:00
Nearly 300 killed in sectarian rioting in IndiaINDIA: Orders to shoot rioters on sight were issued yesterday in the Indian state of GujaratSat Mar 02 2002 - 00:00
Hindu mobs murder 80 in revenge for train massacreThe army was deployed in western India's Gujarat state yesterday where 80 people, mostly Muslims, were killed in retaliation …Fri Mar 01 2002 - 00:00
India braced for sectarian clashes as 57 Hindus are killed on trainINDIA: India braced itself for another round of sectarian clashes after revenge killings erupted in western Gujarat state …Thu Feb 28 2002 - 00:00
Arms deal with Russia short of India's targetsINDIA: India signed three military protocols with Russia yesterday, but was unable to finalise deals worth over $3 billion involving…Sat Feb 09 2002 - 00:00
Punjab's monkey convicts look out for parole that will never comeThe inmates of India's only monkey jail are a disgruntled bunchFri Feb 01 2002 - 00:00
India test fires nuclear-capable missileINDIA: India successfully test fired a short-range variant of its nuclear-capable intermediate range ballistic missile yesterday…Sat Jan 26 2002 - 00:00
Calcutta attack seems aimed at Indian police, not US centreINDIA: Gunmen on motorbikes fired automatic weapons outside the US information and cultural centre in Calcutta yesterday, killing…Wed Jan 23 2002 - 00:00
US helps India set up an electronic borderINDIA/PAKISTAN: Senior US intelligence officials, counter-terrorism personnel and undercover technicians met their Indian counterparts…Tue Jan 22 2002 - 00:00
India, Pakistan in dispute on terrorist extradition listsINDIA/PAKSITAN: Nuclear rivals India and Pakistan were yesterday locked in a "war of lists" of criminals and terrorists each…Mon Jan 21 2002 - 00:00
Powell urges Pakistanis to meet demandsINDIA: The US Secretary of State, Mr Colin Powell, yesterday said the resumption of dialogue between India and Pakistan depended…Sat Jan 19 2002 - 00:00
Indian troops to stay despite Pakistani actionIndia yesterday ruled out a withdrawal of its troops from the Pakistani border, despite the arrest by the authorities in Islamabad…Tue Jan 15 2002 - 00:00
Over 900 are arrested as Pakistan cracks down on religious militantsPakistan yesterday began enforcing the ban on five militant groups announced by President Pervez Musharraf in a nationwide speech…Mon Jan 14 2002 - 00:00
India prepares to hide Taj Mahal under giant tarpaulin in case of warIndia is preparing to camouflage the Taj Mahal, one of the world's seven wonders, by dressing it in a massive green-and-black…Fri Jan 11 2002 - 00:00
Peres visit underlines entente with DelhiINDIA: Israel said yesterday it was willing to offer India all possible support against terrorismWed Jan 09 2002 - 00:00
Leaders of Pakistan, India meet informallyINDIA: The leaders of India and Pakistan yesterday said they had met each other informally on the sidelines of a regional summit…Mon Jan 07 2002 - 00:00
Tension grows as Pakistan rejects India's demandsINDIA/PAKISTAN: India and Pakistan yesterday headed for another diplomatic obstacle after Islamabad rejected New Delhi's demand…Thu Jan 03 2002 - 00:00
Arrests ease tensions between India, PakistanNuclear rivals India and Pakistan appeared to be pulling back from the brink of war yesterday, after a crackdown by Islamabad…Wed Jan 02 2002 - 00:00
Pakistan arrests militant as tension with India risesSaying that it wanted to defuse the brewing crisis with India, Pakistan yesterday arrested Mr Hafiz Mohammed Saeed, the head …Mon Dec 31 2001 - 00:00
Embassy staff ordered to leave as India deploys more troopsIndia has told Pakistan to halve its embassy staff in New Delhi within 48 hours and suspend commercial over-flights from New …Fri Dec 28 2001 - 00:00
Indian missiles sent to Pakistan frontierIndia yesterday deployed missiles along its frontier with Pakistan as the two nuclear rivals continued with their biggest military…Thu Dec 27 2001 - 00:00
India recalls its envoy to Pakistan and cuts travel links over attackIndia is to recall its High Commissioner from Pakistan and cut road and rail links with its neighbour, following Islamabad's …Sat Dec 22 2001 - 00:00
Terrorist says parliament attack backed by PakistanA terrorist connected with planning last week's suicide attack on India's parliament confessed on television yesterday to Pakistan…Fri Dec 21 2001 - 00:00
Troops trade fire at India Pakistan lineThe armies of India and Pakistan squared off along their common border as tension mounted following last week's suicide attack…Thu Dec 20 2001 - 00:00
Indian military push for Kashmir strikeIndia's military is putting pressure on the coalition of the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee, for permission to strike…Tue Dec 18 2001 - 00:00
India urged to adopt cross-border raids into KashmirMembers of India's nationalist Hindu-led federal coalition are urging the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee, to sanction…Sat Dec 15 2001 - 00:00
India's army on alert as 11 killed after militants storm parliamentIndia's army was placed on high alert along the Pakistani border and soldiers deployed across the capital, New Delhi, after 11…Fri Dec 14 2001 - 00:00
Rumsfeld hoping for quick end to war in AfghanistanUS Defence Secretary, Mr Donald Rumsfeld, said yesterday the military operation in Afghanistan would not drag on for years, as…Tue Nov 06 2001 - 00:00
Powell tries to reduce tension over KashmirThe US Secretary of State, Mr Colin Powell, sidestepped Indian concerns yesterday over Pakistan's alleged backing of insurgency…Thu Oct 18 2001 - 01:00
