War between nuclear India and Pakistan 'weeks away' say officersINDIA/PAKISTAN: India and Pakistan are perched precariously on the sixth rung of an eight-point conflict escalation ladderFri Jun 7 2002 - 01:00
Putin fails to arrange talks as India fears growKAZAKHSTAN: The military confrontation between India and Pakistan continued yesterday despite efforts by President Vladimir …Thu Jun 6 2002 - 01:00
Putin seeks to mediate in Kashmir disputeKASHMIR: Russia's president, Mr Vladimir Putin, launched a mediation effort in the Kashmir crisis last nightWed Jun 5 2002 - 01:00
Indian Prime Minister rules out talks with Musharraf at Asian conference tomorrowIndia's Prime Minister, Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee, yesterday ruled out holding talks with Pakistan's President, Gen Pervez Musharraf…Mon Jun 3 2002 - 01:00
Rumsfeld warns of cost of nuclear conflictUS : US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said yesterday he was prepared to share with leaders of India and Pakistan US intelligence…Fri May 31 2002 - 01:00
Britain backs India in its campaign against terrorBritain yesterday "comprehensively" backed India in its fight against terrorism, and said Pakistan's promise of cracking down…Thu May 30 2002 - 01:00
Indian army fears Muslim fifth columnINDIA-PAKISTAN : The Indian army fears that a "fifth column" of thousands of Muslim insurgents inside northern India's disputed…Wed May 29 2002 - 01:00
Pakistani leader warns on 'danger of war' with IndiaPAKISTAN : Pakistani President Gen Pervez Musharraf said yesterday that tension with India was "at its height" and there was…Tue May 28 2002 - 01:00
India claims to be unimpressed with Pakistani missile testingINDIA-PAKISTAN : India yesterday dismissed Pakistan's second missile test in as many days as "unimpressive", saying it was not…Mon May 27 2002 - 01:00
Pakistan tells India it will test its missiles todayPAKISTAN/INDIA: With Pakistan and India poised for war, Islamabad further raised tensions yesterday by notifying New Delhi of…Sat May 25 2002 - 01:00
Villages on both sides of frontier reduced to rubblePAKISTAN/INDIA: The once bustling Indian village of Manihari, 800 yards from the border, has been reduced to rubble by the barrage…Sat May 25 2002 - 01:00
Militants are trained in stages before infiltratingINDIA/PAKISTAN: Kashmiri militants preparing to infiltrate Indian-administered Kashmir assemble at Pakistani army border posts…Fri May 24 2002 - 01:00
India rules out Kashmir talks with PakistanINDIA: India has ruled out talks with Pakistan over disputed Jammu and Kashmir state and has issued a fresh challenge to its…Fri May 24 2002 - 01:00
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 7 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 8 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 5 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 4 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 8 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 7 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 5 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 4 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 4 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 2 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 1 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 9 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 1 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 9 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 7 2002 - 00:00