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Bush Lauds Iraqis, Heads to South Asia

Bush Lauds Iraqis, Heads to South Asia President Bush praised Iraqis' "defiance of the terrorists and the killers" before embarking Tuesday on a ties-strengthening visit to South Asia where the war on terror is often close at hand and which is the presumed hiding place of Osama bin Laden. With a wave but no words, Bush left for India, Pakistan and, possibly, Afghanistan exiting Washington for five days at a time of turmoil for his presidency. A new CBS poll shows Bush's approval rating dropped to 34 percent from 42 percent in January. In recent days alone, Bush has been confronted

Bush Seeks India’s Cooperation

Bush Seeks India's Cooperation Days before he leaves for South Asia, President Bush publicly urged India yesterday to separate its civilian and military nuclear programs to pave the way for a new strategic alliance between Washington and New Delhi. Bush agreed in July to give India access, for the first time, to civilian nuclear assistance, breaking with decades of U.S. nuclear policies. For the Bush administration, the deal was part of a long-term Asian strategy designed to accelerate India's rise as a global power and as a counterweight to China. The White House had hoped to finalize the accord next week when

Bhutia named captain for Asia Cup

Bhutia named captain for Asia Cup Mercurial striker Baichung Bhutia, though struggling with injury, was on Monday named captain of the 24-member Indian team for the AFC Asia Cup qualifying round match against Japan to be played at Yokohama on February 22. The team will also travel to Hong Kong for a friendly with the hosts. The squad was picked from a pool of 28 players who sweated it out in a camp under chief coach Syed Naeemuddin. The team comprises three goalkeepers, seven defenders, six midfielders and four strikers, besides four standbys. Straddled with injury, the team was sans Climax Lawrence, Samir Naik

Bush in South Asia — Raising a political storm

Bush in South Asia — Raising a political storm As the US President moved from Afghanistan to India and then Pakistan, he raised political storm clouds. If India was obsessed with the nuclear deal, Pakistan wanted similar treatment and Afghanistan worried about the resurgence of Taliban. G. PARTHASARATHY reviews the Bush tour. Never before has the visit of an American President to South Asia created such a political storm as the recent visit of Mr George W. Bush to Afghanistan, India and Pakistan. India remained obsessed with whether or not the "nuclear deal" would move forward. Pakistan persisted with its insistence

Powerful earthquake causes panic in South Asia

Powerful earthquake causes panic in South Asia Jalalabad: A strong tremor triggered panic Tuesday among survivors of October's earthquake disaster in South Asia, forcing people out of temporary shelters and into the freezing Himalayan winter. At least 15 people were injured in Afghanistan after the 6.7-magnitude quake struck at 2:48 am (2148 GMT Monday) with an epicentre in the remote Hindu Kush range along the border with Pakistan. The massive tremor destroyed 200 homes in the north-eastern province of Badakshan and killed 400 domestic animals, the Afghan interior ministry said. "And 10 persons, three of them children, have got minor injuries,"