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LAHORE - Although the European Union is the largest trading partner of India, New Delhi is not happy with the EU's ability to coordinate on policy and conduct effective diplomacy, besides being 'intrusive and preachy' classified US embassy cables shows, reported The Hindu newspaper on Sunday.
The cables, sent between 2004 and 2008 (22519, 40254, 82606, 130916, 171651: all confidential) showed reservations among policymakers at the level of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)

MOSCOW/BEIJING - Russia, China and India called for an end to "indiscriminate use of force" by foreign states taking part in military operations in Libya. A statement by the Chinese Foreign Ministry said the country opposed the use of force in international relations.
"China has noted the latest developments in Libya and expresses regret over the military attacks on Libya," the statement said. Russia also issued a similarly worded statement in which it called for a ceasefire as

KARACHI - Veteran Indian journalist Kuldip Nayar belongs to the generation who identified with John Lennon's give peace a chance. Back in 1969, Lennon stayed in bed to protest the Vietnam War. But Nayar is more of a doer, travelling even at the age of 87 to spread the word: all we are saying is give peace a chance.
Nayar is leading a delegation of Indian peace activists, who are focusing on increasing people-centric solutions for peace amid edgy relations between the governments

THE REALITY CHECK - After a demoralising loss to South Africa, Indian will be desperate for two points today against the West Indies. In fact, both the teams will aim for victory to end the group stages on a high. India's much vaunted ODI unit has been found wanting at times against stronger opponents. Cases in point: the tied against England, and losing to the Proteas.
The Indians are expected to make two changes: Suresh Raina coming in for Yusuf Pathan and R Ashwin replacing

WASHINGTON - Two US aerospace firms are jostling with global rivals to win a $11-12 billion Indian fighter jet contract, hoping a nascent US-India strategic partnership can help seal the deal. As defense contracts go, Delhi's bid to replace 126 aging MiG fighters is large, but hardly a show stopper. Still, in an industry where billion dollar contracts are commonplace, the project is turning heads. "It is not the price," explained Ron Somers, president of the US-India Business Council,

LAHORE - The Indian government had informed the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) that Pakistan might plan to harm Ajmal Kasab, Indian newspaper Indian Express reported revelations by WikiLeaks on Friday. According to a diplomatic cable dated March 4, 2009, Indian Home Minister P Chidambaram shared the fear with FBI Director Robert Mueller and asked the US for technology to trace cellphone calls.
"Chidambaram revealed that the GOI (Government of India) has intelligence that

MUMBAI - Pitches in India are more balanced than Sri Lanka and do not provide undue advantage to the side batting first in the World Cup, said Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara. The islanders will play their final Group A match against New Zealand at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium on Friday -- their first away from home in the showpiece event.
Six out of eight completed matches in Sri Lanka have been won by teams batting first in the tournament with the match between the co-hosts

ISLAMABAD - Taking a huge delegation of her favourite members from the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) and ignoring 22, President Asma Jehangir will participate in Hindu festival of "Holi"in India. "Bring a pair of rough clothes to wear for the "holi" day which falls on the weekend. The colour could spoil your regular clothes", Asma Jehangir instructed the huge delegation of 138 members of SCBA before leaving for India on Wednesday to participate in a seminar at Jaipur (India),

KARACHI - Pakistan's captain Shahid Afridi said on Tuesday that his team were happy to play their World Cup knockout stage matches in India despite earlier voicing concerns about their security.
"It does not matter to us where we play our quarter-final. The biggest issue for us was to qualify for the knockout stage and we have done that now," Afridi said. "We are ready to play our quarter-final at any venue now," the experienced all-rounder said.
"That is a thing of the

LAHORE - It will be Tariq Lutfi versus Bob Houghton as the coaches prepare for the 23rd international soccer encounter between Pakistan and India in the fourth AFC Challenge Cup Qualifiers on March 23 at Kuala Lumpur. Pakistan are clubbed in Group B and they will take on Turkmenistan on March 21 before locking horns with India, followed by a clash with the Chinese Taipei on March 25.
Pakistan have chopped down the squad to twenty two from the 37 probables, while India left out

LAHORE - A Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) delegation, led by President Asma Jahangir, will leave for India today (Wednesday) at the invitation of the Indian Supreme Court Bar Association.
The delegation, consisting of 150 lawyers, will attend a seminar at Jaipur on March 19 and 20. Former SCBA president Ali Ahmed Kurd will also accompany the delegation, which will cross that Wagah Border at 10:30am today. The Delhi High Court Bar Association and the Indian Supreme Court Bar

ISLAMABAD/BHUBANESWAR - Pakistan and India tested their short-ranged nuclear missiles on Friday. Pakistan test fired its Surface-to-Surface (STS) Ballistic Missile Hataf-2 (Abdali) while India test fired a missile named Dhanush, meaning "archer's bow" in Sanskrit, in the morning from a naval ship in the Bay of Bengal off to the eastern Orissa state and the second missile, the Prithvi II, or Earth, blasted off soon afterwards from a testing range at Chandipur-on-Sea, 200 kilometres

THE REALITY CHECK - The Broader Perspective The Indians remain unbeaten in this tournament so far, but they have to admit that their performance has been far from convincing. Their only real test came against England, where they failed to defend a mammoth total of 338 and the game ended in a tie. In their wins against lowly Ireland and Netherlands, they weren't as convincing as they would have liked. India have a solid batting line-up, but they have been inconsistent the whole time.

STATS CORNER - Co-hosts India take on South Africa in their fifth match of the World Cup at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur on Saturday. South Africa have won two and lost one out of the three matches they have played so far. This will be the 66th ODI and the third World Cup clash between the two teams. South Africa have a good record against India in previous one-day encounters. They have won 39 and lost 24 out of the 65 matches played against India. The

COLOMBO - Remnants of Sri Lanka's defeated Tamil rebels are undergoing military training in India in a bid to revive their separatist campaign at home, the island's prime minister said Thursday. DM. Jayaratne said an unknown number of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) fighters were based at secret camps in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu. "We have intelligence reports of three clandestine training centres operated by the LTTE in Tamil Nadu," the prime minister said in a

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan on Thursday asked India to make elaborate security arrangements for the ongoing Cricket World Cup. Commenting on news reports in the Indian media about planned terrorist attacks on the venues in India launched from Pakistani soil, Foreign Office spokeswoman Tehmina Janjua said terrorism had no borders.
"It is a vicious phenomenon that all must collectively confront," she said in a statement, adding, "Pakistan, itself a victim of terrorism, takes all such

NEW DELHI - Yuvraj Singh scored a match-winning 51 not out as India pulled off a five-wicket win against a spirited Netherlands after making heavy weather of a small target in the World Cup on Wednesday. Chasing 190 under lights, India were reeling at 99-4 after a three-wicket burst by left-arm spinner Pieter Seelaar but scraped through with 81 balls to spare before a packed Firoz Shah Kotla Stadium. Yuvraj, who also grabbed two key wickets, has come to India's rescue twice in as many