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India, Pakistan soldiers exchange Eid sweets at border

India, Pakistan soldiers exchange Eid sweets at border

Indian and Pakistani soldiers exchanged sweets with each other at the occasion of the festival of Eid-ul-Azha at the Line of Control and the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday....
Peace body demands urges India, Pakistan to show restraint, avoid “war like situation”

Peace body demands urges India, Pakistan to show restraint, avoid “war like situation”

The Pakistan India Peoples’ Forum for Peace & Democracy (PIPFPD) has issued a statement about the escalating tensions between the two countries, urging them to exercise restraint. Text below....
Finding “The Country Without A Post Office”

Finding “The Country Without A Post Office”

“The dusk here does not arrive on the shoulders of golden sunsets any more, but on the heels of long, encroaching shadows of untraceable trees in the distance, gloomy parallel patterns that...
Returning inadvertent border-crossers: Glimpses of humanity

Returning inadvertent border-crossers: Glimpses of humanity

Indian border security returns 12-year old inadvertent border-crosser to Pakistan A 12-year-old Pakistani boy apprehended by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) in Jaisalmer, India, has been...
Kashmir: Breaking the impasse

Kashmir: Breaking the impasse

Panel discussion on Kashmir at Harvard University Two leadership fellows of the Center for Public Leadership at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University have taken on the...
A time for dialogue, not confrontation

A time for dialogue, not confrontation

At a time when skirmishes and casualties along the Line of Control are the worst since the 2003 Ceasefire, the forthcoming “Heart of Asia” conference is a beacon of hope that India and...
Leaders should defuse rather than fuel tensions, dialogue is the only option – PIPFPD

Leaders should defuse rather than fuel tensions, dialogue is the only option – PIPFPD

“While Pakistan needs to be more convincing in its fight against terrorism and terrorists operating from its soil, India needs to shun the policy of dealing with Kashmir militarily and...
Kashmir: Dialogue is the only way forward

Kashmir: Dialogue is the only way forward

Members of the Aman ki Asha Facebook group initiated the following statement that was posted on the Aman ki Asha Facebook page on August 12. Endorsements received until August 15, 2016, are included...
Farewell Ved Bhasin, a great peace warrior

Farewell Ved Bhasin, a great peace warrior

Indians and Pakistanis alike mourn the death of the great journalist and upholder of peace between India and Pakistan, Ved Bhasin, 86, who passed away at his residence on Thursday late night after a...
HAPPENINGS…Promoting dialogue, one event at a time

HAPPENINGS…Promoting dialogue, one event at a time

Prominent activists, academics and journalists will address a seminar on “Pakistan, India and Kashmir – Peace Talks: Why War Is Not An Option” at UT Dallas on Oct 10, 2015...