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HAPPENINGS… Dialogue for peace

HAPPENINGS… Dialogue for peace

Mahesh Bhatt, Wusatullah Khan among prominent personalities from India and Pakistan participating in a dialogue exploring options for peace between the two countries What: A Dialogue Why: To discuss...
Remembering 1965: War has no winners

Remembering 1965: War has no winners

Claims of victory on either side of the border notwithstanding, the 1965 war ended with a ceasefire and a stalemate – but it damaged the India-Pakistan relationship horribly As India and...
India, Pakistan – stop firing, start talking, urges PIPFPD

India, Pakistan – stop firing, start talking, urges PIPFPD

The largest and oldest people-to-people lobby group in the region demands an immediate end to Pakistan and India’s Ceasefire violations on the LoC and the International Border Is it really...
Pakistani, Indian citizens appeal: “Let’s talk peace” – 2

Pakistani, Indian citizens appeal: “Let’s talk peace” – 2

Several more business people, activists, students, journalists and writers have expressed support for the appeal by Pakistanis and Indians for peace, shared earlier as an open letter to governments,...
Pakistani, Indian citizens appeal: “Let’s talk peace”

Pakistani, Indian citizens appeal: “Let’s talk peace”

Over 400 artists, writers, activists, academics, lawyers, businesspeople, journalists and students from Pakistan and India appeal to their governments, fellow citizens, politicians and media to...
Sarhad ki aisi taisi: We’re creating our own pockets of peace

Sarhad ki aisi taisi: We’re creating our own pockets of peace

A young satirical writer argues against the “hum ek hain” narrative and urges a more practical, gen-next approach to “this neighbour business” Over the last two weeks two...
Two Rakhee tales with an Indo-Pak peace twist

Two Rakhee tales with an Indo-Pak peace twist

Rakhee or Raksha Bandhan is a Hindu festival at which a sister ties a thread on her brother’s wrist, or on the wrist of someone whom she considers to be like a brother – traditionally someone...
Aisi taisi Indo-Pak​

Aisi taisi Indo-Pak​

What the bilateral dialogue should really be about India and Pakistan’s National Security Advisers may talk to each other, at each other or not at all. Sartaj Aziz and Ajit Doval may have failed to...
The Bajrangi Bhaijaan moment

The Bajrangi Bhaijaan moment

Bollywood often does more for Indo-Pak ties than official level talks In times of terror attacks and stalled NSA-level talks, a mainstream Bollywood movie with the message of Indo-Pak peace and...
Ailing Karachi teen arrives in Mumbai, city opens its heart and wallet

Ailing Karachi teen arrives in Mumbai, city opens its heart and wallet

The icy Indo-Pakistan ties notwithstanding, Mumbai welcomed an ailing Karachi teen who flew into the city for treatment on Monday afternoon. Fifteen-year-old Saba Ahmed, who suffers from...