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An Indian in Lahore

An Indian in Lahore

Hearing that I was going to visit Lahore, my friends and family thought I had lost my mind. They feared for my safety in the “enemy country”. They couldn’t have been more wrong...
India, Pakistan: stop ceasefire violations, restore peace in the border areas

India, Pakistan: stop ceasefire violations, restore peace in the border areas

The region’s largest and oldest people-to-people organisation demands an end to ceasefire violations and urges both countries to resume dialogue at the highest level and restore normalcy to the...
Breaking the Indo-Pak jinx: Why are we not moving on?

Breaking the Indo-Pak jinx: Why are we not moving on?

Nisid Hajari’s new book ‘Midnight’s Furies: The Deadly Legacy of India’s Partition’ probes the question of why India-Pakistan relations are so jinxed and so far from being like...
Point of view: The India-Pakistan treadmill

Point of view: The India-Pakistan treadmill

Consistent engagement with lowered expectations may be a better alternative to the drama of on-again, off-again dialogue India-Pakistan relations follow a familiar patternBy Husain Haqqani Leaders of...
Fishermen’s release hailed; India and Pakistan must find a lasting solution

Fishermen’s release hailed; India and Pakistan must find a lasting solution

The decision of the Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan, Narendra Modi and Nawaz Sharif in their recent joint statement announcing the release of each other’s imprisoned fishermen has been...
Eid prayers for peace: Reflections on “Celebrating Days for Peace” and an appeal

Eid prayers for peace: Reflections on “Celebrating Days for Peace” and an appeal

This Eid, a peacemonger invites all those who want peace between India and Pakistan to help go beyond the idea of the power of prayer The annual Celebrating Days for Peace (Aug 14-15) initiative is...
Theatre for peace: Mahesh Bhatt’s new cross-border collaboration

Theatre for peace: Mahesh Bhatt’s new cross-border collaboration

With three theatrical productions already under his belt and a fourth, ‘Milne Do’, underway, peacenik filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt’s new cross-border project is set to launch in Delhi...
The novelist who changed generations

The novelist who changed generations

An Indian writer and translator’s tribute to the great Urdu novelist Abdullah Hussein who passed away recently recently in Lahore The myriad colors of Abdullah Hussein’s life included his...
Praful Bidwai — the peacemaker

Praful Bidwai — the peacemaker

A personal tribute to a true secularist, humanist and peacenik not just of India, but of South Asia and the world How does one come to grips with the fact that this low-key but vital journalist,...
India and Pakistan governments’ decision to release all fishermen in custody hailed

India and Pakistan governments’ decision to release all fishermen in custody hailed

India and Pakistan’s decision to soon release all fishermen and boats in each other’s custody is welcome news. They should also adopt a​ ‘No Arrest Policy’ The India and...