Indians, Pakistanis condemn terror attack in Gurdaspur, demand Joint Mechanism to deal with terrorism
Jul 29, 2015
Concerned citizens of India and Pakistan have jointly and unequivocally condemned the terrorist attack in Gurdaspur, Punjab on July 27, 2015, and expressed heartfelt condolences and solidarity with...
Indian journalist Praful Bidwai honoured in Pakistan, ashes immersed in River Indus
Jul 27, 2015
Two ceremonies held in Pakistan recently to pay tribute to the late Indian journalist and peace activist Praful Bidwai concluded with his ashes brought from Delhi being immersed in the River Indus...
An Indian in Lahore
Jul 24, 2015
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
Jul 23, 2015
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?
Jul 21, 2015
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
Jul 21, 2015
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
Jul 19, 2015
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
Jul 18, 2015
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
Jul 16, 2015
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
Jul 13, 2015
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...
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