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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...
Need to counter the tension at the border

Need to counter the tension at the border

The likely attendance of Foreign Affairs Adviser to Prime Minister of Pakistan, Sartaj Aziz, at the upcoming meeting of the ‘Heart of Asia’ in India next month provides an opportunity to break...
“We just want peace and that’s what the women have come out to demand”

“We just want peace and that’s what the women have come out to demand”

Excerpts from a Pakistani author’s piece about her visits to Kashmir and the people’s longing for peace from her essay “As the LoC Heats Up, Border Villages Fear the Repeat of a Deadly...
Sikh pilgrims delighted with Pakistani hospitality

Sikh pilgrims delighted with Pakistani hospitality

Pakistan’s embassy in New Delhi issued more than 3,300 visas to Indian Sikhs to participate in the 548th birth anniversary of Baba Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism, at his birthplace in...
Remembering Haider “jigar”: India, Pakistan must talk peace

Remembering Haider “jigar”: India, Pakistan must talk peace

By Partha Banerjee and Beena Sarwar Last year around this time, we were saddened by the death of our poet and journalist friend Haider Rizvi in Lahore, Pakistan, on Oct 29, 2016. Haider had lived in...
Indians and Pakistanis unite for a mutual goal of peace

Indians and Pakistanis unite for a mutual goal of peace

Last week, over 150 activists in India and Pakistan took part in a photo campaign to call on world leaders to never use nuclear weapons. From New Delhi to Islamabad, Bangalore to Karachi, and...