Revisiting the partition of Punjab
Oct 26, 2017
A seminar at Harvard University recently focused on the partition of Punjab, part of a series marking India and Pakistan’s 70 years of independence from British rule Behind Ishtiaq Ahmed’s...
#HelpJitendra, a fresh campaign to rescue runaway lad in Pakistan prison
Oct 24, 2017
Encouraged by the success of two other initiatives earlier this year, a 33-year-old social worker in Bhopal, India, has started a fresh campaign on social networking sites to free Jitendra Arjunwar...
Before and Alter
Oct 05, 2017
It was all set. Tom and I were meeting up in Dubai before his play Lal Qile ka Aakhri Mushaira on August 17, 2017. We were going to offer fateha together for the soul of his mother Barbara Alter, who...
India, Pakistan and the ongoing fight for peace
Oct 02, 2017
International Peace Day saw students, activists, and others come together at events in both countries Observed annually the world over on September 21 the International Day of Peace holds special...
Influential Indian citizens’ group dialogue with Jammu-Kashmir stakeholders
Sep 28, 2017
The influential Concerned Citizens Group led by former Union minister and senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha along with well-known politicians, journalists and public intellectuals from across India,...
Why peace between India and Pakistan should be a US foreign policy priority
Sep 24, 2017
US President Trump’s South Asia policy speech in August was more measured than his usual diatribe but he missed an important logical policy initiative. Noting Pakistan as a hindrance to the Afghan...
Peace is every step. From India to Pakistan
Sep 12, 2017
I came across several people but I did not see an enemy India and Pakistan turned 70 this year but continue to be enemies since their partition in 1947. Much like a family feud, the two nations...
Upcoming peace calendar: call for entries
Sep 05, 2017
Indo-Pak Peace Calendar 2018: Call for paintings — last date: 25 September 2017 The India-Pakistan youth group Aaghaz-e-Dosti has issued a call for art entries for its upcoming Peace Calendar...
70 years on: The common man looks so similar
Aug 23, 2017
Aspirations for peace between India and Pakistan came to the fore at the Bengaluru Poetry Festival, with sessions featuring the legendary poet Gulzar and activists Saira Shah Halim and Ruchhita...
Rakshabandhan and walking with Nanak across borders. Virtually.
Aug 23, 2017
Musings on an online discussion with author Haroon Khalid on Rakshabandhan Day Visualising India and Pakistan as sibling nations, volunteers of the ongoing campaign Peace Now and Forever organised an...
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