Let them come home
Aug 16, 2017
Every Independence Day, we are told stories of horror and terror, of how friend turned on friend and how neighbour slaughtered neighbour. We hear stories of loss, of how people fled just steps ahead...
70 years on: Make the borders porous
Aug 13, 2017
This August we look back 70 years of the Partition of India — essentially the vivisection of Punjab and Bengal. Bengal of course had been partitioned earlier, while the prosperous and thriving...
Coming up to 70 years… Singing for peace
Aug 13, 2017
What an incredible outpouring of love and respect for each other as Independence Day comes up for Pakistanis and Indians. One of the most moving expressions of these aspirations for peace between the...
India, Pakistan, women, borders. #FeministsUndivided
Aug 11, 2017
70 years after Independence and Partition, a new generation of Indian and Pakistani women uses the digital age to subvert borders and build on earlier struggles Two young women, a Pakistani and an...
India/Pakistan upcoming peace events August 3-9, 2017
Aug 03, 2017
As Pakistan and India commemorate 70 years of their existence as independent nation states, what is striking is the people’s desire for peace and how those who govern them continue to thwart these...
Art for Peace in Hyderabad
Aug 03, 2017
PEACE NOW AND FOREVER CAMPAIGN BETWEEN INDIA AND PAKISTAN 1 JULY-15 AUGUST 2017 As Pakistan and India commemorate 70 years of their existence as independent nation states, it is striking how people...
Pakistan and India must return to the negotiating table, without further ado and preconditions
Aug 03, 2017
I am leaving New Delhi shortly, after completing my tenure. I regret our two countries could not commence the Comprehensive Bilateral Dialogue as agreed in December 2015. Be that as it may, i for one...
“Talks might not produce immediate results, but engagement is necessary” — Abdul Basit
Jul 31, 2017
Prominent journalists, activists participate in a farewell event for the outgoing Pakistan ambassador to India “If we can look at bilateral ties rationally rather than emotionally, the need to...
Challenging the dominant narrative
Jul 27, 2017
Former Information Ministers of Pakistan, India, have a cordial discussion on the role of media in relations between their countries At a discussion on the role of the media in India-Pakistan...
The fisherman’s tragedy
Jul 20, 2017
Indian fisherman dies in Karachi days before his impending release, grieving family waits for his body Imagine you are a fisherman. Born into poverty. Born in a small coastal village in India. Or...
CONNECT WITH US