Author : Bilal Farooqi

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Syed Yawar Ali Chairman Nestle Pakistan Of the legalized trade worth $2.2 billion, India’s share is 85 percent; if MFN status is given to India, this share will increase. India should also...
Trade can’t solve all problems

Trade can’t solve all problems

Dr Mubashir Hasan Dr Mubashir Hasan, a peace activist and a former finance minister during Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto’s government, called for broader ties between Pakistan and India given their...
Bilateral trade potential seen at around $10bn from existing $400m

Bilateral trade potential seen at around $10bn from existing $400m

Planning Commission recommends MFN status for India By Mehtab Haider ISLAMABAD: Planning Commission’s top panel of economists, led by Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance Dr Hafeez Pasha,...
War or peace on the Indus?

War or peace on the Indus?

The Daily Star By John Briscoe Anyone foolish enough to write on war or peace in the Indus needs to first banish a set of immediate suspicions. I am neither Indian nor Pakistani. I am a South African...
Checking the Indus – waters dispute

Checking the Indus – waters dispute

By Swaminathan S Anklesaria Aiyar Politicians and Islamic outfits in Pakistan accuse India of stealing upstream Indus system waters, threatening Pakistan’s very existence. More sober Pakistanis...
India’s stake in a stable Pakistan

India’s stake in a stable Pakistan

By Sunil Khilnani and Arvind Subramanian  As government-to-government talks resume between India and Pakistan, it is time to consider other channels of engagement that can contribute to improving...
Sania Mirza and Shoaib Malik: the romance that gripped two nations

Sania Mirza and Shoaib Malik: the romance that gripped two nations

Guardian When Pakistan’s former cricket captain announced his engagement to India’s top tennis player, it was the start of an very tangled and intriguing affair… Bring on the puns...
Disputes and conflict resolution: Water, Terrorism, Kashmir

Disputes and conflict resolution: Water, Terrorism, Kashmir

Talking Peace – Editors’ Conference Held on: April 6-7, 2010, Karachi Description: A 2-day meeting of prominent editors and anchors from India and Pakistan was organised by Aman ki Asha. It...
Indian lawyers campaign for Pak boy release Sunday, 28 March 2010

Indian lawyers campaign for Pak boy release Sunday, 28 March 2010

By Asit Jolly CHANDIGARH, March 28: Protesting the “innocence” of a 16-year-old Pakistani boy who was labelled a fidayeen and jailed in Amritsar in January, a Chandigarh-based...
How to Warm Ties Among Indians and Pakistanis

How to Warm Ties Among Indians and Pakistanis

BusinessWeek The people of India and Pakistan can help build peace by learning from each other and sharing solutions in their fight against poverty By Maha Hosain Aziz The late Benazir Bhutto, former...