India, Pakistan DGMOs hold talks on ceasefire violation and terrorism
Jun 02, 2018
Rajat Pandit
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By Rajat Pandit NEW DELHI: In a significant breakthrough after months of cross-border hostilities and firing duels, India and Pakistan + on Tuesday agreed to restore peace along the Line of Control...
In Ramzan, an appeal to release Hamid Ansari from Pakistani prison
May 30, 2018
N. N. Bhatia
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By N. N. Bhatia I have been in touch with Fauzia N. Ansari, a lecturer at a junior college and her husband Nihal Ansari, a retired banker, both in Mumbai. Their elder son Khalid Ansari is a...
Sharing our grief
May 30, 2018
Zaman Khan
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Remembering Ashok Mitra Many in Pakistan would want to attend the memorial meetings taking place in India for the Ashok Mitra, Marxist economist and former head of the Pakistan India Peoples Forum...
Nowhere man: An accidental Pakistani with Indian family seeks Indian citizenship
May 30, 2018
Beena Sarwar
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In a wonderful gift at the advent of Ramzan, on 17 May, the Indian High Commission in Islamabad granted a visit visa to Muhammad Viqar Sharif, 47, an accidental Pakistani stuck in a boys’ hostel in...
India, Pakistan agree to facilitate faster repatriation of each other’s fishermen and boats, engage more on hotline
May 29, 2018
Rajat Pandit
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Focusing on an issue that needs to be addressed on humanitarian grounds Signaling a slight thaw in their troubled bilateral relations, India and Pakistan have decided to ensure closer coordination...
SAARC should take the lead in promoting films as Track 3 diplomacy
May 25, 2018
Nazar Muhammad Jumani
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By Nazar Muhammad Jumani This is why extremists on both sides play upon people’s fears and project the “other” as enemies. In this scenario, instability in the South Asia region flourishes,...
Ceasefire in Kashmir
May 24, 2018
Ershad Mahmud
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By Ershad Mahmud The Indian government has finally instructed its forces to halt military operations in Kashmir and observe a ceasefire during the month of Ramazan, which is a welcome development. A...
Once spy vs spy, now retired chiefs of RAW and ISI co-author a book
May 24, 2018
Beena Sarwar
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The just-published Spy Chronicles is written as a conversation between two former spy chiefs — A.S. Dulat, RAW, India, and Asad Durrani, ISI, Pakistan — and senior journalist Aditya...
Unforgettable Madeeha
May 21, 2018
Anuradha Bhasin Jamwal
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RIP Madeeha Gauhar, 1956-2018: A personal tribute When Madeeha Gauhar passed away on 25 April 2018, those who knew her found a little space in their hearts filled with a void. She had a towering,...
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