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Coming up to 70 years… Singing for peace

Coming up to 70 years… Singing for peace

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

India, Pakistan, women, borders. #FeministsUndivided

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

India/Pakistan upcoming peace events August 3-9, 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

Art for Peace in Hyderabad

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

Pakistan and India must return to the negotiating table, without further ado and preconditions

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

“Talks might not produce immediate results, but engagement is necessary” — Abdul Basit

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

Challenging the dominant narrative

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

The fisherman’s tragedy

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...
Pakistani infant returns home after receiving heart treatment in India

Pakistani infant returns home after receiving heart treatment in India

NEW DELHI: Pakistani infant, who had a hole in the heart and Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj had intervened in the case and arranged medical visa for his parents, has returned to...
Memorialising Partition: Transcending hatred, healing wounds

Memorialising Partition: Transcending hatred, healing wounds

‘Future of the Past’ — Commemorating the 70th anniversary of the 1947 Partition Memories that are kept alive to cultivate old hatreds and resentments culminate in vengeance and violence....