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Humanity, the path to peace

Humanity, the path to peace

It’s time to look inwards and see what each of us can do to promote peace, rather than blaming our governments I am writing this for those who know how to love. After my article in Aman ki...
Visa woes of cross-border couples

Visa woes of cross-border couples

Some 356 women from Pakistan married to Indian men are awaiting Indian citizenship, reports Biswajeet Banerjee in Niti Central (May 30, 2014) The report quotes Uttar Pradesh government officials as...
Two recent Track-2 initiatives between Indians and Pakistanis underscored the need to ease travel, trade and visa restrictions between the two countries and let people meet

Two recent Track-2 initiatives between Indians and Pakistanis underscored the need to ease travel, trade and visa restrictions between the two countries and let people meet

Talking peace in Chang Mai At a recent meeting held in Thailand, Indians and Pakistanis discussed the significance of a new government in New Delhi and the opportunities it creates for Indo-Pak...
Milne Do!

Milne Do!

With the inauguration of a new government in India, it is time to again urge the prime ministers of both India and Pakistan to implement the agreements that have already been signed with regard to...
Pakistan, India and Aman ki Asha: The year that was, and looking ahead

Pakistan, India and Aman ki Asha: The year that was, and looking ahead

 Something I wrote last week for The News year-end special supplement, published Jan 1, 2014. I later remembered many special moments I left out, like the Mumbai and Karachi Press Clubs exchanges,...
PLAY FOR PEACE: Mahesh Bhatt’s ‘Milne Do’

PLAY FOR PEACE: Mahesh Bhatt’s ‘Milne Do’

A behind-the-scenes look at what is driving a veteran film producer and peace activist’s fourth stage production, coming up It was Google’s “Reunion” ad released on the web...
Testimonials

Testimonials

People and politics are different “Okay, so I m obviously neither Indian, nor Pakistani; not even Asian. But even so, I like to be informed about what s happening in the world not just around...
Testimonials

Testimonials

‘People are all the same’ “As a youngster, the media and the narrow minded views of some of my elder relatives, had me convinced that even though we shared a border with Pakistan,...
Testimonials

Testimonials

‘Stop fighting for something we cannot own’ “About four million years ago, after infinite combinations and modifications, a brain called ‘human’ emerged on this nearly...
Testimonials

Testimonials

‘We breathe the same air’ “I am Harleen Singh Sandhu from New Delhi, India. Back in 2004, I visited Pakistan with my family on a pilgrimage visa. When we crossed the Wagah border,...