Cross-border friendships and solidarity
Apr 02, 2017
Kamla Bhasin
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A tribute from India to Pakistani feminist activist Nigar Ahmad (1945 – 2017) I was most restless in Delhi when I heard in mid-February that my friend Nigar Ahmad in Lahore, who had been ill, was...
‘I would love to meet my friends from Pakistan again’
Feb 10, 2017
Hiba Siddiqui
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A psychology student in India reflects on the peace workshop she attended as an eleventh-grader in 2012 with students from Islamabad, that changed her views about Pakistanis forever. #MilneDo It was...
Indian government grants visa to Pakistani actors
Jan 21, 2017
Aman Ki Asha
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Despite ongoing tensions with Pakistan, the Indian government issued visas to Pakistani actors Adnan Siddiqui and Sajal Ali on Saturday. Ever since Indo-Pakistan relations deteriorated due to...
India, Pakistan: So near and yet so far – MilneDo
Jan 09, 2017
Samir Gupta and Beena Sarwar
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At Wagah border on Sunday, the cyclists who had set off from Delhi and Lahore respectively calling for a thaw in India-Pakistan relations, tried to wave and connect with each other across the iron...
Pakistan cyclists support India’s Milne Do group
Jan 07, 2017
Aman Ki Asha
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A group of Pakistani cyclists have announced their support for the Milne Do (Let’s Meet) peace group that set off on January 1, 2017 from India Gate, New Delhi calling for peace between India and...
Milne Do: Cycle rally from Delhi to Wagah border
Jan 03, 2017
Samir Gupta
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A youth group in India embarks on its fourth cycle ride for peace, calling for good neighbourly relations between India and Pakistan It was an unusual peace rally that pedalled off from India Gate in...
Kicking off the new year with a cycle rally for peace
Dec 29, 2016
Aman Ki Asha
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Organisers expect over a hundred cyclists to join their Fourth Bicycle Rally for Peace between India and Pakistan this year A youth group in India is starting the new year with their fourth bicycle...
Indians and Pakistanis unite for a mutual goal of peace
Nov 03, 2016
Aman Ki Asha
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Last week, over 150 activists in India and Pakistan took part in a photo campaign to call on world leaders to never use nuclear weapons. From New Delhi to Islamabad, Bangalore to Karachi, and...
When boundaries blur: A strange kind of home-coming
Oct 25, 2016
Manav Kapur
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Over the last month, India-Pakistan relations, always fraught at the best of times, have seen one of their periodic lows. A terrorist strike in Uri has catalysed the usual sabre-rattling, with people...
Banning cross-border cultural collaboration only strengthens extremists
Oct 22, 2016
Salman Ahmad
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In today’s interconnected world, whether it’s appreciating music and film or fighting polio, we increasingly share our joys and sorrows The latest casualty of the ongoing confrontation between...
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