Breaking the Indo-Pak jinx: Why are we not moving on?
Jul 21, 2015
Swagato Ganguly
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Nisid Hajari’s new book ‘Midnight’s Furies: The Deadly Legacy of India’s Partition’ probes the question of why India-Pakistan relations are so jinxed and so far from being like...
Point of view: The India-Pakistan treadmill
Jul 21, 2015
Husain Haqqani
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Consistent engagement with lowered expectations may be a better alternative to the drama of on-again, off-again dialogue India-Pakistan relations follow a familiar patternBy Husain Haqqani Leaders of...
Fishermen’s release hailed; India and Pakistan must find a lasting solution
Jul 19, 2015
Aman KI Asha
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The decision of the Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan, Narendra Modi and Nawaz Sharif in their recent joint statement announcing the release of each other’s imprisoned fishermen has been...
Eid prayers for peace: Reflections on “Celebrating Days for Peace” and an appeal
Jul 18, 2015
Swati Sharan
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This Eid, a peacemonger invites all those who want peace between India and Pakistan to help go beyond the idea of the power of prayer The annual Celebrating Days for Peace (Aug 14-15) initiative is...
Theatre for peace: Mahesh Bhatt’s new cross-border collaboration
Jul 16, 2015
Aman Ki Asha
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With three theatrical productions already under his belt and a fourth, ‘Milne Do’, underway, peacenik filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt’s new cross-border project is set to launch in Delhi...
The novelist who changed generations
Jul 13, 2015
Mayur Indi
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An Indian writer and translator’s tribute to the great Urdu novelist Abdullah Hussein who passed away recently recently in Lahore The myriad colors of Abdullah Hussein’s life included his...
Praful Bidwai — the peacemaker
Jul 12, 2015
Beena Sarwar
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A personal tribute to a true secularist, humanist and peacenik not just of India, but of South Asia and the world How does one come to grips with the fact that this low-key but vital journalist,...
India and Pakistan governments’ decision to release all fishermen in custody hailed
Jul 11, 2015
Aman Ki Asha
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India and Pakistan’s decision to soon release all fishermen and boats in each other’s custody is welcome news. They should also adopt a ‘No Arrest Policy’ The India and...
The dragon within
Jul 08, 2015
Samir Gupta
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Those on both sides of the border trying to keep hostility between India and Pakistan alive are facilitated by many who, while wanting to connect, unwittingly feed the peddlers of hate As I...
Indian Army hands over minor border-crosser to Pakistani troops
Jul 06, 2015
Aman Ki Asha
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A welcome change from the earlier practice of treating inadvertent border crossers as criminals and incarcerating them In a widely appreciated humanitarian gesture, the Indian army has returned a boy...
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