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The dragon within

The dragon within

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

Indian Army hands over minor border-crosser to Pakistani troops

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...
“Satyajit Ray is my film institution” — Soumik Sen

“Satyajit Ray is my film institution” — Soumik Sen

The director talks about Gulab Gang, his experience of working with the two Bollywood divas, women empowerment and his passion for music In his directorial debut Gulaab Gang, Soumik Sen has neither...
India-Pakistan peaceniks take to video chats to connect GenNext

India-Pakistan peaceniks take to video chats to connect GenNext

A cross-border youth peace organisation conducts a peace workshop with students in New Delhi and Karachi through video conferencing Leaving aside hostilities and self-created fallacies by the...
Pakistan releases Indian fishermen ahead of India’s announcement

Pakistan releases Indian fishermen ahead of India’s announcement

Both India and Pakistan are releasing each other’s imprisoned fishermen as goodwill gestures. Unfortunately, they keep repeating the cycle Pakistan on Thursday released 113 Indian fishermen after a...
R.I.P. Arun Chacko

R.I.P. Arun Chacko

Pakistani human rights activists and journalists remember their friend across the border Arun Mathais Chacko, an eminent Indian journalist, who passed away in New Delhi on 16 June, had made many...
 Appreciating PM Modi’s welcome gestures towards Pakistan…

 Appreciating PM Modi’s welcome gestures towards Pakistan…

While welcoming Indian PM Modi’s gestures of greeting his Pakistani counterpart for Ramzan and releasing Pakistani fishermen jailed in India, PIPFPD urges a more consistent policy to maintain...
Five years on, ‘Hankering for Peace’ re-visited

Five years on, ‘Hankering for Peace’ re-visited

A 16-year old school girl from Pakistan reflects on the activity five years ago that started her on the path to the ‘Indo-Pak Peace Project’ she co-founded along with an Indian student It...
Finding common ground

Finding common ground

Nagpur International Model United Nations delegates pass unanimous resolution promoting peace-building efforts in Kashmir and between India and Pakistan “We are in a state of ecstasy right...
Instead of competitive lunacy, try this…

Instead of competitive lunacy, try this…

Ordinary people in both Pakistan and India pay a heavy price for the games that our leaders play. For those who would like to see our countries face off against each other, we suggest some...