Articles with tag: peace
Solving Amarnath: A New Hope in Kashmir
Murtaza Shibli Jul 2, 2008 interacts: 78It demonstrates to the Kashmiris that by resorting to non-violent action, there is a room for manoeuvre and things can be changed through peaceful means.
Cluster Bombs
Fiza Asar May 26, 2008 interacts: 9United States, Russia and China have not signed the Mine Ban treaty and will not sign the Cluster Ban either, but their future actions affected by the outcome of this Treaty.
India Pakistan Talks
Aparna Pande May 19, 2008 interacts: 13India and Pakistan are to have Foreign Minister and Foreign Secretary level talks starting May 20 in Islamabad. It is time to once again look at the chessboard and see what has changed.
Nirmala Deshpande - A Truly Great Soul
Juan Sandoval May 3, 2008 interacts: 233Nirmala Deshpande a dedicated Gandhian was a true peace activist.
Don’t Hang Sarabjeet
Moeed Pirzada Apr 27, 2008 interacts: 165This is not an easy decision for a President who has often been accused of being an appeaser to the Americans and Indians by his countrymen.
Why not hang Surabjit Singh?
Beena Sarwar Mar 21, 2008 interacts: 52Whether it is for illegally crossing borders, overstaying visas or terrorism, Indians and Pakistanis arrested in each other's countries have poor consular and legal access.
The Vicious Circle of Violence
Murad A Baig Mar 19, 2008 interacts: 155The birthday of The Prophet Muhammad is a good time to remember that he was a man of peace. But the intoxicating violence now makes it difficult to go back to the origins.
Demystification of the Other
Amina Agha Jun 18, 2007 interacts: 4A spiritual journey to places of worship--mosque, church and synagogue
Impressions about Iran
Muhammad Tariq Mar 26, 2007 interacts: 67The world has gone wrong somewhere in understanding them or stereotyping them with other Islamic fundamentalists like the Talibans.
Exchange Siachen Madness for Mountain Peace
Q Isa Daudpota and Arshad H Abbasi Feb 16, 2007 interacts: 100Glaciers can also be made secure by the use of common sense. It is for opinion-makers in India and Pakistan to tell their respective governments to stop ruining the future of our water supplies and our weather system.
J&K: The Hopes and Despairs of the Peace Process
Zafar Choudhary Feb 8, 2007 interacts: 20It has taken pretty seven long years to reach a point of hope. Therefore, the current year is really most significant for Jammu and Kashmir and it has to be keenly watched how things unfold.
A Nation without an Identity
Mazhar Mazhar Feb 6, 2007 interacts: 21During the last few years the political tendency among Kashmiris gave heavy emphasis on religion. Whereas, the indigenous Kashmiri struggle when it started in 1989-1990 was provoked by the socio-economic factors and a growing sense of deprivation.
Youth Educating for Peace
Zahid S Ahmed Jan 29, 2007 interacts: 23How to live peacefully in the presence of our individual and group identities?
Banker of the Poor
Mohammad Gill Jan 3, 2007 interacts: 59Lasting peace cannot be achieved unless large population groups find ways in which to break out of poverty. Micro-credit is one such means. Development from below also serves to advance democracy and human rights.
What Went Wrong?
Bhaskar Dasgupta Nov 29, 2006 interacts: 57Have you noticed a faint air of desperation around the western world capitals these days? Ok, so it is not faint but quite visible. The desperation is around the Iraq war particularly and to a lesser extent, the Afghanistan war.
India-Pakistan talks: the endless cycle
Aparna Pande Nov 21, 2006 interacts: 492The two countries agreed to set up a six-member panel to counter terrorism; A nuclear safety agreement was signed; However, no progress took place on reducing troops in Kashmir and in Siachen.
A cliché from Nawab Din’s Story
Zafar Choudhary Sep 24, 2006 interacts: 27Today at the age of 107, the aging but exceptionally agile Nawab Din is literally fighting a lonely battle to achieve what the celebrated poet and last emperor of the Mughal dynasty in India Bahadur Shah Zafar could not.
Profile of a Young Pakistan
Tahir Qazi Aug 13, 2006 interacts: 5My dear Pakistan: I don’t mean that you cannot make good for future out of your present. I am sure you are smart and you can do it. It is not easy but you will have to think differently and positively and you have to learn self reliance. It is diffi
On death of a Terrorist
Tahir Qazi Jun 11, 2006 interacts: 65I did not know what to feel about the death of the most dreaded murderer and terrorist. I thought I should feel something.
Musharraf and Manmohan’s Monologues
M I Khan May 17, 2006 interacts: 115India’s talking with only those who already agree with the Indian position, and Pakistan consulting those who only toe Islamabad’s line is not a dialogue -- it is a monologue
Siachen’s Non-paper and the Non-people
M I Khan Apr 10, 2006 interacts: 31Calls for restoring road links between Baltistan and Ladakh, two perfectly peaceful places, have so far fallen on deaf ears in Delhi and Islamabad
Anatomy of a Karachi Bomb Blast
Adil Mulki Mar 2, 2006 interacts: 63With so many issues whipping the air like a tornado on the national canvas it is impossible to assign responsibility of such terrorism to any single group unless someone claims it and provides a signed affidavit to that effect
Up sh*ts creak without a paddle, nahin nahin, the road to AIESEC!
Hissam Syed Feb 21, 2006Take last nights jaunt for instance: there we were in all our glory in the middle of four hundred Indians surrounded by malevolent chanting and the sinister drum rolls...
Selective Sympathy
Joe Athialy Oct 31, 2005 interacts: 45Time has come to stop pretending that we (Indians) do not know about Kashmir. We may differ with them politically, but we can respect their rights and support them in crisis.
The Warmth Between Indians and Sri Lankans
Ajay Kamalakaran Aug 8, 2005 interacts: 27The narrow geographical gap between the two nations is figuratively getting smaller with each passing day.
March for Peace
Beena Sarwar May 15, 2005 interacts: 22Indians and Pakistanis are allowed public access for cricket, but not if they are walking for peace
Wapsi (The Returning)
Veeresh Malik Apr 16, 2005 interacts: 299Review and Interview with filmmaker Ajay Raina ... In the times of yet another thaw in the relationship between India & Pakistan, an Indian ’Lover Of Cricket’ manages to go across to the other side of the ’Line of Control’ (LOC
Let the People Meet
Beena Sarwar Jan 9, 2005 interacts: 68In Pakistan, the demand for Indian visas is as much as 1500 – per day – from around the country -
An Interesting Encounter
Hyder Anwar Nov 12, 2004 interacts: 3Judging by the voice, I could tell that it was a bright young girl, one of the people who have nothing to fear, in this world at least, for they have come to terms with the transitory nature of this world.
Train from Pakistan, 2004: The Return
Veeresh Malik Oct 20, 2004 interacts: 379Final preamble to an epilogue on a tribute that became a travelogue accused of being a monologue.
The Dragon’s Teeth
Beena Sarwar Oct 3, 2004 interacts: 43There are many more like the man with the briefcase who walked into the Sialkot Imambargah. They did not develop their warped mindsets overnight -- nor will they be wiped out overnight by military means.
The Forgotten 54 and More
Beena Sarwar Sep 25, 2004 interacts: 12These men if still surviving have little time left for niceties now. They need to be brought home in whatever state they are. Even if there were human rights violations, releasing these men would send a gesture of goodwill and peace.
On my way...
Hira Nabi Aug 28, 2004 interacts: 16Aptly titled ‘Challenges and Opportunites in South Asia – A Youth Perspective,’ the conference brought together a multitude of ideas, beliefs, opinions, voices...it brought all of us together as people.
Does Wagah Have to be This? Or Could it be...
jitesh malik Aug 15, 2004 interacts: 16Why then it denies and overwrites the expectations and imaginations of people with a well-synchronized ritual of hatred?
Nuclear Deterrence in South Asia: A détente?
Savail Hussain Aug 8, 2004 interacts: 8In the context of Pakistan and India the peace and prosperity of over two thirds of the world’s population is at stake. Can we credibly rely on deterrence?
What’s the Taj Mahal like from the inside? And Other Stories
Rohit De Jul 18, 2004 interacts: 67Despite coming all the way from Bangalore to Lahore to debate, all six of us at the hall that morning were nervous at the thought of being cross examined by 40 schoolgirls
Some Mother’s Son
Beena Sarwar Jun 20, 2004 interacts: 9There is strength and inspiration to be drawn from those who use their pain, not to cause further destruction, but to heal and move ahead. One such woman is Visaka Dharmadasa, whose young son Achinte went missing in September, 1998 when the LTTE attacked
Trade, can it Herald Peace?
Aman Malik May 10, 2004 interacts: 136Even at the height of the Kargil war, India was importing sugar from Pakistan, and regimes on either side of the border had a tough time dealing with this fact, in the light of the nationalist fervor.
Train to Pakistan 2004: The Journey Outbound
Veeresh Malik Apr 28, 2004 interacts: 48Attari International attracts more flies than all the Punjabs put together could have.
Alliance of Religious Leaders
Zahid S Ahmed Mar 31, 2004 interacts: 12World Youth Peace Summit Asia-Pacific was held on February 29, 2004 in Thailand where young people appeared with genuine commitment to work for the cause of peace in the region.
Let Cricket Inspire India and Pakistan
Karamatullah K Ghori Mar 24, 2004 interacts: 287Politics, by its nature, is just the opposite of Cricket. Stalwarts of the art of politics, old and new, are at one that it’s not a craft for gentlemen.
The Indo-Pak Symbiosis: Brothers or Neighbors?
Bhaiyya Joshi Mar 15, 2004 interacts: 58A new idea is always born in an unreceptive environment. The adversaries and opponents are numerous, the supporters, few.
India-Pakistan: Friends on Visa
Beena Sarwar Mar 13, 2004 interacts: 25When people from India and Pakistan meet, peace seems the most favoured option.
Bombay, personally
Beena Sarwar Feb 27, 2004 interacts: 98A visit to Karachi’s vibrant, charismatic, long lost twin
The Yearning for Peace
Beena Sarwar Feb 10, 2004 interacts: 39Finally, some 600 Pakistanis were granted visas. Even so, this was the largest ever delegation to visit the other country.
Of Tiaras and World Peace
Khadija Hassan Jan 30, 2004 interacts: 7We hear more of world peace on the stage and see more blood shed in the real world but we take it all with a pinch of salt and allow them their moments of glory.
Defy the Divide, Unite For Peace
Rohit De Jan 8, 2004 interacts: 10510 students from all across the country recently went to Karachi to attend the 6th Joint Conference of the Pakistan India People’s Forum…In between doing a play, late night drives to the sea view, eating biryani we came out with a youth declar
A Fool’s Errand
Feroz R Khan Jan 6, 2004 interacts: 142SARRC Summit 2004 in Islamabad - some thoughts and conclusions
Times to Come...
sameena khan Jan 4, 2004 interacts: 16The non-conformists who retained their attraction for the opposite sex were subjected to derogatory and condescending looks; their families disowned them; the public ostracized them; they were the social outcasts; they went hiding behind closed doors and
Rethinking Plebiscite In Kashmir
Pervez Hoodbhoy Dec 25, 2003 interacts: 162By declaring that 'we have left aside' the United Nation Security Council resolutions for a solution to Kashmir, General Pervez Musharraf shattered a long-held taboo.
The Great Turn-On
Farzana Versey Nov 14, 2003 interacts: 153India and Pakistan were about to sign a joint declaration. President Pervez Musharraf got so terribly excited he had to rush in to change his clothes. By then it was all over.
India-Pakistan: This is not Cricket
Karamatullah K Ghori Nov 5, 2003 interacts: 29The latest round of diplomacy by media between arch-rivals India and Pakistan betrays their irrepressible proclivity to play politics with even the most sensitive issues of peace or war.
Diya JalaiN: Light the Lamp
Temporal Oct 25, 2003 interacts: 15Who’s afraid of (a) little more happiness, little less hatred?
In diversity is hope: in hope, light. let’s light that lamp and nurse its flickers ..
Imposed solution
Fawad Ahmad Oct 24, 2003 interacts: 11New British High Commissioner says a solution of Kashmir imposed by international community on India-Pakistan won’t by sustainable; impetus for peaceful settlement should come from the two neighbours
One Afternoon
Feroz R Khan Oct 21, 2003 interacts: 83A couple of Pakistani school children darted a quick glace at the Indians and then quickly, put their feet across the border and touched the Indian soil.
Of Curiosity, Optimism and Hope
Zarine Habeeb Oct 13, 2003 interacts: 120Whenever Indo-Pakistani matches would be played, it was incredibly curious that I, the cricket-hater was assumed to support the Pakistani team by several of my friends in Government Law College, Ernakulam, India.
Adam Smith’s Invisible Hand and Kashmir
Dost Mittar Oct 9, 2003 interacts: 108Indians have an uncanny knack for sniffing out an NRI. Mr. Butt was no exception. As soon as he identified us as the migratory birds from a distant land, he upgraded the product on display.
The In-Security Council: Dump it or Grow it?
Chithra Karunakaran Oct 8, 2003 interacts: 66Is the UN Charter just a piece of paper to be stored on a musty shelf, or is it supposed to safeguard the “rights of men and women and of nations, large and small” to discursive, negotiated settlement of disputes and equality of all member st
A Student Remembers a Great Teacher
Omar R Quraishi Oct 4, 2003 interacts: 229As a university teacher of a popular seminar class, or as a key speaker in a teach-in, Edward Said had this ability to establish a connection with his audience.
The Death of Edward Said -- A tribute
Malik S Khar Sep 28, 2003 interacts: 193Palestinians have lost a spokesperson, Columbia University has lost a Professor, the music world has lost an accomplished pianist and I have lost a mentor.
Vajpayee’s Srinagar offer of Talks to Pakistan
K G Singh Sep 25, 2003 interacts: 408Instead of strife and warfare in South and Central Asia, need for Economic and multi-facet cooperation like Asean & EU- begin with a gas pipe line for a lasting solution.
Of Rites and Rights: An Interview with Asma Jahangir
Anniqua Rana Sep 23, 2003 interacts: 164'Vajpayee took the effort to come to Lahore and in some ways it was not such a good experience with the army turning their back on him and Jamaat Islami going and washing Minare Pakistan after he left.'
An Hour in the Life of a Soldier
Bhaskar Dasgupta Sep 4, 2003 interacts: 60An imaginary walk with a soldier on patrol
Build Bridges, Not Bombs
Beena Sarwar Aug 17, 2003 interacts: 21This year, there was an unusual addition to the crowds thronging Quaid-e-Azam’s Mazar on August 14. As the sun set, a small group (women of assorted ages, plus two visiting Nepali teachers) arrived with peace placards and candles
Youth Without Borders
Hira Nabi Aug 12, 2003 interacts: 389Being with people who I was meeting for the first time in my life and will probably never meet again was and still is scary. ‘Was,’ because despite all else they were still ‘Indians,’ and we are all familiar with the oil and water
Piece of What?
Shandana Minhas Aug 21, 2002 interacts: 149I left home for a gathering of peaceniks and ended up at the social event of the year. The card in my hand said ‘Arundhati Roy: keynote speaker: seminar on peace and freedom in south Asia’
Yet we share the same home - Our Indus Valley
Navaid Mar 21, 2000 interacts: 119Clinton’s visit is unlikely to have a drastic immediate influence on the dynamics of the region.
