Kashmir Liberated, Others Languish

Kashmir Singh spent 35 years in various Pakistani prisons before Ansar Burney, the caretaker minister of human rights found him and obtained a presidential pardon.

General Colin Powell: Political Casualty of Iraq War

Can he make a comeback? Had he resigned, he would have stayed in the limelight as an elder statesman at the political front.

The Chair

At no cost, I will leave
This chair and its power

Bandit Queen

Shall we ever understand why a woman, so violent, got so much support and protection in rural India and made it to Parliament? Shall we ever unravel the mystique of power of illiterate, landless masses in bringing about so profound a change?

Letter from Multan

In Kot Lakhpat jail, Lahore, that was our first day at a jail. The relatives, some of them were quite hopeful of finding someone. Call it wishful thinking or whatever.

Who Is the Target Here?

The never-die judicial-issue is spinning out of control and irony of the matter is that every player dealing with this is made to believe that he holds the trump card.

War for Peace

These wars will not end, they cannot end until the ’military metaphysic’ (the near religious dogma of these power elite, the driving force of their view of the world), the military definition of reality, an effect of institutional fusing, the

Point of View, 1971 Through Now

Seeking out information about Indian Armed Forces personnel 'missing' or captured in and around Pakistan, especially in 1971.

john over george: george over john

ram das and allah ditta go about their chores
as if there was no tuesday in their lives
sweating, scheming, squandering through their day
dreaming of daal-roti sustenance

The Forgotten 54 and More

These 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.

The Forgotten 54 - When will the War Finish for Them?

It has been 32 years and a few months. “A long time” as most people say shaking their heads and dismiss it from their minds.

Cast Away Fear

I was not trying to kill myself, I was just running after the sun, I was trying to save it from drowning

Changing World Order: India’s Response

In 1991, with the collapse of the Soviet Union, a unipolar world emerged. The United States emerged as the only superpower ... For India, the year 1991 signaled major changes in its economic policy. To tide over the balance of payments crisis, the Indian

A Gory Tale of Lies, Greed and Deception

Apply whatever mode of calculation you like, the tragic truth is: Pak Army has killed manifold more Pakistanis than those who have hitherto fallen to Indian bullets.

• Peace Talks
• Line of Control
• Travel Visas
• Indo-Pak Wars
• Student Exchange
• Cultural Exchange
• Prisoner Exchange

• Pakistan's Struggle for Democracy
• The Indian Story
• Indo-Pak Relations
• Personal Narratives
• Religion Today
• War on Terror
• Role of Media
• Call for Social Change
• Hold Them Accountable
• Environment and Us
• Way of Life

• Swat Calls For Civil Society to Act
• In Search of Political Will: Fight Against Militants in Swat
• In memory of the Swat valley
• The Nightmare Must End
• In Honor of the Heroes of Swat