Latest in: Pakistan-India Competition
Indian captain Virat Kohli has mounted a strong defense of paceman Mohammad Shami, who has been subjected to wild accusations and...
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Akbar Ahmed, Pawan Bali It is a more recent tale of two letters: On Pakistan’s 70th National Day,...April 25, 2021
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For a while, a breakthrough in ossified Pakistan-India relations seemed well underway. Signs of a rapprochement began with a...April 6, 2021
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British regulator fines rightwing Indian channel for its sweeping anti-Pakistan tirade
In a move shedding light on the deteriorating media discussion standards, Ofcom, the British communications regulator, has imposed a $27,103 (€22,200) fine on the license holder of a right-wing Indian news channel, Republic TV, for breaching its...December 24, 2020 457 0 -
What Kamala Harris means for South Asian Americans and US South Asia policy
By Akbar Ahmed and Amitav Acharya The election of the Biden-Harris ticket in the US Presidential election is a moment of reckoning for the South Asian community in the US and the US policy towards South...November 13, 2020 855 0 -
The India-Pakistan Conundrum
The modern Indian writer commenting on affairs between India and Pakistan has an acute dilemma: every time he or she is objective about Pakistan, his compatriots tend to see him as soft on the enemy and...October 27, 2020 540 0 -
India and Pakistan: Searching for Humanity in South Asia
Relations between India and Pakistan have entered a period of darkness, as the Indian and Pakistani governments refuse to engage in any sort of dialogue. The South Asian giants continue to spar over a range of...August 15, 2020 1000 0 -
In shutdown, history plays and documentaries throw up some riveting questions
Closed doors of coronavirus have inadvertently opened doors to random TV viewing. One such recent program was the telecast of a stage play, “Drawing the Line,” shown at London’s Hampstead Theatre. It focused on 1947 demarcation of...May 17, 2020 732 0 -
‘Let Kashmiris decide their destiny’
India’s repression has turned Kashmir into a “volcano waiting to erupt,” and it is time that New Delhi lets the people of Jammu and Kashmir to decide their destiny, a top Pakistani diplomat argued. Writing an...November 23, 2019 917 0 -
As Kashmir siege enters fourth week, Pakistan considers closing airspace to India
As Kashmir crisis continues to exacerbate South Asia tensions, Prime Minister Imran Khan is considering a “complete closure” of Pakistani airspace to India The proposal for a complete ban on the use of Pakistan’s land routes...August 27, 2019 719 0