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India-Pakistan Peace Search Must not be Abandoned
India and Pakistan again face a familiar crossroads situation – a militant attack threatening to roll back peace hopes between the two nuclear-armed countries. The January 2 Pathankot airbase attack – which India alleges has links to...Jan 12, 2016 1189 0 -
US seeks Afghan peace roadmap at Pakistan-hosted meeting
The United States, China, Pakistan and Afghanistan explored prospects for a negotiated end to the bloody Afghan conflict, as four nations discussed ways to relaunch talks between the Afghan Taliban and Kabul. Washington believes the reconciliation...Jan 12, 2016 1083 0 -
Syrian suffering – a blot on collective conscience
The heartrending images of skeleton-thin children starving to death in the besieged town of Madaya on Thursday sent another chilling reminder to the world of the unspeakable horrors Syrians have gone through in the last five...Jan 11, 2016 1546 0 -
Strong Job Data Reflects Resilience in U.S. Economy
The United States added 292,000 jobs in December in a sign of gradual growth in the world’s largest economy but a global slump in commodity and oil prices continued to weigh on the mining industry with...Jan 9, 2016 851 0 -
What prevents fair distribution of Pakistan’s economic gains
With a middle class of around 40 million, the demand for high-end products has been on the increase for quite sometime in Pakistan. An import of one million smart phones every month and increased demand for...Jan 9, 2016 1512 0 -
World mulls punitive measures after latest North Korean detonation
Unable to sketch alternative options over sanctions, world powers mull new punitive measures after another nuclear test by North Korea, which says it has detonated even a deadlier device – hydrogen bomb. It may take many...Jan 8, 2016 1006 0 -
Saudi-Iranian standoff exacerbates Middle Eastern troubles
The unfolding crisis between Saudi Arabia and Iran – over execution of a prominent Saudi Shiite cleric –threatens to be yet another disconnect in the way of resolution to multiple Middle Eastern conflicts including deadly Syrian civil...Jan 6, 2016 3257 0 -
How Sufism and spiritual bonding may help troubled regions
Nearly two years ago, suffering of democracy-seeking people in the Middle East was a major reason behind my decision to accept the challenging role of a Sufi figure in Professor Akbar Ahmed’s play Noor, staged at...Jan 6, 2016 1418 0 -
India, Pakistan must go ahead with peace talks
While Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s brief sojourn to rival Pakistan surprised most, if not all, the weekend terrorist attack on an Indian air force base should not surprise anyone. Violence has been used in the...Jan 5, 2016 1127 0 -
Wishing peace, prosperity and happiness for all
Dear all, Views and News magazine and Views News TV wish their readers/audience around the world a Happy New Year. Out editors, writers and producers will contribute a series of writings/photographs/videos in the weeks ahead to...Jan 1, 2016 863 0