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Indian, Pakistani writers can bring two nations together: Poet Agrawal
Pakistani and Indian poets attended an anniversary meeting of the Society of Urdu Literature, April 2017, Springfield, Virginia Credit: Umar John NEXT TV Indian and Pakistani writers can help bring the two uneasy neighbors together for the...May 13, 2017 2360 0 -
UN slams Indian social media ban in Kashmir; urges dialogue on political conflict
Raising alarm over the impact of internet and social media restrictions imposed by authorities in the Indian-controlled state of Jammu and Kashmir, the United Nations has called on New Delhi to protect the right to freedom...May 11, 2017 1632 0 -
Pakistan raises Kashmir issue at UN amid Indian repression
Clashes between Indian forces and Kashmir protesters Photo VOA via Wikimedia Amid brutal Indian campaign to gag protests on the streets of Kashmir, Pakistan raised the Kashmir dispute at the United Nations, eliciting a jittery response from...April 26, 2017 1197 0 -
India-Pakistan trade steady despite mounting tensions
Despite mounting tensions in Kashmir and along parts of the border during the last several months, the trade between Pakistan and India has remained intact since the beginning of the current fiscal year. Pakistan’s central bank...April 14, 2017 1138 0 -
Indian firing kills 8 Kashmiris as election sees lowest turnout in 30 years
Indian security forces fired on protesters opposing New Delhi’s repressive rule in Kashmir, killing eight persons as by-election in the disputed territory on Sunday had the lowest turnout in the last 30 years. Fearing that the...April 10, 2017 995 0 -
India torturing Kashmiri children into subjugation
Indian forces in Kashmir continue to inflict mental scars on young people in the disputed Himalayan territory that has also escalated tensions between nuclear armed neighbors since mass demonstrations against New Delhi’s repressive rule last year....April 9, 2017 1362 0 -
India opposes US peace role; Pakistan welcomes mediation
Kashmir regional map, Image by w:user:Planemad via Wikimedia Commons New Delhi has rejected a United States’ role towards resolving Pakistani-India tensions that afflict the entire region from the possibility of expansion in South Asian trade and...April 6, 2017 1226 0 -
UN investigating Kashmir Line of Control violations; urges peaceful resolution
The United Nations military observer group, tasked with monitoring ceasefire violations in the disputed Jammu and Kashmir region, is investigating the reported violations along the Line of Control, a world body spokesperson said while asking nuclear-armed neighbors, Pakistan and India,...April 3, 2017 1153 0 -
India’s aggressive nuclear rethink poses multiple dangers
Indian Agni Missile, Photo Antônio Milena via Wikimedia Commons India is recasting its nuclear weapons doctrine that would allow it to launch a preemptive nuclear strike against Pakistan’s arsenal in a war. But the policy change would...April 1, 2017 1046 0 -
US media censures Modi for anointing anti-Muslim politician as UP chief minister
Yogi Adityanath Photo:Screenshot/ABP News Confirming worst fears that a politically strengthened Narendra Modi would dole out top positions to BJP hardliners, the Indian prime minister picked Yogi Adityanath, a known anti-Muslim politician to lead Uttar Pradesh....March 25, 2017 1281 0