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Posted By:  arsalanj
Posted On:  Oct 3, 2008

  The Journey to Pakistan

The journey to Pakistan was really wonderful. Initially there were certain doubts, inhibitions and apprehensions but when we crossed the border on foot, we were overwhelmed with joy. The same culture is on the other side of the Line of Control. My wife was also accompanying me. At the entry of...... [view]

Posted By:  arsalanj
Posted On:  Sep 5, 2008

  Beyond Borders - with Shubha Mudgal and Tina Sani

Days after the recent skirmishes at the Line of Control, when the composite dialogue between India and Pakistan was threatened, an alternative reconciliation was underway in Lahore. Music became the metaphor of shared ground between the two countries, challenging divides between them that can...... [view]

Posted By:  arsalanj
Posted On:  Jun 13, 2008

  Indo-Pak Youth Peace Forum (IPYPF): Building Peaceful Relations with Pakistan

I was a part of Indo-Pak Youth Peace Forum meet today here in Ahmedabad. When I registered for the program I was slightly apprehensive. But after attending it and meeting all the friends from Pakistan, all my tensions and so called pre-conceived negative notions have been totally unlearned.... [view]

Posted By:  arsalanj
Posted On:  Jun 30, 2008

  Pakistani-Hindustani Bhai-Bhai, Literally Up in the Sky!

We have a three-hour stop over at Lahore airport on our way back to Delhi from Islamabad. I am excited about going back home, but, at the same time, am sad at the thought of leaving Pakistan. I don’t know when, if at all, I can come back here, if I can ever again meet some of those...... [view]

Posted By:  arsalanj
Posted On:  Jun 30, 2008

  Shared heritage of Indians and Pakistanis

My parents are from Delhi, and my wife's from Hyderabad (Deccan). They settled in Lahore and Karachi respectively, and I was brought up in Pakistan (mostly in the Himalayan North West Frontier, and Lahore for medical education). Recently we took our 2 children to India and Pakistan (the first...... [view]

Posted By:  arsalanj
Posted On:  Jul 9, 2008

  Resolve India-Pakistan tensions

Blame for the problems of Afghanistan is widespread. The Pakistanis are at fault; no, the Afghans; no, the United States. NATO isn't stepping up to the plate. Is it the Taliban, Al Qaeda, or Pakistan's intelligence service that is pulling the strings? Is President Hamid Karzai powerless,...... [view]

Posted By:  arsalanj
Posted On:  Jul 26, 2008

  India-Pakistan: Friends on Visa

“They are like my two eyes,” says the fabled Pakistani folk singer Reshma, speaking of India, the country of her birth in 1947, and the country she has lived in since infancy. Similar emotions are echoed by another lauded singer, the Mumbai-based Seema Anil Sehgal, known as the...... [view]

Posted By:  arsalanj
Posted On:  Jul 28, 2008

  Kashmir: The Ground Reality

Since 1947, Kashmir had been offered toffees and chocolates to stop its tears as one does this to a small kid weeping. No one realized that the agony of Kashmiris lies deep inside their hearts. Since last 17 years of insurgency, approximately 100,000 people have been killed. Thousands of young...... [view]

Posted By:  arsalanj
Posted On:  May 21, 2007

  Jinnah’s dream

Some of my closest friends and colleagues are from Pakistan. Which is hardly surprising in a multicultural melting pot like Dubai where you get to meet and work with some of the best and brightest people from around the world.We Indians and Pakistanis share a unique, emotional relationship that...... [view]

Posted By:  arsalanj
Posted On:  May 6, 2008

  All Hardships for a Durable Peace

Nothing is more important today than a better coordination among the South Asian countries and a durable peace between India and Pakistan. There are many people who are working overnights to achieve this. One of these ‘Soldiers of Peace’, Nirmala Deshpande, renowned parliamentarian...... [view]

Posted By:  arsalanj
Posted On:  Mar 24, 2008

  Estranged Half-Siblings

In spite of the fact that we share so much with each other, India and Pakistan have always been at loggerheads. Unlike the siblings who grow up to love and help each other through troubling times, we’re the estranged half-siblings who gloat at each stumble the other one takes. What we fail...... [view]

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