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New Delhi remains tight-lipped on Islamabad’s offer Even as Covid cases spiral and its health system grinds to a halt, India remains tight-lipped about the possibility of opening the border and accepting Pakistan’s offers to assist its virus-ravaged neighbour. Despite an alarming shortage of oxygen supplies, hospital beds, and record numbers of deaths, the government in New Delhi has remained silent about opening the border, which will allow Pakistan to deliver essential medical supplies. Even the fast-spreading pandemic, which regional experts believe, provided a unique opportunity for c...

By Devika Mittal* For  Nelson  Mandela,  education  is  the  “most  powerful  weapon which  you  can  use  to  change  the  world.”  His assertion  echoes  the sentiment towards education across societies. While education is an important institution of socialization that strives to re-produce a society, it also carries a crusader image that can usher a desired change. This pertains to its potential to influence mindsets and guide action. This image and potential draw different interest groups, among which an important one is the modern nation-state. Among the significant...

This is what students of India and Pakistan want R Umaima Ahmed Small Large Peace – that was the single message in over 200 paintings that were sent by students from cities across India and Pakistan This year marked the first virtual launch of an annual calendar featuring paintings by students with peace between India and Pakistan as its theme. With the coronavirus pandemic halting in-person gatherings, over a hundred participants attended the online event. The ninth Indo-Pak Peace Calendar is part of a flagship initiative of Aaghaz-e-Dosti (Start of Friendship), which was launched in 2012...

Accomplished women bare out their minds for peace between India-Pakistan, focussing on shared heritage, art, culture © Provided by The Times of India BATHINDA: Taking ahead the peace process between India and Pakistan by the activists of many shades, independent woman magazine eShe organised ‘Indo-Pak Peace Summit led by women’. Over 40 accomplished women from various shades of life came together in virtual summit to share their experiences and brainstorm for practicable solutions to build lasting peace in South Asia. In a different kind of initiative involving only women, talks were he...

Peace activist Dr Devika Mittal on encouraging dialogue between Indian and Pakistani youth Peace activist Dr Devika Mittal of Aaghaz-e-Dosti is working to normalise relationships between the youth of India and Pakistan. January 16, 2021 / 09:14 AM IST As a schoolchild raised in Delhi, Devika Mittal always wondered why neighbours India and Pakistan continued to be enemies. Her grade-12 history textbook and its chapter on Partition made her aware of the human cost of the conflict, and how much people from both sides suffered immensely. While doing her higher studies at Lady Shri Ram College...