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South Asia must stay away from war: High risks and costs for all
South Asia may have only 3 per cent of the world’s area but with a population of slightly over 2 billion people, it has nearly 25% of the world’s...
Journalists, diplomats visit Pakistani madrasa that India claims was hit by its air strike
On Wednesday, April 10, A group of journalists from...
“Govt’s actions in J&K attract charge of ‘military rule”
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Open letter to Union Home Minister by former govt...
Aurat March still faces never-ending backlash and threats of violence in Pakistan
Aurat March started last year in Karachi and spread...
View from Bangladesh: How are your minorities doing?
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Dhaka police revokes invitation for Arundhati Roy’s event
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South Asian regional networks urge India and Pakistan to maintain status quo
They urged the two governments to reach an effective...
Why reading Harsh Mander’s Partitions of the Heart is the need of the hour
“There is a well-known story about a frog, which...
Pakistan hands over captured pilot Abhinandan to Indian High Commission
The 38-year-old was captured by Pakistan on Wednesday after...
Opinion: Pakistan paves the way for Peace in South Asia
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