South Asia Citizens Web

AS their prime ministers met in New York to unravel their tangled ties, ordinary Indians and Pakistanis were grappling with their more palpable domestic traumas.

Himal Southasian: Under the Bollywood Tree – latest issue, launched at the Bangalore Literature Festival recently
My article in The Friday Times last week (thanks to Raza Rumi for pushing me to write this, despite the tight deadline):
A Southasian vision
For regional peace, development and prosperity, it is imperative to improve India-Pakistan relations
Beena Sarwar
I like how the Nepali journalist Kanak Mani Dixit refers to the Indian sub-continent: Southasia. One word. Kanak (…)

The murder of renowned rationalist Narendra Dabholkar on the streets of Pune on 20 August, 2013, was a wake-up call for the nation. While out on his morning walk, two unidentified assailants on a motorcycle fired at him from close range near the Omkareshwar bridge. As the news of his gruesome murder spread, Continue reading

We feel encouraged by the decision of the Prime Ministers of Pakistan and India, who ensured that the anti- peace forces were not able to derail the talks in New York. The talks have happened despite the fact that the anti peace forces made a bid to spoil the atmosphere by mounting attacks on police posts, army camps and killed many soldiers.. As expected, the Indian counter part of Pakistani war mongers had also started a chorus to stop Dr. Manmohan Singh from meeting Mr. Nawaz Sharif.

The Taliban attack on the Peshawar church that killed scores of people was an opportunity for Pakistan’s leaders to rally the nation against Islamist extremism but they squandered it