Animosity at Bay: An Alternative History of the India–Pakistan Relationship, 1947–52 by Pallavi Raghavan, HarperCollins Publishers India, 2020, pp 288, ₹699.
After fighting with tensions for years, India-Pakistan relations appear on the surface to have a boost as both the countries are gearing up to facilitate talks between Pak Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and his Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York late September.
The Committee on External Affairs also noted the fact that by neither publicly accepting not acting against terrorism emanating from its soil, Pakistan has displayed its unwillingness to create conducive environment for improving bilateral ties.
Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane on Thursday said that the decades of mistrust between India and Pakistan cannot change overnight. Speaking to reporters on day 2 of his Kashmir visit, General Naravane said that the onus is on Pakistan to create an environment free of terror and hostil
Congress targets govt over UAE’s India-Pakistan mediation claim, seeks clarification
Congress targets govt over UAE’s India-Pakistan mediation claim, seeks clarification
The Congress party demanded clarification from the central government after the United Arab Emirates (UAE) confirmed its efforts to improve relations between India and Pakistan.
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Mallikarjun Kharge, the senior Congress leader, said that under the Modi government, others are now mediating between India and Pakistan (PTI Photo)
The Congress party on Monday sought clarification from the central government over speculation that the UAE was brokering peace talks between India and Pakistan. The Congress’s demand came a day after the foreign ministers of India and Pakistan were in the UAE for bilateral talks with the Emirates.