“Just two minutes” is a phrase used in South Asia to indicate a minuscule time slot, but on the side-lines of COP21, 120 seconds must have been the longest one for the Prime Ministers of Pakistan and India to endure. In the…
People of Jammu and Kashmir across the Line of Control as well as Kashmiri diaspora, the world over, observed the 69th Black Day to recall and condemn the invasion of Indian army on October 27, 1947. As a part of well-planned conspiracy,…
Pakistan-US summit was a wholesome activity. Since the previous such event in 2013, Pakistan had made progress in various areas that enabled the PM to play a comparatively firm hand. The interaction was certainly wide ranging, encompassing the ‘entire laundry list’. President…
Last week threw up a few fictional and factual settings impacting Pakistan in one way or the other. It will be interesting to review some of these.
First the fiction. Indian media has come up with an interesting report. Sounding like an act…
These days India is hosting Baloch separatist leader Hyrbyair Marri. India’s Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Vikas Swarup confirming Marri’s presence in India, has said, “India has always been home to the ‘persecuted’ people from all over the world.” In this backdrop…
Pakistan-India relationship has entered an interesting phase. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that his four-point peace roadmap is the only way forward: “There is no other solution, we have given a proposal for peace in the region”, and the proxy war…
Pakistan and India relations have witnessed a serious deadlock over the collapse of peace talks even before they have started. The decision to pull out was taken by Pakistan after India’s ultimatum to stick to terrorism related agenda. Last year in August,…
Introduction
Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI) in collaboration with Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF) organized a two-day international conference on “Policy Approaches of South Asian Countries and their Impact on the Region” on June 2-3, 2015 at Serena Hotel Islamabad. Scholars, academicians, practitioners and…
In an effort to make the history of 1965 India-Pakistan war appear in line with the wishes of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his RSS cronies, India officialdom has embarked upon a foolhardy spree to make believe that India was victorious during…
Post-event Report
One-day Conference
on
“Pakistan-India Relations: Post-Congress Era”
General:
A one-day conference titled “Pakistan-India Relations: Post-Congress Era” was organized by Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI) on August 4, 2015 at Serena Hotel, Islamabad. Lieutenant General (R) Asif Yasin Malik, former Secretary Defence,…