Making peace prevail
Dr Pervez Hoodbhoy The release of captured Indian fighter pilot Abhinandan Varthaman is excellent news, and Pakistan’s gesture that it
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Hopes of finding two missing climbers on Nanga Parbat fading
Herald Report Hopes of tracing two climbers on Nanga Parbat dimming as the rescuers did not find any clue of
Read MorePakistan hands captured Indian pilot back to India
WAGAH, Pakistani officials handed over a captured Indian pilot to a border crossing with India on Friday in a “gesture
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Orange evolution: Narendra Modi and the struggle for India’s soul
How India’s prime minister uses Hindu nationalism When the world’s biggest electorate handed Narendra Modi a thumping victory five years ago,
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Kyrgyzstan migration policy discussed
Labour remittances are 30% of Kyrgyzstan GDP HAH Report Government representatives, development partners, and experts on March 1st, 2019, shared
Read MoreOn perilous ground: Skirmishing between India and Pakistan could escalate
Two nuclear-armed states shoot down each other’s planes The last time that Indian and Pakistani jets bombed one another’s territory
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Modi’s dangerous moment
India and Pakistan should stop playing with fire; With an election looming, Narendra Modi is under pressure to act tough
Read MoreIsrael playing big role in India’s conflict with Pakistan
Robert Fisk WHEN I heard the first news report, I assumed it was an Israeli air raid on Gaza. Or Syria. Air
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What newest global glacier volume estimate means for High Mountain Asia
Arley Titzler Recent advances in remote sensing and computational power have allowed scientists to overcome a stubborn obstacle, which limited
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Secular, progressive forces condemn violence against Kashmiris
People’s Alliance for Democracy and Secularism (PADS) condemns mob violence against Kashmiri students and traders after Pulwama attack HAH Report
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Brit whose mum died on K2 goes missing on Nanga Parbat
Tom Ballard, 30, was trying to reach the summit of the ‘killer mountain’ with a friend, Daniele Nardi, 42. HAH
Read MoreThe nuclear game theory of the India-Pakistan crisis
As President Donald Trump meets with North Korea’s dictator, military escalation in South Asia offers lessons. URI FRIEDMAN and KRISHNADEV
Read MoreWho will pull India and Pakistan back from the edge this time?
The US has usually been the decisive voice of calm, but its influence has waned under Trump Patrick Wintour During
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Afghan women’s voices must be heard in US-Taliban peace talks
Letter from more than 600 Afghan women and youths, supported by civil society organisations and public figures including Arundhati Roy,
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Call to include women in Afghan peace talks
Authors Margarett Atwood and Arundati Roy sign letter saying US-Taliban talks exclude broad sections of Afghan society Arundhati Roy and Margaret Atwood are
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