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Sarvodaya activist hails India,Pakistan peace initiative

Sarvodaya activist hails India,Pakistan peace initiative The willingness shown by India and Pakistan at the Havana U.N. Convention to arrive at a joint mechanism to counter terror augurs well for peace in the region, said Nirmala Deshpande, Rajya Sabha MP and member of the Association for Peace of Asia. Speaking to the press here on Wednesday, the veteran Sarvodaya activist hoped this would mean reopening the peace process that had stalled following the Mumbai blasts. You can change history books, but not geography, she said. We have to live together, so let us live as friends. There is no other

India Releases Eight Pakistan Prisoners

India Releases Eight Pakistan Prisoners India freed eight Pakistani prisoners Monday as part of peace efforts between the South Asia rivals, while the two governments scheduled new talks to resolve their long-standing dispute over the Himalayan territory of Kashmir. Indian authorities handed over the eight - including a teenage boy - to Pakistani officials at the main border crossing near Lahore, said Mohammed Sarwar, a senior Pakistani border guard. As part of the peace process, the two governments have agreed to expedite the release of each other's prisoners caught on the wrong side of the border and often accused of spying.

Pakistan asks India not to interfere in internal affairs

Pakistan asks India not to interfere in internal affairs Pakistan has again asked India not to make statements about the situation in Balochistan, saying it is vitiating the good atmosphere between the two countries engaged in a peace process. “It betrays the psyche of a bull, who sees red rags everywhere,” Foreign Office spokeswoman Tasneem Aslam said at a weekly press briefing, referring to India. She said Pakistan did not interfere in other countries’ affairs and neither should India. “As a matter of policy we don’t make statements on situations in other countries even though they are serious.” Without naming any

Pakistan and India expel diplomats

Pakistan and India expel diplomats Pakistan and India each ordered the expulsion of one of the others diplomats, signaling deepening mistrust in the aftermath of the bombings which killed more than 180 in Mumbai last month. The tit-for-tat expulsions came less than a week after the two countries pledged to push a 2 1/2-year-old peace process forward. Pakistan asked India to withdraw Deepak Kaul, a consular official at the Indian High Commission (embassy) in Islamabad, by next week for suspected involvement in spying. He was found involved in activities incompatible with his diplomatic status, Pakistani Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Tasnim Aslam said.

Jayawardene says tough, tight one-day date with India

Jayawardene says tough, tight one-day date with India While Mahela Jayawardene may not yet be Sri Lankas new Captain Cool, there are those who already see an on-field steely resolve—quite like Arjuna Ranatunga. Several former Test players also feel that its time the Lankan selection panel make Jayawardenes appointment permanent as Marvin Atapattus back injury continues to waylay his international career. And while the captaincy debate rages on the island, Jayawardene is not afraid to admit that Sri Lankas tour of India last October, where they lost the limited overs series badly, did much to educate the team on how to handle