Rahul Desai's Blog

Tragic Story Of Partition

Dr Bharat Desai

June 21, 2012

7 mins read

The only reason for India-Pakistan partition was Congress - few Congress leaders who were old, tired, not ready to fight anymore and having a deep political desire of getting power at the earliest. All this made them accept partition without...

Train To Pakistan

Arthi Audiseshan

August 08, 2010

2 mins read

Author: Khushwant Singh/ Publisher: Grove Press/ ISBN: 9780802132215 Arthi is back to pen her thoughts down and so is Train to Pakistan - one of my long-loved books. Here's a guest post, the book review of Train to Pakistan. Although I have...

Some Nostalgic Moments: Watching Indo-Pak Cricket Series

Ravi Kakadia

January 11, 2006

About a min read

Match: India Vs. PakistanVenue: I2IT CafeteriaDate: Some time in 2003 I hope all of us from I2IT still remember those days! That enjoyment, those mischieves, the legendary Jeeva-Ranjeeta story! Those were most definitely the best days of my...

An Earthquake To Repair The Indo-Pak Fissures

Rahul Desai

December 02, 2005

About a min read

The massive 7.6 intensity earthquake that rocked Afghanistan, Pakistan and northern India on Saturday is undoubtedly a great human tragedy. It is also an occasion for governments in the region to set aside their differences and deal together with...

Women's Role In Building Peace Between India And Pakistan

Rahul Desai

December 01, 2005

About a min read

Given the truth of the generalization that men start conflicts and women are left to pick up the pieces, it is hardly surprising that women are at the forefront of peace efforts around the world. This is also the case in India and Pakistan, where...

India-Pakistan: Is There Really A Trade-off?

Rahul Desai

November 26, 2005

About a min read

...the trade between the two countries jumped from $154.95 mn in April-November 2003, to $380.79 mn in April-November 2004, registering a 146% increase... Full article: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1073394.cms

The Burning K-wor(l)d !!

Rahul Desai

November 26, 2005

About a min read

Kashmir: Ever since the partition of the subcontinent in 1947, India and Pakistan have been bitter rivals. What is Really bothering them? Kashmir through CNN: http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2001/kashmir/index.html Kashmir as BBC Sees:...