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1 month ago | 
dw.com | Rohinee Singh
05/27/2025May 27, 2025Without civil society actors working behind the scenes, India and Pakistan are left with a vacuum when trying to smooth out thorny issues like Kashmir. https://p.dw.com/p/4uzHFFor years, informal dialogue sponsored by NGOs and civil society groups was critical to building bridges between India and Pakistan. The process is known as "track II diplomacy" and involves networks of non-state actors like NGOs, civil society members and peace activists.
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1 month ago | 
flipboard.com | Rohinee Singh
7 hours agoIran: Iran, Pakistan leaders discuss recent India tensions, Gaza war and border securitySHOTLIST TEHRAN, IRAN (MAY 26, 2025) (USERS MUST CREDIT “IRANIAN MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND ISLAMIC GUIDANCE” HANDOUT, MUST NOT OBSCURE LOGO — EDITORIAL USE ONLY) 1. IRAN’S PRESIDENT MASOUD PEZESHKIAN WELCOMING PAKISTANI PRIME MINISTER SHEHBAZ SHARIF AND HUGGING HIM NEXT TO CAR 2. VARIOUS OF SHARIF AND PEZESHKIAN LISTENING TO NATIONAL ANTHEM 3.
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1 month ago | 
kashmirtimes.com | Rohinee Singh
Rohinee Singh is an author and journalist, writes a blog for DW, Urdu. She can be reached at [email protected].
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1 month ago | 
kashmirtimes.com | Rohinee Singh
This is not the first time that India and Pakistan have stood dangerously close to the precipice of war. But history has shown that when tensions have surged, it was often the cooler heads of a cross section of civil society—those working quietly behind the scenes—who helped pull both nations back from the edge. Today, however, those quiet channels of communication seem worryingly silent.
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1 month ago | 
thefridaytimes.com | Rohinee Singh
The other night, I found my seven-year-old son leaping from sofa to sofa, clutching a plastic jet in one hand and shouting, “Strike! Strike! Target destroyed!” When I asked what he was playing, he replied with wide-eyed enthusiasm, “Like on TV! India is winning the war again!” He had no idea what war really meant—no clue of blood, loss, or diplomacy. But he had clearly absorbed the nightly theatre of Indian news channels, where toy planes have grown into TRP missiles.
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2 months ago | 
thefridaytimes.com | Rohinee Singh
For over a decade, India’s Muslims have felt the squeeze of second-class citizenship in a country constitutionally committed to secularism. Amidst growing communal cacophony elsewhere, Punjab has stood apart, an island of interfaith harmony. But that delicate equilibrium now faces an uncertain future after the Indian Parliament’s passage of the Waqf Amendment Bill 2025.
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Mar 6, 2025 | 
thefridaytimes.com | Rohinee Singh
At a time when properties linked to the family of Pakistan’s first Prime Minister, Liaquat Ali Khan, in Muzaffarnagar, have been declared "enemy property" by the Indian government, another piece of his legacy continues to stand tall in the heart of Delhi. The elegant two-story residence, once known as Gul-e-Rana and now called Pakistan House, serves as the residence of Pakistan’s High Commissioner. It also hosted the first Pakistani Embassy in Delhi, soon after the Partition.
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Feb 13, 2025 | 
thefridaytimes.com | Rohinee Singh
A decade ago, both Pakistan and India saw the rise of political mavericks—Imran Khan and Arvind Kejriwal—who promised to cleanse the system, end corruption, and bring governance back to the people. Both men rode the wave of public frustration, presenting themselves as crusaders against entrenched elites.
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Feb 1, 2025 | 
thefridaytimes.com | Rohinee Singh
Election season is here in Delhi, and for housewives like me, it feels like I’ve just stumbled into a grand game show where the contestants are politicians, and the grand prize is our vote! Delhi goes to polls on February 5. Every day brings a new dazzling promise—free bus and metro rides, subsidised LPG, direct cash transfers—at this rate, I might soon start expecting a golden rolling pin and a VIP pass to grocery stores.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
thefridaytimes.com | Rohinee Singh
The recent passing of Dr Manmohan Singh, India’s first Sikh Prime Minister, serves as a poignant reminder not only of his triumphs, but the overall resilience of the Sikh community. His journey from the devastating upheaval of partition to the pinnacle of political leadership—symbolises the indomitable spirit of a community that has consistently turned adversity into opportunity.
