The state of Punjab which has been literally feeding India, with its annual contribution of 53 percent of wheat and 40 percent of paddy to the food stocks of the
The concept of devolution of powers to the grass-roots was floated under the Musharraf regime in late 1999. The framework for the devolution plan was placed before sections of the
Each province of Pakistan finds itself with different resources and different challenges. Despite persistent problems of water-and revenue-sharing, the provincial economies have recorded modest growth and diversified production.
Even while the India-Pakistan treaty for sharing the Indus waters remains operational, the provinces of Pakistan are squabbling. Mostly, it is Sindh vs. Punjab.
Amidst the many political problems that
Despite shared expectations to the contrary, transboundary water sharing comes relatively easy to India and Pakistan — providing a sign of hope that a good treaty can bridged troubled waters.
With
The Other Side of Silence
by Urvashi Butalia
Viking, New Delhi, 1998
Dayawanti/Ayesha could easily be a character out of a Gabriel Garcia Marquez novel. So could her son
Two 50-year-old siblings still play tit-for-tat.
For all of lnder Kumar Gujral´s overtures to Pakistan, it is still ludicrously difficult for Pakistanis to visit India, as Lahori journalist c
Diana Hayden of India is the new Miss World. A veritable triumph of packaging, say some. A little dentistry, a little cosmetic surgery, rigorous workouts at a gym, a top-class
Talks between India and Pakistan are periodically resumed and abandoned, with both sides fixated in their positions and little hope for reconciliation. Rather than throw one´s hands up in
The mysterious bomb blasts that have been rocking Pakistan´s most populous province of the Punjab over the last few months are cause for great concern. The terrorists have so
