Postcard from Pakistan

Smita's Space |  Smita Sharma

A journalist visa is a good barometer to measure the Indo-Pak warmth or the 'heat'. If the visa comes through smoothly, know relations are hunky ...
10:28 AM, May 20, 2013
30 Minutes: Inside Bangladesh

30 Minutes: Inside Bangladesh

42 years after Bangladesh was liberated, it is resonating with nationalist chants that are demanding hanging of war criminals and are looking for closure to the country's darkest chapter. ...
04:42 PM, Mar 17, 2013
Bangladesh: One policeman dead as JI scales up agitation after tribunal verdict

Bangladesh: One policeman dead as JI scales up agitation after tribunal verdict

Protests in Dhaka pressing for a ban on the Jamaat-e-Islaami continued after its vice president was sentenced to death for 1971 war crimes by a tribunal. The JI has scaled up its agitation and a policeman was killed in clashes with its activists on Sunday. ...
10:00 PM, Mar 10, 2013

Where anonymity is bliss, and rial-ity harsh: Welcome to Tehran!

Smita's Space |  Smita Sharma

I was onboard the Prime Minister's Special Air India One to report the 16th NAM summit last August. As the plane began its descent towards ...
07:19 AM, Oct 07, 2012
Blame game over terror must stop: Hina Rabbani Khar

Blame game over terror must stop: Hina Rabbani Khar

Indian and Pakistani Foreign Ministers finished their talks on Saturday evening amidst an atmosphere of positivity, and though there were few concrete assurances on the 26/11 trial in Pakistan, both nations signed a new liberalised visa agreement. ...
11:44 AM, Sep 09, 2012
PM accepts invitation to visit Pak, date yet to be decided

PM accepts invitation to visit Pak, date yet to be decided

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari on the sidelines of the NAM Summit in Tehran on Thursday evening. ...
09:19 AM, Aug 31, 2012
NAM: Key meet for Iran amidst standoff with the West

NAM: Key meet for Iran amidst standoff with the West

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is likely to talk tough on terror. Government sources say Pakistan has already been given all the necessary evidence on 26/11. ...
01:11 PM, Aug 30, 2012

Kasab likely to figure in Manmohan-Zardari meet

Kasab likely to figure in Manmohan-Zardari meet Tehran: The Ajmal Kasab judgement in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks is likely to have an impact on the meeting between Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as they meet on the sidelines of the NAM summit in Tehran. India will push for a speedy trial of the 26/11 masterminds in Pakistan. Enough water has flown down the Indus since Manmohan Singh and Asif Zardari last...
08:43 AM, Aug 30, 2012
Israel watching India-Iran developments closely

Israel watching India-Iran developments closely

At the NAM summit, India reached out to Iran during talks with President Ahmedinejad and Supreme Leader Ayotollah Khameini. ...
08:38 AM, Aug 30, 2012
PM to meet Iranian President, Supreme Leader today

PM to meet Iranian President, Supreme Leader today

Prime Minister Manmohan singh and First Lady Gursharan Kaur, reached Tehran on Tuesday evening. They were received at the airport by Iran's Finance Minister. ...
08:54 AM, Aug 29, 2012

Pak should push the 26/11 case: SM Krishna

Pak should push the 26/11 case: SM Krishna Beijing: External Affairs Minister SM Krishna is back form his trip to Bejing for the Shanghai Summit where he had an informal meeting with Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari. Speaking to CNN-IBN, Krishna said that Pakistan should act against those accused in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks cases. "I find that there is total warmth from President Asif Ali Zardari's side. At the same time, we should keep reminding Pakistan that...
08:02 AM, Jun 08, 2012
Krishna meets his Chinese counterpart Yang Jeichi

Krishna meets his Chinese counterpart Yang Jeichi

Foreign Minister S M Krishna is on a three-day visit to attend the 12th summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. ...
07:16 PM, Jun 07, 2012
Plane crash is being investigated: Nepal PM

Plane crash is being investigated: Nepal PM

Nepal Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai has ordered an inquiry into the plane crash. ...
08:14 AM, May 15, 2012

Road to Islamabad : Should the Doctor prescribe a historic journey for himself?

Smita's Space |  Smita Sharma

General Zia ul Haq, General Musharraf and now Asif Ali Zardari - yet another President of Pakistan is all set to visit the 12th century ...
10:52 AM, Apr 03, 2012

Damascus diaries: of Syrian smoke and mirrors

Smita's Space |  Smita Sharma

It was my first date with the Arab World. A fortnight ago, I was all set to fly to Syria, a country caught in conflict, ...
12:45 PM, Mar 12, 2012