Chennai: Ethiraj Colleges post graduate department of Human Rights and Duties Education organised an International Peace Symposium on nuclear victims commemorating the Hiroshima and Nagasaki Day, honouring Hiroo Iso, a survivor of the Hiroshima atomic bomb attack. The event was organised in collaboration with the Internal Association for Religious Freedom (IARF), South Asia Coordinating Council (SACC) and the Religious Freedom Young Adult Network (RFYN). Various topics regarding nuclear weapons, their...
12:33 PM, Aug 11, 2012
Islamabad: Top Afghan peace negotiator Salahuddin Rabbani is due in Pakistan on Wednesday for a two-day visit to discuss Islamabad's possible role in the reconciliation efforts in the war-torn neighbouring country. Diplomatic observers perceive Rabbani's visit as "extremely important" but cautious optimism prevails in Islamabad ahead of the trip, the Dawn newspaper reported on Tuesday. Though the visit may help reconciliation efforts in Afghanistan, observers are not hopeful about something...
12:18 PM, Aug 07, 2012
b>Washington: The US has blamed Kofi Annan's resignation as special UN envoy to Syria on the failure of Russia and China to back his peace plan for the end of 17-month conflict in that country. "Annan's resignation highlights the failure at the United Nations Security Council of Russia and China to support meaningful resolutions against Assad that would have held Assad accountable for his failure to abide by his commitments...
11:10 AM, Aug 03, 2012
New Delhi: Author Manu Bhagavan's latest book 'The Peacemakers' is a story of India's quest for human rights in the years leading up to its independence from Great Britain, and more than a decade after. Gandhi, Nehru, his visionary sister Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit and Hansa Mehta all strove to bridge the ideological differences between the East and the West, between capitalist and communist, to forge a common destiny for mankind...
02:48 PM, Jul 20, 2012
Their educational system says 'B' for Bandook (gun), ingraining hatred towards India in innocent minds. But India remains insistent on 'B' for Brotherhood, whether Pakistan ...
02:01 PM, Jul 17, 2012
Kinshasa: Rebels in Congo said on Friday they had seized the eastern town of Bunagana on the border with Uganda after days of fierce fighting with government troops during which an Indian UN peacekeeper was killed and thousands of residents displaced. More than 2,000 civilians had crossed the border into Uganda the past few days to escape the bloodshed, at least 2,200 more had been uprooted and 600 Congolese soldiers...
01:50 AM, Jul 07, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: The Gandhi Peace Bus, an innovative trip taken out by the Kerala Gandhi Smarak Nidhi (KGSN) to give a first-hand feel of Gandhian principles to the young, has concluded its first outing. The team of senior Gandhians from KGSN and the 30-odd youngsters who had joined them in the trip are an enthused lot and thinking of sharing the experience with the less fortunate ones who could not make...
02:36 PM, Jul 06, 2012
New Delhi: In its efforts to bring lasting peace in Assam, the Centre today held talks with ULFA and discussed the group's demands to find a permanent solution to the three-decade-old insurgency in the Northeastern state. Top government officials led by Union Home Secretary RK Singh held the dialogue with the six-member ULFA delegation, led by its 'chairman' Arabinda Rajkhowa, and discussed the outfit's 'charter of demands'. "The meeting with...
02:08 PM, Jun 29, 2012
New Delhi: To give fresh impetus to the ongoing peace process, the Centre will hold dialogue with the ULFA on Friday. They are likely to discuss the group's demand of finding a solution to the insurgency problem in Assam. The ULFA delegation is being led by chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa. ...
10:02 AM, Jun 29, 2012
Alleged 26/11 mastermind Abu Jundal's arrest has brought India and Pakistan to another round of war of words. While Jundal has reportedly admitted to the involvement of Pakistani state agencies in the 26/11 attacks, Pakistan denies any involvement and maintains ISI's innocence. Has the arrest dealt a blow to the recent peace initiatives? Join Suhasini Haidar for a discussion in World View on Friday at 10 pm. ...
02:44 PM, Jun 28, 2012
Twenty-one years after she won the Nobel peace prize, Myanmar's democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi gave her acceptance speech for it on Saturday. ...
09:39 AM, Jun 17, 2012
Geneva: Twenty-four years ago Aung San Suu Kyi left Europe for what was then a military-controlled nation called Burma. She returned on Wednesday as the icon of Myanmar's democracy movement to a continent eager to hear from her whether the country's recent reforms truly spell the end of its cruel dictatorship. The trip is seen as a sign of gratitude to those governments and organisations that supported Suu Kyi's peaceful...
11:07 PM, Jun 13, 2012
Manu Bhagavan is associate professor in the Department of History at Hunter College and the Graduate Center, the City University of New York. He is the author or (co-)editor of four other titles, including Heterotopias: Nationalism and the Possibility of History in South Asia and Claiming Power from Below: Dalits and the Subaltern Question in India. Here is an extract from his new book, 'The Peacemakers,' published by Harper Collins...
11:54 AM, Jun 01, 2012
Washington: Pakistan is half way through the construction of its fourth nuclear reactor at Khushab, which will give it capability to speed up plutonium manufacturing, latest US satellite imagery has revealed. On completion, the reactor would enable Islamabad to build large number of smaller nuclear warheads, Washington-based eminent think-tank Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS) said. Pakistan's nuclear weapons programme is considered to be among the fastest growing in...
11:59 AM, May 23, 2012
Bangalore: Greenpeace India activists Tuesday urged global computer maker Apple to use renewable energy to power its data centres worldwide instead of fossil fuels like coal for protecting the fragile ecology. As part of the worldwide protest against the multinational for burning tonnes of coal to run its data centres, local activists of the green organisation roped in its customers to ask Apple go for a cleaner cloud. Similar protests...
12:05 PM, May 09, 2012
United Nations: Highlighting the need for reform of the UN Security Council, India has said it is important that the top body concentrate its time and efforts in dealing with issues of global peace and security rather than encroach upon the mandate of the General Assembly. Participating in the 8th round of Inter-governmental Negotiations on UNSC reform, India's Permanent Representative to the UN Hardeep Singh Puri said the working methods...
04:24 PM, May 05, 2012
Chicago: Poverty, a lack of education and arms proliferation present daunting obstacles, yet peace can be achieved if world leaders are more willing to talk and young people are encouraged to get involved, Nobel Peace Prize winners said on Monday at their annual meeting. Former US President Jimmy Carter and ex-presidents Mikhail Gorbachev of the former Soviet Union and Lech Walesa of Poland were among the Peace Prize winners in...
02:02 PM, Apr 24, 2012
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday emphasised on the need to strengthen coalition for development and peace, and asked members of his party NC to help the government carry forward its agenda with firmness and determination. "The coalition between National Conference and Congress is a natural one for sharing the high principals of communal harmony, brotherhood, peace and equitable development of all sections of the society,"...
12:38 AM, Apr 11, 2012
Jammu: Noting that dividends of peace in the shape of revival of economic activities and tourism are now visible on the ground across Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday cautioned the people against elements "bent upon creating wedge" between various sections of society. Addressing a big public gathering at Purmandal in Samba district, Omar stressed that peace is pre-requisite to create stability and address issues amicably. "We...
03:20 AM, Apr 10, 2012
New Delhi: The government said there was tangible progress in its meeting with top leadership of ULFA on Monday as peace talks resumed here after a break of six months, discussing the outfit's 'charter of demands' to find a lasting solution to the three-decade-old insurgency in Assam. During the 90-minute meeting, the ULFA delegation, led by its 'chairman' Arabinda Rajkhowa, discussed with Union Home Secretary RK Singh and other officials...
06:45 PM, Apr 09, 2012
