March 25, 2012: Peace & Harmony News from S. Asia
Pritam Rohila
ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNAL HARMONY IN ASIA (ACHA)
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March 25, 2012: Peace & Harmony News from S. Asia
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IN THIS ISSUE
*More seeds of peace needed for a bumper crop, W. Gillani, Aman Ki Asha, March 21, 2012
*Pakistan allows Indian livestock, vegetables, newsprint import, SAMN, March 22, 2012
*India, Bangladesh plan to check illegal migration, SAMN, March 23, 2012
*South Asian art to find new platform at first Dhaka summit, SAMN, March 24, 2012
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*More seeds of peace needed for a bumper crop, W. Gillani, Aman Ki Asha, March 21, 2012
http://www.amankiasha.com/detail_news.asp?id=672
When she learnt that her granddaughter was going to visit Lahore, Shershah
Chadhar's face broke into a huge smile, followed by spontaneous tears."You
cannot imagine her facial expressions at that time. She was so emotional and
nostalgic because she grew up in Bhati Gate inside Lahore's Walled City. Her
family left Lahore after the Partition," says Mumbai-based Ira Chadhar
Sridhar, a young student of St. Xavier's College. She visited Lahore for the
first time last week as part of a six-member student delegation facilitated by
Seeds of Peace (SoP), an international non-government rganization working to
build bridges among the youth in the conflict zones like Pakistan-India and
Palestine-Israel…
*Pakistan allows Indian livestock, vegetables, newsprint import, SAMN, March 22, 2012
http://southasianmedia.net/Test21/DetailPage.aspx?StoryID=65502
The Commerce Ministry issued the Statutory Regulatory Order for trade with India under the negative list regime, officials said.According to the notification, a total of 1,209 items have been included in the negative list and will not be importable from India. Of the importable items from India, 137 products can be brought in from India through the Wagah land border crossing. Major items included in the list of items importable through Wagah are livestock, vegetables and newsprint in rolls or sheets…
*India, Bangladesh plan to check illegal migration, SAMN, March 23, 2012
http://southasianmedia.net/Test21/DetailPage.aspx?StoryID=65578
India and Bangladesh have put in place mechanisms including a coordinated border management plan to address the issue of illegal migration and enhance cooperation between their border guarding forces, government told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. In a written reply, External Affairs Minister S M Krishna said the issue of illegal migration is regularly discussed at relevant bilateral meetings, including Joint Working Group on Security, Director General-level talks, Home Secretary-level talks and Home Ministry-level consultations…
*South Asian art to find new platform at first Dhaka summit, SAMN, March 24, 2012
http://southasianmedia.net/Test21/DetailPage.aspx?StoryID=65614
South Asian art will find yet another new platform to showcase contemporary trends at the inaugural edition of the Dhaka Art Summit in Bangladesh April 12-15. The summit, being described as one of the biggest by the Bangladesh media and art writers in the country, is a public-private partnership between a non-profit group, the Samdani Art Foundation, and the Bangladesh National Museum and the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, the organisers said here Thursday…
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EXPLANATION/DISCLIMER: The above is a selection of news stories pertaining to South Asian governments, civil society organizations and individuals working together on projects of mutual benefit including peace and communal harmony, and those relating to attempts to improve the condition of South Asian peoples, especially women and children. ACHA does not approve of or subscribe to any "disharmonizing language" (including terms such as POK or IOK) used in these items selected from various publications. Readers may exercise their linguistic judgment and ignore any biased language.