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Partition Survivors’ Important Role in India-Pakistan Reconciliation
August 18, 2022

Partition Survivors’ Important Role in India-Pakistan Reconciliation

By Tridivesh Singh Maini
75 years after Partition, grassroots efforts to reconnect separated families and villagers are paying off.

Why Did Pakistan Lay Claim to the Indian Territory of Junagadh? 
August 10, 2020

Why Did Pakistan Lay Claim to the Indian Territory of Junagadh? 

By Krzysztof Iwanek
The Junagadh issue had once been used to raise points in the Kashmir dispute. But this is no longer of significance.
The NRC and India’s Unfinished Partition
October 03, 2019

The NRC and India’s Unfinished Partition

By Grant Wyeth
The ongoing ideological struggle over Indian nationhood surfaced with Assam’s National Register of Citizens.

What Really Caused the Violence of Partition?
August 28, 2019

What Really Caused the Violence of Partition?

By Guneeta Singh Bhalla
Neighbors didn’t kill neighbors in 1947. Contested Partition histories need a revisit, now more than ever.

Can Social Media Help Heal the Wounds of Partition?
August 06, 2019

Can Social Media Help Heal the Wounds of Partition?

By Iftikhar Alam
72 years after partition, migrants are using social media to reconnect with their ancestral homes.

Defying National Divide, Indians and Pakistanis Unite in Matrimony
May 17, 2018

Defying National Divide, Indians and Pakistanis Unite in Matrimony

By Ayesha Khan and Tahira Noor
“We saw each other as individuals rather than as an Indian or a Pakistani."

Rohingyas and the Unfinished Business of Partition
January 16, 2018

Rohingyas and the Unfinished Business of Partition

By Jayita Sarkar
Like so many of South Asia's flashpoints, the Rohingya crisis has roots in the bloody Partition of 1947.
Freedom and Fear: India and Pakistan at 70
August 01, 2017

Freedom and Fear: India and Pakistan at 70

By Pippa Virdee
70 years later, the neighbors and rivals still struggle with the “unfinished business of partition.”

India-Pakistan: Looking to the Pre-1965 Relationship
July 13, 2015

India-Pakistan: Looking to the Pre-1965 Relationship

By Tridivesh Singh Maini and Tahir Javed Malik
To normalize ties, the two countries need look no further than their own histories.

1947 Partition Archive: Preserving the Past
July 19, 2014

1947 Partition Archive: Preserving the Past

By Sonya Rehman
The 1947 Partition Archive is creating an oral history of a momentous time.

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