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Monitor News Bureau

Monitor News Bureau

A Newspaper company in Kashmir

Learning to Love Nehru

I grew up with an aversion to India’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru. He was the towering figure of the postcolonial world. Harrow- and Cambridge-educated, he was one of the architects of
Jan. 6, 2018

Pak-India relations

WHAT can one realistically expect for Pak-India relations in 2018? A repeat of a barren 2017? Or a teasing show of progress through predictably wasteful talks? It is some comfort that the
Jan. 6, 2018

Doulat, career and dreams

My dark bride charmingly walked in, subtle shades of black beautified her mystery. Ironic to her fate, there stood she, singing lullabies to the world underneath, syncing with its symmetries both evident
Jan. 6, 2018

Urdu: Alive and kicking

Aprominent feature of Pakistani Urdu literature published in 2017 was that both veterans and writers from the new generation shared the accolades almost equally. Several comparatively new and young writers had works
Jan. 6, 2018

OF HUMAN BONDAGE

Set predominantly in Lucknow, India, and spanning three decades from the 1950s through the 1980s, Chandni Begum — QurratulainHyder’s final and arguably most complex novel — has been put forward by Women
Jan. 6, 2018

In search of a home

There is a popular quote (falsely attributed to Buddha) doing rounds on WhatsApp circuit for a while: “In the end only three things matter, how much you loved, how gently you lived,
Jan. 6, 2018

US freezes aid, assistance to Pakistan

Washington, Jan 05: Toughening its stance, the US on Friday suspended more than USD 1.15 billion security assistance to Pakistan for failing to take “decisive actions” against “terror” groups like the Afghan
Jan. 5, 2018