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For us,transformation is not just a domestic agenda, it is a global vision : Swaraj

January 10, 2019January 10, 2019 - by India Writes Network

When I addressed the United Nations General Assembly for the first time in my present capacity in 2015, I spoke of the need for a transformative change, which can reinvigorate …

Floods in Kashmir ignite India-Pakistan goodwill diplomacy

September 8, 2014September 8, 2014 - by India Writes Network

As floods and landslides continue to wreak havoc in Jammu and Kashmir, India and Pakistan have put aside their recent diplomatic acrimony and extended a helping hand to each other in this time of unfolding human tragedy.

Late monsoon rains have trigged massive floods on either sides of the Line of Control (LoC) that divide the two halves of Kashmir, inundating hundreds of villages. According to reports, over 270 people have died in India and Pakistan.

The death toll in India is reported to have crossed 160 with around 5000 homes destroyed. Srinagar, the capital of India’s northern state of Jammu and Kashmir, too, have been inundated by flood water in the worst floods in over 60 years.

In what is being termed as “flood aid diplomacy” by Pakistan’s media, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote a personal letter to Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to express condolences and offered humanitarian assistance to Islamabad for relief and rescue operations.