10th Tehzeeb Festival celebrates rare talent, revives classical music in Pakistan
Classical music has been deeply bound to religion, mystical traditions, royalty and it’s core culture in the Subcontinent. India has carried forward this legacy…
Raza Rumi recalls fond memories of Mushir-ul-Hasan
Raza Rumi pays tribute to Mushir-ul-Hasan, one of the most prolific historians of our times. Author to many books, Hasan had extensively researched Indian…
Sikh Pilgrims celebrate Baba Guru Nanak’s 549th birth anniversary
Thousands of Sikh Pilgrims arrive in Pakistan to celebrate Baba Guru Nanak’s 549th birth anniversary. Around 3500 pilgrims have arrived from India alone (last…
Raza Rumi talks about the US Secretary of State’s visit to Pakistan and India
CGTN’s Mike Walter spoke with Raza Rumi about the likely impact on U.S. relations with India & Pakistan of a visit by U.S. Secretary…
Vajpayee Was a Bridge Between Our Countries: A Pakistani’s Elegy
Atal Bihari Vajpayee has been viewed by Indians through all sorts of prisms. But in Pakistan, he was viewed by many as perhaps the…
On India, Pakistan, politics and religious extremism
Recorded in April 2018 when I was invited by graduate students at Kennedy School for a talk. …
Raza Rumi recites Fehmida Riaz’s ‘Tum Bilkul Hum Jaise Nikle’
I recited Fehmida Riaz’s ‘Tum Bilkul Ham Jaise Niklay’ – Watch the full video below tum bilkul ham jaise nikle ab tak kahan chhape…
The rich history of South Asia is the history of Pakistan too
History of South Asia – South Asia includes the contemporary political entities of the Indian subcontinent and associated islands. Therefore, its history includes the…
Can India and Pakistan continue to blame the colonists for their failure to liberate its people?
Independence Day in India and Pakistan is a strange moment. Celebrating the end of racist imperialism comes along with the underplayed horrors of a…
W.H. Auden’s poem – Partition
My friend IK has reminded me of W.H. Auden’s poem ‘Partition,’ published in 1966. These moving verses highlight the absurdity of the way the…
Should we let the India problem ruin our ties with Afghanistan and Iran?
It is unfortunate to see something of a siege mentality developing in Pakistan’s regional posture. For a country that is situated at the crossroads…
CPEC, India & China, Re-balancing Act
India, the US and Afghanistan are keenly watching Pakistan and China work through CPEC’s challenges Andrew Small is a transatlantic fellow at the German…
Midnight’s furies
The violent process of Partition remains a highly contested domain in the study of history. Raza Rumi examines various histories of Partition in the…
Free Speech in Free Countries The Indian Subcontinent Live with Raza Rumi
Raza Rumi’s analysis on the shared histoy of India and Pakistan. In this video he emphasises on similarities between India and Pakistan. Rumi says…
Political Princes: Struggles of Rahul Gandhi and Bilawal Bhutto
Two days ago, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, scion of the legendary Bhuttos, celebrated his 27th birthday. His party workers also known as jiyalas (the impassioned…
Why India, Pakistan treat their Nobel laureates shamefully
There is a common thread of undervaluing our achievers; and looking at ideas, values and contributions from the jaundiced lens of partisan politics. In…
A corridor to a closer Sino-Pakistani alliance?
Chinese influence in South and Central Asia is set to expand through the much-hyped China-Pakistan Economic Corridor just as the United States draws down…
Meena Kumari, the poet
After my earlier article on the life of Meena Kumari, I explored the iconic actor’s prowess in an entirely different area of personal expression…
Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s trip to New Delhi sent multiple signals
Narendra Modi’s swearing-in as India’s prime minister coincided with a major diplomatic initiative. By inviting SAARC leaders, especially Pakistan’s prime minister, a new beginning…
Pakistan is not afraid of Modi’s win
Finally, the verdict is out. The Indian electorate has given a clear message by electing Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) precisely in…